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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

They are testing out their October 18 talking points and the MSM will oblige.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 23h

Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 21h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Brendon @beholdbybrendon.bsky.social · 23h

Hell yeah

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spooky dio @satyronmars.bsky.social · 23h

halloween 2025

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Brendon @beholdbybrendon.bsky.social · 1d

Finally some sweater weather

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Tim O’Reilly @t1m0reilly.bsky.social · 1d

well, chicago, he's about to nuke the sears tower

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

Trump did not win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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

HA! How much is Stephen Miller a propagandist? He’s saying the building in Chicago raided by DHS, where children were zip-tied and citizens dragged out, was “full of Tren de Aragua terrorists.”

Even DHS’s own account claims just TWO gang members total — and even that is a highly suspect claim!

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller just said that Chicago ICE raid was one of the most successful law enforcement operations ever. I asked Pritzker to respond.

"If this was Pinochet’s Chile, if this was Argentina under authoritarian rule, maybe you’d call it successful," he said. 2/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Brendon @beholdbybrendon.bsky.social · 1d

Oh fuck

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Brendon @beholdbybrendon.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when I wrote 6 novels? Remember when I taught myself Ancient Greek on my own? Remember when I translated Medea? Remember when I translated all of Sappho’s poems? I haven’t done anything creative for a while so I’m really glad I PR’d both the half marathon and full marathon this year.

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Brendon @beholdbybrendon.bsky.social · 1d

I miss studying Arabic. It’s been so long

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Brendon @beholdbybrendon.bsky.social · 1d

They creep me the fuck out

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soul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · 1d

so crazy to just be living every day through the slow motion car crash of escalating fascism and it’s still like. aw man i have to go to the dentist

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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Brendon @beholdbybrendon.bsky.social · 1d

“Chaste and pure”

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Brendon @beholdbybrendon.bsky.social · 1d

My favorite time of the year: big jacket with many deep pockets

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Brendon @beholdbybrendon.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck yeah

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet

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Brendon @beholdbybrendon.bsky.social · 1d

This is the real reason I haven’t started mine 😌

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Brendon @beholdbybrendon.bsky.social · 1d

Your tits are insaaaane 🥵

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marina🌸 @dovesplants.bsky.social · 2d

girl i am not using mastodon you are just gonna have to psionically link with me in the aether

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Jared Rizzi @jaredrizzi.bsky.social · 2d

This has been a Republican promise for more than 15 years and not one Republican leader has put forward an actual plan. In the meantime the popularity of the ACA has only increased.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 2d

The only correct take on a fundamentally anti-human technology.

Screenshot of David Simon interview
SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Brendon @beholdbybrendon.bsky.social · 2d

Omg same

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Brendon @beholdbybrendon.bsky.social · 2d

Our secretaries should touch base 🤭

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