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Random Bott 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇲🇩 🇬🇪 🇷🇴 @randombott.bsky.social · 1h

Embattled French PM Sébastien Lecornu survives no-confidence vote in Parliament

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Embattled French PM Sébastien Lecornu survives no-confidence vote in Parliament

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has survived a vote of no-confidence that could have toppled his fragile new government.

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Ben Meiselas @meiselasb.bsky.social · 5h

SF Chronicle and LA Times confirm our reporting with a quote from Governor.

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1Team1Fight 🔔🇺🇦 @1team1fight.bsky.social · 7h

✅ DELIVERED!

The 79th Air Assault Brigade has received their Matrice 4T drone!

A huge thank you to everyone who made this possible!

⚠️ They still urgently need Mavic drones in one of the toughest sectors: Pokrovsk–Dobropillia.

Please help if you can 🙏:
💳: donorbox.org/ukraine-defenders

#NAFO

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

If it’s true that Antifa whipped up the violence on January 6, does that mean Trump pardoned, by his own definition, a bunch of domestic terrorists? www.thebulwark.com/p/9-stupid-t...

9 Stupid Things People Are Saying About Antifa

A terrorist organization? A fiction? All Democrats? None of the above.

www.thebulwark.com

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Another Californian @anthrclfrnn.bsky.social · 5h

Please note that yesterday Ukraine Armed Forces General Staff updated their count of destroyed Russian APVs.

I always use daily reported totals to calculate the day's losses. Today this resulted in 37 lost APVs in my records, vs. 9 reported by Ukraine

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Another Californian @anthrclfrnn.bsky.social · 5h

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Another Californian @anthrclfrnn.bsky.social · 1d

Oct 15, 2025: 5 days of Russian Federation Armed Forces losses (as reported by General Staff of the Armed Forces of #Ukraine) compared to the invasion average: Yellow is below average; Green is above average; the number is the ratio of the day’s losses over average. @anthrclfrnn.bsky.social

5 days of Russian Federation Armed Forces losses (as reported by General Staff of the Armed Forces of #Ukraine) compared to the invasion average: Yellow is below average; Green is above average; the number is the ratio of the day’s losses over average. @anthrclfrnn.bsky.social
Date 11-Oct 12-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct 15-Oct
Personnel 1.25 1.46 1.35 1.42 1.26
Tanks 0.12 0.12 0.35 0.59 0.35
APV 0.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11
Artillery 0.83 0.39 0.83 1.15 1.70
MLRS 0.87 0.00 1.75 0.00 0.00
Anti-Aircraft 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.17
Planes 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Helos 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
UAV 4.22 4.69 4.45 7.44 7.38
Cruise Missiles 6.18 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Warships 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Vehicles + Fuel trucks 1.49 1.80 2.26 3.00 2.91
Specialty 0.00 1.00 0.33 0.00 0.00

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Random Bott 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇲🇩 🇬🇪 🇷🇴 @randombott.bsky.social · 6h

Daily Totals as of Oct 16
1,080
1,127,300

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Random Bott 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇲🇩 🇬🇪 🇷🇴 @randombott.bsky.social · 7h

Excellent discussion points from Adam.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7h

Mockler: I have spent all my formative years watching the President talk about the opposition party like they should not exist. His claim to fame in politics was saying that Obama was not born in America.

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TovahR 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇲 @tovahr.bsky.social · 1d

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Random Bott 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇲🇩 🇬🇪 🇷🇴 @randombott.bsky.social · 8h

New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools

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New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools

Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students.

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 8h

I’m sorry but the serious Spinal Tap energy in this photo is kinda the perfect description of this whole sh*tshow

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Exclusive | Trump Hosts Corporate Ballroom Donors at Glitzy White House Dinner

The event included representatives from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon.com and Palantir.

www.wsj.com

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Random Bott 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇲🇩 🇬🇪 🇷🇴 @randombott.bsky.social · 8h

In a regional first, Uruguay passes a law allowing euthanasia

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In a regional first, Uruguay passes a law allowing euthanasia

Uruguay’s senate has passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia, putting the South American nation among a handful of other countries where seriously ill patients can legally obtain help to end their liv...

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Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social · 12h

Trump's Hapless DOJ Lawyers ALREADY LOSE
First Court Battle In Comey Case
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Trump's Hapless DOJ Lawyers ALREADY LOSE First Court Battle In Comey Case

YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 13h

Swear in Adelita Grijalva
Mr Speaker
She is in DC
Arizona has certified her election
Enough

Rep. Greg Stanton @repgregstanton.bsky.social · 14h

Enough with the games Speaker Johnson. Call the House back. Swear in Adelita Grijalva. And reopen the government.

We've got work to do.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h

EXCLUSIVE: Governor Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed to MeidasTouch he is working with local partners to minimize what would be “a massive disruption, and reckless disregard for California’s infrastructure and communities.”

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h

The Trump admin is apparently finalizing plans for two days of events under the pretext of the 250th anniversary of the Marines. Sources close to MTN describe the closure as part of a “vanity parade” that may involve Navy warships shooting live missiles into Camp Pendleton as a “show of force.”

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 13h

The trial of Sydney Reid, who was initially charged w/felony assault for videotaping ICE, then charged w/misdemeanor, and whose case has been beset by all sorts of discovery problems since, has finished.

Judge Sooknanan threw out allegation involving one of two "victims" (on same assault charge).

Case Name: USA v. REID
Case Number: 1:25-cr-00244-SLS
Filer:
Document Number: No document attached
Docket Text:
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan: Jury Trial as to SYDNEY LORI REID resumed on 10/15/2025 with the same jury of twelve (12) and two (2) alternates. Oral motion by the defense for a "mistrial", heard and reserved. Government rests. Oral Rule 29 motion by the defense, heard and granted as to Officer Liang only. Defense commenced and concluded their case in chief. Oral renewed Rule 29 motion as to all other portions of the Information, heard and reserved. Charge conference held. Jury Trial continued to 10/16/2025 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 14- In Person before Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan. Bond Status of Defendant: PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE; Court Reporter: Bryan Wayne; Defense Attorney: Eugene Ohm and Tezira Abe; US Attorney: Travis Wolfe and Jason Facci; Government Witness: Agent Eugenia Bates: Defense Witnesses: Jessica Mason and Katie Campbell-Morrison. (znbn)

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Random Bott 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇲🇩 🇬🇪 🇷🇴 @randombott.bsky.social · 12h

He wanted them to “practice” in our cities.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

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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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · Aug 1

👉 Lied about Virginia Giuffre extorting others & it backfired
👉 Dershowitz: Epstein Victim Accused Billionaire Les Wexner of Sex Abuse to Obtain Money www.thedailybeast.com/dershowitz-e...
👉 Wexner (Victoria’s Secret) CEO Contradicts Dershowitz in Epstein Fight www.courthousenews.com/ex-victorias...

Ex-Victoria’s Secret CEO Contradicts Alan Dershowitz in Epstein Fight

Shadowed by his longtime association with accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, ex-Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner has been dragged into bitter litigation between attorney Alan Dershowitz and promi...

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 2d

See you Saturday For No Kings Day

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 15h

Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.

It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.

Long thread.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/national-security-presidential-memorandum-nspm-8/

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Random Bott 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇲🇩 🇬🇪 🇷🇴 @randombott.bsky.social · 13h

Go Brown.

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Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social · 13h

Brown rejects the compact!

President Paxson’s letter references the views of stakeholders - & I know as an alum how activated the Brown community was while the school considered its response - an important reminder of how much organizing matters

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15h

Breaking News: Brown University became the second college to reject a White House deal offering preferential treatment for federal grants.

Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment

Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements.

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