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Chrissey @chrissey.bsky.social · 11h

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Chrissey @chrissey.bsky.social · 11h

Porco Rosso and Madame Gina from the 1992 Hayao Miyazaki film, Porco Rosso. It was my husband’s idea and tbh I used it as an excuse buy a dress I wanted from Brooks Brothers 😂

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Theleifmeister @leifmeister.bsky.social · 21h

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22h

After bringing white South Africans to the United States as refugees earlier this year, the Trump administration has now granted protection to members of far-right European parties.

This plan, which recently became official, makes the country's refugee program into a tool for white nationalism.

Trump could soon make America’s refugee program a tool for white nationalism

The White House is considering a plan to overhaul refugee admissions in favor of right-wing whites.

www.motherjones.com

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 2d

those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station

Rosen Thorne @rosenthorne.bsky.social · 3d

We gotta normalize responding to bullshit with "dude who fucking cares"

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Justin Fox @byjustinfox.bsky.social · 1d

Law school is back (it's not shown in the chart because it's so early and the numbers so volatile, but as of yesterday the number of applicants for next year was up another 28%).

From new column, with gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Chart showing number of law school applicants each year since 1989. The number is up 18% for the 2025 enrollment year but still well below the highs of 2010, 2004 and 1991.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 1d

Speaker Johnson & MAGA are hellbent on raising health insurance premiums for millions while RFK Jr. spreads vaccine misinformation & pulls the plug on vaccination programs.

We can't continue down this deadly path. Let’s reverse the health care cuts AND reopen the government.

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

I forgot to note that this was a thread, so: Here is a 🧵🧵 on the direct connections between Heritage Foundation, Nick Fuentes and the far-right Texas billionaire who is fueling the rise of Christian nationalism. If you do not already know a lot about Tim Dunn, I recommend changing that.

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Two years ago, Nick Fuentes was so toxic that, after I reported on a secret meet he had with a top Texas GOP donor, the party was engulfed in scandal and voted to explicitly ban Holocaust deniers/Neo Nazis.

Today, Heritage Foundation effectively said that "no enemies to our right" includes Fuentes.

Heritage president backs Tucker Carlson after interview with Holocaust-denier Nick Fuentes

Kevin Roberts denounced the “venomous coalition” that has criticized the former Fox News host.

www.politico.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

"go to TikTok. See for yourself."

Pop Base tweets: "Kim Kardashian said on ‘The Kardashians’ that she believes the moon landing was fake:

“They’re gonna say I’m crazy no matter what, but like, go to TikTok. See for yourself. […] There’s no gravity on the moon. Why is the flag blowing? The shoes that they have in the museum that they wore on the moon is a different print in the photos. Why are there no stars?”"

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AHHH! real meghan!! 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 1d

will kim is still in ICE detention

AHHH! real meghan!! 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · Sep 4

will taeheung kim, a korean american scientist and doctoral candidate with a green card, is still being detained by ICE. he's been in detention since July 21, first at SFO for over a week and then in various ICE facilities all over the country.

Instagram post from Stop AAPI HAte; horrific new details emerge about CBP's unlawful detainment of u.s. permanent resident returning from south korea. reports detail how CBP trapped tae heung "will" kim under inhumane conditions for over eight days at an airport. officers moved kim several times to "confuse and disorient him" kept the lights on at all times, gave him minimal food and no bed--forcing hi to sleep on a row of chairs.

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Adrienne LaFrance @adriennelaf.bsky.social · 2d

And actually astonishing when you think about it: The Trump administration's top officials are choosing to separate themselves from the public—more to the point: separate themselves from any visible protest—and live on military bases.

Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases

Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.

www.theatlantic.com

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Caitlin Kelly @caitlinkelly.bsky.social · 2d

cool cool cool cool cool

Screenshot of ProPublica story that reads “Newby declined multiple interview requests from ProPublica and even had a reporter escorted out of a judicial conference to avoid questions. He also did not answer detailed written questions. The court system’s communications director and media team did not respond to multiple requests for comment or detailed written questions.
When ProPublica emailed questions to Newby’s daughter, the North Carolina Republican Party’s communications director, Matt Mercer, responded, writing that ProPublica was waging a “jihad” against “NC Republicans,” which would “not be met with dignifying any comments whatsoever.”
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter,” Mercer said in his email. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.” “

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Sen. Pumpkin Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 2d

i want someone to ask mike johnson "should we be worried that you are always learning the news at your own press conferences, which is exactly when you are supposed to be answering questions about the news"

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Dalhia @labengallover.bsky.social · 2d

💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Friends a small bit of good news.

Portland mother freed, reunited with children after four months in immigration detention

Her release surprised family and advocates, frustrated that Merlos remained behind bars despite an immigration judge terminating the government’s deportation case on Oct. 14.

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Caitlin Gilbert @caitlingilbert.bsky.social · 2d

I’m crying

www.semafor.com/article/10/2...

He is, instead, a 59-year-old Long Island wine importer named Bill DeBlasio, who merely responded to an email from a journalist seeking his views on Democrat Zohran Mamdani’s policies.

“I’m Bill DeBlasio. I’ve always been Bill DeBlasio,” DeBlasio said in an interview conducted Wednesday evening through his Ring doorbell in Huntington Station, Long Island, from his current location in Florida.

“I never once said I was the mayor. He never addressed me as the mayor,” DeBlasio told Semafor Wednesday evening. “So I just gave him my opinion.”

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 2d

DHS says our new piece is "dishonest, slanted, and fundamentally inaccurate" but won't say why. Here's the story where we show with evidence that DHS spliced together clips spanning years and multiple locations to create its own reality. Gift link wapo.st/4nuDGwf

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Theleifmeister @leifmeister.bsky.social · 2d

LOL that's insane

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Theleifmeister @leifmeister.bsky.social · 2d

wtf

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 3d

New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people

www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement “Mobile Fortify is a dangerous tool in the hands of ICE, and it puts American citizens at risk of detention and even deportation.” He also said “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien. ICE using a mobile biometrics app in ways its developers at CBP never intended or tested is a frightening, repugnant, and unconstitutional attack on Americans’ rights and freedoms.”

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 2d

me: a guy here was arrested for assaulting a woman while he was cosplaying as a nazi officer

Dad: what is cosplay

me: *explains*

Dad: sounds like a nazi who stopped "cosplaying" as a normal person

This man's ability to randomly say insightful thing while also putting cosplay in quotes is a trip

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

HAPPENING NOW: Portland Police Commander Franz Schoening testifies that federal officers on Oct. 18 barraged protesters with crowd control munitions — not because of any violence but because another federal officer accidentally shot tear gas onto the roof of the ICE facility.

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soul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · 2d

cold email: hey 😎 are you looking to level up your bookkeeping with AI? it’d be super cool to vibe on a quick call: virtual ☕️ on me!

follow-up email: guess my email was in your spam 🤔 but it’s not too late haha

follow-up to the follow-up: KILL MYSELF??? you wouldn’t care if i was dead. admit it.

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HerRoyalBOO👻bies @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 3d

This is probably the funniest headline of the year.

Donald Trump Confuses Dementia Screening for 'Very Hard' IQ Test as He Brags About Results
People

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NPR @npr.org · 3d

The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings. n.pr/4ntG3PR

White House fires entire commission that reviews designs for federal buildings

The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings.

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Isi Baehr-Breen @isibb.bsky.social · 3d

I was right about her 10 years ago.

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Swamp Witch 🍂🍁 @beneathhergaze.bsky.social · 3d

Y'all, as a kid who grew up food-insecure, plz don't do this. There is nothing more demoralizing as a little kid than being reminded of your family's poverty. We looked forward to Halloween bc it was the 1 chance to be like every other kid and get access to treats the food banks never gave out.

Qenny @akbrews.bsky.social · 3d

I don't know what's worse, the fact that I'm surprised by this headline or the fact that I probably shouldn't be:

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