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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 48m

Tbf I would absolutely ask you for ID before serving you alcohol

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James Nalton @jdnalton.bsky.social · 52m

Five of the nine African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup are on a *proposed* US travel ban list

A list of countries under consideration for a US travel ban by the Trump administration if they "do not address various security or diplomatic concerns within two months." Per the New York Times.

Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Benin
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Dem. Republic of Congo
Djibouti
Dominica
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Kyrgyzstan
Liberia
Malawi
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
South Sudan
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
Syria
Tanzania
Tonga
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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Matt McMuscles @mattmcmuscles.bsky.social · 6h

RIP to Drew Struzen, the greatest to ever do it. 🙌

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Zito @zeets.bsky.social · 55m

Beyond the morally corrosive idea that everyone should have shut up as tens of thousands of people were blown up with American weapons, it’s just so comedic because the Dems will throw every group and position away if they think they can win any right wing vote. But can’t budge on genocide.

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 1h

Is right group I. Bury them 💕

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 1h

So glad we’re burning down rainforests and drying up lakes to help total losers masturbate in an entirely new way

The Verge @theverge.com · 4h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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James Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 9h

Next time somebody asks me what Bluesky is like, I'll send them this

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 1h

Hate it hate it hate it

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 8h

As I read this, I keep thinking over and over again about the two major groups I see in politics and policy spaces: folks who take opinion polls as gospel and folks who see them as indicators of what people believe at the moment that can be *shaped* into something else.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

we’ll see how his mayoral tenure shakes out but i am convinced that Mamdani has the juice. not just the charisma to win an election but the temperament to govern and the measured pragmatism of someone who genuinely believes what they’re saying and wants to accomplish real things.

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

www.nytimes.com

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 7d

Exaaaaaactly.

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 7d

I don’t know much about her politics other than an Instagram post that was anti-Trump, but she’s never been very politically active from what I’ve seen

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 7d

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

Screenshot of an Express article; it says: Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 7d

The anti-Black stuff is pretty clear throughout, but “I’m not a bad bitch, and I’m not a savage” extremely on the nose. Frankly the whole Cancelled song makes the ideology of the thing wildly clear and weird as hell

Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 7d

She did yeah, the homophobia isn’t discussed a lot bc it’s not targeted at a queer woman, but her diss track on charli xcx is basically “you’re obsessed with me you’re in love with me” & then there’s a line about being wet? It’s v weird/juvenile— the hate is couched in the mere idea of attraction

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 7d

My conspiracy theory is that I think Taylor Swift made a right-wing album with homophobic and anti-Black undertones bc she wanted the discourse points/someone on her team talked about “engagement as value,” but no one understood that the bad writing would be front and center

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 7d

I think there have also been periods where we’ve looked quite dangerous, though I worry that specific individuals aren’t linking up + some decisions around subs and shape feels weird and unproductive — I don’t think the positional changes help the team

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 10d

Only thing that makes sense but I wish he’d gone for Gomez and left Grav in the midfield

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 10d

In comparison, Arsenal have dropped points against two of the three teams they’ve played currently sitting in the top half, only beating Manchester United on the first day — a victory that wasn’t quite deserved against a team very much struggling.

Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 10d

Sad times but I’ll take being a point off top given the aways and opposition. Only Burnley harder than expected, we still have to face eight of the bottom 10 sides at this juncture — and Newcastle away counts for one of those 10 as well.

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 10d

Not being funny but Jones in from the start instead of Mac Allister and I think we get at least a point. If Konaté wasn’t brought off for injury or fitness-related reasons I’ve got serious questions.

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 10d

Sad times but I’ll take being a point off top given the aways and opposition. Only Burnley harder than expected, we still have to face eight of the bottom 10 sides at this juncture — and Newcastle away counts for one of those 10 as well.

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 10d

Defensive structure horrible, entire line miles off where they should have been

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 10d

Sauceless, all sauce used

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Alan Lowndes @alanml1976.bsky.social · 10d

Salah gets his shirt virtually ripped off his back - play on

Salah nudged into defender - free kick to defender

Rinse and repeat every week

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 10d

Mac Allister relatively poor today but did largely fix the issues with his decision-making in the press that was most notable in the conceded goal. Relatively poor but also possibly one of his better performances this season somewhat worrying but also an okay place to be pre-international break? Idk

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Mari Murphy @marimurphy.bsky.social · 10d

Brushed the ball while going through the player not a foul in Anthony’s world, getting the ball and missing the player entirely is a yellow card

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