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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 21h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

this is a special episode for those of you who want to hear me critique Ben Shapiro's knowledge of Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Rudyard Kipling

Cool Zone Media @coolzonemedia.bsky.social · 2d

New Behind the Bastards 📖

Robert and Cody Johnston sit down to read Ben Shapiro's latest non-fiction book, which seems to be based entirely on him not understanding how lions work.

@iwriteok.bsky.social @codyjohnston.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social

www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

this is a special episode for those of you who want to hear me critique Ben Shapiro's knowledge of Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Rudyard Kipling

Cool Zone Media @coolzonemedia.bsky.social · 2d

New Behind the Bastards 📖

Robert and Cody Johnston sit down to read Ben Shapiro's latest non-fiction book, which seems to be based entirely on him not understanding how lions work.

@iwriteok.bsky.social @codyjohnston.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social

www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 2d

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

they all like they live it just hits a little different on a generation raised with school shooter drills

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly having just The Thing and They Live in your ouvre is a titanic achievement

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

why don't you?

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

they also don't write lines like, "life's a bitch and she's back in heat" anymore

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

i love how Keith David is one of the top voice actors in Hollywood now but it's incredibly funny that in his youth he was one of like five men on earth jacked enough to credibly fight Rowdy Roddy Piper to a standstill

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

They Live is a fantastic film but every time I introduce it to a Gen Z friend I'm reminded that the plot boils down to, "two hobos carry out a series of workplace mass shootings because they believe half the population are aliens wearing human skin"

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much.

There is not a doubt in my mind that if either man were alive today they would be extremists in that regard.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

I feel exactly the same way. I have nothing but praise for his skill as a writer. His beliefs and legacy were deeply complex, mixed and often ugly. I hope I didn't shy away from that in the episode.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

a lot of people are finally waking up to the importance of the 3rd amendment. As a 3A absolutist, i think it should be illegal for soldiers to be quartered anywhere in this country. they should be camping under the open sky at all times. all military bases and barracks are unconstitutional.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

A former DOGE staffer developed an AI tool that hallucinated the size of Veterans Affairs contracts.

For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.

(Published June)

DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts

We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the wron...

www.propublica.org

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 2d

These guys all fail the Stringer Bell Rule.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2d

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 2d

how does he always look like he's cosplaying as fascist Eminem

mr pussy @mrpussy.xyz · 3d

>not a veteran
>wall full of challenge coins

Kash Patel wearing the corniest Christmas camo punisher skull sweatshirt with his own podcast advertised on the sleeve, wearing his own merch hat too and another behind him, in front of an American flag challenge coin holder that also contains stickers for his podcast

buster bluth in fatigues with arms full of stuffed animals. "these are my awards, mother. from army."

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 2d

nah my mom didn't like guns

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 2d

by far the most lasting side-effect of listening to a shitload of Rush Limbaugh as a kid is now whenever i hear the name "Massachusetts" i replace it in my head with "Taxachusetts".

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 2d

i send out lots of contracts. our lawyers are not thrilled tbh

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 2d

i know what you're asking: why does your Gmail automatically auto complete Jerry's email? and the answer is an unsettling sex thing.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 2d

unfortunately when mailing out the contract documents i mixed up Bill's email with Jerry Jones. he signed immediately.

i haven't yet had the courage to break this to Ed.

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 2d

Bill will be joining me as the new co-host of Better Offline

Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 2d

Per sources: Bill Belichick has discussed buyout options with North Carolina’s hierarchy. Belichick has signaled a willingness to trigger his own $1 million buyout if he can find a soft landing with another team or in media

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Rory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 4d

10/07/2025

a crude drawing of a trash bin with a large human face sticking out of the top of it, surrounded by trash, with the caption "early testing for the public trash bins with human faces that beg to be fed garbage indicated that most found them too unsettling to use. However, the small number of participants, including some investors, who said they found the bins deeply erotic, and attempted to form romantic relationships with the bins was considered promising enough to continue funding the project."

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 3d

this is the most traffic has been obstructed by the portland ice facility and it’s because they roped off the whole city block with yellow tape so kristi noem and her streamer friends could film their little content. they are long gone but the tape remains

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 3d

war, war never changes.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 3d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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