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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

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Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · 4d

They putrefy everything they touch. Like some sort of democracy-eating bacteria.

Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · 4d

MTG wants to run for Senate or Governor. She knows her particular brand of crazy won’t play statewide. So she’s pretending to be reasonable and bipartisan. Key word: pretending

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Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · 4d

Must read. Signed up for a Mother Jones subscription immediately after. Should have had one already.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 5d

1/Stop everything and read/watch/bookmark this massive investigation between @motherjones.com @lighthousereports.com Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Paper Trail Media a vast global surveillance empire used to target politicians, journalists, tech CEOs, and... Jared Leto.
ow.ly/2LUF50Xb7KE

The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you

We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

ow.ly

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 13d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · Sep 16

Just a reminder: they were never actually against cancel culture. They were against the cancellation of people they agree with or like. They’ve always been enthusiastically in favor cancelling people they don’t like. If you took them at their word you’re a useful idiot.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 16

Rand Paul: "People say, 'Oh, people have a right to say things.' Well, actually they don't necessarily have a right to say things. Many people have in their contract what we call a morals clause ... I think it is time for this to be a crackdown on people."

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Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Sep 16

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Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Sep 16

Oh, well, if they’re holding MEETINGS, then that’s ok…

Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Sep 13

Thinking Nazis were leftists because their party name includes the word socialist is like thinking AI is actually smart because its name includes the word intelligence.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · Sep 13

This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for.

But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 13

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

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Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Sep 10

Kavanaugh, probably: “They were moving expeditiously to verify possible US citizens who could then be released in just 2 weeks rather than the 6 weeks it would take if the brave, stalwart, heroic ICE officers hadn’t slammed them to the ground to quickly.” Excuse me while I go vomit…

Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Sep 9

These charts show that politicians from both parties are unpopular. And that independents who lean D want the Dems to be more moderate. They don’t support your statements at all. Get better data or a new premise.

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Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Aug 30

But math is woke. I’m sure of it. All the maths are woke, all the sciences are woke, only Dear Leader Donnie DeadMan can be trusted.

I better not regret leaving the snark tag off this one…

Dan Emerson @danemers.bsky.social · Aug 29

Mass shooters since 2018 who were transgender — 4.

Mass shooters since 2018 who were not transgender — 4,193.

Hope that helps.

Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Aug 20

Well, you CAN. Just not very far…

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Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Aug 15

a man in a bow tie salutes with the words aye aye captain below him

ALT: a man in a bow tie salutes with the words aye aye captain below him

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Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Aug 14

Based on my experience? Never. They never learn.

Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Jul 21

Hugo’s got potential

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · Jul 18

What caused Grok's Racist Meltdown

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Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Jul 7

This is insane. If you aren’t going to report what actually happened, get a new career. This is just another type of disinformation and it’s appalling from so-called professional journalists. Tell. The. Truth. Always.

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Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Jul 6

Dude. @scalzi.com has many redeeming qualities, but his burrito heresy is not among them

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Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Jun 29

Truly one of the greatest things to ever appear on the internet

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · Sep 4

4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.

On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day

So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga

Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Jun 29

I am firmly aligned against clickbait headlines

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Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Jun 26

That’s the first time I’ve blocked someone just because they were so incredibly dumb. Not evil, not horrible, not a jerk, just too dumb to ever waste my time reading.

Captain Oblivious @captainoblivious.bsky.social · Jun 25

How many picks do we need to give away to get somebody to take Niang off our hands? I’d go as high as our next 30 second rounders.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · Jun 22

World War 3 kinda sucks, but you know, it was either this or pronouns

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