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NewsTalk BLUE @dailycast.news · 4h
Only one man is responsible for all of this. youtube.com/shorts/X3NNt...
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Only one man is responsible for all of this
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 8h
⚡️ Could Russia disrupt Ukraine’s internet and mobile communications? Russia is targeting data centres and mobile operator infrastructure, aiming to degrade internet quality and destabilise networks. Read the full story 👇
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Reaching the core: could Russia cut Ukrainians off from the internet and mobile communications?
Over the past week, the Kremlin has been expanding its campaign of terror to include new targets. In addition to hitting energy infrastructure and logistics hubs, Russia is now attacking the data cent...
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 7h
Search ongoing for missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston as crews plan to scour ocean floor
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Search ongoing for missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston as crews plan to scour ocean floor
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 03/10/2026
⚡️Pontoon crossings coming to Kyiv following Russian strikes on key bridges, media reports. A Ukrainian official said that the construction of pontoon crossings could take up to three months and would help traffic in the capital, which remains heavily restricted after multiple bridge attacks.
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Pontoon crossings coming to Kyiv following Russian strikes on key bridges, media reports
A Ukrainian official said that the construction of pontoon crossings could take up to three months and would help traffic move through the capital, which remains heavily restricted after multiple brid...
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So, Russia bombed another bridge in Kyiv today that connects left and right banks . It’s the 5th attack on bridges in Kyiv in these 4 days . People left stranded , can’t get to work or get back home . Nothing military about it . only Russia trying to terrorise us into submission .
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
These days there’s so much talk of a nightmare waiting for Kyiv: we’ll freeze with no water or electricity, and strikes on bridges connecting the two banks will cause a logistical collapse… I don’t say times are or will be easy. But I stay in Kyiv. This panic benefits russia.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 03/10/2026
Trump’s buddy. “Vladimir Putin instructed his generals to abandon the rules of war … in intensified Russian aerial strikes on Kyiv's civilian infrastructure, including schools, hospitals and key bridges.”
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Putin tells generals to abandon rules of war as Russia targets Kyiv civilians
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 02/10/2026
OPINION: "Rural incarceration isn’t new. More than a century before ICE was established, West Virginia was holding out-of-state federal prisoners to collect revenue—a history I reconstructed using the West Virginia Penitentiary’s administrative records," Ella Siegrist writes. buff.ly/KLIHsk2
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Opinion | Immigration Enforcement Is Supplying an Economic Market for Prisoners
Ella Siegrist writes about how several states are using immigration enforcement and detention as a revenue stream.
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Indybay @indybay.org · 02/10/2026
NNU Nurses Rally At ICE To Demand ICE Be Shutdown & Palantir Be Purged At All Hospitals
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NNU Nurses Rally At ICE To Demand ICE Be Shutdown & Palantir Be Purged At All Hospitals
A thousand nurses rallied at ICE in San Francisco to demand the abolishment of ICE, the termination of all contracts of Palantir in the hospitals and for the wars and genocide abroad.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 02/10/2026
Hazel Chu: The Cornell rape allegations in the US show us we cannot keep telling our girls to be careful while teaching boys to be entitled ... jrnl.ie/7179130
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026
During a sworn deposition on Monday, Rep. Max Miller declined to answer repeated questions from one of his ex-wife’s lawyers about whether he pushed a girl down a staircase during high school.
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In a sworn deposition, Rep. Max Miller was silent on staircase assault allegation
"If the incident never occurred, why are you afraid of answering the question?" asked his ex-wife's lawyer.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 02/10/2026
Gordon Monson: Utah elected officials seem more than willing to give your money away to billionaires. Which billionaire do you think they’ll help to land an MLB team?
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Gordon Monson: The Battle of the Billionaires. Who should bring Major League Baseball to Utah — the Millers or Ryan Smith?
The Millers have been pursuing Major League Baseball for years. Now Ryan Smith appears to have baseball ambitions of his own. A billionaire battle is brewing in Utah.
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Raised by wolves @mwinter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Neither Eric Schmitt nor I knew that Jack Smith was a Caitlin Clark fan. Yet I didn't need a Senate hearing in order to obtain that information. But maybe that's how Missouri wants to spend our tax dollars, in addition to other important stuff like a massive ballroom and a war on Iran
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Fats Dominick @fatsdominick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It wasn’t a gaffe, Politico. It was a bad faith attempt to setup Smith, based on lies, that failed spectacularly. This GOP party is full of hypocrites, sycophants, racists, and fascists - you should report on them accurately, FFS.
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Noah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No, when Klobuchar corrected his error and called him out for calling Smith a dirtbag, Schmitt loudly said he stood by that statement.
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andrewsawyou.bsky.social @andrewsawyou.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sure
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William "Chip" Nagel @cto1usn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Anne Applebaum has been right about a lot of things and this is one. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Lauren in Saint Paul @comobelladonna.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NO CUSTOMER GIVES A SHIT IF THE PERSON AT THE DESK IS SITTING OR STANDING. THIS NEEDS TO END. ACROSS EVERY INDUSTRY. LET PEOPLE SIT.
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026
Ok what’s the real story here? Union busting? Trying to get higher paid people to quit?
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 02/10/2026
BREAKING: New York governor replaces DA looking into rape allegation at Cornell, appointing AG Letitia James as scrutiny over the case’s handling mounts.
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Governor replaces DA with New York AG Letitia James as special prosecutor in Cornell case
The Jane Doe, who has said she was raped and plied with drugs at a Cornell fraternity house in 2024, “deserves to know that every fact will be examined and justice pursued,” Hochul said.
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 02/10/2026
Putin says Russia has enough diesel, and Western sanctions would keep its surplus off world markets even if Kyiv's refinery strikes stopped. He says Russia is responding by hitting targets crucial to Ukraine’s economy. meduza.io/en/news/2026...
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By Putin’s own estimate, Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries have cost Russia 1% of GDP. But he says stopping them isn’t worth halting attacks on Ukrainian vessels. — Meduza
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected the idea of halting attacks on Ukrainian ships in exchange for Ukraine ending its strikes on Russian oil refineries. He made the remarks at the Valdai Forum.
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CNN @cnn.com · 02/10/2026
President Donald Trump cannot fire US attorneys who have been appointed by courts, a federal judge in Washington state said Thursday in a first-of-its-kind ruling that tests the scope of a president’s removal power under the Constitution.
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Judge blocks Trump from firing Seattle US attorney who had job for an hour | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump cannot fire US attorneys who have been appointed by courts, a federal judge in Washington state said Thursday in a first-of-its-kind ruling that tests the scope of a president’s...
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 02/10/2026
New York’s governor appointed a special prosecutor Thursday to oversee an investigation into a woman’s allegations that she was raped at a Cornell University fraternity house, saying she had lost faith in the local district attorney’s ability to handle the case.
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New York governor appoints special prosecutor to oversee investigation into alleged gang rape at Cornell
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Politico @politico.com · 30/09/2026
Republicans sink measure to spotlight Israeli violence in the West Bank
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Republicans sink measure to spotlight Israeli violence in the West Bank
The overwhelming Democratic support for the resolution highlights the party’s increasing frustration with Israel’s government.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 28/09/2026
The new film "Britain's Gaza Secrets Exposed" documents how the U.K. government downplayed evidence of Israeli war crimes in Gaza. "It's quite extraordinary, the level of duplicity that was going on, in order for us to keep selling Israel arms," says executive producer @bendepear.bsky.social.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 28/09/2026
The United States is required by law to supply Taiwan, which has a democratically elected president and legislature, with weapons for its defence under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act.
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Trump offered to sell arms to China, US ambassador tells Fox News
The United States is required by law to supply Taiwan, which has a democratically elected president and legislature, with weapons for its defence under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act.
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 25/09/2026
Days after Russia’s State Duma elections, an updated forecast revealed the average increase in household utility charges for July 2027 was raised from 8.7% to 11%. The Economy Ministry cited higher inflation and larger gas and electricity rate hikes. meduza.io/en/news/2026...
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Average household utility rates in Russia are expected to rise 11% in July 2027, up from the 8.7% increase authorities previously projected — Meduza
Russia’s Economic Development Ministry forecasts an average 11% increase in utility rates on July 1, 2027. It projects average increases of 8.6% on July 1, 2028, and 7.6% on July 1, 2029.
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Mirror Politics @politics.mirror.co.uk · 25/09/2026
Andy Burnham faces a diplomatic headache after the US invited Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit – despite the war still raging in Ukraine.
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Andy Burnham faces diplomatic headache after US invites Vladimir Putin to G20
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25/09/2026
Of all the corruption accusations that have plagued Benjamin Netanyahu over the years, “the charge that his aides doubled as influence agents for Qatar may be the most politically damaging,” Ruth Margalit writes. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Israel’s Qatargate Scandal
Did Benjamin Netanyahu’s aides peddle influence to a foreign power?
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 25/09/2026
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday that Palestinians in Gaza are facing a "genocidal war," accusing Israeli forces of killing, destruction, starvation and attempts at displacement. to.pbs.org/3TTSKe1
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WATCH: Palestinian President Abbas addresses 2026 UN General Assembly
Abbas made the prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah after the United States denied him and other top Palestinian officials visas to attend the gathering for the second year in a row.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/09/2026
Inquest into British aid workers killed in Gaza may call on Israeli and UK military chiefs
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Inquest into British aid workers killed in Gaza may call on Israeli and UK military chiefs
Lawyer tells review hearing that families wish to know whether weaponry involved in the deaths was made in UK Israeli and UK military commanders could be requested to give evidence to an inquest concerning three British workers killed in Gaza when aid vehicles they were travelling in were hit by an airstrike. It is also possible that the inquest into the deaths of John Chapman, 57, Jim Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47, may examine whether the weaponry that killed the men was made in the UK. Continue reading...
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Baller Alert @balleralert.com · 21/09/2026
CNN, MS NOW, And Politico Sue Trump Over White House Ban They Say Violates The First Amendment
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CNN, MS NOW, And Politico Sue Trump Over White House Ban They Say Violates The First Amendment
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sued the Trump administration Monday over the White House ban that has kept their reporters out of the building since Saturday.   The fight started […] The post CNN, MS NOW, And Politico Sue Trump Over White House Ban They Say Violates The First Amendment appeared first on Baller Alert.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 20/09/2026
The program is limited to 1,000 families, but it's an important acknowledgement of how polluters have been allowed to hurt Americans who lack the money and power to fight back. bsky.app/profile/capi... climatedesk.org
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These Black Los Angeles residents may soon receive environmental reparations
A $5 million pilot program could serve as a model for further efforts to compensate families harmed by toxic industrial practices.
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If I were the chair of the DNC and a Democratic gubernatorial candidate was attacked in the critical midterm election year, I’d probably highlight the fact that Donald Trump and the right have been stoking political violence for years with conspiracy bullshit and civil war rhetoric.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 20/09/2026
As we've been saying since April... theintercept.com/2026/04/01/i...
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“Casualty Cover-Up”: The Pentagon Is Hiding U.S. Losses Under Trump in the Middle East
The Pentagon has sent outdated statements on the number of U.S. troops killed or wounded during the Iran War, resulting in undercounts.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 19/09/2026
Have you lost your SNAP benefits in the last year? We want to hear from you for an upcoming story: bit.ly/4h193P1
A PBS News graphic asks, "Tell us: Have you lost your SNAP benefits in the last year?" and encourages filling out a form for reporting purposes.
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The TrumpRussiaGuide 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @trumprussiaties.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Rep Dan Meuser is a liar”. - All of the Republic of Panama
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AndyC @andyc300.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What the fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck? Christ on a stale cracker, I still don't hate these fucking morons enough, and I hate them plenty.
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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s a real statement, Trump really is so stupid he thinks all foreign trade “loses money”. He’s always been this stupid. He’s pushed tariffs, cutting USA trade (which all economists know destroys economy), AND bashing NATO/UN (Russia’s #1 enemies) since Russia became his #1 financier in the 1990’s!
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I usually attribute Trump's bizarre ramblings to either his psychopathic lying or his psychotic delusions, or some combination of the two. But this is just him being an economically illiterate moron.
President Trump Explains Trade Deficits:

“If we buy 2 billion dollars worth of Bananas from Brazil, we’re actually losing 2 billion dollars.  So if we stop eating bananas, we actually save 2 billion dollars”. 

It’s just simple Economics.
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 17/09/2026
New from @drdrbrockman.bsky.social: Should Texas public school students learn about the Bible? Yes, they should—but not in the way Texas education officials are going about it.
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The State's Bible-Only Reading List Is a Disservice to Texas Kids
A new required list doesn't meet the need to learn about the major religious traditions that make up Texas today—and it could impair public schools' ability to serve diverse populations.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 17/09/2026
He exposed Nicaragua's dictatorship. Now, the U.S. wants to deport him there
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He exposed Nicaragua’s dictatorship. Now, the U.S. wants to deport him there
Journalists, human rights advocates and dissidents who were persecuted in Nicaragua and sought safety in the U.S. are increasingly being targeted for deportation.
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 17/09/2026
Washington, Colorado and other states say private operators can’t hide behind federal preemption, and they're fighting for access in court
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‘You can’t contract around the law’: states fight to inspect federal immigrant detention facilities | Arizona Mirror
Blue states are fighting for federal immigrant detention facility oversight as private ICE operators deny inspectors access
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FT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 17/09/2026
Scientists test new (and old) navigation systems to end GPS dependence ft.trib.al/rL7YFGt #FTEdit
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Scientists test new (and old) navigation systems to end GPS dependence
Military operations and civilian air traffic have been hit by satellite jamming and spoofing in modern wars
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 17/09/2026
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Thousands will die if EPA repeals power plant climate rules, lawsuit says
Public health groups warn EPA rule will cost Americans billions in health bills.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 17/09/2026
Washington and Florida insiders are exploring lucrative deals for a post-communist Cuba crushed by ever-increasing US sanctions
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Trump and Rubio allies are vying for control of Cuba’s assets if regime falls
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17/09/2026
North Carolina defensive coordinator Steve Belichick, the son of head coach Bill Belichick, resigns from his position as the school concludes a probe into its football program.
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UNC defensive coordinator Steve Belichick resigns, probe into conduct in football program concludes
The school had previously announced the resignation of general manager Michael Lombardi amid the probe.
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