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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 13h

US tells airlines to disregard ‘X’ sex markers on passports and input ‘M’ or ‘F’

Customs and Border Protection implemented rule this week, sending Americans with ‘X’ marker into panic

www.theguardian.com

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans again refuse to call the House to order and vote to end the Government Shutdown

Government shutdown live updates as funding lapse becomes third-longest in history

The government shutdown is now the third-longest funding lapse in modern history, and the Senate won't meet until Monday. Follow live updates here.

www.cbsnews.com

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 2d

Milwaukee Brewers fan loses job after she says 'call ICE' on Latino Dodgers fan

A Brewers fan at Game 2 of the NLCS seen on video telling a Latino Dodgers fan that she was going to "call ICE" on him, has lost her job.

www.jsonline.com

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 3d

If it walks like a NAZI and talks like a NAZI ...

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 4d

Pentagon Pete Fires ‘Fat’ Soldiers as War on Weight Rages. The DUI Hire touts ‘standards’ after Texas removes troops who did not meet physical requirements following a viral photo

Hegseth sends home overweight National Guard troops after viral photo

Photos showed seemingly overweight members of the Texas National Guard arriving in Chicago as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — despite Hegseth’s longstanding campaign against ‘...

www.independent.co.uk

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 5d

Do furloughed Feds get checks? Just checking since the Republicans won't allow them to work for pay.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 6d

How will this play out? The Trump Administration is putting a gun registry in place and is coming for your guns, Republicans. #GunControl

Is Pam Bondi trying to create a gun registry?

YouTube video by Gun Owners of America

www.youtube.com

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 6d

An illegal immigrant antifa trans communist jew cat with pink hair with librul arts degrees on state welfare - New York Post

Sounds like they need to send the National Guard to South Carolina!
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4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says

A mass shooting at a crowded bar on the idyllic South Carolina island of St. Helena left four people dead and at least 20 injured.

apnews.com

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 7d

In one day, Trump and his goons announced:

100% tariffs on all Chinese goods, a Qatari air base in Idaho, and 4000 federal workers laid off. At some point, even the dumbest of MAGA is going to figure out that Republicans are terrible for America.

MAGA backlashes after Hegseth announces Qatar Air Force site in Idaho

YouTube video by CNN

www.youtube.com

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 8d

You think this aligns with Hegseth's idea of portraying the absolute most lethal troops the world has ever seen? I hope none of them have beards. 😵

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 8d

Videos of our military service members lined up at food banks are starting to hit the news, thanks to Trump and Republicans refusing to pay them or any Federal Employees. #GovShutdown

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 8d

This administration is sending Mixed Singals . . .

Retired U.S. Army officer sentenced to nearly 6 years for sharing classified info on dating site

A retired Army officer who worked as a civilian for the Air Force has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for conspiring to transmit classified information about Russia’s war with Ukraine on ...

www.ctvnews.ca

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 8d

I feel like we will soon return to non-digital newspapers at the local level. That is the key to the future of journalism, breaking away from social media and returning to what works.

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 8d

On the violent war front that is Portland, Oregon

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 8d

Former Fox News reporter now Dept of Trans Sec Sean Duffy Threatens to Fire Air Traffic Controllers as 10% Call Out Sick During Shutdown. "When you come to work, you get paid. If you don't come to work, you don't get paid."

Federal Employees get PAID sick leave, there MAGA boi. #GovShutdown

Sean Duffy Threatens to Fire Air Traffic Controllers as 10% Call Out Sick During Shutdown

gizmodo.com

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 8d

Discord Data Breach – 1.5 TB of Data and 2 Million Government ID Photos Extorted

ID's were collected to "Protect Children" and are now in the hands of hackers and criminals.

Discord Data Breach - 1.5 TB of Data and 2 Million Government ID Photos Extorted

Discord has confirmed a significant data breach that exposed sensitive user information after an attacker compromised a third-party customer service provider.

cybersecuritynews.com

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 8d

Can’t pay furloughed workers, can buy $20 billion worth of a hyperinflationary Argentinian peso.

US buys Argentine pesos, finalizes $20 billion currency swap

The U.S. Treasury has purchased Argentine pesos and finalized a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina’s central bank.

apnews.com

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 8d

Follow up question, how can someone be a terrorist if they don’t believe in something?

T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 8d

As someone who grew up catholic and is now an atheist, I GUARANTEE you I am getting into heaven before most Catholics I know.

Atheism Is Now "Terrorism" In the US

YouTube video by Genetically Modified Skeptic

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 8d

As someone who grew up catholic and is now an atheist, I GUARANTEE you I am getting into heaven before most Catholics I know.

Atheism Is Now "Terrorism" In the US

YouTube video by Genetically Modified Skeptic

www.youtube.com

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 8d

White House says Nobel Committee places 'politics over peace' while bombing fishing boats and sending the military into peaceful Blue cities.

White House says Nobel Committee places 'politics over peace'

WASHINGTON - The White House on Friday criticised the Nobel Prize committee's decision to award the peace prize to a Venezuelan opposition leader instead of U.S. President Donald Trump. Read more at s...

www.straitstimes.com

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 9d

Voting not to pay your military in the middle of your boss trying to declare marital law and invade his own country is certainly a choice. #govshutdown

Mike Johnson rejects bill for US military pay as shutdown continues

Johnson said the House has already acted by passing a stopgap spending bill that would have kept the government funded through Nov. 21.

www.newsweek.com

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 9d

IRS announces new federal income tax brackets for 2026 will save the average American making less than $200K a year $77.

Ultra wealthy get an annual gift exclusion to non-citizen spouse upped to $194,000.

IRS announces new federal income tax brackets for 2026

The IRS has announced higher federal income tax brackets and standard deductions for 2026. Here's what taxpayers need to know.

www.cnbc.com

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 9d

Police in Tennessee arrested a retired Police Officer over a meme that quotes Trump saying 'Get over school shootings' #Fascism

Former officer accused of posting threatening ‘meme’ referencing school shooting in TN

The sheriff said that the post created concern among residents, many of whom believed the man was referencing a potential Perry County High School shooting.

www.wsmv.com

T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 9d

I like this guy

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T.J. Payne @thomaspayne.bsky.social · 9d

The Oregon National Guard serves two roles: “One, to defend America, and two, to protect Oregonians. And so by serving in this mission, they will be protecting any protesters at the ICE facility.” - Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold

Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online

Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.

www.oregonlive.com

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