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replica145.bsky.social @replica145.bsky.social · 6h

a cockroach is being struck by a light

ALT: a cockroach is being struck by a light

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Houston Public Media @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social · 9h

Some Houston residents are pushing back against the removal of rainbow crosswalks in Montrose, even drawing their own crosswalks.

Houston residents, officials push back against rainbow crosswalk removal

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, state Sen. Molly Cook and other local elected officials have criticized the removal of the LGBTQ+ symbol. Meanwhile, local residents are finding ways to use art to etch in their own rainbows across Houston.

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Houston Public Media @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social · 8h

With 11 days left to participate in early voting for the Nov. 4 election, here’s a rundown of everything on the ballot for Harris County voters.

Here is what’s on the November 2025 ballot in Harris County

Early voting began Monday, Oct. 20, and runs until Oct. 31. Election Day is Nov. 4.

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Janet Mills @janetmillsforme.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you for the support—we’re just getting started. 💪

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Harris County Democratic Party (HCDP) @harriscodemocrats.bsky.social · 7h

DID YOU KNOW only about .5% of the 2.6 million registered voters in Harris County voted yesterday?
With important races for CD-18, HISD, and 17 proposed constitutional amendments, we can't afford to stay on the sidelines! Find a polling place near you at harrisvotes.com!

Graph showing just under 14,000 voters casting their ballot on day one of early voting.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

It looks even worse by video 😢

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Raskin details how he tried to get unanimous consent today to force Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva, but the Acting Speaker Haridopolos "scurried out of the room"

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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.bsky.social · 13h

‘Exchange-traded funds that hold bundles of corporate loans last week notched their first outflows since April, in the latest sign that investor concerns over credit quality are mounting.‘ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.bsky.social · 13h

“Investing is often treated like gambling rather than long-term planning—almost like Squid Game.” www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Wipeouts Threaten Korea Retail Army Chasing Riskiest Investments

The nation’s mom-and-pop investors are piling into risky assets as they try to build enough wealth to buy a home.

www.bloomberg.com

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12h

Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅

#Ugh🤢✅

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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.bsky.social · 12h

‘While investors are always making bets on an unknown future, bubbles form when large swaths of investors continuously pour ever more into an asset, with seemingly little regard for how much it could earn and when. AI investment fits that pattern.’
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...

Opinion | Warning: Our Stock Market Is Looking Like a Bubble

www.nytimes.com

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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.bsky.social · 13h

‘Consider a hypothetical portfolio that invested in the company that had the largest market cap as of the end of the previous year. If creative destruction were not the powerful force it is, this portfolio would have been an outstanding performer.’ www.marketwatch.com/story/nvidia...

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Houston Public Media @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social · 15h

More than half of new Texas classroom teachers who joined the profession last year lacked certification. Education leaders say that's hurting students and district budgets.

Half of new Texas teachers aren’t certified. State legislation tries to change that

More than half of new Texas classroom teachers who joined the profession last year lacked certification. Education leaders say that's hurting students and district budgets.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

The fact that the President of the United States posts an AI video of himself dumping shit on America from a “King Trump” jet and we’re supposed to pretend it’s perfectly normal, everyday stuff shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.

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replica145.bsky.social @replica145.bsky.social · 1d

Everything will be sold. Gold ETFs will be sold.

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replica145.bsky.social @replica145.bsky.social · 1d

If and when the margin bubble pops it's going to be very disordered very quickly

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replica145.bsky.social @replica145.bsky.social · 1d

It could be -70 -80 percent. But you have to trade it technically, trading with your gut is asking for it. Case in point... right now. People in cash are getting the fomo. People who are short are jumping out of windows

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replica145.bsky.social @replica145.bsky.social · 1d

Gigantic buying opportunity. Generational. But you must have cash

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replica145.bsky.social @replica145.bsky.social · 1d

Try foreign stocks instead of US. Easily available to US investors in ETF form. Look at IEFA, IEMG, or just VXUS.

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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.bsky.social · 1d

‘A market correction of the same magnitude as the dotcom crash could wipe out over $20T in wealth for American households, equivalent to roughly 70% of American GDP in 2024. This is several times larger than the losses incurred during the crash of the early 2000s.‘ www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

Gita Gopinath on the crash that could torch $35trn of wealth

The world has become dangerously dependent on American stocks, writes the former IMF chief economist

www.economist.com

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

My latest: Trump is slowly but surely desensitizing the public to a brand of authoritarianism aimed at subverting the will of the electorate. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

Trump’s Plan To Remain on His Throne