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Karissa Barrows @sjbsmama.bsky.social · 45m

LMAOOOOOOOOOOO can we tax billionaires please so they can maybe be forced to remain at least SOMEWHAT tethered to reality?

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 7h

thiel, man, what the fuck are you talking about

He describes the plot of Watchmen, a 1986 graphic novel involving superheroes grappling with moral questions about humanity against the backdrop of impending nuclear war:

The antihero Ozymandias, the antichrist-type figure, is sort of an early-modern person. He believes this will be a timeless and eternal solution – eternal world peace. Moore is sort of a late-modern. In early modernity, you have ideal solutions, ‘perfect’ solutions to calculus. In late modernity, things are sort of probabilistic. And at some point, he asks Dr Manhattan whether the world government is going to last. And he says that ‘nothing lasts forever.’ So you embrace the antichrist and it still doesn’t work.

Thiel later finds biblical meaning in the manga One Piece, discussing how he believes it represents a future where an antichrist-like one-world government has repressed science. He believes that the hero, Monkey D Luffy, represents a Christlike figure.

In One Piece, you are set in a fantasy world, again sort of an alternate earth, but it’s 800 years into the reign of this one-world state. Which, as the story unfolds, gradually gets darker and darker. You sort of realize, in my interpretation, who runs the world and it’s something like the antichrist. There’s Luffy, a pirate who wears a red straw hat, sort of like Christ’s crown of thorns. And then towards the end of the story, transforms into a figure who resembles Christ in Revelation.

Thiel, along with a researcher and writer at Thiel Capital, explored these ideas at greater length in an essay for the religious journal First Things earlier this month.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 1h

Fascinating, the right wing leader of the World Jewish Congress attempted to convince Israel to release Marwan Barghouti and Israel refused

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 3h

⛓️‍💥 New: World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder – heir to the Estée Lauder empire – offered to travel to Egypt last week to lobby for the release of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti as part of the upcoming hostage deal, Times of Israel reports. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office...

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 1h

This appears to be the tear gas deployed that was mentioned in this community alert earlier. ICE all over Albany Park this morning.

Location: Kedzie and Wilson, sawyer and sunny side, sawyer and Wilson

Date: October 12, 2025

Time: 12:30pm

Agents detained one person at sawyer and Wilson, and tear gas has been deployed nearby. About 20 agents present in multiple vehicles including plate #s913460

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1h

Screwworm, which is a major threat to cattle and is already affecting beef prices, is advancing toward our southern border faster than expected.

No wall will keep it out. And the USDA inspectors who monitor it are currently furloughed.

Cuellar: Furloughed USDA inspectors can’t check for New World screwworm

A South Texas congressman says U.S. Agriculture employees who are responsible for checking for New World Screwworms and ensuring the pest doesn’t cross the border have been furloughed and are not w…

www.borderreport.com

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 2h

New levels of hell: just got an email from our local AYSO cancelling today’s youth soccer games because ICE is at the Home Depot across from the soccer fields at James Park in Evanston.

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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 1h

In the midst of a "ceasefire" and via the armed groups they fund within Gaza, Israel murdered another Palestinian journalist.

The monstrosity knows no bounds.

Inna Illahi wa Inna Ilayhi Raji'un 🤲🏽 🤲🏽 🤲🏽

Josep Goded (New Main Account) @josepgoded2.bsky.social · 2h

Palestinian journalist Saleh Al-Jaafrawi has been executed by Israeli-backed militias in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City.

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Al Quds News Network @alqudsnewsnet.bsky.social · 1h

Breaking | Israeli-backed gangs execute Palestinian journalist Saleh Al-Jaafrawi in Sabra neighborhood, Gaza City.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 5h

Help out our Turkish pro-Palestine ally Berrak who had to leave Germany and is trying to stay afloat please

Berrak @berrak.bsky.social · 5d

friends, unfortunately I am in need of some help again to keep a roof over my head

we are moving out of this flat on the 17th (in 10 days) we got for the month, and nowhere to go with very little funds so far

I am trying to raise about 1500 Euros while I am interviewing and applying to grants

Pay Berrak Nil Boya using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/berrakn and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

paypal.me

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Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1h

A circulating video of slain Palestinian journalist Saleh Al-Jaafrawi, who was killed by Israeli-backed gangs this evening.

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 1h

Just say you don’t care at all about news reporting or basic honesty and prefer media that confirms your various extremely predictable biases

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 3h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1h

Less than 72 hours out from the federal court order meant to stop feds from doing this.

Shows you about how seriously the small army of masked, unaccountable feds in Chicago are taking it.

Language of a federal court's temporary restraining order meant to rein in federal agents' violent behavior, including the wanton deployment of tear gas.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1h

“America First.”

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

1. This AM we learned Bari Weiss sent an email to CBS News staff asking them to submit a memo explaining how they spend their time and what’s working/not working.

Now, the Writers Guild, the union which reps some CBS News staff, says it has sent a demand to CBS to get more info about Bari’s request

Dear Guild Members:
We are aware that Bari Weiss sent an email asking CBS employees to provide information about their jobs and feedback about CBS News. Many of you have expressed concern to us about the purpose of the email, and we share those concerns. That is why we sent the company an immediate demand to provide information about the email by Monday. (Information request copied below.) We suggest that you refrain from responding until we are able to share the information that we receive so that you can make an informed decision by the Tuesday deadline.
Solidarity,
Michael Isaac, Director of
Broadcast/Cable/Streaming News
Brandon West, Field Representative
Sophie Martin, Field Representative
Dana Trentalange, Field Representative

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 1h

another day of border patrol and ice terrorizing chicago—and of spontaneous community resistance.

they tear-gassed community members on a residential street in albany park. they pulled a gun on a rapid responder in rogers park.

they abducted people from alleys and parking lots and train stations.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 1h

Support the resistance.

Boycott Israel.

Liberate Palestine.

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Karissa Barrows @sjbsmama.bsky.social · 59m

Delete your propaganda account and find another career.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 3h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1h

Describe the opposite of The Free Press in a sentence

Screenshot of text:

It’s a business story. [Highlighting begins] Everyone in journalism has known for years that there’s been a huge opportunity for a publication that employs the traditional methods of U.S. journalism—reporting, deep sourcing, fact-checking, fearlessness—to subjects that either don’t get covered enough or get covered only from a certain perspective. [Highlighting ends] If creating such an enterprise seems simple

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Karissa Barrows @sjbsmama.bsky.social · 1h

So about that ceasefire. That fucking Israel ALWAYS violates.

Keep the pressure on until Palestine is TRULY free.

Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1h

Prominent Palestinian activist Saleh al-Jafarawi killed by armed militia in Gaza City - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saleh-al-jafarawi-prominent-palestinian-activist-killed-militia-gaza-city

Prominent Palestinian activist Saleh al-Jafarawi killed by armed militia in Gaza City

Social media activist was shot dead whilst covering clashes between Israel-backed militia and Hamas fighters, Al Jazeera reports

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M.O.T.A.Z @motaz-aarchitect.bsky.social · 12h

Please Share & Donate if you can🚨

I’m Motaz again from Gaza🍉

I still rely on your donations to keep going in this life that remains so hard after losing all the basics of a decent living💔

Donations have almost stopped… please don’t leave us halfway🙏🏻
🔗 gofund.me/a09bc4cc9

✅ @mommunism.bsky.social

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Franki Butler @frankitheb.bsky.social · 12h

There's at least one study out there on how Black children aren't really children in many people's minds. I assume that with the immigration gestapo the adultification/dehumanization combo applies to all non-white kids.

Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 17h

Im still wondering what goes through the mind of someone who joined ICE just for the benefits when they're told to rip a mother away from her screaming children or to kidnap a child from school...

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 12h

Yes

staryfinch.bsky.social @staryfinch.bsky.social · 12h

"Liberals aren’t internationalists so they see Venezuelan MAGA win a Nobel prize and get giddy. Just like they didn’t understand why uncritical support for a genocide being committed by a country and movement that supported trump was a problem."

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 11h

I love when someone cites a report of some org called like “World Humanity Freedom Foundation” in order to make a point about a country and you go to the Wikipedia for the org and it’s like founded by the US State Department and everyone on its board worked for BP or Raytheon

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 17h

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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