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Overnight, Russia once again launched a combined attack on Ukraine, using both missiles and drones.

Russia is a terrorist state!

03.10.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICYMI: The University of Chicago is the number one institution in the US for quantum physics, outpacing both MIT and Harvard.

A critical component of how we can drive this technology forward together in Illinois.

28.09.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 969    πŸ” 184    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 9

If US media outlets are hesitant about criticizing Trump, give the Guardian US a try.

27.09.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Guardian’s independence means nobody tells us what we can or can’t say - so we’re free to report the whole picture. We join the dots between what’s happening in America with the world, and bring new perspectives on wellness, climate and more.

Discover more: www.theguardian.com/thewholepicture

26.09.2025 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi, Bluesky πŸ‘‹

We're the Guardian's US newsroom.

You can find our starter pack of @us.theguardian.com journalists here: go.bsky.app/LcZs9SB

19.11.2024 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 748    πŸ” 209    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 16
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Trump’s attack on George Soros is the next step in the autocrat’s handbook | Kenneth Roth Having already attacked judges, lawyers, media companies and universities, the president has set his sights on civilians

Trump’s attack on George Soros is the next step in the autocrat’s handbook | Kenneth Roth

27.09.2025 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 244    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 9
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FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.

BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.

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My neighbors in Maryland actually went to see this thing.

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Democratic lawmakers demand answers from TV station owners over pulling Jimmy Kimmel's show ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" returns Tuesday night, but Nexstar and Sinclair are keeping the show off their affiliate stations.

Democratic lawmakers demand answers from TV station owners over pulling Jimmy Kimmel's show.

24.09.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1282    πŸ” 252    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 19
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Volodomyr Zelenskyy at the UN: The Russian representatives are here, but not the one who makes the real decisions. Putin wants only war. He sends delegates who cannot and do not want to stop the bloodshed. When he appears abroad, it is only to buy more time pretending he seeks diplomacy.

23.09.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1170    πŸ” 291    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 13
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β€˜Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Will Return Tuesday Following Charlie Kirk Controversy Disney subsidiary ABC said last week the show would be cancelled indefinitely following comments Kimmel made about Trump supporters and conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Disney subsidiary ABC said last week the show would be cancelled indefinitely following comments Kimmel made about Trump supporters and conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

22.09.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 322    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 15
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He stood in front of the world at the UN today, and every other word out of his mouth was a lie. I’ll say it again, we’ve not been here before. An American President who lies as he breathes. It’s a terrible place to be. Shame on the media & everyone who’s normalized his lying and/or doesn’t care.

23.09.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 20994    πŸ” 6252    πŸ’¬ 845    πŸ“Œ 257
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Schiff: That claim was, I think, the most astounding: according to Kash Patel, the Epstein list has only one name on it β€” Jeffrey Epstein.

We now have someone incompetent running the FBI.

20.09.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4176    πŸ” 1009    πŸ’¬ 152    πŸ“Œ 54
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Strange hill to die on, huh?

#ReleasetheEpsteinFiles

21.09.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5062    πŸ” 1950    πŸ’¬ 249    πŸ“Œ 92
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California becomes first state to ban face coverings for most law enforcement Local and federal agents, including immigration officials, may not wear masks while conducting official business

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Yay!
This must happen in every state!

21.09.2025 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 914    πŸ” 219    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 17

The Rapture this The Rapture that, maybe y’all should get enraptured in a book (not that one a different one)

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Exactly this. Once you cave to the bully, they keep going.

21.09.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1952    πŸ” 420    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 9
Disney logo

Disney logo

Disney is no longer associated with magic and innocence in the minds of millions now.

There are mistakes - and there is catastrophic cowardice that changes your brand identity.

Boycott Disney.

21.09.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7175    πŸ” 2362    πŸ’¬ 415    πŸ“Œ 168

Disney didn’t just incur a $3.8 billion loss overnight. If the boycott continues, it could escalate to over $20 billion. This is how you combat fascism.

21.09.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9843    πŸ” 3103    πŸ’¬ 384    πŸ“Œ 224

So what happened to the $50K in cash Tom Homan got in the Cava bag?

Was it deposited in his bank account and reported as income that he paid taxes on?

Is it under his mattress?

21.09.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 15276    πŸ” 3958    πŸ’¬ 935    πŸ“Œ 188
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a man in a military uniform is speaking into a microphone with the word disgraceful written below him ALT: a man in a military uniform is speaking into a microphone with the word disgraceful written below him

Remember the Oklahoma City bombing in April 1995?

Similarly, depraved people who sympathized with that domestic terrorist attack have seized control of all three branches of our federal government.

They also control many local school boards and statehouses.

That's why our lives are getting worse.

21.09.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crockett: "I'm gonna honor someone who decided they were going to proclaim I was involved in the 'great white replacement'? Yeah, I'm not honoring that ... it's unfortunate more of my colleagues even on my side couldn't see the amount of harm this man was attempting to inflict upon our communities"

21.09.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 34543    πŸ” 8751    πŸ’¬ 1071    πŸ“Œ 661
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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

18.09.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 36128    πŸ” 12775    πŸ’¬ 862    πŸ“Œ 651
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Israelis do not like to think about estrangement from America But they are beginning to have to

A sense is growing that, whoever is in the White House and whatever Israel’s military campaigns, relations with America may not be so close in future

19.09.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge Rejects Trump’s β€˜Tedious and Burdensome’ New York Times Defamation Lawsuit Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Florida Friday rejected President Donald Trump’s latest $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, ruling that the complaint’s contents were β€œimproper and impermissible.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Van Hollen: "Those who cave in -- those like ABC who cave in -- what they do is give the bully an even bigger appetite. When they appease they bully, they put all of us at risk."

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