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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.

Zohran sits on a bus talking to a rider sitting behind him.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11d

"no more superficial individual expression"

Pete Hegseth wearing USA flag pocket square, USA lining, contrast stitching, and "America First" embroidery.

Pete Hegseth wearing a USA belt buckle. monogrammed shirt cuff, contrast buttonhole, contrast buttons, and USA flag lining.

Pete Hegseth in tailored clothing. They are full of cheap "personalization" options common in low-end made-to-measure tailoring.

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Amy Patricia Meade @amypmeade.bsky.social · 17d

Hi Paddy. Is there an email address I can share for those authors who wish to participate but who aren't on Bluesky? Thanks! x

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Susie Dent @susiedent.com · 19d

To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.

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Amy Patricia Meade @amypmeade.bsky.social · 19d

What I’m wearing to the Rapture.

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Amy Patricia Meade @amypmeade.bsky.social · 20d

I'm the VP of our Sisters in Crime Chapter. Let me put it out to them and see what I can do.

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spooky mental haunted house @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 24d

*stepping out of a time machine in 2007*

I come from the future - the most consequential men in society are the hosts of the Man Show, Fear Factor, and the Apprentice

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Amy Patricia Meade @amypmeade.bsky.social · 27d

Happy 135th birthday to the Queen of Crime. 🎨 Illustration by Helen Green, @helengreeen

An illustration of Agatha Christie in front of a birthday cake with a one, three, and a five candle in it to celebrate her 135th birthday.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 27d

Whoa.

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · Sep 11

Charlie Kirk was not a “free speech activist” and any outlet that tells you he was is lying to you. He wanted unlimited freedom for himself and as little as possible for the people he hated, ie anyone who wasn’t a white male conservative. His values were trash

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · Sep 9

The Speaker of the House of Representative telling elected civil politicians to "yield" to military force.

A significant moment.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 9

Mike Johnson: "I cannot for the life of me understand how the Democrats think this is some kind of winning political message. Yield man! Let the troops come into your city and show how crime can be reduced."

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · Sep 6

we gave people a magic device in their pockets with access to all the knowledge in the world and they used it to cook their brains with racist memes.

Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · Sep 5

It’s wild living in the Information Age and the Dark Age at the same time.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · Sep 2

Produce the bodies, be they alive or dead.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · Sep 2

Oof. The Dems need to stop pretending, based on some imaginary focus group, that there’s some common ground with Trump. The key is to fight everywhere.

You should go study Neville Chamberlain’s attempt at “common ground.” It didn’t end well for his historical reputation. Or the world.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 2

Hakeem Jeffries: "Donald Trump promised that he would lower housing costs on day one. Here's a suggestion for the Trump administration: try to legislate, and maybe we can find common ground in order to get something done for the American people."

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · Aug 31

Remember when Hillary coughed and the media were practically writing her obituary?

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · Aug 30

Dear Americans, welcome to the thrilling game of ‘Did this dictator die or just disappear for a day?’ We’ve been playing it with Putin and Lukashenko for decades. Enjoy the suspense.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Aug 28

Karl Marx, Malcolm X, Hannah Arendt, Frederick Douglass, and Emilio Zapata all got married, and obviously I'm not comparing the Double-T brand to them, but I am saying anyone who thinks marriage turns all people into conservatives should also ask what tank rolled over their cranium recently.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Aug 28

Opinion: For those used to her softer sensibilities, Taylor Swift’s current lifestyle is giving Maga energy. It’s brazen, proud and 10-carat garish. It’s Ralph Lauren and USA. on.ft.com/3UR0ISe

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · Aug 26

As some of you know, I am an absolute, unapologetic Janeite. She is the master.

The worst Austen would do to any adversary would put them in an excruciating 10-page conversation, with a spirited but clumsy younger sister playing on a musical instrument, before a final cutting, devastating silence.

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · Aug 26

Another Russian fake video with deep faked audio has Jane Austen scholar Dr. Gillian Dow stating Jane Austen would have definitely would have wanted to assassinate Chancellor Merz.

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · Aug 22

"...everything is going to be alright"

Conflict, balance and resolution in law and policy

New, by me:

Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/everything...

Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/08/ever...

“…everything is going to be alright” – conflict, balance and resolution in law and policy

22nd August 2025 * In his 1992 memoir Fever Pitch, Nick Hornby describes his experience of a crush in a stadium at a 1980 match (before the tragedies later on that decade): “…there was a forty-thou…

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · Aug 22

Part of the problem is that the NYT tries to put a second-day headline on a breaking news story. It happened just a few hours ago!

There's nothing wrong with a hed like "FBI Raids Home of John Bolton, a Fierce Critic of the President"

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · Aug 14

Hoagie assault guy, if convicted, will be punished more strongly than J6 folks who beat police officers with poles and other objects and are now walking free (and probably joining CBP)

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Amy Patricia Meade @amypmeade.bsky.social · Aug 14

Celebrating the birthday of Alma Reville Hitchcock, born on this day in 1899.

Reville was an editor, an assistant director, and a writer all on her own, but it is her unsung work on Hitchcock’s movies that cement her place in cinematic history.

A photo of Alma Reville Hitchcock in a white fur stole and smiling like the absolute boss she was!

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Aug 12

#ReleaseTheCuomoList

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