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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7h

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 8h

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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noisefy.bsky.social @noisefy.bsky.social · 10h

TIL this world is not dystopian enough

Brian D. Earp, PhD @briandavidearp.bsky.social · 11h

‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder

Where once people were duped by soft-focus photos and borrowed chat-up lines, now they have to watch out for computer-generated charm. But it’s one thing to use a witty phrase – another thing…

www.theguardian.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23h

Or as the New York Times puts it: “Mr. Trump's budgetary maneuvering appeared unorthodox…”

Mr. Trump's budgetary maneuvering appeared unorthodox, even though it may spare more than 1 million active-duty service members from the financial hardship of missing a paycheck next week. It was not clear how much money the administration had at its disposal, and how long it could rely on accounting moves to pay troops during the shutdown.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18h

Some Americans think making America weaker, poorer, more chaotic, less reliable, with fewer friends, worse relationships with democracies, and damaging international institutions America set up and benefited from is good.

Not sarcasm. I think they’re very wrong, but they’re getting what they want.

David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 19h

On NYT Home Page there's a Douthat column w/the headline "Trump's Foreign Policy is Succeeding. He Should Apply It's Lessons at Home." On what planet? Betraying our allies. Blowing up the global trading system. Embracing autocrats. Pulling back support for Ukraine. Helping to support Gaza slaughter.

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noisefy.bsky.social @noisefy.bsky.social · 16h

Are you fucking kidding me

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 19h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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"spooky sukkot" daniel s. @self.agency · 18h

LA: we will fight you.
Chicago: we will fight you.
PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back

Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit."

Someone named Manny replies: "@grok
why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.

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noisefy.bsky.social @noisefy.bsky.social · 1d

Lfg!!

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 2d

Lord give us the Democrats that Republicans warn us about.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2d

This is like writing about someone hoping to get a Best Actor Oscar despite not appearing in any films

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 2d

Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.

There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.

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noisefy.bsky.social @noisefy.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe unpopular opinion, but I believe no version can top this live one from Nine Inch Nails:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJK...

Nine Inch Nails - Hurt (Live: Beside You In Time) (Explicit)

YouTube video by NineInchNailsVEVO

www.youtube.com

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noisefy.bsky.social @noisefy.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe unpopular opinion, but I believe no version can top this live one from Nine Inch Nails:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJK...

Nine Inch Nails - Hurt (Live: Beside You In Time) (Explicit)

YouTube video by NineInchNailsVEVO

www.youtube.com

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 2d

I can’t believe an inflatable frog is my hometown’s symbol of resistance, and yet of course since I am from here I absolutely can

this is old school homegrown “rioting over the airport changing its carpet” Portland freak shit. it transcends the Portlandia mythos. writers would not think of this

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 2d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Bulldog @harpua.bsky.social · 3d

Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo humorously criticizes Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, leading to laughter from CNN's Boris Sanchez.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · Apr 29

This is a new image from #JWST.

The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.

Everything else is a galaxy.

Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.

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Louisiana grandma gonna solo the whole nation

Blackniss Everdeen @the-green-queen.bsky.social · 2d

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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 2d

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

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Mattslew Batberg-Mothfit (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 2d

Two loaves of yeasted pumpkin bread. 🎃🍞🍽️🍜

Smells delicious. Slightly different sizes, because I don’t have two identical bread pans.

Two glossy, dark orange pumpkin loaves cooling on a wire rack.

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noisefy.bsky.social @noisefy.bsky.social · 2d

So we went from Biden to Trump and the government is still producing chemtrails? Are the chemtrail producers non-partisan, chugging along no matter who is in power? Which branch of govt. is doing that? Or is the chemtrail conspiracy pretty much dead at this point? I have so many questions

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Ido Amir @idoamir.bsky.social · 3d

I like Biden but he utterly failed America in the most important job he had: Protecting & defending the Constitution.

If private citizens like @sarahkendzior.bsky.social knew Garland would never go after Trump, BIDEN knew it. Or at least was told of the risk.

Biden's legacy will be enabling Trump.

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noisefy.bsky.social @noisefy.bsky.social · 2d

Everything about this is depressing

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 3d

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."