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Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 2h

Wait. She was his girlfriend? I totally missed that.
My general ignorance is matched only by my idiocy.

Andy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 4h

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 3h

Awful.

Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 4h

Wonderful piece.

Each day I’m struck that America may not be in this place if “rip-off” degrees were valued by our leadership class. It’s clear the Administration knows nothing of lit or philosophy, history or religion.

Imagine the President watching “Waiting for Godot” or reading “Ozymandias”!

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Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 4h

Hope it went well!

a man on a horse is ringing a bell in a tower

ALT: a man on a horse is ringing a bell in a tower

media.tenor.com

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Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 4h

These look terrifi. thanks for sharing

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Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 14h

excited to follow along. Great stuff

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Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 14h

This is fantastic. What a jaunty fellow

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Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 15h

I think @mmasnick.bsky.social has the best response to this piece:

www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/h...

Hello! You've Been Referred Here Because You're Wrong About Section 230 Of The Communications Decency Act

Hello! Someone has referred you to this post because you’ve said something quite wrong about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. I apologize if it feels a bit cold and rude to resp…

www.techdirt.com

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Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 15h

Why isn’t that mentioned in the article?

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Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 15h

Done through a private company that profits Trump & Lutnick’s sons.

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Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 16h

Your interviews are always great.

This quote about the President is classic:
“I talked to him… a week ago. I said to him, if you can actually get this peace deal done, you actually do deserve a Nobel Peace Prize. I said, he goes, what are you talking about?“

Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 18h

Ha! Never heard that one before

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Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 22h

In Allentown, PA’s swing district, they’ll pay an extra $20,000 a year!

Or more accurately, they’ll just go without. Thanks @fetterman.senate.gov & Dave McCormick.

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Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 22h

Is this cos he thinks they’re in BRICS again?

Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 1d

He’ll come away thinking we lay eggs and fertilize flowers.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

somebody please have the birds and the bees conversation with our duly confirmed HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr

Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 1d

With a perfect score from Bill Conti: m.youtube.com/watch?v=UAkn...

Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 1d

One imagines that at least Sinema used people to her own ends — I don‘t believe my Senator is with it enough to see how he is being used. Both disgusting, but one is rather more pathetic.

Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 1d

The Poilievre who lost his Carleton riding and had to go 3,255km away?

Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 1d

It has not worked out well in the States. Rather awful, to tell you the truth.

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Nero Wolfe @nero-wolfe.bsky.social · 1d

They appear to be trying to lay the groundwork for designating antifa a foreign terrorist organization, which would unlock enforcement authorities. Patel is now calling it an “international criminal enterprise” in the latest White House propaganda piece.

Screenshot of Patel from WH video

“They are an organized, systemic, international criminal enterprise.”

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Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 1d

If it’s the Jays, the Dodgers, the Cubs and the Mariners, is it an all-antifa Series?

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Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 1d

HA!

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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 1d

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 2d

going to assume Greg Bovino and Dan Bongino are the same guy

Crabapple Jones @crabapplejones.bsky.social · 2d

ps Love the contestant interviews - you make everybody shine and it’s a sweet thing to see that everyone has a story.