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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 14h

Drake sitting there reading about how good the judge thought the song was and how everyone really enjoyed it

The song contains lyrics explicitly accusing Drake of being a pedophile, set to a catchy beat and propulsive
bassline. "Not Like Us" went on to become a cultural sensation.

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 11h

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Jerry Brennan @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 12h

a cartoon character is sitting at a desk with a sarcasm detector

ALT: a cartoon character is sitting at a desk with a sarcasm detector

media.tenor.com

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Jerry Brennan @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 12h

Solid little vid! There's something truly enjoyable about seeing what great artists admire in one another.

Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 1d

Love that Spielberg starts off with “What an insane movie you made! Oh my God.”

One Battle After Another Q&A w/ Paul Thomas Anderson Steven Spielberg Moderates

YouTube video by The Imperial Communique

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Jerry Brennan @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 13h

People want the cathartic apology and...no, I'm sorry but we're never gonna get that.

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Jerry Brennan @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 15h

My bad I briefly stopped dealing with the problems

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pony pony huckabuck @spindlypete.bsky.social · 15h

this sucks ass, man. every day is such a huge bummer now. can somebody deal with the problems please

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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 20h

Me every time someone says “MapQuest still exists?"

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Jerry Brennan @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 15h

This is the way.

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 15h

after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 16h

Today would be a good day for the Trump Administration to release the Epstein Files.

Pass it on.

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Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 21h

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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Jerry Brennan @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 16h

I know someone else said this but: What?

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Grace @gracekind.net · 18h

The Mercator projection if it weren’t cropped

(click to view full size)

A tall world map projection showing the Earth’s continents at the top, transitioning downward into the icy landscape of Antarctica. Near the South Pole, a research station is visible surrounded by snow and ice. Below that, the image artistically fades into patterns resembling frost crystals or snowflakes, blending scientific imagery with decorative ice textures.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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DuendeonSpooko @duendeonfuego.bsky.social · 1d

Dance party protests might be one of the best moves right now.

These make fascists look ridiculous, counter the "Portland is dangerous" narrative, and showcase joy and community at a time when those things are in short supply. Keep it up.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 2d

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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Jerry Brennan @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 1d

Is that not your name or...

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Jerry Brennan @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 1d

As a Christian I really can't imagine doing this and thinking Christ will be welcoming you into the afterlife.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social · 2d

There is now one spot left in @michaelzapata.bsky.social's online Intensive Coaching Cohort that begins one week from today! Won't you join us?

buff.ly/AoB8GYf

#writingcommunity

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🍂Skulliam💀Boo-tler👻Yikes!🕷️ @yeets.biz · 2d

today is septidi 17 Vendémiaire in the year of the Republic CCXXXIV, celebrating summer squash

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The Devouring Mother @ragnell.bsky.social · 2d

I've found it!

The gender neutral term is Failspawn.

I repeat, FAILSPAWN.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

He was always going to do this. Chicagoans have not rioted, so the administration just lied and said we have. We have not attacked ICE agents, so they just lied and said we did. There was no chaos here, so they created chaotic scenes by attacking people and filmed that shit.

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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 2d

It goes without saying that if Obama had ordered the Illinois National Guard to invade Texas, Greg Abbott would have ordered all of those soldiers shot on sight.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 2d

Most normal people care about the cost of food, utilities and healthcare, and those costs are all going up. Many MAGA people care about the Epstein files, and none of those are coming out. These are two drums Democrats should be beating. One brings people to them, the other fractures the opposition.

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 2d

Powerful MAGA

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Jerry Brennan @jerrybrennan.bsky.social · 2d

Excellent piece...I learned in 4th grade that when someone cheats at Monopoly, you have to stop playing Monopoly with them--but that baseball card analogy works, too.

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