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@nigelcoppes.bsky.social

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cursed cincinnati sports fan; elections researcher; naively optimistic; praise Kier!

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loomis @nigelcoppes.bsky.social · Jun 14

Major protest turnout in St. Augustine, Florida!
#3E #HandsOff #StAugustine #Florida #3E

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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 17h

Johnny Cash released his debut studio album on this date in 1957.

Colored-pencil card drawing of Johnny Cash

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loomis @nigelcoppes.bsky.social · 15h

neither my high school or college had a football team. still mad about that.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

As a group, District Judges (from across the ideological spectrum!) performing as well as just about anyone right now in defending democratic liberty.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d

This kind of partisan political message, under the guise of a public service announcement, is illegal on several levels.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Coach Jerry (referee 🔵) @gopher33j.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve seen this posted a few different places - as somebody over a decade sober this would piss me off and I would cease contact with that sister.

It’s not funny - nor a joke - this is abuse.

Tik tok post where a young man was served rum cake at a five year olds ?!?! Birthday party and not told. He was also five years sober and didn’t know it was rum cake until he ate it.
Vile shit

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 2d

sherman, for the love of god!

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 2d

Cam Skattebo had one of the greatest high school highlights of all time in the California state championship game (he had 393 yards and 3 TDs and they won)

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

All I want in life is to persuade everyone, when encountering politics & culture, to ask, "why are we talking about this?" I mean that very literally: anything you encounter on your screens reflects a choice. Someone covered that, talked about that, rather than the many other things out there. Why?

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Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 2d

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 2d

The divide within the Republican Party is between those who think they're establishing a thousand-year reich and those who think they'll have to work with a Democratic president at some point in their career.

Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 2d

Oklahoma’s Republican governor criticizes guard deployment. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, a Republican and the chairman of the National Governors Association, on Thursday criticized the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as a violation of his beliefs in federalism and “states’ rights.”

His comments, in an interview with The New York Times, marked the first time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governor’s objections. Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois and other Democratic elected officials have been strongly critical of the move and have implored Republican governors to join the opposition.

Mr. Stitt on Thursday said, “We believe in the federalist system — that’s states’ rights,” adding, “Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

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loomis @nigelcoppes.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, would’ve never guessed he hadn’t made a Pro Bowl before.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2d

Wolf being absolutely destroyed in Jeopardy by Andy Richter

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 3d

Ortiz was absolutely loving this sitting between AROD and Jeter

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 3d

when UNC scored on the first possession of the first game and Colin Cowherd immediately posted this, and then UNC lost by 34

Wasn’t really sure what to expect from Chapel Bill. But after that drive, I have him as second best college coach I’ve ever seen, just below Saban.

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rob @ok-but-still.bsky.social · 3d

i predict a series of wonderful events will close out 2025

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 3d

More history from this Nazi adulated by the Trump team. These are explicit, proud Nazis who scream and cry and call every referee they can find when you quote their Nazism back to them.

Multiple tweets from Nazi Jack Posobiec in 2016 making "jokes" involving the Nazi code "1488."

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 3d

i wonder if a sufficient number of viable democrats have it in them to effectively counter a narrative of "i am tanking the economy, firing everyone i can, and sending soldiers to push you around if i dont like the way you think, and also lee greenwood is the only music allowed"

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Ben Baldwin @rbsdm.com · 3d

Pass protection composite ratings

Audibly laughed when I saw the bottom 2. Have fun with that, Joe Flacco

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3d

Make sure you read the report about how Stephen Miller deported Waco's favorite Mexican restaurant owner.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

A picture of Sergio Garcia and George W and Laura Bush. It is signed, To Sergio Garcia with best wishes.

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 4d

Apropos of nothing, Sec. Kristi Noem is currently praying over Burgerville with Portland ICE officials.

A screenshot of a video of Noem praying at a conference table with other people wearing suits. Fast food bags and water bottles sit on the table.

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loomis @nigelcoppes.bsky.social · 4d

Granada! 🇪🇸
(Hard to only pick 4 pictures of this beautiful city)

loomis @nigelcoppes.bsky.social · 5d

the Ken Paxton of Oklahoma.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5d

THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST

Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time.

Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense.
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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 5d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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