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Public Universal Fiend @publicuniversal.bsky.social · 1m

I’m genuinely trying to figure out where I got the impression that Alsobrooka was the left candidate

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Public Universal Fiend @publicuniversal.bsky.social · 1m

(The specific beef i have is some shit he pulled trying to get into the Colorado market)

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Public Universal Fiend @publicuniversal.bsky.social · 3m

Ok this is legit news, have I been Suckered By Representation Politics?

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Aisling 🏳️‍⚧️ @ravens-watch.bsky.social · 12m

In a world of Petes Buttigieg and Gavins Newsom, be a @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Legit crying at this. Thank you for the support, it means so much.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 7m

RIP Diane Keaton, I know The Godfather is easy to dismiss as For the Boys but it doesn’t work without an actress who can wordlessly sell this moment

Kay Corleone having the door closed on her at the end of The Godfather

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Public Universal Fiend @publicuniversal.bsky.social · 6m

Idk wasn’t he a conservadem with sketchy business dealings

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 2h

It’s this multiple times a day

They don't even bother to lie badly anymore.
I suppose that's the final humiliation.

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 3d

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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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 1h

We decided the word for arranging Halloween skeletons into various scenes in the front yard is “Necroscaping”

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 32m

it's a hell of a thing to blow smoke over because either there are or are not gonna be paychecks hitting on the 15th, and if you've said you would but then don't, welp

not that I don't think they could be that dumb, but I think more likely is they try it and really Break Something in the process

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1h

I understand the optics here but this is also literally why Charles met his end in Whitehall, either Article I means what it says or it doesn't and the Constitution is dissolved

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1h

So the Dems need to be clear again that any FMer carrying out direction to implement mil paychecks in the absence of appropriations will be subject to anti-deficiency act criminal penalties, because to be clear even with the reconciliation slush fund BS there is no way to legally so this, period

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Public Universal Fiend @publicuniversal.bsky.social · 14m

This really does feel like the end of an era

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 31m

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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IMMIGRANTS MATTER. @shinery.bsky.social · 14h

Respectfully, sharing videos that are clearly AI does not help immigrants in the slightest. It just makes our supporters look like batshit conspiracy freaks.

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Public Universal Fiend @publicuniversal.bsky.social · 16m

Stephen Judkins @stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 16m

A reminder that Walz kept hitting the "weird" thing to the very end, neither Harris nor the vaguely defined "consultants" told him to stop, and the difference was the press stopped covering it

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The Infinitely Prolonged @wowbaggert.bsky.social · 25m

The exact motivation for ICE activities is terror. For political purposes. This is the textbook definition of terrorism.

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Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer) @peterjwagner3.bsky.social · 24m

“The answer is: Columbia, South Carolina in February 1865.”

*bing*

“Where and when did Antifa forces last burn down a city in North America?”

*bing bing*

“I’ll take ‘Questions that MAGA Hates’ for $500, Alex!”

“I’m not Alex.”

“Shut up and give me the answer…”

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Jude "BE NOT AFRAID #4 Out Now" Doyle @judedoyle.bsky.social · 26m

It's been a while since a celebrity death literally made me gasp and put my hand over my mouth. RIP Diane

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 31m

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3h

While this is going on here, ICE has been spotted on foot + in vehicles across SW + NW sides of Chicago. Can't verify reports rn, but also presuming suburbs. Yesterday was brutal. It's not lost on us they have more agents free for weekend kidnappings now with their facility secured by state police.

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Redsky @redsky.pirhoo.com · 54m

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Public Universal Fiend @publicuniversal.bsky.social · 27m

This does enable them to open stores in dense areas without much parking tho

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 2h

The ease with which officials lie in 2025 is honestly terrifying

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Daniel Kay Hertz @danielkayhertz.bsky.social · 30m

My neighborhood. Sick.

Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 16h

An extremely rough day for Edgewater in Chicago. ICE activity near schools. People kidnapped while working in yards, standing on hiring corners. So many rapid responders biking, walking, driving, whistles around necks, trying to protect their neighbors, but up against such well-funded forces.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 46m

Pretty worrying that the only solution to a blatant violation of the Appropriations Clause is the political one that will not happen. Everybody goes on about how we can’t have a system based on norms but it’s turning out a critical mass views adherence to the rule of law as a norm.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1h

Trump says he’s ordered Hegseth to pay the troops during the government shutdown.

“We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS.”

Trump: Chuck Schumer recently said, "Every day gets better" during their Radical Left Shutdown. I DISAGREE! If nothing is done, because of
"Leader" Chuck Schumer and the Democrats, our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th. That is why I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief, to direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th. We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS. I will not allow the Democrats to hold our Military, and the entire Security of our Nation, HOSTAGE, with their dangerous Government Shutdown. The Radical Left Democrats should OPEN THE GOVERNMENT, and then we can work together to address Healthcare, and many other things that they want to destroy. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

The prosecution of Tish James is the product of a broken system that allows lawless billionaires to rule alongside corrupt politicians.

It’s as much a story of New York City as Washington, D.C.

But it's here in New York where a new era of politics will be born.

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