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Sampo Varjonen @sampovarjonen.bsky.social · 26m

This question should be posed to every republican that keeps supporting Trump's foreign policy

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 39m

Russia is cooperating with Iran. So why is Trump cooperating with Russia? Like the diesel deal, this decision is a gift to the very forces attacking our service members.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14h

huh. what could this posssssssssibly mean. the US media willful professed ignorance on this stuff is increasingly embarrassing. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Trump Waives Most Russia Sanctions Passed by Congress

The president signed an executive order to exempt Russia from parts of a law he signed last month.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Since there’s an opening for press secretary, I know a great candidate who’s not only a lawyer, but a neurosurgeon, a Grammy-winning recording artist, and the inventor of the Post-It Note.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

She will always be remembered as one of the all-time greats.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

And, NYT says it is done. “President Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, was fired Friday, after less than a week on the job, according to three people familiar with the matter.”

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Katie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 Days (Gift Article)

The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

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Sampo Varjonen @sampovarjonen.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Minusta on erikoista että tiedotteessa mainostetaan kaikkia toimia joilla hallitus on alentanut liikenteen verotusta, kun samaan aikaan (esim. LVM:n virkapuheenvuorossa) voivotellaan liikennejärjestelmän rahoitusvajetta.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

New data: *Dems now up nearly 9 points in generic ballot *Dems ahead in all key Senate races in Nate Silver averages *Trump approval at 30% in new Pew poll We discuss this and much more in today's episode:

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/10/2026

If Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

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Sampo Varjonen @sampovarjonen.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Eläkeiän nostamisesta puhuttaessa viitataan Tanskaan, jossa 70 vuoden eläkeikä tulee voimaan asteittain vuoteen 2040 mennessä. Tanskan eläkejärjestelmä eroaa kuitenkin monelta osin meikäläisestä. Työuria voi pidentää myös pitämällä parempaa huolta ihmisten työkyvystä. www.varma.fi/tama-on-varm...

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Eläkeiän nostaminen on tylppä ase työurien pidentämiseen

Kun ihmiset pysyvät pidempään työkykyisinä, eläkkeellesiirtymisikä nousee ilman, että vanhuuseläkeikään tarvitsee kajota lainkaan.

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

We should not do this. Trump would just give the assets back to Russia. We should transfer the assets to Ukraine instead

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Sampo Varjonen @sampovarjonen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Vaihtoehtoja varmaan on, ja eri ratkaisuilla mahdollisesti erilaiset vaikutukset. Mutta se että toistellaan että maksun alennus "verotetaan valtiolle" antaa turhan yksioikoisen kuvan.

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Sampo Varjonen @sampovarjonen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Ah, vai tarkoititko että koko tyel-maksun alennus menisi palkansaajan maksuun? Eli muutettaisiin pysyvästi työnantajan ja palkansaajan maksujen suhdetta?

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Sampo Varjonen @sampovarjonen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Nyt kun työttömyysvakuutusmaksu alenee niin pitäisikö sekin verottaa valtiolle?

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Sampo Varjonen @sampovarjonen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Mutta sitten jäisi puolet "hyödystä" keräämättä. Sava-maksun kautta kanavointi kai edellyttäisi palkansaajan maksun vastaavaa alennusta ja senkin verottamista valtiolle? Minusta tämä ei ole niin suoraviivaista kuin julkisuudessa annetaan ymmärtää. Kanavointimaksu on kyllä kiinnostava idea 😅

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Sampo Varjonen @sampovarjonen.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Puolitoista vuotta Jari Lindströmin selvityksen jälkeen TEM käynnistää uuden konsulttiselvityksen, joka kestää vuoden 2027 loppuun. Ehkä ensi vuosikymmenellä päästään jo konkretiaan!

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Excerpts from Michael Lewis on DOGE (Guardian article). 1. Gavin Kliger, white nationalist, refused to shake hands with the Black IRS staffer who briefed him on privacy issues. Or pay attention. Kliger now has a defense start-up valued at 1.4B thanks to DOGE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Phyllis, who loved working for Kathleen and saw falling on hand grenades as part of her job, never told her how this one had felt. She knew Gavin had expressed enthusiasm for white nationalists, and he likely knew that she knew. She tried to break the ice by walking in with her hand extended; Gavin stared at it and declined to shake it, though he had shaken the hands of the white men who had offered them. “He was kind of cool towards me,” said Phyllis. Before she could even start the briefing, he said, You know, I’ve heard these rules before at other agencies. Yes, she said, but these rules are different, because no other agency is governed by this privacy law, and this law can get you thrown in jail very quickly. As she walked him through the basics – how you can’t use your personal phone for business, how if you happen to so much as glimpse a form 1040 with someone’s name on it you must avert your eyes – Gavin played on his phone. “He’s multitasking right in front of me, typing and texting,” said Phyllis. “It was, here’s a routine that I must endure.”

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Greenb3ar @greenb3ar.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Okay the best political ad of the year is here from LA-DSA

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/10/2026

Q: You said Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire, but both sides said they have not agreed to that TRUMP: Well they agreed, you know why? Because I said 'you agree.' That's why.

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 09/10/2026

Want to predict POTUS? What would the KKK's Grand Wizard do?

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Seems relevant to me that the new White House press secretary, who supposed to convey accurate information, believes that elites in the Democratic Party and Hollywood are sexually trafficking kids and eating people. 24 hours later, it hasn’t made it into mainstream coverage of Zacharia.

Katie Zacharia, who was appointed White House press secretary by President Trump on Friday, repeatedly promoted the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy on social media, accusing elites from the Democratic P...

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AfterDawn Suomi @dawn.fi · 11/10/2026

Hiljenikö sosiaalisen median kuplastasi viime päivinä joku aktiivinen, vahvasti omia poliittisia mielipiteitään jakava käyttäjä? Kyseessä saattoi olla venäläinen botti. Ukrainan iskut Yandexin datakeskuksiin näyttävät lamauttaneen ison osan venäläisten operoimista bottitileistä somessa. #uutiset

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Ukrainan iskut Venäjän datakeskuksiin hiljensivät äänekkäät, bottien sometilit

Ukrainan iskut Venäjän datakeskuksiin lokakuun 2026 alkupuolella tekivät yllättävän vaikutuksen maailman nettiliikenteeseen: erilaiset sosiaalisessa mediassa ja uutispalstoilla äänekkäästi kommentoiva...

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Zelenskyy says Ukraine supports Trump's proposed ceasefire on energy infrastructure attacks, provided Russia reciprocates. Discussed the announcement with Canada, Finland, and NATO first. Ukraine is now awaiting to receive more information about the alleged deal from the US.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський
@ZelenskyyUa
I just spoke with @MarkJCarney, @alexstubb, and @SecGenNATO Mark Rutte. We discussed the energy ceasefire announced by President Trump. Ukraine supports the ceasefire, and it is important that Russia support it as well. We are awaiting details from the American side. For our part, Ukraine always FULLY supports steps toward de-escalation, the protection of lives, and the decisions needed to end the war and guarantee lasting peace. Thank you!

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Trump says we’re now going to be getting diesel from Russia

Trump: have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter. Additionally, based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries, Russia will then deliver, within a short period of time, 3,000,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel. Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST! Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority.
This is a very big and important announcement.
Additionally, it must be understood, that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J.
TRUMP
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10/9/26, 11:46 AM

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 07/10/2026

Trump to press at the Oval: "I have a call set up. Today is his birthday. Today is Vladimir Putin's birthday. I'm sure you're going to celebrate. Are you going to celebrate his birthday? No, I have a call set up."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026

Burgum: "You don't the word 'climate change' as much as you did two years ago, because the legs have been knocked out from under that movement"

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 06/10/2026

Picking up the tab for a two-night, alcohol-soaked celebration in the Bahamas following the wedding of the US president’s son has now thrust the 43-year-old into the international spotlight

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How a Russian Boxer With Kremlin Ties Came to Bankroll Trump Jr.’s Wedding

Biker. Boxer. National Lottery czar. Business partner to Vladimir Putin’s chief bodyguard. And now: the man who helped pay for part of Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration.

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tuulimukka.bsky.social @tuulimukka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hegseth on aloittanut valtakunnankansleri -kampanjansa

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over two decades The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.

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Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades

The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Amazing how quickly rank-and-file adopt Trump's pro-Putin talking points

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Sampo Varjonen @sampovarjonen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The plot thickens: säästöpaperista näkee, että Kokoomus kaavailee että nämä kaksi eläkemiljardia ovat kasassa jo vuonna 2029. Eli käytännössä tämä pitäisi kerätä vuodessa, edelleenkin koskematta maksussa oleviin eläkkeisiin!

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Sampo Varjonen @sampovarjonen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Kokoomus haluaa hoitaa 2 miljardia velkajarrusta leikkaamalla eläkkeitä. Samalla Orpo sanoo, ettei Kokoomus tavoittele *maksussa olevien* eläkkeiden leikkaamista. Aikamoinen taikuri täytyy olla, että saa tämän yhtälön täsmäämään. yle.fi/a/74-20249032

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Kokoomus julkisti yhdeksän miljardin leikkauslistan – ei korottaisi veroja lainkaan velkajarrun vuoksi

Kokoomuksen velkajarruohjelmaan sisältyy miljardin euron menolisäykset, jolloin ensi kauden sopeutuksen kokonaismääräksi tulisi kahdeksan miljardia.

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Patrizio Lainà @patriziolaina.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Suomessa lakisääteiset työeläkkeet kuuluvat osaksi kokonaisveroastetta, kun taas monissa muissa maissa eläketurva rakennetaan työmarkkinaeläkkeiden varaan, eikä niitä lasketa mukaan kok. veroasteeseen. Korjasin vertailua: Suomen kok. veroaste verrokkimaiden toiseksi pienin. 2/

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Awful: Trump's Office of "Remigration" has just been exposed making sordid payments to authoritarian governments to take third-country deportees, leading to serious abuses. Dems tell me they will try to defund the agency if they win power. They should. 1/ New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2157...

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Stephen Miller’s MAGA Terror Campaign Exposed by Damning New Leaks

Sordid revelations about the white-nationalist-themed Office of Remigration should galvanize Democrats: If they win power, they must try to shut it down.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The president of the United States standing in front of the world and saying "To the victor belong the spoils" is just beyond comprehension. The fool is going to end the world unless we end his tyrannical reign first

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron

Trump speaking at UN — MS NOW chyron reads: Trump touts being a peacemaker while asking if he should annihilate Iran

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Pasi Pennanen @pasipennanen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Ilmeisesti journalismin eettisiä ohjeita on jossain vaiheessa muutettu? Otsikot ovat tasoltaan kuin Ylilaudalta revittyjä. Niiden ainoana tarkoituksena vaikuttaa olevan vähä-älyisten rasistien lietsominen ja vaaliaseen antaminen persuille. Muuta järkeähän näissä ei ole.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026

Rick Scott: "With regard to destroying mankind, these companies need to do the right thing on their own. We're not going to get smart enough to regulate them. We're not going to get something done up here."

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Heikki Turunen @heikkiturunen.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026

Tuntematon jarru vaikutti tämän vuoden toisellakin kvartaalilla. Lähde: ec.europa.eu/eurostat/dat...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026

"It is indeed provocative, though not in the way the Times meant, for POTUS to either be lying about his role responding to the deadliest attack on US soil or so addled he thinks he was pulling away chunks of cement & narrowly escaping death from a tumbling building that then never actually tumbled"

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The muted response to Trump 9/11 fantasy is a media failure

It’s not “disputed.” He’s delusional.

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Jess Pendley @jesspendley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Future me watching temporary -productivity-burst me commit to meetings and calls.

A small machine, the front resembles a smiling face, and its back reflected in the mirror behind it resembles a horrified face.

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

every time I see this human thumb I think about how fuckin wild it is that the story about the cava bag full of $50K in bribe cash just... disappeared

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A journalist absolutely needs to ask Trump the precise period in which he believes Germany was great

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