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TwoHitGood @twohitgood.bsky.social · 8h

That's not what the release says. Not even within the post.

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 9h

Remember when Alex Pareene predicted this after Charlottesville in 2017 www.splinter.com/charlottesvi...

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TwoHitGood @twohitgood.bsky.social · 9h

No, Bueno!

Ⓐnarchohoodism @161bklyn.bsky.social · 23h

Crypto crooking

www.businessinsider.com/crypto-broth...

The feds say two brothers stole $25 million in crypto in 12 seconds. The defense says they merely outsmarted bots.

Anton Peraire-Bueno and James Peraire-Bueno stand accused of stealing $25 million worth of crypto from Ethereum traders in a novel fraud scheme.

www.businessinsider.com

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 12h

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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TwoHitGood @twohitgood.bsky.social · 10h

a cartoon of homer simpson talking to a man standing next to a pile of money on fire .

Alt: a cartoon of homer simpson talking to a man standing next to a pile of money on fire .

media.tenor.com

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 13h

RIP D'angelo. Black Messiah is a top 5 of all time record.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12h

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

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TwoHitGood @twohitgood.bsky.social · 12h

RIP D'Angelo.

youtu.be/nOndQVYx7n0

D'Angelo & the Vanguard - Full Concert - Live at North Sea Jazz Festival 2015

YouTube video by North Sea Jazz Archive

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 12h

Following the NSPM-7 directive for feds to focus on anti-ICE terrorism, the FBI and Homeland produced an intel bulletin linking anti-ICE protests to terrorism.

Bulletin here: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-feds-...

Leak: Feds Think Protests Hide Terrorism

“No Kings” protest eyed amid NSPM-7 domestic terror panic

www.kenklippenstein.com

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TwoHitGood @twohitgood.bsky.social · 12h

a group of clowns are sitting at tables with a caption that says come on we saved you a seat

Alt: a group of clowns are sitting at tables with a caption that says come on we saved you a seat

media.tenor.com

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 14h

Why would a billionaire want a functioning paper? Functioning papers cover shit like “did you know this billionaire makes his workers pee into bottles instead of taking a break” and “you pay way more tax than a guy with ten yachts”

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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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 14h

Please be conscious if you protest this weekend that there are feds at the protest. They look like you and they sound like you, not like Steve Buscemi in that one clip with the skateboard. Thinking you can spot them is self delusion. Nobody you haven’t met needs to know your last name.

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they/them might be giants ☭ @babadookspinoza.bsky.social · 18h

“Israeli” ceasefires only ever apply to the other party. They’ll continue to kill whomever they want, whenever they want until they are stopped. They see themselves as occupying an altogether different moral plane than their enemies, like any colonizer.

Tweet from Quds News Network @QudsNen
BREAKING: Three Palestinians were killed after Israeli quadcopter drones opened fire on residents inspecting their homes in the Shujaiyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · 1d

Per Reddit: Steam adult developer in the UK is sitting on a USD equivalent of six figures, can’t find a bank to take his money because the developer creates adult games

www.reddit.com/r/UKPersonal...

r/UKPersonalFinance
3 hr. ago
Previous-Camera1641

I develop adult video games on Steam. I can't find a bank that will actually let me withdraw my money from Steam. Can I get some advice?
Game has sold quite well on Steam. I've got almost £90,000 ready to withdraw after Steam's cut + VAT taken off.

However, it's been 2 months now and I can't find ANY bank in the UK who will let me withdraw my money from Steam.

I've been banned/refused/unable to get a business account with:

Wise
Revolut
Monzo
Monese
Chase
Starling
Nationwide
Halifax
Barclays
Lloyds
RBS

It always comes down to, "Where did you get this money from?"

"It's coming from games I sell on Steam."

"Can we see the store page?"

"Sure."

"I'm sorry, we can't do business with you at this time."

It keeps coming down to a commercial decision purely because I make adult content.

What the hell am I supposed to do? I've pretty much exhausted the whole banking system. I just want to be able to be paid for products I've sold.

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TwoHitGood @twohitgood.bsky.social · 1d

Ich Erinnere Mich An Die Weimarer Republik

YouTube video by The World/Inferno Friendship Society - Topic

youtu.be

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

Time magazine cover featuring a photo of Trump from a dramatically low angle

HIS
TRIUMPH
by ERIC CORTELLESSA
THE LEADER ISRAEL NEEDED
by EHUD BARAK
HOW GAZA HEALS

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 1d

This version is confirmed, by Hoffman Estates police, puncturing the official DHS statement.

At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @congressmanraja.bsky.social · 1d

Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 1d

"(Officers) refuse to recognize local or court authority. A judge says you can’t arrest journalists. Watch us. A judge says we have to wear badges. No. State law says we can’t drive around in unmarked vans? Too bad. Elected officials who want to see what is going on should prepare to be arrested."

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

donmoynihan.substack.com

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TwoHitGood @twohitgood.bsky.social · 1d

I remember when they doxxed his daughter and publicized it like a trophy.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 3d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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Gary Alexander @garyalexander.bsky.social · 1d

Every once and a while this below replacement-level YouTuber tumbles into this or that discourse, reminding me he's a guy who both-sided Gamergate, putting him to the right of Jesse fucking Singal on that one.

David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 1d

The extreme left’s weird soft treatment of Nick Fuentes is a reminder that if you go far enough in either direction, you loop back around

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 1d

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

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TwoHitGood @twohitgood.bsky.social · 1d

I'll do two: Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

name an italian more worthy of an american holiday than columbus

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 1d

remember that article that explained why this was happening?

www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

I am seeing a lot of people reposting Lakota Man today bc it's Indigenous Peoples Day. A reminder that he is not well liked amongst many (most?) Natives on social media. Many of us blocked him a long time ago. Some of the reasons why are in this article.

www.dailydot.com/irl/lakotama...

Who is LakotaMan, the user behind one of the most popular Native American accounts on X?

John Martin is adored by white X users—but infamous among Native and Indigenous communities.

www.dailydot.com

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