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Manda @theweathermanda.bsky.social · 2h

Please watch his full interview 🤬🤬🤬

m.youtube.com/watch?v=IBRk...

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 15h

Ed Krassenstein

This is insane!

Don Lemon interviews an American citizen who was rounded up by ICE and thrown in the back of a moving truck with 40 other people.

This is not what America is about!

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4h

Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4h

4/ Ok, so then the obvious next step is to negotiate a compromise. That's how we've always avoided shutdowns. And Republicans need to convene those talks, bc they're in charge.

But here's the kicker - Trump is telling them to BOYCOTT NEGOTIATING. And they are following orders.

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Manda @theweathermanda.bsky.social · 11h

Quite an interesting read

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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 12h

Former professor pleads guilty in DUI crash that killed Golden police officer trib.al/KNAGnvi

Former professor pleads guilty in DUI crash that killed Golden police officer

Stephen Geer pleaded guilty Monday to charges related to a drunk driving crash last November that killed Golden police Officer Evan Dunn and injured three other people last November.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16h

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 23h

Stalked by an obsessed fan, Fox31 meteorologist Kylie Bearse is frustrated by the justice system trib.al/hvrnvWm

Stalked by an obsessed fan, Fox31 meteorologist Kylie Bearse is frustrated by the justice system

Data shows that Denver prosecutors charge stalking cases less frequently than neighboring jurisdictions, and advocates worry that stalking isn’t always taken seriously by those in power.

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 2d

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 2d

So to summarize:

- There is a pattern where Vought makes the RIFs too wide, apparently to flood the zone with sh*t and see who will draw protests.
- They restore some people after outrage and work by us.
- But we are still left with many who remain fired at the end.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

Vance could not give a straight answer to questions about:

➡️ Tom Homan's alleged acceptance of a bribe
➡️ Trump's accusations that J.B. Pritzker is a criminal
➡️ Layoffs at the CDC

Read/Watch: bit.ly/4nMSVl9

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 2d

The regime gets more deranged every day. A rightwing conspiracy theorist assassinated a Democratic lawmaker - which the attorney general presents as an example of leftwing political violence in order to justify an authoritarian crackdown on the opposition…

We’re in incredibly dangerous territory.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

The 21 museums operated by the Smithsonian Institution, many of them top tourist attractions in Washington, closed on Sunday as the federal government shutdown stretched into its second week.

Smithsonian Museums Close as Government Shutdown Persists

The institution operates some of the most popular sites in Washington and beyond, including 21 museums, 14 education and research centers and the National Zoo.

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Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social · 1d

Who was President that day, Pumpkin?????

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s fraud stunt with the tariffs on China, cost the US economy $1.65 trillion, which was wiped out in seconds.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Chris Murphy: "Republicans are boycotting negotiations to reopen the govt bc they're desperate to raise premiums on people by 75% in order to finance their tax cut for the wealthy. The other reason House isn't in town? They're about to have enough votes to mandate the release of the Epstein files."

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Four dead, at least 20 injured in South Carolina island shooting reut.rs/42BTohy

Four dead, at least 20 injured in South Carolina island shooting

Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in a shooting at a restaurant in a South Carolina island town on Sunday, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said.

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IEMBot Grand Junction @gjt.weather.im · 2d

GJT extends time of Flood Warning for San Juan River at Pagosa Springs [CO] till Oct 12, 7:33 AM MDT Link

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Manda @theweathermanda.bsky.social · 2d

Malevolence and incompetence

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 2d

More than 4,000 government employees were laid off on Friday in what has been dubbed a “massacre.”

CDC Scrambling to Restaff After Accidentally Firing Top Scientists

More than 4,000 government employees were laid off on Friday in what has been dubbed a “massacre.”

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Manda @theweathermanda.bsky.social · 2d

TOTALLY FUNCTIONAL SANE GOVERNMENT

Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 2d

…really?

Breaking News: RIFs in reverse. Some CDC workers have been brought back, in latest whiplash.

This is breaking news.

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Manda @theweathermanda.bsky.social · 2d

Trash

Manda @theweathermanda.bsky.social · 2d

I’d think they’d use my IP address then to really target me. The only thing that changed between these two is my home store setting, which I first realized because the webpage I was viewing (in Boulder) opened in the app which is set to Golden 😑

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Manda @theweathermanda.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly I’d be less surprised if Boulder was more expensive because typical

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Manda @theweathermanda.bsky.social · 2d

Well TIL the prices on Home Depot dot com literally change depending on which store you set as home. Exact same item at Golden costs $11 more than if my store is Boulder, even if I choose delivery 😒

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