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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 13h

sherman, for the love of god!

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Jjinandtonic @jjinandtonic.bsky.social · 7h

Realizing why the vibes of the frog man pictures have felt familiar — its this old meme with stakes

Bane and Filthy frank (in pink spandex) facing off, arms spread

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Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 1h

Incredible things are happening, as ever, at The Paper of Record.

two articles in a row that feel like very 2025 slaps in the face:

Frank Bruni, Kristen Soltis Anderson and Nate Silver

‘Democrats Fumbled This a Bit’: 3 Writers Assess Where We Are With the Shutdown

Marc Rowan

Academia Is Broken. Trump’s University ‘Compact’ Can Help Fix It.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3h

He wants X thing so he gets X thing is not a given. And to me that's the thing to uproot from people's consciousness. Because we're less than a year in and many people seem already defeated.

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Russ Bengtson @russbengtson.bsky.social · 3h

i like that you used a photo from her headlining set at ozzfest

NPR @npr.org · 4h

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.

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Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 17h

His brain is smoother than a marble counter top made by Carlos Santana featuring Rob Thomas.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

Rogan on Trump’s cruel mass deportations, racially profiling non-criminals and ripping apart families: “This is crazy. That shows no heart. You’re not gonna get any reasonable people to go along with that. Any kind person would go ‘this can’t be the only way to do this’.”

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 17h

It’s easy to make fun of, but watching the president of the United States ask Andy Ngo and Jack Posibiec who the bad guys are so that they can be prosecuted for domestic terrorism is truly fucking terrifying. We have fallen a long way already.

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Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 19h

Work interrupted by noticing my dog having the best time ever out back.

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Adam Smith @asmith83.bsky.social · 21h

Paying out $700,000 so a kid can’t read a book titled, “This Book is Gay“ is not a great ROI on censorship, imo.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 21h

A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for young people and who sought their removal from youth shelves will be paid $700,000 after settling a lawsuit.

Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute reaches $700,000 settlement

"It's been a rough road, but I will never regret standing up for the First Amendment," Terri Lesley said.

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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 21h

"Whether it is in fact confusion, or rather a product of deliberate misremembering, this pattern of forgetting who was in charge of the country during some of its darker hours encapsulates the state of vibes-based unreality that many currently choose to live in."

Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

More and more people are saying "who was president in 2020" and I wrote about why.

“Who was president in 2020?” is more than a viral meme

GOP politicians and other officials keep making statements that imply the events of 2020 occurred under President Biden. X and Bluesky users are trying not to let them get away with it.

www.fastcompany.com

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Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 23h

It's one big Discovery tab over there.

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Miriam @miriamboosh.bsky.social · 23h

Someone said this year is like being awake during surgery and… yep

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Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

Any scenario where people put out of work by tech would be dependent on the benevolence of tech overlords should be laughed off, but instead we hear about it in earnest (from tech overlords) almost every day.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 1d

just watched a dozen people ask microsoft copilot experts their most pressing questions and those questions were 90% “how do i turn it off?” and “when i turn it off, is it really off or is it spying on me?”

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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Lair Of The Gurt Sherm (Stoker 1911) @gurtsherm.bsky.social · 1d

Kyle Korver's portrait from the 2005 All Star Game (three point contest) looks like he's in Hoobastank

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 1d

i guess one silver lining to bari weiss’ dismal takeover of cbs is leaks like this that document her repulsive ambition and manifest talentlessness in the pettiest terms possible

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 2d

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report.

CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report. Variety reported on Tuesday that Weiss auditioned for "The View" when host Me...

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Craig Jenkins @craigsj.bsky.social · 1d

i wrote about chris brown www.vulture.com/article/the-...

The Uncanceling of Chris Brown

The singer claims he’s been overlooked, but his blockbuster stadium tour suggests otherwise.

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Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

I'm used to Trump operating in an evidence-vacuum, what's wild is everyone making it so easy for him now. Every potential guardrail is a red carpet.

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Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

Still seems to be no evidence linking the Kirk or ICE Detainee shooters to liberal or left groups. If there were any, they'd be Clockwork Orange-ing it to us all day.

Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 1d

The fact that this coming 9 days before the largest peaceful protest in modern American history is absolutely intentional. We will not back down. Trump and Miller can lie, smear, and threaten all they want. They will lose. No Kings, No Kings, No Kings. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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lanyardigan @lanyardigan.bsky.social · Jan 7

This is my post-baby body (I used to be a baby)

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Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

They’re calling it the most normal spoiler in history.

The spoiler on this car is above the roof, supported by what looks like two chains.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 1d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible m opening statement

Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

More and more people are saying "who was president in 2020" and I wrote about why.

“Who was president in 2020?” is more than a viral meme

GOP politicians and other officials keep making statements that imply the events of 2020 occurred under President Biden. X and Bluesky users are trying not to let them get away with it.

www.fastcompany.com

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