Tim Bak
@sportyjtb.bsky.social
'In a true community we will not choose our companions, for our choices are so often limited by self-serving motives. Instead, our companions will be given to us by grace. Often they will be persons who will upset our settled view of self and world.'
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With the help of Republican officials, ICE has quietly arrested hundreds of people in Florida per day. Watch the latest dispatch from journalist Amanda Moore (@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social) out of southwest Florida:
October 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
With the help of Republican officials, ICE has quietly arrested hundreds of people in Florida per day. Watch the latest dispatch from journalist Amanda Moore (@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social) out of southwest Florida:
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wow -- Fox Business is now treating Trump's completely made up economic boasts as though they are factual. Note the citation here -- "The White House"
Reminder that the entire US economy is about $32t. If we really had $21t flowing in, you'd notice it
Fox thinks their viewers are really dumb
Reminder that the entire US economy is about $32t. If we really had $21t flowing in, you'd notice it
Fox thinks their viewers are really dumb
October 7, 2026 at 9:10 PM
wow -- Fox Business is now treating Trump's completely made up economic boasts as though they are factual. Note the citation here -- "The White House"
Reminder that the entire US economy is about $32t. If we really had $21t flowing in, you'd notice it
Fox thinks their viewers are really dumb
Reminder that the entire US economy is about $32t. If we really had $21t flowing in, you'd notice it
Fox thinks their viewers are really dumb
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Kimberly Guilfoyle exchanging favors and promises of influence for money.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
www.wsj.com
October 7, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Kimberly Guilfoyle exchanging favors and promises of influence for money.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Best "big" paper in the country and it's not even close. Yes I know I have Philly bias but I think a lot of people not from here would agree too
Unionized journalists and product engineers at The Inquirer secured a new contract that includes AI protections, raises, and changes to healthcare coverage.
Philadelphia Inquirer employees secure new union contract with raises and AI protections
www.inquirer.com
October 7, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Best "big" paper in the country and it's not even close. Yes I know I have Philly bias but I think a lot of people not from here would agree too
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The French police are so militarized they blew up a 15-yr-old’s hand and took the eye of another one.
Why are grenades being used to quell student protestors who are unarmed? Now the labour unions are stepping in to protect the students
Why are grenades being used to quell student protestors who are unarmed? Now the labour unions are stepping in to protect the students
October 7, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The French police are so militarized they blew up a 15-yr-old’s hand and took the eye of another one.
Why are grenades being used to quell student protestors who are unarmed? Now the labour unions are stepping in to protect the students
Why are grenades being used to quell student protestors who are unarmed? Now the labour unions are stepping in to protect the students
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It was wonderful to connect with our team’s Fall 2026 New Jersey State interns and hear about their passion for public service.
Thank you for your commitment to helping New Jerseyans get the help they need. I look forward to seeing what you all accomplish in the future!
Thank you for your commitment to helping New Jerseyans get the help they need. I look forward to seeing what you all accomplish in the future!
October 8, 2026 at 12:52 AM
It was wonderful to connect with our team’s Fall 2026 New Jersey State interns and hear about their passion for public service.
Thank you for your commitment to helping New Jerseyans get the help they need. I look forward to seeing what you all accomplish in the future!
Thank you for your commitment to helping New Jerseyans get the help they need. I look forward to seeing what you all accomplish in the future!
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Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year — nearly four times the amount of cases recorded across the entire U.S. in 2024. The move comes as the total number of measles cases across the U.S. this year has reached 4,020, according to figures collected by Johns Hopkins University.
US Surpasses 4,000 Cases of Measles, Highest Numbers Seen in a Generation
“Even if I got hit by a truck tonight, HHS will never go back to what it was before,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. bragged.
buff.ly
October 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year — nearly four times the amount of cases recorded across the entire U.S. in 2024. The move comes as the total number of measles cases across the U.S. this year has reached 4,020, according to figures collected by Johns Hopkins University.
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Is RFK Jr. to blame for the food recalls?
October 7, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Is RFK Jr. to blame for the food recalls?
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Here's a nearly 10-minute supercut of Troy Jackson taking it to Susan Collins during their debate tonight, including Jackson telling her "you can't eat road salt" and "Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
October 7, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Here's a nearly 10-minute supercut of Troy Jackson taking it to Susan Collins during their debate tonight, including Jackson telling her "you can't eat road salt" and "Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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Trump and Barrett are separating American children from their families through the unconstitutional and un-American actions of ICE.
This is inhumane. We need immigration reform.
This is inhumane. We need immigration reform.
October 8, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Trump and Barrett are separating American children from their families through the unconstitutional and un-American actions of ICE.
This is inhumane. We need immigration reform.
This is inhumane. We need immigration reform.
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Part (but far from all) of what's horrific here is: a woman weighing the consequences of speaking up about being sexually assaulted, because speaking up imposes burdens and costs (and so does not speaking up).
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. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
October 7, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Part (but far from all) of what's horrific here is: a woman weighing the consequences of speaking up about being sexually assaulted, because speaking up imposes burdens and costs (and so does not speaking up).
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me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior
October 7, 2026 at 11:31 PM
me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior
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Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express—in a way that wouldn't leave a paper trail.
Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
www.wsj.com
October 7, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Kimberly Guilfoyle was preparing for her congressional hearing to become U.S. ambassador to Greece when she reached out to a Trump donor with an urgent request: She needed $100,000 that she said she owed American Express—in a way that wouldn't leave a paper trail.
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RUHLE: Why do you think the president is taking this position?
TILLIS: Uhhh. I think he got bad advice
RUHLE: Why do you talk about advice? He's the president! You said he's got great political instincts, and millions of Americans are suffering
TILLIS: Uhhh. I think he got bad advice
RUHLE: Why do you talk about advice? He's the president! You said he's got great political instincts, and millions of Americans are suffering
October 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
RUHLE: Why do you think the president is taking this position?
TILLIS: Uhhh. I think he got bad advice
RUHLE: Why do you talk about advice? He's the president! You said he's got great political instincts, and millions of Americans are suffering
TILLIS: Uhhh. I think he got bad advice
RUHLE: Why do you talk about advice? He's the president! You said he's got great political instincts, and millions of Americans are suffering
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Mike Lawler opposes a data center moratorium, has voted for $80 billion in tax breaks for data centers AND voted to make it easier to build them, and has allowed five data centers to open in Rockland County on his watch (with three more on the way).
October 7, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Mike Lawler opposes a data center moratorium, has voted for $80 billion in tax breaks for data centers AND voted to make it easier to build them, and has allowed five data centers to open in Rockland County on his watch (with three more on the way).
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The editorial board of the Philadelphia @inquirer.com becomes the first at a major newspaper to endorse (sorta) Trump's impeachment. share.inquirer.com/BnINC5 "A clear and present danger to the republic... the case against Trump is strong... the time has come to again contemplate his impeachment."
The Case for Impeachment: What would the founders do? | Editorial
The list of the president’s high crimes and misdemeanors is breathtaking.
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October 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The editorial board of the Philadelphia @inquirer.com becomes the first at a major newspaper to endorse (sorta) Trump's impeachment. share.inquirer.com/BnINC5 "A clear and present danger to the republic... the case against Trump is strong... the time has come to again contemplate his impeachment."
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DELAWARE: "Nurse Monica Ryadi and her husband couldn’t wait to take their 3yo son to Disneyland... They didn’t get there. The Delco nurse has lived legally in 🇺🇸 since childhood. ICE arrested her as she took her son to Disneyland." #AbolishICE
www.instagram.com/p/DeAFDW5jEW0
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October 7, 2026 at 8:19 PM
DELAWARE: "Nurse Monica Ryadi and her husband couldn’t wait to take their 3yo son to Disneyland... They didn’t get there. The Delco nurse has lived legally in 🇺🇸 since childhood. ICE arrested her as she took her son to Disneyland." #AbolishICE
www.instagram.com/p/DeAFDW5jEW0
www.instagram.com/p/DeAFDW5jEW0
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Well this is horrible.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
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. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
October 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Well this is horrible.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
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BREAKING: 170 billionaire families have now spent a record-breaking $1.7 BILLION on the midterms.
That's not counting $600 MILLION in dark money.
Billionaire political spending is up 53x since the Citizens United ruling.
This is how billionaires buy power and huge tax breaks.
That's not counting $600 MILLION in dark money.
Billionaire political spending is up 53x since the Citizens United ruling.
This is how billionaires buy power and huge tax breaks.
October 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
BREAKING: 170 billionaire families have now spent a record-breaking $1.7 BILLION on the midterms.
That's not counting $600 MILLION in dark money.
Billionaire political spending is up 53x since the Citizens United ruling.
This is how billionaires buy power and huge tax breaks.
That's not counting $600 MILLION in dark money.
Billionaire political spending is up 53x since the Citizens United ruling.
This is how billionaires buy power and huge tax breaks.
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This is a big deal and a functioning press would treat it as a massive scandal grinding routine business to a halt. Compare the years of east coast sour grapes over the “censorship” of Obama not granting Fox News an interview in the 2010s to the silence in US media over this direct state censorship.
Guardian confirms it was State Department pressure that led to the EU and some European sponsors pulling from the disinformation conference in Lithuania www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This is a big deal and a functioning press would treat it as a massive scandal grinding routine business to a halt. Compare the years of east coast sour grapes over the “censorship” of Obama not granting Fox News an interview in the 2010s to the silence in US media over this direct state censorship.
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Guardian confirms it was State Department pressure that led to the EU and some European sponsors pulling from the disinformation conference in Lithuania www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Guardian confirms it was State Department pressure that led to the EU and some European sponsors pulling from the disinformation conference in Lithuania www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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OK I read this and yes, it's hideous, start to finish. There are details that are subtly miserable atop the more in-your-face bodily autonomy and violent horrors.
October 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
OK I read this and yes, it's hideous, start to finish. There are details that are subtly miserable atop the more in-your-face bodily autonomy and violent horrors.
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ICE is slamming far northern Illinois for a second day in a row.
Rapid responders in Rockford say federal agents detained a group of roofing workers this morning—eight men all the way from Minnesota. Volunteers are currently trying to locate their families.
From a local immigration attorney:
Rapid responders in Rockford say federal agents detained a group of roofing workers this morning—eight men all the way from Minnesota. Volunteers are currently trying to locate their families.
From a local immigration attorney:
October 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
ICE is slamming far northern Illinois for a second day in a row.
Rapid responders in Rockford say federal agents detained a group of roofing workers this morning—eight men all the way from Minnesota. Volunteers are currently trying to locate their families.
From a local immigration attorney:
Rapid responders in Rockford say federal agents detained a group of roofing workers this morning—eight men all the way from Minnesota. Volunteers are currently trying to locate their families.
From a local immigration attorney: