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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 9h
⚡️️️️️️️Update: Musk says Trump holds ultimate power over Ukraine's Starlink access. "Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the U.S. military and ultimately (the president)," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said after a day of restricted access among Ukrainian forces.
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'This cannot be a coincidence' — Ukraine's Starlink access restricted without warning, Zelensky adviser says
Ukraine relies on Starlink to operate its mid-strike drones in Russian-occupied Ukraine. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that only the U.S. president has the right to determine speed and usage restrictions ...
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 9h
Trump administration now trying to hamper operations of an offshore wind farm that's already up and running 🤔 www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... via @mariagallucci.bsky.social
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Trump goes after an offshore wind farm that’s already up and running
The administration is seeking to reevaluate a key permit for Revolution Wind, a $6.2B project that is already generating power for the energy-hungry…
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 10h
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h
It’s not Marxism. It’s robber baron capitalism. It’s late-19th century/early 20th century economics in a modified form. There would have been a 2nd revolution then but for anti-trust laws, collective bargaining, and the New Deal. But here we are again. bsky.app/profile/pale...
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 10h
Fox News has given less than 2 minutes of airtime to Monday's report that Ken Paxton had partied overseas with two fugitives from U.S. justice amid their multi-day fixation on James Talarico’s temporary absence from the campaign trail due to illness. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
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Fox News: Where Ken Paxton partying with fugitives is much less interesting than James Talarico getting the flu
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 10h
a high ranking official (probably miller, blanche, or vance) is openly admitting this is a fishing expedition in national news. they just can't help themselves
The investigation is seeking information to see where it leads, the
source said. For example, if records, representations related to age
and immigration status contain false information, that would
provide material for investigators to scrutinize further. They could
also examine communications related to such matters.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11h
New Marist poll of Texas finds 61% say undocumented immigrants should stay in US if meet certain requirements. Only 35% say they should leave. A majority of noncollege white men (Trump base) says stay. Supports my case (see piece/thread below) that Trump opened way for new pro-immigrant consensus
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 11h
Trump sued the BBC for $10 BILLION. Now the BBC wants him under oath…and he’s unavailable until next year. Demanding $10 billion? Easy. Answering questions under oath? Not so much. #USDemocracy apple.news/A3TbCPlQhQ3G...
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BBC claims Trump being dragged ‘kicking and screaming’ to testify — The Telegraph
Broadcaster alleges US president is ‘flouting’ legal process by cancelling interview with lawyers
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h
And there it is …
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KIM F-M @kimf-m.bsky.social · 11h
DAY 1: Crime committed. #KatZ www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
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Complaint Filed Against Katie Zacharia For Claiming She’s A Lawyer
The complaint cites reporting from independent journalist Judd Legum alleging Zacharia is not licensed to practice law in any state.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 11h
It's already been said many times that the U.S., under President Donald Trump, was turning its back on Ukraine. But the past few days show something worse than abandonment: Trump is now actively helping Russia win the war.
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Editorial: Donald Trump is helping Russia win the war
It's already been said many times that the U.S., under President Donald Trump, was turning its back on Ukraine. But the past few days show something worse than abandonment: Trump is now actively help...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration posted more political ads on the official White House YouTube Monday, appearing to defy a court order that blocked the ads from being aired, pro-democracy groups told a federal court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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More Trump propaganda videos posted to YouTube despite court order
The Trump administration posted more political ads on YouTube, appearing to defy a court order that blocked the ads from airing.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h
Trump had people arrested to cover up his incompetence. An impeachable offense for any other president. For Trump, probably just about the 17th worst thing he did that week.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 11h
it's happened- the 2026 YTD (1/1-10/14) average for diesel has now eclipsed 2022's YTD average (I missed it calling it out a couple weeks ago). 2026 could likely be the most expensive year for diesel prices ever. 2026 YTD diesel average: $5.0715 2022 YTD diesel average: $4.9405
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12h
Now that is quite a photo. (Credit: Doug Mills / New York Times)
From Doug Mills on X: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia and Special Assistant to the president Natalie Harp join President Donald Trump in Marine One he arrived in Wasilla, Alaska yesterday.
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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 14h
Last night the President of the United States posted a video of a tiger attacking an unwell person (who was fatally mauled shortly afterward), then an AI video of himself befriending the tiger. Remember when Howard Dean yelled weird
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 12h
September was the deadliest month of the war for the Russians. That is why Trump is so desperate to save Putin right now. If Russia collapses then Trump and his kids don’t get paid the “business deals” they were promised by Putin.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 12h
⚡️ Update: Zelensky meets British PM as London vows to speed up anti-drone missile deliveries for Ukraine. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham also said he would strive to "repair bridges" between Ukraine and the U.S.
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Zelensky arrives in UK as London vows to speed up anti-drone missile deliveries for Ukraine
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham also said he would strive to "repair bridges" between Ukraine and the U.S.
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Dundee Satellite Station Ltd. @dundeesat.bsky.social · 13h
Remains of former Hurricane Isaias in motion for 4 hours until 14201 UTC. EUMETSAT.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 14h
man said it was unconstitutional to laugh at him. (5-4, Alito and Thomas dissenting, joined by gorsuch and kavanaugh) bsky.app/profile/ab21...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13h
this guy gets it. your typical voter just does not care about this shit. does not mean that they support trans inclusion, it just means that it is incredibly low on the bottom of things they even think about.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13h
(1/X) Yesterday, Trump posted a snuff video of a man being killed by a tiger and cut off Ukraine's access to Starlink. If a Democratic president had at any point done either of those things, there would have been big political blowback. For Trump, there will be none, zero, nada....
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Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 14h
Things that work in Fox News Cinematic Universe don't work in reality. Who knew?
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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 14h
BREAKING: Judge grants our request to temporarily halt USDA office closures, including those in the U.S. Forest Service, saying the agency has “almost certainly been violating” Congressional restrictions on use of funds. wtop.com/maryland/202...
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Federal judge halts USDA relocation plan impacting DC, Maryland jobs – WTOP News
The ruling halts plans to move the U.S. Forest Service headquarters from D.C. to Utah, relocate federal agricultural research jobs in Beltsville, Maryland, and
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Seth Miller @wandrme.paxex.aero · 14h
I've struggled for years in how to effectively do my job covering Starlink's impact on the inflight connectivity world against the backdrop of Musk's behavior. That keeps getting harder.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 14h
September's national average price of gasoline was $4.332/gal according to GasBuddy data, up 6.8% from August's $4.056/gal level, the second highest monthly average in 2026- it was the most expensive September *ever*
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h
Pretty clear that Trump/Hegseth are doing everything they can to force Ukraine to surrender to Putin by withholding all US assistance while actively helping fund the Russian war machine to kill as many civilians as possible including kids. What a dark, evil chapter in US history.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h
What a total scumbag. Another one to vote out. These people are not just awful legislators, they are just terrible human beings. bsky.app/profile/theb...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration is threatening legal action against California if it doesn’t immediately purge voters alleged by the administration to be noncitizens. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump administration threatens to sue California over alleged noncitizens on rolls
A DOJ spokesperson confirmed to Democracy Docket that the department “has sent letters to California election officials demanding immediate action to ensure that noncitizens do not vote in the upcomin...
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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 16h
Pentagon has massive contracts w/ SpaceX & Starlink, Musk even has an official role w/DOD via Project Meridian. What happens when Putin makes Elon a better offer & US troops have their satellites turned off? If you’re a MAGA vote & have a kid in uniform think about it. VOTE Blue.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 16h
Stephen Miller Desperate to Stave Off Accountability for Losing Texas emptywheel.net/2026/10/14/s...
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Stephen Miller Attempts to Stave Off Accountability for Losing Texas - emptywheel
A Zeteo profile of Stephen Miller suggests he's panicked that Democrats will come after him. If his gulag leads to Republicans losing Texas, Democrats may not have that chance.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h
So now Kevin Hassett will go on TV again and smile while telling us how the terrible inflation numbers are actually great news for everyone and how we are really winning even though we keep having to pay more for everything because of stupid tariffs and an even dumber war.
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 15h
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 15h
OTD in 2002 🇺🇦 began decommissioning its nuclear capable Tu-22 strategic bombers & Kh-22 cruise missiles, as per the Budapest memo. 30 bombers & 230 missiles were destroyed over 2 & half years in exchange for promise 🇷🇺 would never invade. But you can believe our promises now
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h
This can’t be true because Trump and the Republicans running for office have been telling me that prices have been coming down thanks to the leadership and brilliance of Trump, Bessent and Lutnick.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16h
NEW: Officials in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, spent millions of dollars drafting separate plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Neither plan took into account how the construction of 3 new data centers could upend climate goals in both places. w/ @elpasomatters.bsky.social @texastribune.org
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New Mexico and El Paso Spent Millions on Climate Plans. Three New Data Centers Could Undo Them.
Officials in New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, made plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Neither plan took into account how the construction of three new data centers could upend climate goals in both ...
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 18h
Ukraine's 7th Rapid Response Corps of Ukraine’s air assault forces said the Starlink restrictions presented several operational problems, including difficulties during drone take-offs and making them vulnerable to Russian air defences. It said “some missions had to be cancelled.”
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Ukraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions and intelligence gaps
Moscow ignores Donald Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ while Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 17h
I always enjoy talking to The New Republic’s Greg Sargent for his superb Daily Blast podcast.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18h
SpaceX’s Starlink speed cap is confirmed at 60-70 km/h on Ukrainian terminals which kills connectivity for all medium-range kamikaze drones: FP-2, Darts, Hornet, RAM-2 and others. It also impacts Ukraine’s drone interceptors that rely on Starlink to shoot down Russian Shahed-type jets.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 17h
Me: We need affordable housing and healthcare and good paying jobs and funded schools — we need someone to work on the economy and inflation and rising costs and corruption. My Republican lawmakers: You just want men in women’s sports…
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 17h
www.newsweek.com/ukraine-star... Who's Side Are You On,Elon.....?
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Ukraine Starlink access restricted as Musk says Zelensky "has gone too far"
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 13/10/2026
“Using an advanced surveillance capability such as a cell-site simulator against members of the free press for reporting stories that are unfavorable to the president is an appalling attack on the First Amendment,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @wired.com.
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Feds Got Warrants to Use Fake Cell Towers to Hunt Down Don Lemon’s Producer
Investigators also sought permission to use an invasive surveillance tool called a cell-site simulators against journalist Georgia Fort and a Minnesota state Senate candidate.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Y’all, I hate to rain on the dead bot parade, but the Yandex data center destruction doesn’t seem to have significantly impacted social media bots. I made temporal graphs of X posts about AfD around the time of the attack and there’s no sign of a sudden dip or residual impact on that conversation.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
the *smallest* gain to diesel vs a year ago: Hawaii: $2/gal, while California and Colorado see diesel prices up over $3/gal from a year ago. I don't see much improvement to these anytime soon, despite every possible lever being pulled. only real lever that matters? diplomacy.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
JUST IN: Mag. judge in EDVA clears former FEMA CFO Mary Comans of claims she directed tens of millions in payments for housing undocumented immigrants in NYC. Judge: Statements by Musk & others were 'little more than state-sanctioned intimidation.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Everything so on the nose these days
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Editor's note: In letters sent after the Oct. 8 U.S.
Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers, most writers either viewed the debate as a wash, or believed El-Sayed was the winner. We strive to present a fair reflection of reader sentiment when publishing letters to the editor, but the two letters from readers who considered Rogers the winner contained racial and ethnic slurs - as well as demonstrably false claims about El-Sayed - and thus did not meet our standards for publication.
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Comfortably Boo @numb.comfortab.ly · 13/10/2026
Literally "look at us, guys, we're doing this!" www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc...
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Anthropic warns AI models could soon copy themselves across home devices
Anthropic's latest research adds to the growing safety concerns around AI from the ability for models to carry out cyberattacks to the technology going rogue.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/10/2026
"I hope Trump's military advisors bring him a map that extends well beyond Tehran and the Strait of Hormuz, and describe several scenarios that begin with the phrase 'what if?'" ICYMI @markhertling.bsky.social on the Iran war's penumbra:
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If You Think You Know How the Iran War Ends, Think Again
Military commanders and planners have a way of preparing for the unexpected.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/10/2026
Mike Johnson: "The nightmare scenario…If this group took over, heaven forbid, they would turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body. They'd spend every day investigating the president, the first family, the Cabinet, donors to the party."
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