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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 11h

Politico obtained 2,900 pages of exchanges among a dozen Young Republican leaders in New York, Kansas, Arizona and Vermont.

Full List of Young Republicans Involved in Offensive Chats

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Larry Yoshida @evillarry.bsky.social · 7h

#Halloween2025 🎃 #Frankenstein boxd.it/PNLQP

A ★★ review of Frankenstein's Daughter (1958)

Not to be confused with JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER. Frankenstein's grandson Oliver Frank gets a job as a lab assistant to a scientist with questionable ethics. Oliver has his own agenda...

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Larry Yoshida @evillarry.bsky.social · 7h

#Halloween2025 🎃🤠 #WesternWednesday #Western #WeirdWestern #Frankenstein boxd.it/PNnQL

A ★½ review of Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)

Final real film directed by William Beaudine. It's a disappointment compared to his Poverty Row heyday. Dull follow up to BILLY THE KID VS. DRACULA (which at least had John Carradine to liven things u...

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Larry Yoshida @evillarry.bsky.social · 8h

not when it's melty

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Larry Yoshida @evillarry.bsky.social · 9h

Today is NATIONAL CHEESE CURD DAY!

fried cheese curds from Ellsworth Creamery

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Larry Yoshida @evillarry.bsky.social · 9h

Today is NATIONAL SHWARMA DAY! 🥙🥙🥙

Larry Yoshida @evillarry.bsky.social · 9h

Today is NATIONAL GROUCH DAY! 🗑️🗑️🗑️

Larry Yoshida @evillarry.bsky.social · 1d

#Halloween2025 🎃🕷️ #JackArnold #JohnAgar #ClintEastwood boxd.it/1p6NcF

A ★★★★ review of Tarantula (1955)

Above average creature feature from Jack Arnold (CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON). It all starts when a scientist is found disfigured and dead. His colleague (Leo G. Carroll) blames it on acromegaly (t...

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GIFFORDS @giffords.org · 1d

Alex Jones further traumatized families of the Sandy Hook shooting with his lies and conspiracy theories.

Today, the Supreme Court rejected his attempt to get out of paying the $1.4 billion he owes them in damages. He must pay for the harm he caused.

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

Former Republican Senator Mitt Romney's sister-in-law was found dead in a parking garage in southern California on Friday, ABC News reported on Monday.

Mitt Romney's sister-in-law was found dead in a parking garage: report

Former Republican Senator Mitt Romney's sister-in-law was found dead in a parking garage in Southern California on Friday, ABC News reported on Monday. A preliminary investigation determined that Carrie Romney, 64, of Valencia may have fallen or jumped from the parking garage, officials said. Her ca...

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

Mike Johnson decries 'naked bicyclers' in Portland as 'most threatening thing I've seen'

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) insisted that federal agents' abuse of force had not risen to the level of congressional investigations after a judge barred the Department of Homeland Security from using specific tactics against faith leaders and journalists.During a press conference on Tuesday, o...

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

One of President Donald Trump's latest social media posts alarmed a veteran journalist, who described the outburst as possible signs of mental infirmary.

'Melting brain or melted soul?' Eyebrows raised over 'objectively insane' Trump post

One of President Donald Trump's latest social media posts alarmed a veteran journalist, who described the outburst as possible signs of mental infirmary.The president bizarrely claimed over the weekend that Joe Biden might have been involved in placing 274 FBI agents into the crowd at the Capitol on...

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Larry Yoshida @evillarry.bsky.social · 1d

#Halloween2025 🎃 #JackArnold boxd.it/bmRQl3

A ★★★ review of Monster on the Campus (1958)

A scientist receives a coelacanth for study. Weird stuff starts happening. A friendly dog grows vicious (and gets wolf fangs). A dragonfly grows to the size of its prehistoric ancestors. There are als...

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Larry Yoshida @evillarry.bsky.social · 1d

#Halloween2025 🎃 #CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon #Gillman #JackArnold #JulieAdams boxd.it/2cRZmn (censored the image because Bluesky seems to flag anything with a bathing suit)

A ★★★★ review of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

The last of the classic Universal monsters and definitely the coolest looking. Overly familiar story with the beautiful Julie Adams caught in a love triangle between her fellow scientists Richard Carl...

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Larry Yoshida @evillarry.bsky.social · 1d

Today is NATIONAL DESSERT DAY! 🥧🍰🍧🍩🧁🍮🍨

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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 1d

The incident highlights the tense and fragile nature of the Trump-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

IDF Fires at Gazans ‘Who Crossed the Yellow Line’ During Ceasefire

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Larry Yoshida @evillarry.bsky.social · 1d

boxd.it/bmNkT5 #JeffBridges #JaredLeto #GretaLee #GillianAnderson #BellaPoarch

A ★★★★ review of TRON: Ares (2025)

Was ready to dismiss this as an all-style no substance flick for the gamer generation, especially after the first half-hour or so. It does get better. An evil corporation (founded by the human villain...

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Larry Yoshida @evillarry.bsky.social · 1d

Founders of Antifa

The Justice Society of America - Flash, Hawkman, Wonder Woman, Hourman, Black Canary

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Larry Yoshida @evillarry.bsky.social · 1d

Founders of Antifa

The Invaders, Liberty Legion, Crusaders, and time-travelling Avengers fight the Axis

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

“This is absolutely a violation of federal law.”

Trump's layoffs could lead to major problems with funding for the education of disabled students. And some say, potential violations of federal law.