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persephone @jomaselli.ca · 21h
“Cuni has been a DHS agent for nearly a decade.” I hope people pay attention to that part. This trouble has been brewing for a while.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h
Yeesh. 👀 (Bloomberg) - The most likely long-term outcome of the AI boom will be massive capital destruction in the US, with market share going to cheaper open-source Chinese models, according to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h
Absolute lawlessness. Backed by American taxpayers. If the little boy running away doesn’t infuriate you something is very wrong
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h
It's going to be quite a visual to publicly execute a man in a wheelchair by firing squad.
Only 2 countries held known public executions last year. The U.S. is preparing for its first in 90 years.
By Mark Osborne

October 9, 2026 / 2:47 PM EDT / CBS News
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When Nidal Hasan is put to death by firing squad during a public livestream, he will become the first person to be publicly executed in the United States in nearly a century.

The Defense Department announced Thursday the execution of Hasan, the ex-Army major who was convicted in the 2009 killings of 13 people at Fort Hood, will be livestreamed on Dec. 3. Hasan is paralyzed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair after being shot in the back by police who responded to the mass shooting.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 15h
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h
The NYPD just released surveillance video of the ICE shooting (which occurred off camera). Two men in civilian clothes run up to a car with guns drawn. One second later, one man begins smashing the butt of his gun into the driver’s side window. The driver appears to panic and hit the gas.
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 7h
ICE is doing the exact shit Republicans lie that hordes of immigrants are
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 6h
They’re desperate for you to believe that the world will end if we abolish an agency that didn’t exist before 2003.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h
Of course Kash Patel wants to hand the UFC a NO-BID contract to train FBI agents. The UFC is a sports entertainment business. The FBI already trains agents in defensive tactics. And we’re supposed to believe Dana White, Trump’s buddy, runs the only organization in America qualified to do this.
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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 12h
This is clearly not acceptable
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 14h
Keep 'em coming "Washington-based US District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan wrote ​that DOJ had ​downplayed the risk that its practice ‌would ⁠wrongfully disenfranchise eligible US citizens despite evidence that the immigration database, known as SAVE, could ​be inaccurate" 1/
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 09/10/2026
On Supreme Court term limits: Sen. Susan Collins: “Absolutely not. I’m sure that Troy wants to pack the court.” Troy Jackson: “I wouldn’t have to pack it if you didn’t put in Kavanaugh."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Troy Jackson: "The gentleman's name was Johan Sebastian Guerrero. He had a 3 year old daughter. The only mistake he made that morning was going to work. Because Sen. Collins is not willing to stand up to Donald Trump, he was murdered in the streets of Biddeford for doing nothing wrong."
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
CDC moving forward with “wholly unethical trial” in African babies. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study
“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study
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EyesOnICE @cantstoppoppin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Anti-ICE protesters CONFRONT Alleged ICE Agent after a shooting during encounter with federal officers in NYC
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
BREAKING: ICE SHOOTS Man in Bronx With Young Child in Back Seat | LIVE PROTESTS. We are going live 7:30pm ET www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBCv...
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BREAKING: ICE SHOOTS Man in Bronx | LIVE ICE Surrounds Hospital
YouTube video by Status Coup News
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Dave Against The Machine🏴 @johnbrownbread.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The New KKK member who shot a man in the Bronx has allegedly been identified as Brendan Cuni
Cuni without a mask holding a rifle
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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
After ICE agents shot a man in the Bronx today, a call is circulating for people to mobilize to the hospital where the man was taken. Per NYPD an hour ago, “The individual who was shot…is currently conscious and receiving medical attention.”
ICE SHOT A MAN IN THE BRONX
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH
ALL OUT ALLEN HOSPITAL
5141 Broadway at West 220th Street
ICE OUT OF NYC!!
SHOW UP FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS!
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Having long been aware of those tech bros who read my work as utopian porn, where they’ve taken that doesn’t exactly surprise me.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 09/10/2026
Mold, larvae and dehydration: New report paints grim picture inside Adelanto ICE facility
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Mold, larvae and dehydration: New report paints grim picture inside Adelanto ICE facility
In a court filing, immigrant law and advocacy groups said the Adelanto facility has violated the court's order.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Dark. The people (Republicans) who did the right thing to protect our country on 1/6 are now being punished. A clear message to anyone who stands against what they have planned next. We are so far off the cliff. 🇺🇸
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 08/10/2026
"Next door is Famous Footwear, which only carries Rocket Dog and secondhand Sperrys. There’s also a not-insignificant number of naked mannequins. The last census gave us an even forty. Don’t talk to them." buff.ly/3Agvv0q
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Welcome to Our Strip Mall
“Our strip mall has a Sears that only sells washing machines from 2004. Inside one of the washing machines is a secret entrance to the world’s last Charming ...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Devastating 💔 Abolish ice www.instagram.com/reel/DePkMcN...
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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Newly obtained phone calls by ABC News seem to show that frat brothers lied to Jane Doe about the events that occurred, clearly contradicting their own messages in the Chi Phi group chat.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Meanwhile, over on X, the Secretary of Homeland Security is posting about "vandalizing the demographics of America," a phrase which is either a chilling suggestion of white nationalism from Mullin or just straight pablum which means nothing but sounds just fash enough to excite the faithful.
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“Vandalize the demographics of America” is either a chilling phrase suggesting that Mullin is a white nationalist or an absurdly meaningless bit of pablum  which ignores 250 years of the constantly shifting demographics of a nation of immigrants.

Underneath is a picture of Mullin with a quote "How do you turn a country from democracy to socialism? You have to change the demographics."
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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 07/10/2026
Four cheerleaders from the Colorado Springs school and their coach alleged Lutheran students and community members called Black cheerleaders “Harriet Tubman,” made monkey noises and used racist slurs.
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Students at Lutheran High School accused of making monkey noises, whipping belts at Black students at football game
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson: Eight years ago today, Maine women begged Susan Collins not to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. She did it anyway. He helped overturn Roe v. Wade. And today, she says she has no regrets. Would you trust her to pick the next Supreme Court justice?
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 07/10/2026
The Trump administration will start selecting lawyers for unaccompanied minors. Meaning the judges work for Donald Trump, the prosecutors work for Trump, and now the attorneys representing children will work for Trump. This is a rigged system that will result in more untold horrors for these kids.
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 07/10/2026
A veteran walked into a California police station to make a horrifying confession. Exclusive criminal investigation documents obtained by The Intercept reveal that he confessed to killing an unarmed man and wounded a woman. He said that he had “committed a war crime.”
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He Confessed to an Afghanistan War Murder. The U.S. Military Promptly Closed the Case.
An Army veteran walked into a California police station to make a horrifying confession.
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J.J. @thetellurian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Everyone's amazon about you page is judgmental and inaccurate. My about you says, "likes premium British and irish teas," and "likely owns a samsung phone," and "has 1 adult." Too accurate, amazon.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I think we know what this means
Variety: Glen Powell Is Staying Quiet on Politics Because It 'Divides People' and 'I Genuinely Do Not Like the Discourse'
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Sean Morrow @snmrrw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Never forget that David Ellison's Skydance Media was originally created so he could be an actor. Skydance's first film was 'Flyboys' starring James Franco and... David Ellison. David and his daddy invested $60m to make Flyboys. It grossed $17m Here's a bit of David's acting:
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/10/2026
You cannot convince me that frat brothers organically walked into separate police interviews using the same word, “consensual,” and that it wasn’t coordinated. Especially after a witness told police there was allegedly a fraternity meeting to get everyone “on the same page”.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
40 People at Risk of Losing Citizenship as DOJ Amps Up Crusade newrepublic.com/post/216266/... via @newrepublic.com
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40 People at Risk of Losing Citizenship as DOJ Amps Up Crusade
The Department of Justice is celebrating what it claims is the “largest denaturalization effort in modern history.”
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New whistleblower complaint: The Trump admin pushed the FBI to investigate Los Angeles protesters in violation of their constitutional rights and the bureau's policies, a former FBI supervisor alleges in a new whistleblower complaint.
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FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters
The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.
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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Jeremy Barr
@jeremymbarr
Skydance CEO David Ellison at press briefing: "We're thrilled obviously with Mark [Thompson]. We’re thrilled with Bari."
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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 06/10/2026
SCOOP: Nearly $9 million in federal family planning funds will go to organizations with anti-abortion ties. One org, which received almost $4.3 million, has never taken in more than $50k in a single year. Read more @autonomynews.co:
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Nearly $9 Million in HHS Grants Go to Groups With Anti-Abortion Ties
Millions in family planning funds are earmarked to create training centers, including one dedicated to infertility. The recipients have links to crisis pregnancy centers, the Heritage Foundation, and ...
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Remember this…👇 Always. 😎🇺🇸✨
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
This is the most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard in a long time. ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused. What happened next is horrific. No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.
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Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026
To put some detail on this, on France Inter a student leader said kids in some Parisian lycées have no working toilets and need to go home to look after period stuff. One girl said she gets constant UTIs from not being able to go. Pretty shameful stuff.
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 06/10/2026
The Trump administration made at least 13 campaign-style ads. Taxpayers got the bill. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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There are far more Trump propaganda ads than we thought
One ad is reportedly titled “God Made Trump”—that’s a normal thing for a taxpayer-financed ad, right?
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Marimar Martinez is suing the federal government after being riddled with bullets. She was just a citizen who cared about her community & #ICE thugs decided to take her out like how Trump offered to let Iran take LA & San Diego out. Go to Grassrootsdems.org to volunteer!
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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026
A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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James Waterhouse @jameswaterhouse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
They’ve done me dirty here
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ACLU @aclu.org · 06/10/2026
Andry Hernández Romero sought asylum in the U.S. after being persecuted for being LGBTQ in Venezuela. A few months later, he and over 100 other men were illegally sent to El Salvador’s CECOT prison. We’re in court fighting for everyone sent there to get due process.
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Trump Administration Officials Face Possible Criminal Contempt Charges
ACLU argued today that the Trump administration must be held accountable for defying a judge’s orders not to send 100 Venezuelan men to CECOT.
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J.J. @thetellurian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Go Go white sox.
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Alt: Robert Francis Prevost Pope Absolute Cinema
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026
NEW: During a rally just now, Trump invited Iran to “take out Los Angeles and San Diego,” saying it would be a “small price to pay.”
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