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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

I’m pretty sure they don’t even let you *run* for Congress as a Republican unless you’ve got at least one (1) restraining order from a former girlfriend half your age.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15h

Republican Rep. Cory Mills allegedly threatened to release nude images of a 26-year-old woman and to harm her future boyfriends after she ended their relationship.

Now, a judge just ordered Mills, 45, not to come within 500 feet of the defendant & ruled that she is “a victim of dating violence.”

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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MR. BIG GULP 🙂‍↔️🥤🎃 @solodagawd.outside.baby · 3m

Ohhhhhh brother

King TuT @kin-g-tut.bsky.social · 2h

Biden is alive.
Bill Clinton is as well.
Carter lived a long time.
I guess we know how your theory works. Idiot

MR. BIG GULP 🙂‍↔️🥤🎃 @solodagawd.outside.baby · 20h

One thing I noticed is evil ppl like him stay alive a long time smh

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FREE @ LAST @rightmind215.bsky.social · 4m

Transphobes and homophobes have no access to my carnal delights.

We support the WHOLE LGBTQIA+.

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venusian @crislin.me · 4m

Got my hair straightened for the first time in literally a decade lol neck broke stiff where

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 30m

Today, the Supreme Court will hear a hugely consequential case that will determine the future of the Voting Rights Act

US supreme court to hear case that could upend Voting Rights Act

Dispute over Louisiana district returns to justices after long legal saga – and could have far-reaching implications

www.theguardian.com

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venusian @crislin.me · 17m

Struggling to convince myself to go into the office instead of staying home and furnishing the mid century home with a pool and an atrium I just built on the sims last night

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 21h

I’ve got a short piece up in The Conversation on the catastrophic flooding in Southwest Alaska from ex-typhoon Halong and the challenges of recovery work. #akwx #ExtremeWeather #Alaska #AlaskaSky

theconversation.com/typhoon-leav...

Typhoon leaves flooded Alaska villages facing a storm recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever experience

‘As the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways,’ leaving people no time to evacuate and little time to prepare. An Alaska meteorologist explains what happened and the challenges ahead.

theconversation.com

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venusian @crislin.me · 11h

D’Angelo ain’t got no business being dead smh

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venusian @crislin.me · 11h

Just got emotional hearing someone blasting Send It On driving down the street

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Bebo, Chicago Rat Czar 🐀 @bebopott.bsky.social · 15h

beyond parody

"The mounted patrol is an important tool for public safety — one that helps bridge the trust gap between residents, some of whom have a less than generous view of police, and the officers tasked with protecting our city. Kids feel safer around officers on horseback, the presence of the animal offering comfort and evoking calm. This highly visible, less intimidating police presence does exactly what we want law enforcement to do: work in cooperation with the community.

And these horses aren’t just steeds, they’re living memorials bearing the names of officers who’ve died in the line of duty — the entrance to each stall is adorned with a photo and a tribute to the officer. In 2023, a horse was named in honor of Officer Ella French, who was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop in 2021.

Is Chicago really going to sell off Ella French’s horse?"

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Laura Flanders @gritlaura.bsky.social · 17h

Meanwhile, in Masafer Yatta, the ethnic cleansing continues. Having attacked homes, fields, wells and ancient caves, the Israelis are now flattening the tents and trees families shelter under. Is it good to see hostages / prisoners released? Yes! But Middle East “peace” this is not.

aje.io/21m2sb

Palestinians see ‘new Nakba’ in West Bank villages as demolitions return

Israeli forces have carried out multiple demolitions in the West Bank's Khallet al-Daba in 2025.

aje.io

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 19h

Musicians including Jill Scott and Tyler, the Creator, remembered D'Angelo as a 'genius' as tributes poured in.

‘The shining star of our family’: R&B singer D’Angelo passes away at age 51

Musicians including Jill Scott and Tyler, the Creator, remembered D'Angelo as a 'genius' as tributes poured in.

bit.ly

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Carey @thecareywo.bsky.social · 1d

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venusian @crislin.me · 1d

She gave the audience what they thought they wanted 🫠 she shouldn’t have

Jae @itssxjae.blacksky.app · 1d

Just watched a clip of Issa explaining why chose Lawrence at the end…and it’s still a no for me 😭

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 2d

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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wioozyi @swozey.bsky.social · 1d

Fucking idiot government

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 1d

NEW — The House and Senate passed a resolution marking Oct. 14 as a “National Day of Remembrance” for Charlie Kirk.

A coalition of Chicago churches and community leaders instead will spend Oct. 14 honoring George Floyd and others whose lives are at risk of erasure.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/char...

Charlie Kirk gets a ‘Day of Remembrance;’ Chicago organizers will spend it remembering the forgotten • The TRiiBE

A coalition of Chicago churches and community leaders will spend Oct. 14 honoring George Floyd, Wadee Alfayoumi, and others.

thetriibe.com

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 1d

NEW — The House and Senate passed a resolution marking Oct. 14 as a “National Day of Remembrance” for Charlie Kirk.

A coalition of Chicago churches and community leaders instead will spend Oct. 14 honoring George Floyd and others whose lives are at risk of erasure.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/char...

Charlie Kirk gets a ‘Day of Remembrance;’ Chicago organizers will spend it remembering the forgotten • The TRiiBE

A coalition of Chicago churches and community leaders will spend Oct. 14 honoring George Floyd, Wadee Alfayoumi, and others.

thetriibe.com

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venusian @crislin.me · 2d

Omg thank you!! She’s doing so much better. Apparently she has the canine version of HPV but nothing cancerous and nothing that should cause future issues. Appreciate you 🥹 here she is living her best life at the lakefront last week lol

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

"Hundreds of Catholic priests, nuns and lay people led a march from a Catholic church in Maywood to the ICE detention center in Broadview..."

www.fox32chicago.com/news/faith-l...

Faith leaders blocked from sharing Communion with detainees at Broadview ICE center

A large group of Chicago area Catholics marched to the ICE detention center in Broadview Saturday, hoping to share Communion with detainees.

www.fox32chicago.com

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K 🫧 @thetinyk.bsky.social · 2d

It's just baffling to me how millions of people will not be able to get a COVID shot, but the man who has repeatedly said that COVID was a hoax (and was/is the President of the US) just received one. Fuck - and I say this with every fiber of my being - that man and his following.