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Metroplex @metroplex.bsky.social · 1h

What the fuck is this shit, Gumby couldn't come up with this much of a stretch.

You could tell me the real reason is "novelty New Kids on the Block lunch box thought to contain the secret of Immortality" and I'd believe it more then this.

I QTed a post about the US shifting from going after Russia and China to an enemy within strategy.

I posted this.

"This likely means one of 3 things.

1. Trump cut a deal with Putin and Xi.
2. The US is generally losing power abroad and needs to re-consolidate its forces.
3. They are re-assigning troops to reinforce Trump's civil war."

S Koda (‪@spk14.bsky.social‬) responded with this.

"How about … Trump is concerned about the increased presence of international organized crime groups from the Middle East (e.g., Hezbollah) and Asia in South America, and how they use those strongholds as stepping stone into US cities."

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Micah @rincewind.run · 4h

boy the tiktok ban has really turned out to be one of the most singularly stupid things ever passed, huh? as if these people needed more help controlling the entire information environment

what a shitshow

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18h

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 5h

There are few more chilling phrases than “Children’s Detention Center.”

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 8h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Punk Rock Loser @grs22.bsky.social · 3h

It always amazes me how queer subreddits like r/wholesomeyuri or r/actuallesbians constantly post comics/art of fetishists and bigoted artists and ignore the art of so many talented queer artists.

Kinda funny ngl, it's as if mice opened an art gallery dedicated to cats and mouse traps lmaoo

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

Republicans are pushing debunked anti-abortion propaganda as an excuse to rip mifepristone off the shelves and block women from getting abortion care.

100+ studies prove mifepristone is safe and effective.

SPEAK UP, we can't let them get away with this.

Nearly All GOP Senators Urge the FDA to Restrict Abortion Pills

The senators are asking the FDA to suspend its approval of generic mifepristone, which would heavily restrict access to abortion pills nationwide.

www.notus.org

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vampy shawn 💦🏳️‍⚧️ @shawnessy23.bsky.social · 18h

All I can do is beg 😭😭😣😞

vampy shawn 💦🏳️‍⚧️ @shawnessy23.bsky.social · 7d

I’m so stressed out 😭😭

Pls help me!! I work hard to make content everyday, that you all enjoy, and I’m not seeing any tips.

I post for fun, but lately it’s been about posting for tips. I need help, so please, I’m begging, help me if you can!

At this rate, idk what I’m gonna do…

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BJ 🏳️‍⚧️ @bellamyj.blacksky.app · 18h

It is not too late for you to start wearing a mask in public.

It is not too late for you to start advocating clean air.

It is not too late for you to learn how to build your own air filters or to tap in with folks already doing so.

They want you sick. They want your neighbors sick. Tell them no.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 21h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 22h

Sure, they think the work force is all liberal deep state but as we saw with DOGE, they had to hire so many back because they needed them for critical things like, I don't know, keeping airplanes from colliding and forecasting hurricanes. But most importantly, they've gutted federal law enforcement.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 22h

The Trump admin being incredibly vindictive to the federal work force and threatening to withhold pay and conducting mass layoffs are really self defeating moves because they need a staffed work force for to actually enact the policies they want.

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🎂 Sydney Screams 🎉 BIRTHDAY MONTH @sydneyscreams4u.bsky.social · 3d

porn is not evil.
sex is not evil.
pleasure is not evil.
kink is not evil.

none of them are things to feel shame or embarrassment about.

none of them deserve the heavy-handed censorship that they're facing.

resist oppression (even if you don't partake in what is being oppressed)

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 1d

We banned a guy on the Steam forums for repeatedly saying there were “too many women” in our game

So he flipped his positive review to negative

Still totally worth it

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 23h

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

9.The outcome of those negotiations will determine whether equality survives the next year of federal policymaking. You can contact your elected officials to weigh in on their NDAA votes and the upcoming funding negotiations here.

www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...

Find Your Representative

Find your representatives. Learn how to find and connect with them. Stay informed about their bills, committees, and contributions.

www.commoncause.org

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

8. The Senate’s capitulation on LGBTQ+, DEI, and other provisions may offer an early preview of its priorities in the broader shutdown fight. Democrats and Republicans deadlocked over a clean continuing resolution and full-year funding bills for 2026—many of which are packed with anti-LGBTQ+ riders.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

3. In 2024, the NDAA became the vehicle for one of the most consequential betrayals of transgender Americans by national Democrats in recent memory, after Democrats allowed provisions targeting trans military family members and dependents to stand when they had control of the Senate and White House.

37 Democratic Senators Voted To Pass Anti-Trans NDAA. Here Are Their Names.

The vote came after most of the same Democrats refused to allow an amendment on the floor to remove the anti-trans provision in the military spending bill.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. Last night, 26 Senate Dems helped pass a NDAA containing a military trans sports and surgery ban and dropped demands for protections against US troop deployments in the bill.

It is the latest in the national fight over must-pass bills during the shutdown.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

26 Senate Democrats Help Pass Military NDAA Containing Trans Sports, Surgery Ban, No Protection For US Troop Deployments

The bill passed by a wide margin in the Senate and will be the starting point for negotiations with the House, which contain more severe anti-trans riders.

www.erininthemorning.com

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natou @tichatnwa.bsky.social · 1d

and i gotta order groceries

what the fuck is this having a body bullshit?

fuck you

fuuuuuck you

natou @tichatnwa.bsky.social · 1d

hey pretty babies

keep the tips coming yeah

i always got bills and i always got weed to buy

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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 1d

If you are employed & doing pretty fine right now, set aside some money from each paycheck to dedicate to mutual aid asks. Even just $20.

Shit is really bad, the social safety net is being shredded, & truly TRULY all we have is each other right now.

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Insatiable Antifa Slut @insatiableone.bsky.social · 1d

The founder of antifa's girlfriend

Screenshot from the final fantasy seven remake with aerith and tifa in the foreground and cloud in the background like he got left behind by hot girls

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natou @tichatnwa.bsky.social · 23h

fucking bitches

EVERYONE'S A FUCKING BITCH

Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 1d

Oregon "no longer intends to implement a novel Medicaid initiative that would have [.] targeted health services to those about to exit jail or prison."

"[A] way to bridge a critical gap [.] that leaves most incarcerated people uninsured upon release."
#Oregon #USA #Drugs #Healthcare #Incarceration

Oregon abandons Medicaid expansion for people leaving prison

State officials cited onerous work to implement federal Medicaid eligibility changes and other shifting policies

www.investigatewest.org

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swop-usa.bsky.social @swop-usa.bsky.social · 1d

The focus on pornography and blaming it for every social problem has led to actual predators flying under the radar until it's too late.

Stop blaming porn and start finding actual solutions.

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 1d

JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.

Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse

In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.

churchleaders.com

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 1d

#SaveSpeech

Canadians! The UK is attempting to push their own version of the Online Safety Act onto Canada via the bill S-209!

You need to contact your representatives in parliament and explain how this policy is catastrophically bad! Mention the discord data breach!

youtu.be/Qx_zi1hNTCI?...

UK Pushing Online Safety Act to OTHER Countries

YouTube video by CYBER WAFFLE

youtu.be

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ΛTLΛS @atlasbun.bsky.social · 1d

Call your senator if you see them on this list and tell them no to KOSA.

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 1d

#SaveSpeech
Democrats that need to be reprimanded for cosponsoring KOSA:

J. Hickenlooper- CO
A. Klobuchar- MN
B. Lujan- NM
B. Schatz- HI
M. Hirono- HI
G. Peters- MI
J. Fetterman- PA
R. Blumenthal- CT
C. Schumer- NY
M. Hassan- NH
M. Kelly- AZ
P. Welch- VT

[more names + links continued below]

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 1d

Wompety Womp Wompington, Prince of Wompsalot

Bitcoin is coming back a little though so maybe it’ll stabilize

Higher percentages for Ethereum and Solana loss than the prior image but a lower percentage loss for bitcoin

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 1d

anything tbf

Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

The entire American economy is being held hostage to the whims of a guy who doesn’t understand how the economy works

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