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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 1h

tbf I came back from a show and was like, man, would be cool if there was some baseball on and somehow there is

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 5h

reptar is now the head of a domestic terrorist organization

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 4h

Chants of “Fuck Spotify” at the Hotline TNT show tonight in NYC

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 7h

They’re losing the argument full stop

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 7h

Very serious person Andy Ngo has now been reduced to pleading with his audience to please please PLEASE take the dancing antifa muppets seriously

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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 11h

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 1d

In or about 2017, Jack Posobiec told his followers that he “worked closely” w/ the Oath Keepers. (h/t @michaelehayden.bsky.social) More recently, he’s glorified Francisco Franco, Spain’s deceased murderous dictator. Naturally, Trump included him in his recent anti-“antifa” roundtable. Sound on. 1/

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 1d

It always happens to the Andrew Tate fanboys you least expect. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment

Paul Ingrassia has been investigated for allegedly harassing a lower-ranking colleague, according to administration officials. Fearing retaliation, the woman later withdrew a complaint, and Ingrassia ...

www.politico.com

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 1d

Yes but dressed like a bellman with an English accent

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 1d

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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phylan @phylan.website · 1d

I don't think they should be allowed to do that

Rob Friedman @pitchingninja.com · 1d

All 8 of the Blue Jays Pitchers from Yesterday (overlay)

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s an angle for a journalist looking for a fresh take on the White House “Antifa” roundtable — most of the people who participated are employed by or have a direct financial connection to Turning Point USA. I think that’s pretty telling, no?

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 1d

Our premium episode for Patreon supporters is out this morning. @michaelehayden.bsky.social and I talked about the influencers who have descended on Portland to make agitprop for MAGA. Here’s our preview clip, talking about Benny Johnson: the straightest man in DC

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

043: Who Are These Freaks on My Screen? [Preview]

Podcast Episode · Posting Through It · 10/09/2025 · 10m

podcasts.apple.com

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 2d

He's a proven liar. But he's also a stone cold moron.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 2d

I have mixed feelings about that. Jack lies as he breathes. But I also think he talks himself into believing his own bullshit. These people are also not brilliant strategists. If they were, the bullshit would be more plausible.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 2d

Wondering who those weirdos talking about antifa at the White House were? Well lucky for our Patreon supporters, the premium episode we have scheduled to go out tomorrow morning that explained who a lot of them are

Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 2d

On the premium episode this week, @michaelehayden.bsky.social and I set out to answer our show's existential question: "Who Are These Freaks on My Screen?"

We looked at the cohort of right-wing influencers who have flocked to Portland to make MAGA agitprop

www.patreon.com/posts/043-wh...

043: Who Are These Freaks On My Screen? | Posting Through It

www.patreon.com

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 2d

Perhaps, but to the casual American I don't think this will land because it makes no sense

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 2d

jack what was happening in germany at that time

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 2d

Bumble Jack Posobiec called Luigi Mangione and would be-Trump assassin Thomas Crooks "antifa" to Trump at this roundtable.

These people have literally no idea what is going on.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 2d

Next up on the main feed, an episode that might end up being our magnum opus: "Who the Hell is Laura Loomer?"

Have nearly driven ourselves insane planning this one. No better time to follow the show on your favorite pod player.

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