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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 9h

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New York loses bid to prevent Holtec from dumping radioactive water into the Hudson River

A federal judge sided with Holtec, allowing the company to release radiological water from the Indian Point nuclear power plant into the Hudson River.

www.lohud.com

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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 13h

When progressive politicians like Mamdani lead--and call up, not out, appealing to voters' best selves--they win katemanne.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

This is How We Win

The role of pride and calling up—not calling out—in bigotry abolitionism.

katemanne.substack.com

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Kaz @kazlefay.bsky.social · 7h

ICE is randomly targeting peaceful protesters because the point is to terrorize the public into accepting martial law.

Indiscriminate attacks send the message that there’s nothing you can do to stay safe.

The regime wants you to cower at home and cede the streets of your city to their control.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 4h

One of the terrible things about the conservative elites’ attacks on higher education is that they are giving their constituents the impression that the universe isn’t big, complicated, and fascinating — that it really does take this many people to work out how even a small fraction of it works

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 5h

Madness. In jail, in another state, since Sunday, clarinetist Oriana Korol is a 38-year-old child and family therapist, a U.S. citizen and mom with a 3 y.o.

Sound dangerous?

The Sheriff says she is being held on suspicion of assault on a federal officer. But, not charged yet?

Habeas corpus, kids!

pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 6h

more detailed story in the @oregonian.com

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Federal agents barrel into band at Portland ICE protest, arrest clarinetist, accuse her of assault

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

www.oregonlive.com

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Simon Brew @simonbrew.bsky.social · 42m

I've had a few quiet notes of support from people at other publishing companies about this. But there's also a fear of calling Google out, for fear of the power it has. I get it, but it's pretty lonely out here.

Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 3d

Google's search results are, sadly, damaging lots of websites. What does #Google actually want? And is it what a human being would want?
filmstories.co.uk/features/oka...

Okay then, Google: tell us what to do | The future of entertainment websites

Google's search results are, sadly, damaging lots of websites. What does Google actually want? And is it what a human being would want?

filmstories.co.uk

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Scary Mary Branscombe @marypcbuk.bsky.social · 13h

evergreen fucking skeet

Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 13h

So glad I'm not online enough to know who these people are.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 13h

The president is not allowed to just murder people on boats when he feels like it and it is *wild* that the entire Republican Party has decided that actually yes he is

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Lilly Wachowski @lillywachowski.bsky.social · 17h

it is disorienting when you lose someone who you navigate your life to, like a star blinking out of the night sky.
a life lived in fearlessness, she carved out space for so many of us.
an amazing woman.
check out this doc by some of my pals.

Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand

The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…

vimeo.com

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 13h

Them: need help doing things?

Me: yes

Them: we have a doing things medication

Me: ooh

Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?

Me: oh no

Them: things.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 13h

This dynamic of Young Republicans staking out positions far to the right of older, more "normie" Republicans has been a feature of the US conservative movement since the 1960s. Over time those further right elements just got incorporated into the mainstream. bsky.app/profile/seth...

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Mar 11

In 1966 the New Jersey Young Republicans had a habit of singing racist and antisemitic songs at their gatherings. The lyrics to one went “Riding the Reich in my Mercedes Benz, shooting every kike, saving all my friends." Hartford Courant, 13 February 1966.

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grimm ☀️ @mugrimm.bsky.social · 14h

They don't have actual problems irt oppression so they need to make up reasons to feel aggrieved and victimized.

It's why they're so obsessed with microaggressions and then mention this shit lol.

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 15h

I'm generalizing, but why do conservatives remember political irritations for so much longer than liberals?

It's been 17 years since Obama said some voters "cling to their guns, to their religion" and I heard a senator denounce that last month.

Obvious theory: Media ecosystem puts it on repeat

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 15h

Imagine caring about Kaepernick in the year of our lord 2025

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Jay Kirell @jasonkirell.bsky.social · 14h

Why do adherents of the constantly-looking-backwards ideology constantly look backwards?

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 15h

I'm generalizing, but why do conservatives remember political irritations for so much longer than liberals?

It's been 17 years since Obama said some voters "cling to their guns, to their religion" and I heard a senator denounce that last month.

Obvious theory: Media ecosystem puts it on repeat

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 15h

Imagine caring about Kaepernick in the year of our lord 2025

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 14h

Because liberals tend not to directly insult conservatives on account of their humane and inclusive worldview so right wingers have to look back further for insults to GOP voters. Meanwhile this weekend every major Republican congressman said I hate America.

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 15h

I'm generalizing, but why do conservatives remember political irritations for so much longer than liberals?

It's been 17 years since Obama said some voters "cling to their guns, to their religion" and I heard a senator denounce that last month.

Obvious theory: Media ecosystem puts it on repeat

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 15h

Imagine caring about Kaepernick in the year of our lord 2025

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@cr_possess 👻 @christianrincon.com · 14h

how many anti-vax chads talk about raw milk and paleo while just housing a fuck ton of lead via whey protein?

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A.J. Bauer @ajbauer.bsky.social · 14h

Conservatism is fundamentally a fan culture. It has lore and is invested in long-term character development and canonical debates within their ideological universe in ways that aren't quite the same among liberals or the left.

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 15h

I'm generalizing, but why do conservatives remember political irritations for so much longer than liberals?

It's been 17 years since Obama said some voters "cling to their guns, to their religion" and I heard a senator denounce that last month.

Obvious theory: Media ecosystem puts it on repeat

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 15h

Imagine caring about Kaepernick in the year of our lord 2025

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 14h

I worked at a GNC for like 2 months back in the creatine and Hydroxucut days and it was enough time for me to learn to never buy supplements again

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 14h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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un bastille after another @anem0ne.net · 14h

doin' the microsoft/amazon/big tech thing of embrace, extend, extinguish

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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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 14h

It's always striking seeing other academics talk about their academic parents and be reminded that close to a quarter of all tenure-line academics have at least one PhD parent.

That's not a critique, but I always wonder how different it would be to have a parent who already understood academia.

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stealingsand @stealingsand.bsky.social · 14h

She starts with cuddling with their behind, then gradually moves up the cuddle escalator to full-on drape.

Tess (fluffy black cat) cuddles with Pixel (Cocoa Siamese), but only with the end of his body that's not pointy or bitey. Almost as if they weren't even cuddling.

Tess and Pig cuddle with Tess's face closer to his. They're next to each other like two loaves of bread on the counter.

Tess has draped herself over Pig's body like a cape, her left paw extended to hug him

My blissed-out polydactyl Tess purring happily with her body covering half of his, a paw extended so you can see her extra toes.

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stealingsand @stealingsand.bsky.social · 14h

Based on their positions, Tabs was there first, Tess crept in behind him to steal a snuggle. Tabs scooted over to "make room" for her, considered leaving, but the sunlight/companionship convinced him to stay.

This is exactly how she asshole-whispered Pig, a Siamese who was certain he’s not a cat.

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stealingsand @stealingsand.bsky.social · 14h

I couldn't find Tablo and was briefly horrified, thinking he'd gotten out. I also hadn't seen Tess and wondered if somehow SHE had gotten out.

I haven’t seen them cuddle like this ever before.

Tess has been super lonely since her BFF Pig passed in April. Maybe she’s winning Tabs over?! 🥹

Two fluffy black cats cuddle in a poofy pet bed in the noontime sunlight streaming in the window.

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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.bsky.social · 15h

"put marilyn monroe in game of thrones" ok but why. why would you do that. how would that make it better. you've already seen game of thrones, you know what happens, how is seeing marilyn monroe instead of lena heady going to improve things you fucking dullard

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logo, acting spoopy @logophobe.bsky.social · 18h

At Twitter's peak you could post a question and have 18 replies within an hour: 5 automated garbage, 4 bad jokes, 6 confidently wrong, 1 from someone with a PhD on the topic, a set of serial replies from someone with a hyperfixation that provides more useful info than the PhD, and a death threat

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Jeff 💀 @gojeffgo.com · 15h

Lastly, you must be your own advocate and constantly pester your doctors to keep investigating the root causes and recommend specialists. Some will blow you off and just say, "Do some PT." I eventually lucked out and got a great surgeon who cared and really wanted to solve this dumb problem. 🙏

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