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Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 1h

This is why we told you to defund the police

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 1h

Yale Law must be so proud right now.

Then again, it also produced Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, so 🤷

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

Vance is having an incredible morning on the Sunday shows doing "oh so now it's illegal to [mundane thing]?"

A real quote when Vance is asked about whether Tom Homan kept the $50,000 he got in a fast food bag: "Is it illegal to take a payment for doing services?"

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Diane Ademu-John @junkyardmessiah.bsky.social · 1h

Nobody I know would fall for it, but clearly some of us are.

Shawn Harris @shawnforcongress.bsky.social · 4h

WHAT HAS MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE DONE FOR YOU?

Don’t fall for her new tricks. She still doesn’t care about YOU or YOUR FAMILY.

It’s time for real leadership.
It’s time for someone who actually shows up.

VOTE FOR SHAWN HARRIS!!!
LEADERSHIP MATTERS!!!!

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•°• Rose M •°• @cuppaoptimism.bsky.social · Apr 25

Say it loud, for those in the back! ☮️✨

Black Lives Matter is not an anti-white movement. Feminism is not an anti-men movement. Pride is not an anti-straight movement. This isn't about you.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 11h

The Trump administration has promoted the anti-vax, anti-science movement which has now produced an epidemic www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 5h

No. No. No.

(Nothing against Steven, I used to do this too until I learned that it was a bad idea.)

Swim goggles hit by a projectile (like a tear gas canister or pepper ball) can direct force to the area around your eyeball and pop it out of your skull.

NOT desirable.

Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 5h

Pro tip to reporters and protesters: always have swim goggles in your pockets or bags. They’re small, $10 and if tear gas is used, slip them on & no matter how much you cough, you’ll still be able to SEE without burning eyes.

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United Independents (ANTI-FASCIST) (ANTI-COMMIE) Party💜❤️‍🔥 @unitediparty.bsky.social · 5h

Of course ryan walters didn't do his actual job. He needs to be in prison for the rest of his life for the damage he did to Oklahoma and our children.

youtu.be/DbPIEnVbUIk?...

OK school board tackles a backlog of school business

YouTube video by KFOR Oklahoma's News 4

youtu.be

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Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 7h

for active military or if you know someone in the military:

“The Orders Project is a non-partisan program created by the National Institute for Military Justice to assist military personnel in understanding their options when faced with orders they believe may not be legal.”
www.nimj.org/top.html#/

Orders Project

The Orders Project is a non-partisan program created by the National Institute for Military Justice to assist military personnel in understanding their options when faced with orders they believe may....

www.nimj.org

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 7h

i think it’s noteworthy that a lot of centrist pundits have decided to just take it as a given that jd vance lies constantly and to treat this as almost part of his intellectual program so that only gauche rubes would bother to mention or care about it.

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 2h

So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

For weeks, Mr. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who is married to a U.S. citizen, has made clear that he would not challenge his deportation if he were sent to Costa Rica, which has promised him legal residency and guaranteed that he would not be sent back to El Salvador.

But the Trump administration has refused to deport him to Costa Rica, and in an earlier hearing this week, Judge Xinis pressed the administration to consider the option or clarify why it was unacceptable.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 1d

# of times the Bible forbids/demands penalties for abortion- 0
# of times the Bible justifies keeping out immigrants-0
# of times Jesus condemns homosexuality-0
# of times the Bible addresses poverty, justice and compassion for the poor- over 2,000
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separa...

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 6h

Every time someone makes me read something Peter Thiel said it’s like “Scrooge McDuck is Jesus Christ and Huey, Dewey, and Louie are Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel and Daisy is Mary Magdalene and that’s why women voting has lowered American sperm count.”

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1h

"Like an incantation, they call the notion of insurrection into being to justify the Insurrection Act’s invocation when no such justification exists in material reality."

The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act

An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.

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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 1h

THE WHOLE DANG TUBA LINE DID JUMP SPLITS! 😲😲😲

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1h

Fact check:

@propublica.org is an outstanding news organization that does fact based reporting. The work is credible, reliable, timely and without fear or favor. If you aren't already familiar with ProPublica, give it a read: www.propublica.org.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

STEPHANOPOULOS: ProPublica reported that several members of the Trump administation have similar questions about their mortgages

VANCE: ProPublica is basically a left-wing blog

S: Do you dispute the facts they reported?

VANCE: I haven't read it. I have no idea. I certainly question the source

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L'Histoire de Manon @manonatelier.blacksky.app · 41m

So wondering if these repugs see the writing on the wall? Also they're probably tired of being hated and screamed at by the people who voted for them, knowing they'll vote for the other party.

PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 1h

“The House speaker is losing control of his party”

Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown - The New Republic

apple.news/ACYRZzRAYTGq...

Three More GOP Reps Split From Mike Johnson Over Shutdown — The New Republic

The House speaker is losing control of his party.

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 1h

1 weekend a month
2 weeks a year

Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 3h

The Texas Military Department confirmed to @taskandpurpose.com it had replaced some of the 200 National Guard troops sent to Chicago for not being "in compliance" with validation standards. This came after photos of heavyset NG members were widely mocked. taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards

An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.

taskandpurpose.com

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1h

Work harder and die

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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 5h

Here is our full story that Vance is dismissing, with primary source documents showing Trump cabinet members with multiple primary-residence mortgages

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2h

“WHOAH! Be careful not to step in that pile of shit there!” exclaimed the man pulling his pants back up.

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 3h

Fascinated how the guy who made superstars of Matt Walsh, Candace Owens, Jordan Peterson, and Michael Knowles thought that unfettered racism and every phobia in existence wouldn't eventually include anti-semitism

Ben Shapiro warns that conspiratorial right is taking over social media

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L'Histoire de Manon @manonatelier.blacksky.app · 48m

I saw one commercial for it. I didn't even know it was out yet.

Their marketing super sucks.

demotivational speaker. 💕 @heysita.bsky.social · 2h

‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ earned $840,000 in its opening weekend.

The film had a $34 million dollar budget.

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noam chompers @noamchompers.bsky.social · 1h

i've long said calling olive oil 'extra virgin' is bullying

Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 1h

Look, I don’t care what kind of life it’s led before I met it. All that matters to me is that it’s olive oil.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1h

Ultimately, the death of US manufacturing is about this attitude. It's easy to say "buy american or stfu" because virtue signaling is free. But it's hard to actually sustain a business because many Americans simply don't want to pay what it costs to produce things ethically in this country

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1h

But after not getting enough orders, the company closed. Managing partner Kenneth Ragland said: “Lots of people talk about Made in the USA as being so necessary, but when the rubber meets the road, most Americans want cheap goods, which do not make it easy for US firms to survive.”

Excerpt reads: Garland Apparel Group is working to find the next occupant for the town’s long-standing Garland Shirt Company after a lack of orders to meet basic costs necessitate furloughs — and ultimately the closure — of the factory.

“The factory was placed on furlough in November. It was our intention to return to work, however, orders needed to keep the factory open and functional, did not materialize,” Kenneth Ragland, managing partner for Garland Apparel Group, told The Independent. “The factory required a minimum number of orders to meet basic costs and wages. The aggregate total of orders we had were simply far too low to support day-to day operations.”

During the period of November through today, company leaders have been working with several parties “who have a desire to acquire the factory,” Ragland noted.

“One transaction is now close to completion. I cannot opine on the buyer nor their plans, but I know they are North Carolina based and they have need for factory capacity, which Garland can provide,” Ragland stated.

Excerpt reads: Despite bringing back a majority of the workforce, and enjoying success for a couple years, the factory was fighting an uphill battle in the long run.

“The factory suffered from Brooks Brothers owning it too long, from Brooks not investing in basic upkeep or in better systems, and ultimately, the lack of interest in Made in the USA,” Ragland stated bluntly. “Lots of people talk about Made in the USA as being so necessary, but when the rubber meets the road, most Americans want cheap goods which does not make it easy for U.S. firms to survive.”

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 1h

Fine. I read it because I wanted to see what she thinks is "a tremendous writer." So all things Bari Weiss, of which there are so many, aside... yikes! Also... maybe I'm a tremendous writer. I didn't realize it was so easy.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 4h

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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