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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 16h

There is no case for Trump getting a peace prize—ever.

There is s staggeringly ironclad case for him to be immediately imprisoned for war crimes. And here it is.

Media and MAGA Calls for Trump to Catch a Nobel Peace Prize Rather Than An ICC War Crimes Indictment Are Obscene

The second-biggest threat to global peace after Putin has earned a cell for war crimes—not a humanitarian award. That his grotesque and scammy appeal for a Nobel Peace Prize is working is terrifying.

sethabramson.substack.com

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 16h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

This is either clever or crazy or both: a UK company will install, in your home, a miniature data center, about the size of a heat pump, to serve as your home heating.

UK Power Networks helping SHIELD vulnerable customers from Fuel Poverty

Customers struggling with energy bills could soon benefit from low-cost heating, thanks to an award-winning UK Power Networks innovation that re-uses heat from mini data centres.

www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk

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Doc Revan @docrevan.bsky.social · 16h

I think the counter argument to “Ellison and Weiss will turn CBS News into an unstoppable propaganda machine” is Bezos’s WaPo which lost basically all the talent and also is in a subscription death spiral

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

One more time: As it’s not “weaponization of justice” for law enforcement to prosecute someone who committed crimes trying to rob a bank, it’s also not weaponization of justice for law enforcement to prosecute someone who committed crimes trying to overthrow an American election.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 15h

It’s tempting to suggest we would have been better off if Trump won in 2020 and we’d be done with him now, except:

1) the vaccine rollout would have been a disaster and we’d have double the COVID deaths
2) he wouldn’t have left in 2024 either and we’d be in a different crisis

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allanclane.bsky.social @allanclane.bsky.social · 19h

Sergeant Schultz See Nothing Hear Nothing Know Nothing GIF

ALT: Sergeant Schultz See Nothing Hear Nothing Know Nothing GIF

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allanclane.bsky.social @allanclane.bsky.social · 19h

He knows less than Sgt. Schulz from Hogan's Heroes. "I know nothing, Col. Hogan, nothing. I see nothing. I don't know what's going on, and please don't tell Col. Klink that I was here."

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I have so many names...🇧🇬🇯🇵🇵🇱🇺🇦🇺🇲🇪🇺 @o10tam.bsky.social · 19h

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 1d

The costumed dancing at protests seems flawlessly calibrated to prove Andy *go is a ridiculous liar. They’re killing his whole con.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 1d

"To be a Republican in 2025 represents a clear public confession that you either don't know the difference between good and evil and you're so morally empty that you can't be bothered to begin to try, or that you do know the difference, and you prefer evil." www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...

The Crime of Human Virtue

Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.

www.the-reframe.com

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1d

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

The Dem establishment is going to back Mills over the absolute phenom outsider Platner in Maine, which tells you everything you need to know about how well they understand the current moment & how prepared they are to meet it.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 21h

Police officers who publicly declare that they’ll quit if a mayoral candidate they dislike wins the election are (1) usually bluffing—sure buddy, toss away that paycheck and pension—and (2) exactly the sort of cops cities would be better off without, ones who don’t see themselves as public servants.

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Oscar&Felix @oscar-felix.bsky.social · 1d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

TEXAS senate candidate Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social (grandson of a Baptist preacher): “I put my hand on a Bible and swore an oath to the constitution, not the other way around.”

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 1d

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 1d

Hearing some very dark things about Maria Corina Machado.

I thought the NPP should have gone to Greta Thunberg.

I still do.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 1d

Democrats in Maine drafting 77 year old Janet Mills to run against Susan Collins because electrifying Graham Plattner is insufficiently pro-Israel is EVERYTHING you need to know about the fakakta state of our party.

It is just incredibly broken and corrupt.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 2d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 3d

I don't know if there's such a thing as a "world cyberwar" but I think we are in one? and the US is determined to lose it. 🧵

Today the admin is mass-firing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation's cybersecurity protection across all levels of government.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3d

Douthat is laundering hard core white Christian supremacy into the mainstream, with the NYT's blessing.

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 3d

Ross Douthat treats this guy like they're having some deep conversation about the relationship of Christianity and the government, but the dude is a garden-variety dull, shallow, hateful, worthless bigot with nothing interesting to say, just endless riffs on "God hates everything/everyone I do."

Douthat: So that’s the first purpose of your political project, for America to stop making God angry.

Wilson: Yes. And most people think that when they are confronted with that project, they think that we want to get our tentacles into everything and start controlling everything. I actually think we need limited government. The government should be significantly smaller than it is, and we need to curtail a lot of the busybodyness that we have. That’s why I would call myself a theocratic libertarian. There is a true libertarian element in this, and yet, the transcendent grounding for what we’re talking about means that we acknowledge the authority of God.

We have racked up quite a body count of awful crimes, and I believe the only way out is for us to repent and turn to Christ. This would be things like no more Pride parades, no more drag queen story hours, no more abortion on demand, no more legalized same-sex unions — all of that, done. That’s the repentance part.

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 2d

Guaranteed that this “ wanted to get it done“ trope is incomplete or a bald lie. A spanking new US attorney who brought a (weak) case against a sitting state AG without coordinating with main justice would get a phone call from the deputy AG firing them within 10 minutes
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Trump’s Favored Prosecutor Is Moving at Full Steam

Lindsey Halligan wasted no time in bringing charges against two of the president’s adversaries.

www.wsj.com

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