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SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 7h

Strong North Korea vibes here.

SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 7h

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Why 19th century farm animals look so weird. | VICTORIAN LIVESTOCK ART

YouTube video by Peter Austin

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SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 10h

The "law and order" party... mostly seem to be defendents.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h

(taps mic)

“Florida Keys Party”

Florida's GOP power couple is embroiled in scandal

House report on former Rep.
Matt Gaetz reveals rampant sexual misconduct, drug use

Exclusive: Top Florida
GOP official was convicted in probe into his romantic involvement with
inmate during his time as jail employee

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against
Rep. Cory Mills

SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 16h

More like demanding it.

SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 16h

It's an Elephant in the Coal Mine, actually.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 2d

A Donald Trump-led organization not paying its bills? Who would have thought that?

ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Trump promised free plane tickets and $1,000 “exit bonuses” to immigrants who opted to self-deport.

ProPublica spoke to a dozen Venezuelan immigrants who said they followed the president’s instructions, yet never received the promised assistance.

“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

www.propublica.org

SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 2d

I believe the technical term for this is a f&*king mess...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...

UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction

UPS has seen "a significant increase" in the number of shipments that require formal customs clearance since new import rules have taken effect.

www.yahoo.com

SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 4d

I want to hear no complaints about how boring soccer is after this.

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SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 4d

Remember when Trump's solution to the Covid pandemic was to suggest we stop testing? Same thing here. No news is good news. We won't even know about the next pandemic, until some other nation tells us.

BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 4d

My spouse pulled data from the CDC’s MMWR team on a weekly basis for her company to include with public health reports. That entire team has just been RIFed by Trump.

No more public health reports.

www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index.h...

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

The MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for ,,,

www.cdc.gov

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SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 4d

Hey, Russia, if you're listening, you would be mightily rewarded by the American public if you can release the Epstein files... Worth a try?

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 4d

Did you know that the federal court system is hacked by the Russians? To the point that the courts are afraid to put documents into their own computer systems.

Exclusive: Chief Justice “Stonewalls Congress" on PACER Hack, Senator Says

The Courts sidestep a congressional request for independent review. Post-hack procedures have significantly reduced transparency in the judicial system.

www.courtwatch.news

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SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 4d

Trump's superpower has always been telling easily disproven lies with a totally straight face. Worse, his followers don't seem to have a clue it's going on, or they don't care.

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 4d

I don't know if there's such a thing as a "world cyberwar" but I think we are in one? and the US is determined to lose it. 🧵

Today the admin is mass-firing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation's cybersecurity protection across all levels of government.

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SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 4d

As I said earlier, they're proposing an alternative Super Bowl halftime show, except they not only don't have a performer, but they're not even sure what musical genre (worship music at Super Bowl halftime?) Showing up unarmed to a Culture War. www.huffpost.com/entry/turnin...

Turning Point USA Plans Own Super Bowl Halftime Show And The Wording Is So Telling

The organization founded by Charlie Kirk is giving Super Bowl viewers a halftime show alternative.

www.huffpost.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5d

they can see the polling

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 5d

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 5d

Showing up unarmed to a Culture War once again...
www.tmz.com/2025/10/09/c...

Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA Throwing Its Own Super Bowl Halftime Show

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl announcement has left a lot of people asking for a different choice ... and they just got their wish.

www.tmz.com

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SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 5d

So sorry to hear this, and so sorry for your loss.

SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 5d

How is Trump imposing new tariffs "living up to the 2019 deal"?

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SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 5d

That plan will be ready in about two weeks, amirite? These guys only know how to take away healthcare, they've had a decade to offer an alternative and have come up with quite literally nothing.

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SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 5d

He passed the dementia screening test. It's not an intelligence test, it's a test to show whether you've got dementia. Woo!

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 5d

Social media is a major source of info for abortion seekers — but Big Tech is stopping them from finding correct, timely facts. Join EFF, Plan C, M+A Hotline, and Women on Web TOMORROW at 9am PT as we dive into what’s happening and the future of sharing information online. www.eff.org/event/stop-...

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SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 5d

FAFO, Alex Jones

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Michelle 🪷🇲🇽🇺🇸🌵 @chicana74.bsky.social · 6d

This headline 🤣🤣🤣

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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 5d

When I was reporting in Sudan several years ago, a driver warned me not to tell government officials when I was leaving because the airport is where they stop and detain writers.

So, yeah, this is a very bad sign. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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SlugTales @slugtales.bsky.social · 5d

They literally went to court to validate their positions, pretty much the definition of lawful.

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