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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 17h

Wut?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 15h

ICE is thug trash.

Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 17h

This morning I was filming ICE abducting sometime in Petworth. One of the agents told me "the last US citizen that did this he put in cuffs all the way to the courtroom".

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Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · 13h

It Weighs You Down

by me and @postcardsbybecky.bsky.social

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This cartoon has nine panels, alternating between abstract panels of gray and black paint, and non-abstract drawings. Each abstract panel has a caption in plain white lettering.

PANEL 1

A cloudy field of gray paint, with a caption: AFTER

PANEL 2

A fat man is on an airplane, seated on the aisle; a thin woman with a scarf has paused next to his seat.

SCARF WOMAN: Oh God, do I have to sit next to him?

PANEL 3

CAPTION: A WHILE

PANEL 4

A laundromat. The same fat man we saw on the plane is folding laundry. Mounted high on the wall behind him is a TV showing a talk show.

Clinging to the fat man’s back is the woman’s word balloon from the airplane panel.

TV: Let’s face it, fat people choose to be like that!

PANEL 5

CAPTION: IT WEIGHS

PANEL 6

We see the fat man again, in a coffee shop. Behind his back, a thin man wearing a sleeveless shirt and jogging shorts, is holding up a finger as he makes a point.

There are now two word balloons clinging to the fat man’s back, the word balloon from the airplane panel, and the TV’s word balloon from the laundromat panel.

JOGGING SHORTS: …put the donuts down and get off the sofa now and then!

PANEL 7

CAPTION: YOU

PANEL 8

The same fat man lying limp on the floor, possibly unconscious, covered by a pile of word balloons from the previous three panels, topped off by a new balloon spoken by an off-panel voice.

OFF PANEL VOICE: You’d look so much better if you’d lose some weight.

PANEL 9

The caption is so far down in the panel that parts of the letters disappear below the bottom: DOWN

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12h

Today I was thinking about small kindnesses, simple inexpensive things that brighten a day, and I thought about how the receptionist at my school saved me from humiliation in front of the Headmaster on account of having left my belt in a vase.
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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10h

If they feel entitled to enforce this, and that necessarily means that they're going to feel entitled to stop and ask people for their papers if they think they might be aliens.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 14h

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · 7h

Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Decades Finally Freed—And Gets Immediately Nabbed by ICE www.commondreams.org/news/ice-det...

Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Decades Finally Freed—And Gets Immediately Nabbed by ICE | Common Dreams

Man wrongfully imprisoned for murder, freed only to be detained by ICE. Family fights for justice. Immigration courts urged to intervene.

www.commondreams.org

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 6h

WHCA where u at?

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 8h

Reps for CNN, Reuters, The AP, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic and NPR all say that journalists from their newsrooms are not signing the new paperwork about Pentagon access. Newsmax says it doesn't intend to sign, either — a potentially significant sign of MAGA dissension.

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Packy "Why Do I Have To Change My Name For Halloween?" Anderson @packyanderson.bsky.social · 4h

PWC 343 starts with "Zero Friend" (which made me think of Carole King), but with task two being "Champion Team", I couldn't pick any music besides We Are The Champions by Queen.

So now let's hope I don't make any bad mistakes while tackling PWC 343!

#PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir

Perl Weekly Challenge: Ze-ro the CHAMPIONS! | Packy’s Place

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 19h

Epidurals are rare in Japan, where some believe that women who endure childbirth without pain-relief enjoy closer bonds with their children. Hoping to nudge up the number of babies being born, Tokyo govt has begun rolling out subsidies to help women pay for epidurals and chip away at that stigma

To Tackle a Baby Shortage, Tokyo Tries Easing the Pain of Childbirth

The Japanese capital is rolling out subsidies for epidurals in a country where cost is a barrier and women are often encouraged to endure the pain of delivery.

www.wsj.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

There is absolutely zero chance that a man who took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from an FBI agent on camera would have been appointed to any position by any other president.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19h

i'm sure duffy is just lying here but also i'll say again that they hard time conceptualizing relations between people that aren't strictly hierarchical.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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Packy "Why Do I Have To Change My Name For Halloween?" Anderson @packyanderson.bsky.social · 18h

A fabulous primer on Bari Weiss and "The Free Press".

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19h

John Oliver is good at his job

youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 1d

A Senate candidate with a plan.

Annie Andrews, MD @drannieandrews.com · 1d

There was a mass shooting in South Carolina last night and all we get from the GOP is thoughts and prayers.

Here’s my plan.

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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 19h

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 1d

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Packy "Why Do I Have To Change My Name For Halloween?" Anderson @packyanderson.bsky.social · 18h

Felix!

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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 1d

"Suckling Sycophants,"

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 18h

Thanks Elon

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 1d

portland continues to serve up a protest that confuses the feds and totally disrupts the false narrative they're pushing via propaganda channels...

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

“We’re cold, but not as cold as ICE,” said a sign on one rider’s back.

Portland cyclists strip down in pouring rain to protest ICE facility and Trump troop deployment

“We’re cold, but not as cold as ICE,” said a sign on one rider’s back.

www.oregonlive.com

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daryl "shut down, ass up'" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 1d

it's all shot handheld

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Packy "Why Do I Have To Change My Name For Halloween?" Anderson @packyanderson.bsky.social · 1d

Moopsy!

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Michael J. Kramer @michaeljkramer.bsky.social · 1d

Why are there so few (none?) news stories about individual ICE agents themselves? Who they are, what motivates them, any moral dilemmas they face? Why aren’t protesters trying to get some to speak out?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Someone in my mentions is upset because these people haven’t suffered the worst at ICE’s hands and therefore they shouldn’t be praised for being out on the streets?

Yeah, no. To push back on these people we need everyone — especially those with relative privilege — to get up and get involved.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier

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Hobby Drifter in Tokyo @hobbydrifter.bsky.social · 8d

White people who have spent decades thinking “Born in the USA” is patriotic and “Every Breath You Take” is a great wedding song are suddenly very concerned about not being able to understand lyrics to some songs at the Super Bowl halftime show.

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