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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 14h

"Project America" is a really, really bad name for a ship right now -- even worse than "Pride of America":

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Model of Project America Resurfaces Online - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News

A model of American Classic Voyages’ Project America ship recently resurfaced, appearing for sale on eBay earlier this month. The detailed 29-inch ship model shows the proposed original design of the ...

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 14h

"Yosemite National Park has reportedly descended into chaos since the Oct. 1 government shutdown, with increasing reports of illegal BASE jumping from El Capitan, squatters filling up campgrounds and climbers using the Half Dome cables without permits..."

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 15h

Photo of Stephen Miller with the caption, "If 'never leave your drink unattended' were a person."

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 17h

"If a Democratic lawmaker and her husband are gunned down, it’s an isolated incident carried out by a lone wolf.

"If a right-wing activist is gunned down, it’s part of a coordinated effort by the radical left to incite violence."

Much more; worth bookmarking:

Deion Flanders @djkahn.bsky.social · 18h

www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how...

How to Tell the Difference Between a Lone Wolf and a Coordinated Effort by the Radical Left

If a Democratic lawmaker and her husband are gunned down, it’s an isolated incident carried out by a lone wolf. If a right-wing activist is gunned ...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 17h

Heckuva job, anti-vaxxers:

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150 Spartanburg County students quarantined as measles continues to spread in SC • SC Daily Gazette

The state has reported 11 cases of measles, all in people who are unvaccinated and had no prior immunity, according to the health department

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 18h

Proof that Portlanders are tough as nails. I'm freezing just looking at the naked folks: 🥶

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier

jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 18h

The more these comedians beholden to the Saudis lash out at critics, the more I believe they know, in their dark little hearts, that they were, and are, wrong.

They're acting like little kids. If they weren't grown-up jackasses, I might feel embarrassed for them.

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Whitney Cummings calls critics of Riyadh Comedy Festival "racist"

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 18h

What's that T-shirt slogan MAGA loves so much? Oh, yes, I remember:

Two Trumpers wearing T-shirts that say "Trump 2016 - Fuck Your Feelings"

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 18h

If history is any indication, we'll be spending decades hunting down these thugs all over the world in order to bring them to trial.

I won't live to see it, but justice will come.

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 18h

The Stasi are completely out of control:

Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 20h

In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 18h

Then why aren't you begging your lord and master Trump for troops to invade Hilo, you turncoat?

"Benioff told The New York Times that he now spends most of his time living on the Big Island of Hawaii and wasn’t certain how many days per year he is in San Francisco."

www.ktvu.com/news/benioff...

Benioff faces backlash after suggesting National Guard deployment to SF

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is facing criticism after suggesting President Trump deploy the National Guard to San Francisco, a comment that sparked swift pushback from city leaders.

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 21h

Six years ago, Uganda announced a bill to legalize murdering gay people. The National Christian Organization paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers with the bill. Chick-fil-A funds The National Christian Org.

If you eat at Chick-fil-A, this is what your money goes to.
#Boycott

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catwhisperer @catwhisperer.bsky.social · 1d

Something to think about...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

50 years ago, "CBS's own president was boasting of ... a conservative, antidemocratic political project and ... his efforts to shift his news division's media coverage away from scrutinizing corporate power.

"It was a harbinger of what was to come."

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Bari Weiss’s ascent at CBS News was 50 years in the making | David Sirota and Jared Jacang Maher

A half-century ago, CBS’s own president was boasting of his support for an antidemocratic political project. Our new book uses never-before-reported documents to tell the story of a scheme to undermin...

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

#LGBTQ #HarlemRenaissance

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New exhibit highlights LGBTQ legacy of Harlem Renaissance

The New York Historical’s “Gay Harlem Renaissance” exhibition highlights the contributions of LGBTQ writers, artists and performers to one of history’s most important cultural eras.

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Dr. Sandy B @drsandyb.bsky.social · 2d

Now ICE is attacking Chicago PD! Gassed them, why aren't these "federal agents" being held accountable for THEIR reckless violence⁉️
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ICE tear gassed 27 Chicago police officers, Superintendent Snelling says

YouTube video by FOX 32 Chicago

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

That man is SO pissed off. He deserves a medal for holding it together.

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 2d

H/T Parkrose Permaculture

Ode to the Portland Frog

From the mist of the moss and the grey Oregon rain, There leaps a green hero to ease all the pain.

My love for this frog is a powerful thing, For the justice and freedom his ribbit can bring.

With a croak full of spirit and a firm little bound, He stands up to bigots who poison the ground.

He's our small, squat defender, so brave and so fast, A symbol of hope that forever will last.

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Race Bannon @racebannon.bsky.social · 3d

This is my favorite thing on the internet today.

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Fascist Suck, Jack! @craigisnice.bsky.social · 3d

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 2d

"This is why young, progressive Democrats are frustrated with a Democratic leadership divorced from its moral compass."

A hell of a lot of us old progressives are frustrated AF too, you know.

Anyway... Another squishy Dem with big regrets -- and zero foresight:

www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...

Sacramento congressman voted to praise Charlie Kirk. He says he regrets it | Opinion

“Democratic officials too often silence their own morals, preferring to stay quiet until popularity polls tell them how to feel.”

www.sacbee.com

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 2d

See more job postings from ICE, courtesy of New Yorker Humor: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/ice-job-postings

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3d

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”

Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 2d

If you were under the impression Machado is some sort of beacon of civil rights activism, you should probably read this.

Still, at least Trump didn't get it.

Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 2d

The Nobel Peace Prize has gone to... a Trump like populist, who helped organise a coup against democracy. www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention...

www.commondreams.org

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