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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 20h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

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Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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Newfie @newfie.bsky.social · 17h

In this one you climb down a ladder

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🎃scarecrowcialism👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 17h

Kojima Productions Presents A Hideo Kojima Production, Directed by Hideo Kojima, In Collaboration With Kojima Productions: Metal Dong Solid: Hole Maker

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 17h

I'm sparking debate with my claim that Stephen Miller is the result of cross-breeding a stick figure and a bedbug, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18h

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sparking debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

Here’s what the science actually says:

RFK Jr. linked circumcision and Tylenol to autism. Here’s what scientists say.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparks debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

This isn’t just “Charlie Brown had hoes” levels of wrong it’s “Charlie Brown never had a dog” levels of wrong

bendwalsh.bsky.social @bendwalsh.bsky.social · 1d

wtaf are you talking about

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the ghost of kwisatz haderade 👻🏹 @booksandbows.bsky.social · 1d

the real shocker here is the class solidarity on display based on the car models lol

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 2d

This headline 🤣🤣🤣

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 1d

What a weird thing to post after ICE raids entire neighborhoods with the help of state police

Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 2d

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 1d

yikes

CTV News headline reads: "Conservatives want to end birthright citizenship for children of temporary residents"

Conservative MP Andrew Lawton quote tweets: "Yes."

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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 5d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 1d

The "somebody showed me a TikTok" era of American government is going pretty much exactly how you'd expect.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 1d

Okay witches and warlocks, psychics and demon summoners, it's time

Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 1d

Alex Jones has asked the Supreme Court to immediately put his almost $1.5 billion defamation judgment on hold, citing the imminent threat of InfoWars being handed over to The Onion.

If there isn't a stay, "InfoWars will have been acquired by its ideological nemesis and destroyed," the filing says.

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Newfie @newfie.bsky.social · 1d

It also makes me view the show as an ensemble show. Shinji is nominally the protagonist, but Misato is the character I think I most connect with in the show. Asuka and Reo's development and journies of self discovery and acceptance I think are equally as important for the show as Shinji's

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Newfie @newfie.bsky.social · 1d

The third time might require depression and autism to experience. it's a complex vision of exploring the many facets both of those have. Isolation, loneliness, self loathing, pity, inability to truly express yourself in a way that allows you to form the bonds that other people seemingly do naturally

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Newfie @newfie.bsky.social · 1d

Second time, like Barto, you get to enjoy soaking in the discussions, references, and homage to pstchoanalytics and science. I was in undergrad when I had this second time feeling and fell for the lore.

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Newfie @newfie.bsky.social · 1d

Okay second listen through the episode and at the end barto mentions he is now in love with the show and that's super legit. I think Eva for many people is a show they experience 3 times. First for the robots, but with a lot of confusion and if you were young like I was, annoyed at the ending.

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Newfie @newfie.bsky.social · 2d

Finally someone understands the magi system

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Jennifer 🎃 @jenyetagain.bsky.social · 2d

a tweet from @dolphinmossad reads "Fully grown man floating in a vat of Tylenol-infused amnion, experiencing four hundred thousand autisms per second, directing American transit policy like a Guild Navigator from Dune. "

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Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 2d

Is it a good sign when academic experts on fascism keep fleeing the U.S.?

Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 2d

Rutgers Professor @mark-bray.bsky.social, who studies & writes about Antifascism,Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

By the time he & his family reached the gate, their tickets were cancelled.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n... flagrantly & appallingly lawless. Hope he & his family are ok.

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

www.nytimes.com

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Newfie @newfie.bsky.social · 2d

My black metal cover of Petty Problems by Defiance Ohio is guaranteed to spark the revolution

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grimm ☀️ @mugrimm.bsky.social · 2d

Libertarians: The most important value in freedom is voluntary association. We believe this so much we're against the CRA because everyone should be allowed to choose who they associate with.

Also Libertarians: YOU SHOULDN'T KNOW WHO I FOLLOW OR HAVE IT LABELED AS SUCH!

😱🩸Spooky SpectreKILLoquy 🎃🔪 @caulimovirus.bsky.social · 2d

so bluesky finally got some thiel money huh

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Jennifer/Aster Unkle 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔪 @spookycutewitch.bsky.social · 2d

“Why isn’t anyone covering our indie games?”

1. The gaming press has been decimated by business suits, and the whims of an uncaring search engine behemoth
2. Doing the job means you get death threats and harassment
3. There are more games released in 1 week than there were in entire months in 2015

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 2d

A happy chihuahua respectfully observing a moment of silence for a white nationalist podcaster

An angry barking chihuahua reacting to O Canada

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onion person @junlper.beer · 2d

if every democrat doesn’t use the “we took freedom of speech away” on every messaging apparatus they have every single day for the next 4 years assume they want to lose

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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😱🩸Spooky SpectreKILLoquy 🎃🔪 @caulimovirus.bsky.social · 2d

so bluesky finally got some thiel money huh

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