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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 2h

BREAKING NEWS:

The Texas A&M police department confirms to Extra Points that the sandwich in question was “a pimento cheese” sandwich.

Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 1d

look I know journalism is a dying industry

but I want sandwich details goddammit

Capt. Silky @nowbacktome.bsky.social · 1d

If you still have Twitter the TAMUpolice account is gold during the games. Case in point dude had a water jug of whiskey and a BAC .337 how was he not dead?

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Jessica Roberts @jaroberts1501.bsky.social · 1h

JULIO

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5h

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 · 7h

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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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 23h

I also think he hates this. The character is kindof the opposite of his whole jam - in practice. He's governing to the right of his base and is historically unpopular. When he was AG, he was much more liked.

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Burney Sandwich @burneysandwich.bsky.social · 5h

Expected this block:

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Kevin Gaughen 🇺🇸 @gaughen.bsky.social · 1d

It's really interesting how some parts of the United States have a high human development index, like Scandinavia or Japan, while other parts of it are basically the developing world.

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 10h

Ah, Columbus Day, when we celebrate the discovery of Monday during my search for Saturday.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

As ICE terrorizes communities, remember that some of Trump's biggest supporters are private prison companies that will make bank off his budget bill.

And Stephen Miller recently disclosed over $100K of stock in Palantir, the shady data firm ICE uses to target immigrants.

Cashing in on cruelty.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Kamala Harris: "I don't know if we can trust what's coming out of the DOJ right now. And that pains me to say that."

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Codify Baseball @codifybaseball.bsky.social · 1d

Odds, 2025 World Championship (@FanDuel):

Dodgers +115
Blue Jays +320
Mariners +340
Brewers +420

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secretman11.bsky.social @secretman11.bsky.social · 1d

Somehow to Republicans, "thought police" means a random person on the internet criticizing another person for saying something racist, but not actual police arresting someone for criticizing Trump.

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 1d

videos of American citizens being picked off the street by armed state sanctioned thugs are there to be viewed once you are done defending Bari Weiss against any form of criticism

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 1d

You are a living joke if you are more concerned about “the thought-police” than the secret police

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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 20h

I’m happy that the big kooky liberated Portland frogs have emerged as an aesthetic backlash to the dank Pepes

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 16h

The DLR just got better.

54 brand new, state-of-the-art trains are rolling out over the next year - with more space, air con, phone charging points and improved accessibility.

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Corey King @bushea76.bsky.social · 1d

Protesting Kamala Harris when she’s not the President is some performative bullshit, and I can’t take you seriously! 🙄🙄🙄🙄

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students-watch.bsky.social @students-watch.bsky.social · 16h

When you control all three branches of government like the GOP does and you pass legislation to give tax breaks to the rich who do not need it. And to help pay for it, you cut social services the middle class and poor desperately need. Given that reality, you own the shutdown.

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Aoi @bluebunaoi.bsky.social · 17h

This is the reality of Conservatism: They are unable to empathize with others as strongly as Liberals. Until they or someone they care about is subject to injustice, that injustice does not exist.

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Orddu, Orwen, or Orgoch @troynovaunt.bsky.social · 1d

I DEEPLY resent that I have to take seriously the stunted, juvenile political and theological opinions of Peter Thiel

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 18h

The level of kleptocratic corruption in this regime is breathtaking, e.g.:

—Selling off Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae to big banks

—Bribes from ABC & CBS

—TikTok sale to Ellison

—Everything Qatar: the plane gift, the Idaho military base

—Whoever has bribed him by buying his scam meme coins

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Michael Preston @rmpreston.bsky.social · 18h

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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 18h

The Port of Seattle, which runs Sea-Tac International Airport, is governed by a five-member commission elected by and representing the citizens of King County, WA. This is what democracy looks like.

Sea-Tac won’t air Noem video blaming shutdown on Democrats

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport won’t broadcast a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem saying Democrats caused the federal government shutdown.

www.seattletimes.com

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 1d

The "triumphs over" is basically Trumpism that's too cowardly to admit it's Trumpism. Trump also "triumphed over" everything. He evaded accountability. He made the bet that he didn't have to give a shit about anything, and there were enough yes-men /women around him to prove him right.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 1d

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

There is absolutely zero chance that a man who took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from an FBI agent on camera would have been appointed to any position by any other president.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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