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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 2h

I don't understand why U.S. reporters so regularly seem to let politicians get away with 'I haven't seen that' about stuff a) they obviously know and b) is directly relevant to their job. Did they sign some kind of agreement never to ask a follow-up question?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 5h

This morning I was filming ICE abducting sometime in Petworth. One of the agents told me "the last US citizen that did this he put in cuffs all the way to the courtroom".

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 21h

“Trump haunted by visions of hell” is my favorite Trump, although I’m not totally sure what’s going on with the dude

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · 23h

A useful framework for finding people:
- 2-3 mentors in the next role you *think* you want, at least one of which you can vent to openly when angry
- 1-2 mentors 2-3 levels more senior / in your late career 'dream' role (you will get little time with them)
- 1+ who are very social/good advocates

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Bill @billdebeer.bsky.social · 1d

#eviltwinbeernames

Kim McCauley @kimischilling.bsky.social · 1d

does anyone want to pay me $50m to be a stupid fuck up who sucks

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 1d

Look I get why people would prefer Mills but I absolutely love this energy and I hope it gets rewarded. Incentives matter folks

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 1d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Andrew Selbst @aselbst.bsky.social · 1d

Good. When a guest is lying you cut their air. It’s a disgrace to the Vice President’s office that Vance deserves this treatment, but everyone in this administration is exactly such a disgrace to their offices.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 1d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Connor Shibe @booprepeat.bsky.social · 2d

Snallygaster beerfest!

w/ @simon-akita.bsky.social

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back

Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit."

Someone named Manny replies: "@grok
why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"

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Bill @billdebeer.bsky.social · 1d

I want to give a big shoutout to the guy driving the forklift through the crowd at Snally. No employer has more trust in an employee than they have in you, man, truly

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Jonathan Surratt @beerinator.com · 2d

Earth: it's where I keep all my beers.

Bill @billdebeer.bsky.social · 2d

There’s a lot of beer here

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see schrader @seeschrader.bsky.social · 2d

There are so many tough questions in life and a lot of them don’t have good answers, but the best of the tough answers generally go something like: “No, but

Bill @billdebeer.bsky.social · 2d

There’s a lot of beer here