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Senthorun S. Raj @senthorun.bsky.social · Sep 11

A reminder:

Ending healthcare for trans folk is political violence.

Caging and deporting people who seek asylum is political violence.

Arresting those who protest genocide is political violence.

Political violence is pervasive, made persistent by politics that consign groups of people to death.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 5h

It simply should not be possible for the president to repeatedly claim that a major city is burning without a wall of live standups happening in that city clearly demonstrating that it is not

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 6h

American broadcast journalism has utterly failed and is a dead industry, there's nothing left worth saving

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Ben Richardson @benjrichardson.bsky.social · 50m

Women are playing Chelsea tomorrow. So still have some football to watch. 👍

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 1h

No gods
No kings
Only frogs

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Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 6h

My basic belief now is that nothing is self executing and this ends when people says it does. The house of cards will never collapse out of its own free will.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 8h

This administration definitely would jail the people hiding the little girl in the attic

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 9h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

There are measles outbreaks across the country.

Covid is still surging and prompting many healthcare facilities to reinstate mask policies.

There’s misinformation about vaccines, Tylenol, autism and chronic illness.

Public health is in shambles… and now they’re firing dozens of CDC staff.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 8h

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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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 6h

If I ever post one of those NGL things, I am going to lie so much.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 6h

Dolly Parton on Whitney Houston and her legendary cover of I Will Always Love You ✨

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 10h

Guy on CNN: but if Mr Nibbles was real Senator Warren, wouldn’t it be a mistake to let him provide free healthcare to illegal immigrants?

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 10h

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 9h

Quick question… who would he like to enslave?

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 13h

Spending your time talking to someone who wants to relitigate slavery is definitely a choice you can make

Opinion | He Believes America Should Be a Theocracy. He Says His Influence Is Growing.

www.nytimes.com

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®PG🇵🇸 @realphilgold.bsky.social · 9h

dumb policies for dumb people

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 14h

Communities across Queensland have welcomed plans to keep coal and gas burning across the state, though some warn a lack of future planning could undermine short-term benefits.

Plan to extend life of coal-fired power stations sends 'mixed messages'

Communities across Queensland have welcomed plans to keep coal and gas burning across the state, though some warn a lack of future planning could undermine short-term benefits.

www.abc.net.au

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 12h

“The frogman is hurting our cause” lmao the frogman isn’t hurting the cause as much as you sitting around bitching doing nothing except criticizing how others are protesting while you sit on your ass. Wanna protest how YOU want to? No one’s stopping you…now hop to it!

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 12h

I never understand folks who complain abt how OTHER ppl protest. If you don’t like protesters to cuss or where frog suits, why don’t YOU go protest wearing a tuxedo and reciting the Magna Carta? No one’s stopping you, least of all the frogman, who will likely leap for joy for your involvement

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 12h

But “they’re not doing it right, anyway” is such a good excuse for inaction.

Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 12h

“The frogman is hurting our cause” lmao the frogman isn’t hurting the cause as much as you sitting around bitching doing nothing except criticizing how others are protesting while you sit on your ass. Wanna protest how YOU want to? No one’s stopping you…now hop to it!

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Mark Simpson-Vos @simpsonvos.bsky.social · 12h

You will never convince me this is anything other than intentional market manipulation to help the regime’s cronies make more cash.

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 13h

tariff otaku woke up and posted one China tariff threat and we get the worst stock market result in 6 months lol

Blurry TV Headlines @blurrytvheadlines.numbergoup.com · 14h

S&P, NASDAQ CLOSE OUT WORST DAY SINCE APRIL

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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 12h

When will the Australian government issue a travel warning for travel to USA #auspol

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 13h

unsolicited Mick pic

Mick Dundee (Paul Hogan) hugging Burt the croc.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 13h

ICE lies.

NPR @npr.org · 20h

ICE claims assaults on its officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

White House claims "more than 1,000%" rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claim assaults on their officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

n.pr

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 13h

Yes, I’m aware building robots that can do your chores is insanely hard, as compared to making a genAI tool that can make pictures of five-boobed-ladies - which is why all those techbros who constantly masturbate to their own genius should stop fucking around and do something actually impressive

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 13h

it’s said all the time but I think we should continue to hammer home how insane it is that we got dead-eyed bros trying to sell us robots that will free us from the supposedly cruel burden of “creative careers” instead of the actual cruel burden of “doing menial household chores”

Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 13h

AI HUCKSTER: "i built you a machine that reads books for you."

ME: "can you build me a machine that unloads the dishwasher for me so *i* can read a book?"

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 13h

It’s disappointing how many people hear you’re disabled and assume it makes you an easy target.

They assume they can walk all over you.

Bully you.

Discriminate against you.

They decide in a split second that you’re not worthy of basic decency.

Ableism is a heck of a drug.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 15h

ICE Boasts Zero Murders Committed By 5-Year-Olds Since Child Detainments Began https://theonion.com/ice-boasts-zero-murders-committed-by-5-year-olds-since-child-detainments-began/

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Ben Richardson @benjrichardson.bsky.social · 20h

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Not a very satisfying week of thrillers, I must say.

Recent Activity:
Presence (2024) - 2 stars
Clown in a Cornfield (2025) - 2 and a half stars
Weapons (2025) - 4 and a half stars
Depravity (2024) - 1 and a half stars

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