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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 28m
finance.yahoo.com/news/live/go... Trump found $40 billion for Argentinas radical right wing government, but he won’t allow his Republicans to agree to $35 billion a year to provide Americans with affordable healthcare. #TrumpShutdown #RepublicanShutdown
#TrumpDementia
#TrumpChaos
Government shutdown live: US stoppage tied for fourth-longest in history with Trump, Democrats at impasse
Yahoo Finance is chronicling the government shutdown and how it's affecting the US economy and markets.
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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 47m
open.substack.com/pub/robertre... “Another important way of measuring mental health is one’s sense of humor — especially of the self-deprecating sort.

I don’t believe I’ve ever seen or heard Trump make a joke at his own expense. In fact, as far as I can tell, he has no sense of humor.”
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My aging, Trump's aging
He’s 10 days older than I am, but I'm years younger. Here's why.
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Diane Swonk @dianeswonk.bsky.social · 22h
Inflation increased “moderately” - that is far less than ideal and the wrong direction for the Fed.

What matters to consumers is that key prices are rising - food, electricity, maintenance.
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Diane Swonk @dianeswonk.bsky.social · 22h
AI replacing some jobs on banking, tourism and vehicle sector - latter lost more jobs to automation than offshoring. Yes, you read that correctly.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 10h
It honestly blows my mind how this is all in plain sight

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FT Investigation: How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto
[FREE TO READ] The president and his family have built a rapidly growing digital assets empire which has been fuelled by the administration’s industry-friendly policies
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 8h
clicked this to check it was not, in fact, The Onion. It's not.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 8h
Neo-Confederacy planning moves.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 18h
This guy Platner is really interesting. Intellectual, and working class. Populist but not progressive…or as he puts it, he’s a Theodore Roosevelt-style Bull Moose progressive.

In-depth interview with Lauren Egan of The Bulwark: www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: Graham Platner Makes the Case for Doing ‘Something Different’
Watch now | Maine’s upstart Senate candidate tells The Bulwark he is a different breed of Democrat than Gov. Janet Mills—but not a progressive.
www.thebulwark.com
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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 19h
open.substack.com/pub/robertre... “According to the law, penalties for violating the Hatch Act can result in removal from federal office and civil penalties of up to $1,000

But as with so much in Trump world, illegal actions have no consequence. There’s no mechanism for holding anyone accountable”🤬
The Trump Regime is Wildly Violating the Hatch Act
The propaganda spewing from Trump's departments and agencies is illegal
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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 19h
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
Study finds no link between mRNA COVID vaccines early in pregnancy and birth defects
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19h
Subu Vedam spent over 4 decades in prison for a murder he didn't commit.

Now, ICE is trying to deport him by citing a decades-old deportation order based largely on his wrongful conviction.

Trump's cruelty is endless. https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-detains-exonerated-man
Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Decades Finally Freed—And Gets Immediately Nabbed by ICE | Common Dreams
Man wrongfully imprisoned for murder, freed only to be detained by ICE. Family fights for justice. Immigration courts ur
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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 19h
“children are actually exposed to fewer immunogenic proteins and sugars—substances that help trigger immune responses—because vaccines today are “cleaner.” For example, the five routine vaccines given in 1960 exposed children to 3,217 immunogenic proteins and sugars, which are also called antigens.”
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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 19h
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va... “There are no data suggesting the current schedule is unsafe or ineffective. Instead, concerns are being raised based on subjective impressions that children receive “too many shots” too early, rather than basing recommendations on facts or clinical outcomes.”
Viewpoint: We owe parents real data before we mess with kids' vaccination schedule
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21h
🚨BREAKING: Missouri state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at blocking voters’ efforts to invoke their constitutional right to veto the state legislature’s new gerrymandered congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri Republicans Sue to Block ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
Another $20 billion. That is the face you make when you heist the US taxpayers for $40 billion two weeks before your midterm elections from the most corrupt America Last regime in history.
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 22h
Mike Johnson thinks the No Kings protests this weekend are a "hate rally," but he agrees with Trump that the January 6th riot was "a day of love."

They're scared as hell about what's coming this weekend.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 21h
The Vice President of the United States will not unequivocally condemn Young Republicans for saying that their perceived political opponents should be sent to gas chambers.

A window into @jd-vance-1.bsky.social's disgraceful character.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d
Vice President JD Vance downplayed the severity of racist texts leaked from a Young Republican group chat, dismissing the criticism as "pearl clutching" and attempting to draw attention to a Democrat texting scandal instead.
JD Vance Hits Out at ‘Pearl Clutching‘ Over Racist GOP Group Chat
The vice president defended the “college group chat” in a post made to X.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 21h
"It is comforting to think we can just sit back and passively wait for this corruption nightmare to pass when the Trump presidency ends... But conservatives, their oligarch benefactors, and the Supreme Court clearly have a master plan to try to lock in the kleptocratic status quo."

Commentary ↓
The Right's Secret Plan to Help Billionaires Buy Elections
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
Something else that has never happened before in American history, as the Trump admin continues to piss on the Bill of Rights while Republicans in Congress continue to remain silent. Another thing to protest on Saturday.
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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 21h
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... “They're saying they want to address chronic disease. They've eliminated the tobacco, cancer, and heart disease programs at CDC.

They've rolled back regulation of tobacco, our leading cause of chronic disease…”

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
As The CDC Falters, How Do We Fill Public Health Gaps?
Podcast Episode · Science Friday · 10/06/2025 · 12m
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d
NEW: Missouri voters are organizing to collect 106,000 signatures by December for the chance to veto the GOP's new gerrymandered map. But state Republicans are claiming existing signatures are invalid and constitute a “misdemeanor election offense.”
Missouri Secretary of State Erects New Hurdle for ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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Kate Duguid @kateduguid.bsky.social · 1d
A good and clear explanation of the stakes of today's Voting Rights Act arguments: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans
www.nytimes.com
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queensboy21.bsky.social @queensboy21.bsky.social · 1d
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug... “Rather than acknowledging that the US is in danger of being permanently overtaken by China’s technological and economic prowess,Trump is slashing support for scientific research and attacking education, while giving the crypto industry everything that they want” 🤬🤦‍♂️
China Has Overtaken America
And Trump’s policies guarantee that we will never catch up
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WIRED @wired.com · 1d
Protesting this weekend? Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d
oh no an intersection of personal business and a government role in the United States of America I am so shocked somebody do something
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1d
President Trump's personal business and his government role intersected when he was heard on a hot mic arranging a meeting between his son Eric, who runs the family company, and Indonesia’s leader.
‘I’ll Have Eric Call’: Trump Sets Up Son’s Meeting With Indonesian President
A hot-mic moment suggested a blurry line between the U.S. president’s roles as political leader and businessman.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d
Despite huge advancements in technology & worker productivity since the 1970s, wages for American workers have remained stagnant and almost all new wealth has gone to the people on top.

Will it be any different with AI and robotics?

I don’t think so. Maybe even worse.
Was Life Better 50 Years Ago? | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
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