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Glonzo Ball @groverhaustenbosch.bsky.social · 10m

ro khanna appealed to far-right chinese who were likening rob bonta's bill to disaggregate data and lay bare disparities between east asians and southeast asians/pacific islanders to the nuremberg laws during his 2016 run where he defeated mike honda, him doing this shit is going mask off imo

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Glonzo Ball @groverhaustenbosch.bsky.social · 9h

like half of games wouldn't out themselves as being the same when given the chance. still have PTSD flashbacks to how "horny cishet white male tankie lesbian fetishist edeleth shipper addicted to dirtbag left podcasts" captured a population large enough to be a demographic in the three houses thread

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 10h

When prices were going up under Biden there was a constant deluge of news stories about it because the media did not like Biden and wanted him to lose. Under Trump there is not a constant deluge of news stories about coffee prices because they like Trump and want him to win

delrayser @delrayser.bsky.social · 10h

everything is on fire these days, sure, but how is it that 50% of all news stories are not about how I just spent $20 on a bag of store brand coffee at fucking costco

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Glonzo Ball @groverhaustenbosch.bsky.social · 9h

(seriously though fuck larry parrish and lmao that he got permabanned for threatening to rape jeff)

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Glonzo Ball @groverhaustenbosch.bsky.social · 9h

i swear they brought it back after a popular self-described communist poster demanded it in 2022

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 10h

What do you mean "possible rise," dude is at the top of the pack. He is the literal pope

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17h

As Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”

As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’

Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 10h

I give shit to Jeffries (and Schumer) when they suck, so it’s also important to recognize when they’re doing it right.

This is doing it right. More of this, indeed. *Everyone* involved in the corruption of this administration MUST face consequences for their actions.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 12h

This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 11h

This unhinged antisemite is who Wolf Blitzer praised on CNN earlier today.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 11h

Paves the way for the Monster Under the Bed Act

RepMTG:

The Sunshine State is getting it RIGHT! 🌞

Florida is shutting down dangerous weather modification and geoengineering schemes because our skies belong to the people, not globalist elites and their experiments.

Now it’s time to do the same nationwide. My Clear Skies Act will END chemical spraying, geoengineering, and weather manipulation across America for good.

No more tampering. No more lies. Just clear, God-given skies! 🇺🇸☀️
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Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
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Oct 8
🚨 BREAKING: Florida's airports are now closed to any weather modification and geoengineering activities under new state law, Florida AG says.

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Glonzo Ball @groverhaustenbosch.bsky.social · 12h

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 15h

NEW: Federal judge dismisses Drake's defamation case against Kendrick Lamar storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The issue in this case is whether "Not Like Us" can reasonably be understood to convey as a factual matter that Drake is a pedophile or that he has engaged in sexual relations with minors. In light of the overall context in which the statements in the Recording were made, the Court holds that it cannot.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12h

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 16h

This is so fucked up and this can’t be allowed to be normal. If you know anyone who is still on the fence and persuadable please share this with them.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 13h

Not that Cillizza deserves a response, but—in the sense that hes deeply representative of the intellectual & moral rot at the heart of political news media—its v indicative of their mentality that he doesnt consider murdering ppl in the Caribbean or disappearing ppl domestically an affront to peace

Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 13h

you could walk through Times Square buck naked with one of those car-dealership inflatable men tethered to your head, setting off bottle rockets as you go, and you would not be as desperate for attention than this sweaty twerp

a shitty post even by chris Cillizza's standards: "What if...Donald Trump actually deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?"

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 16h

"Local news serves as the lifeblood of democracy, informing citizens about events in their community."

(reads local news coverage of bike lanes)

"Fuck local news."
sanjosespotlight.com/palo-alto-ce...

Palo Alto celebrates new bike lanes, few appear to use them - San José Spotlight

State and local officials on Monday celebrated the completion of the suddenly popular but sparsely used bike lanes on El Camino Real with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that was attended by dozens of cycli...

sanjosespotlight.com

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Glonzo Ball @groverhaustenbosch.bsky.social · 13h

remembering nicki minaj outing herself as an antivax freak in the most hilarious way possible in 2021 and feeling very vindicated

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 15h

sorry farmers, we spent all your bailout money on your competitors, best of luck next year

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 15h

the fun part here is that it’s political corruption because millei is a trump toad, but it’s also personal corruption because it bails out bessent’s hedge fund compatriots, and at the end of the day, doesn’t really help argentina very much at all.

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River_Tam @rivertam.bsky.social · 15h

Feels like "a bunch of ICE new hires are actually registered sex offenders" is a shoe waiting to drop given how certainly little vetting anyone is doing of these guys.

♨ naïve dumbass @atticusgf.bsky.social · 15h

half these people aren't even allowed to be this close to an elementary school

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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His Bark Materials🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌌 @oneiriccanid.bsky.social · 15h

So much of American Christianity is an exercise in convincing themselves they’re oppressed when they have all the power.

Snowden St. @snowden.st · May 14

Yeah, this was in Dallas in the late 90s, but we had 4 armed men come in with real unloaded guns, and take a few of us aside. Said they were here to kill believers, and asked if we were believers. After we all said "Yes", they unmasked themselves as dads from church.

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Glonzo Ball @groverhaustenbosch.bsky.social · 14h

would not have excluded lowtax (b. 1976), proposition discarded

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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 16h

During a government shutdown, the Trump administration is bailing out Argentina, whose president is fond of saying, “The state isn’t the solution, it’s the problem.”

David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 16h

Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. has “directly purchased Argentine pesos,” and the Treasury Department has “finalized a $20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina’s central bank.”

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 17h

I really have come to 100% believe that the younger, equally evil members of the Trump administration are constantly using AI slop to manipulate their elders.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 17h

we are governed by Facebook Grandpas who passionately and irrevocably believe that AI images of five-boobed ladies are real

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 20h

This holds true for thinking "is crime a serious issue." Also interesting to note that it persists for "crime near you"--GOPers are apparently now afraid of even their shadows, but Dems are more grounded on this issue.

That gives Dem pols more room to push back against the narrative.

Crime as serious/extremely so: GOP = 78, independent = 52, Dem = 35

More crime locally: GOP = 69, Independent = 52, Dem = 23

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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 17h

This is an example of mirroring given the prevalence of the "NPC" meme amongst right wing commentators

Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 17h

it's so funny (in a cosmic way) how easily propagandized the GOP electorate is. just decide $issue needs to be the zeitgeist, get on the teevee, and they'll fucking dance for you

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 20h

This holds true for thinking "is crime a serious issue." Also interesting to note that it persists for "crime near you"--GOPers are apparently now afraid of even their shadows, but Dems are more grounded on this issue.

That gives Dem pols more room to push back against the narrative.

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Glonzo Ball @groverhaustenbosch.bsky.social · 17h

real ones know that glonzeau used to live in baltimore and was infamous for cosplaying cusco from the emperor's new groove and being a weirdo at cons before he had to go back to montreal

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