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Pagan D.

@paganh.bsky.social
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Filmmaker. Mom. Writer. Corgi owner. Irreverent American. Waiting for the simulation to end. Reposts do not mean agreement.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 6h
“this is Texas, we can win back the seat in six years and in the meantime fuck this guy” is absolutely going through a lot of people’s minds right now paxton is 63, none of these people want to deal with him in the senate seat for two decades they already have ted cruz
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h
WOW: A federal judge ERUPTED at Trump administration lawyers after hundreds of trees were chopped down for Trump's DC golf course project despite repeated warnings to provide advance notice. Our Scott MacFarlane was inside the courtroom for the extraordinary showdown.
meidasnews.com
Trump Admin's Golf Course Scheme Sparks Explosive Courtroom Showdown
“You did your absolute worst!” A federal judge accused the Trump regime of destroying its credibility after hundreds of trees were cut down at a D.C. golf course, triggering an extraordinary courtroom...
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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 10h
“This constant lying and this attempt to turn it into a show, a reality show: ‘The Iran War’, Episode 2: It’s going great — is really depraved.” — Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social youtu.be/uRN_h2RYMxk
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'DEPRAVITY': Pete Hegseth ADMITS HE LIED about Iran war death toll as Pentagon quietly raises number
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 12h
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 11h
Common Cause just told a federal judge that Trump's taxpayer funded propaganda ads ran hundreds of times after a TRO ordered an immediate halt to them. The two-page notice buff.ly/u2GESdN
1. On October 12, at 1:31 p.m. Eastern, the Washington Post reported that two ads continued airing after the Court issued the Order and into the early hours of
Monday, October 12, on multiple programs, including “60 Minutes,” “ABC World News Tonight,” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” Ex. A.
2. According to AdImpact data retrieved at 2:45 p.m. Eastern today, Defendants’ ads ran in nearly 400 spots on programs that began airing at 7 p.m. Eastern last
night—that is, after this Court’s order was in effect. Ex. B.
3. Specifically, “Final Battle” ran in 193 spots during “60 Minutes,” which aired on CBS starting at 7 p.m. Eastern. Ex. B.
4. And “Maduro” ran in 198 spots during “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” which aired on ABC starting at 7 p.m. Eastern. Ex. B.
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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 17h
MacKenzie Scott donated $7 billion in 2025 bringing her five-year total to $26.2 billion, even as she stays out of the spotlight. fortune.com/article/mack...
fortune.com
MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America's $19.2 billion in megagifts last year | Fortune
MacKenzie Scott donated $7 billion in 2025—a third of all U.S. megagifts—bringing her five-year total to $26.2 billion, even as she stays out of the spotlight.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 11h
A Democratic-aligned survey found that tying corruption to housing, health care and the cost of living raised support for Democratic congressional candidates by about 3 points. Ossoff, Talarico and El-Sayed are already running on it.
politico.com
Democrats are making corruption messaging a pocketbook issue
Running against corruption is not new. But Democrats have turned the familiar attack into a broader message tied to voters’ economic pain.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 13h
Did they put Eric Schmitt in charge of ad buys?
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Pagan D. @paganh.bsky.social · 13h
I am sorry but there is no reason college should have gone up by five hundred percent in the last thirty years except thanks to the Pell grants etc they could charge that. Lots has changed about education in the last thirty years including the charter movement and we need to rectify
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 18h
The world must be very scary for people who are this gullible. Or this stupid.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 16h
The Las Playas Intaglio is a 272-foot fish carved into the Arizona desert 6,500 years ago, older than Stonehenge, the oldest geoglyph in the Americas. It survived every civilization on 2 continents. In April a border wall contractor scraped a 50-foot path through it. CBP: "inadvertently disturbed."
politimix.substack.com
The Oldest Artwork in the Americas Survived 6,500 Years. Then It Met a Border Wall Contractor.
The Las Playas Intaglio, a 272-foot fish older than Stonehenge, lasted through every civilization on two continents until a crew with heavy equipment scraped a 50-foot path through it in April.
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 14h
Lovely
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 15h
Democratic leaders, call a press conference and stand firmly behind Ilhan Omar and your Muslim elected officials and candidates. Enough of this right-wing fearmongering and Islamophobia.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h
Zelenskyy on Fox News: "If President Trump wants to change the leader in Ukraine, he has to know that only our people can change ... [but] now we have attacks each day. We're speaking about thousands of drones, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles. How can people vote?"
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Project 2025: The blueprint of treason. This fuckhead needs to be in prison along with Traitor Trump and the rest of their co-conspirators.
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 18h
Real photo Put her on mt Rushmore
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 18h
Defunct Spirit Airlines is trying to sell decades of employee records to Google for AI training. EPIC counsels Abigail Kunkler and Mayu Tobin-Miyaji explain why “the law has not stepped up to protect worker privacy” and what regulators, unions and Congress can do.
techpolicy.press
Spirit Airlines Is Selling Its Workers’ Data. That Can’t Fly.
Spirit’s bankruptcy makes clear what privacy advocates have warned about for years, write Abigail Kunkler and Mayu Tobin-Miyaji, both counsels at EPIC.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h
ICYMI — Globally Israel is now the worst-perceived country in the world, and 🇺🇸 is now 5th worst (behind even Russia and Iraq and Syria) The Trump and Netanyahu effect in number form 😕🤷🏼 146165116.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/146165...
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 10/10/2026
This article offers half a dozen reasons why people have stopped having friends and family over, but it ignores the fact that the women who planned parties and kept homes tidy enough for unplanned guests are now working for pay full-time (usually more than 9-5). www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
theguardian.com
The dreadful decline of hosting at home: ‘I feel shame any time a friend comes over’
It used to be quite normal to pop next door for a coffee or invite friends over for dinner. But not any more. What’s behind this change – and just how damaging is it?
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 19h
Fox News is reporting this is a criminal investigation into the immigration paperwork filled out by Ilhan Omar’s late father when she was a child 40 years ago. I actually think this is so nakedly outrageous it will blow back on them. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
reuters.com
US launches immigration raid of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home, Fox News reports
US authorities conducted a predawn raid Monday on the Washington-area home ​of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar in ‌a probe of the Somali-born lawmaker's immigration paperwork, Fox News Digital re...
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
On October 10, I posted the diesel price at Chevron at $7.18 a gallon. Look at it now, 2 days later. Up 41 cents! Two Days!!
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/10/2026
is there anyone thinking/writing about the actual mechanics of disentangling the US government from elon musk?
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 18h
Better late than never, I guess. But what a travesty. 😩 Gift link wapo.st/4B0AQqP
wapo.st
Judge halts tree removal at D.C. golf course that Trump has proposed overhauling
Plaintiffs had said “hundreds more” were slated for the ax, and the judge ordered a stop to all tree removal until 7 a.m. Tuesday or until she issues another order.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 19h
I think Ds have largely avoided big discussions of Musk because the other messages they're concentrating on our landing so well and you can only concentrate on a few things. But it's worth saying clearly that the GOP is the tool of maintaining Musk's power over American society.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 18h
Krugman did the arithmetic on the Russian diesel deal. 300,000 tons is a bit over 2 million barrels and America burns about 4 million a day, so Krasnov sold out Ukraine for roughly 12 hours of fuel. Meanwhile Canada has a diesel surplus right next door.
alternet.org
Nobel-winning economist shuts down Trump's diesel fever dream
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman made it clear that President Donald Trump's new scheme to reduce diesel prices will have no impact, that is, assuming it gets off the ground at all.Writing M...
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Pagan D. @paganh.bsky.social · 18h
Thank you for your amazing work Norm!
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 20h
BREAKING: the court has paused the Trump admin tree removal at East Potomac Golf Links, where we are contesting the dumping of toxic East Wing debris & creating a Trump golf course We raced to court with partners Democracy Forward & Lowell & Assoc, & filed for an emergency hearing--today at 10am!
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
US maternity wards face wave of closures as Medicaid cuts kick in
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ spending cuts will be fully felt next year, but hospitals are already feeling the squeeze
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
BREAKING: Federal judge orders Trump administration to stop DHS's pro-Trump propaganda ads immediately, including ordering the canceling of ads set to run as soon as this evening. Background: www.lawdork.com/p/doj-does-n...
Based on the materials provided, the Court does not require the additional conference on
October 13, 2026 and such conference is adjourned. The Court finds that (1) the present motion
is not moot, (2) there is standing to proceed, and (3) the moving Plaintiffs have demonstrated that they are likely to succeed on the merits, will suffer irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction, the balance of the equities tips in their favor, and an injunction serves the public interest. A full opinion shall follow shortly. Therefore, the Court GRANTS the moving Plaintiffs' motion, and IT IS HEREBY:
ORDERED that under 5 U.S.C. § 705, the purchase order entered into on or about September 20, 2026 between Customs Border Protection ("CBP") and Lepugh, Inc., doing business as LMD Agency, Inc., ("LMD") ("September 20, 2026 purchase order") is stayed, including all future payments made thereunder; it is further
ORDERED that under 5 U.S.C. § 705, the Office of Management and Budget's ("OMB") apportionment of $20 million to fund the development, creation, and/or airing of theadvertisements covered by the September 20, 2026 purchase order, including but not limited to The Country He Loves, Celebrating the Enduring Spirit, Final Battle, To the Great Proud People of Iran, and Maduro (collectively "the challenged advertisements") is stayed; it is further
ORDERED that Defendants are enjoined from using, disbursing, or transferring funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") to develop, create, disseminate, place, distribute, publish, or air the challenged advertisements; and it is further
ORDERED that Defendants shall cancel or cause to be cancelled any slot, placement, reservation, or arrangement for the airing or dissemination of the challenged advertisements,
including those placements for the evening of October 11, 2026;
ORDERED that Defendants shall not enter into, renew, or expand any agreement authorizing the development, creation, dissemination, placement, or airing of the challenged
advertisements; and it is furtherORDERED that the foregoing instructions bind Defendants' officers, agents, employees, contractors, and anyone acting in concert with them. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(d)(2).
ORDERED that Defendants shall immediately provide a copy of this order to LMD,
under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2)(C), and that LMD, as a contractor that is in active concert and participation with Defendants, is enjoined from continuing to run or place the
challenged advertisements; and it is further
ORDERED that Defendants will file a status report within 24 hours of the entry of this temporary restraining order and Section 705 stay, confirming compliance with this Order; and it
is further
ORDERED that this Order shall remain in effect until 14 days from today, subject to an extension of this Court; and it is further
ORDERED that, in the Court's discretion, Plaintiffs shall not be required to post a bond.Case 1:26-cv-08882-JLR Document 41 Filed 10/11/26 Page 4 of 4
This Order shall be effective as of 6:45 p.m. on October 11, 2026 and the Clerk of Court
is respectfully requested to close the motion at Dkt. 25. The Court will reschedule the October
13, 2026 conference to discuss next steps in this matter.
Dated: October 11, 2026
New York, New York
SO ORDERED.
Kanifer Rockon
JENNIFER L. ROCHON
United States District Judge
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Hang it in the Louvre.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 20h
Thank you 👏👇
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 18h
Corporate Media has two choices here: either cover this immigration raid on Rep Omar as if it were a normal action within the rule-of-law OR call it out as an insane attack by Trump on his political enemies. Yet even @huffpost.com is choosing collaboration in this article.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h
GOP Rep. Tom Kean disappeared for 4 months & missed dozens of votes then finally surfaced, read a 5 minute speech saying he was at a mental health facility, refused to take questions from the press, and MAGA supports his reelection. But the Talarico hoax is career ending.
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Pagan D. @paganh.bsky.social · 19h
I think you are being pretty facile here. Tons of money without adequate structure and a good plan does not work. But lacking textbooks, having constant substitutes or going to school four days a week really doesn’t work. Not to mention our community and state colleges should be free.
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Target: We're stepping back from DEI. Customers: We're stepping back from Target! Target: Looks like we're having financial difficulties.
apnews.com
Target picks an insider to lead the struggling company when CEO Brian Cornell steps down next year
Target CEO Brian Cornell plans to step down Feb. 1. He helped reenergize the company but has struggled to turn around weak sales in a more competitive retail landscape.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This week: A Sunday night ruling on Trump's paid-for-by-taxpayer ads, a crazy story out of Texas, & a judge's decision Ivanka, Jared & Don Jr. can't use the Secret Service to duck subpoenas. Get ready for The Week Ahead: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
joycevance.substack.com
The Week Ahead
October 11, 2026
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Eight years ago
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
As I’ve often said, my first fear, on learning that the UK had voted for Brexit, was that it might even be possible for Trump to be elected.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Burnham started his much-needed assault on Brexit yesterday by confirming Russian interference in the vote. Now this: “In a statement to MPs, Andy Burnham will argue it is time to "face up to the reality that Brexit has done more harm than good" and "the status quo is not good enough for Britain."”
bbc.co.uk
Rejecting closer EU ties would be dereliction of duty, PM to say
Addressing the Commons, Burnham is expected to say that a new deal with the EU could help tackle illegal immigration and boost economic growth.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/10/2026
before this is over i will not be surprised if trump cuts down every cherry tree he can find just to spite DC
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Greedy bastard.
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 12/10/2026
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's demands to see the health records of Texas Senate candidate James Talarico embarrassingly backfired, as social media users demanded to see those of President Donald Trump in return.
irishstar.com
Miller's demands to see Talarico's medical records backfire
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
but like what
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Holy shit FOUR members of the ethics committee in Denmark that gave the green light to allow the widely-condemned RFK Jr-funded trial to proceed in Guinea-Bissau have now resigned in protest This quote is 🔥 Great reporting by @melodyschreiber.com www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Stig Børsen Hansen, a founding member who was one of two reviewers who presented the study to the Danish committee, resigned from the group in protest on Friday, citing major ethical issues with the study.

“You are now enrolling newborns in a lottery to test a hypothesis,” Hansen said. The children who are randomly selected not to receive the birth dose of the vaccine, those who “lost the lottery”, face in their earliest days the risk of contracting hepatitis B, which can cause irreversible lifelong damage. “They contract hepatitis B in the context of being part of a research project,” Hansen said, which made their infection happen, in effect, “by design”.

Three other members of the committee have also resigned in protest.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/10/2026
ProPublica designed a reporting experiment to demonstrate how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. We succeeded in opening two schools. No credentials or background checks required.
propublica.org
How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
interesting to contrast the damage done to our European alliances by ideology, Russia-love and hate for democracy vs damage done by appointing these behind the music crash-out freaks who create their own independent scandals.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
When you don’t kick anything upstairs
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Polls suggest Le Pen is all but certain to make the “top 2” runoff, with more than 30% of the vote. Question is who joins her. Currently, Macron’s former prime minister Philippe and Melenchon, and to a lesser extent Glucksmann, are the only ones to poll in the 12-19% range.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
France’s center-left just held a primary for a presidential candidate. Raphael Glucksmann, the much more centrist candidate who is adamantly opposed to any alliance with the radical left of Jean-Luc Melanchon, easily prevailed, crushing the Socialist Party leader who’d organized those alliances.
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