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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1h

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1h

I’m so proud of my fellow leftists for pushing back against hatred and violence with disruptive protesting like this. This is how we do it.

It makes the news and people say

The Portland protest frog didn’t let a stream of chemical spray aimed directly at his costume’s air vent stop him.

A TikTok video of the onslaught by a federal agent is now up to at least 1.4 million likes.

It happened last week – at 10:57 p.m. on Oct. 2 – as people were peacefully protesting on the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office, said the man in the frog suit, Seth Todd, 24, of Portland.

Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/10/ive-definitely-had-spicier-tamales-says-portland-ice-protest-frog-that-got-pepper-sprayed-by-federal-agents.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=app.dashsocial.com%2Ftheoregonian%2Flibrary%2Fmedia%2F592948439

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No Escalators @noescalators.bsky.social · 11h

I am watching the 4k feed which shows an in-stadium cam instead of commercials and this is honestly way too chaotic for just a change of possession break

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crb1079 @crb1079.bsky.social · 11h

Frank The GIF

Alt: Frank The Tank finger bang

media.tenor.com

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✶ MarcusD ✶ @marcusd.bsky.social · 11h

Both of Pete Crow-Armstrong's attempts when Cubs played in Milwaukee.

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Mike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 11h

Dodgers vs Brewers.

Mariners vs Blue Jays.

That's just full of fantastically fun stories and potential matchups. Can't wait.

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tara 🎃 @magnolia2010.bsky.social · 12h

yoooooo

they turned the priests holding the MONSTRANCE away

like, even a heathen like me knows what that means

this is a full slap in the face of the tradcath faker freaks in this administration. that's WILD.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 17h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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crb1079 @crb1079.bsky.social · 12h

Nearly PCA moment

crb1079 @crb1079.bsky.social · 12h

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crb1079 @crb1079.bsky.social · 1d

My "not suffering from multiple blockages and recovering from a stroke" t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says reut.rs/4mZNZbu

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 13h

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Gary Gehman @glgehman.bsky.social · 17h

All you peacenik liberals wringing hands over what to do: Yes, of course, vote. It's your primary responsibility as a citizen.

But now more than ever, fulfill your second civic responsibility: Serve on juries. Never has it been more imperative to thwart rogue injustice.

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 22h

PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'

Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

www.nbcnews.com

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 14h

The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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nick pants @nickpants.bsky.social · 13h

tech got flagged for throwing tortillas on the field

texas tech can’t stop throwing tortillas on the field

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crb1079 @crb1079.bsky.social · 13h

It's sweet tea!

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 20h

Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*

They don't give their opinion to the media

They don't criticize how SCOTUS works

This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 18h

Note that this is the same compromise position adopted by the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday in advance of oral arguments (and in both cases an administrative stay) bsky.app/profile/josh...

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 19h

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals PARTIALLY grants the stay sought by the Trump Administration.

The stay is GRANTED as to federalization of the National Guard.

But it is DENIED as to deployment.

So deployment still BLOCKED, but troops "do not need to return to their home states."

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 20h

The Trump-Vance administration blocking Catholics from receiving the Eucharist. The Trump-Vance war on Catholics and Catholicism.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 20h

As the procession reaches Broadview, priests have been denied access to ICE detention facility in order to bring the Eucharist to detainees.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 23h

it has the usual reddit problems but it does serve as a great way to start training your brain to recognize the things AI likes to fuck up. for instance, it's gotten better at hands but will still fuck up background patterns and give people irises that aren't perfectly round

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 23h

I really recommend browsing a reddit called "Is this AI?" for this purpose. people post questionable images and commenters weigh in on their validity, but are required to provide specifics as to their reasoning. once you start seeing the signs, it gets easier and easier over time

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crb1079 @crb1079.bsky.social · 23h

(it's all about making the other side look like the fools they are...why the eating dogs and cats part of campaign was the best for Harris/Walz)

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Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

So I'm really hoping someone at the @chicago.suntimes.com (or any of the other outlets doing amazing work during a crisis) follow up & investigate how Feds developed a "firearms map" for the South Shore raid, and if ISP was involved.
F/

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 1d

Reminder: it’s sun outage week. The sun will be directly behind geostationary satellites, which will cause some interference on Saturday.

This happens twice a year, and for our purposes, it usually happens during or around Red River.

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Derek Young @derekmyoung.bsky.social · 1d

My favorite, perhaps apocryphal, Jim story is that some Wall Street dude was sweating him about reducing wages was in his office. Jim told him that Costco was now the largest owner of chicken farms in the country which made him an expert in disposing chickenshit and ordered him out.

Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 1d

jim and his wife were behind home plate tonight again as usual

Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 5d

fun random thing from the first game of mariners-tigers: that was jim sinegal, costco founder and of “if you raise the price of the fucking hot dog i’ll kill you” fame, sitting front row with his family

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crb1079 @crb1079.bsky.social · 1d

Add his firing as part of restarting the government

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