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BOOdle

@boidle.bsky.social

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Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. ~P. K. Dick I ❤️ snark, dogs, birds, GOP infighting & #PostcardsToVoters I hate cilantro, fascism, bigotry & the carried-interest loophole.

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BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 10h

Yes, please.

BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 14h

Inspiring 🧵.

Diane Galloway @adgwatches.bsky.social · 15h

Comrades, I’m inclined to tell you a story from my organizing days. In 2018, I was one of hundred of union organizers who had the privilege to assist with a nine-day, statewide, unauthorized teachers’ strike to save their schools from a critical staffing shortage. Buckle up, it’s a good one. 1/x

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BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 14h

This will surely leady to Noem becoming extremely popular, said no sentient being ever.

BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 21h

And that roll is a Kaiser bun.

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Frances Larina @franceslarina.bsky.social · 23h

Senate Dems on the new NDAA bill:

We will drop our blocking of the anti-DEI & anti-trans clauses, and won't push to restrict the use of troops on US soil, either. But in return we get to propose amendments that stand no chance of passing a vote.

Brutal negotiators.

www.senate.gov/legislative/...

U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session

www.senate.gov

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BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

S'okay...hungry people won't know they're hungry if the government doesn't tell them. 🤫

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 1d

Ukrainian teacher lets kids sleep through morning lessons after the night of Russian terror.

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BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

Ginsu knives or GTFO.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

i feel like everything bari weiss does is treated like she's a network exec in 1973 when she's really just a LARPer at the helm of a particularly irrelevant brand while TV news is dying.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

New: Bari Weiss booked Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, and Antony Blinken for a roundtable on Gaza, her first major move at CBS.

Notably on a CBS call today in which the panel was floated, one producer also repeatedly emphasized the need to hear from Palestinians in Gaza (Weiss did not respond).

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BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

I like Kimmel's explanation...that the batteries in dildos sometimes need to be recharged.

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BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

I will never fail to be inspired by the brave heroics of the citizens trying to save #WarRavagedPortland.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

I'm thinking about NJ Rep. LaMonica McIver who was arrested for performing legit oversight over ICE detention facility in May of this year.

Grand jury indictment more than a month later. How many grand juries refused to return a true bill before that?

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not autistic, just a parent to an autistic kid w/ fairly significant support needs, but I personally find it very frustrating to see so many people fixated on preventing, reducing, or “curing” autism and neurodiversity instead of talking about inclusion + getting folks whatever support they need

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BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

What could possibly go wrong? 🤔

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

BREAKING: The U.S. says it's sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor Gaza ceasefire deal.

US sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor ceasefire deal in Gaza

The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private sector players, U.S. officials say.

bit.ly

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

Perry: "Chicago's history of strained policing community relations is extremely well documented, but also fairly nuanced. It's something I think state and local authorities understand extremely well, and it can be hard for federal authorities, and certainly those from Texas, to appreciate."

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BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks. I had heard estimates were low (hence the many ham sandwich comments), but I didn't know if there were actual data, or just guesstimates.

BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

Algo heard you were interested in the Linkin Douglas debates.

BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

For these guys, grievance is a virtue.

BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

Grand juries are secret, so do we always know how often prosecutors *fail* to get a true bill? Genuine question...IANAL.

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BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

I understand that grand juries are secret, but aren't grand jurors allowed to talk about the proceedings afterwards?

Are there legal consequences if it's discovered that the prosecution actually told lies to get a true bill?

BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

I am. 😀

BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if there was a previous grand jury that refused to indict?

BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

We all know the *real crime* is that she successfully prosecuted Trump for his fraudulent business schemes.
www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Letitia James, who prosecuted Trump in N.Y., is indicted on one count of bank fraud

The indictment comes after steady pressure from President Trump to prosecute James, who successfully sued Trump and his company for inflating the value of some of its properties.

www.npr.org

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BOOdle @boidle.bsky.social · 1d

He seems nice.

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 1d

Ah, it's a new frontier in Republican lawfare: buying off noisome plaintiffs. :

Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 1d

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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