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Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 1d

All the way to Pannir’s execution, Singapore chose callous and inhumane bureaucracy. @kirstenhan.com writes of a remarkable young man with so much potential and love, and a family who loved him fiercely in return. Wishing them all the strength in the world now www.wethecitizens.net/goodbye-pann...

Goodbye, Pannir

Singapore wanted the world to see Pannir as nothing more than a drug trafficker. But Pannir showed us all that he was so, so much more.

www.wethecitizens.net

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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · 16d

Microsoft remains a key technological pillar is Israel’s apartheid regime and its genocide in Gaza. It continues to equip the Israeli military, government and prisons with the technology used to commit war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

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Jason Spookaloo Carl @vampiresnvino.bsky.social · 24d

Tired of sending your money to studios, networks, and streaming giants who cave to fascists? Watch and support TTRPG actual plays, especially those creating stories that move, comfort, and inspire us

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24d

Oh. My. God. Profoundly twisted framing from @nytimes.com The casual reader of this hed and subhed would have exactly zero inkling that this is likely corrupt or even illegal or unconstitutional. Euphemistic to the point of absurdity.

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michael lutz @ztul.bsky.social · 28d

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kaipalin.bsky.social @kaipalin.bsky.social · 28d

Hell yeah, get Pale Dotted!

Thanks @devindecibel.bsky.social!

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Chica Marx @mckenziewark.bsky.social · 28d

Helps to think of the @nytimes.com as owned by something like the Tessier-Ashpools of William Gibson's NEUROMANCER.

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megan farokhmanesh @megannicolett.bsky.social · Sep 11

"It is undeniable that Kirk was not just a part of the extremely tense, very dangerous national dialogue, he was an accelerationist force whose work...has directly put the livelihoods and physical safety of many people in danger." www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...

Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way

The mainstream media seems entirely uninterested in explaining Charlie Kirk's work.

www.404media.co

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kaipalin.bsky.social @kaipalin.bsky.social · Sep 8

I got to play a fantastic one-shot of this as the duel-obsessed golden retriever boyfriend of a definitely not evil socialite. We won several dance battles. That is to say - PLAY ITTTT

Alice @alicesamv.bsky.social · Jun 25

Do you like Jane Austen? Or maybe you're a fan of Susanna Clarke's Piranesi? Are you into surrealist fantasy of manners, infinite houses and god like beings that deal in the arts? Boy, do I have the perfect ttrpg for you, may I present PALLAS!

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Lawson @lawsoncoleman.com · Sep 8

slightly polished up a quick doodle I drew in the friends at the table fan discord based off of people's riffing: Kalvin and Thobbesbe

#friendsatthetable #CalvinandHobbes #pixelart #palisade

a low-resolution illustration of Brnine(a red-haired fish person who's the commander of a rebel cell) and thisbe(A giant robot deer woman who's worked with brnine for years) from friends at the table, in the style of calvin and hobbes. they're balancing along a plank, and the purple, teal, and pink sky of the twilight mirage is in the background.

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kaipalin.bsky.social @kaipalin.bsky.social · Aug 4

Just finished @friends-table.bsky.social season 1 of Media Club Plus and the whole 2011 Hunter x Hunter run they covered. What a wild show and delightful commentary on it! I never would have experienced the wonders of gorilla dodgeball, world-historical shogi analogues, or murder clowns without them

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Emma Roller @emmaroller.bsky.social · Jul 29

Caption: The Museum of Contemporary American Teenagers' mural was covered up by the Smithsonian Folklife Festival after a depiction of protesters included the slogan "Free Palestine." (Photo taken by Léda Pelton)

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Everest Pipkin @everest.bsky.social · Jun 25

truly, tonight is a banner night for the “a better world is always possible” posters. secondly, and more importantly, it is one for the Haters

BE/HOLD @beholdyourfate.bsky.social · Jun 25

Just envisioning the moment when Cuomo realized it was over will carry me through the next six months

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kaipalin.bsky.social @kaipalin.bsky.social · Jun 25

Happy for ya, NYC!

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conner fawcett @badbucket.bsky.social · May 9

The Fleggs from @friends-table.bsky.social’s newest season: Perpetua

#friendsatthetable #Perpetua

An illustration of a group of egg shaped creatures of various sized carrying stolen goods through the grass

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🇲🇽🐸rustbelt rebel🐸🇲🇽 @rustbeltrebel.bsky.social · Apr 18

alright, i'm asking in seriousness. do folks know what lynching is? do folks know the *legal* issues with lynching? it's actually more complicated than you think, and i'm not a legal scholar so i don't want to step out of my lane--BUT I'VE READ BOOKS.

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Jordan D 64 @jordan-d-64.bsky.social · Apr 19

Same energy

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Art Martinez-Tebbel @amtebbel.bsky.social · Apr 16

I would say that a bunch of tariffs that haven’t taken effect and that the president doesn’t seem to actually have the courage to impose actually matter not at all and human life is very important. This does seem to put me completely at odds with the Democratic Party.

Andrew Solender @andrewsolender.bsky.social · Apr 16

One House Dem called deportations a “soup du jour,” telling @axios.com Trump is “setting a trap for the Democrats, and like usual we're falling for it."

“Rather than talking about the tariff policy ... we're going to go take the bait for one hairdresser.” www.axios.com/2025/04/16/d...

"You can't just put up statements": Inside Democrats' scramble to go to El Salvador

Trump is "setting a trap for the Democrats, and like usual we're falling for it," said one Democrat. "We're going to go take the bait for one hairdresser."

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simon @deadsoulxiii.bsky.social · Jan 26

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kaipalin.bsky.social @kaipalin.bsky.social · Apr 2

Really enjoyed the discussion on the first episode of the new @friends-table.bsky.social show Side Story! Check it out! sidestory.show/

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kaipalin.bsky.social @kaipalin.bsky.social · Apr 2

Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · Jan 16

i am sorry but you are just going to have to either learn not to despair or learn to get things done while despairing, this is still the one place in the universe where we are sure there is life and it needs you more than you need to read another headline that drains 110% of your energy

kaipalin.bsky.social @kaipalin.bsky.social · Mar 28

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Mar 28

vance exists to be eventually fed to a rancor, basically

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · Mar 5

Some "Russian Warship" vibes here from a tiny fed'l agency.

via Brett Murphy:

The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:

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kaipalin.bsky.social @kaipalin.bsky.social · Mar 3

Sam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · Mar 3

old Soviet joke for our times:

Guy stops by the newsstand every day, scans the front page, doesn’t buy the paper. One day the vendor asks what he’s up to.

Guy says: “looking for an obituary.”

Vendor says “those are towards the back of the paper, comrade.”

Guy says: “not the one I’m looking for.”

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Aaron Lim 林家丰 @ehronlime.bsky.social · Feb 26

the only thing i'm looking forward to more than andor season 2 is a more civilized age coverage of andor season 2

A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast @morecivilized.bsky.social · Feb 26

An episode on the Rebels season 3 finale AND a live reaction to the Andor season 2 trailer? Now that's what I call podcasting!!

amorecivilizedage.net/105-twin-sun...

A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast: 105: Twin Suns and Zero Hour (Rebels 57 - 59)

Rebels Season 3 comes to a close with a trio of episodes that demonstrates just how far the Star Wars Animation team has come as a group of visual storytellers. Twin Suns brings us to Tatooine as host...

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