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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 3h

It's not being run off some sophisticated surveillance and intelligence operation where they track individual boats or have any indication of who's on them and what they're doing. They're just picking random small boats they spot at sea. Fishermen. Migrants. Not even from Venezuela. Doesn't matter.

☀️ Starshine @starshine.bsky.social · 3h

so like how the fuck are they choosing targets in the Caribbean

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 21h

There could be solid ICE counter-recruitment campaigns launched to discourage people from working for them and to encourage those working for them to quit. There are lots of examples of such campaigns from anti-war organizing.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 50m

This is a matter for The Hague

Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 7h

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Executive summary: the US killed at least 3 Colombian fishermen who’d put up a distress flag. In Colombian waters

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 1d

Holy “parallel establishment”. “Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is sounding the alarm about the Trump administration’s approval of a new bank backed by two GOP megadonors, tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey” … 1/ www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

Trump administration gives initial approval to bank backed by GOP megadonors

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says the approval of Erebor Bank, which is linked to Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey, is a classic example of crony capitalism.

www.msnbc.com

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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 6h

Don’t let the frogwater that’s boiling us alive let you skip over this: we murdered another country’s citizens in cold blood, and when their leader objected, we called him a drug dealer and cut off aid to his country. That’s freakish.

Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 7h

Petro objected to the US bombing a Columbian fishing vessel that had the emergency beacon on because they were broken down, that we subsequently bombed. One Columbian fisherman survived the attack.

This is the official US response to Petro's comments.

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NPR @npr.org · 1h

If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.

5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown

If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.

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Terry Bouton @terrybouton.bsky.social · 5d

Reporters like Amanda Moore @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social have been explaining that this was going on for quite some time. Nice to see its finally breaking through.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Nick Deshais @nickdeshais.bsky.social · 2h

Mayor Bruce Harrell gets to work at City Hall by car. His challenger Katie Wilson rides the bus.

What else separates Seattle's mayoral candidates? Read on!

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Seattle mayoral candidates Harrell, Wilson take different roads to address transportation issues

Mayor Bruce Harrell and challenger Katie Wilson have similar visions on transportation issues. But in a congested city, small differences can add up.

www.seattletimes.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 4h

Cancel SPOTIFY.

They are running ICE ads.

F them.

www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...

Is Spotify running ICE recruitment ads? Here are the facts

The advertising "is part of a broad campaign the US government is running" across various platforms — not just Spotify, a spokesperson told Snopes.

www.snopes.com

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 2h

I'd never vote for Rand Paul, but on this issue he's absolutely correct. This is a clear and profound distinction. No declaration of war. No evidence of crime. What Trump & our military is doing is mass murder. It's no different than any mass-shooting of innocents – just with bigger (military) guns.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Rand Paul: "When you kill someone, if you're not in a declared war, you really need to know someone's name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime."

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Eduardo Suárez @eduardosuarez.bsky.social · 2h

The FT reports Trump's meeting with Zelensky went very bad, with the US President shouting to his Ukirainian colleague, repeating Putin's talking points and saying he was fed up with Ukraine's battle lines map

Gift link
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Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia

US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting

on.ft.com

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Bonnie Honig @bonniehonig.bsky.social · 5h

This is a crime

Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 7h

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Executive summary: the US killed at least 3 Colombian fishermen who’d put up a distress flag. In Colombian waters

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h

KARL: “Why haven’t you sworn in Adelita Grijalva?”

SPEAKER JOHNSON: “I’m following the Pelosi precedent with Letlow.”

KARL: “But that was the date Letlow requested.”

SPEAKER JOHNSON: 🤷🏼

#EpsteinFilesCoverUp

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2h

Shouting match. Cursing.

And this ⤵️

Trump "adopted many of Putin’s talking points verbatim, even when they contradicted his own statements about Russia’s weaknesses..

"Trump told Zelenskyy that Putin had told him the conflict was a 'special operation, not even a war.'”

www.ft.com/content/7960...

Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia
US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 2h

Washington Post editorial board, 2 days ago: "The idea that Trump is easily swayed by Putin, let alone manipulated or controlled by him, does not hold water."

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2h

Shouting match. Cursing.

And this ⤵️

Trump "adopted many of Putin’s talking points verbatim, even when they contradicted his own statements about Russia’s weaknesses..

"Trump told Zelenskyy that Putin had told him the conflict was a 'special operation, not even a war.'”

www.ft.com/content/7960...

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 2h

“The government is weaponizing immigration law to punish people for expressing disapproved opinions.”

He Tweeted Charlie Kirk “Won’t Be Remembered as a Hero.” The State Dept. Revoked His Visa.

Nota Baloyi is one of several people who lost a visa to visit the U.S. because he spoke ill of Charlie Kirk on social media.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2h

I wrote this in May and little has changed. Meetings, diplomacy, press coverage. Then Trump reverts to his core stance: Russia deserves something for its aggression, and it's like totally unfair to Putin (and Trump) that Ukraine wants freedom and is able to keep Russia from taking it away.

A farce.

Opinion | The farce of Trump's Russia-Ukraine peace talks

America’s current leaders place the onus for peace on Ukraine, blaming the victim for the war.

www.msnbc.com

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N Silv @nsilv.bsky.social · 2h

#StopKavanaughStops

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 7h

Marco Rubio sold out people cooperating AGAINST the gang that Trump claims to be trying to defeat in order to gain access to Nayib Bukele's concentration camp.

Yeah, we know they suck. But this is just stunning.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Steve T PhD @thelasttheorist.bsky.social · 3h

Surely more people are starting to recognize that Trump is conducting foreign policy solely for his own personal gratification and profit. All he wants out of this is a "win" for himself, regardless of the true interests of Ukraine or the USA.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3h

Welp.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4h

Q: "Do you have a sense why the Secretary of Defense seems to be afraid to interact with journalists?"

Mike Johnson: "I reject that premise. Fear is not part of the Secretary of War's make up."

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 4h

as far as just messaging goes that video is probably the most embarrassing thing any president has done on the world stage in my life

and the fact that the sunday shows wont even describe it? total abdication of their responsibility

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Mike Johnson: "We're fighting for healthcare as well. Not just in word but in deed. We put in the one big beautiful bill, real reforms to Medicaid to make it work better."

(The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

Oh it’s not appropriate for your program to air the president wearing a crown and shitting on American citizens?

You’ll talk about it in euphemisms? Maybe call it the “crown video” and ignore the shitting part? Because that’s appropriate?

Tell me, was it appropriate for the president to do it?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Rand Paul: "When you kill someone, if you're not in a declared war, you really need to know someone's name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime."

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