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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 2h

Trump received the COVID vaccine after telling everyone else not to. After RFK posted so much against vaccines on social media that many in the UK pushed against it. 13 million clinically vulnerable still have no vaccines in the UK.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump received Covid vaccine and flu shot during second physical of the year | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump received a Covid vaccine and flu shot during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, his physician said in a memo released by the White House.

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Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 1h

Die drei Pfeile melden sich selten. Aber wenn, dann ist es immer gut. youtu.be/Kh0el8phS_o?...

The Myth of Charlie Kirk

YouTube video by Three Arrows

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 4h

God bless the hostages. Giving thanks for their release and mourning those who were murdered in custody.

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Irish News 🇮🇪 @news-flows-ir.bsky.social · 2h

Seven living hostages freed by Hamas ‘now in Israeli custody’

Hamas has said 20 living hostages will be exchanged for more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

Seven living hostages freed by Hamas ‘now in Israeli custody’ | BreakingNews

Hamas has said 20 living hostages will be exchanged for more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

www.breakingnews.ie

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 9h

This is why the costumes are honestly brilliant. Ngo, who has never said a truthful thing in his entire life (remember the concrete milkshake?) now has to convince people inflatable Sesame Street and animal costumes are violent terrorists.

Sometimes you just need an image too silly to demonize.

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 11h

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · 10h

Ireland has a population of 5m and we've a waiting list approaching 15 years. Why? Because their mandatory, archaic and traumatic psychiatric and psychological assessments are a deliberate bottleneck to ensure as few people as possible can access healthcare a nurse can do!

Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 16h

The ‘Transit’ gender clinic in Spain has a 3 WEEK waiting list! 😳😳😳

It covers a population of 8 million, (equivalent to the population of Scotland & Wales combined, or 1/7th of the population of England) It has a total of 43 staff, a majority of whom are part-time, working 6-7 hours per week!

Trans health waiting lists are a political choice

I’m just back from an awesome trans healthcare conference in Norway (blog on that to follow). Here I wanted to share information from a presentation by the founder of the transit trans health…

growinguptransgender.com

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 14h

Fascinated how the guy who made superstars of Matt Walsh, Candace Owens, Jordan Peterson, and Michael Knowles thought that unfettered racism and every phobia in existence wouldn't eventually include anti-semitism

Ben Shapiro warns that conspiratorial right is taking over social media

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Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 14h

What a sad post. And what a sad publication the Atlantic has become.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 16h

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 15h

Ultimately what you people are doing is just Vibe Analysis: taking two things that you feel certain should be related and asserting they are, without the barest hint of an actual useful model of how they interact, which could be used to make predictions or understand the world. It’s bad thinking!

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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 19h

The GOP is falling apart, but unfortunately they’re taking everyone down with them.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Republicans in disarray over how to end their shutdown

The Republican Party has devolved into a circular firing squad as its government shutdown enters its second week, with GOP leaders struggling to stay on message to avoid ...

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Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 21h

Was für eine lächerlich irrelevante Geschichte. www.axios.com/2025/10/12/k...

The Kamala-Gavin rivalry is building to a possible 2028 showdown

Their public niceties cloud a longtime, behind-the-scenes tension that's beginning to surface as both weigh runs for president.

www.axios.com

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Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 23h

Es ist auch klar, wen man nach Roger de Weck hätte zum Generaldirektor machen müssen. Siehe oben. Er hätte sich geziert, aber er hätte es gemacht. Dass man bei der SRG nicht über diesen Schatten springen konnte, rächt sich jetzt brutal.

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Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 23h

Es ist auch klar, wen man nach Roger de Weck hätte zum Generaldirektor machen müssen. Siehe oben. Er hätte sich geziert, aber er hätte es gemacht. Dass man bei der SRG nicht über diesen Schatten springen konnte, rächt sich jetzt brutal.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 1d

In every possible way Labour's changes to immigration rules are profoundly stupid and damaging.
Not only will they ruin lives of migrants, they will cripple the economy, cost jobs, undermine crucial infrastructure etc etc. Everyone suffers with anti-immigration policies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

'Visa changes will make it worse for my business'

Aneesa Khan says she hires chefs from South Asia to meet her restaurant's need for skilled workers.

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Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 1d

Wer denkt, diese Zerstörung des US-Gesundheitswesens gehe ihn nichts an, soll sich doch wieder melden, wenn die nächste Turbo-Version der Vogelgrippe nach Europa kommt.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Lots of Epidemic Intelligence Service officers ("disease detectives") gone.
In-country staff in Africa (including those helping to manage the current Ebola outbreak) are fired.

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Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 1d

Die offene und andauernde Korruption dieser Regierung ist fast beeindruckend.

Daniel A Collier, PhD @dcollier74.bsky.social · 1d

Man what a lucky guess.........

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db @dberatung.bsky.social · 1d

«Der Präsident spaltet die Armee»

«…es steht ausser Frage, dass Trump versucht, uns an die Einbeziehung des Militärs in das Zivilleben zu gewöhnen. Es sollte uns nicht überraschen, wenn Militärangehörige bald in Wahllokalen auftauchen und das Stimmvolk einschüchtern.»

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Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 1d

Die UKW-Abschaltung, z.B., soll jährlich 15 Millionen einsparen. Nach eigenen Angaben. Das ist, angesichts des Budgets und der Zerstörung von ideellem Rückhalt, geradezu lächerlich. Es ist krass, wie unbedarft man in solche PR-Katastrophen reinmarschiert ist. www.persoenlich.com/blog/wie-die...

Wie die Schweiz ihre Radiolandschaft zerstört

Die SRG verlor einen Viertel ihrer Hörer – doch die offiziellen Zahlen verschleiern die Katastrophe.

www.persoenlich.com

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Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 1d

Das mein ich ja: man hat sich jahrelang quasi mit Fleiss kleine Gruppen gesucht und verärgert - statt eine grosse Grundbasis zu pflegen.

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Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 1d

Die SRG bekam 2017 eine Riesenchance. Und hat es vergeigt mit innerer Entsolidierung, dummer Günstlingswirtschaft und einer Direktion, die man nur als Fehlbesetzung bezeichnen kann. Das immerhin hat man inzwischen korrigiert, aber in Zeiten von Trump wohl zu spät. www.20min.ch/story/serafe...

SRG unter Druck: Mehrheit der Bevölkerung unterstützt Halbierungsinitiative

Eine aktuelle Umfrage zeigt, dass 53 % der Schweizer für die Halbierungsinitiative sind, die SRG-Gebühren auf 200 Franken senken will.

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Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 1d

Die Leute haben recht. Mit einer Einschränkung: Sie stehen noch immer auf der Strasse. Und das meine ich im Sinn: zum Glück, noch ist nicht alles verloren.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

This Is Fascism

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Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 1d

Wie konnte es nur passieren, dass die westliche Zivilisation im Griff solcher Schwachköpfe ist..

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

Joe Rogan, who is cosplaying as a priest here, figures it out. Watch every second.

YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 1d

“Who was president in 2020?” is the question of our time.

I wrote a substack about this on Friday!This isn’t an accident.

open.substack.com/pub/agentsof...

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Thomas Ley @thomasley.bsky.social · 1d

..who will have voted for him or his heir AGAIN..?! Nope.