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performative male @milesklee.bsky.social · 28d

The hypocrisy never ends, but be advised that MAGA world is going after people who dare to express their contempt for Charlie Kirk, a supposed champion of free speech, in the wake of his assassination.

People Are Losing Their Jobs for Criticizing Slain 'Free Speech' Advocate Charlie Kirk

The MAGA right says Charlie Kirk is a martyr for freedom of expression, but still want people to lose their jobs for criticizing his rhetoric.

www.rollingstone.com

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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 28d

One thing the media's reticence to label Kirk an extremist has made jarringly clear is how scared they are of the people in power now who share his extremist beliefs.

In the space of nine months, they have internalized a fear of condemning racism, misogyny, homophobia and antisemiticism.

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 28d

look at my FBI director dawg we are never finding this man

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Skeet Child O' Mine @furiosity.bsky.social · 28d

My take-home message is that mainstream white America doesn’t think white supremacy makes him an awful person

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Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Iain Davidson, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 8 more Richard S.J. Tol, Iain Davidson, Rosemary A. Joyce, Shawn Cole, Joseph Schafer, David S. Cohen, W. Andy Knight, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Mary Jane Curry, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Stella M. Rouse

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 28d

“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind

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Reposted by Shawn Cole, Joseph Schafer, David R. Miller , and 5 more Shawn Cole, Joseph Schafer, David R. Miller, W. Andy Knight, Mary Jane Curry, S. J. Holmes, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28d

i think anyone saying he practiced politics the right way or that we should continue his work should first have to read out loud his last days worth of posts to someone they love who doesnt know who he is

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 29d

In a suit filed earlier today by three fired FBI officials, Patel and Bongino are portrayed as being so obsessed with social media that it could “risk outweighing more deliberate analyses of investigations."

The subject in custody has been released after an interrogation by law enforcement. Our investigation continues and we will
continue to release information in interest of transparency
FBI Director Kash Patel # © @FBIDirectorKash • 3h The subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody. Thank you to the local and state authorities in
Utah for your partnership with @fbi.
We will provide updates when able.

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Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Shawn Cole, Joseph Schafer , and 1 more Rosemary A. Joyce, Shawn Cole, Joseph Schafer, Nathan P. Kalmoe

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 29d

I had no wish for him to be murdered, but I’ll harshly judge anyone who flies their flag at half staff for that hateful extremist or talks about honoring his memory. There was no honor in his life.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29d

condemnations of political violence are well taken but it does feel as if some
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.

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Mikelennial @mikelennial.bsky.social · 29d

Live your life in a way where people don't celebrate your passing

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i dreamt a dream, @adistantdream.bsky.social · 29d

There was an entire circus of right-wing pundits and Kirk himself dunking on Ryan Carson when he was killed because he was a progressive activist.

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Kim McCauley @kimischilling.bsky.social · 29d

My opinion that always remains unchanged no matter who gets shot or does the shooting is that we should repeal the 2nd amendment and take everyone's guns away

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Steven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · Sep 9

NEW: the Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump‘s appeal in the tariffs cases on a highly expedited basis. Oral argument will be during the first week of November.

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KRQE News 13 @krqe.com · Sep 9

Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico is becoming the first state in the U.S. to offer free early childhood education to every family in the state. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a universal ch…

www.krqe.com

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Reposted by Stephen M. Walt, Anna O. Law, Lisa W. Fazio , and 33 more Stephen M. Walt, Anna O. Law, Lisa W. Fazio, Mark A. Lemley, Will Jennings, Brendan Nyhan, Jesse H. Kroll, Richard Price, Bryan D. Jones, Shawn Cole, Laia Balcells, Cathy N. Davidson, David S. Cohen, Berk Özler, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Jonathan Hopkin, Janet Murray, Rebecca Tushnet, McKenzie Wark, Jacob T. Levy, Nazita Lajevardi, Scott A. Imberman, Robert B. Reich, Kevin Miller, Rebecca M. Bratspies, Layna Mosley, Jason Lyall, Alfie Kohn, David Bartram, Henry Jones, Matthew P. McAllister, Daxton R. Stewart, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Southern Africa, Stuart Shapiro, David Darmofal

Steven Mazie @stevenmazie.bsky.social · Sep 8

SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional

ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 8

Trump minimizes domestic abuse during a talk at the Museum of the Bible: "Things that take place in the home, they call crime ... If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see?"

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Red Bull Racing F1 @redbullracingf1.bsky.social · Sep 7

MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS THE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX!! 🤩

#F1 #ItalianGP

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Strat 76 @strat76.bsky.social · Sep 7

Piastri soft AF for letting Lando back through.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · Sep 7

Normal fucking country

ICE in tacky skull siege mask (commonly worn by neo Nazis)

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · Sep 7

What is this fucking dreck, man. Who is this for. This newspaper used to win Pulitzer Prizes, now the editorial board is taking official positions on things like “can’t we all enjoy a good sporting game of pigskin” in prose that would be clunky for a middle schooler. Embarrassing.

Opinion | Ready for some football

We didn’t fully appreciate just how much we missed the NFL until the new season started.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Formula 1 @f1tv.bsky.social · Sep 6

⭐️ FASTEST LAP IN F1 HISTORY ⭐️

#F1 #ItalianGP

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · Sep 6

This @washingtonpost.com editorial doesn’t make it past the second paragraph without a glaring (and telling) factual error.

President Washington didn’t create the War Department in 1789; *Congress* did:

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Sep 5

Signage around the Department of Defense offices were quickly changed to “Department of War” to match President Donald Trump’s rebrand of the organization, including Secretary Pete Hegseth’s nameplate.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 5

Hegseth: "Maximum lethality -- not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct. We're gonna raise up warriors. Not just defenders."

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · Sep 5

Just murdering and mutilating some North Korean fisherman to hide our secret bugging mission, no biggie

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Reposted by Shawn Cole, Beatriz Gallardo Paúls, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Sep 5

From the Fox News National Security correspondent: "It looks to me like the US military is going to war."

Jennifer Griffin
@JenGriffinFNC
Why would you need F35 stealth fighter jets for a counternarcotics mission? The F35s being sent to Puerto Rico are usually used for large bombing missions like the targeting of Iran’s nuclear facilities- a 5th generation supersonic fighter jet known for its lethality. It looks to me like the US military is going to war. 8 US Navy destroyers in the Caribbean near Venezuela is a first.
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The Pentagon is deploying 10 F-35 stealth fighter jets to Puerto Rico for counter-narcotics tasking in the Caribbean, a source familiar confirms to Fox News per @LucasFoxNews

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Sep 5

Oh my god, Trump actually got the NRA to come out to defend trans people owning a gun.

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Strat 76 @strat76.bsky.social · Sep 5

Having to hear from these self-righteous dipshits is the worst part about the incident

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ryan Clark goes in on Jalen Carter after spitting on Dak Prescott.

"Not only is it freaking disgusting, not only do you show what a low-level human you are in that moment, but you let the entire team down."

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · Sep 5

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