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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 1d

this stop was about two miles from where I live

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 3d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 3d

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 3d

tempted to go to the portland ice protest and recreate this www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMShVd7q/

not a big fan of the government https://linktr.ee/nathesman #rageagainstthemachine #karaoke #memes

TikTok video by nathesman

www.tiktok.com

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 4d

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”

A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 4d

why oh why do i gotta parent during a truly sinister and profoundly idiotic period of history

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 4d

white women talk about taylor swift the way nerds talk about batman

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 5d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 5d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 5d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Jacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.social · 6d

the words every girl wants to hear

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 8d

Did you know that your healthcare premiums are about to double because the GOP is intentionally sabotaging the Affordable Care Act and pretending that Democrats are trying to give undocumented immigrants free insurance?

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Sterling Gates @sterlinggates.bsky.social · 8d

Letterers are incredible artists and should be treated/paid better.

Liam McGuire @liammcguire.bsky.social · 9d

Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 8d

me but covered in pizza crumbs and soda

a man with a beard is smiling with his eyes closed while sitting in a dark room .

ALT: a man with a beard is smiling with his eyes closed while sitting in a dark room .

media.tenor.com

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 8d

fuck grades and gpa, never been so proud of my son after he crushed queen at karaoke

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 8d

I said what I said.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 8d

IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 8d

what is the hardest song lyric of all time and is it better than ”i shot a man in reno just to watch him dieeeeee”

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 8d

HAPPENING NOW: Oregon asks Judge Karin Immergut (a Trump appointee) to block the Trump admin's federalization of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to deploy to Portland. 🧵

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Steve Lieber: NYCC K-19 @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 10d

THREAD: Today's the anniversary of a comic I drew &
@ryansara.bsky.social wrote that had a big impact on our careers. In 2001 Sara published their first novel. It did really well. Cicada, a YA lit magazine, invited Sara to write something for them. Then they learned Sara's married to me.(cont)

The cover of Empress of the World by Sara Ryan. It's a photograph in warm reds and gold, a closeup of two girls' hands, entwined.

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Benjamin Dewey @benjamindewey.bsky.social · 10d

I’ve reached a point in God Of War where my viking son is being a real jerk to everybody. I didn’t know this would be a tween-parenting simulator. It’s amazing. Here’s some fan art by me :)

A black and white drawing of Kratos and his son walking away from a boat with the world serpent far in the background.

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 10d

sensei benecio is my batman

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Charlie Chu @charliechu.bsky.social · 11d

has anybody tried giving ezra klein a copy of letter from a birmingham jail and explaining that it’s about him?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12d

democrats can now reach young men by telling them that trump wants to take away their naruto and their one piece

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Brigid Alverson @brigidalverson.bsky.social · 13d

Accurate reporting at The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Newspaper headline: Donald Trump says he is deploying troops to Portland, Oregon.

Subhed: Apparently misled by hyperbolic reporting from conservative outlets on a single small protest, president described peaceful city as 'war ravaged'

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