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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 13h

Spent dozens and dozens of hours on the phone with the Last Week Tonight team going through SSA disability in excruciating detail - they really care about getting it right

Will BOO-rows 🖖🍞🥀 @reforest-kelley.bsky.social · 13h

Can't find the post now but I'm pretty sure I remember @matthewcort.land saying someone from the Last Week Tonight staff had contacted them for the episode they did on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and I was just really impressed.

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Mary @maryfrfr.bsky.social · 18h

Why did she think this was a good substitute. Like, any other wine or vinegar would have been better.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1d

Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.

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PFLAG National @pflag.org · 1d

“Miss Major's support for young trans people, her work educating on HIV, and her activism on so many fronts not only changed lives; she changed history. Our thoughts are with her family and all those who knew and loved her.” - Brian K. Bond, CEO, PFLAG National

TransLash Media @translash.org · 1d

We honor the legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fierce protector of our collective freedom. Our hearts are with her loved ones and all who carry her vision forward.

"We will honor Miss Major forever." - @imarajones.bsky.social

An illustration of Miss Major surrounded by candles with blue background and a famous quote of hers written in gold. The quote reads“I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train and teach and love on and create families within my community and gender non-conforming people, so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a history, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved, and seek happiness, and share that with the people that we care about.” -Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

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Mary @maryfrfr.bsky.social · 1d

My brain 🤯

Mary @maryfrfr.bsky.social · 1d

I'm stunned

Josie Duffy Rice @jduffyrice.bsky.social · 2d

so no one was going to tell me that mountain lions and cougars are the same animal? as are pumas? and panthers?????????

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Mary @maryfrfr.bsky.social · 1d

Y'all what

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

I’m still upset about woodchucks and groundhogs being the same thing

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 1d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 3d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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xfiles s10e13: atomic bog @jessicapancakes.bsky.social · 3d

rip queen

The Screens of Pete and Pete @peteandpete.bsky.social · 3d

The Adventures of Pete & Pete - Season 2, Episode 6: Halloweenie

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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 3d

Make no mistake, decision to layoff federal workforce lies with one man, accountability lies with one man responsible for methodical dismantling of federal government…

Forcing a shutdown then using it as excuse to layoff workers, doesn’t have to be the course of action taken.

It was all the plan!

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3d

I'm so proud of everyone from my old neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago. I see what you have been and are doing. I am so proud of how organized the community is and how much more so everyone is becoming. It is inspiring. Just one example... And this is something EVERYONE can do. Everyone.

Informational flyer about Rogers Park Whistle Protocols, explaining how to use whistles to alert neighbors of emergencies, with color-coded alerts, steps for use, and encouragement to form a crowd and stay loud for safety.

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Mary @maryfrfr.bsky.social · 4d

Reading this now and it's been fantastic so far

Uncle Jeff 🌈 @picklerudd.bsky.social · 6d

October is Banned Book Month. What are you reading? I read the insightful "All Boys Aren't Blue" by @iamgmjohnson.bsky.social. A memoir of personal essays about growing up black and queer. Highly recommend if you have a youngster in your life who is both or either.

Book cover image of All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

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George M Johnson Garçon @iamgmjohnson.bsky.social · 6d

Ready Banned Books 📚

Uncle Jeff 🌈 @picklerudd.bsky.social · 6d

October is Banned Book Month. What are you reading? I read the insightful "All Boys Aren't Blue" by @iamgmjohnson.bsky.social. A memoir of personal essays about growing up black and queer. Highly recommend if you have a youngster in your life who is both or either.

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Mary @maryfrfr.bsky.social · 4d

The fuck is this

Eben Novy-Williams @ebennovywilliams.bsky.social · 4d

SCOOP: NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman has a new three-year contract, per sources. Under her guidance the league has seen large commercial growth and undergone multiple expansions. #NWSL

More via @sportico.bsky.social 👇
www.sportico.com/personalitie...

NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman Receives 3-Year Contract Extension

Jessica Berman received a 3-year extension as NWSL commissioner. The deal was executed by the league's four-person executive committee.

www.sportico.com

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Mary @maryfrfr.bsky.social · 4d

There are no ethical billionaires. And that includes a certain blonde popstar.

Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 4d

For years, San Franciscans considered him the rare big-hearted billionaire. But days before his Dreamforce conference begins, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said he would support President Trump sending the National Guard to SF and that Trump is doing “a great job.”

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

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 4d

He utterly deserves this

Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 4d

Vivek was apparently shocked to learn that the kids in Charlie Kirk's TPUSA groups are Christian Nationalists who will never accept him. They want the entire country to be white Christians, and the very idea that he could hold a position of power offends them.

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Surprise! Vivek Ramaswamy’s Turning Point Event Derailed by Racism

Event attendees asked Ramaswamy why he felt he could be the governor of Ohio even though he isn’t Christian.

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 4d

There is no 'mild' form of fascism.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4d

It may be—for now—a mild form of fascism. Political opponents aren’t being jailed or shot, entire opposition media outlets aren’t being shuttered, and books aren’t being burned.

But from Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America. trib.al/a0i8hTE

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Danny Page @danny.page · 4d

i'm so serious, give the peace prize to ms rachel www.instagram.com/p/DPosLeoAMYu/

Dear President Obama,
I saw in your statement you said "Israeli families" & "the people of Gaza."
Palestinians have families, too.
This kind of language contributes to dehumanization. Dehumanization is part of what caused so many to stay silent as 20,000 children were killed in this genocide.
I've sat with wonderful Palestinian families from Gaza. They look at their children just like we look at ours - with all the love & hope in the world.
Love, Ms Rachel

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Satyros Phil Brucato @satyrosphilbrucato.bsky.social · 5d

Folks who think "cats are not loving" have never been loved by a cat.

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Mary @maryfrfr.bsky.social · 5d

Good choice to drop her (if that's what happened)

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 5d

Credit where credit is due. The Democrats' message that the GOP shut down the government because they want to throw millions of people off healthcare has broken through. Two of my cousins who are NOT AT ALL tuned into national politics told me that this is why the government is shut down.

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Mary @maryfrfr.bsky.social · 5d

Luigi was with me talking about what we'd like to see the Courage do this season. He's a big fan, if you didn't know. I know he's taking this season really hard.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5d

Justice Department lawyers reposted President Trump’s statements and may have inadvertently endangered their prosecution of Luigi Mangione, violating the judge’s explicit orders that DOJ employees refrain from public comment about the case. trib.al/b9U7CY1

DOJ in Trouble After Lawyers Reposted Trump Rants on Luigi Mangione

The Justice Department’s case against Luigi Mangione just hit a major obstacle.

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Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 5d

Most predictable hacking target ever. Refuse to upload ID

404 Media @404media.co · 5d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Mary @maryfrfr.bsky.social · 5d

I got an gas deep fryer, so hopefully I do my mom's lumpia justice.

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