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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11m
Trump: "Do me a favor. Just pretend I'm on the ballot. When I'm on the ballot we win everything. When I'm not on the ballot, 48% of you don't vote. Please pretend I'm on the frickin' ballot. Pretend."
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h
NEWS: Eight major U.S. allies—including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—have issued a joint rebuke of the Trump regime’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They vow “unwavering support” for the ICC’s independence.
A vertical graphic on a white background displays an October 9, 2026, joint statement from the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The full statement, presented in black serif text, reaffirms unwavering support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), strongly opposes U.S. sanctions against the Court, warns of their impact on its work, staff, and families, and pledges continued support for international justice, accountability, and the rules-based international system.Marco Rubio, mouth agape, as he announces sweeping sanctions on the ICC to try to punish them for acknowledging Bibi Netanyahu’s war crimes
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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 6m
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That'S Racist Wow
ALT: That'S Racist Wow
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
United States of America brings back public executions courtesy of Pete Hegseth. The sort of tyrannical behaviour that ISIS and the Taliban engage in. baynews9.com/fl/tampa/mil...
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Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had said the execution would be "public"
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/10/2026
"The film’s Renée Good stand-in enters, slamming her Subaru into the ICE van. Described with the subtlety of a brick as 'MELANIE (40), a fat blue-hair,' the woman, blasting NPR, revs up again and fatally hits ICE agent 'Juan' with her car." So subtle.
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The Daily Wire Is Quietly Shooting a Pro-ICE Movie. We Got the Script.
Locals aren’t happy about the film’s take on the ICE shooting of Renée Good.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
JPMORGAN: “.. US housing affordability remains near its worst level since the Global Financial Crisis, with a market that’s effectively ‘frozen.’”
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 07/10/2026
President Trump said that U.S. officials did not believe that a Russian lab worker’s reported death, which has attracted global scrutiny, was linked to a bioweapon. Trump said Russian officials reassured that the situation was being contained.
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Trump says ‘we don’t think’ Russian plague case is a bioweapon
U.S. officials have asked Russia to provide more information about the lab worker’s reported death and the country’s elevated response.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 07/10/2026
Australia's High Court deals a blow to the nation's $49 billion coal exports by backing scrutiny of emissions in mine approvals
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Climate Ruling Deals Blow to Australia's $49 Billion Coal Export Sector
Australia’s highest court ruled planning authorities weighing coal mine projects should consider climate change impacts triggered by the use of the fuel, potentially adding challenges for an export sector that generates A$70 billion ($49 billion) a year.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/10/2026
OpenAI came to Australia to apologise. It will leave without answering these key questions | Toby Walsh
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OpenAI came to Australia to apologise. It will leave without answering these key questions | Toby Walsh
We don’t accept drugs killing a few people because they cure most patients. Or a few planes crashing because most land safely. AI should be no different
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RNZ News (Unofficial) @radionz.nzcow.com · 07/10/2026
📢 The hoiho/yellow eyed penguin could be extinct in less than a decade as a respiratory disease continues to wipe out a significant proportion of the chick population on the mainland.
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Race for vaccine to save hoiho/yellow eyed penguin
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 07/10/2026
Finland orders halt to work on Google data centre sites aje.news/swl55h
Finland orders halt to work on Google data centre sites
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Reuters @reuters.com · 07/10/2026
Tesla is browbeating the EU to approve its ‘Full Self-Driving’ tech. The pressure is working. reut.rs/4s0yJiz
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Tesla is browbeating the EU to approve its ‘Full Self-Driving’ tech. The pressure is working.
Elon Musk’s EV company is running a social-media campaign blaming European traffic deaths on red tape. Its safety claims don’t hold up, experts say, but regulators are starting to buckle.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Man City in cheating shock The new Private Eye is out now.
A photo of the front cover of issue 1685 of Private Eye magazine with the caption "on shelves now." The cover is a “Football Special” and reads “MAN CITY IN CHEATING SHOCK”. It shows Andy Burnham on a football pitch, with the captions “They’ve brought in a new defender!” and “He’s playing at No. 10!” The bottom of the cover reads: “YES! IT’S THE BOOTY-FUL GAME!”
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NPR @npr.org · 07/10/2026
A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge that he abused his position to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million. n.pr/476nwmZ
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Former CIA official accused of stealing $40M in gold bars pleads guilty
A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge that he abused his position to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 07/10/2026
Dario Amodei and Sam Altman didn’t always despise each other. @kevinroose.com goes inside the biggest and most consequential rivalry in Silicon Valley:
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Inside the Biggest Feud in Artificial Intelligence
A new world has arrived. Dario Amodei and Sam Altman cannot stop fighting over it.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 07/10/2026
Scientists hope sunken Silk Road city can reveal Central Asia's lost history. In Kyrgyzstan's largest lake, scientists uncover the remains of a submerged city. Found on an ancient trading route between China and Europe, little is known about the once-thriving settlement under Lake Issyk-Kul
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/10/2026
New York governor declares state of emergency after spike in measles cases
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New York governor declares state of emergency after spike in measles cases
The deadly outbreak in Pennsylvania is its largest in more than three decades, and confirmed cases in New York are up
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 07/10/2026
IA : Elon Musk veut lever 40 milliards de dollars de dette pour acheter des puces Nvidia pour équiper ses data centers
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IA : Elon Musk veut lever 40 milliards de dollars de dette pour acheter des puces Nvidia pour équiper ses data centers
Le « Financial Time » a révélé mardi que la firme du milliardaire, SpaceX, a lancé une opération visant à financer l’achat de puces pour équiper ses data centers. Ce nouvel emprunt massif illustre l’imprudente course aux capitaux entraînée par le développement de l’intelligence artificielle.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/10/2026
David Ellison denies he has ‘politicized’ Skydance despite close Trump links
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David Ellison denies he has ‘politicized’ Skydance despite close Trump links
Ellison admits ‘good relationship’ with administration in remarks to reporters about newly merged media company
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Why Jared?
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 07/10/2026
Japan is considering compiling an extra budget focused on relief spending for reconstruction efforts after disasters such as earthquakes and heavy rain, the Yomiuri Shimbun said on Wednesday.
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Japan considering another extra budget for disaster relief, Yomiuri reports
The government aims to pass the extra budget through the ordinary parliament session that begins early next year, the paper reported.
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NZ Transit Buzz @nztransitbuzz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#RailNews: A commemorative plaque celebrating the opening of New Zealand’s largest ever infrastructure project was put on hold over fears the National Party would roll Christopher Luxon as its leader. Via The Post: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Auckland's CRL still has no commemorative plaque and it’s partly National's fault
Transport staff had a serious quandary on their hands: Would Christopher Luxon still be PM by the time the City Rail Link opened?
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Vatnik Soup @vatniksoup.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
On this day 20 years ago, Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in Moscow, on Putin’s 54th birthday. She had spent years reporting on Putin’s Russia and exposing atrocities committed during Russia’s war in Chechnya. Dozens of journalists have been killed for their work under Putin.
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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Just through helping a friend who got scammed trying to buy a rubbish bin. The site she got caught by, brabantia-nz[dot]com, is the top Google result for the term "Brabantia NZ". One of a large cluster of scam sites, most seem to use vvservicecare[dot]com as the order confirmation email address
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nothing to see here...just the President of the United States inviting the country he illegally declared war on to "take out" 2 major American cities. If that's not treason, what is? 🤬 Law enforcement won't hold him accountable, but we WILL! The beginning of the end is on November 3rd. #VOTE-BLUE 🌊
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 07/10/2026
Trump says he will not reimburse taxpayers millions of dollars paid for political ads that have already aired. The release of government-funded advertisements promoting Trump ahead of tight US midterm elections in November caused an outcry on both sides of the US political divide u.afp.com/S9t5
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 07/10/2026
How AI tempts the lazy mind ft.trib.al/ubav7yw | opinion
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How AI tempts the lazy mind
The real risk of generative artificial intelligence is not that we will trust it completely, but that we will stop caring enough to check
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 06/10/2026
The fact that the President of the United States suggests Iran should nuke Los Angeles and San Diego and we’re supposed to pretend it’s perfectly normal, everyday stuff shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"The Archdiocese of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit ... claims that the Ste. Genevieve County Jail and ICE have violated the First Amendment rights of immigrant detainees by preventing Catholic priests from delivering communion, hearing confessions and celebrating Mass." fox2now.com/news/missour...
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Archdiocese of St. Louis sues ICE officials over blocked religious services
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit against Ste. Genevieve County officials and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership over alleged restrictions on Catholic religiou…
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/10/2026
Bottoms: "My opponent has said he wants to be Trump's favorite governor…I'm not running to be his favorite governor. I'm running to work on behalf of people like you."
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
our fucked-up president invites Iran to 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego, and our shithole press can't be bothered to say one word about it. what in the actual fuck? thank you for your attention to today's post, in which my head once again explodes. link is here: bit.ly/3VuDJA0
Hello, and welcome to another exciting episode of Donny Says Stupid Shit, the show where our Very Special President gets away with blurting out the kind of crazypants dumbfuckery that would immediately end the political career of any mere mortal who said the same thing.
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
here's Tuesday's post: "No biggie, it’s just our shithole president, inviting Iran to ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego" — What the fuck is wrong with this guy? thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
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No biggie, it’s just our shithole president, inviting Iran to ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego
What the fuck is wrong with this guy?
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/10/2026
ICE has ordered 6,650 pairs—and says it'll ignore any bans.
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Study: Shock gloves traumatized Army volunteers
After tests, military personnel said "just seeing the glove" that ICE plans to adopt scared them into obedience.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
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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Reuters @reuters.com · 06/10/2026
US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dead at 86 reut.rs/4rNR6qV
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US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dead at 86
U.S. televangelist Jim Bakker, who built a multimillion-dollar empire and lived in opulence before being disgraced by a sex scandal, fraud conviction for bilking followers and divorce from television co-host Tammy Faye, died on Monday at age 86.
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Stu Fox @stufox.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When you're voting this year remember that ACT hates you and every person who works for a living www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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ACT wants to freeze minimum wage and reduce youth training rate
The ACT Party would freeze the adult minimum wage for three years and reduce the training minimum wage for workers under 20 years old to 60 percent, if re-elected.
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Strictly Obiter @strictlyobiter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Perfection. www.rollonfriday.com/news-content...
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EXCLUSIVE Legal500 accidentally publishes terrible reviews of top barristers
Pulls site offline
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/10/2026
Trump: "Think of it, I don't need the votes. I'm doing this, you know, I'm doing this and I'm not running for anything. But you're going to think of me as on the ballot, right? Everybody, promise?"
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 03/10/2026
Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic emblems leaked by official YouTube account
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Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic emblems leaked by official YouTube account
* Sneak preview shown in video after pieces revealed over past week * Cockatoo-inspired emblem to be officially unveiled on Monday The Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics emblems have been accidentally leaked by the Games’ official YouTube channel, three days before its own big reveal. Pieces of the puzzle had been revealed across Queensland over the past week with the full logos to come together during an official unveiling on Monday. Continue reading...
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Stephen Spaulding @stevespaulding.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Exactly one month out from an election that will decide who controls the U.S. Senate -- the chamber every judicial nominee needs to clear -- Justice Alito confirms in a television interview that he is considering retirement from the high court. 1/
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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement
The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.
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Mr. Fahrenheit @mrfahrenheit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There are no words for how idiotic this is.
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Aaron D. Ford @aarondfordnv.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have secured a landmark victory against Meta. This settlement has won Nevada up to $256 MILLION and will install new anti-screen time rules for kids.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 01/10/2026
Kanye West's Russian concerts have been cancelled, organisers say. The rapper would have been the biggest Western musician to headline in Russia since Moscow launched its Ukraine offensive in 2022 u.afp.com/S9B7
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I don't think it's a good idea to let the wildly unqualified former host of Fox & Friends' weekend edition cull the military's leadership and insert cronies. bsky.app/profile/wash...
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I don't think it's a good idea to let the wildly unqualified former host of Fox & Friends' weekend edition cull the military's leadership and insert cronies. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/u...
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Hegseth’s Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless
The leadership vacuum comes as the Army is trying to adapt to a new kind of war dominated by deadly drones.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚌 NEWSWEEK: “Soaring diesel prices are putting mounting pressure on school districts and school buscontractors responsible for transporting millions of students across the country each day.” #TrumpTax #Trumpflation www.newsweek.com/school-bus-r...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/09/2026
Scientists have identified a new species of penguin for the first time in more than 100 years. The gentoo penguin found in the Antarctic and on remote islands in the Indian Ocean had historically been treated as a single species.
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Scientists identify new species of penguin, first in more than a century
Researchers were able to show that over hundreds of thousands of years, the gentoo penguin has diverged into four distinct evolutionary lineages.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I retired four years ago. They gotta let it go :)
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