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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 7h

The inflatable costume industry is the only one booming right now.

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gjabberbox.bsky.social @gjabberbox.bsky.social · 8h

THE UNLIMITED HANGOUT: America’s Economy Is Not a Reality Show
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America’s Economy Is Not a Reality Show

Trump keeps mistaking policy for spectacle, and this one could cost us trillions.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 9h

What you need to know to prepare for the week ahead. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The Week Ahead

October 12, 2025

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h

The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical election and voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy. I explain what is on their docket and what cases deserve your attention.

Please watch and share.
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Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10h

Just voted YES on PROP 50!! Make sure to vote early! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 12h

📌“The fact that I am American means, among other things, people can’t say, like they did about Francis, ‘he doesn’t understand the United States, he just doesn’t see what’s going on.’
“Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed?”

-Pope Leo in a direct rebuke of the hideous Trump

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12h

Just days after the indictments of James Comey and Letitia James, Trump says online that Sen. Adam Schiff is "dishonest and corrupt" — and he hopes "the necessary authorities" are looking into his first impeachment.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16h

Rep. Jim Himes on Trump blowing up boats in the Caribbean: "The White House has not shared what they believe their legal justification is. They did put out a memo. I will tell you based on what I know now and the reading of that memo, these are illegal killings."

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gjabberbox.bsky.social @gjabberbox.bsky.social · 13h

FRESH AIR: Dr. Jane Goodall: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Jane Goodall

Podcast Episode · Fresh Air · 10/10/2025 · 46m

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RachelMarta @rachel99marta.bsky.social · 12h

The only article in @nytimes.com after the Chicago Marathon 10.12.25 was this wimpy piece in the sports section. They had an opportunity to put this on the front page showing the country that this is Chicago, not trump's despotic lying version.
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gjabberbox.bsky.social @gjabberbox.bsky.social · 14h

Atlantic Watch: The American Revolution | The Atlantic Festival 2025
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Atlantic Watch: The American Revolution | The Atlantic Festival 2025

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Senator Tammy Baldwin @baldwin.senate.gov · 16h

Day #12 of Republicans keeping the government shut down instead of making people's health care more affordable.

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gjabberbox.bsky.social @gjabberbox.bsky.social · 14h

The question raised by the prosecution of James is: would any other federal prosecutor have brought this case against any other defendant? The answer seems to be no.
By Ruth Marcus
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The Indictment of Letitia James and the Collapse of Impartial Justice

The question raised by the prosecution of James is: would any other federal prosecutor have brought this case against any other defendant? The answer seems to be no.

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Peggy Camp @pacamp.bsky.social · 15h

Really looking out of control and dangerous!

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gjabberbox.bsky.social @gjabberbox.bsky.social · 15h

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18h

Sen. Mark Kelly: "The president has previously said...that government shutdowns are on the president and all you need to do is get everyone in a room and have a serious conversation. And they're refusing to do that. They are holding people's healthcare hostage."

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 17h

The reason Mike Johnson is able to keep the House closed and not pass bills to pay the military or fund the government is because Trump is going to circumvent congress and illegally steal that money from other government programs. All to avoid releasing the Epstein files.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 17h

Congratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon!

I hope you’re taking a moment after crossing the finish line and enjoying all that the best big city in the nation has to offer.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 17h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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gjabberbox.bsky.social @gjabberbox.bsky.social · 17h

HOPIUM CHRONICLES: Sunday Hopium - Meet Maine Democratic Party Chair Charlie Dingham, More Bad Polling For Trump, A Note About My Leon Krauze Interview
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Sunday Hopium - Meet Maine Democratic Party Charlie Dingham, Trump Had A Bad Week Of Polling, A Note About My Leon Krauze Interview

Maine is one of our most important 2026 battlegrounds

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Chris Murphy: "Republicans are boycotting negotiations to reopen the govt bc they're desperate to raise premiums on people by 75% in order to finance their tax cut for the wealthy. The other reason House isn't in town? They're about to have enough votes to mandate the release of the Epstein files."

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gjabberbox.bsky.social @gjabberbox.bsky.social · 18h

CIVIL DISCOURSE: Sunday Morning Wrap-Up
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Sunday Morning Wrap-Up

Here’s your Sunday morning wrap-up, so you can make sure you didn’t miss out on any of the past week’s columns.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 19h

Trump knows he was president on Jan. 6. He’s simply lying to rewrite the history of his attempted coup.

Just like Trump knew he lost the 2020 election and lied to fraudulently subvert the results.

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gjabberbox.bsky.social @gjabberbox.bsky.social · 19h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

WELKER: Can you guarantee that no US troops will ever be sent directly into Gaza?

JD VANCE: We're not planning to put boots on the ground

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