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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 3h

The US president has said a $20bn currency swap with Argentina depended on the success of Javier Milei's coalition.

‘Not going to waste our time’: Trump hinges US aid to Argentina on election

The US president has said a $20bn currency swap with Argentina depended on the success of Javier Milei's coalition.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3h

"Coffee helps millions of Americans to get going in the morning, to stay awake through the afternoon, and in some cases to keep from nodding off while waiting for lawmakers to exit the chamber following votes." If it gets more expensive, people notice.

‘No Kings’ Has Republicans in Disarray

Why GOP lawmakers are spreading fear about the upcoming rally.

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Silly Sally 💙💙💙 @caturday62.bsky.social · 15h

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

I see that this small-minded puritanical pixie is laser-focused on getting the government reopened and the troops paid.

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Kepano Kolohe @alala55.bsky.social · 17h

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5h

So First Amendment rights can now be snatched away if you [checks notes] celebrate?

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

You're living through one of the biggest technological transformations in world history and it has nothing to do with AI

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d

Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.

Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.

ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 12h

Free speech is when Republicans can say what they want and when you can say what they want. bsky.app/profile/noup...

Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 12h

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4h

Stevens: There’s $1.3 trillion of credit card debt. There are people putting grocery bills on credit cards and then paying interest on them. We are in an affordability crisis. Coffee is up 20%, beef is up 16%, bacon is up over 10%. And now we’re going to see health care costs skyrocket.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

🔥 COUNTRY SINGER @bryanandrewsmusic.bsky.social : "You don't get to call yourself a Christian and laugh when families are torn apart — and think it's okay that the highest court in the land just gave a green light to ICE agents to target people because they’re brown or speaking Spanish.”

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

Maria Greeley, 44, had just finished working a double shift at the Beach Bar on Ohio Street
earlier this month when she said she was surrounded by three federal agents who grabbed her, forced her hands behind her back and zip tied her.
Headphones in, Greeley had been focused on getting home to her two dogs for a walk.
Instead, she said she was detained by masked agents who did not answer when she asked for names. They questioned her for an hour, she said.

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 21h

Insurance industry maps millions of UK homes at increased risk of flooding as climate change impacts ratchet up

Obviously, the insurance industry needs to make money and can't afford claims likely to result from higher flood risks

So... no insurance for some?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Millions more homes in Great Britain at risk of flooding, investigation finds

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable

www.theguardian.com

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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 14h

If you think "No Kings" is a terrorist slogan, you need to read the Declaration of Independence.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 9h

One of the craziest stories I've seen in a long time. If you think Trump and his administration are extreme and depraved, just wait until you learn about the young guns who are positioning themselves to take over the reigns in the next few decades

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

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Human☮ @4humanunity.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s the deal, Mike Johnson, you worked 9 days since July, make $200K, and get best free healthcare we pay for, while shutting down ours.

Want it fair? Start with your paychecks. No work, no pay and no damn free healthcare for any of you. Let Congress feel the pain they dump on the rest of us.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7h

"I do think he needs help, and I don't think anybody around him on a day-to-day basis wants to get him any help, because they have more power based upon his diminished capacity."

@jbpritzker.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 3h

“Every single part of this, every single justification for it is just transparently false and ridiculous and an insult to our intelligence.”

License to Kill: Trump’s Extrajudicial Executions

Akela Lacy, Radley Balko, and Nick Turse on the administration’s rhetoric and rationale to justify extrajudicial killings abroad — and possibly at home.

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 11h

ICE is planning to hire contractors to run an around-the-clock social media surveillance program to track our every move.

If you think this will just be used for deportations - think again.

This is a violation of every single American’s privacy.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

On Saturday, we wear yellow. ❌👑

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 10h

whoever did this little bit of magnificence, take a bow

satire: a spirit halloween costume that’s a “violent antifa terrorist” and includes:
- inflatable frog suit
- cape
- pepper spray filter
- a thirst for the blood of the innocent
- air pump

batteries and Molotov cocktails not included

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

Seems the Narcissist-in-Chief is mad about the Time Mag cover neckgina pic so please don’t share it widely

Thank you for your attention to this matter

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 9h

More exceptional heat in Western Mediterranean

33.8C in Spain,33.5C in Portugal, 41C in Algeria, 37C in Morocco.

Spain had >30C 14 days out of 14 this month also in the NORTH
Today another 32.0C at Ourense , Galicia

Summer heat will continue until almost the end of October!

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 6h

Palestinian prisoners speak about and show signs of violence against them in Israeli prisons - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-prisoners-speak-and-show-signs-enduring-violence-israeli

Palestinian prisoners speak about and show signs of violence against them in Israeli prisons

<article data-history-node-id="430200" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-prisoners-speak-and-show-signs-enduring-violence-israeli" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-prisoners-speak-and-show-signs-enduring-violence-israeli" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Palestinian prisoners speak about and show signs of violence against them in Israeli prisons </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="margin-bottom:11px">Some Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli prisons on Monday are suffering from health problems as a result of enduring violence in prison, doctors and released prisoners told the Associated Press</p> <p>Imed al-Shami, a resident doctor at The Palestine Medical Complex (PMC) in Ramallah, which received 14 men who were released and discharged all but two, said the conditions of patients suggested they “were subjected to severe beatings, reflecting the extent of the violence they endured”.</p> <p>Kamal Abu Shanab, who was released after more than 18 years in prison, said beatings caused his shoulder to tear. “For eight months, I wasn’t given even a pill for the pain,” he said.</p> <p>Israel’s prison service denied claims of violence towards Palestinian prisoners.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:11px"><em>- Reporting by AP</em></p> </div> </div> </article>

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