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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 1h

Or is it opinion writers that are the lazy ones?

A photo of Michael McDowell in the Irish Times opinion section, the headline of his piece is "Liberals must stop adopting lazy, woke stances on complex issues"

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Oli Franklin-Wallis @olifranklinwallis.bsky.social · 4h

Rare case of someone who should lose their job because of AI

Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 5h

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 9h

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 16h

This is exactly what a malignant narcissist would say at the memorial for a man killed by a sniper.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

newrepublic.com

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Zito @zeets.bsky.social · 16h

Love wins ❤️

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16h

Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes announce their engagement

Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes Announce Their Engagement, 3 Years After 'GMA' Scandal

Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes are engaged. The former 'GMA' stars announced their engagement on the Oct. 14 episode of their podcast, 'Amy & T.J.'

people.com

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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 18h

This show is so good

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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 18h

Every time Lestat is not on the screen in Interview With a Vampire I am asking "where is Lestat?"

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 19h

It’s funny how black people are expected to reach across the aisle to voters like these, while no one ever expects them to reach across the aisle to black people. Amazing who gets to be human, and who doesn’t.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Kyle Orland @kyleor.land · 18h

At some point we just don't have a Congress anymore

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

After bragging about permanently cutting "Democrat programs," Trump says "we're not closing up Republican programs."

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 19h

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Axe of the Blood God - An RPG Podcast @bloodgodpod.bsky.social · 19h

Would you drink a Pokemon? Victor, Eric, and Nadia list their top 15 rpg ghosts, some of which are Pokemon and most of which are delicious? Sup on the full episode:

Ad-Free: patreon.com/bloodgodpod

Spooky: open.spotify.com/episode/6vim...

Would you drink a Pokemon? The gang list their top rpg ghosts. Some are Pokemon, many are delicious?

YouTube video by Axe of the Blood God

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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 22h

This rules

Design Room @designroom.bsky.social · 23h

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We are live! Welcome to Design Room, a new independent games media site.

• We specialize in oral histories like the Final Fantasy 7 and Street Fighter 2 ones I (@mattleone.bsky.social) did at Polygon
• Our first big story is on Shadow of the Colossus: bit.ly/4hjwz8n
• See more: designroom.site

Design Room

Video game oral histories

designroom.site

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Josh Campbell @campbelljd.bsky.social · 23h

Key stat from @amandamull.bsky.social article "The richest 10% of US households—those making roughly $250,000 or more—now account for almost half the country’s consumer purchases, according to Moody’s Analytics"
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Inside the Credit Card Battle to Win America’s Richest Shoppers

The fierce fight between Amex and Chase is playing out over higher fees, extravagant events and every perk imaginable.

www.bloomberg.com

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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 1d

Finally, you can straight up jump people with your Pokemon

RPG Site @rpgsite.net · 1d

Much like Pokemon Legends: Arceus before it, Pokemon Legends: Z-A is a bold and unorthodox take on the series' formula, and yet more proof that Pokemon is better when it pushes the boundaries of what a Pokemon game can be. Our review: https://www.rpgsite.net/review/18695-pokemon-legends-z-a-review

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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 1d

I don't play XIV but listen to Dropouts and have watched a lot of XIV streams etc and I have never heard of Gaia hahah

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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 1d

Same start as Xenoblade 3

Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 1d

Read that first line and knew it was a banger

Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 1d

Thread has me heated about Ruth Langmore again. Never have I been so pissed off about a TV character, they did her so dirty man.

NESbot Etc @nesbotetc.bsky.social · 1d

LTTP: Ozark (Open spoilers obviously)
www.resetera.com/threads/13...

Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 1d

Best thing about Tron Ares is that Jaime from Broad City has like the fourth most lines. Love that guy.

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Miguel Delaney @migueldelaney.bsky.social · 1d

Quite a day for football's soft power in Egypt. Trump shaking hands with Man City owner Sheikh Mansour as he talks about how his state has "limitless cash" and then Infantino appearing at the end of the photo of world leaders.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

I don't understand why U.S. reporters so regularly seem to let politicians get away with 'I haven't seen that' about stuff a) they obviously know and b) is directly relevant to their job. Did they sign some kind of agreement never to ask a follow-up question?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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jaythechou.bsky.social @jaythechou.bsky.social · 7d

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1668

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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 2d

There's a lot more of these this year right? Where's the research on which defenses are good at them

Cody Alexander @matchquarters.bsky.social · 2d

Punch The Pocket!!!

👉 The Cowboys DE Ezeiruaku (41) with the Peanut Punch!
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