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mvrw.bsky.social @mvrw.bsky.social · 2h

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 2h

Trump may fire Pete Hegseth by the New Year because he's 'underwater' at DOD: analysts

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Trump may fire Pete Hegseth by the New Year because he's 'underwater' at DOD: analysts

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 2h

Trump may fire Pete Hegseth by the New Year because he's 'underwater' at DOD: analysts

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Trump may fire Pete Hegseth by the New Year because he's 'underwater' at DOD: analysts

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 2h

CEOs grow a bit more apprehensive as tariff uncertainty weighs

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CEOs grow a bit more apprehensive as tariff uncertainty weighs

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mvrw.bsky.social @mvrw.bsky.social · 2h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

“.. As far as anyone knows, no security breach by any Pentagon journalists brought about the new restrictions. Indeed, the biggest violation of national-security norms since Hegseth entered the building 10 months ago was by Hegseth himself ..”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

“.. As far as anyone knows, no security breach by any Pentagon journalists brought about the new restrictions. Indeed, the biggest violation of national-security norms since Hegseth entered the building 10 months ago was by Hegseth himself ..”

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 7h

Great profile of Elle Bisgaard-Church, the novice campaign mgr to novice mayoral candidate Mamdani; a team that connected, stayed on message...& deftly handled tired machine politics.

Frankly, it's a relief. Mamdani & Bisgaard-Church are poised to run NYC.
🧾 www.cityandstateny.com/personality/...

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mvrw.bsky.social @mvrw.bsky.social · 2h

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Candyce 🌊🦋🌈💙🩵 @candycemv1.bsky.social · 6h

Finally❗️❗️❗️

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Candyce 🌊🦋🌈💙🩵 @candycemv1.bsky.social · 6h

Finally❗️❗️❗️

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mvrw.bsky.social @mvrw.bsky.social · 2h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

CHICAGO: “Feds chased a car through a residential neighborhood… intentionally crashed into the car.. responded to the crowd by hurling smoke grenades, shooting pepper balls and deploying 3 rounds of tear gas with children & seniors in the area…” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

CHICAGO: “Feds chased a car through a residential neighborhood… intentionally crashed into the car.. responded to the crowd by hurling smoke grenades, shooting pepper balls and deploying 3 rounds of tear gas with children & seniors in the area…” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 2h

Sooo much more money is moving into billionaire pockets under this admin. It’s actually kind of nuts that we don’t directly frame it this way.

Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 12h

…So this Venezuela thing is just Argentina pt 2 — aka debt vulture billionaires using US taxpayer money to convert Latin debt?

Suddenly reminded of the 1930s when the State Dept/Treasury was fine with the Nazis as long as they thought Germany would make good on its huge debts

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Venezuela's dollar bonds have surged more than 50 per cent in price this year as investors bet that pressure on Nicolás Maduro's government from the Trump administration has increased the likelihood of Caracas one day regaining access to global markets.
The South American country defaulted in 2017 and has been barred from restructuring its debts by US and international sanctions.
However, the bonds still trade, in effect allowing investors to buy and sell claims on an eventual debt workout.
Prices have rallied this month to about 25 cents on the dollar, their highest level in more than half a decade, up from 16 cents at the start of the year as Maduro's grip on power has appeared to weaken.
Venezuelan debt is "pricing a higher optionality that 'something' could happen in Caracas", one bondholder said, referring to the possibility of Maduro being forced out.

"Venezuela has gone from deep freeze, to people asking why it keeps going up and being forced to get involved," said Edward Cowen, chief executive of Winterbrook Capital, a London-based specialist asset manager that advises and manages more than $130mn in Venezuelan assets.
Venezuela's enormous potential for increased oil production — it has the world's largest proven reserves - is one reason investors believe that eventual recovery on the bonds will be much higher than current prices, even though oil output is in a parlous state because of sanctions, mismanagement and decay.
Distressed debts of Petróleos de Venezuela, the state-owned oil company, have joined the rally, with a bond due in 2035, for example, rising from 11 to about 19 cents on the dollar.
Prices for the bonds "could climb further as the Trump administration continues to ratchet up pressure toward an outcome that remains auite deliberatelv — undefined". said Daniel

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Noah Rosenblum @narosenblum.bsky.social · 12h

Demagogic president seizes money to pay standing army, arrogating to himself legislative power, while his cronies keep Congress out of session is honestly more or less exactly how the Founders thought this would end

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mvrw.bsky.social @mvrw.bsky.social · 2h

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 2h

Good morning! Today would be a great day to call your local TV and radio stations to ask them to please make sure they have a crew covering the No Kings protest on Saturday. Tell them the locations in case they don't know. And tell them you'll be watching for the coverage.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 2h

Good morning! Today would be a great day to call your local TV and radio stations to ask them to please make sure they have a crew covering the No Kings protest on Saturday. Tell them the locations in case they don't know. And tell them you'll be watching for the coverage.

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mvrw.bsky.social @mvrw.bsky.social · 2h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h

Finally, some common sense from Oklahoma education.

Ryan Walters turned classrooms into culture war battlegrounds. Reversing his Bible mandate isn’t “anti-religion,” it’s accepting the fact that the Bible is not a history book!

Schools should teach, not preach.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h

Finally, some common sense from Oklahoma education.

Ryan Walters turned classrooms into culture war battlegrounds. Reversing his Bible mandate isn’t “anti-religion,” it’s accepting the fact that the Bible is not a history book!

Schools should teach, not preach.

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mvrw.bsky.social @mvrw.bsky.social · 2h

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 3h

Journalist shocked to discover that letting Trump do whatever he wants has led to Trump doing whatever he wants.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 3h

Journalist shocked to discover that letting Trump do whatever he wants has led to Trump doing whatever he wants.

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mvrw.bsky.social @mvrw.bsky.social · 7h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social sounds the alarm about the Republican attack on the voting rights act

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social sounds the alarm about the Republican attack on the voting rights act

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 8h

portland is incredibly annoying (complementary)

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 8h

Un-presidented brass band at city hall in Portland tonight celebrating the release of their clarinet player from federal custody

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mvrw.bsky.social @mvrw.bsky.social · 7h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

🔥 ZOHRAN ON FOX: "I want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Adams who will call you to stay out of jail… a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election… I’ll be a mayor ready to speak at any time to lower the cost of living.“

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

🔥 ZOHRAN ON FOX: "I want to speak directly to the president. I will not be a mayor like Adams who will call you to stay out of jail… a disgraced governor like Andrew Cuomo who will call you to ask how to win this election… I’ll be a mayor ready to speak at any time to lower the cost of living.“

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mvrw.bsky.social @mvrw.bsky.social · 7h

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 10h

🚨The war on Antifa has begun, with the FBI canvassing informants for insights on the group, scrutinizing financial records and gathering intelligence on left-wing affinity groups, sources tell me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/inside-the...

Inside the War on Antifa

Feds target "affinity" groups, informant networks, the Tides Foundation, and more.

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 10h

🚨The war on Antifa has begun, with the FBI canvassing informants for insights on the group, scrutinizing financial records and gathering intelligence on left-wing affinity groups, sources tell me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/inside-the...

Inside the War on Antifa

Feds target "affinity" groups, informant networks, the Tides Foundation, and more.

www.kenklippenstein.com

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