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M Meerkat@kackbro.bsky.social

Before Trumpism Came To Town....

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com

Chris Murphy says Pentagon blocked him from military base in Qatar and Iran strike on US embassy in Riyadh far worse than public led to believe

theguardian.comDemocratic senator says Hegseth trying to hide costs of Iran war from US public

Colorado Newsline@coloradonewsline.com

A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers. From @stateline.org

coloradonewsline.comAging workforce, immigration crackdown are depleting skilled workers | Colorado NewslineA perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers. Automakers and construction c...

Baller Alert@balleralert.com

DC Metro Fares Could Hit $7.50: Will Low Income Riders Get Hit The Hardest?

balleralert.comDC Metro Fares Could Hit $7.50: Will Low Income Riders Get Hit The Hardest?Metro riders across Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia could pay significantly more for public transportation in 2027 under a proposal that would increase fares by about 11.1 percent. The Washington […] The post DC Metro Fares Could Hit $7.50: Will Low Income Riders Get Hit The Hardest? appeared first on Baller Alert.

The Steady State@thesteadystate.org

Three crises are quietly building: military readiness is strained, AI is advancing faster than our safeguards, and executive instability is growing. None guarantees catastrophe. But their convergence could test America’s capacity to govern. Read “Three Clocks Are Ticking.” https://bit.ly/4i4L95z

steadystate1.substack.comThree Clocks are TickingMilitary readiness, artificial intelligence, and executive instability are developing on different timelines—but their consequences could arrive together.

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com

Scores of dachshunds with their owners took over the famous boulevard on 4 October for the annual 'Sausage Walk' during the fashion event.

youtu.beHundreds of dachshunds march down the Champs-Élysées during Paris fashion weekYouTube video by Guardian News

Arizona Mirror@azmirror.com

“A group of power-hungry politicians has voted to put a set of highly deceptive propositions on your ballot this November. They want to make voting more difficult, hollow out our schools with funding cuts, and institute blanket mandates in school sports.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social

azmirror.comProgressive PAC launches $1M campaign against ‘deceptive’ GOP-backed ballot propositionsArizona ballot propositions: A progressive PAC is spending $1M to defeat four GOP-referred measures before Nov. 3.

The Verge@theverge.com

The Open Agent Safety Platform is designed to enforce AI boundaries. www.theverge.com/tech/1001287...

theverge.comNvidia says its new AI safety platform can contain rogue agents within ‘milliseconds’Nvidia is addressing the recent wave of rogue hacking incidents.

ThinkFreeOrFail @thinkfreeorfail.bsky.social

apnews.com/article/usai... to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cuts

apnews.comWhat to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cutsThe foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world’s largest humanit...

Reuters@reuters.com

Man shot by ICE agents in Texas says he is in detention with bullet in back reut.rs/4xzejhX

reut.rsMan shot by ICE agents in Texas says he is in detention with bullet in backA man identified as the Venezuelan who was shot and wounded by a federal immigration agent in Texas said on Monday that he was in pain and being held at an ICE ​detention center with a bullet lodged in his back.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

With 45 days until the midterms, I urge you all to: 1) Help get out the vote. 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference. 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism. We are the only ones who can end this nightmare. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.

Bill B@ldroadie.bsky.social

Vote, dammit.