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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4h
A high-ranking CIA officer arrested after federal agents found roughly 600 lbs of gold bars stashed in his home also disclosed details about a secret US intelligence source to a foreign official, prosecutors said Tuesday. David J Rush, 49, admitted to one count of wire fraud under an agreement with
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CIA officer arrested with gold bars admits he exposed secret intelligence source to a foreign official
David Rush, who was fired, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and will be sentenced Jan. 28.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14h
🚨BREAKING: A Florida lawyer who previously pleaded guilty to illegally accessing election websites monitored the primary election in Maricopa County, Arizona for the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to records viewed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ lawyer convicted of hacking election sites monitored voting in Maricopa County, Arizona
The involvement of the two lawyers in a state where President Donald Trump challenged the 2020 election results adds to concerns that the administration’s monitoring program for the fall — which it ha...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h
Wrongly indicted, charges dropped, and now we learn prosecutors allegedly knew the Reflecting Pool renovation was failing and they charged David Hearn anyway. I hope he sues their asses off.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10h
Foreclosures are climbing: the number of homes repossessed surged 42% from a year ago. Lenders repossessed 5,794 properties out of 40,277 foreclosure filings in August. That’s up 22% from July and 42% from August 2025. www.attomdata.com/news/market-...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Troy Jackson: "As late as 2024, the FBI was circling around Sen. Collins ... then when President Trump came back, his administration dismantled the investigation. Now she votes with Donald Trump 96% of the time. Look, I don't owe Donald Trump nothing."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h
MEMPHIS: “PUNCHES THROWN… CHAOS…” Wild scenes as the city council DELAYS a vote on a data centers moratorium🤔— leading to chants of “BOUGHT AND SOLD!” and “SELL OUTS!” More: www.actionnews5.com/2026/10/06/d...
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fred @fdtate.bsky.social · 3h
Agree! My favorite album released this week!
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 7h
Donald Trump was less concerned with the story, which was about ethics concerns regarding his actions, and more with whether his club looked ugly. trib.al/G6Y8qtf
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Trump Freaks Out Over NYTimes Supposedly Making His Club Look Ugly
Donald Trump was less concerned with the story, which was about ethics concerns regarding his actions, and more with whether his club looked ugly.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 8h
It’s not great that the OpenAI CEO thinks we should “accept some bad things” about AI. It’s even worse that he gets to dominate the conversation. trib.al/vskI542
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Sam Altman’s Personal Feelings About AI Are a Huge Distraction
It’s useful for tech CEOs if the public is talking about their opinions and moral character instead of talking about regulating their companies.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 12h
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HBO Max, Paramount+, and Discovery+ "will unify into a single service”
A combined service could lead to higher prices.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 9h
A day after Trump said his super PAC would pay for those propaganda ads that had been funded by taxpayers, White House officials said the group did *not* plan to reimburse the government for the more than $10 million it had already spent on the ads.
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Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads
A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h
“.. Each hour, Muse updates its dossiers on you and the people you’ve mentioned in chats, messages, and emails that Muse has read. .. Even people who don’t use Muse are subject to this mapping process by other people’s Muse agents.” @time.com $META time.com/article/2026...
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 15h
In what now amounts to a half-dozen cases, OpenAI agents keep getting caught taking actions that would likely result in criminal charges if performed by humans: arstechnica.visitlink.me/l4Zbk2
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OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic
The reports of OpenAI agents harming third-party sites keep coming.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h
In case facts still matter…
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 9h
The two Democratic leaders are Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries. They had a duty to step up and say something about this. They have chosen instead to be silent. Both should be dismissed from their leadership positions.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
"What will it take for you to admit you are ever wrong?" -- Troy Jackson nails Susan Collins on her vote to confirm Kavanaugh, 8 years to the day after Collins cast the vote that doomed Roe v Wade
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 6h
Donald Trump made the bonkers claim in front of a dead silent crowd. trib.al/6IxE4MA
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Trump, 80, Claims Iran War Ended Eight Months Before He Started It
Donald Trump made the bonkers claim in front of a dead silent crowd.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h
No better case for the billionaire tax than how hard they’re working to defeat it
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Troy Jackson on the Iran War: "Sen. Collins voted for it 5 times before she started voting against it. By that time, we're already into it and we're in another forever war that you just heard her say, it's not thought out, we don't know what we're doing, but she made sure that it happened."
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 5h
Makes it real clear what they mean by "liberty."
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Alito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new book
A new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h
Happening now… MEMPHIS showing up to get a data center moratorium…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h
And Putin is pleased. Probably a coincidence!
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 20h
If canceling were a real thing, Giannis deserves to be canceled for this. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
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Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Kalshi as shareholder
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is the first basketball star to join prediction market Kalshi as a shareholder, it was announced Friday.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6h
People too young to remember but the day after Obergefell, the gays invaded our Churches and forced them to close, as they remain today. abcnews.com/Politics/thr...
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Alito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new book
A new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h
New whistleblower complaint: The Trump admin pushed the FBI to investigate Los Angeles protesters in violation of their constitutional rights and the bureau's policies, a former FBI supervisor alleges in a new whistleblower complaint.
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FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters
The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h
The alarmists have yet to be wrong 😕🇺🇸
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13h
The Trump administration’s actions resulted in the destruction of the largest ancient Cottonwood tree on Indigenous territory in Arizona. This tree, known as the “Grandmother Tree,” was 250 years old.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h
Police violently drag Hispanic grandmother across rough ground-injuring both arms. Witnesses yell she has a serious heart condition & was just released from hospital. Cops kneel on her chest anyway. "They dragged her like a doll," brother said. Incident occurred in Batesville, Texas
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12tone @12tone.nebula.tv · 12h
Williams, 37, then unleashed her response to the DHS’ statement in an Instagram Story post Monday: “And may I suggest all Nazi bitches suck on my fat d***.”

A DHS representative did not immediately return The Independent’s request for comment.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt
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fred @fdtate.bsky.social · 4h
NLDS Game 3 Dodgers 3 #Braves 1 Dodgers lead 2-1 www.mlb.com/stories/game...
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Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves Game Story, Scores/Highlights - 10/06/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11h
🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines
The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 12h
There is a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia. Yes, you read that right. And we cannot trust RFK Jr. and the Trump administration to be prepared to deal with this. We need a Democratic public health doctor in the US Senate.
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Scoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in Russia
Administration is "aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options," an official told Axios.
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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 13h
Is The Supreme Court Actually Just A Nice Home Upstate For Elderly Judges? An investigation by @brooklynmarie.bsky.social www.wonkette.com/p/is-the-sup...
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Is The Supreme Court Actually Just A Nice Home Upstate For Elderly Judges?
An investigation into Samuel Alito’s brain.
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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 17h
Hot Daddy Jack Smith Went To A Concert, And It Gave The Trump White House An Aneurysm by @evanhurst.substack.com follow him plz! www.wonkette.com/p/hot-daddy-...
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Hot Daddy Jack Smith Went To A Concert, And It Gave The Trump White House An Aneurysm
Hooray!
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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 11h
Rapey Televangelist Jim Bakker Kicks The Dehydrated Food Bucket www.wonkette.com/p/rapey-tele... By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social
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Rapey Televangelist Jim Bakker Kicks The Dehydrated Food Bucket
Status upgrade: ‘Wait, that fucker's still alive?’ now ‘Wait, that fucker was still alive?’
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h
Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.”
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11h
Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102
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Eva Marie Saint, star of North by Northwest and On the Waterfront, dies aged 102
Landmark roles were in 50s classics directed by Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock, before going on to play Superman’s adoptive mother in later life Eva Marie Saint, one of the last survivors of Hollywood’s golden age of the 1940s and 50s, has died aged 102. Her screen work spanned six decades: Saint made her screen debut opposite Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront, starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s celebrated thriller North by Northwest, and in one of her last screen appearances played Superman’s adoptive mother Martha Kent in the 2006 superhero film Superman Returns. A family spokesman said on Tuesday that Saint had died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. Continue reading...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h
STEWART: "That's the answer - if we let them do enough unfettered capitalism, we can apparently capitalism our way to socialism😬... but if the ultimate goal is to give money to the people, why wait? Why not just give us the $50 TRILLION now? -- STOP LYING TO US."
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fred @fdtate.bsky.social · 9h
#BestSongHeardToday #NewMusic2026 Fontaines D.C. - Tongue 💿 Dopamine Chamber (10/16) youtu.be/5OsIwKHppho?...
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Fontaines D.C. - Tongue (Official Video)
YouTube video by Fontaines DC
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fred @fdtate.bsky.social · 10h
#EmojiSounds 🏍️ Jay Som - Superbike youtu.be/jJYr1_XeNbs?...
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Jay Som - Superbike [OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO]
YouTube video by Jay Som
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fred @fdtate.bsky.social · 10h
#ClocktoberMusic Metric - Time Is a Bomb youtu.be/LxJ2-rIUtj0?...
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Metric - Time Is A Bomb (Official Visualizer)
YouTube video by metricmusic
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h
"Yeah, sorry your kid died or whatever. What do you think about my chandeliers?"
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15h
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - Cornell says ex-deputy attorney general Sally Yates will lead review of university's handling of sex assault claims.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h
JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
notable -- Fox News hasn't mentioned Trump's transphobic attack on Annie Andrews a single time. Not once. And they cover a lot of his Truth Social posts. Almost like they're trying to protect their audience from learning the true depth of his depravity.
notable -- Fox News hasn't mentioned Trump's transphobic attack on Annie Andrews a single time. Not once. And they cover a lot of his Truth Social posts.

Almost like they're trying to protect their audience from learning the true depth of his depravity.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16h
NEWS: New York City just recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6% citywide, the largest year-to-date drop in 17 years, with declines in all five boroughs. 1/
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21h
NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 19h
I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically.
The Trump administration says none of this is happening. 

"DHS is NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake." "There are no 'indiscriminate' stops." Allegations of "racial profiling are disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE." "The pattern is NOT of law enforcement using force." "ICE does not zip tie or restrain children." 

But that is precisely what is happening, and at a far larger scale than previously reported.
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