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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 2h

WaPo possesses self-awareness of a dog licking his asshole on a public sidewalk.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h

President Trump has long railed against the “fake news” as an “enemy of the people.” But this week, the president showed how far he has come in finding a new use for the media: as props.

For Trump, media manipulation is his show of force

The president has long attacked the media as “fake news,” but the White House has created a new crop of journalists to advance its policy priorities.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jeremy C-Howl @jmchao.bsky.social · Jan 25

The real horseshoe theory is a bunch of people in our politics have been hit in the head by a fucking horseshoe.

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Current Affairs @currentaffairs.bsky.social · 6h

In Argentina, President Javier Milei has screwed the economy up so badly he needs a $20 billion bailout. That’s because his “free market” economics don’t actually work.

www.currentaffairs.org/news/this-is...

This is Why You Don’t Let Libertarians Run Your Country

In Argentina, President Javier Milei has screwed the economy up so badly he needs a $20 billion bailout. That’s because his “free market” economics don’t actually work.

www.currentaffairs.org

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 6h

And this:
92% of the growth in the entire country this year has been data centers. And some of that is "circular deals" that dont involve actual money

fortune.com/2025/10/07/d...

Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says | Fortune

Is a U.S. without data centers a country without GDP growth?

fortune.com

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Ben Saufley @bensaufley.com · 7h

If this admin has shown us anything it's that if you have the courts (or The Court) it doesn't even matter what's technically required

JB stan account @johnbrownstan.bsky.social · 7h

One thing I've noticed is that even well-educated people underestimate how much control over the structure of the courts congress has. Almost nothing about the courts requires a constitutional amendment to change

Oops! Unable to resolve handle @curiousaboutupdog.bsky.social · 8d

This would take a constitutional amendment to change, right?

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 10h

it's why i think constantly hollering at people about the lesser of two evils is participating in a race to the bottom. i think its fine to expect that politicians have an interest in serving you, an interest in governance, and a genuine and enthusiastic desire to make things better for everyone

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 10h

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 · 10h

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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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 10h

“It's an entire political ad, from a major Democratic politician, that is exclusively defending trans rights. Has this ever happened before? I haven't had my morning coffee yet, but none are coming to mind.”

We need so much more of this! Stand up, Democrats!

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 11h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 15h

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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💙🐶🚴🏻🏊‍♂️♊️ Victoria🌈💥☀️ @victoriaswimcycle.bsky.social · 14h

Can anybody do math in this administration. Stephen Miller wants to spend $27 billion to deport 1 million immigrants, who currently contribute $89 billion in taxes each year.

Do the math: That's $106 billion net loss for America. Who knew hate is so expensive

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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.bsky.social · 15h

getting a lot of haters talking shit about my set at the epstein island comedy festival, as if those young women don’t deserve to see me do stand up

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jam @socialistboat.dad · 15h

Stella Sacco
@antlervel.vet
It's really funny that The Art of War is treated as this like alpha male book when it's clearly meant to be read by ancient Chinese failsons because it's all "please don't forget you have to feed your troops" and "if someone asks if you're going to attack them consider lying about it"
April 23, 2024 at 1:28 AM © Everybody can reply
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d

This kind of partisan political message, under the guise of a public service announcement, is illegal on several levels.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you @nytopinion.nytimes.com for publishing this rot. Marc Rowan has run hundreds of companies into the dust to extract profits from their failure and bankruptcies. Now he wants to do the same to American higher education. Do not believe a word this man says. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Badly Needed

www.nytimes.com

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Current Affairs @currentaffairs.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s new national security memo (NSPM-7) designates the following as terrorism "indicators":

🟥Anti-capitalism
🟥Anti-Christianity
🟥Anti-Americanism
🟥Extremism on gender
🟥Extremism on race

This encompasses pretty much everybody to the left of MAGA.

@kenklippenstein.bsky.social

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 1d

They hate us for our freedoms, man, I dunno what else to say

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Ben Saufley @bensaufley.com · 1d

Why the fuck is it always blue hair? This one thing has them so triggered and it feels like … fifteen years out of date, as a stereotype?

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 1d

swear to god these days I feel like the only person who saw the aliens land

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 1d

Spending your time talking to someone who wants to relitigate slavery is definitely a choice you can make

Opinion | He Believes America Should Be a Theocracy. He Says His Influence Is Growing.

www.nytimes.com

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 1d

Wixcore

Let the Right Hon In @danhon.com · 1d

National Design Studio looks like it's shipped its first website:

trumprx.gov

TrumpRx

The lowest prescription prices in America. Coming January 2026.

trumprx.gov

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 2d

No shade to any of the Vertigo relaunch writers, but this is what the lineup looks like with me no longer in it, lol.

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Big Fat Bartolo's Colon @bigfatbartolocolon.bsky.social · 1d

But if it isn't the corrupting influence of money, why else would Americans have elected a racist authoritarian?
[reads American history book] ah, I see.

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

Not the Onion.

I wonder what will happen when ICE kidnaps all the Qatari soldiers for being brown people in Idaho

www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...

Qatar Air Force facility to be built at USAF base in Idaho, Defense Secretary Hegseth says

Hegseth The Defense secretary made the announcement at a Pentagon press conference with Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar's defense minister.

www.cnbc.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 1d

this is just disgusting. and shows I think why continued protests are necessary.

genocide denial is evil. it's evil if you're doing it to protect Bibi, it's evil if you're doing it to protect Harris. just cut this shit out.

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