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Funding came from the sale of nearly 1500 missiles to Iran for use in its war with Iraq, though weapons sales to Iran were also illegal. 4/4

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The contras had been recruited and trained by the United States, and supported financially in violation of specific law passed by Congress that forbade it. The operation was directed from the White House and run by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). 3/4

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Under questioning, Hasenfus confessed that he had been shipping military supplies from the U.S. into Nicaragua for use by the contras, an insurgent force trying to bring down the the country’s Sandanista government. 2/4

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October 5, 1986 - The cover-up of the Iran-Contra scandal began to unravel when Eugene Hasenfus was captured by government troops in Nicaragua after the plane in which he was flying was shot down; three others on the plane died in the crash. #EugeneHasenfus #IranContra 1/4

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Their country was large. We were contented to let things remain as the Great Spirit Chief made them. They were not, and would change the rivers and mountains if they did not suit them." 3/3

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"I have carried a heavy load on my back ever since I was a boy. I realized then that we could not hold our own with the white men. We were like deer. They were like grizzly bears. We had small country. 2/3

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

October 5, 1887 - Chief Joseph, leader of the Nez Perce Indians, surrendered to the American Army, ending a desperate struggle by his people for self-determination, and to maintain their traditional homeland in the Wallowa Valley of Northeastern Oregon. #ChiefJoseph 1/3

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Memorable Presidential Quotes In History From FDR: "The only thing we have to fear... is fear itself." From JFK: "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." From our Vulgarian-In-Chief:

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"Mingus Ah Um" by Charles Mingus released in October 1959. #CharlesMingus #MingusAhUm

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Why a colony on Mars is a dangerous idea | Matt O'Dowd, Avi Loeb, and Carol Cleland on space travel

When some half-wit billion@ire starts to wax poetic about a "sustainable city" on Mars in 20 yrs, refer them to some experts. Here's a panel. NASA should be funded & guided scientifically. Make Earth sustainable.

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YouTube video by The Institute of Art and Ideas

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On this day in 1969 the first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC One. #MontyPythonsFlyingCircus #MontyPython

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October 4, 1976 - Earl Butz resigned as President Gerald Ford’s agriculture secretary with an apology for what he called the "gross indiscretion" of uttering a racist remark.

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Spoken like a charter member of the Epstein class.

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The Entire World Is A Damn Frat House.

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"What is the difference between the Cornell Snapchat group and the thousands of Epstein emails exchanged with global elites?" deckerngongang.substack.com/p/the-world-...

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Sexual assault remains pervasive because our organized society and economy are functionally nonconsensual.

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Born this day in 1954, Stevie Ray Vaughan. #StevieRayVaughn

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“The Paul Butterfield Blues Band” released in October 1965. #ThePaulButterfieldBluesBand #VintageVinyl

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Woody called his songs "people's songs," filled with stinging honesty, humor and wit, exhibiting Woody's fervent belief in social, political, and spiritual justice. 2/2

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9/3/1967-Woody Guthrie died in New York City at the age of 55. He had spent the last decade of his life in the hospital, suffering from Huntington's chorea. #WoodyGuthrie 1/2

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"Helene’s landfall gives the U.S. a record eight Cat 4 or Cat 5 Atlantic hurricane landfalls in the past eight years (2017-2024), seven of them being continental U.S. landfalls. That’s as many Cat 4 and 5 landfalls as occurred in the prior 57 years." ~ Bill McKibben 2/2

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From 2017. The climate crisis isn't something off into the future, it's now. Check the water level in Lake Powell or Lake Mead. #ClimateActionNow 1/2

Amazing yet disturbing yet really basic facts.

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Suspected Plague Death at Russian Lab Sparks ‘Anti-Epidemic’ Lockdown

Now there's this. An actual Russian lab in Siberia may have a death from the bubonic plague.

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"My Name Is Barbara, Two..." by Barbara Streisand was released in October 1965. #BarbaraStreisand #MyNameIsBarbaraTwo #VintageVinyl

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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript

We should all be alarmed at the level of cognitive decline exhibited in this TIME interview with the FITWH. Congress has abdicated their oath of office by allowing this tragically damaged individual to continue to endanger us all.

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The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.

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"Bongo Fury" by Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart released this day in 1975. #FrankZappa #CaptainBeefheart #BongoFury #VintageVinyl

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"Let It Be" by The Replacements released this day in 1984. #TheReplacements #LetItBe

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Peanuts Comic Strip first published on this day in 1950. #CharlesSchulz #Peanuts

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The Police "Ghost in the Machine" released on this day in 1981. #ThePolice #GhostInTheMachine #VintageVinyl

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Tom Petty ~ October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017 “If you're not getting older, you're dead"

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The Twilight Zone (marketed as Twilight Zone for its final two seasons) is an American science fiction horror anthology television series created and presented by Rod Serling, which ran for five seasons on CBS from October 2, 1959, to June 19, 1964. #TheTwilightZone #RodSerling

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"All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog." -- Charles M. Schulz

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Twang! It's Friday! "Big City" by Merle Haggard was released in October 1981. #MerleHaggard #BigCity #VintageVinyl #TwangItsFriday

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Today's jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy. What's required is investment in working people — and better wages. When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs. Remember this.

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Lawing attributes the cause of the walkout to an overload of work. The extra work was on top of the 12 hour day that men, women, and children were subjected to for $13 a week. The strikers were asking for a reduction to 10 hour days for the same pay. 6/6

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