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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 20h

But you shouldn't be too surprised when they say stuff like this:

"You were better off being a Black person in Charleston, S.C., in 1850, when they had an operating slave market than being conceived as a Black baby in New York City or Baltimore today."

I don’t want to take any guidance at all from the secular society around us. And the reason I don’t is they killed 60 million babies. I don’t want to hear any more lectures from these people about slavery. You were better off being a Black person in Charleston, S.C., in 1850, when they had an operating slave market than being conceived as a Black baby in New York City or Baltimore today.

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Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 14h

Holy crap

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 20h

But you shouldn't be too surprised when they say stuff like this:

"You were better off being a Black person in Charleston, S.C., in 1850, when they had an operating slave market than being conceived as a Black baby in New York City or Baltimore today."

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 15h

It's funny because even my most libertarian friends will agree that monitoring infectious disease outbreaks is one of the few things you need a government for and can't really privatize, and these guys just want to burn it all down, anyway.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 15h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Playoffs Eschewer @scratchbomb.bsky.social · Apr 7

in the early 70s when the 1st gas crisis drove up prices of everything, the Nixon admin advised people they could save on beef & chicken by buying organ meats instead and said they were quite tasty if given proper seasoning and cooking. even in a very different cultural environment it didn’t go well

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · Apr 7

you know things are going well when they break out the turnip photos

photo of a red shopping basket filled with turnips, under the headline:
If you’re worried about food tariffs, adopt a frugal mindset and cook smarter
Learn to shop for groceries like a thrifter and work on eliminating waste
By Sheryl Julian Globe Correspondent,Updated April 7, 2025, 7:21 a.m.

caption: The big question is, writes Sheryl Julian, are we expected to remove all the pleasures from the table and turn the nightly dinner into a feast of locally grown turnips (above) and leafy greens?Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 18h

That sound you hear is plaintiff lawyers popping champagne corks and DOJ lawyers groaning.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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Cass @caveatofcass.bsky.social · 2h

I think this might especially help. So, the day before the election, I attended a workshop the Partnership for Public Service put on, and they noted that: about 30% of the federal workforce was eligible for retirement in 2025, and only 7% was under 30. There's a lot of potential after this imo

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politiBOO! @politiburb.bsky.social · 1d

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE MIKE JOHNSON HATES THE TROOPS, PASS IT ON

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 1d

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Dinosaur Bob @dinosaurbob.bsky.social · 1d

Bibi rejected almost this exact deal a year ago cause he wanted Trump. If you think that’s Biden’s fault you probably believed Tara Reade too.

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Ed @ed3d.net · 14h

judge me by my enemies

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 15h

You could not convince me in a million years that this had anything whatsoever to do with the shutdown. RFK wanted these guys gone because he worships death.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 15h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 17h

Black people told y’all they’re never letting you in no matter how much they’ll use your own racism to their benefit. Theirs. Not yours. Ever.

Sucker! 😜

Surprise! Vivek Ramaswamy's Turning Point Event Derailed by Racism - The New Republic

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Surprise! Vivek Ramaswamy's Turning Point Event Derailed by Racism — The New Republic

Event attendees asked Ramaswamy why he felt he could be the governor of Ohio even though he isn’t Christian.

apple.news

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J. C. Cantwell 🌻 @segfaultvicta.aludel.xyz · 20h

i will chill out about Gerontocracy Discourse the second I see one (1) single progressive throw Bernie under the bus for having already filed to run for another term instead of Stepping Aside To Let Fresh New Blood Into The Party, a thing for which even I am not personally willing to criticise him

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Carriage Return @carriagereturn.bsky.social · 20h

I mean some of this is being done. Some of it can't be done due to the media ownership plus how everyone online is invested in shutting on Dems at every moment. Some of those are things that if they plan on doing, you're not gonna know for a variety of reasons. And some of them are uninformed.

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Ed @ed3d.net · 19h

accounts with tens of thousands of followers do not get to "vent" or make shit up to panic their followers. there is no "but" after this sentence.

I do not have tens of thousands of followers but explicitly refuse to sow panic; these people can do likewise

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 16h

They’re pigs trying to drag everyone else into the mud, but I think it indicates they’re fully aware that they’re the ones who look like they’re covered in shit.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 16h

Which, it’s worth thinking about that for a sec. It indicates they’re fully aware that what they’re doing is not popular, that they want to blame someone else for it, even if their attempts to do so are laughable.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 16h

They were absolutely 100% already planning for months to do these exact RIFs, and they’re so dumb that they think choosing to do it now will make somebody else take the blame.

Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 19h

NEWS: Trump administration officials have revealed that, so far, over 4,100 federal workers have been laid off in this round of RIFs

The administration is "actively considering whether to conduct additional RIFs related to" the shutdown, per a new court filing
www.notus.org/trump-white-...

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 22h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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Cass @caveatofcass.bsky.social · 16h

Also helping us reclaim frogs

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🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 20h

Using inflatable costumes for protesting is actually an incredible way to cut through propaganda

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

Some things I saw recently that I think are cool (Native American jewelry edition):

— Neil Zarama. New Ralph Lauren collab coming (IG whirlinglog_and_arrow)
— Troy Oviedo (IG troyoviedo) 😮‍💨
— Falcon Trading Company (IG ftcjewelry)
— Samuel Sumpter (IG nabaahii_bizhiil_creations)

Some Ralph Lauren models wearing a Native American belt buckle and pin. Also photos of Native American repoussé pin and handmade silver rings in different styles.

Native American silver cuff bracelet, rings, and belt buckles decorated with turquoise stones.

Native American cuff bracelets and pendants, many decorated with turquoise stones.

Native American squash blossom necklaces.

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Federal Worker Rights @fedworkerrights.bsky.social · 18h

Here's the error-filled table of contents of the Government's brief opposing a TRO of the shutdown RIFs

Table of contents of government brief opposing a TRO of Shutdown RIFs. Where page numbers should be, the document says, "ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED"

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Doc Revan @docrevan.bsky.social · 18h

lmao FAFO

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 18h

Homeland Security’s tweets are starting to get DMCA’d

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Democrats In Array Thanks Joe Biden @demsinarray.bsky.social · 21h

The “Do Something” grifters blaming Democrats for Republicans’ refusal to seat Rep-Elect Grijalva…

Why do you think she hasn’t suggested some secret way to get sworn in?

Why do you think you know so much more about the situation than she does?

Why do you think as little of her as Johnson does?

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