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Christian JB @christianjb.bsky.social · 2d

You're trapped on the wokest social network for all eternity. Much like when Zod was banished to the phantom zone.

Christian JB @christianjb.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe it is a bit obscure. I was thinking of the David Copperfield illusion in which he passed through the Great Wall of China.

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Christian JB @christianjb.bsky.social · 2d

I miss having @dumbdumbmm.bsky.social on twitter, because he would 'like' my tasteless jokes.

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Christian JB @christianjb.bsky.social · 2d

Somewhat grudgingly, I am now a subscriber to The Bulwark.

Somewhat grudgingly, because I'm not even an American! I feel a bit ashamed paying US journalists when I should be supporting European journalism.

But I do like The Bulwark, and the work they're doing.

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Christian JB @christianjb.bsky.social · 2d

I went and looked this up. It's a satire of progressives. It's a bad-taste play within a play, like The Producers. I think.

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Jonathan Chait @jonathanbchait.bsky.social · 4d

Bari Weiss Still Thinks It's 2020

She co-founded The Free Press as a bastion of liberalism in an illiberal time. Her arrival at CBS is paved with excuses for illiberal friends.

www.theatlantic.com

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 4d

very interesting what is not allowed these days. in this case, basic archiving of real videos

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 4d

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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jon mothman @jonchristian.net · 4d

who up grinding their stump

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Christian JB @christianjb.bsky.social · 4d

Youth Culture Killed My Dog | They Might Be Giants

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4d

"This is where we’ve been headed since Jan. 6.

The man who fomented an actual insurrection will invent a fantasy insurrection to justify overturning the rule of law & deploying the military against civilians.

The thing about Rubicons is they can’t be uncrossed."

www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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Christian JB @christianjb.bsky.social · 5d

I'm not laughing, because I am an adult. Oh yes.

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Sarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social · 5d

He's now been pardoned, but unbelievable that this happened at all in the first place: Tunisia sentenced a man to *death* last week for criticizing the president on Facebook.

www.aljazeera.com

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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, Of Course, Trump Will Invoke the Insurrection Act

open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 5d

Just sent out this post. Three and a half years after Bucha, after mass child abductions started, after nightly attacks on civilians, the political strength of parties sympathetic to Russia (which is doing these things) is growing not declining. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Does Europe Really Want to Save Itself?

We will know Sooner Than Many Understand.

open.substack.com

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Christian JB @christianjb.bsky.social · 6d

awesome

The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 6d

⚡️Ukrainian drones reportedly target oil infrastructure in Siberia, over 2,000 km away from frontline.

Ukrainian drones reportedly attacked the city of Tyumen in the Russian region of Siberia late on Oct. 6, local officials reported.

Ukrainian drones reportedly target oil infrastructure in Siberia, over 2,000 km away from frontline

Officials from Russia's Tyumen Oblast claimed on Telegram that three Ukrainian drones were shot down over an "industrial facility" in the city, adding that no fire, casualties, or explosions occurred ...

kyivindependent.com

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Sarah McLaughlin @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social · 6d

“They are deliberately blurring the line between speech protected by the First Amendment and violence or other unlawful activity, and they seem to be quite explicitly listing viewpoints that they don’t like as predicates for an all-of-government crackdown."

Trump’s Directive on ‘Organized Political Violence’ Could Lead to Increased Surveillance of His Critics

The president issued a directive that could make dissent riskier for people and nonprofits.

www.notus.org

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 9d

This is the obvious absurdity of pulling ICEBlock. It is obviously legal, protected speech for anyone to say, in any forum, “I just witnessed some police activity at location X”. Indeed, people have been doing this regularly on social media since its inception.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 9d

"I think in a free country we should be able to post onto the internet, 'hey, there are masked agents on Broadway and Vine and not have the government or the tech oligarchs prevent us from doing that.' Shame on you, Tim Cook."

@radiofreetom.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social:

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Christian JB @christianjb.bsky.social · 6d

King's is a type of salad, apparently, so I maintain that this joke works.

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Christian JB @christianjb.bsky.social · 6d

When you ask for the salad options.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 6d

No Kings. No Caesar.

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Jonathan Chait @jonathanbchait.bsky.social · 6d

Democrats Still Have No Idea What Went Wrong

The party’s progressives seem to think the problem is not with their platform but with voters.

www.theatlantic.com

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Christian JB @christianjb.bsky.social · 6d

I just feel sorry for the parrot.

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James Bloodworth @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social · 7d

Syrian refugee stabbed to death in street after walking past woman www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Syrian refugee stabbed to death in street after walking past woman

Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, had been living in Huddersfield for just a couple of weeks when he was fatally stabbed in the neck in broad daylight by Alfie Franco, 20, Leeds Crown Court heard.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Christian JB @christianjb.bsky.social · 7d

I don't think many Pro Pal protestors would openly support murder. They are not generally Islamist radicals.

But I do think they are tolerant of those who commit violence. Violence they often rationalise as 'resistance'.

And that's bad enough.

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Yair Rosenberg @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social · 9d

In short: Hamas said they won't release the hostages within 72 hours, they won't disarm, and they want to negotiate over Trump's proposal that he has repeatedly said is non-negotiable. But otherwise, they accepted the plan.

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