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Dave Willner @dwillner.bsky.social · 8h

The thing that always gets me is that Tolkien obviously would have hated Silicon Valley generally, and these particular guys specifically.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18h

John Solomon didn’t stumble onto a secret — he recycled one. The Jan 6 committee’s phone-metadata subpoenas were public and reported years ago. This is how the right keeps the outrage machine humming: rename oversight as spying, erase timelines, and sell déjà vu.
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The Right’s Favorite Magic Trick: Turning Old News Into New Scandal

John Solomon’s “discovery” about Jan 6 phone records isn’t a scoop — it’s a rerun dressed as revelation.

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Yuri T @yt99.bsky.social · 8h

Feature not bug

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 9h

“Companies sending representatives to the East Room event include Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon.com and Palantir Technologies, according to the White House.”

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 9h

"a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority"

The phrasing you're looking for is that he's suspending parts of the Constitution by decree.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9h

President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.

Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money

The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 13h

It's been a fact of my entire working life, but I can't for the life of me understand why open, explicitly partisan gerrymandering is legal in the first place

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 18h

Imagine doing everything right—working hard, saving for the future—only to lose your health care because your premiums doubled overnight.

I’m fighting to keep care affordable because Americans deserve leaders who have their backs when their health is on the line.

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Brian Wilde @bwildemtl.bsky.social · 9h

What a shooter he is.

Canadiens Montréal (bot) @canadiens-mtl.bsky.social · 20h

Cole Caufield, l'homme des grandes occasions

Made for the moment

#GoHabsGo

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 10h

When this regime is over and buried, I don't want to hear about oh it's not worth the money or it's too petty to worry about. The order to bulldoze this illegal and unconstitutional monstrosity should be signed on Day 1.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 12h

Exclusive: More than three dozen organizations and individuals are expected to attend a dinner with Trump on Wednesday after opening their checkbooks to support a $250 million White House ballroom.

Trump Invites Ballroom Donors to Glitzy White House Dinner

The dinner is set to include representatives from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon and Palantir Technologies.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18h

I’m not offended that they’re trying to remake “Amadeus.” I’m just puzzled. That movie is flawless. It’s as re-watchable as it gets. How do you even improve that?

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 9h

A perfect photo of Eugenio Suárez. No notes.

📸 Steph Chambers/Getty Images

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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Yuri T @yt99.bsky.social · 9h

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Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · 11h

I’m not sure the Fed will have any data to work with before the December FOMC meeting.

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Yuri T @yt99.bsky.social · 9h

a man in a military uniform is sitting at a table with a woman and eating a piece of cake .

ALT: a man in a military uniform is sitting at a table with a woman and eating a piece of cake .

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 15h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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TSN @tsnofficial.bsky.social · 9h

“It can’t just disappear, can it?”

Ray Ferraro joins #OverDrive to discuss Elias Pettersson’s struggles.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 11h

A Brief History of Let’s Bring Back The Good Old Days

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14h

white reactionaries disenfranchising black voters to secure political power? that’s a jim crow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

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Dow @dow.bsky.social · 12h

Moral Hazard loves Argentine banks. #GIK

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 14h

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12h

The Supreme Court's conservative justices appeared likely to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, a decision that would have massive consequences for the future of Black political representation in the South

The Supreme Court Seems Ready To Hand Trump His Dream Of One-Party Rule

The conservative justices appear ready to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The only question is how.

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Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · 22h

Feels like we have enough evidence now to say that the most recent interest rate cut and what’s priced into the treasury curve isn’t going to do that much for housing — purchase apps fell a bit this week:

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 14h

A Celtics media pickup game turned into the writers against the Boston coaching staff. The results were what you'd expect.

Joe Mazzulla remains ruthless 🤣

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 15h

Justice KAGAN to Louisiana Solicitor General: These arguments undermining voting rights have been “specifically rejected by this Court over many decades and three years ago.”

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