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Ari Trujillo-John @reftw.bsky.social · 3h

My timeline is filled with baseball fans losing it at the conclusion of the Mariners / Blue Jay's game or Latinx musical queers gushing over "Kiss of the Spiderwoman".

I was neutral on the later, but then I heard Diego Luna is in it and now we must clear schedules.

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 15h

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 1d

Look, this is what Catholicism does so well. Yes girl, BRING OUT THE MONSTRANCE. MAKE THEM SAY IT IN FRONT OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. Martin Luther could *never*. He failed to predict the Trump Presidency and also is directly implecated. I am so serious.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

If you work in the Office of Special Education, have been RIF'd and want to talk to a journalist about it, please hit me up on Signal at slooterman.18.

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 2d

Suggested protest chant: WHO LET THE FROGS OUT (WHO WHO WHO WHO)

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 2d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Alt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 3d

Not as powerful as cans of soup, depending on the volume, but in the right hands. 📚

American Library Association poster against censorship Books are weapons in the war of ideas.

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Ari Trujillo-John @reftw.bsky.social · 2d

Man, those actions are gonna be *massive*.

It seems they got to 5M last time. We shall see where they land this time.

My church is handing out t-shirts for it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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Ari Trujillo-John @reftw.bsky.social · 2d

IIRC, the Mariners beat the Tigers more often than not during the regular season when Skubal was on the mound too.

The second game start of this series was *harrowing*.

Ari Trujillo-John @reftw.bsky.social · 2d

Bacon, egg and cheese.
Everything bagel.
Untoasted.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your bagel order and I will tell you *based on NYC cultural expectations* if you have won or lost your election for political office in NYC.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d

One of my favorite things about NYC is whenever anyone runs for office here they are required to disclose their bagel order.

Ari Trujillo-John @reftw.bsky.social · 2d

Man, I wish we did that the last time we held the chamber.

Manifest it, Thune!

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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Ari Trujillo-John @reftw.bsky.social · 2d

You also end up in Marin after, which is... challenging destination wise.

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Ari Trujillo-John @reftw.bsky.social · 2d

You a grown ass man, dog. Are you telling me you're scared of fucking frogs?

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 2d

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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Andy Richter @andyrichter.co · 3d

Yep

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HERbron James 🐐 @meekayelah.bsky.social · 5d

If you’re able, please support Rudy and his team as they continue to build a separate community for us on #blacksky! They deserve all the support for how they’ve handled things from day 1 for our community.

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Ari Trujillo-John @reftw.bsky.social · 6d

It's really good and I plan on eating it throughout the week.

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Ari Trujillo-John @reftw.bsky.social · 6d

This isn't to say that information is bad, but I've discovered I need a balance in my life of warm hugs, watching the Yankees lose and witnessing a twerking inflatable frog leading the resistance in Portland if I'm to remain sane, and more critically, happy.

Ari Trujillo-John @reftw.bsky.social · 6d

I spent the day having brunch with an old friend, cooking a family recipe, visiting with my in-laws and then parents in rapid succession and then watching baseball.

I... I opened this app at the end of the night and both felt better informed and much sadder for it.