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eli @e1b.bsky.social · Jan 17

not exactly what the woman said, but same energy. the soliloquy this is from had me bawling at the time
now, i don't do this, i'm just much too shy around people i don't know and don't check in enough with the people i do. but as an ideal to aspire to? gotta be my lodestar

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eli @e1b.bsky.social · 13h

sssssssshhhhh

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13h

did you know if you take your clothes out of the dryer as soon as they’re done and fold them right away instead of leaving them for three days that they’re less wrinkled?

follow me for more household tips

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scarylawyerguy.bsky.social @scarylawyerguy.bsky.social · 13h

If Joe Biden was unable to close an umbrella there would have been +/- 1,000 think pieces in the newspapers of America questioning whether he was capable of discharging the duties of the office of President of the United States.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump gets some help closing his umbrella while boarding Air Force One

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 16h

Zohran is speaking at my synagogue. These folks are outside.

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Matt @tiredgenerally.bsky.social · 16h

the biomedical advances of the past twenty years have also been incredible. in a way, it really feels like we’ve been slouching towards utopia, so to speak, while society collapsed out from under us bc of changes in information technology/media diets

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14h

People are spontaneously posting up near any laborers or street vendors they spot. Just saw a rapid responder guarding a man working on a building exterior. Many things are terrible today but lord, this stuff matters.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 15h

There are a tremendous number of ICE watchers out in Rogers Park this afternoon after some early morning abductions.

People are guarding churches and patrolling alleyways. Ran into Alderperson Hadden. First timers tell us they're primed and ready to use their whistles.

Know your rights flyer in Spanish on street pole

Alderperson Maria Hadden on street corner

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eli @e1b.bsky.social · 13h

awwww…

Josh Sawyer @jesawyer.bsky.social · 14h

No more passport stamps booooooo it stinks

eli @e1b.bsky.social · 13h

oh for fucks sake now they’re doing more of them, that’s just great

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eli @e1b.bsky.social · 13h

moving target, they also brag about other more diffrint crimes against humanity and I doubt they’ll be able to help themselves for long

eli @e1b.bsky.social · 13h

Paging Robot Chicken

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 13h

“As soon as Count von Count entered the nightclub he started totting up the bloodsuckers on the floor. 1, 2, 3 of them. Number 4 was in a private booth in the back, number 5 was about to take his prey for the night outside.”

SuperChill @frozzbot.bsky.social · 13h

"The Count by Night" is a fanfic that needs writing.

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Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 13h

‘The Jews are cultural parasites’ but leftishly

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eli @e1b.bsky.social · 13h

of all the things to be a condescending asswipe about, ffs

eli @e1b.bsky.social · 13h

people are trying to start discourse where they’re all being precious and superior about which OS they run rn and I am absolutely not fucking here for it. it’s just more teams BS, there are tradeoffs in any choice you make, and yours aren’t inherently more intelligent or responsible.

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eli @e1b.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t help but imagine the Benny Hill music playing in the background here

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Homestar Screens @grapenutsrobot.graphics · 1d

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 1d

Some thirteen year old from Arkansas: Mooooooooom, former president of Syria bashar al-assad is making fun of me on Fortnite

Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 1d

Some kid is doing the standard “ur mom” voice chat trash talk and they got no idea they’re talking to bashar al assad

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 1d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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eli @e1b.bsky.social · 1d

well, this is not nothing

rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 1d

like, the EAC labs inspect the actual source code, and then compile it to a known-good binary and produce a signature hash. the code running on the actual machines has to match the signature hash on election day.

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 1d

So dominion voting got sold, look at this fascinating statement from their new owner (not to doom but this is, uh, suboptimal). www.dominionvoting.com

(Dominion voting website now redirecting to libertyvote.com with the following statement:)

Our Promise.
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My Fellow Americans,
Today, I am proud to announce Liberty Vote - a 100% American-owned election technology company dedicated to restoring trust in our elections. Our mission is clear: every vote must be secure, fair, and verifiable.
I have spent my life working to strengthen America's elections. That commitment began years ago, in the aftermath of the 2000 election, when I worked for the Missouri Secretary of State. Later, as Election Director in St. Louis, I led the effort to modernize outdated systems and rebuild public trust. Eventually, I founded an election technology company that today serves nearly one in four voters nationwide.
With Liberty Vote, we are building on that legacy. We are turning the page and beginning the vital work of restoring faith in American elections. While these changes will not happen overnight, Liberty Vote's mission is rooted in American values and committed to transparency, independent audits, and verifiable paper records.
Our purpose is simple: to ensure that America's elections are secure, fair, and honest.
Scott Leiendecker
Founder and Chairman, Liberty Vote

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 1d

this is fucking obscene

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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eli @e1b.bsky.social · 1d

The only thing that could complicate this slightly is a racial perspective. If Cuba was populated with Haitians, and Cuban refugees weren’t more visibly white rather than Native American or black, Cuba policy is totally different.

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eli @e1b.bsky.social · 1d

this really should be like the lukewarmest of takes. Tell me how communist Vietnam is today ffs. The embargo was kept purely for domestic political considerations. There is no serious democratic or humanist value justifying it and likely never was.