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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1d

What do you mean "possible rise," dude is at the top of the pack. He is the literal pope

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

As Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”

As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’

Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.

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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 5h

Kinda surprised they haven't fully latched onto "oh you say ICE agents can't hide their faces, but YOUUU hide in an inflatable frog costume! CHECKMATE ANTIFA!" Like that would be super stupid but on brand

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 11h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 5h

Anyway I hope the right keeps talking about the frog costumes. Keep it top of mind for everyone, how sinister and scary the dancing balloon animals are

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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 5h

Also I'll make ICE a deal they're allowed to hide their identities if they conduct all of their operations in inflatable animal costumes

Oh what's that, you're saying it would be too difficult to pose a violent threat in a blowup froggy suit? Interesting

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 14h

it's fun how every Trump tantrum about China has a 95 percent chance of blowing over in two weeks and a 5 percent chance of destroying the global economy.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 8h

I'm missing something here; why would the return of Trump's ONE ZILLION PERCENT tariff mood affect crypto this badly? just because it's a super-speculative asset?

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 8h

this man's name is written in the book of life

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 11h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

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Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Kragar @kragar.bsky.social · 53m

Remember back when Democrats did have the majority and they did literally none of that?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 1d

Holy crap.

Not to mention…Bernie is 7 years older than Mills and has already filed to run for another 6-year term in 2030.

Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · 1d

I saw this 15 mins ago and I am still laughing

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 16h

Watching this film at this moment in history was a gut punch. New from me at @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-nixo...

Trump’s Abuses of Power Show We Didn’t Learn Much From the Nixon Era

That failure is implicit in nearly every frame of a new documentary about Katharine Graham.

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement.

Librarian gets massive payday after firing for refusal to yank LGBTQ books off shelves

A librarian fired by county officials in Campbell County, Wyoming, for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from shelves got the last laugh with a $700,000 settlement. According to The New York Times, "Terri Lesley, the former director of the Campbell County Public Library in Gillette, Wyo., filed a feder...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

Three @wsj.com headlines from the past three days. 👀

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17h

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 17h

Late bubble headline.

CNBC @cnbc.com · 17h

Morgan Stanley drops restrictions on which wealth clients can own crypto funds

Morgan Stanley's move marks the latest expansion of access to crypto at the world's largest wealth management firm.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 16h

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 16h

Pretending every huge peaceful protest is worse than January 6th while also pretending January 6th never happened.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 14h

Antifa to the Alt-Right:

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 15h

No Kings 2 is Saturday, Oct. 18.

Nobody is getting paid to be there. But you can demonstrate to the world that you oppose the rise of fascism in the U.S.

Find your local protest here: www.nokings.org#map

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 12h

By all means, do it. It was super popular under DOGE and I can't think of any reason it wouldn't be super popular again.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 13h

BREAKING: White House budget office says "substantial" firings of federal workers have started as the Trump administration exerts shutdown leverage.

Budget office says 'substantial' firings of federal workers have started in government shutdown

The White House budget office says that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.

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Anne Laurie @annelaurie.bsky.social · 1h

To be fair, MIT has the money to do without Trump's probably-imaginary 'funds', as well as the brains to resist the obvious trap.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 11h

I have no idea what's in the Epstein files but holy shit does Mike Johnson not want us to find out.

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Anne Laurie @annelaurie.bsky.social · 1h

Kid Rock just wants the star slot at Turning Point's scheduled Superbowl-halftime 'alternate entertainment' show. Maybe he needs the money?

Anne Laurie @annelaurie.bsky.social · 1h

Old enough to remember the 70s Doonesbury strip where Boopsie excoriates BD in his football huddle, w/a newspaper clipping about US bombers in Vietnam destroying 'a hospital, an orphanage, & a pond full of baby ducks.'

Zonker pops out of the huddle & wails 'NOT BABY DUCKS?!'

Anne Laurie @annelaurie.bsky.social · 1h

Steven Miller, doing the prep work for Trump's upcoming Qatar visit...

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not an art thief @famousartthief.bsky.social · 4h

as a free nation we will live forever or die by suicide

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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