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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 13h

Bibi: i am in a partisan alliance with republicans and gonna play to the clock to fuck you over

Biden: sounds good

rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 14h

i do not have a lot of tolerance for people whining that Netanyahu fucked Biden over in order to get Trump in office so he could do whatever he wanted. yeah. he absolutely did that. that was obvious before 10/7.

there is no person on Earth more incompetent as a foreign policy thinker than Biden

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🍅🥔🫐🌽 hoopy frood 🌶️ 🥑🍫🌵 @huwupy.kawaii.social · Mar 20

Guys I’m starting to worry about the width of this gyre

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 11h

do you ever think society was a mistake

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 11h

I tell myself this but I drove by a junkyard in Colorado with a light up Charlie display. maybe they’re crazier than we think, is the thing

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SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 14h

the two types of racist are food racist and sex racist. all racists fall into these two categories. hitler? sex racist. mussolini? food racist.

stephen miller? sex racist. jd vance? food racist.

despite being racist about food sometimes, donald trump is a sex racist

LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 18h

Food racism drives you crazy faster than most forms of racism

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 11h

The obstacle is that a lot of manliness is determined by first imagining a type of guy you hate, then saying the opposite is always manly

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 11h

when women wear shirts like “MAKE MEN MANLY AGAIN” it’s another one of those things that effectively says “I exclusively favor connections that result in my pain” (also, man, there is A Type of woman the MAGA ilk prefer and… that lady was not it)

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 14h

politico’s owner must have put in a call to the editors over the weekend, because their top articles on shutdown are comically one-sided against dems after reporting over the weekend that house republicans are starting to crumble

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 14h

the foreign policy of the united states during the gaza war should have been to cause the collapse of netanyahu's government by any means which were expedient

rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 14h

i do not have a lot of tolerance for people whining that Netanyahu fucked Biden over in order to get Trump in office so he could do whatever he wanted. yeah. he absolutely did that. that was obvious before 10/7.

there is no person on Earth more incompetent as a foreign policy thinker than Biden

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The Onion @theonion.com · 3d

ICE Raids: Myth Vs. Fact https://theonion.com/ice-raids-myth-vs-fact/

MYTH: My grandmother was deported to El Salvador.

FACT: No one really knows where she was deported to.

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Rigorous, Fred-based Reporting @thefred.bsky.social · 20h

Or maybe, just maybe, what was obvious in 2024 was correct: Netanyahu fully backed Trump and would not deal with Biden because Trump would give him a free hand to escalate the starvation, bombing, and do full ethnic cleansing. Which he then did, until Netanyahu embarrassed him by bombing Qatar.

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Windows Update @bajablastenjoyer.bsky.social · 15h

i feel like the Riyadh Comedy Festival thing had way bigger political implications re:this than nobody is really talking about beyond making fun of self-identified free speech warriors for being there

yeah no shit Dave Chappelle is there, his new favorite movement is neck-deep in global auth ties

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 16h

one thing that has been obvious for a while is this aspect of the authoritarian internationale: they recognize that their allies abroad are not *countries* but *political movements* within foreign countries.

time we liberals woke up and recognized this--because it's the truth.

Rigorous, Fred-based Reporting @thefred.bsky.social · 20h

Or maybe, just maybe, what was obvious in 2024 was correct: Netanyahu fully backed Trump and would not deal with Biden because Trump would give him a free hand to escalate the starvation, bombing, and do full ethnic cleansing. Which he then did, until Netanyahu embarrassed him by bombing Qatar.

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 15h

tour guide: what does the future hold for Apple TV? Let's just say we've got a few ideas up our sleeve.

homer: like what?
tour guide: I'd rather not get into it right now?

homer: why not?
tour guide: all right. we don't have any ideas for the future. we got nothing. happy?

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 16h

ICE agents blocked an ambulance that was trying to take an injured protester to hospital.

"We are still not being allowed to leave by ICE officers.” an EMT said on radio

When driver tried to get out, an agent yelled, "DON’T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU"

www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19h

The Treasury Secretary declares himself to be pro-monarchy, and promises to punish the entire country if the people exercise their First Amendment rights.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

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

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 16h

Allred doesn't have enough of an edge over Paxton not to go with Talarico, but it's ridiculous that both men are trailing such a monstrously unfit candidate.

Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 1d

Texas - Senate Polling:

🔴 Paxton: 49% / 🔵 Talarico: 46%
🔴 Cornyn: 48% / 🔵 Talarico: 45%
🔴 Hunt: 50% / 🔵 Talarico: 44%

🔴 Paxton: 48% / 🔵 Allred: 47%
🔴 Cornyn: 48% / 🔵 Allred: 46%
🔴 Hunt: 50% / 🔵 Allred: 45%

U. Houston / Oct 1, 2025

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 16h

it is also very stupid because most virtue can easily be respun into self interest.

imagine the wonders I personally have been denied due to racism and sexism. I will die from some cancer a little black girl could have cured

Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 17h

“Virtue signaling” has been an all-purpose tool to invalidate any form of advocacy which isn’t centered around selfishness.

larry @larrrrrry.bsky.social · 3d

her advocacy for Palestinians doesn't bother me nearly as much as she is so desperately doing all this as an actual act of transparent virtue signaling, to fill the absence she has in depth of character

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 16h

we have to be willing to just fuck with foreign governments in order to promote pro-democracy forces and harm pro-authoritarian forces in those countries

*that's* our actual interest, not whatever faff natsec heads preach about "the rules based order"

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 16h

one thing that has been obvious for a while is this aspect of the authoritarian internationale: they recognize that their allies abroad are not *countries* but *political movements* within foreign countries.

time we liberals woke up and recognized this--because it's the truth.

Rigorous, Fred-based Reporting @thefred.bsky.social · 20h

Or maybe, just maybe, what was obvious in 2024 was correct: Netanyahu fully backed Trump and would not deal with Biden because Trump would give him a free hand to escalate the starvation, bombing, and do full ethnic cleansing. Which he then did, until Netanyahu embarrassed him by bombing Qatar.

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 16h

Denver has a ton of apartments (laudatory) but it doesn’t appear to have almost any mixed use apartment complexes. just a huge amount of apartments, and nothing else, right next to the highway

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matthew @pahuski.com · 21h

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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David Nir @davidnir.com · 17h

It's impressive that polls continue to favor the Dems on the shutdown when Beltway flat-out blames the entire thing on them—with zero responsibility assigned to Republicans. Here's an example from today.

Capitol Hill crossroads. Back home, Congress faces a critical moment. Especially the GOP-run House, which has pretty much given up any pretense of relevancy during this impasse. An institution that voluntarily shuts itself down for weeks in the midst of a huge clash over federal spending — something that impacts all Americans — isn’t playing a real role in governing.

Yes, the House passed a CR 23 days ago. But Senate Democrats, who instigated this crisis, have rejected it seven times now. So maybe it’s time to go back to the drawing board.

We’ve told you that the cumulative impacts of a shutdown grow the longer it lasts, and that’s the case here.

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 17h

Bari Weiss's CBS cant even spell Mamdanis name right in the headline jfc

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 17h

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

www.cbsnews.com

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 17h

when I worked for contractor lobbyists the boss was fond of saying that employer provider insurance made employees “grateful.” same thing

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

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

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 1d

Here is some material Bari Weiss published regarding Covid.

So when anyone defends her in any way, what they are saying is that real world victims of medical disinformation don’t matter.

It’s all just a game to these pundits.

• Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: The Government Censored Me and Other Scientists. We Fought Back-and Won
• Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: Free Speech on Trial
• Dr. Marty Makary: Dr. Fauci's Legacy
• Drs. Tracy Hoeg and Marty Makary: U.S.
Public Health Agencies Aren't 'Following the Science,'
• Dr. Marty Makary: Officials Say, Universities' Covid Policies Defy Science and Reason,
• Drs. Vinay Prasad, Stefan Baral, Lucy McBride: Bringing Sanity to the Omicron Chaos, Talking To Three Doctors Who Have Been Islands Of Reason In A Sea Of Confusion.
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: Let Djokovic Play
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: We Have a Tripledemic.
Not of Disease, But of Fear,
• Drs. Vinay Prasad and John Mandrola: The Epidemic of #DiedSuddenly
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: How to Save Science From
Covid Politics
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: What RFK Jr. Gets Right— and What He Gets Wrong,
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: Vinay Prasad: Why Was My Talk at a Medical Conference Canceled?
• Dr. Vinay Prasad: Covid Vaccines Shouldn't Be 'Routine' for Kids.

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