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Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 12h

we’re at the pam’s minions are unilaterally indicting political opponents stage of Rome burning

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 17h

Holy shit: the Department of Justice brought charges against the sitting New York State Attorney General without informing the United States Attorney General.

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Pam Bondi, DOJ officials caught off guard by Tish James indictment: Sources

Sources said that Tish James' indictment for alleged fraud came as a surprise.

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 13h

Diane Keaton in her Manhattan apartment with Buster, an Abyssinian, photographed by Jill Krementz in 1977

black & white photograph of young Diane Keaton smiling and standing next to a white refrigerator in a barren-looking kitchen. her cat Buster is crouched on top of the fridge playing with/swatting her hair in the upper right hand corner. she's wearing a long skinny white scarf with a dot-grid pattern, a high-neck white blouse with an ascot/kerchief around the neck, and a black blazer/skirt or blazer dress over what looks like a vest

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Presented without comment, the current scene outside Union Station in DC as I got off the train.

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"spooky sukkot" daniel s. @self.agency · 12h

it's all so well beyond ridiculous

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 19h

"Why can't Trump murder civilians indiscriminately at home like he does abroad" - Ross Douthat

Why Can't Trump's Domestic Policy Be More Like His Foreign Policy?

Three keys to his success on the world stage could be applied at home.
By ROSS DOUTHAT

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Spooky Boo @spookyboo.bsky.social · 20h

Sorry, not sorry, neighbors.

Multiple plastic skeletons bow down on the grass or kneel with their palms up towards their god - the 12’ plastic skeleton standing behind the fence line

Two plastic skeletons bow on their knees in the grass while one has a single knee down and his palms outstretched towards their god - the 12’ plastic skeleton standing behind the wood fence

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12h

This is as much a legacy of the War on Drugs than anything else. He has a controlled substance conviction separate and apart from the exonerated murder conviction.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 13h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

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He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 12h

The “who is more American” game is the path to the Dark Side.

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 12h

This take is actually anti-immigrant, though. Let’s not do that.

“Bad Bunny is more American than the First Lady and Elon Musk.”

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 12h

I just realized I accidentally posted the blurry one instead of this one

Mark 🐈‍⬛ staring into the camera from the depths of a black beanbag chair

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 15h

I almost sat on him

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Bailey McCann @baileymcc.bsky.social · 14h

It’s cool we’re gonna make eggs a seasonal treat and make everyone get the bird flu because we ended the CDC. So much winning

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h

“We will see a similar pricing pattern from last year, where we will have higher prices in late fall and winter due to large bird flu outbreaks. Egg prices could double during that time period, and then, as we get closer to summer, when the bird flu is ramping down, we will see a decrease...”

Egg prices could skyrocket as bird flu cases are spiking earlier than expected

Culls of millions of birds are sending egg prices soaring, with experts warning there’s no end in sight

www.independent.co.uk

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 13h

He’s the one rich guy who decided to just take pictures of eating good food and shaking hands with cosplayers instead of doing crimes against nature

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 13h

I do admire how Hideo Kojima is having more fun than any of us at all times

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Monster-Theory Medium Dave @azzageddi.myatproto.social · 12h

Everything ICE says is a lie until proven true.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 14h

According to the victim's attorney, the body camera captured the officer saying, “Do something, bitch,” before leaping out of the car and shooting her multiple times. Another officer asked, “Hey, what happened?” The first pointed to his camera, “Hey, don’t speak. You’re good”
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 22h

Re-upping:

Excellent assessment of John "Roger Taney" Roberts.

In @harvardmagazine.bsky.social , by Lincoln Caplan.

As careful, legally informed, judicious-minded writer as you're going to find. With an unsparing judgment.

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What Trump Means for John Roberts's Legacy | Harvard Magazine

Executive power is on the docket at the Supreme Court.

www.harvardmagazine.com

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 20h

Starving Children Screaming for Food as U.S. Aid Cuts Unleash Devastation and Death

Across Myanmar and in refugee camps along its borders, the suffering unleashed by US' gutting of its foreign aid has been severe and deadly, particularly for children, AP found
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Starving Children Screaming for Food as U.S. Aid Cuts Unleash Devastation and Death

A look at the outcome of Trump's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 22h

Fun fact: last week I got my royalty statement. It was for the last 6 months, and it was for my two books that have been banned.

Just so you know how rich we get off banned books, that check was a whopping $51.

No, not a badge of honor. No, not money-making. KIDS JUST LOSE ACCESS TO BOOKS.

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 20h

Sakher is an incredibly generous young man. I remember when he was raising money to get his fiancee Reem eye surgery. He hit his goal, and while he absolutely could have used extra money, he instead asked people to give to his neighbors. Please help him rebuild: gofund.me/f116bf44

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 22h

At least we no longer have to hear about freedom being in Americans' DNA or whatever. Turns out we love to eat shit and bow to some bloated halfwit like any other people throughout history

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Hourly Foxes @foxes.hourly.media · 20h

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 1d

AOC said Marjorie Taylor Green isn't mad because Bad Bunny is speaking Spanish. She said the real reason, "She's mad and they're mad [is] because she can barely speak English and the idea of introducing any new words is too much to bear. She may have just learned acetaminophen this week." ☠️

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Chames @overlooked237.bsky.social · 3d

*brings a grilled cheese to a knife fight so someone will cut it into triangles for me*

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 1d

Fuck, man. This is water in a desert.

Thank you, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. I’m rooting for you.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Mike Davis • Feed After Midnight @mjdavis1988.bsky.social · 1d

Some of these stories are difficult to read, but it’s important that as many people as possible know what is happening. We are 100% living in a police state. SHARE widely.
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Reddit Thread Details Horrific ICE Encounters

These stories are happening all over the country. We CAN'T look away and we must share them.

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