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Immigrant. Permanent Foreigner. Far-Left. Be the cure for Misanthropy by treating everyone like they are friends that you had briefly forgotten. #Rifts #ShadowRun #ActionFigures #Comics #movies #comedy

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Kevin Wardrop @kevinwardrop.nitemayr.com · Jun 2

CW: Gun Violence, Homophobia.

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Jonathan Joss
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Statement from Tristan Kern de Gonzales
Husband of Jonathan Joss
My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a
shooting while checking the mail at the site of our
former home. That home was burned down after over
two years of threats from people in the area who
repeatedly told us they would set it on fire. We
reported these threats to law enforcement multiple
times and nothing was done.
Throughout that time we were harassed regularly by
individuals who made it clear they did not accept our
relationship. Much of the harassment was openly
homophobic.
When we returned to the site to check our mail we
discovered the skull of one of our dogs and its
harness placed in clear view. This caused both of us
severe emotional distress. We began yelling and
crying in response to the pain of what we saw.
While we were doing this a man approached us. He
started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He
then raised a gun from his lap and fired.

Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not
threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were
standing side by side. When the man fired Jonathan
pushed me out of the way. He saved my life.
Jonathan is my husband. He gave me more love in our
time together than most people ever get. We were
newlyweds. We picked Valentines Day. We were in the
process of looking for a trailer and planning our
future.
He was murdered by someone who could not stand
the sight of two men loving each other.
I was with him when he passed. I told him how much
he was loved.
To everyone who supported him, his fans, his friends,
know that he valued you deeply. He saw you as
family.
My focus now is on protecting Jonathan's legacy and
honoring the life we built together.
If your concern is how someone coped with trauma or
how loudly they speak when recounting injustice and
being ignored by authorities then you never truly
cared about my husband.
Jonathan saved my life. I will carry that forward. I will
protect what he built.
- Tristan Kern de Gonzales

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2h

People are SHOWING OUT for today’s Protect Rogers Park ICE protest at Clark and Lunt!

There are a lot of great resources here:
- sign making
- school watch group chats
- ICE Watch newsletters
- KYR posters
- and more!

Drop by before 3!!

A perspective of a crowd that is at least 150 that is protesting ICE.

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Kevin Wardrop @kevinwardrop.nitemayr.com · 2m

Your brain has developed a minor form of aphasia, it's called hope.

The Trump admin is working hard to stamp it out.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 24m

The only explanation I can find to me going back to NYT Opinion section again and again is that I am a glutton for punishment.

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Kevin Wardrop @kevinwardrop.nitemayr.com · 3m

This image summarizes the divide between PMs and Engineers in the most succinct and meta fashion.

Kevin Wardrop @kevinwardrop.nitemayr.com · 4m

The common factor is people. We should have grace for everyone until they demand we don't.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1h

Trump take egg

ProPublica @propublica.org · 1h

WATCH: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4odsKnn

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 14h

Entering the Anne Frank stage of the administration I see

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 31m

The crash is going to be brutal when it comes.

Robinhood says "it might offer "tokenized" equity in OpenAI. By "tokenized," Business Insider reports, Robinhood means "blockchain-enabled representations of securities like stocks." In reality, they have no connection to OpenAI equity whatsoever."

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1h

Actually circulating videos of Candace Owens that make her seem reasonable because she’s correct on *one* issue is not good work

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 15h

Historians sometimes say that when societies are descending into fascism, it can be hard for the people to notice it in real time. Well, historians of the future, I’m here to tell you: We are noticing. Millions of us are noticing. And we are horrified and enraged.

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

newrepublic.com

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 37m

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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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam @repsuhas.bsky.social · 23h

Here’s what I think of Russ Vought’s tweet bragging about RIFs.

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Daniel Bastiaanse @indodragon.bsky.social · 18h

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4h

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1h

Diane Keaton, famed for roles in “Father of the Bride,” “First Wives Club” and more, has died at 79

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, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The actress 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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Berto @robhern.bsky.social · 1h

No no no no. Fuck everything 😭😖

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calamity curtis @curtiscalamity.bsky.social · 1h

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1h

He’s sounding as unhinged as his boss lately.

Tweet from Really American: “BREAKING: In an insane moment, the Speaker of the House frames the upcoming ‘No Kings’ protest march as a ‘Hate America’ event, irresponsibly calling folks who oppose fascism ‘pro-Hamas.’ We found that ‘violent rhetoric’ Republicans have criticized.”
Below, a screenshot from Fox News shows Rep. Mike Johnson speaking with the U.S. Capitol in the background.

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Kevin Wardrop @kevinwardrop.nitemayr.com · 25m

The Very notion that it would be alright to shoot him if he was "Antifa" should be held up as evidence of prior intent.

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 8h

are shooters of priests ever the good guys throughout history

Pastor shot by ICE with pepper balls speaks out in first TV interview | CNN

Pastor hit by ICE pepper balls granted restraining order against government.

www.cnn.com

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 28m

"Why can't Trump murder civilians indiscriminately at home like he does abroad" - Ross Douthat

Why Can't Trump's Domestic Policy Be More Like His Foreign Policy?

Three keys to his success on the world stage could be applied at home.
By ROSS DOUTHAT

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Kevin Wardrop @kevinwardrop.nitemayr.com · 26m

Hey, you wanna know how effective the flooding the zone system of government is?

Did you forget that Trump is trying to shake down corporations for 100K each for immigrant visas?

*but a company can get out of it by the word of the secretary of the president. HINT HINT HINT

a man wearing a cowboy hat says well i 'm pretty easy to bribe

ALT: a man wearing a cowboy hat says well i 'm pretty easy to bribe

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Kevin Wardrop @kevinwardrop.nitemayr.com · 30m

What a sick Farce it is that we're clapping for someone who "Strongly Endorsed" the extra-judicial killing of Venezuelan Civilians because it cynically supported their political goals.

What a capering jape the world is, what a broken show.

Nobel's sick joke continues to get laughs.

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

One evil man who murders civilians from his own and other countries consoles another evil man who murders civilians from his own and other countries for not getting an award for which neither evil man is even remotely deserving.

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Kevin Wardrop @kevinwardrop.nitemayr.com · 33m

Full-on 80s Dystopian shit here

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.