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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 14m

The best and the brightest

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 20h

Someone gonna get fired …. @kenwhite.bsky.social @annabower.bsky.social

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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 32m

Certain celebrity deaths are harder to process than others because the person in question was so full of life and creativity and originality that you just assume it's never going to end.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 16h

“But he said he’s firing people based on partisanship, not need!”

Yeah that was pretty explicitly in the 900+ pg manual you repeatedly dismissed for months any time an ad ran about it or you had it spoonfed to you in conversation. At least being stupid enough to say it out loud helps them in court.

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Vlad Antifa Țepeș @porcupunk.bsky.social · 21m

If you are local and have books to donate, please do at #SpringdaleFarm.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 30m

If someone merely acknowledging the humanity of your enemies enrages you, you’re the baddies.

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Adoptable Dogs @adoptabledogs.bsky.social · 41m

Rn Mary 🐶
Adult female Mixed Breed
Adoptable from Dekalb County Animal Services (Chamblee, GA)

https://www.petfinder.com/dog/rn-mary-78719601/ga/chamblee/dekalb-county-animal-services-ga423/

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Vlad Antifa Țepeș @porcupunk.bsky.social · 58m

TIL that our favorite local farm is truly woke. Good on them and glad my money goes to support people like that.

Oh and their tomatoes are to die for. We have friends from at least three other states driving over just got them.

Poster for pumpkin picking hayrides at Springdale farm in Cheryl Hill nj

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Edward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 2h

Not enough news outlets are making it absolutely clear that last night’s RIFs are unlawful

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gg @ggold328.bsky.social · Apr 25

movie idea: we go along for the ride as the not my first rodeo cowboy goes to a second rodeo

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 2h

I have a theory www.theverge.com/policy/79849...

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

The Frog is owning the president.

www.theverge.com

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not an art thief @famousartthief.bsky.social · 1h

fiftieth anniversary of IDEA this year btw

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h

⚠️ USAToday reporter confirms the office in charge of special education funding has been “decimated”:

Zach Schermele
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NEW: The Education Dept. layoffs continued overnight, w/ the main office in charge of special ed funding being
"decimated," as one person described.
"They cut just about everyone that works with IDEA funding," said another.
"I'm not sure how these programs exist moving forward."
10:21 AM • 10/11/25 • 2.1K Views

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 1h

next person who asks him about Winds of Winter gets a bit of the old ultraviolence

george rr martin looking like a droog from clockwork orange

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

You don't have to be like this. You really don't.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

The SpEd system in this country is set up in a way that families know they're entitled to certain things but also know they have to fight tooth and nail to get what they deserve.

They're tenacious experienced fighters who'll do anything for their kids. These assholes just sucker punched them all.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

I know Trump and his minions all have sneering contempt for kids with special needs, but trust me when I say that their parents will absolutely fucking destroy anyone who messes with the special education supports to which they are entitled by law.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 3h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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not an art thief @famousartthief.bsky.social · 1h

the ba’athification of the united states continues apace

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15h

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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gg @ggold328.bsky.social · 1h

...and that poster can go fuck themselves sideways

jamie lee curtis from off of halloween 🔪 @lilbeethoven92.bsky.social · 2h

I reckon we’ll see the first “don’t celebrate Ian Watkins’ death no matter how bad he was” post within the hour

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15h

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 2h

We are now guaranteed a World Series matchup that we’ve never seen before

Baseball is the best!!!!

h/t @jasonbernard.bsky.social for the q

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 1h

Comcast makes all the sense share.google/YmU6u9MBWI6K...

Exclusive | Paramount facing competition for Warner Bros. Discovery as Comcast could emerge as suitor

Paramount Skydance is particularly worried about a possible Comcast bid because WBD’s deal-savvy CEO David Zaslav already has a strategic relationship with Comcast.

nypost.com

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Memento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 1h

As if we needed more reasons to cancel cable and CNN after the Fake Tapper book tour
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/cnn...

CNN Host Makes Brutal Case In Favor Of Trump Nobel Prize

Michael Smerconish offered a perhaps unintentionally brutal argument in favor of awarding Trump the Nobel Prize if peace takes hold over the next year.

www.mediaite.com

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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 2h

Camilla Göbl-Wahl, Austrian (1871-1965), Florist's Cinerarias (Pericallis Senetti), oil on canvas, 70 x 100 cm, private collection

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Jerry-ATX @jda5id.com · 2h

Another idiot Trump spawn getting in on the grift.

Kai Trump uses White House as backdrop to promote new clothing line

President’s eldest grandchild becomes latest member of the family to launch lucrative business venture – and invite conflict of interest concerns

www.independent.co.uk

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2h

Trader Joe's Exec1: we'll sell lots of really good stuff at good prices

Exec2: that doesn't sound at all evil. We're a big company, we're supposed to be evil

Founder1: we are going to have the most inadequate, cramped, badly designed parking lots in the fucking world

Founder2: ok that works

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