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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 35m

Look, maybe not *all* ICE and CBP agents are bloodthirsty psychopaths, but there are plenty of stories like this one and the rest of them sure as shit don't seem to mind, so ...

Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 1h

CBP agents knocked on an El Paso home at 7:15 a.m.

The owner asked to secure his Rottweiler, Chop, in the bathroom.

While he got his ID, agents opened the door and shot Chop.

The family tried to save him as he bled out on the kitchen floor.

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Chet Arthur, the Snack Food Mascot @jrfanboy.bsky.social · 36m

Bwahahahaha

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 38m

In the long, trade-war debate of “Who Holds the Cards?”, US officials are admitting they tried to reach out to China and essentially got the Heisman.

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Chet Arthur, the Snack Food Mascot @jrfanboy.bsky.social · 36m

If this was on offer I would never pass one up

bloody bacon popsicle 💤 @gupton68.bsky.social · Feb 25

*walking into a mattress shop*

me: I'd like one nap please

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 4h

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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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 1h

Pretty straightforward admission this set of writers are producing work with the intent and purpose to “trigger the libs” in order to gain stature among their peers.

Danielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social · 1h

Ratio me. It’s a badge of honor. Oooooo yes I like it when you ratio me. Ooh now ratio me harder yessss. Now ratio me while the neighbors watch. Ok now wearing that costume. Yessss.

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Ben Cates @bencates.bsky.social · 1h

The value of democracy is not, in any meaningful sense, that it selects better leaders than other systems. The chief virtue is that the metaphorical torches and pitchforks remain metaphorical noticeably more often.

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Quistote @kquist.bsky.social · 1h

🐋

*Totally normal person asking me how my day is*

Me:

Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 13h

How it is, there is no telling

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Chet Arthur, the Snack Food Mascot @jrfanboy.bsky.social · 1h

a purple sky with the words the truth is out there written on it

Alt: The truth is out there!

media.tenor.com

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Chet Arthur, the Snack Food Mascot @jrfanboy.bsky.social · 1h

Go all Encyclopedia Brown on that sitch!

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 5h

I post this article too much,,,
But we have mass shooting too much

www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...

Why Flavor Flav says the US must ban firearms now | Opinion

The lack of U.S. gun laws has created a violence epidemic unlike anywhere else on Earth. This is domestic errorism

www.newsweek.com

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 1h

I’d rather live in peace than rest in peace

Proof that a federal ban on assault weapons work

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 2h

They don't want to fuck women. They HATE women. They want to feel victimized and be taken care of like babies by a big titty anime robot.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 1h

Who cares? God you act like you’re proclaiming how we turn water into wine. So you’re rooting for Bari Weiss. How daring! How bold! Such raw bravery! I bet you wear a hat that says “the NASDAQ” on it

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 2h

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. 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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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

Finally realized what the freakout over Mamdani becoming mayor reminded me of, and it's the freakout over the first black mayors in southern cities.

New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS:

"Too Young to Die"

As the seemingly endless NYC mayoral campaign enters its final weeks, the howls of the Democratic establishment in the city are only getting louder. They've really convinced themselves that the elect...

campaign-trails.ghost.io

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Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 2h

Again, the way to make sense of Supreme Court behavior as a day-to-day shorthand is just to imagine them as having the same level of knowledge, fairness, sophistication and information as the median senator from their party.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Chet Arthur, the Snack Food Mascot @jrfanboy.bsky.social · 2h

Boo!

dan sinker @dansinker.com · 3h

New levels of hell: just got an email from our local AYSO cancelling today’s youth soccer games because ICE is at the Home Depot across from the soccer fields at James Park in Evanston.

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 2h

She’s not the worst of them but she may be the most tedious in her rationalizations

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 3h

Fair point. When I send invoices for freelance pieces, I'm often asked to include whether I prefer to be paid through direct deposit, a paper check, or cold hard cash in a Cava bag at a pre-arranged drop site.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

STEPHANOPOULOS: Did Tom Homan give the $50,000 back?

VANCE: He did not take a bribe. It's a ridiculous smear

STEPHANOPOULOS: You didn't answer the question

VANCE: Did he accept $50,000? I'm sure that in the course of Homan's life, he's been paid more than $50k for services.

(So, no, he didn't)

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Chet Arthur, the Snack Food Mascot @jrfanboy.bsky.social · 2h

If you look around the table and can't identify the mark, well...

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The Ineffable Horror of Joe Muggs @joemuggs.bsky.social · 2h

SO many crypto bros lost their shirts yesterday after Trump's tariff spasm. There've been documented suicides already.

But a few MAGAs made a fortune insider trading.

What do you think it might take to make the ordinary gen z traders realise the game is rigged?

egg price watcher @bluser12.bsky.social · 1d

19B+ liquidated in the last 24 hours. Biggest liquidation event in crypto history.

And they all voted for him lmao.

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 2h

The Frog is the best thing to happen to American politics all year, but the fact that politics has devolved into Posting is ultimately a bad thing.

www.theverge.com/policy/79849...

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

The Frog is owning the president.

www.theverge.com

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Chet Arthur, the Snack Food Mascot @jrfanboy.bsky.social · 2h

Jones: World War 4 has Begun!... IN MY PANTS

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 2h

Nobody wants it as a story but I have multiple NYPD sources who voted for Mamdani, are eager for his win in November, and who say their colleagues quietly feel the same.

They like that he wants NYPD to focus on crime, not quality of life enforcement.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 22h

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
"
Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2h

“I’m a cop. I am not supposed to feel dread. He’s a brown person. HE’S supposed to feel dread!”

Bari nods sympathetically.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 22h

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 2h

they aren’t allegations, he’s fucking said this

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3h

President Trump’s move to cancel projects in Democratic states during the government shutdown has prompted allegations of partisanship.

Democrats see a pattern of inflicting pain on places that are politically unfriendly.

Trump escalates his use of federal power to target Democratic states

Democrats see a clear pattern of inflicting pain on places that are politically unfriendly, while Trump has declared his intent to hurt liberal areas and policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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