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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 8h

I was curious about recent polling of 18-29 year olds, looking for approval ratings of Trump, stumbled on this: that Charlie Kirk's lowest favorability ratings are among 18-29 year olds, the very demographic targeted by TP (YouGov, mid-late Sept)

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Chart from Economist-YouGov poll, September 18-22, 2025, showing favorability of Charlie Kirk by age. Groups with highest favorability of Kirk: 65+. Lowest: 18-29.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 10h

“but you commented earlier about a naked bike ride in portland” would be a legitimate follow up for any reporters in the room w johnson when he says he didnt see the important story youre asking him about

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 10h

The first Jim Crow was enacted under the auspices that racism is a necessity and a great and natural moral good.

The second one is being enacted under the auspices that racism doesn’t exist if you claim you don’t see it and anyone who questions your motives about that is oppressing you.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11h

Roberts has always felt that the suggestion that white people might discriminate on the basis of race is a profound moral injustice, much greater than black people being denied the right to vote bsky.app/profile/jayw...

Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 1d

Everything about John Roberts's approach to the Voting Rights Act makes sense when you remember that John Roberts has has always been hostile to the Voting Rights Act, never believed it was appropriate, and has spent most of his 45-year legal career working to hollow it out.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11h

Roberts has always felt that the suggestion that white people might discriminate on the basis of race is a profound moral injustice, much greater than black people being denied the right to vote bsky.app/profile/jayw...

Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 1d

Everything about John Roberts's approach to the Voting Rights Act makes sense when you remember that John Roberts has has always been hostile to the Voting Rights Act, never believed it was appropriate, and has spent most of his 45-year legal career working to hollow it out.

One of the Biggest Cases of the Supreme Court’s Term Is John Roberts’ Decadeslong Pet Project

If there’s one thing the Roberts court has been consistent on, it’s this.

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Citrus Scented Ghost That Glows @oldsongsawakening.bsky.social · 22h

It pisses me off so much that they keep doing this. The LP says it’s so that they don’t have to bother me but again I am the person whose job it is to know these things and eventually it comes to me anyway so its both pointless and hopelessly stupid.

Citrus Scented Ghost That Glows @oldsongsawakening.bsky.social · 22h

For some reason the professionals on my current job keep using chatGPT to parse contracts and try to figure out taxes and 1. I am the accountant, just come to me, what the hell 2. ChatGPT is wrong every fucking time.

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Citrus Scented Ghost That Glows @oldsongsawakening.bsky.social · 22h

I’m fine until I remember the Patriots are ascending. Then I get to like a 7.

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bort @crushbort.bsky.social · 11d

how insane was it to say “we tortured some folks” and then not only not do anything about it but keep everyone involved in polite society. what did we think was going to happen after that

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Helena Real 🏳️‍⚧️ @helenareal.bsky.social · 18d

With alt text because this made me cry 😭

Screenshot from what-even-is-thiss tumblr

"Cats don't actually love you"

A cat is a small creature in the middle of the food chain that is fully aware that you are a very large thing that could stomp its head in at any moment and yet it chooses to rest its tiny little head on your leg for a nap and spreads out on the floor near you exposing its belly and its most sensitive organs. It brings dead mice and bugs to you to share food.

Don't you get it? This tiny thing trusts you. It wants to help you too. It licks your leg thinking that it's helping. It kneads on you to find comfort. It shares its body warmth with you in the cold and gives you your space in the heat. It hisses at other mammals it sees outside including other cats in an effort to protect its family.

Cats love you so so much. But they will keep trying to eat plastic.

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Citrus Scented Ghost That Glows @oldsongsawakening.bsky.social · 17d

Bluesky is labeling people antifa now, what?

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Citrus Scented Ghost That Glows @oldsongsawakening.bsky.social · 18d

How can people still think the military is gonna refuse to do Trump’s bidding. I don’t understand this. Didn’t the majority of enlisted military personnel vote for that shithead?

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Jonny IsGood @jonnyisgood.bsky.social · 25d

Imagine watching the Charlie Kirk memorial and finding out you missed out on seeing like 5 blocked FGs

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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 26d

BREAKING: The Bureau of Labor Statistics has postponed the release of a key annual report central to future inflation data.

The BLS did not explain the reasoning for the delay or when it might ultimately be released.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · Sep 15

trying to talk about Harpers Ferry without talking about slavery is jokes

like, slavery is the only reason why you know about Harpers Ferry. wouldn't be no Harpers Ferry National History Park _without_ that part of the nation's history, you revisionist shits

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Sep 15

“The latest orders include removing information at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park in West Virginia, two people familiar with the matter said, where the abolitionist John Brown led a raid seeking to arm slaves for a revolt.”

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · Sep 15

We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · Sep 16

"Speech that incites harm or undermines the dignity of others" was Charlie Kirk's entire legacy, so why do they permit anyone to celebrate him?

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Sep 15

"We stand firmly on the principles of the U.S. Constitution, including the protection of free speech. HOWEVER, that right does not extend to speech that incites harm OR UNDERMINES THE DIGNITY OF OTHERS."

Emphasis added because holy fuck

@ClemsonUniv on X: A statement from Clemson University: [image of statement]

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · Sep 16

Pardon my French, but what the fucking fuck is with this nonsense?

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · Sep 16

Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men."

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...

Fired By The Post

The Washington Post said it fired Karen Attiah over comments she made about white men in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Sep 15

For the record.

My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.

I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · Sep 15

so are democrats really just going to remain silent as republicans target half of the country for retribution over a crime they didnt commit? im being serious, when do democrats call out this bloodthirsty rampage for what it is

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Sep 15

In a Hitleresque speech, JD Vance says there can be no unity with the left and vows to use the government to dismantle non-profit NGOs and liberal civil society who he says promote violence and terrorism.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · Sep 15

It needs to be said that by rebranding Charlie Kirk's views as moderate by both right wingers and liberal cowards resets the extremist views he held as normal and pushes the Overton window to the far right

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · Sep 11

the media rush to canonize charlie kirk is legitimately maybe one of the weirdest things of this nature i have ever seen in my life

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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · Sep 11

This is the person they are suspending people over btw

Charlie Kirk: "god's perfect law says gay people should be stoned to death"
REGISTER AT
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HOUGHTCRIME
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ARLIE KIRK & JACK POSOBIEC
MS. RACHEL'S PRIDE MONT *

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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · Sep 12

it’s cool that bluesky is bending over for conservatives and banning people making jokes about charlie kirk’s death. as we all know, once you give in to the right they will leave you alone

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · Sep 11

I had no wish for him to be murdered, but I’ll harshly judge anyone who flies their flag at half staff for that hateful extremist or talks about honoring his memory. There was no honor in his life.

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