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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 6h

THE REPUBLICANS KILLED THE CONSTITUTION INSIDE 150 DAYS.

They won't even swear in a tie-breaking vote and, well, there's no recourse ("We're suing them!" GFL with that.)

How foolish do you have to be to believe an election is going to stop them? Especially when the lose condition is "all jail"

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 5h

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 2h

There's zero chance this won't happen.

Next up for the Worst Court in US History:

Gay marriage gone.

All abortion rights gone.

OK for trump to imprison political foes.

Trump allowed to remain in power indefinitely.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h

white reactionaries disenfranchising black voters to secure political power? that’s a jim crow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

www.nytimes.com

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Chinasaur Jr. @chinasaurjr.bsky.social · 1d

When I was a kid my brother and I were exploring a creepy abandoned fishing lodge and found a '70s p*rno mag with a bunch of Gwendolyn reprints in it. The odd combination of great art, old-timey innocence, and transgression put the zap on my brain. Probably my first exposure to "underground" comix.

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Chinasaur Jr. @chinasaurjr.bsky.social · 1d

The platonic ideal of a smart, hip B-movie.

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Chinasaur Jr. @chinasaurjr.bsky.social · 2d

"Ghoulish" is the perfect word. This crap would shame Burke and Hare.

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Chinasaur Jr. @chinasaurjr.bsky.social · 2d

MAGA supports child rape.

They are not fellow Americans who just disagree with you on some political issues. They are actively evil.

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 2d

Nothing to see here

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Wil Wheaton @wilwheaton.net · 2d

"To be a Republican in 2025 represents a clear public confession that you either don't know the difference between good and evil and you're so morally empty that you can't be bothered to begin to try, or that you do know the difference, and you prefer evil." Great essay from @juliusgoat.bsky.social

The Crime of Human Virtue

Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.

www.the-reframe.com

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 4d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 3d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 4d

I'm sitting here thinking about having a 15 daughter being chased down and abducted by masked men while the local police watch and let them carry her away to god-knows where w/zero accountability

we have to understand that girls are in severe danger of sexual violence from anonymous ICE goons

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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 3d

For those that think the US is going through a momentary hiccup and will be restored to sanity at the midterms, explain how you imagine that happening.

The Republicans won't swear in a newly elected official NOW, do you imagine they're all going to just turn themselves in to Leavenworth in 2026?

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 4d

Qatari soldiers in Idaho will have better access to health care than Americans.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4d

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Chinasaur Jr. @chinasaurjr.bsky.social · 4d

Every sixth-grade kid whose Dungeons & Dragon character hired some men-at-arms knows that you always keep your soldiers fed. The fact that the United States government is failing at something so basic is truly dystopian. This country is way closer to the brink than anybody imagines.

jam @socialistboat.dad · 4d

Stella Sacco
@antlervel.vet
It's really funny that The Art of War is treated as this like alpha male book when it's clearly meant to be read by ancient Chinese failsons because it's all "please don't forget you have to feed your troops" and "if someone asks if you're going to attack them consider lying about it"
April 23, 2024 at 1:28 AM © Everybody can reply
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 5d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 5d

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.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 4d

It’s fun and not at all disturbing that the fascists and tech oligarchs who control this country are all absolutely marinated and cooked in brain rotting conspiracy theories and pseudo-ideological drivel.

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Chinasaur Jr. @chinasaurjr.bsky.social · 4d

America's Caligula.

Except stupid. Really, really stupid.

Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 4d

For those who need their memory refreshed 👇👇

Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 5d

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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 4d

“They are planning a violent crackdown on 10.18. Don’t fall for it and give them an excuse!”

I have some bad news for you dude, they’re planning a violent crackdown EITHER WAY.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 5d

I don’t think we can call it “pedocon *theory*” anymore, the evidence is in, the hypothesis has been proven, the peer reviews are in

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 5d

JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.

Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse

In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.

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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 5d

The fact that we are even talking about Trump winning the Nobel Peace Prize feels indicative of mass psychosis. The dude spent most of his adult life sexually assaulting women, girls and breaking the laws of business, morality and democracy. He is the most unpeaceful cunt ever.

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 5d

Trump thanks Putin for saying he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

This is INSANE

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Chinasaur Jr. @chinasaurjr.bsky.social · 5d

On one hand, it's not a very good movie. On the other, the aliens break into a hospital maternity ward and EAT A ROOM FULL OF BABIES, in what has to be the most jaw-dropping, over-the-top, sicko moment in the entire franchise.

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Chinasaur Jr. @chinasaurjr.bsky.social · 6d

I was talking to some local teens yesterday and they were excited about some HILARIOUS new Sopha (Sp?) videos of Martin Luther King and Obama eating watermelon, stealing chickens, etc. Profoundly depressing. There is no legitimate, non-scumbag use for this tech.

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