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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 11h

My first memory of my father crying, something he didn’t do when his own father died, was when one of his best friends from high school, an out gay man, died from AIDS. When his friend’s family tried to not have a funeral he and others made sure it happened. Real men love their gay brothers.

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 19h

Perhaps “Santorum Spritz”

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 2d

Ritual hazing sacrifices to appease the insane gods of Portland #WarRavagedPortland #PDX

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 2d

Things are getting desperate here in Portland, we are forced to use Brass Bands to plead for nutritional barley products #WarRavagedPortland

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 2d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 2d

Folks need to be consistently telling everyone in their personal lives that we would expect them to respond the way this man did- though we might be scared, we have an obligation to protect our vulnerable neighbors, and if they love us and deserve love in return, they will find a way to be brave.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 3d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 4d

If we just let him dissect more living people, he could finally get some accurate answers!

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 5d

Couch Street

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 5d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 5d

Pacific Northwest wood products continue to innovate!

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 6d

What ICE and the National Guard don't realize is that tear gas is basically vaporized Malört. Won't work in Chicago. They love it

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 6d

lmao, kristi noem wanted a black bloc fight and got an inflatable rave instead. fuck you DHS, rip city forever.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 6d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 6d

Only deploying soldiers already nicknamed appropriately Chicago things like “Bear”, “Bull”, or “Deep Dish”

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 6d

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you pickles

darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 6d

thank u potato

strawbaby jam @strawbbfields4ever.bsky.social · 6d

always remember who was there for you at your lowest. thank you cigarettes

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 6d

HIV Primary Care Provider / HIV Patient Navigator / Medical Case Manager

The head coach of the chiefs, dressed conservatively. The tight end dressed like he is a bookie. The quarterback dressed like an 1800s dandy.

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 6d

End of year performance reviews entirely based upon whether or not an agent provided meaningful assistance in locating one “Mr. Waldo” or evidence of the whereabouts of his dog “Woof”.

CNN @cnn.com · 6d

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 6d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 6d

Here’s video of the incident

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 6d

Also, only morons go to burgerville and leave without a milkshake.

Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 6d

No amount of praying will make it as tasty as the price demands, or as cheap as the flavor deserves.

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 7d

We’ve willingly welcomed a slow motion invasion by their BBQ pit masters looking for better quality tattoo artists for a decade. We have nothing left to learn.

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 7d

Honestly, the most toxic posts are the ones posted by people who refuse to talk about Alf’s Hog. I thankfully mostly see posts of people both willing AND excited to view pictures of or discuss Alf’s enormous hog, but there are distressing pockets of people who express their disgust about him.

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 8d

The only way we make it work is with the assistance of benevolent magic beavers who appear each night to those believe, and build a new home from fresh hewn fir trees. Drywall unfortunately handled by mud dauber wasps who, let’s be clear, are kind of jerks.

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 8d

Fortunately, Hegseth is likely to make the classic Oregon error- only bringing ammunition and no spare wagon tongues or clothes. Them boys are going to dysentery themselves to death before they pass chimney rock.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 8d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 12d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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Socinus @socinus.bsky.social · 8d

Only emergency here is the amount of pepper spray deployed against peaceful citizens every night on a 50 foot stretch of road.

Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 8d

JUST IN: Trump administration asks 9th Circuit for emergency stay of judge's order blocking Oregon National Guard deployment for ICE security there. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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