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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 15h

I do not think Platner is actually a Nazi but I do think he’s a immature idiot who thinks ironic Nazi tattoos are funny, which is also disqualifying, not to say, deeply cringe in that “this is 2004 and you’re a 14 year old yelling ‘PENIS’ in the school hallway” way

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Way to Win @waytowinus.bsky.social · 1d

It was from earlier this month, but this is an exceptionally well argued piece from @jamellebouie.net. Strongly recommended. Gift link.

Opinion | ‘The Most Epic Political Victory Our Country Has Ever Seen’ Is Nothing of the Kind

www.nytimes.com

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Frankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social · 21h

I generally think we should be much harder on ppl running for office who plead ignorance about their own dumb choices because we should not be giving incurious, uninformed, glib adult children power to govern.

Some “youthful follies” are signposts for a person’s lack of growth.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23h

all of these people would do well to learn something about “cheap” and “costly” grace. no one is saying that platner is irredeemable, but that some things are a bridge too far for someone seeking a public trust. if he feels truly contrite, he can work on himself and his community and try again.

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James Chalmers @jameschalmers.bsky.social · 2d

This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.

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A woman who rang ABC Sydney radio said she found out about the Optus outage from her cat.

The cat has an automatic wi-fi feeder (connected to Optus) & when breakfast wasn't delivered at 6:10 am, the cat went to the bedroom to lodge a complaint with management.

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 3d

A 200-person homeless encampment in Gainesville, GA, is being cleared this week. Many of those living in tents have jobs but can't afford rent.

One woman estimated she's been forced to move 20 times. "There's a lot of people who get checks that don't have enough money to get places," she said.

200-person homeless camp on community soccer field to be cleared

Many work full time but still can't afford housing.

www.wsbtv.com

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Dan Immergluck @danimmergluck.bsky.social · 4d

New, by me, on why the City of Atlanta should not extend its TAD (TIF) districts and how it will hurt, not help, low-income Atlantans.

(Bracing for a new round of ad hominem attacks from Mayor Dickens or his staff/lobbyists, but I am traveling so may not see it.)

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Extending gentrifying Atlanta’s tax districts for 25 years makes little sense

Atlanta's Tax Allocation Districts (TADs) have run their course and we should find more novel ways to spur prosperity, build housing and assist low-income residents.

www.ajc.com

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 4d

It's kinda cool that Gary Larson is doing new cartoons because he picked up a digital tablet, taught himself how to use it, and it made him love drawing again.

www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/

New Work by Gary Larson | TheFarSide.com

Get an exclusive look at brand new cartoons and artwork from cartoonist Gary Larson, creator of the iconic comic strip The Far Side®.

www.thefarside.com

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 4d

Trump is now going after Jack Smith.

You know who seems safe from his retribution: Merrick Garland. Because he did JACK SHIT. Trump not being pissed at him is, low key, an indictment of his entire tenure.

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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 7d

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 · 8d

"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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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 4d

I found it pretty charming to learn that after Roger Taney died, sitting lawmakers called his death a "victory for liberty and the Constitution," suggested that he was probably burning in hell, and joked (?) that they'd rather hang him in effigy than do literally anything to honor his memory

Roger Taney’s Contemporaries Hated Him As Much As You Probably Do

Ordinarily, members of Congress do not publicly suggest that recently deceased Supreme Court justices are burning in hell. But Roger Taney was no ordinary Supreme Court justice.

ballsandstrikes.substack.com

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 5d

(It does not help that Pope John Paul II canonized Escrivá as a saint in 2002, in an absolutely terrible decision that is still causing repercussions, but again: I'm trying to keep this to the absolute basics. As usual for one of these threads, I swear this is the short version.)

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 5d

No, really. It was founded by Josemaria Escrivá in 1928 in Spain. Escrivá was closely tied to Franco's regime and was known to praise Hitler, deny the Holocaust, and support authoritarian dictatorships worldwide. Opus Dei members are tied to some of the worst human rights abuses of the 20th century.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 5d

Okay! This is going to take a while so I had to finish some stuff first, but: Why Da Pope Fucking Up Opus Dei Is A Huge Fucking Deal: a thread

rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 5d

Gimme an hour or two and then I'll explain why this is a "holy fucking shit" moment!

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 5d

it dramatically disrupts the flow of the money and removes the lay organization from their priests’ control

it really is huge

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.

This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.

NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei

If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.

open.substack.com

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Eren Brumley @erenbrumley.bsky.social · 5d

Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...

A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian’s Vault

www.nytimes.com

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Eren Brumley @erenbrumley.bsky.social · 5d

“Jim Sanborn is auctioning off the solution to Kryptos, the puzzle he sculpted for the intelligence agency’s headquarters. Two fans of the work then discovered the key.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...

A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian’s Vault

www.nytimes.com

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Eric Klinenberg @ericklinenberg.bsky.social · 5d

For those of you keeping score, 18-22 year-old students calling for an end to slaughter in Gaza are so racist they need to be expelled or deported, but 24-35 year-olds celebrating Hitler, rape, and, um, racism are just kids being kids so chill.

Also, racism is over so no need for Voting Right Act.

JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’

Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’

www.theguardian.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6d

That’s $5 billion more than the entire annual USAID budget. All to one country. To rescue one friend of the president’s.

Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 6d

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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Patty Durand @pattydurand.bsky.social · 7d

The current PSC has never faced a rate hike they didn't approve or a dirty power plant they didn't greenlight (even though clean energy is now cheaper).

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Eren Brumley @erenbrumley.bsky.social · 7d

Early voting starts today. Roswell! Vote for me!

Advance Voting Hours
Tuesday, October 14 to Friday, October 31, 2025
Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Saturdays, October 18 and 25, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Sundays, October 19 and 26, from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Election Day:
Tuesday
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Eren Brumley @erenbrumley.bsky.social · 7d

Ditto

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 8d

"Jody Reichel makes a living as a landlord and real estate investor with 21 properties in some of Fulton County’s lower-income areas... [She] lives in a 12-room house on Sandy Springs’ Carriage Drive valued by county tax assessors at $1.1 million."

John Ruch @johnruchatlanta.bsky.social · 9d

Some backstory: roughdraftatlanta.com/2017/10/02/s...

Sandy Springs council candidate’s rental homes draw praise, some citations

Sandy Springs City Council candidate Jody Reichel makes a living as a landlord and real estate investor with 21 properties in some of Fulton County’s lower-income areas. Some of Reichel’s tenants in A...

roughdraftatlanta.com

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Eren Brumley @erenbrumley.bsky.social · 8d

Image from “The good place”: first a woman says “fun fact: Columbus is in the bad place”, then she says “because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide”