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Mona Smitte

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19thnews @19thnews.org · 2h
Affordability is a campaign buzzword — and for good reason. New polling from The 19th and @today.yougov.com shows that Americans are worried about paying for necessities. And women, who make the majority of consumer purchases for their families, are more worried than men in every category.
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Paychecks aren’t going as far. More Americans say they trust Democrats to help.
People, especially women, are stressed about paying for everything, from groceries and housing to healthcare and retirement, according to new polling from The 19th and YouGov.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 2h
🇵🇱👀 The operational commander of the Polish Armed Forces hinted that Tu-95MS strategic bomber that crashed on September 29 could have been the carrier of Kh-101 cruise missile that fell on Polish territory near Tarnawa on July 30.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Hegseth: "If the world's supply lines break -- and in a real war, they are gonna break -- America keeps fighting anyway. We're hardening every installation on American soil."
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 2h
As far as I can tell, the total funding in the Senate permitting bill is $255M/yr (0.0036% of 2025 $7T federal spending), not counting $200M/yr for historic preservation. $255M is enough to pay 2,550 people $100k. You'd think a bill meant to expedite permitting would hire/pay people to do the work.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 2h
fully AI-invented witnesses in a murder trial. good stuff: www.404media.co/chatgpt-fake...
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Lawyer Cites ChatGPT-Invented Fake Witnesses in Murder Appeal
"Do you watch the news? Do you listen to the radio? Do you read anything about what's going on in the world?” one of the judges asked the lawyer, who submitted false testimony and witnesses after usin...
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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 2h
Jesse Watters said that AOC killed the Amazon HQ in Queens, NY. She was only in office for a little over a month when it died. A State Senator Michael Gianaris, along with Queens residents, were the driving force to kill the deal. I've included a 2019 clip from Bloomberg.
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James Grimmelmann @jtlg.bsky.social · 2h
It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 2h
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 2h
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 2h
The Secretary of Defense is exempt, of course!
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 2h
The Senate's permitting bill text is up. It's way too big/complex for anyone who didn't have early access to digest today, so beware hot takes, but this bit (p. 54 line 9) is funny: If an agency misses a deadline, the agency head can't travel >25 miles from their desk til the agency submits the doc.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2h
One pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed the other and attempted to crash the aircraft in a brawl that sent the jet plunging 20,000 feet. ft.trib.al/bztH6CS
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 2h
Trump's DOJ takes its fight with federal judges to Minnesota #Axios
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Trump's DOJ takes its fight with federal judges to Minnesota
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Mona Smitte @monalisazelf.bsky.social · 1h
Is it worthless now?
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 2h
NATO chief Mark Rutte says he does not know whether a mediated ceasefire in Ukraine is possible before winter. He said US officials are working “day in, day out” on a deal, but added that Putin currently does not appear willing to engage: “You need two to tango.” #Ukraine
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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 2h
I know we're all tired of the "they just said it out loud" shtick but it feels noteworthy that the secretary of defense is articulating the Garrison State as an explicit objective of the American christian fascist project.
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John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 2h
www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2...
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 2h
Lesson in leverage: Trump tried to dodge sanctions in his IRS case. The 11th Circuit said no. Now he's stuck in front of Judge Williams, exactly where he didn't want to be. You can't outrun consequences forever.
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 2h
Public health advocates express concern about nominee to lead the FDA www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va... via @lizszabo.bsky.social @cidrap.bsky.social
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Public health advocates express concern about nominee to lead the FDA
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h
I genuinely couldn't stifle a laugh at this list. Newt Gingrich is 83!
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ownfeed @ownfeed.bsky.social · 2h
x.com/clashreport/status/2105374805… Source: @MarioNawfal on X Original Post: x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2105381749…
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ownfeed @ownfeed.bsky.social · 2h
He’s pointing to those trends as evidence that removing diversity targets hasn’t hurt recruitment. If those numbers hold up, that’s going to make for a pretty interesting conversation about what actually drives people to join the military. Writer: Lynn
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ownfeed @ownfeed.bsky.social · 2h
🇺🇸 Hegseth says the numbers are moving in a direction critics probably weren’t expecting. Military sexual assaults are down, military suicides are down, Black and female recruitment are up, even though all the quotas are gone.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 2h
He is taking care of the money & power. #GuardrailsForAI www.theverge.com/policy/1002468/tru…
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 2h
Working people got another lecture about “winning” when we’re clearly losing. This is a president who would rather rebrand the bomb than defuse it — and would rather break the language than help you afford to live. Say it out loud: he is not taking care of you.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 2h
No… he polled Truth Social on what to rename AI, then signed an order forcing every agency to use his favorite — “Super Intelligence.” Fucking stupid ass ignorant name — and a massive waste of time and taxpayer money. The people asking for guardrails got a meal & photo op.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 2h
Watch Trump’s priorities. Not insulin. Not rent. Not groceries. Not gas. Not whether you can see a doctor.
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Mona Smitte @monalisazelf.bsky.social · 2h
Just like that?
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News Ticker @headline-feed.bsky.social · 2h
**RUSSIA WARNS NATO OF POSSIBLE NUCLEAR RESPONSE IF KALININGRAD IS CUT OFF [AL JAZEERA] 30 SEP 14:52 ET
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ownfeed @ownfeed.bsky.social · 2h
There’s TREMENDOUS potential for POTUS to profit off Washington’s signature vocab. You’ve never seen anything like it!! Source: @MarioNawfal on X Original Post: x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2105377137…
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ownfeed @ownfeed.bsky.social · 2h
🇺🇲 Forget the Trump Bible; we need a TRUMP DICTIONARY. DHS Sec. Mullin has expanded the White House’s lexicon with his latest submission: "frauded" It joins the likes of “covfefe,” “bigly,” “yuge,” and “executive time.”
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 2h
An imbecile. Trump might fire him to deprive us of the joy of impeaching him.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 2h
How Trump Could Threaten the 2026 Election www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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How Trump Could Threaten the 2026 Election
Former Attorney General Eric Holder on the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act and whether the 2026 midterm elections will be free and fair
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 2h
Israel needs to stop the hypocrisy and sell air defense to Ukraine
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 2h
Now the daily update on Russia attacking other nationals. Moldova was subject to 2 drone attacks, one of which exploded near Bender this morning (see vid). No casualties were reported. A few hours later, a jet drone was spotted over Transnistria, but then lost from radar.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 6h
I was asked to check out whether a story about Germany giving Ukraine an entire power station was true. Well yes is the quick answer. But it's not a new story - see Welt's reporting in May, which I mentioned at the time. Handelsblatt's report (Left) is new - I assume Ukraine is now using it.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 13h
Hello on Day 1680 of Russia's all out war on Ukraine. Russia is now losing more men than it can replace and more ground than it can gain. #EATP for the Moscow Fuhrer. Every single day I've compiled a🧵with all the important news, fact checked, in one handy place. I go again!
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Dénis van Vliet @denisvanvliet.bsky.social · 2h
De pro-Russische premier van Bulgarije heeft weer eens gesproken: Roemen Radev wil dat Europa toenadering zoekt tot 🇷🇺 om een kernaanval te voorkomen. De wapenleveranties aan 🇺🇦 noemt hij mislukt: 'Vrede wordt gevormd door diplomatie, niet door wapens.' ru.euronews.com/2026/09/30/b...
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София призывает Европу к диалогу с РФ, чтобы избежать ядерного удара
«Нам всегда нужно учитывать худший сценарий», – заявил премьер-министр Болгарии Румен Радев на саммите Euronews по обороне и космосу, предупредив о риске российского ядерного удара в случае обострения...
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 2h
The government shouldn’t be able to secretly obtain journalists’ phone records without court approval. But DHS is abusing its authority to do just that. Read more about what Congress, journalists, and tech companies can do about it:
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These secret subpoenas are targeting journalists
Don Lemon and Georgia Fort aren’t the first journalists to be targeted with administrative subpoenas. Unless Congress acts, they won’t be the last
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Mona Smitte @monalisazelf.bsky.social · 2h
And they knew this before or after the fact?
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Scripps News @scrippsnews.bsky.social · 2h
Polymarket just rolled out new deposit limits and addiction resources — but critics say voluntary tools aren't enough. Should prediction platforms be regulated like gambling?
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Polymarket is facing calls for more regulation. It’s introducing sportsbook-style safeguards
Polymarket just rolled out new deposit limits and addiction resources — but critics say voluntary tools aren't enough. Should prediction platforms be regulated like gambling?
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Sam Brunson @smbrnsn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's not new, but literally every shadow docket hearing, the Supreme Court is reinforcing its illegitimacy. It is not a court. It is not doing the work of a court. In the interest of the rule of law, we need to ultimately abide by its rulings, but there is no future without significant court reform
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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 2h
I can't wait until we have to prove our T by having to show our morning erections at the gate.
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Charlie Thomas @cthomasjamh.bsky.social · 2h
It’s because you are an ideological clown, not a patriotic cowboy.
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Kung Hei FYat Choy!-Gigan @gigansprogress.bsky.social · 2h
Why am I watching this what is wrong with me
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 2h
Lawyer Cites Improv-Comedy-Group-Invented Fake Witnesses In Murder Appeal
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 27/09/2026
Improv Comedy Group co-scientists are revolutionizing how research is done h/t @amyntas.bsky.social
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2h
"the patriotic cowboys are in..."
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 2h
"This is exactly the pattern our professionals have been documenting since January 2025: unconditional political loyalty is demanded, and the officials who won't bend are pushed out or targeted. Authoritarianism can be a slow rise, and it must be stopped while still in this stage." #jacksmith
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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