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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 43m

This isn't new, by the way. Trump and his minions wanted an "antifa" Black Bloc to show up and fight with cops on Jan. 6, 2021. If that had happened, he would have then called out the National Guard to a) arrest leftists and b) shut down the Capitol and prevent the election from being certified

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 3h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

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MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

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BBQdotgov @bbqdotgov.bsky.social · 18h

This guy's thrilled

My econ professor saying "beef" 125 in one lecture

YouTube video by Tino Cardasis

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 23h

one thing that has been obvious for a while is this aspect of the authoritarian internationale: they recognize that their allies abroad are not *countries* but *political movements* within foreign countries.

time we liberals woke up and recognized this--because it's the truth.

Rigorous, Fred-based Reporting @thefred.bsky.social · 1d

Or maybe, just maybe, what was obvious in 2024 was correct: Netanyahu fully backed Trump and would not deal with Biden because Trump would give him a free hand to escalate the starvation, bombing, and do full ethnic cleansing. Which he then did, until Netanyahu embarrassed him by bombing Qatar.

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please send memes @surrealmeme.bsky.social · 1d

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Sarah O @erniebufflo.bsky.social · 1d

And this is why us leftist Christians keep talking about how it feels like two different religions: because when it comes down to it, they do not think WE are real Christians and will treat us accordingly when we follow Christ to stand up for the marginalized and oppressed.

Jessica Shortall 🧂🥴 @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 7d

“My Administration will not tolerate anti-Christian weaponization of government or unlawful conduct targeting Christians.” - 2/6/25

9/20/25 Photo by Ashlee Rezin, Chicago Sun-Times

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

dying at rightwingers falling for what looks like an ai generated turning points USA half time show with special guest “measles”

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Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.social · 1d

I found a 19th century Cat Villain!

A huge chonk of a fluffy cat sitting on a table near an open fire. The cat is cream and grey and appears to be shaped like a barrel in a fur coat. They are scowling fiercely with their moustache and bewhiskered ears apparently flowing back into the cold wind. There's a definite vibe that this villainous cat twirls their moustache as they evict orphans into the aforementioned blizzard and think Scrooge was an easy-going lightweight. They are magnificent.

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BBQdotgov @bbqdotgov.bsky.social · 1d

Ruin a holiday movie by making it a Halloween movie:

Exorcism on 34th Street

general BOOsician @generalmusician.bsky.social · 1d

Ruin a holiday movie by making it a Halloween movie:

It's A Wonderful Knife 🔪

BBQdotgov @bbqdotgov.bsky.social · 1d

There were many, most notably CGU (Canadian Girlfriend Univ.)

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C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 2d

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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BBQdotgov @bbqdotgov.bsky.social · 1d

Duck church

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Nate Tice @natetice.bsky.social · 1d

when you hit the wrong button

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BBQdotgov @bbqdotgov.bsky.social · 1d

She hasn’t faced any actual criticism of her work in decades. Hearing it now broke her brain.

BBQdotgov @bbqdotgov.bsky.social · 1d

Penn State head coach Scott Frost

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

“I’m a cop. I am not supposed to feel dread. He’s a brown person. HE’S supposed to feel dread!”

Bari nods sympathetically.

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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BBQdotgov @bbqdotgov.bsky.social · 1d

Penn State head football coach Paul Chryst

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poorly drawn cats @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social · 2d

only 10 more days to get a vampurr! grab yours before he vanishes into the night 🦇

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vampurr the plushie with his cape enjoying some outdoor time

same picture but he’s a little farther away from the camera

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Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing

Tweet: @vexwerewolf
Right-wingers literally straight-up admitting "it's harder to discredit the left because the left is almost always telling the truth"
Scott Jennings @Lum 21h um, yes, that's really a problem
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The problem with left-leaning media is they're intrinsically more strict with their propaganda to only using verifiable sources so it's really hard to poke holes in their ideology and arguments in comparison to a lot of low quality rightwing content.
That makes attacking their points with fact checkers not very effective unless the fact checkers use misinformation tactics as well.
In essence people on the right have to work harder and more creatively to push their agendas as statistics and studies frustratingly arent usually on our side.

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 2d

Tee Pup alert 🐶

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Scott Fright @scw.bsky.social · 2d

Franz Kafka writing Steam reviews

Steam review that reads “game is good but im some bugs”

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BBQdotgov @bbqdotgov.bsky.social · 2d

It’d make UGA fans feel at home

BBQdotgov @bbqdotgov.bsky.social · 2d

RED RIVER DOINK

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d

the idea that freedom is in our DNA is just a misinterpretation of the fact that we’re a nation of finicky whiners who don’t like to be personally inconvenienced

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BBQdotgov @bbqdotgov.bsky.social · 2d

Bungeon Crawler

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 2d

the inverse of this is how much of politics is now just accepting that you have to vote for people who hate you, so your best option is to vote for people who hate other people more than they hate you

dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 2d

I think the main refreshing thing about Mamdani, for me, is that he actually likes New York City and wants to see it thrive for everyone.

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