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Scott Coakley

@scottimusprime.bsky.social

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Concert addict who only tolerates his job because it (barely) funds the concerts 😜 REPORTING AND BLOCKING BOTS, SCAMMERS, AND IMPOSTERS, SO DON'T BOTHER!!! 🚫

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Scott Coakley @scottimusprime.bsky.social · Nov 15

New followers not in the #AllStarTrek or #MeTVThreeStooges groups, apologies in advance for the nightly barrage of posts 😆 Your best bet is to join in 😉

Trek: H&I Sun-Fri from 8PM EST to 1AM, plus one original series episode on MeTV Saturday at 11PM EST

Stooges: Saturday from 6PM-8PM EST on MeTV 😎

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The Orion @gettheorion.bsky.social · 19h

#TrekkiesAgainstFascism

star trek inspired illustration of 4 hands holding up a picket sign. the hands are wearing the colorful uniforms of the Star Trek The Original Series crew. The sign says "Together We Resist." to the left, it has a sign of the Vulcan symbol for IDIC: a triangle in the center of a circle. at the bottom right of the sign is a drawing of a crown that is crossed out. At the bottom right of the image, the white text says "Trekkies Against Fascism."

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 1d

Does anyone doubt that Trump and his inner circle will personally profit from the re-building of Gaza?!

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 1d

And they say the perfect cartoon doesn’t exist.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't even know Columbus Day was here; so I've decided I discovered it.

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Veterans Against Trump @vetsat.bsky.social · 1d

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 1d

Jeff Bezos set out to destroy one of our main newspapers that held billionaires like him to account and it worked!

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 1d

"Signing that document would make us stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable."

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

www.npr.org

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Well done!

A tweet by Gramps says “RELEASE THE FILES!” with a photo showing a projection on a wall of several people edited into a parody movie poster titled “Guardians of Pedophiles,” referencing “Guardians of the Galaxy.” A car is passing by the projection on the street.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 22h

This is how Republicans talk when they think no one is watching. But none of this is surprising. MAGA is a white supremacist, anti-Semitic, anti-women, anti-democracy movement. This young MAGA leaders will be celebrated by Trump:

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 23h

Holy f*ck: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat. Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders gleefully about gas chambers, slavery and rape. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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AMBER @dancedivaamber.bsky.social · 22h

Not that we did not already know...but take this as a confirmation and as to WHY we ALL need to show up to the nationwide 'NO KINGS' protest on 10/18!!! www.nokings.org www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 20h

If anyone was holding out hope that the younger generation of Republicans could save the party from continuing down the path of white supremacy, hate and fascism, you can stop hoping. My new article on the bombshell reporting today on young GOP hate: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/young-gop-...

Young GOP leaders racist, fascist, anti-Semitic and sexist messages are vile--but perfectly sum up MAGA

The future of the GOP on parade

deanobeidallah.substack.com

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 22h

Breaking: Text messages of Young Republican groups across the country have just been leaked.

They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.

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reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 1d

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 1d

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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

Aide: Sir the protesters have started dressing up as kid rock. ICE doesn’t know what to do.
Boss: I was afraid of this.

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Slackermom @slackermom.bsky.social · 4d

Was just at a neighborhood school at dismissal. Hundreds of people with whistles surrounding the school and stationed down every block making sure ICE doesn’t snatch anyone. The same is happening at all the schools around here. I love my neighborhood and I love Chicago.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

Again, every time this happens, we literally have no idea if the masked, plainclothes people are actual government agents, or private citizens acting in party-affiliated paramilitaries. The whole point of IDs & uniforms & no masks is that we know these things.

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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 1d

Today is an important day - the remaining Israeli hostages were released, Israel freed Palestinian prisoners, and the bloodshed in Gaza has stopped.

It’s now time to rebuild. As I said before, it can’t go back to an open air prison, it must be a place where Palestinians can thrive.

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Punk on Bus Lives!🚍📻 @punkonbuslives.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Fuck Columbus!🖕🏿

Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 2d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 2d

Today we honor National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, recognizing the rich cultures, history, and continued resilience of Native and Indigenous communities.

We can’t erase the past. We must acknowledge it and work toward justice.

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Punk on Bus Lives!🚍📻 @punkonbuslives.bsky.social · 2d

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

chef boyardee

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 2d

Columbus Day is when the ppl who claim "immigrants are thieves rapists & murderers" celebrate an immigrant who thieved, raped & murdered.

And US Christians raised on White Supremacy don't mind that Columbus violated all commandments of Christ, bc their only true religion is domination.

Edward T. O'Donnell, Historian-at-Large @inthepastlane.bsky.social · 2d

Trump proclamation hails Christopher Columbus as “the original American hero.”
#ushistory #columbusday #indigenouspeoplesday #slavery #nativeamerian #confederatemonuments #christophercolumbus
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Au8vQF/

Trump proclamation hails Christopher Columbus as “the original American hero.” #ushistory #columbusday #indigenouspeoplesday #slavery #HistoryTikTok

TikTok video by Edward T. O’Donnell

www.tiktok.com

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AMBER @dancedivaamber.bsky.social · 2d

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Coffee Indiana @coffeeindiana.bsky.social · 2d

Also, ceasefires have happened under prior Presidents! The day he gets Palestine their own country he can be told he's the most special boy deserving of a shiny prize.

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nay (dino) 🖤🦇 @lilblackheart.bsky.social · 2d

i’d be fine with a ghost in the house if every time a message in blood appeared on a wall it was something helpful like YOUR GLASSES ARE ON YOUR HEAD

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