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Trump Sure Picked Some Interesting People Not to Furlough for Shutdown A key team will stay up and running during the shutdown.

All 45 staffers at the "Department of Government Efficiency" were apparently too valuable to lose, as the agency was completely unscathed by the temporary employment suspension. trib.al/BQzoZYR

Meanwhile, he furloughed 89% of the EPA, 87% Dept. of Ed, and 71% of HUD.

Emperor Trump the Terrible can’t be happy about this! 👇

He really is enjoying the destruction he has unleashed. Prove me wrong.

Maybe they’re smarter?

Suicide claims more Gen Z lives than previous generation • Ohio Capital Journal For Gen Z adults, the oldest of whom are now reaching their late 20s, suicide is taking more lives than 10 years ago when millennials were the same age.

For Gen Z adults, the oldest of whom are now reaching their late 20s, suicide is taking more lives than 10 years ago when millennials were the same age, according to a Stateline analysis of federal death statistics.

NPR's Student Podcast Challenge: Here are our fourth grade winners! We heard fun and engaging podcasts on topics including how math teaching has evolved, what its like to disengage from technology, and, who has it better: kids or grownups?

We heard fun and engaging podcasts on topics including how math teaching has evolved, what its like to disengage from technology, and, who has it better: kids or grownups?

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Gaza protesters defy calls to cancel marches after synagogue attack At least 175 people were detained in London for expressing support for proscribed group Palestine Action

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The great 2025 solar boom One massive thing is going really well, according to veteran climate campaigner Bill McKibben

Some rare good climate news: wind is vying to be the cheapest form of electricity generation there is, and solar adoption figures have surpassed all expectations, writes @timsmedley.bsky.social.

Why Gen Z protests are shaking Morocco and how the government has responded In Morocco, anger has boiled over contrasts between government spending on stadiums in the lead-up to the 2030 FIFA World Cup and a subpar health system that lags behind countries with similarly sized...

Demonstrations in more than a dozen cities have jolted Morocco for a week straight, with the young people behind them showing they can translate digital discontent into a real-world movement that authorities can’t ignore.
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There's still time to RSVP for next Tuesday's Killing The Story event — join us to hear from @laubast.bsky.social, @sanasaeed.bsky.social, @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social, Eman Mohammed, & Aline Batarseh about the treatment of Palestinian voices & stories in American media. https://bit.ly/42kmHoD

I’m not afraid. I know.

Mayoral Spew: A Race (Mostly) Without Eric Adams Eric Adams has dropped out of the race. What does it all mean?

NEW MAYORAL SPEW

Eric Adams has dropped out of the race. What does it all mean?

And guess who besides Zohran Mamdani has called the NYPD racist? A bunch of federal judges.

Another pro hate party wins in the Chec Republic

another immigration rant TikTok video by Elsa V. Guerra

Attorneys are supposed to care. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AF3s4Y/

KarolineLeavitt is getting testy AF. all-day lying is getting to her. It really is. 10/2/25 #greenscreenvideo TikTok video by Jessica Craven

She does it again. Jessica beats Karoline Levit. No contest. The administration is gasping its last. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AN38K4/

Kent State. Remember who you are. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8ScXf9H/

It’s a bulked out season prolly ending three weeks later.

TikTok video by qm8y5u2n

Musk’s Twitter story encapsulated. Thanks, Tizzy. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SGX9td/

We have been attacked. #tiktokrealitycontest TikTok video by Themediaqueen

Well r at war. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SpNrTd/

Tax the ultra-rich Urge lawmakers to enact bold tax reforms that put people over profits and ensure the ultra-rich and corporations pay their fair share.

It’s long past time for billionaires and big corporations to pay their fair share. Sign our petition to urge Congress to tax the ultra-rich #ad

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Me, harming people? Eh, whatevs. #saywhatyoumean #republican #democrat #conversationstarters #satire TikTok video by Shelly ✨ UGC•Comedy•Lifestyle

I love TikTok creators like this one www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SQp8k8/

I guess I am in the darkness now. 4 days since any notice. You guys who can see this are on your own. Hopefully together.

Immigrants we can learn from. Which is why the (you know what they are) administration wants to destroy them. Incompetent fools.

Argentina's Milei says 'political panic' rattling markets Argentine President Javier Milei blamed "political panic" for rattling markets Friday in the run-up to crucial midterm elections, sending the peso into a tailspin and hurting the country's sovereign r...

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Interesting goings on in Argentina. They have a history of resolving this sort of thing. Perhaps we can learn from them. And Brazil.

#scifi #stellarwonders #solarpunk #technology #future TikTok video by Stellar Wonders

The future when we run it for us. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SatJom/

Activists from Fossil Free London disrupted a Republican Overseas UK dinner in Windsor celebrating Donald Trump’s state visit. The event took place at the Guildhall, just minutes from Windsor Castle w... TikTok video by Novara Media

British royals may not appreciate this

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SaBMaF/

Obama unleashed. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Sa4Q1Y/

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SahkRf/