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Van DeYolks

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I tell every dog they’re a beautiful baby and wave at roadside cows People are ok too, I guess

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Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · Aug 26

International Dog Day?
In this economy?
Well, alright. If you insist.
🤭

#dogsofbluesky
#italiangreyhound
#minischnauzer

White-faced brown bodied Italian greyhound wearing a bright red coat and the bum-end of a fuzzy grey and black miniature schnauzer standing in front of bright white, yellow, and red tulips and deep green lawn.

White-faced brown bodied Italian greyhound wearing a bright red coat with a fuzzy grey and black miniature schnauzer looking at each other on a bike path, casting long shadows.

The bum-ends of a white-faced brown bodied Italian greyhound and a fuzzy grey and black miniature schnauzer walking close to each other on a damp asphalt bike path

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 3h

If you’re a TikTok creator/influencer, are you already making exit plans or at the very least contingency plans for when the algo goes against you?

I’m not one, but I know I would.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 3h

Trump has expropriated TikTok U.S. (banned under the law) and is now on the verge of forcing its sale at a below-market price to cronies of his choosing. What could go wrong? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 20h

you lucky duck!!!

Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 23h

Just got tix to see Pokey LaFarge in a couple weeks and I’m so frigging psyched y’all!

youtube.com/watch?v=C-j0...

Pokey LaFarge | Riot In The Streets (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

YouTube video by Pokey LaFarge

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Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning!

Burrowing owl perched over an irrigation canal.

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 1d

Here is a nice a mushroom

A vase shaped golden chanterelle grows from the mossy forest soil like an ocean wave breaking against a rock. Rain wet ferns grow all around under the green forest background. All photos by me

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d

HELLO—I'll have a newsletter out in a sec, with some info from inside agencies as the RIFs start rolling.

I am starting to accept paid subscriptions—today's post will be free but some will be paid-only soon, and if you have enjoyed my writing I would HUGELY appreciate if if you would subscribe.

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Independent reporting and commentary on science, politics, and policy

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Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 2d

They’ve been firing people all along. It’s the same old anti-good government BS with new branding as “democrat’s fault.”

Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 2d

“Democrats” are pushing back. They remain in the minority but are still notching wins where they can. We need MORE of that, and pretending they do nothing doesn’t help anyone or anything. You got a beef with an individual Dem? Shout ‘em out. Just don’t smear the rest. Thanks.

Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 2d

Hochul got in on the action, too

gothamist.com/news/trump-r...

Trump restores $187M in NY counterterrorism funds after demands from Hochul, state GOP

The governor spoke to the president on Sunday and sent her demands to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

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Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 2d

You really don’t pay attention to this stuff, do you?

www.mass.gov/news/ag-camp...

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Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 2d

The timeline we all live in right now has various states’ elected dem attorneys general eating his lunch in the courts.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2d

The right’s Nobel obsession is useful because it is inexplicable as anything other than trying to make Trump personally happy. 95% of all Trumpworld obsessions have the same root (2020 election, James/Comey) but rarely is it so hard to retcon a justification for it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

BARTIROMO: On your point about the Nobel Peace Prize, do you think maybe the reason Trump won't get it is because you had to get the application in before Jan. 31, and that was only 11 days into his term?

SCALISE: Look, they can play technicalities. They gave it to Obama for just getting elected.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 2d

Is antifa in the room with us now?

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Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 2d

Oh Phillies & fans I’m so sorry. That really really stinks and I feel so bad for y’all and especially for Kerkering. Be kind to him please… he’s not going to need any help kicking himself.

🫶🏼

Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 2d

👇🏼 found one

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

Trump Baselessly Claims He ‘Took the Freedom of Speech Away’ From Flag Burners

www.nytimes.com

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2d

It's weird to write this conspiratorially, but it seems clear that the president actually doesn't want you to know that crime is down in the cities he's targeted. www.pbump.net/o/a-quick-re...

A quick reminder that crime is down in U.S. cities

One of the particularly frustrating things about President Trump's push to send federal officials and red-state National Guard soldiers to cities to "fight crime" is that those cities (and cities gene...

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Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 2d

Why did they send this to you?

Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 2d

“Don’t give the people options” doesn’t sit right with me tbh

Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 2d

Tremendous!!!

Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 2d

Sounds to me like the SBA is messing around with MA businesses again, prioritizing politics over progress.

The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 3d

An award-winning wine and spirits shop in the South End is closing its doors effective immediately, shutting down after more than a decade of operation.

South End wine shop The Urban Grape says it will close ‘immediately’ after loan talks fall through - The Boston Globe

The store had received local and national recognition, including a 2021 Small Business of the Year award from the US Chamber of Commerce.

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Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 2d

You can read if you subscribe, both of which they’d like you to do. They have a subscription offer for $1 for the first 26 weeks. It’s expensive afterwards, but it gets you 6 full months of full access.

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Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 2d

There’s not a single reason any car that can go that fast should be available to the general public. There just isn’t.

NBC10 Boston @nbcboston.com · 3d

Bryce Legere was arrested Sunday and is facing several charges for driving 152 mph in a 55 mph posted zone, police say. on.nbcboston.com/fL6rmEy

Maine man charged after driving 152 mph on Route 25 in NH

A Maine man was arrested after police in New Hampshire clocked him driving 152 mph over the weekend.

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Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 3d

Yiiiiikes.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 3d

the discord hack is every user's worst nightmare www.404media.co/the-discord-...

Van DeYolks @vandeyolks.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve been in this weird weeks-long cycle of not remembering any of my dreams while also waking myself up a few times a night yelling things like “no absolutely not,” “NOPE!” and “well that’s not gonna help anything now is it.”

So that’s fun.

a woman is laying in bed with a white headboard .

Alt: a woman sits up suddenly in bed with a horrified and perplexed look on her face

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