Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 4hwww.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/o... 361443603
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 4h“No, this is not spoken-word poetry … Yes, I am the best person for the job, provided the job does not involve reading any more words or answering any more questions.” @petridishes.bsky.social reimagines new Press Secretary Katie Zacharia’s first briefing: theatln.tc/d3Kbr1v0 4366
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 3hBreaking News: The bystander who killed the Oregon school shooter was the father of two students inside, according to the man’s mother. Follow live updates.nyti.msOregon Live Updates: Police Investigate Deadly School Shooting in BendThe armed man who shot the 16-year-old assailant at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend intervened after the teenager, who was armed with a shotgun, killed a teacher and three children. Investigators have searched the suspect’s home. 15518
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialUSA TODAY @usatoday.com · 3hBREAKING:Katie Zacharia was fired as White House press secretary after just five days on the job after a rocky first briefing, the revelation she had misrepresented herself as a lawyer and President Trump casting doubt on her ability to serve in the role. 📸:REUTERS/Kylie Cooper Read:bit.ly/47jzmKJ 5106
bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 3h110 years ago today, Margaret Sanger opened the first U.S. birth control clinic 000
bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 15/10/2026World's oldest shipwreck found off Kekova Island in Turkey 000
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialThe Independent @the-independent.com · 15/10/2026ANALYSIS | Who is Megyn Kelly, really? The confusing psychology of a woman who polices other womentrib.alWho is Megyn Kelly, really? The confusing psychology of a woman at war with womenShe savaged Trump’s new press secretary then immediately defended her and she insulted the Cornell 7 alleged rape victim but also says she wants to champion women. Kelly has descended into a very weird role, writes Holly Baxter, and it’s unclear where she goes from here 564
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15/10/2026Across the country, hospitals under financial strain are shuttering their delivery units, putting expectant mothers at greater risk. As Trump’s cuts to Medicaid take effect, these “maternity care deserts” will only grow. trib.al/8S8tHEGtrib.alThe Increasingly Long Drive to Give Birth in Rural AmericaAcross the country, hospitals under financial strain are shuttering their delivery units, putting expectant mothers at greater risk. As Trump’s cuts to Medicaid take effect, these “maternity care deserts” will only grow. 106228
bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 15/10/2026At least 900 Flock cameras have been unplugged in Texas since state funding was cut - Salon.comsalon.comSalon.com - News, Politics, Culture, Science & Food 000
bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 15/10/2026www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...washingtonpost.comSecret documents reveal donors behind $330 million for Trump’s ballroomThe records offer a panoramic view of a fundraising campaign that is extraordinary for its size and opacity. 000
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 15/10/2026A wall of screens, 32 teams and 1 mission: How NHL Player Safety tracks trouble in real timechicagotribune.comA wall of screens, 32 teams and 1 mission: How NHL Player Safety tracks trouble in real time 011
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Ukraine is being cut off from the tools it needs to protect civilians from Russian strikes. thedailybeast.comTrump’s Bonkers Extortion Plot to Aid Putin ExposedUkraine is being cut off from the tools it needs to protect civilians from Russian strikes. 54124
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 15/10/2026A major surgery inspires a mother-son adventure through Iceland’s remote Westfjords, where winding roads, thundering waterfalls and uneven hiking trails offer both travelers a test on.wsj.com/47W3snCon.wsj.comMy Mother Got a New Hip. So We Went to Remote Iceland to Road Test It.A major surgery inspires a mother-son adventure through Iceland’s remote Westfjords, where winding roads, thundering waterfalls and uneven hiking trails offer both travelers a test 1142
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialReuters @reuters.com · 15/10/2026US rejects recommendation for ICE body cams to be automatically activated reut.rs/4dFLvNxreut.rsUS rejects recommendation for ICE body cams to be automatically activatedThe Trump administration has rejected a government watchdog's recommendation that US immigration officials should use technology that would automatically activate body-worn cameras when an officer pulls their weapon or sets off a car siren. 133034
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The owner of X is a Russian asset who regularly amplifies Kremlin propaganda. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem. 242488398
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialChristopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 14/10/2026NEW: Ukrainian troops were caught off guard by restrictions on Starlink satellite internet systems that disrupted frontline operations, as Kyiv received no advance warning from its partners of a Russian missile attack on its energy facilities for the second day running, Ukrainian officials tell me.ft.comUkraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions and intelligence gaps during Russian attackMoscow ignores Donald Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ while Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network 941074444
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 15/10/2026theglobeandmail.comJoly says the world won't be safer even if Trump leaves officeThe former Foreign Minister and current Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, speaking with Ottawa bureau chief Mercedes Stephenson at The Globe's defence summit, said the geopolitical instability the United States has created isn't going away any time soon, and both Democrats and Republicans agree on many of the current administration's isolationist policies. 3236
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 15/10/2026"Why [do some men] even desire sex with an unconscious woman?” Once you confront the psychological attraction, you start seeing strains of it everywhere, like an outbreak. When, amid this very climate, a comedian cracks jokes about gym “whores” on national TV.motherjones.comThe uncomfortable truth about consent educationCollege workshops have largely failed to reduce sexual assault. They also miss the psychological motivations behind rape. 1114058
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialTWiT Tech Podcasts @twit.tv · 15/10/2026A good tech Short should make you want the rest of the argument, not just the punchline. youtube.com/twit #TWiT #YouTubeShortsyoutube.comTWiT Tech Podcast NetworkTWiT.tv provides news, commentary, help & how-to, reviews, and perspective on the latest trends in digital tech. Join Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent, along with other seasoned experts and journalists,... 031
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/10/2026Ready player one? Why the games arcade is having a rebirththeguardian.comReady player one? Why the games arcade is having a rebirthAfter years of sprawling, never-ending games, players are rediscovering the pleasures of shorter, more focused experiences. Could a new wave of independent arcades bring back the social side of gaming? 2317
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialPrison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Maybe I should have clarified… this isn’t a story from me, but one way better than I could have ever written by a PJP writer named Cameron, writing from California. I just related. Give it a read, though! It’s extremely accurate. 0113
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 15/10/2026this is bananas: abcnews.com/Politics/rep...abcnews.comRep. Andy Harris threatens journalist with potential criminal charges for recording himRep. Andy Harris attempted to invoke Maryland's two-party consent laws to object over the presence of a journalist at a news conference on Tuesday. 1581834449
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/10/2026A judge has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to reorganize the Agriculture Department — which included shutting down a historic agricultural research center in Maryland — though the stoppage may last only briefly.washingtonpost.comTrump can’t close historic agricultural research center in Maryland, judge rulesA judge paused the Trump administration’s efforts to reorganize the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 26424
bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Russia’s frozen hinterlands have long been feared to harbor disease risks 000
bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Who really controls Greg Abbott? - Salon.comsalon.comSalon.com - News, Politics, Culture, Science & Food 000
bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 12/10/2026www.huffpost.com/entry/ilhan-...huffpost.comRep. Ilhan Omar's Home Raided By Federal Agents“Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” said the Minnesota congresswoman. 000
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bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 12/10/2026www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-eu-...huffpost.comPope Leo XIV Will Undergo Surgery To Remove A Nodule On His LungPope Leo XIV has announced he will undergo surgery to remove a nodular lesion on his lung. 000
bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 11/10/2026www.facebook.com/share/p/1525...facebook.comFacebook 000
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 10/10/2026Oklahoma had approved the well, which injected toxic oil field wastewater underground, without first ensuring it would not pollute the city of Enid’s groundwater. The well then repeatedly failed structural integrity tests. with @readfrontier.bsky.socialpropublica.orgOklahoma Oil Company Plugs Disposal Well That Posed Threat to City’s Drinking WaterThe Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down. 17539267
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 10/10/2026San Diego is under a tropical storm watch for only the second time on record as Tropical Storm Rachel is forecast to make landfall in Mexico’s northern Baja California Peninsula early Sunday morning. cnn.it/4dyKF5j 54622
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialMiami Herald @miamiherald.com · 10/10/2026The toll from Panama’s powerful earthquake continues to rise: 27 injured, more than 400 buildings damaged and over 100 aftershocks.bit.lyMore than 100 aftershocks rattle Panama as earthquake damage mountsThe toll from Panama’s powerful earthquake continues to rise: 27 injured, more than 400 buildings damaged and over 100 aftershocks. 011
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 10/10/2026The death of a lab worker in Russia has authorities looking at whether plague played a role. Even if it did, though, the odds of it spreading are very low. buff.ly/weNdPoAbuff.lyYou Probably Aren’t Going to Get the PlagueThe death of a lab worker in Russia has authorities looking at whether plague played a role. Even if it did, though, the odds of it spreading are very low. 66416
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialmikerevolution.bsky.social @mikerevolution.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I just read @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu's latest in the @theatlantic.com and it explains why these fascist goons want to break up Canada www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comMAGA Is Making the World Safe for CorruptionFar-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction. 422973
bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 10/10/2026www.facebook.com/share/p/1DWc...facebook.comFacebook 000
bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 10/10/2026U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact 000
bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 10/10/2026AI agents tried to hack a Canadian government website, researchers say 000
bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 10/10/2026More than 500 trees may be removed from D.C. golf course Trump wants to redesign 000
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialStars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026An Army report obtained this week found multiple systemic failures contributed to the January 2025 collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial airliner over the Potomac River near Washington, DC that killed 67 people. From Stars and Stripes' Matthew Adams:stripes.comArmy finds systemic failures contributed to midair crash over DC in 2025The Army found multiple systemic failures when a Black Hawk helicopter was involved in a midair crash with a commercial airliner in 2025. 4215
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialUnofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Nord Stream trial: How German police followed the evidence - to Ukrainebbc.co.ukNord Stream trial: How German police followed the evidence - to UkraineAfter four years, a Ukrainian man is set to stand trial in Hamburg accused of sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines. 244
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialSan Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 10/10/2026People who hike Half Dome’s famous cables drop and lose all kinds of stuff. So each year, rangers and volunteers plan a day to go and remove it.bit.lyYosemite rangers just cleaned Half Dome. Here’s what they foundPeople who hike Half Dome’s famous cables drop and lose all kinds of stuff. So each year, rangers and volunteers plan a day to go and remove it. 052
bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 10/10/2026What to know about public executions, and why they stopped in the U.S. 000
bookfort.bsky.social @bookfort.bsky.social · 09/10/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnationPentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live 000
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialCNBC @cnbc.com · 09/10/2026Teva wins FDA approval for monthly schizophrenia injection Weltruzacnb.cxTeva wins FDA approval for monthly schizophrenia injection WeltruzaTeva has received FDA approval for once monthly injectable schizophrenia drug Weltruza. The announcement sent Teva shares gaining in premarket. 022
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/10/2026Trump says voter fraud is rampant. The evidence says otherwise.motherjones.comTrump says voter fraud is rampant. The evidence says otherwise.On this week’s “More To The Story,” conservative activist J. Christian Adams is challenged on his claims of widespread voter fraud in the US. Then he abruptly ends the interview. 2015157
Reposted by @bookfort.bsky.socialRaw Story @rawstory.com · 09/10/2026President Donald Trump was once again denied the Nobel Peace Prize, but the winner made sure to mention him in her initial remarks.bit.lyNew Nobel Peace Prize winner nails Trump in initial comments: 'Clap a little bit more'President Donald Trump was once again denied the Nobel Peace Prize, but the winner made sure to mention him in her initial remarks.And not in a flattering way, reported The Daily Beast.The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, 85, a South African jurist and former U.N. H... 24911
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