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Zenn @zennistrad.bsky.social · 16h

Update: apparently this advertiser is just showing it to every account that's listed as male and between the age of 18 to 35, which is even funnier

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Zenn @zennistrad.bsky.social · 16h

It's always comforting to know that, despite all the modern internet's efforts to spy on me, it really doesn't know anything about how I want to live my life

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Zenn @zennistrad.bsky.social · 16h

Facebook is giving me this ad for some reason, apparently completely unaware that I'm 32, balding, and covered head-to-toe in a carpet of body hair

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 1d

it's not FOR us

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

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sasha ↙︎↙︎↙︎ 🌹🏴 @2damntrans.bsky.social · 1d

DON'T celebrate Prime Day unless you have accepted Optimus Prime into your heart as your lord and saviour.

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Zenn @zennistrad.bsky.social · 1d

It would be really funny if the ultimate outcome of this is that future presidents made a habit of just ignoring the Supreme Court altogether

♨ naïve dumbass @atticusgf.bsky.social · 2d

Trump vs. US was the final straw imo. You cannot read that ruling and continue believing they have legitimacy. It is not only against the plain text of the constitution, it is anathema to the national ethos. It is offensively, insultingly un-American and they ceded legitimacy by committing that sin.

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 1d

Jeeeeeeeeesus

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

You must defer to the president’s determination that there is an armed rebellion in Chicago, argues the govt’s lawyer.

That’s the Trump admin’s stance on everything. When the law doesn’t allow it, lie about the facts until it’s something that would be legal, then insist others live inside the lie.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

Perry: DOJ's definition of rebellion would mean that
"literally all nonviolent protest” could be considered evidence of rebellion. Is that your argument?
Hamilton: The president has determined there is a danger of a rebellion, and you must defer to that finding

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Zenn @zennistrad.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like this should be a bigger story

Politico @politico.com · 2d

EXCLUSIVE: Democratic voting rights groups are preparing for the Supreme Court to gut a key part of landmark civil rights-era legislation, the Voting Rights Act.

Republicans could draw 19 more House seats if the court allows gerrymandering which dilutes the voting power of racial minorities.

Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling

Many experts are forecasting the end of a key provision of election law — enabling Republicans to shore up their advantage in the House, according to a new report.

www.politico.com

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Zenn @zennistrad.bsky.social · 2d

So much of today's problems exist downstream of everyone, both Democrats and Republicans alike, assuming that Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 U.S. election

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 3d

Like, this is literally the opening to Nausicaa. Quaint and nonthreatening, this is NOT.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 3d

COINTELPRO NEVER ENDED

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 3d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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Zenn @zennistrad.bsky.social · 3d

People don't talk about it but $30 isn't even that outrageous for a haircut anymore

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Zenn @zennistrad.bsky.social · 3d

Steam is down lol RIP

Zenn @zennistrad.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah the thing to understand about Deus Ex is that *everything* is RPG mechanics, even the things that would traditionally just work like an FPS everywhere else

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 4d

I think a functional everything site that isn't siloed Reddit style is impossible long term. I make no comment on the current drama because I am a despicable coward hiding behind the uwu smol bean defense. But being the NYT, 4chan, Pornhub, UN General Assembly, and LinkedIn at the same time is hard.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 7d

I'm serious email your representatives and link this article RIGHT NOW

tell them this shit sucks and is going to put everyone's ID/data at risk to hackers online. the proof is right here

US- www.congress.gov/members/find...
EU- www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/home
CA- www.ourcommons.ca/members/en

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Iron Joe @ironjoebro.bsky.social · 7d

“Amerifats” is such a funny insult, man. It’s that specific kind of “not even clever” that makes it better instead of worse. Like you lost patience saying Americans and skipped to calling them fat

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Leena 🌵 @leena.reuben.games · 7d

increasingly convinced preventing americans from getting their little packages is the thing that will take this government down

Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 7d

How bad are tariffs going?

I paid for $32 of shaving cream from Canada. Unique stuff I’ve used for years, nothing like it in US. Small family business.

UPS guy came to my door today with box and said I have to pay additional $120 before he can hand it to me.

That makes it 5x more expensive!!! 🤯

Screenshot of message from UPS:

Hi Adam,
All import fees must be paid prior to delivery.
Save time - prepay online for your FREIGHTCOM shipment. If import fees are not paid before delivery, an additional surcharge will be applied.
Total Amount Due
119.20 USD
Additional charges may have been applied based on recent tariff policy changes.
Pay Now ›

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Zenn @zennistrad.bsky.social · 7d

Dragons exist in real life and they also have treasure hoards

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 7d

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN EXTENDED TWO WEEKS TO HIDE EVIDENCE THE PRESIDENT IS A MAJOR PEDOPHILE

Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 7d

This GOP move does several things:
+ No votes in the House until at least October 14
+ No swearing-in for Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva D-AZ
+ No 218th signature from Grijalva on the Epstein Files discharge petition
+ Continues the House 'jam' of the Senate on the CR

Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 7d

🚨🚨The House reading clerk just read a letter from House Speaker Mike Johnson where he declares a 'District Work Period' from October 7 to October 13.

That would mean no votes in the House until mid-month.

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 7d

I do love that the people who built bluesky learned nothing about running a social network beforehand and are thus committed to making all the same social network mistakes as everyone who came before them, from first principles

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 7d

the point of having a comms team, just so everyone is clear, is not only to write better statements than you (which everyone arrogantly thinks they don't need) but also to give others the power to take your phone away when needed, because this is patently embarrassing at this point.

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 7d

You could try a poster’s strike. I hear that works

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 7d

Live your life so you don’t get nationally famous because you make your living hanging out at the hospital, looking for immigrants to arrest.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 7d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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