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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Trump is turning into a centaur. Look at the hindquarters on this thing. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty)
Trump and his gigantic ass walking out of the White House with [checks notes] Mike Tyson
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Should be bigger news, right? A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
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How a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel
A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
it's a bit concerning that instead of responding to obvious political incentives and moderating on some of their worst and most unpopular policies, the Trump administration is getting more and more extreme
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 09/10/2026
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Alberta’s referendum on a separation vote is approaching. Ask us your questions
Our Alberta-based reporters and editors will be answering questions on how both sides have been campaigning and what the result could mean for the province – and Canada as a whole
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 09/10/2026
The maker of non-text AI model Jev valued at $7.5B just weeks after launch
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The maker of non-text AI model Jev valued at $7.5B just weeks after launch
TypeSafe AI raised $870 million in a round led by a16Z.
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Evan May @gianttourtiere.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Do you want good tortoise news? I thought so. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island
Free-roaming Aldabra population far exceeds human population of Seychelles after decades-long recovery programme
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
High in the rugged Latmos Mountains of Mugla, Turkey, lies a hidden treasure: II century rock frescoes near the ancient Yediler Monastery. A vibrant depiction of the early Christian art. [📹 ayyaannn] Original post
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 09/10/2026
Gromit finally gets a voice … and it’s Martin Freeman
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Gromit finally gets a voice … and it’s Martin Freeman
After 37 years, the staunchly silent dog will speak for the first time in the audiobook of his autobiography – and it turns out he sounds like a hobbit He has been on screen for 37 years, but he has never uttered a word. Now, Gromit will speak for the first time – with the voice of the Hobbit star Martin Freeman. The claymation dog, who has partnered with his eccentric inventor-owner Wallace in a series of Oscar-winning films including The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, is releasing an autobiography this month – including an audiobook edition. Continue reading...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We are sanctioning the ICC because we are a country that commits war crimes. We are buying diesel from Russia to fund Putin’s war machine because we are a country that likes *other* countries that commit war crimes.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 09/10/2026
NEW: Wisconsin Democrats sued the Trump administration for using $20 million in taxpayer funds to run TV ads seemingly created to boost GOP candidates in the midterms — an initiative the lawsuit argues is unlawful. The ads mark the administration's latest effort to unfairly influence the vote.
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Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda ads draw third lawsuit
It’s the third lawsuit filed in response to the campaign-style ads, seemingly created to boost GOP candidates as the party registers historically low ratings.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche, a NEW order calls him out for failing to produce the redacted versions of the handwritten FBI interview notes of the South Carolina victim who alleges she was sexually and physically abused by Trump when she was just 13-15 years old: youtu.be/63K57knWExU?...
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🚨Judge REBUKES AG Blanche Over NONCOMPLIANCE In MY Epstein Lawsuit!!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Unofficial CTV News Mirror @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Why Canada’s fertility rate remains at a record low
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Why Canada’s fertility rate remains at a record low
Canada’s fertility rate remained at a record low in 2025, while the average age of mothers at childbirth continued to climb, according to the latest figures from Statistics Canada.
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brother life insurance just hit 🔥 @moodprobiotic.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
for halloween i told everyone at my job "i drank a potion and now i don't feel so good" and i've been changing my slack profile picture every few days along with my display name accordingly to stuff like "potion update- still not feeling so good"
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEWS: Trump personally approved public execution. Catholic and Evangelical leaders denounce him. One Republican calls him a jihadist. Trump cuts deal with Putin for oil, labeled a 'traitor.' Trump sanctions International Criminal Court hours after Nobel Prize snub. And that's just the beginning.
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NEWS: Mass Outrage as Trump Cuts Deal With Putin, Personally Approves Public Execution, and Sanctions ICC After Nobel Prize Snub
Hey everyone, what a week.
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NPR @npr.org · 09/10/2026
Hamilton was in her early thirties when she led the team of software engineers that powered NASA's Apollo missions. She later said, "There was no choice but to be pioneers." n.pr/4jdONeD
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Margaret Hamilton, whose software sent humans to the moon, dies at 90
Hamilton was in her early thirties when she led the team of software engineers that powered NASA's Apollo missions. She later said, "There was no choice but to be pioneers."
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#earlyvote evening update 10/9: at least 2.9 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/2...
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UF Election Lab: 2026 General Election Early Vote Statistics
Live national and state-by-state early voting statistics for the 2026 general election.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
An ICE agent is in custody at a local hospital after police say he was shot after assaulting an elderly man and his daughter at a home in Fresno. The incident happened before 3:30 am Friday in central Fresno.
OFF-DUTY ICE AGENT SHOT AFTER ASSAULTING 72-YEAR-OLD MAN, HIS DAUGHTER AT FRESNO HOME: POLICE
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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The effect of Trump being so weak, so pathetic, and so much in Putin's pocket is that he has no leverage over Ukraine. Thank goodness for that. Ukrainian defenders have launched a massive drone wave to strike oil terminals and other strategic objects on the territory of the russian terrorist state.
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Jesse Watters: High gas prices because of the Iran War are worth it because "all of those big oil companies - they are making so much money"
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The United States is now officially allied with Vladimir Putin and Russia. We will fund Russia’s genocidal war machine in exchange for Putin helping Trump and the Republican Party in the midterms. One of the most shameful and disgusting days in the history of this Republic.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 09/10/2026
At least 20 Russian officers were killed in the August 26 missile strike on the headquarters of Russia’s 41st Army in Donetsk, according to Mediazona. The identified dead include seven colonels, six lieutenant colonels, five majors, one captain and one senior lieutenant. #Ukraine
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 27/09/2026
The worst part about twitter is there are a number of people who think they have to be active there who are left-leaning but have had their brains absolutely cooked by the site. You can't inundate yourself in exposure to that stuff without it having an impact on you.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/09/2026
Family of pregnant woman who died sues Ken Paxton for wrongful death
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Family of pregnant woman who died sues Ken Paxton for wrongful death
Tierra Walker, 37, was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia at 20 weeks, and family says denial of abortion led to death
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ossoff: Blanche is a joke and a hack. These folks are not just corrupt, they're clowns. Here you have a Kremlin connected Russian oligarch giving massive cash gifts to the president's son…
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The Register @theregister.com · 30/08/2026
Turns out Brits would quite like their private messages to stay private
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Turns out Brits would quite like their private messages to stay private
Polling finds two-thirds don't trust this government, or any future one, with access to their encrypted chats
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
𝟔𝟎+ 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐂 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟏𝟐. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 30/08/2026
This is definitely not the US of the Marshall plan. "Inside Trump’s Plan to Give the *Pentagon* a Stake in Venezuela’s Oil Riches. The deal caps months of secretive negotiations to give the U.S. rights to the some of the world’s largest proven oil reserves." www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Exclusive | Inside Trump’s Plan to Give the Pentagon a Stake in Venezuela’s Oil Riches
The deal capped months of secretive negotiations to give the U.S. rights to the some of the world’s largest proven oil reserves.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This morning in Danbury, ICE was arresting parents at school bus stops. But it’s more sinister. ICE waited until the kids were on the bus so when they are dropped off at the end of the day, they are alone, scared to death they can’t find their parents. I’m heading to Danbury.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/08/2026
Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen King’s It, dies aged 80
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Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen King’s It, dies aged 80
A prolific performer across stage, screen and TV, the actor starred in Legend, Clue and It, but will always be associated with the flamboyantly camp rock’n’roll musical in which he made his breakthrough Tim Curry, the versatile performer of screen and stage, who made his name as the flamboyant Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, has died aged 80. Reports said Curry died at his home in Los Angeles. Ironically, Curry’s best-known roles all required a considerable physical transformation, to the extent that he was unrecognisable in all of them. Frank-N-Furter, Rocky Horror’s deranged scientist, saw him daubed in garish makeup and wearing stockings and suspenders, for the stage show (which debuted in 1973) and the film adaptation (released in 1975). In the Ridley Scott-directed fantasy Legend (1985), he was equipped with giant horns and scarlet skin as the Lord of Darkness. And in 1990, Curry was transformed with full-face clown pancake to play Pennywise in the TV miniseries It, based on the Stephen King novel. Continue reading...
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Are we ever going to find out what happened to mitch McConnell
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/08/2026
Breaking news: The massive expenditure of U.S. munitions in the Middle East is worrying Asian allies and frustrating Pentagon officials overseeing the Indo-Pacific, who fear that the war with Iran could undermine U.S. readiness for a conflict with China.
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U.S. weapons shortage from Iran war alarms allies confronting China
The Pentagon's dwindling stockpile of weapons is worrying Asian allies that face threats from China and North Korea.
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James Wright @jameswrights.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
RIP Tim Curry, never was a man so distinctly iconic and yet such a chameleon in a role🧡😢
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
What the fuck is going on??? www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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Tim Curry, Outlandish Star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80
The three-time Tony nominee terrified audiences in Stephen King's 'It' and was a prolific voice actor as well.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
“The power of the presidency is nothing compared to the power of the people.” —Sen. Jon Ossoff
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans."
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A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians. It Was Guided Entirely by A.I. (Gift Article)
An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
US OFFICIAL, WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL TOLD SEMAFOR WHITE HOUSE BELIEVES US-OMAN DISCUSSIONS BROKE DOWN WEEKS AGO
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 20/08/2026
Conservative commentator Scott Jennings had to face a shouting and relentless CNN panel after he defended Trump aide Natalie Harp.
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Scott Jennings brutally grilled as his 'dishonest' Natalie Harp defense ignites CNN panel
Conservative commentator Scott Jennings had to face a shouting and relentless CNN panel after he defended Trump aide Natalie Harp.During a Wednesday appearance on CNN's NewsNight, Jennings reacted to comments from Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) about how President Donald Trump likes to "travel with Natalie ...
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
UKRAINE WILL EXPORT 1.5 MILLION METRIC TONS OF FARM FOODS IN AUGUST, AGAINST A TARGETED EXPORT VOLUME OF 5 MILLION TONS, FARM MINISTER SAYS
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
SOUTH KOREA'S NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL CONVENES MEETING ON NORTH KOREA'S LAUNCH OF AROUND 10 BALLISTIC MISSILES
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
An arrest warrant has been issued for 2024 Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein after she failed to appear in court for a 2024 assault charge. An order filed by St. Louis Judge Karma Johnson on Monday states that Stein and her attorney failed to appear in court on Monday morning.
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Arrest warrant issued for 2024 presidential candidate Jill Stein
A warrant has been issued for Dr. Jill Stein, stemming from a 2024 assault charge.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Whiskey Pete is taking a break from losing a war -- WHILE service members are eating shit and trying to commit suicide -- to run for President. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Hegseth travels to Iowa in his ‘personal capacity’ amid 2028 speculation
Officials familiar with the defense secretary’s thinking believe he is considering a run for president or some other office after his time in the Trump administration ends.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon in July. (Annabelle Gordon/AFP/Getty Images)

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday is traveling to Iowa in his “personal capacity,” the Pentagon said in a statement, further fueling speculation that the former Fox News personality is mulling a run for president at some point.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is a truly INSANE story.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Iraqi Prime Minister Zaidi condemned the drone attack on his office in a telephone conversation with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani - REPORTS
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 18/08/2026
⚠️ Attorney General Todd Blanche says he’s willing to take the DOJ’s voter roll crusade to the Supreme Court — despite a string of nearly two dozen losses in lower courts. When asked if he should give up this fight, given the long string of losses, Blanche was adamant: demdock.com/4x4xbFQ
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 18/08/2026
Canada’s benchmark home price rose for the first time in 20 months in July.
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Canadian Home Prices Edged Up in July as New Listings Slowed
Canada’s benchmark home price rose for the first time in 20 months in July as markets across the country were buoyed by a stronger outlook for the economy.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 12/08/2026
Fulfill your destiny. Buy Onion Merch. store.theonion.com/collections/tote…
The Onion Tote Bags
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CNN @cnn.com · 12/08/2026
A Los Angeles County grand jury has indicted Nick Reiner on murder charges in the killings of his parents, actor Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, and adds the allegation that he was lying in wait before attacking them.
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New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner | CNN
A Los Angeles County grand jury has indicted Nick Reiner on murder charges in the killings of his parents, actor Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, and adds the allegation that he was lying in wait...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12/08/2026
When all you have is nativism, everything looks like The Camp of the Saints.
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The Dystopian Novel Fueling the Far Right’s Migration Myths
From Ceuta to Washington, hard-right leaders regularly cite Jean Raspail’s 1973 novel to transform real-world border events into apocalyptic threats to Western civilization.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Powerful point from @elienyc.bsky.social with @profmmurray.bsky.social re how Dems/progressives aren't being strategic when they are not being thoughtful re how to rebalance/reform the Roberts #SCOTUS. It is the SCOTUS stupid. W/o control of SCOTUS every progressive policy dream burns.
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