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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 5h
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich: “The thorough cleansing that we are carrying out now in southern Lebanon is unprecedented. “They have nowhere to return to. Look at how it looks. “And by the way, the world isn’t stopping us.”
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Memento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 1h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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This nurse was assaulted by ICE – and it was caught on video. Now she wants her day in court
Norma Bowe, 69, was flung to the ground at Delaney Hall, the infamous New Jersey detention center. She sees her lawsuit against ICE as one step towards justice
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 1h
One more body was found under the rubble of a sewing shop after Russia bombed Kharkiv . It brings the total death toll to 6 people killed, 59 wounded , including 3 kids .
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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 1h
PLAGUE, PROTEST, REVENGE With plague breaking out in Siberia, sourced inside an anti-plague laboratory the regime isolated an entire town as the first infected person, patient zero, dies. In Moscow an approved communist party protest turned horribly wrong as everyone joined in demanding an end to
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 56m
The internet was a mistake.
A tweet from Michael Tracey. 

"Talkin' rape with @RichardHanania in a few minutes:"

Then it links to a substack live.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 4h
Losing a parent to Alzheimer's is a double loss and it's bleak as hell. Good people don't joke about things like that. But Archibald Graham long ago gave up on being a decent human being. metro.co.uk/2026/10/04/m...
metro.co.uk
Mike Graham filmed making 'hideous' jokes about Andy Burnham's dad's death
His comments were 'the lowest of the low'.
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 1h
The new Musk documentary from Alex Gibney is sprawling in scope -- but as @milesklee.bsky.social rightly points out, the testimony from his exes is what says the most about Elon's character (capricious, cruel). Your turn, Shivon...
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Elon Musk’s Exes Are the Most Damning Part of a Massive New Documentary
Interviews with Justine Wilson and Ashley St. Clair in the nearly four-hour-long “Musk” paint the world’s richest man as capricious and cruel even toward those closest to him.
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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 45m
It's controversial to say 'Don't kill kids' now. The singer of "Hop Little Bunnies", "I'm so Happy" and "Big Feelings are Okay" is controversial.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1h
Holy shit.
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Sarah Owen MP @sarahowen.org.uk · 2h
It is deeply irresponsible for any politician, let alone a senior Conservative, to peddle the same far-right nonsense about Luton that we see from the likes of Yaxley Lennon and Reform.
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Tory shadow minister claims Luton has ‘no-go zones’ where ‘white people won’t go’
Blake Stephenson tells fringe meeting at Tory conference that the town is ‘a very dangerous place’ with ‘ghettoes’
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 14h
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Florence @flore14.bsky.social · 14h
🫂 We are staying. russia's foreign ministry tells foreigners to leave Kyiv. And embassy after embassy answered this weekend: We stay in Kyiv. We volunteers, have our own answer too. We keep coming. And we keep bringing more trucks. We're halfway there for the next one 🛻 ⤵️ See you in Kyiv 💙💛
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 14h
Brexit may yet have been a terrible warning that the EU failed to heed in their smugness at how badly the UK coped outside.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 14h
Time is running short for the centre of EU politics to find a way to restore confidence to the bloc with some realistic vision of the future rather than playing populist-nostalgist-lite which can only lead to fragmentation and decline.
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Julie Hotard Ph.D., writer, effects of disinfo on social systems @upine.bsky.social · 23h
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Brazil briefed French, German officials on alleged US, Russian election interference
PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A French and German delegation travelled this month to Brasilia, where intelligence officials briefed them on alleged US and Russian interference before Brazil's election, a...
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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 15h
PUTIN FRAMES ATTACKS ON KYIV & ITS WINTER STRIKE CAMPAIGN AS REVENGE The Russian dictator and regime in general are framing the attacks on civilians and civil infrastructure, as revenge against Ukrainian attacks on oil, warehousing and other Russian infrastructure. It’s a ludicrous claim of course
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Múmer @mumermao.eurosky.social · 04/10/2026
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👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 14h
Every South American election recently has basically been: Jesús Marx Bonaventura de Corruption (Alliance to Not Kill Puppies): 48.9% Pedro Sanchez-Hitler (Reform): 50.01% Geraldo Demonslayer (Bitcoin Liberation Front): 1%
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Fasten your seat belts... @lesjfrie.bsky.social · 20h
They learned nothing from themselves. www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/a...
Convicted of more than 27 years in prison for plotting a coup after his 2022 electoral defeat, Jair Bolsonaro has entrusted Flávio with continuing his legacy, while maintaining his innocence and hoping that his son’s path to the presidential palace could also lead to his own freedom.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 13h
Not good. Bolsonaro now clear favourite to win.
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Geneva 🇨🇦 @geneva1111.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I saw the clip of Judge Judy too. I wanted to punch her through my phone
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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I was just starting to be able to support myself with my erotica and nonfiction sex-ed books when they disappeared from view on Amazon, FB, and search engines. Now almost *three dozen* of those books are in the Anthropic settlement because the same people who disappeared them stole them.
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Might as well light the Constitution on fire at this point.
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ah yes, the mind is boggled by immigrants and tourists who don’t want to get abused and thrown into a secret nightmare prison for weeks or months before eventually being whisked away to a country they didn’t come from in the first fucking place. What a mystery!
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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Legal folks, how is this "defying Democrats" and not "illegally misappropriating funds"?
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 14h
Hello again. It's Monday, it's Day 1685 of Putin's 3-day "Special Operation" seems to have a lot in common with Trump's 'winning bigly.' Here comes another daily, updated throughout the day, every single day.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’m betting Trump revealed some shit that wasn’t supposed to be public knowledge there.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Only if we let him. Musk absolutely stole 2024 for Trump, but not in the way people think. He spent hundreds of millions. He manipulated the X algorithm. He literally bought votes in multiple states. He didn’t - and can’t - change any votes, and nobody is falling for his bullshit this time.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I don’t think there will be any moving on. This is a criminal administration and should be treated as such.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs"
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump is holding the G7 at his own golf resort so he can shovel more money from the US treasury into his private pocket, and collect from other governments, too. This time no one says a word about it, even though everyone thinks it's record-breaking corruption and sleaze.
nytimes.com
How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 04/10/2026
30 days until Alaskans statewide vote for fish, family, freedom 🐟❤️🇺🇸
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Historian Tim Snyder compares what Trump is doing in Latin America to Soviet tactics in Eastern Europe after WWII: rig elections, apply threats, install the leadership you want. His description of Trump’s approach: “smash and grab.”
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
people who got angry about those buddha statues should be even angrier about this
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Micah @rincewind.run · 04/10/2026
man I would like one fucking electorate - one! - to remember that fascism is bad for more than five minutes at a time
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 23h
If Democrats actually manage to take the House and Senate, the Republicans will run in ‘28 blaming them for explosions that are definitely the result of fuses lit by Trump.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Why you can’t trust Grok - or any other LLM which basically tells you what you want to hear and amplifies online echo chambers
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
One can only assume Pete removed the laurel and the olive branch to intentionally look more fascist.
Congress established the War Department at the cabinet level, Aug. 7, 1789. In 1947, the Navy and War departments and the newly independent Air Force merged to become the National Military Establishment. Two years later, in 1949, the name was changed to Department of Defense and then-Defense Secretary Louis Johnson authorized the first design and use of a seal for the department. The seal was updated in September 2025 to reflect the use of a secondary title, Department of War, as directed in Executive Order 14347.

The design of the original seal and its symbolism is described in Appendix VI Joint Army and Air Force Bulletin No. 23:

"An American eagle is displayed facing to the right. Wings are horizontal. The eagle grasps three crossed arrows and bears on its breast a shield whose lower two-thirds carries alternating white and red stripes and whose upper third is blue. Above the eagle is an arc of thirteen stars with alternating rays. Below the eagle is a wreath of laurel extending to the eagle's right and wreath of olive extending to the eagle's left. On an encircling band is the inscription 'Department of Defense' and 'United States of America.'

The American bald eagle, long associated with symbolism representing the United States of America and its military establishment, has been selected as an emblem of strength. In facing to the right, the field of honor is indicated. The eagle is defending the United States, represented by the Shield of thirteen pieces. The thirteen pieces are joined together by the blue chief, representing the Congress. The rays and stars above the eagle signify glory, while the three arrows are collectively symbolic of the three component parts of the Department of War. The laurel stands for honors received in combat defending the peace represented by the olive branch.

When the seal is displayed in color, the background is to be of medium blue with the eagle and wreath in natural colors and the arrows, stars, and rays of gold.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Husband showed up and was alarmed I was crying and all I could think was, "you missed it, this thing just happened and you missed it and it restored my hope for humanity." We left but they were still hugging and I woke up in the middle thinking about them. Best baggage claim ever.
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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026
A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
theatlantic.com
A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Pro Publica’s bombshell report is as detailed a story about government corruption as you’re going to get. And Susan Collins is right in the middle of it.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 04/10/2026
the key to most of Granny’s headology is that if you can get other people to think of all of the horrible stuff you could do to them, you don’t actually need to go to the effort of doing it
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The use of "tries" in the headline seems particularly loaded.
Biden Appears to Insult Trump Supporters as 'Garbage, but Quickly
Tries to Clarify In a posting on social media, President Biden said he was talking
about racist language, not Trump supporters.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The latest UN report reveals civilian casualties are up 55% in Ukraine this year. By the end of August, well over 15,000 innocent people had been killed or wounded as Russia continues its illegal war.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Say you genuinely believe that Zionism is racism. OK. But if your MPs and former leaders tell you very clearly that your motion will hurt the party and you vote for it anyway, then that’s wrecker behaviour
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
weight-bearing “allegedly”
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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I hate questions about how safe people 'feel' because there is a big difference between how safe people feel and how safe they are. If people feel unsafe in London it's at least in part because of right wing lies about how unsafe London is. Let's see James Cleverly do something about that.
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