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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1h
Horrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Rob DenBleyker @robdenbleyker.com · 56m
come see me at NEW YORK COMIC CON October 8-11 with the C&H crew! we're doing 2 panels and custom sketches all weekend
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Brady! @like-the-bunch.bsky.social · 1h
i would really like for this image to stop representing every electoral decision in this godforsaken country. Stop Touching The Stove 2026
Everyone gets a puppy (49.9%) vs diarrhea forever (50.1%)
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Urban Milwaukee @urbanmilwaukee.com · 5h
Two Wisconsin Sheriff Races Raise Issue of ICE Arrests
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Two Wisconsin Sheriff Races Raise Issue of ICE Arrests
Democratic candidates want less cooperation with ICE than Republicans.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 4h
Salvadoran courts have begun convicting people in mass trials of hundreds of defendants at a time, relying on weak evidence and giving them no real chance to defend themselves. These hearings are designed to produce guilty verdicts, not to weigh evidence under due process. #ElSalvador
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El Salvador: Mass Trials a Mockery of Justice
Since early 2026, Salvadoran courts have begun convicting people in mass trials of hundreds of defendants at a time, relying on weak evidence and giving them no real chance to defend themselves.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 4h
Via @henry-redman.bsky.social, the Pierce County CAFO wants to overturn a ruling that requires the owners to do more groundwater monitoring. buff.ly/67vE53e
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Controversial Pierce Co. factory farm appeals groundwater decision • Wisconsin Examiner
A Pierce County factory farm has appealed a ruling that would have required groundwater monitoring around its expanded operations.
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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 4h
Nancy 10/7/26 “Sluggo’s Terrible New Hat” Part 9
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 4h
ICYMI: Crowley calls for constitutional amendment on abortion rights buff.ly/v2PQJT6
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Crowley calls for constitutional amendment on abortion rights • Wisconsin Examiner
Crowley says he'll advocate for a constitutional amendment on abortion, reproductive health access, while Tiffany says he'll keep 20-week ban.
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David Crowley @davidcrowley4wi.bsky.social · 4h
Wisconsin renters are paying more than ever with fewer protections – in part because of legislation my opponent voted for in the Wisconsin legislature. My “Fair Deal for Wisconsin Renters” is a plan that restores balance and protects thousands across the state.
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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 4h
Jack from 30 Rock saying “that’s Republican, we count those”
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 4h
Every day, hundreds, and now sometimes thousands of Russian soldiers die at the contact line, for a pointless war driven by Putin’s ego & desperation to be remembered as a “strongman.” Frustrated that he can’t win, he bombs Ukrainian citizens. This is a war crime. But Ukraine will outlive him.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 3h
UPDATED: Baldwin attacks Trump administration cuts for rural housing loans; USDA defends its handling of the program. buff.ly/1Feh6Zv
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UPDATED: Baldwin attacks Trump administration cuts for rural housing loans • Wisconsin Examiner
Senate Democrats say the rural home loan program has reduced service. USDA blames the 2025 government shutdown for fewer loans.
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fashfreenw.bsky.social @fashfreenw.bsky.social · 4h
Good info on the recent white nationalist conference in Portland
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Mikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 5h
The mass divorce wave of the 1970s was good, and probably saved a lot of lives.
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 18h
Russians were protesting Putin in the streets of Moscow!
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Roger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 18h
DOJ hired these prosecutors: -A gambling exec turned conspiracy theorist podcaster -A guy found liable for selling fraudulent insurance leads -A guy who violated attorney-client privilege in a high-profile murder trial -A guy currently facing animal neglect charges www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
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Dmitri. #freeLink @momus.bsky.social · 18h
we're in literally uncharted territory with our climate, and Brazil just elected a legislative chamber full of climate denialists & Amazon destroyers not that we're doing much better
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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 05/10/2026
“The loudest person doesn't get to influence basic safety infrastructure that we know works. It's time that we stop believing that everyone has to love an idea in order for an idea to happen," said DC's presumptive next mayor @janeese4dc.bsky.social. #washingtondc @51st.news
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Janeese Lewis George pledges a new approach to transit
The presumptive major is pledging a new approach. But can she push past critics?
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Frances: Meh and Loving It @francesmeh.reviews · 04/10/2026
google's ai proving absolutely indispensable in dublin
Overview

[AI] Know before you go 
• People say to try a pint of the popular Guinness
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17h
Breaking news: DHS sped up training for police officers making immigration arrests by scaling back instruction on the nation’s immigration laws and real world scenarios they might encounter, according to emails reviewed by the Post.
washingtonpost.com
Emails show how ICE trimmed training for deputized officers
Police officers helping ICE arrest unauthorized immigrants were given a shortened training course that scaled back instruction on the nation’s immigration laws.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 17h
Rescue kittens with names like Turkey Leg and Mouth Trap got to explore the aquarium at the Mall of America in Minnesota, watching in awe as fish soared by just out of reach.
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Orphaned kittens meet sharks and stingrays on an aquarium field trip at the Mall of America
Rescue kittens with names like Turkey Leg and Mouth Trap got to explore the aquarium at the Mall of America in Minnesota, watching in awe as fish soared by just out of reach.
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 17h
I am struck that the political theory of MAGA in Trump 2.0 is the GOP can win without sound or moral government if everyone throws red meat to the cameras as the occasional bribe. You see it with Trump, Patel, Hegseth, all of them. Anyway, Trump's approval is at, like, -23, so...no luck on that.
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 16h
it's not great, incidentally, that *both* China and America have lost a bunch of their key financial and regulatory talent in the last two years, albeit that the American damage is more wide-ranging and stupider.
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The Alternate Histoween 🎃 @althistorian.bsky.social · 16h
Universities having all of the problems of a small town where the mayor and sheriff are cousins.
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The Alternate Histoween 🎃 @althistorian.bsky.social · 16h
I hate this.
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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 16h
Just think of the things we could do if the UP-NW, MD-N/Amtrak, and the Blue Line all shared a single station at Mayfair. And then imagine if we extended the Brown Line west to here and created a proper Cicero Avenue transitway. Chicago needs more integrated transit hubs outside of downtown.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 20h
If you have the time, there are lots of ways to help flip AZ, MI, PA, and WI.
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The Blue Wave Needs to Reach State Legislatures, Too (10/6/26, 28 Days to Midterms)
Plus rallies against sexual violence, text with the Working Families Party, last chance to comment against attacks on Head Start and national forests, and more
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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller October 06,1944
P1- SLUGGO SEES NANCY STANDING ON THE CORNER AND SHE IS HOLDING A STICK UP IN THE AIR
SLUGGO: WHATCHA DOIN’ NANCY?
NANCY:I JUST FINISHED ANOTHER PAINTING 
P2- NANCY: AND I WANT TO GET A GOOD PRICE FOR IT
P3-SLUGGO SEES THAT NANCY HAS HOOKED HER PAINTING WITH A PIECE OF STRING AND IS HOLDING IT INSIDE THE WINDOW OF THE MUSEUM OF ART
NANCY : NOW I CAN TELL PEOPLE THAT IT ONCE HUNG IN THE MUSEUM
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22h
Police violently drag Hispanic grandmother across rough ground-injuring both arms. Witnesses yell she has a serious heart condition & was just released from hospital. Cops kneel on her chest anyway. "They dragged her like a doll," brother said. Incident occurred in Batesville, Texas
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20h
Israeli settlers attacked and fired in the direction of two Agence France-Presse journalists as they were reporting on settler violence against Palestinian olive farmers in the West Bank, the French news agency said.
washingtonpost.com
Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer covering violence in West Bank
Jaafar Ashityeh, 58, was attacked during reporting the same story — settler attacks during the Palestinian olive harvest — last year, too.
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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The function of modern media is laundering and reformatting this insane man's statements for the public so they don't have to confront reality. The fact that *this person* holds the world's most powerful office and we allow it to continue raises so many hard questions we just choose to ignore it
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 20h
Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war.
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 19h
The wedding of knight Raimondo de' Cabanni and Philippa of Catania, AD 1305. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raimond...
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I will not spend 100 minutes of my life watching a low-rent Netflix rom-com. I will, however, spend 200 minutes of my life watching unwell zoomers recap a low-rent Netflix rom-com
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/10/2026
one funny thing about Alito is he is constantly fuming over his critics. just a big blubbering baby.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 06/10/2026
Former German spy chief arrested for espionage, treason
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Former German spy chief arrested for espionage, treason
August Hanning, who ran Germany's Federal Intelligence Service between 1998 and 2005, is suspected of charges including 'attempted treason' and 'espionage,' according to a statement from federal prosecutors on Tuesday.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 06/10/2026
BREAKING: For the first time in 10 months, the U.S. admitted a refugee who is not a white South African. In September, the U.S. admitted 3,386 white South Africans and two Afghans (in D.C.) In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 16,287 white South Africans, five Afghans, and nobody else.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/10/2026
Police in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City have arrested 12 men suspected of running a ring that stole and resold about 2,700 cats for meat.
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Vietnamese police arrest 12 suspected of prowling city streets at night, snatching cats for meat
Police in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City have arrested 12 men suspected of running a ring that stole and resold about 2,700 cats for meat.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
DO YOU PEOPLE GET HOW FANTASTIC IT IS THAT WE'RE TALKING POSSIBLE TRIFECTA IN WISCONSIN? WISCONSIN? WISCONSIN?! WISCONSIN!!!
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Scarred For Life Books @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I've stumbled across an image that sums up 1979 during the Scarred For Life era, combining ITV's 11 week strike with the Yorkshire Ripper...
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026
I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically.
The Trump administration says none of this is happening. 

"DHS is NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake." "There are no 'indiscriminate' stops." Allegations of "racial profiling are disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE." "The pattern is NOT of law enforcement using force." "ICE does not zip tie or restrain children." 

But that is precisely what is happening, and at a far larger scale than previously reported.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
JFC.
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The investigation into threats made at Timberline High School, what's known so far
Boise Police confirmed to CBS2/FOX9 officers are investigating a change.org petition posted over the weekend alleging members of the Timberline High School foot
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hans-Georg Maaßen was deemed too antisemitic to be part of Germany's domestic intelligence agency. But not too antisemitic to be invited to Israel now to present at a conference of the global right, even though German Jews are complaining. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US, Israeli and European far-right figures to gather for conference in Israel
Trump’s counter-terrorism ‘czar’, Sebastian Gorka, was scheduled to speak at conference but White House says he will no longer attend
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Soldiers and family members have told The Associated Press of a failure to recognize the seriousness of injuries, a poor plan to get the wounded to hospitals and red tape that has hindered follow-up care. The Pentagon has said that the medical care was appropriate.”
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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them
Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.
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Rachel Vorona Cote @rvoronacote.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Master class in headline writing:
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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nancy 10/6/26 “Sluggo’s Terrible New Hat” Part 8
Sluggo’s regular newsboy hat…. Is a hat that is arguably terrible on most people. However, on Sluggo it is the cutest hat ever. In Nancy’s eyes, at least…
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Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service @milwaukeenns.org · 06/10/2026
Criminal records can create barriers to vital aspects of life, such as employment and housing, as well as other everyday activities. Wisconsin provides some protections against this sort of discrimination. Read the full story here: buff.ly/qUdHbHj #Reentry #LocalNews #Milwaukee
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Derek Fox @partialobserver.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Since 2018 we have identified NGC 1068 and several other Seyfert galaxies as likely high-energy neutrino sources, and discovered that Milky Way’s plane shines in neutrinos - possibly due to Galactic sources; definitely (at least in part) due to cosmic ray interactions with diffuse gas and dust.
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Matthew "Spooky" Stienberg 🦇🎃 @matthewstien.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Successful Harry Potter fanfic appears to produce two outcomes: 1) a good career as a fantasy author 2) an obsession with the singularity and desire to build AI God via the formation of a Bay area sex cult. There is no middle ground.
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
so apparently right-wing Twitter has convinced themselves that writing genderbent Draco Malfoy fanfic and creating art is a sign of the NatCon Cultural Revolution this is not a joke, i'm sad to say
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