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Phil Seiler

@javamanphil.bsky.social

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Phil Seiler @javamanphil.bsky.social · Apr 14

Really enjoying living in a time when all those people that assured me for years they "would've done something" about Nazi totalitarianism continue to do nothing at all.

Phil Seiler @javamanphil.bsky.social · 38m

Going to be a lot of ketchup peacefully thrown at the walls today.

kermit the frog is drinking from a cup of tea

Alt: kermit the frog is drinking from a cup of tea

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 1h

We don’t expect perfection - we just hope for honesty, admitting (and learning from) mistakes, and understanding subconscious bias. This last, most of all.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 8h

Horrifically creepy and emblematic of this rape-coded administration, but also a govt employee staying at the fuckin ritz on a business trip shows you how much the DC world has changed since the DOJ muffin scandal of 2011.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 13h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Phil Seiler @javamanphil.bsky.social · 11h

None of them were this bad, tbf.

Phil Seiler @javamanphil.bsky.social · 11h

I am deeply thankful all my stupidest musical takes occurred on a blog nobody ever read.

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Phil Seiler @javamanphil.bsky.social · 11h

That seems generous.

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 12h

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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Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 14h

The only good news about having a bunch of white supremacists in positions of power is that, largely, white supremacists are really really dumb.

Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 15h

"You know, there’s many different factors that go into something like that...Then obviously the particular characteristics of an individual, how they look. How do they look compared to, say, you," Greg Bovino said before gesturing to a white reporter.

chicago.suntimes.com/2025/09/30/t...

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Tyler Littwin @tylerlittwin.bsky.social · 14h

Fascist monsters. Completely soulless.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

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

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Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 14h

Also, Kristi Norm will host a "Shoot Puppy Bowl."

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15h

Turning Point USA announced it will host counterprogramming to the Super Bowl halftime show, called “The All American Halftime Show,” as MAGA critics have been enraged over the selection of Bad Bunny as the 2026 headliner.

MAGA rage over Bad Bunny at Super Bowl sparks an alternative show

Counterprogramming hosted by the group that Charlie Kirk founded spotlights the growing political polarization surrounding one of the biggest events of the year.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 15h

Instead of mascots, England and Wales take to the field with 22 men and women who are living with Alzheimer's disease or dementia ❤️

The players will also wear shirts without names in the second half to help raise awareness 👏

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15h

it's only racial profiling if it comes from the racial profiling region of france. otherwise it's sparkling reasonable suspicion.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

McLaughlin: "Pritzker said there's racial profiling, which is absolutely false. Our officials use reasonable suspicion. That's protected under the US Constitution 4th Amendment."

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Phil Seiler @javamanphil.bsky.social · 15h

Started a freshman English paper after the NCAA BB final due 8am the next morning. Used Pascal as my word processor on an 8086 processor. Probably about Hemingway?!?! Got a B+

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 1d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 16h

There is an entire political party dedicated to indulging the fantasies of balding, middle-aged men who want to play army like they're eight year olds.

Juliette Rihl @julietterihl.bsky.social · 17h

I don’t usually cover breaking news, but this story is truly wild.

A pastor in central PA brought an AR-15 to church and pointed it at people during his sermon. Gun safety experts and internet commentators are, predictably, not happy!

(Paywall free link below)

www.pennlive.com/news/2025/10...

Dauphin County pastor under fire for pointing assault-style rifle during sermon

In a move experts called a serious safety violation, he pointed the unloaded weapon at churchgoers, while asking for a 'violent action of faith.'

www.pennlive.com

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 17h

i still think about the debate where marco rubio said donald trump had a small dick and look at where we are now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Marco Rubio kisses Trump's ass and the whole cabinet applauds

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 1d

One of my most John Brown coded opinions is that South Carolina should not have been readmitted to the Union after the Civil War and it's lands turned over the formerly enslaved who worked them.

Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 1d

This is getting wild.

The states of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and 14 others have just asked for permission to file THEIR amicus brief in IL v. Trump.

The States of Iowa, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and 14 additional States
respectfully move for leave to submit the attached amicus curiae brief in support of Defendants
and their opposition to Plaintiffs’ requested temporary restraining order and preliminary
injunction. Proposed amici are States with a vested interest in federalism, the relationship between
States and the federal government, and deploying the National Guard. We also each have a vital
interest in supporting the President and Congress in enacting and enforcing valid immigration
laws. Every State has a responsibility to protect our citizens.
The federalization of States’ National Guard units is a matter of profound public
importance, as it directly implicates the delicate balance of power between state and federal
governments—a true cornerstone of Federalism. States generally maintain authority over their
National Guard units, allowing governors to deploy them for state-specific needs, such as disaster
response or public safety. Federalization of state National Guard units without gubernatorial

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 1d

In all seriousness: every public statement about Trump needs to begin by pointing out the obvious: that his brain is soup and he's not really running the country anymore. bsky.app/profile/crai...

Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 1d

Trump and whatever advisor last spoke to him.

Wormtongue and Théoden in Lord of the Rings

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 1d

Got a recent Pulitzer for warning on the spread of autocracy around the globe, after decades of service to the paper? You can bet your butt you're getting laid off by form email, on Yom Kippur

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 1d

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

no they're LITERALLY exaggerating this issue. there is absolutely no data backing up their claims. ffs just say that!!

NBC news: The discussions come as Trump has sought to deploy National Guard troops in several major cities — including Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon — saying they’re needed to reduce crime and protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials from protesters. Critics have said that the Trump administration is exaggerating issues in those cities.

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Bronze Age Babies @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social · 2d

This here’s a man of the people.

Former Cubs pitcher Lee Smith on why he always walked so slowly out of the bullpen when he was called - he heard the grounds crew got time and a half of the game stretched past 4:30 pm.

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Phil Seiler @javamanphil.bsky.social · 1d

Jesse Waters wants his anonymous masked guy back.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

I love how Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House and #2 in line for the presidency, is always like, “What? News?! I never read or hear anything that happens in the world, anywhere. I’m totally offline. What even is ‘social media’? They play news all day on TV!? Wow! That’s a surprise!”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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