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a woman is standing in a hallway with her arms outstretched and a choker around her neck .

Cali Thrives, Despite @calishacold.bsky.social · 2h

I chose to sing this for my HS graduation thinking it meant something completely different.

Cali Thrives, Despite @calishacold.bsky.social · 2h

The gold glasses on top of it

Alt: a woman is standing in a hallway with her arms outstretched and screaming in excitement

a woman is saying thank you jesus with her hands on her chest .

Cali Thrives, Despite @calishacold.bsky.social · 3h

I be so scared to cheer for the Giants out loud

Alt: a woman is saying thank you jesus with her hands on her chest .

Cali Thrives, Despite @calishacold.bsky.social · 3h

GO WATCH THAT DOCUMENTARY IF YOU WANT TO FEEL BETTER SAQUON

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 5h

sherman, for the love of god!

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Cali Thrives, Despite @calishacold.bsky.social · 3h

Mmm I could see him going the Miguel route for sure

open.spotify.com/track/3hl063...

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🧛🏿‍♂️Count Niggula 🦇🇳🇬🇨🇩 @theigbobear.blacksky.app · 4h

Hold On (Change Is Comin')

open.spotify.com

US Senate confirms Trump nominee Mascott to federal appeals court

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16d

I think…people’s obsession with “a cause”…is precisely because autism’s genetic randomness is hard to stratify by social class……………..

Audra Mitchell @audralmitchell.bsky.social · 16d

THERE. ARE. NO. 'CAUSES'. OF. AUTISM.

(other than being born as a member of Homo sapiens, which is a huge risk factor for turning out to be Autistic).

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Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 4h

kinda obsessed with weird as fuck as strategy right now.

Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 1d

It's interesting seeing the different ways resistance has formed in different cities. Los Angeles Organized, Chicago Radicalized, and Portland Got Weird as Fuck. All 3 have had success unifying their respective cities.

I guess my point is there are multiple paths to ungovernability.

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Cali Thrives, Despite @calishacold.bsky.social · 6h

they were SISTERS

On the left is a box of outshine popsicles mango with tajin flavor. On the left, a can of Modelo chelada negra con chile. Because they are sisters!

Cali Thrives, Despite @calishacold.bsky.social · 7h

Ahahahahahaha

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Claire Underwood @ladisdot.blacksky.app · 7h

Government shutdown and yet…..

Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 7h

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Jennifer Mascott, President Donald Trump's latest nominee to the federal appeals court in Philadelphia, further shifting the court's ideological balance to the right.

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Jennifer Mascott, President Donald Trump's latest nominee to the federal appeals court in Philadelphia, further shifting the court's ideological balance to the right.

reut.rs

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Jaxx Dynamite @jaxxdynamite.bsky.social · 9h

October’s very own just got very owned in October

a man wearing sunglasses and a denim jacket holds a piece of paper in his hand

ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a denim jacket holds a piece of paper in his hand

THE ALL-AMERICAN HALFTIME SHOW

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Cali Thrives, Despite @calishacold.bsky.social · 8h

Hey Drake, they're not slow

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 10h

"The average listener is not under the impression that a diss track is the product of a thoughtful or disinterested investigation, conveying to the public factchecked verifiable content."

The forum here is a music recording, in particular a rap “diss track,” with accompanying video and album art. Diss tracks are much more akin to forums like YouTube and X, which “encourag[e] a freewheeling, anything-goes writing style,” than journalistic reporting. Sandals Resorts, 86 A.D.3d at 43 (quotation marks omitted). The average listener is not under the impression that a diss track is the product of a thoughtful or disinterested investigation, conveying to the public factchecked verifiable content.

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Cali Thrives, Despite @calishacold.bsky.social · 8h

It's interesting to me that this logo curves.
Because eventually isn't it just gonna go back around?

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 15h

Just announced: Turning Point USA will present an alternative “All-American” halftime show (performers TBA) for those who don’t want to watch that Puerto Rican.

www.americanhalftimeshow.com

Yes, the rumors are true... Turning Point USA is thrilled to announce The All American Halftime Show. Performers and event details coming soon.

www.americanhalftimeshow.com

Cali Thrives, Despite @calishacold.bsky.social · 8h

Oooh On the TLC tip

malcoholic @lepetitereboot.bsky.social · 9h

they pull Kris face any tighter and she'll be able to blink both sets of lips

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

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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Cali Thrives, Despite @calishacold.bsky.social · 8h

Low key,
I go outside like this often.
But my jackets be long and zipped.

eve’s law @blueve.bsky.social · 8h

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quaithe of the shadow asshai @clarkconquers.bsky.social · 8h

NO WEAPON

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9h

INBOX — New York AG Tish James' statement on Trump's retaliatory indictment of her:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2025

Attorney General’s Press Office/212-416-8060 nyag.pressoffice@ag.ny.gov

Attorney General Letitia James Issues Statement on Donald Trump’s Weaponization of the Department of Justice

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued the following statement after she was indicted by the U.S. Attorney’s office of the Eastern District of Virginia.

“This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding, all because I did my job as the New York State Attorney General.

“These charges are baseless, and the president’s own public statements make clear that his only goal is political retribution at any cost. The president’s actions are a grave violation of our Constitutional order and have drawn sharp criticism from members of both parties.

“His decision to fire a United States Attorney who refused to bring charges against me – and replace them with someone who is blindly loyal not to the law, but to the president – is antithetical to the bedrock principles of our country. This is the time for leaders on both sides of the aisle to speak out against this blatant perversion of our system of justice.

“I stand strongly behind my office’s litigation against the Trump Organization. We conducted a two-year investigation based on the facts and evidence – not politics. Judges have upheld the trial court’s finding that Donald Trump, his company, and his two sons are liable for fraud.

“I am a proud woman of faith, and I know that faith and fear cannot share the same space. And so today I am not fearful, I am fearless, and as my faith teaches me, no weapon formed against me shall prosper. We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights. And I will continue to do my job.”

Cali Thrives, Despite @calishacold.bsky.social · 8h

Ryan Murphy keeps giving us clues on how to spot the Monster serial killers and here the cops go like "whaddya meannnn?"

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quaithe of the shadow asshai @clarkconquers.bsky.social · 8h

Yeah this isn’t a coincidence

Attorney Ben Crump @attorneybencrump.bsky.social · 10h

Another body has been found in Houston’s bayou — the 16th this year, and the 6th in just weeks. Families deserve answers. When tragedy repeats itself this often, it’s not coincidence — it’s a crisis. City leaders must confront what’s happening.

Cali Thrives, Despite @calishacold.bsky.social · 8h

He looks like one, so I understand his confusion about his origin and where he was grown.

Cali Thrives, Despite @calishacold.bsky.social · 9h

Ah yes that makes sense too. One of Desus' AKAs on the podcast used to be Boutros Boutros Gully. It's a super deep cut