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David Weingart @dbw.bsky.social · 8h

Talking about how Chuck Schumer has handpicked a senate candidate and is meddling in Maine politics—as long as it doesn’t veer into whining—is just good politics in this situation.

If I were Platner I would take every opportunity to turn the primary into a referendum on Schumer.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8h

“Australia's national interest is best served when Candace Owens is somewhere else.”

Australian court upholds decision to block visa for Candace Owens

The High Court has backed a decision by the government to refuse a temporary visa to American commentator Candace Owens Farmer, who had planned a speaking tour to Australia in 2024.

www.abc.net.au

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Ed Gaillard @edgaillard.bsky.social · 9h

Frickin' birds!

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10h

"What do you have to say about the capitulation that you participated in?"

Cory Booker clearly wasn't expecting the pushback he got from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

Full interview: youtu.be/HLfzsOVjlxc

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Nomadic Warriors for Pritzker @nomads.bsky.social · 11h

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11h

Israeli forces have killed at least nine Palestinians trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Younis, in the first major violation since the US-brokered ceasefire began.

🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/ttcve3

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onion person @junlper.beer · 10h

the most unsurprising thing in the world is now every rightwinger, all yhe way up to JD vance, have explicitely defended this and the statements made by those in this group. and that’s by design, every single rightwinger is now an extremist nazi

onion person @junlper.beer · 17h

these people know how extreme they are

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 11h

by this time next year, we want ICE agent to be one of the most miserable, soul destroying, hated jobs in america, we want parking enforcement to look like a dream job by comparison

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 11h

the thing is, all that knock off amazon operator gear you bought to look tough and scary just looks fucking silly when you are being gyrated at by someone wearing an inflatable frog costume and being mooned by a naked bagpiper on a unicycle, it just doesn’t work, the self image cannot hold

Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 12h

It should not be understated how much clever shit like this actually annihilates morale at places like ICE/CBP.

Getting made fun of like this on national television while people laugh at you is.. well, you may call it victory wine, but it ain't.

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 11h

My vote in the 2028 D primary for POTUS will hinge almost entirely on the % of this Administration they promise to imprison

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 13h

thinking about how in Oryx and Crake one of the symptoms of cultural decay that leads to the protagonist aimlessly help wipe out most of humanity is a digital world where art is merely constantly remixed and nothing new is actually created

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problem goose @mammothfactory.bsky.social · 13h

no one could have predicted this outcome, having handed the survivors of a genocide over to the people who orchestrated their genocide and the empire that funded it

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problem goose @mammothfactory.bsky.social · 13h

Israel literally can’t stop starving Palestinians

Israel imposes new Gaza aid restrictions as truce comes under strain

Israeli forces kill several Palestinians in Gaza as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire comes under growing strain.

www.aljazeera.com

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 14h

They’ve finally invented the machine from legendary SF novel, Don’t Have Sex With The Torment Nexus

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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 13h

🪶 Get a load of these Lewis's Woodpeckers. In the late summer/early fall, Lewis's Woodpeckers form nomadic flocks that can contain dozens of these striking red and green birds.

Photo of 5 Lewis's Woodpeckers perched in the top of a tree.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 13h

it's still deeply hilarious to me that you have to make a jerk off motion to select a button and scroll

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26d

of all the things I am not going to buy, this is the thing I am not going to buy the most

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reggie seidman @ennui.org · 13h

The only beef I have is that, yes, we need a conservative party. But it doesn't need to be the Republican Party, and I would even argue that it's in a place where they've fucked it up so bad that it can't be what it was. And they wanted this!

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 16h

This is yet another reminder that the "you can just walk around with your papers and be fine!" is a lie: the cops routinely claim whatever documentation you provide is invalid

It's racism all the way down

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley."

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Chicago Tribune: Greeley, who was born at Illinois Masonic hospital and is adopted, carries a copy of her passport just in case she runs into federal agents.

“I am Latina and I am a service worker,” Greeley said. “I fit the description of what they’re looking for now.”

During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she “doesn’t look like” a Greeley.

“They said this isn’t real, they kept telling me I’m lying, I’m a liar,” Greeley recalled. “I told them to look in the rest of my wallet, I have my credit cards, my insurance.”

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 15h

It's against Facebook's terms of service to reveal the identity of America's secret police.

Facebook Removes ICE-Tracking Group Under Pressure From Trump Regime

It's against Facebook's terms of service to reveal the identity of secret police.

gizmodo.com

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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 15h

Can’t play sports if you go through endogenous puberty. Just get blockers. It’s not a ban.

Oh wait blockers are banned until your endogenous puberty is completed leaving you in a body you hate and one that won’t let you fit in with your peers to enjoy extracurriculars.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 15h

It does not matter if you’re legally an adult, they will keep moving these goal posts until care is de facto banned:

Fenway Health will no longer offer hormones, puberty blockers for transgender patients under 19 - The Boston Globe

The community clinic, which specializes in LGBTQ+ care, announced the new policy following a change in federal funding requirements.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 1d

CONGRESS DO YOU NEED A FROG COSTUME WE WILL BUY YOU ONE #NoKings

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Tony Alfieri @tonyalfieri.bsky.social · 14h

I don't see how this isn't disqualifying for an officer of the court.

Tony Alfieri @tonyalfieri.bsky.social · 17h

Joe Maligno (“Can we fix the showers? Gas chambers don’t fit the Hitler aesthetic,”) is listed as assoc. attorney to Staten Island Civil Court Judge Mary Kavanagh, a fellow member of Staten Island Young Republicans.

Noone appearing before her can expect a fair hearing. She should resign.

Graphic of current Staten Island Young Republicans leadership.

Graphic indicating Mary A. Kavanaugh, Civil Court Judge for Staten Island, was elected as a member of the Staten Island Young Republicans. The current vice president is listed as an associate attorney in her office.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 15h

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*

You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

Politico @politico.com · 18h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Ed Gaillard @edgaillard.bsky.social · 14h

And the Party apparatus decided that they would never let that happen again.

Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 14h

back in 2008 one candidate had the support of the party establishment while another had the support of actual voters. one candidate, the underdog, hustled, while the establishment candidate surrounded themselves with yes men and women who assured them the nomination was theirs.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 14h

Here's an article about the pilot: he usually does charity tributes and charity flights! skiesmag.com/news/halifax...

Halifax pilot earns unique reputation for flight path ‘sky art’ with Cirrus SR22 - Skies Mag

Pilot Dimitri Neonakis has been recognized for designing and orchestrating as many as 20 flight path tributes, also known as sky art, in just under two years.

skiesmag.com

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