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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 6h

They know the East Wing demolition is bad optics for them that’s why so many have suddenly “come to life” on this platform today armed w/inaccurate talking points about earlier renovations at the WH.

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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 6h

Looking forward to the thing collapsing because nothing is permitted.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Leavitt: "At this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president's main priority."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

ICE now has a budget bigger than most militaries around the world and has increased spending on weapons.

It's also engaging in a race to recruit 10,000 new agents who will eventually be out in American streets.

Some will be vetted, but how many unqualified recruits will fall through the cracks?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

Alex Jones’s InfoWars is now part of the new Pentagon Press Corps.

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Total Lowlife Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 5h

Babylon Bee believes satire is to comfort the powerful and to question questioning assumptions.

Ben Wheeler @bentwhee.bsky.social · 6h

How does the Babylon Bee have such a bad understanding of what satire is?

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Navy Airdrops Public Defender Onto Drug Boat To Give Cartel Members Due Process

YouTube video by The Babylon Bee

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Rick Allen @rallennautilus.bsky.social · 5h

A lawsuit brought by cryptocurrency traders was initially filed in April, which argues a coalition of cryptocurrency developers behind a number of memecoins—including $M3M3, $LIBRA, $ENRON and $TRUST—carried out a fraudulent “pump-and-dump” scheme using the tokens.

www.forbes.com/sites/alison...

$MELANIA Trump Memecoin Part Of Fraud Scheme, Lawsuit Alleges

The litigation does not accuse the first lady of any wrongdoing, arguing she was deceived and “would not have agreed to any use of her name had they known the truth.”

www.forbes.com

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 1d

No new revelation here, but experienced something so viscerally today…
Looked in the mirror and saw a boy.
Looked at a photo of myself from today and saw an old man.
Getting older is such a brain-bender.

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 5h

Oh boy…
It’s a little freaky to realize that dad was the same age I am now, when he made this music video. ❤️

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David Bowie - Thursday's Child (Official Music Video) [HD Upgrade]

YouTube video by David Bowie

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 5h

is so unbelievable that it's no shock that there's now been more than one article detailing that people who have known him

say he fucking knew what that tattoo was.

BECAUSE OF COURSE HE DID

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 5h

The Nazi tattoo is on an entirely different level, that symbol specifically.

It's batshit anyone is defending this, not because 'oh c'mon maybe he didn't know' but that having that on your body where there are public pictures of you with your tattoo very visible and no one

no one says anything

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today.

abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...

Satellite view of the White House showing an image on the left where the East Wing is still standing and an image on the right where it's completely demolished

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Salty Mule @saltymuleblue.bsky.social · 6h

Now someone needs to photoshop in the ballroom so everyone can see how it will overwhelm the White House.

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Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 6h

The whole building is literally gone… but go off, John. bsky.app/profile/pale...

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today.

abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 6h

Fox News' John Roberts, reacting to White House demolition: "It's telephoto compression. So it looks like there's less left than there really is. The entire colonnade of the East Wing, it looks like, is still in shape... it really wasn't much to look at. We'll see if it changes with Pres. Trump."

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 5h

honestly a little crazy that they aired the photos on fox news at all lol

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 6h

Fox News' John Roberts, reacting to White House demolition: "It's telephoto compression. So it looks like there's less left than there really is. The entire colonnade of the East Wing, it looks like, is still in shape... it really wasn't much to look at. We'll see if it changes with Pres. Trump."

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Cake or Death @johngcole.bsky.social · 1d

this guy is only 28

I am really starting to buy into this whole "being evil ages you"

Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 2d

Trump nominee scheduled for confirmation hearing this week told other Republicans he “has a Nazi streak” and that holidays commemorating Black people should be “eviscerated”

Trump nominee reportedly boasted of ‘Nazi streak’ in group chats

Special counsel nominee Paul Ingrassia also said holidays commemorating Black people should be ‘eviscerated’

www.theguardian.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 6h

I think Tesla would pretty clearly make better products and sell more units of them if it could somehow divorce itself from Musk entirely.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 7h

Musk ended Tesla’s earnings call with a fiery outburst over his proposed $1 trillion pay package, blasting advisers who tried to block it and warning his future at Tesla is on the line. He suggested he may leave if the deal doesn’t pass the Nov. 6 vote.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 5h

The President is unlawfully demolishing the White House - a contrast in coverage.

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · Jul 16

Every once in awhile, I think of my favorite “…the fuck did you just say?” phraseology, which is from Homer’s Iliad, proving we have never, ever changed as a species, only less fancily inclined.

“What nonsense has escaped the barrier of your teeth now?”

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 9h

I would like everyone to meet Roderigo (trilled R mandatory!)

I found him at the dump! He ‘s about 20 pounds of solid cast iron & was covered in corrosion & rust.

I made him better! Look how pert & intrepid & brave he is! What a fellow!

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Catherynne M. Valente @catvalente.bsky.social · 5h

Holy crap if this actually works this husky is gonna be the Internet’s Dog for real, you are all so amazing and such wonderful humans.

Miracles still happen online, because people make miracles, and some of the Internet is still just human kindness

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David Riecks @riecks.bsky.social · 5h

Are these artifacts being lined up to auction off to the highest bidder? Or are they going to be used as “reward perks” or benefits to those who “contribute” $$$$ to Trump?

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Peter Clines @peterclines.bsky.social · 8h

This might sound like an odd question, but I haven't seen it addressed anywhere... What happened to all the things that were in the East Wing of the White House?

I mean, furniture, paintings, there was probably (quite literally) tons of stuff with historical value and significance. Where is it all?

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