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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 3h
Trump and Musk often call on Zelensky to step down, yet they never ask Putin, who has been in power for nearly three decades. As dishonest as it gets
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 09/10/2026
There are many ways in which every billionaire is a policy failure, but the most corrosive and destructive way in which billionaires are policy failures is this: billionaires, despite being unelected and unaccountable, possess the power to control - and ruin - millions of peoples' lives.
The Warner Brother tower posed against a vintage map of Burbank, keeling over, tearing up a huge clot of sod and concrete. Standing atop of the tower, forcing it down, is a sad, spavined donkey in Democratic Party livery. Being crushed under the tower is the California flag bear, with blood pouring out of its eye and mouth.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h
Let me see if I understand this . . . 1. The U.S. is at war with Iran. 2. Russia is helping Iran in that war. 3. The U.S. is now giving Russia money that it can use to help Iran destroy U.S. bases and kill U.S. troops. Donald is smart & patriotic like that.
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 20h
300,000 tons is the equivalent of 93 million gallons of diesel. U.S. daily consumption? 160 million gallons. So 13-14 hours’ worth. Won’t really move the needle on prices in the market.
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 2h
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 3h
But partial truths only from the Observer, who fails to report WHO revealed the Arron Banks/Leave EU emails (me and @carolecadwalla.bsky.social ) and that she, unlike me, suffered years of legal threats, online abuse (including Andrew Neil) and then was peremptorily sacked by the Observer
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Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) on X
But partial truths only from the Observer, who fails to report WHO revealed the Arron Banks/Leave EU emails (me and @carolecadwalla) and that she, unlike me, suffered years of legal threats, online ab...
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 4h
So, finally, a PM who admits there **was** Russian interference in the Brexit Referendum — after all the evidence amassed by myself @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @lukeharding1968.bsky.social Sergei Cristo, J Patrick et al — dismissed as conspiracy for ten long years Truth is the daughter of Time
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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 6h
❗️The data center of the 🇷🇺Yandex company in the city of Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast of the Russian Federation, was attacked by 🇺🇦Ukrainian drones at night. After the drone attack, the Yandex data center with a capacity of 50 MW, designed for 2,880 IT racks,
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 8h
New developments on a Saturday night: Reports Trump’s DOJ will try to use the Sherman Antitrust Act to intimidate the free press. joycevance.substack.com/p/can-the-sh...
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Can the Sherman Act Be Used To Silence the Press?
Apparently, Trump’s DOJ thinks so.
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Musk is a menace to you and the health of the planet. He’s an unreconstructed Nazi with delusions of remaking society to match his juvenile fantasies
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 4h
In the least surprising news of the century, vast majority of racist flag shaggers who go about brandishing crosses and saying that we're a Christian country... don't pray, or go to church or read the Bible www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report
Research challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
End of the world The Globe and Mail by @deAdder Substack: deadder.substack.com/p/end-of-the...
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End of the world
Globe and Mail
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Future leaders by @deAdder Substack: deadder.substack.com/p/future-lea...
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Future leaders
The President of the United States
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Full throttle by @deAdder Substack: deadder.substack.com/p/full-throt...
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Full throttle
A disillusion Trump
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 3h
23 days until we vote to end this nightmare.
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THX•1138 @ithx1138.bsky.social · 7h
We stand with
ZELENSKY ‼️
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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 9h
By request - A Trump quote without his voice or face. Trump without Trump. This quote is unedited and 100% accurate. It is from a Trump rally in Syracuse, NY from October 9, 2026. They Go Down!
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11h
Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 4h
And now the best part: Bot traffic from the #Yandex network has plunged to near zero following the strike on its Vladimir data center. Bot traffic includes automated requests from search crawlers, scrapers and other online services. Twitter must be a ghost town by now.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2h
Everybody knew Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum - the evidence was there - but people were too afraid of Farage’s mob to say it. So it’s good to see Burnham finally speaking the truth.
observer.co.uk
From Russia with interference: Burnham first PM to confir...
The prime minister has revealed UK authorities told him there was ‘clear evidence’ that Moscow meddled in the referendum
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In 2022 I had to borrow a skateboard for the Navajo Nation parade. This time I built my own at a skate shop in Tempe. The hard part is they just had to close their storefront because of tariffs. Small businesses like this shouldn't be paying the price for bad ideas in Washington.
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 12h
It’s just like the movie Red Dawn except this time the US welcomes all the Russian soldiers with a nice picnic lunch.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2h
It comes after years of cover-ups & denials not least from Boris Johnson who was in charge of MI6 as foreign minister at the time & whose first act as PM was to ennoble the Baron of Siberia. But it also went beyond Johnson & Starmer continued it too. We now finally need some sunlight. 2/
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2h
NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 6h
This is how you write a headline.
Telegraph headline:

Trump backstabs Zelensky for five minutes of midterm relief
Deal with Putin for Russia’s oil might soften the markets but Ukraine will pay the price
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12h
Steve Artley, Artleytoons
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 12h
Tribune editorial: What happened to Christa Pike was not a “botched execution.” It was an act of unspeakable torture. Capital punishment has no place in a civilized society.
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Tribune Editorial: Utahns should never stop wondering if capital punishment is fit for our society
Tribune editorial: What happened to Christa Pike was not a “botched execution.” It was an act of unspeakable torture. Capital punishment has no place in a civilized society.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 14h
Letter: When people lose health coverage, receive less help buying food or struggle with rising prices, the consequences are real. So are the economic costs of war, tariffs, uncertainty and increased energy prices.
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Letter: How can Congress tell Americans that the country cannot afford to help them? (And other questions for Utah leaders.)
Letter: When people lose health coverage, receive less help buying food or struggle with rising prices, the consequences are real. So are the economic costs of war, tariffs, uncertainty and increased energy prices.
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 2h
John Branch
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 4h
When you're looking for a troop of testosterone fueled semi evolved fascist simians to execute unarmed people.............
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
For the win! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
A response to President Trump calling anyone who uses the term "Artificial Intelligence" the enemy:  I'm sorry, but I believe in calling Artificial Intelligence by its name given at birth. I'm not participating in this woke nonsense.
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"No one is too small to make a difference." - Greta Thunberg. Children's educators are activists. Activists are those who take strong, direct action to support or oppose change. Children's educators support, believe in children. Children make a difference, they are capable of significant change.
Mychal and Ms. Rachel smiling together for a photo
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 11h
Just read it. Bessent wrote Warren a letter
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
October 9, 2026
The Honorable Elizabeth Warren
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Warren:
Thave received your October 7 letter, which adds to the mounting body of evidence of your complete paucity of knowledge about financial markets. Rather than take my suggestion of studying introductory economics, you have continued your letter-writing crusade and participation in tabloid fodder about the Treasury Department.
Unfortunately, it is difficult to treat your concerns as sincere. As the federal funds rate climbed from near zero to its highest level in 22 years, with inflation hitting a 40-year high, you were a cheerleader for the Biden Administration's reckless spending. You blamed the economic consequences on the Federal Reserve, rather than your own irresponsible fiscal policies. Your view of the economy depends on who occupies the White House, but your woeful understanding of the issues is consistent.
The "interventions" you describe as "unprecedented" have been underway since May 2024. The buyback program has been well received by market participants in bolstering Treasury liquidity, which reduces market volatility, increases the convenience yield of Treasury securities and ensures the best value for the taxpayer. The continued enhancements optimize Treasury market liquidity in primary and secondary markets. The U.S. Treasury market's liquidity and performance versus global peers is evidence.
While you voted for a $5 trillion tax hike on everyday Americans, the Working Families Tax Cuts continue to deliver for families and workers across the country. The average refund this filing season was over $3,400, an increase of 11 percent over the previous year. More than 30 million workers claimed No Tax on Overtime, more than 7 million claimed No Tax on Tips, and more than 37 million seniors claimed their enhanced deduction. More than 34 million families claimed the permanently enhanced Child Tax Credit, and …These results are made possible by the employees of the Department of the Treasury, who are working around the clock for the American people. Unsurprisingly, you have responded by criticizing their dedication and aptitude for the job in a recent interview.' Despite your malign characterization, the Domestic Finance team you alluded to in your interview is fully staffed relative to historical levels. It is ironic that you have voted against every presidential appointee for a position at Treasury, no matter how impressive the qualifications for the role. Given your newfound interest in Department personnel, I challenge you to reverse course and thoughtfully engage with future nominees and support their confirmation.
Finally, my offer of a Foreign Exchange for Dummies tutorial still stands and if you receive a passing grade on the Yale metric, not the Harvard curve, I would be happy to also include a Fixed Income for Dummies.
Sincerely,
Aver Bout
Happy Indigenous Peoples'
Say in advance to you and your family.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Robert Garcia tells MeidasTouch that he and Jamie Raskin are already planning their first investigations and hearings if Democrats take control of the House. He revealed four major targets of their planned investigations, and hinted at how quickly things could move:
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Trump’s Mohamed Al Fayed Remarks Renew Scrutiny of Epstein Files
Podcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · October 10 · 21m
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 14h
As Trump himself said, this entire campaign is about protecting Netanyahu.   Words of condemnation aren't enough, ICC members must take action to defend the rule of law. Remember, ICC prosecutors have the authority to open criminal investigations against ANYONE who obstructs justice.
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EXCLUSIVE: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
Navi Pillay sat in the court's appeals chamber.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 14h
Hey Ukraine as an American I say blow that shit up. If our problem was a lack of diesel we'd stop exporting 1.5m barrels/day of it. Trump's fake deal with an imperialist dictator will not impact our diesel prices and should have no impact on your survival strategy.
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Kat O’Brien @lavidagata.bsky.social · 14h
I don’t see any legitimate reasons (I’m not counting propaganda and fear-mongering as legitimate) why so many outlets do big features on Piker. I’m very online, to the left, very politically active and have watched one interview with him. Why not look at how Elon Musk is cooking the right’s brains?
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 19h
If and when we get the truth and reconciliation process, and an American Nuremberg underway, the number of Trump lackeys who will say “I was only following orders” will rival that of the Nazis after World War II
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 14h
They have been dealing secretly with Putin for weeks over this. Impeach. Impeach. Impeach.
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 14h
Really enjoyed doing the podcast with Sam Harris.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 14h
Not true in the least. But meanwhile Russia kidnapping 20,000 Ukrainian kids is very well documented, on top of all the murders by Russian bombing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_a...
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Child abductions in the Russo-Ukrainian war - Wikipedia
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 14h
Probably shouldn't have destabilized the Middle East huh
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Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Airport Attacked Again, After Days of Houthi Strikes
The strike on Saturday was the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab country since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began in February, and forced the airport to temporarily suspend operations.
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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 16h
ICE is a completely unsalvageable organization. To the extent that we need a police agency to enforce immigration laws, it should be reconstituted from scratch under the Department of Justice. Everyone employed at ICE needs to be summarily fired on Day 1 on a new Democratic administration.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21h
"Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." — Senate GOP, July 28 Ten weeks later, Trump is making oil deals with Putin. A brief history of Republicans being against this, until they weren't 👇
Collage of 12 Republican posts on X opposing Russian oil purchases, 2022–2026. Senate GOP, 7/28/26: "Targeting those who bankroll the Russian war machine through oil purchases will crush Putin's ability to fund his war." Senate GOP, 7/14/26: backing Graham's bill to hold "major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable." House GOP, 3/8/22: "America should NOT be buying Russian oil. Biden is fueling Putin's war on Ukraine." Rep. Garret Graves, 3/8/22: calling on the administration "to ban Russian oil." House GOP, 3/7/22: "America should NOT be buying Russian oil." Senate GOP, 3/4/22: "Stop buying Russian oil." Senate GOP, 3/3/22: "sanction the oil and gas industry in Russia." House GOP, 3/2/22: "Instead of buying Russian oil..." Rep. Steve Scalise, 3/1/22: "stop financing Putin's war with Russian oil." Marco Rubio: "Stop importing Russian oil... That's the plan." Rubio, 3/9/22, on Russian oil imports. Peter Navarro, 6/24/23: India "buying up bargain-basement Russian oil."
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 18h
Donald Trump is using the presidency to shape financial regulations for an industry that made him $1.4 BILLION. Listen to Scott Greytak of @transparencyusa.bsky.social lay out this obvious conflict of interest. Oversight Dems are ready to fight this corruption on day one in the majority.
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 16h
"Kennedy would never be able to do the trial in the US because of its significant ethical concerns, Offit added. “He’s taking advantage of a developing country … Is it because children in Africa are more expendable than children here?”" Yes. That is evident. That and the fact "Bobby" is an evil man.
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 16h
As one of the actual experts quoted in the article put it, this is entering newborns in a lottery where a losing ticket means your baby will not be vaccinated--in a country with perhaps the highest rate of hepatitis-B infections (nearly 20%!) in the entire world. Completely psychopathic and evil.
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 16h
This is not "a controversial vaccine trial," it's biological warfare, conducted by European researchers on African infants. It's imperialism, racism, eugenics, and the hubris of incredibly stupid people. It's denying vaccines to newborns! In what fuckin universe is this a "vaccine trial"?
theguardian.com
Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau
Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers
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