Marisa Kabas

@marisakabas.bsky.social

independent journalist, thehandbasket.co

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listen i won’t shed a single tear for kim or any of the women who work for trump, but it remains interesting that only the women in his orbit suffer consequences for being pieces of shit

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

AP: "A senior U.S. official said Sunday that Trump and Rubio are 'extremely pissed off' by Guilfoyle’s reported conduct and would likely decide on what action to take this week after Monday’s Columbus Day holiday."

apnews.comAP source: Trump, Rubio weigh firing US envoy to Greece after mounting reports of improper conductPresident Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after a series of reports alleging she has engaged in improper and possibl...
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El-Sayed explains his 2012 criticisms of Obama: "We stand on the shoulders of giants. I am so grateful to have been a young man in my 20s with Barack Hussein Obama as president. I never would have seen myself running for office."

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“In my past experience and what I understand from other colleagues who have witnessed other lethal injections, it’s not the kind of situation where you're unsure. In this case, the curtain closed, and it caught us all off guard because she was clearly alive—there is no question.”

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it was just really funny to be sitting a few feet away from the focus of a million republican attack ads about the terrors of democratic socialism, and it’s just like, that guy? really?

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what surprised me most was how measured and careful piker was with his words. eminently reasonable bordering on dry at some points? it kind of seems like he’s taking the power of his platform more seriously. then again, i don’t watch his eight-hour streams so have no point of comparison.

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“My personal AI agent posted my bank details on company Slack. It's made me rethink how I use it.” These titans of business. These masters of the universe.

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Major TW: death penalty Wow, this article is heartbreaking. Heartbreaking in that they're describing torture that is somehow legal. Great interview that shares all the shocking, and sad, details

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NEW from me: The National Association of Evangelicals (along with several other religious groups) are now joining the USCCB in condemning Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s plans to publicly execute Nidal Malik Hasan, also saying doing so promotes a “culture of death.”
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Walter Kim, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, told RNS that while he affirms the "need for justice" regarding Hasan's crime, "at the same time, a live-streamed execution by firing squad risks turning one of the state's most solemn responsibilities into a public spectacle, promoting a culture of death, rather than a culture that upholds the dignity of every human being."
Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me

NEW: The head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement firmly condemning plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. Archbishop Paul Coakley calls the decision “a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered.” www.usccb.org/news/2026/us...

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops READINGS WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the U.S. Department of War announced that the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the man convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009, would be publicly livestreamed. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following statement sharply condemning the decision of the U.S. government: "It is with shock and great sorrow that I have learned of the Department of War's decision to publicly livestream the execution of Nidal Hassan. Our God is the God of life. In no way can Hassan's actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered. The word of God exhorts us: 'do not repay anyone evil for evil' (Romans 12:17). The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people.United States Conference of Catholic Bishops READINGS "It is with shock and great sorrow that I have learned of the Department of War's decision to publicly livestream the execution of Nidal Hassan. Our God is the God of life. In no way can Hassan's actions be condoned but this decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered. The word of God exhorts us: 'do not repay anyone evil for evil' (Romans 12:17). The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people. "I pray for the intercession of Our Lady of Good Counsel that we as a nation may always choose life even in the most trying times and circumstances."
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NEW: When Christa Pike became the first person to survive multiple lethal injections, witnesses at the prison that day suddenly became a part of history.

I spoke with @iamstevenhale.bsky.social of Nashville Banner about the things he saw in the execution chamber—and the things he could only hear:

thehandbasket.coWhat it's like to witness a botched executionQ+A with Steven Hale of The Nashville Banner, who watched as Christa Pike survived two lethal injections.
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