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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 4h

DAILY MEMO: Elderly Man Hospitalized After ICE Hit and Run in Pacoima, One of 17 Incidents Reported Today 🧵2 Parts

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 7h

NEWS

The highest court in Australia has affirmed the government’s decision to ban Candace Owens from entering Australia.

In 2024, the Australian government said that Candace Owens did not pass the “character test” to receive a visa.

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 8h

Is she talking about the young children missing because her goon squad dragged them naked & crying from their apartment complex or the 15-yr old girl they tackled & threw into an unmarked van the other day?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Pam Bondi repeatedly claims that finding one missing child "makes it all worthwhile" when it comes to military occupations of American cities and adds that "Pritzker should be begging Donald Trump to come in."

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 10h

Trump bailed out Argentina, who then undercut US farmers by selling their soybeans to China, who used be our biggest customer for soybeans before Trump drove them away with his tariffs.

This is Trump 3D chess in action.

Arrogance, Ignorance and Idiocy.

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Joanna Schwartz @jcschwartzprof.bsky.social · 7h

Terrific news out of California. Read the whole thread to learn just how nefarious Lexipol’s policy was, and how the California legislature shut it down. Hats off to @steelandballast.bsky.social for bringing this story to light.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10h

A new California law will effectively ban officers from questioning the families of people killed by police before alerting them to the news of their loved one's death.

This practice was popularized by Lexipol, the nation’s largest developer of law enforcement policy manuals. 🧵

California cops can no longer conceal police killings while interrogating loved ones for dirt

A Reveal investigation helped spark a crackdown on a disturbing, widespread practice.

www.motherjones.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18h

".. The outlets’ decision means their reporters will have to turn in their credentials on Wednesday and lose the ability to report from the Pentagon building and US military bases."

@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

News Organizations Refuse to Sign Onto Pentagon Press Limits

Several news organizations including Bloomberg News, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal refused to sign new reporting limits set out by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon.

www.bloomberg.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13h

We’ve lived 15 years under Citizens United, watching billionaires and corporations shape democracy with their wallets. Reform once seemed impossible. But now, a group in Montana is asking a radical question: What if states simply stopped granting corporations the power to spend in politics?

Could We End Corporate Money In Politics?

Backers of a referendum before Montana voters next year believe they’ve found a vulnerability on Citizen United

thinkbigpicture.substack.com

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The Prime Minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

It’s about time

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The prime minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

www.independent.co.uk

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: I took a long look at the Proud Boys and found some of their most extreme chapters are sharing ICE recruiting materials on encrypted apps and even suggesting members have joined up. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...

The first
Antifa
Counter Terrorism
Task Force
Trump already gave so many of us jobs with ICE. We may have to start recruiting soon to fill all these spots.

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Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 13h

It's amazing that they never run out of ways to be morally offensive. Tesla dealership on top of a mass grave is a new one though.

WIRED @wired.com · 13h

"This was surprising and new information for us. We have not approved the use of the IKEA logo in this context," IKEA spokesperson Arvid Stigland tells WIRED.

Tesla and Amazon did not respond to requests for comment.

A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They're Not Involved

A presentation that has been shared with the Trump administration references Tesla, Ikea, TSMC, and more in its plan to rebuild Gaza. Some of these companies say they had no idea they were mentioned.

www.wired.com

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Plant Powered A-ron🌱🌎💙🌊 @plantpowered1971.bsky.social · 21h

Thank You!!

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Chuck Leek @chuckleek.bsky.social · 13h

This is Metzger's "Operation Appleseed" in action, at least one aspect of it. Arguably the most successful aspect.

Infiltration of police and military services were also included and have had some significant success as well.

Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 14h

Remember when Alex Pareene predicted this after Charlottesville in 2017 www.splinter.com/charlottesvi...

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 13h

President Donald Trump's administration fired almost all 60 staff at a college-preparation program for low-income students in a wave of shutdown layoffs, two people familiar with the cuts told Reuters, targeting a service Republican lawmakers defended earlier this year.

Exclusive: Trump administration targets college prep program Republicans defended, sources say

President Donald Trump's administration fired almost all 60 staff at a college-preparation program for low-income students in a wave of shutdown layoffs, two people familiar with the cuts told Reuters, targeting a service Republican lawmakers defended earlier this year.

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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 13h

This could explain the entire manosphere

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 16h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Aleianjack @aleianjack.bsky.social · 13h

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/opin...

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass - Editor and Publisher

Today, NPR will lose access to the Pentagon because we will not sign an unprecedented Defense Department document, which warns that journalists may lose their press credentials for “soliciting” even u...

www.editorandpublisher.com

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 13h

Former coal miners protest:

We need y'all to stand up for us. You let them stand beside you when you run for election, but you won't stand beside them when we need help. The state said they ain't got enough money so they come to the federal government to get the black lung benefits. It ain't enough

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 13h

Whats this.

Fox News is reporting that "South American cartels are placing bounties on ICE agents in Chicago".

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butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · Aug 9

This kid will be Senator or President one day. #america #democracy

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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 13h

Fair elections, made in California, decided by voters.

Vote YES on Prop 50 on November 4th to stop Republicans from rigging the 2026 midterms.
#YesOnProp50

A bear holding a ballot box and text: Fair Elections, made in California. Vote YES on Prop 50.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 13h

UPDATE — Multiple witness videos today show an older white federal agent straddling a young Black man on the ground outside of a Walgreens on Chicago’s Southeast Side.

This is a developing story.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/fede...

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 13h

The entire first two months of the Biden administration were taken up by obsessive complaining about how he wouldn't do press conferences & wasn't taking policy questions (bsky.app/profile/mcop...).

This? Gone tomorrow. Totally different set of standards applied to two totally different parties.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump: "I don't take questions from ABC fake news after what you did with Stephanopoulos to the vice president of the United States."

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Bon Hanson @bonhanson.bsky.social · 13h

🫣😥💔
globalnews.ca/news/1147774...

World’s coral reefs in almost irreversible die-off, scientists warn - National | Globalnews.ca

For corals to recover, the world would need to drastically ramp up climate action to reverse temperatures, the scientists suggested.

globalnews.ca

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GeeRaffa @geeraffa.bsky.social · 1d

Evanston, Illinois on the street by Home Depot where ICE was extremely active yesterday.

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Kevin 🚀🤠 @astro-cowboy.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow about a third of Perseverance rover staff will be laid off, despite the mission being the penultimate step in a decades long effort to bring samples back from mars.

Reckless, needless budget cuts intended to hinder the pursuit of knowledge.

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 14h

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