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Jax @jax225.bsky.social · 12h

No values, no self reflection, just making as much money as possible. Everything that’s wrong with our country, really: Doesn’t matter who you hurt as long as you get rich

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 1d

Here’s last night’s story about Bari Weiss, CBS News, Paramount Skydance, and why the Upper West Side is a lot more than just “Seinfeld territory.” youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 3d

A painting of a bird beside the text "motherfucker shush"

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3d

Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 4d

Understanding the dangers facing US educators in Trump’s America.
A good thread.
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Lauren MacIvor Thompson @lmacthompson1.bsky.social · 4d

I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 5d

Make sure to read @404media.co’s incredible reporting on this - then check out my newsletter for more info on how the anti-abortion movement is working with abusers to target women

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Diane Marie Ford @listentothyself.bsky.social · 5d

🔪This🔪 is absolutely spot on! 💥Catchy tune, too. Pass it along.💥

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 5d

I thought this was funny and wanted to share it with you.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 5d

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy.

Some thoughts from my new piece:

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We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · 7d

"Don't do that! You're gonna make them declare martial law."

Uh, no response of ours -makes- them do anything.

They're sadistic fucks. They shoot people for praying. They shoot people begging for mercy.

We're not responsible for their behavior. They're violent, treasonous criminals.

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Motorhead @bradmunchen.bsky.social · 7d

"Putin couldn't do a better job" of attacking America.

How do we know this isn't Putin's doing?

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 7d

All these headlines saying “Bondi Goes on the Attack.” Really? She wasn’t in the octagon, she’s a public servant who was at an oversight hearing. Her job was to answer questions. She refused to do her job. Stop glamorizing and whitewashing this moronic, performative bullshit.

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Jax @jax225.bsky.social · 7d

Appreciate your dedication - if only MSM devoted as much ink to his obvious mental decline as they did Biden slowing down.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7d

Durbin: “The president said he wanted to use American cities as 'training grounds for our military' to fight 'the enemy within.' Chicago is not the enemy. Our fellow Americans are not the enemy."

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Rep. Dave Min @congressmin.bsky.social · 7d

It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 7d

Get it now?

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7d

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 8d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 9d

Really, truly amazing that OpenAI wants us to believe that they are worth a trillion dollars but also they are so desperate for revenue that they created an infinite SlopTok app that opens them up to a billion lawsuits just so that they can maybe someday make it even worse by filling it with ads.

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JLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 9d

A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

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Jax @jax225.bsky.social · 9d

When people say “we could have won” what they mean is we should have committed genocide and declared victory on the bones of the defeated population - the only way to “win” is kill everyone - normal people don’t call that a victory

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 9d

A frog just defeated ICE. Somewhere Pepe is crying.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 9d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

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Jax @jax225.bsky.social · 10d

I wasn’t referring to an explosion or melt down actually, more concerned with a blasé approach to preventing environmental contamination and bad actors. The “move fast and break stuff” industry with fissionable materials…

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Jax @jax225.bsky.social · 10d

Considering their often casual approach to security, that may be a terrifying prospect

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 12d

Everything is too expensive and you can be kidnapped off the streets or shot by a bigot at any moment; you can't go to the doctor or get a vaccine or read certain books or learn history or speak a language other than English but hey at least a computer will drink a lake to talk to your kid for you

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