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Foreign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 7h

“In a world without rising powers, the United States is becoming a rogue superpower, with little sense of obligation beyond itself,” writes Michael Beckley.

The Stagnant Order

The end of rising powers.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 3h

Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Trump regime officials doxxed by a coalition of loosely organized hackers known as Com. Info spilled on Telegram. #fuckICE

680+ DHS officials personal data
170+ FBI email addresses
190+ Department of Justice officials.

Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials

Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters—one of the latest amalgamations of typically young, reckless, and English-speaking hackers—posted the apparent phone numbers and addresses of hundreds of government officials...

www.404media.co

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 1h

#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 1967: As many as 100,000 protesters participate in the March on the Pentagon, a massive anti-Vietnam War demonstration that began at the Lincoln Memorial and ended in a confrontation with soldiers at the Pentagon. /1

Members of the military police keep back protesters during their sit-in at the Mall Entrance to the Pentagon. Photo credit: U.S. Army / NARA.

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 15h

Sheesh. The Netherlands has curtailed intelligence co-operation with the US over fears the Trump administration could use it to violate human rights or assist Russia.
www.ft.com/content/af80...

Netherlands curtails intelligence-sharing with US over ‘human rights’

Dutch spy chiefs cite concerns about Trump administration’s ‘politicisation’ of services

www.ft.com

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WarshipCam @warshipcam.bsky.social · 3h

USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) Arleigh Burke-class Flight I guided missile destroyer and USS O'Kane (DDG 77) Arleigh Burke-class Flight II guided missile destroyer in Seal Beach, California - October 21, 2025 SRC: TW-@BulletOneOneTwo

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 2h

JUST IN: Oregon and California AGs urge Judge Immergut in Portland to* wait on a pending en banc vote at 9th Circuit before ruling on DOJ's request to lift a TRO blocking deployment of CA, OR & other guard in Portland. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (edited to correct)

storage.courtlistener.com

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Aozora @aozorasf.bsky.social · 1d

This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com

Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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Sheila Fram @sheilafram.bsky.social · 2h

It pisses me off that people on news shows afford that bitch the proper pronunciation of her name! It’s pronounced Jiz-Lane -Jizlaine! And I’m not going to pronounce it any other way! Damn it!!

a south park character says god damn it

ALT: a south park character says god damn it

media.tenor.com

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 4h

This lawsuit, which demands that the House of Representatives finally seat Rep. Adelita Grijalva, has, um, fairly major implications for our democracy's survival in 2026 and beyond. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This case is about whether someone duly elected to the House – who indisputably
meets the constitutional qualifications of the office – may be denied her rightful office simply
because the Speaker has decided to keep the House out of “regular session.”
2. If the Speaker were granted that authority, he could thwart the peoples’ choice of
who should represent them in Congress by denying them representation for a significant portion
of the two-year term provided by the Constitution.
3. Fortunately, the Constitution does not give that authority to the Speaker—or anyone
else

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 3h

According to the tow truck driver, the Hospital called for the tow. This is where TikToker Richard L.A. is being held/treated after being shot by U.S. Marshal while being targeted during an immigration arrest. This is the second ICE vehicle towed from the hospital. @eltragon.bsky.social

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 5h

"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"

* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window

US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement operation in LA, reports say

A U.S. Marshal was shot while assisting an immigration enforcement operation, according to several reports.

www.kktv.com

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6h

NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.

Photograph of ongoing demolition of the East Wing of the White House.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5h

Breaking news: The Education Department is looking to move a $15 billion program supporting students with disabilities out of the agency as it works to close the agency altogether, a department official said.

Trump administration seeks to move special education to different agency

The move would affect the $15 billion IDEA program and comes as the administration seeks to close down the federal Education Department

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CalMatters @calmatters.org · 7h

U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia joined L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Monday to call for a congressional probe into allegations that federal immigration enforcement agents have been unlawfully detaining U.S. citizens. bit.ly/4olhcPH

📸 Etienne Laurent, Getty

A person is detained as clashes break out after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers attempted to raid a store in Bell, just south of Los Angeles, on June 20, 2025. Photo by Etienne Laurent, AFP via Getty Images

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Technical appreciator @whatahellofawaytodad.com · 10h

Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.

STEREOGUM: People my age, we talk about how we were lucky that we didn’t have social media growing up, and there’s no record of all the dumb shit we said and did. You didn’t have social media, but everything you said and did in those years is on record, and you’ve got to live with it now. That’s tough.

VIOLENT J: And the amount of gay Juggalos out there is really surprising. I think about them doing their research and getting the old records, getting excited about it, and getting their hearts broke or something, you know? I tell my daughter, “For the rest of your life, when your friends ask why your dad said that, say it’s because your dad was a fool. Don’t defend me. Say I was a fool then, but I’m not now.” There’s no excuse. I was going with the flow, and that’s the very thing we preach against — being a sheep. And that’s what I was doing.

https://www.stereogum.com/2083804/icp-interview-juggalos/interviews/weve-got-a-file-on-you/

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Sheila Fram @sheilafram.bsky.social · 9h

Rand just fired & “let go” 11% of its workforce today. The 11%rs were just notified. What other think-tanks & research orgs are doing this due to loss of federal funding?
cc: @squawkstreet.bsky.social @cnbc.com
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social @marketplace.org

RAND @rand.org · 2d

How could the United States realistically reduce its debt—and avoid trillions of dollars in interest payments?

New report explores: https://bit.ly/4mSnLaB

Strategies for Reducing the Federal Debt

The U.S. federal debt is projected to reach 156% of GDP by 2055. Using the RAND Budget Model, researchers identify how the United States reduced debt in the three decades following World War II and de...

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Sheila Fram @sheilafram.bsky.social · 9h

Yes, the data has been showing & multiple CEOs & Economists have already said that we are in an AI bubble & it’s going to burst. Wise up, folks. Watch all the global markets & learn.

CNBC @cnbc.com · 9h

Investor Lauren Taylor Wolfe says we are 'absolutely' in an A.I. bubble now

Lauren Taylor Wolfe, co-founder of Impactive Capital, said the surge in enthusiasm around artificial intelligence has all the markings of a bubble.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

The President of the Nebraska Farm Bureau isn’t happy about Trump’s plan to import beef from Argentina.

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 11h

Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable for insects.

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country

Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects

www.theguardian.com

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CNBC @cnbc.com · 12h

Why U.S. cattle ranchers say Trump's Argentine beef import talk is no solution to domestic food supply threat

President Trump floated idea of importing Argentine beef after bailout, but U.S. cattleman say it's market manipulation, not a solution to stressed food supply.

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Marketplace @marketplace.org · 12h

In the absence of a September jobs report, we’re turning to the second-best source on hiring: recruiters. Like much of the economy, things are pretty split between high and low earners.

What the job market looks like according to people who hire

Recruiters say there aren't a lot of job openings but are optimistic things will improve.

www.marketplace.org

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

“.. quietly ramping up talks within their senior ranks .. over how to structure and advance a potential extension of key Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies ..” 👀

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

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

It’s really notable how — in just the past week — business lobbies have begun to push back on White House tariff, immigration and export/trade policy.

@wsj.com @cnbc.com @bloomberg.com @reuters.com

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 23h

A Resistance Song For Our Current Times

crooksandliars.com

A Resistance Song For Our Current Times | Crooks and Liars

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 1d

Hanging out in Hollywood is amazing, man, where else am I gonna see the most incredible main-character-energy weirdos, streamers duct-taping themselves to light poles, tourists staring open-mouthed and disappointed at the grime and weirdness, AND get the best street taco I’ve had in days

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