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James

@lemurdreamer87.bsky.social

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Just a guy from CT who likes animals, particularly lemurs. Formerly Chaoslordjiro on that other site, still working on the branding. He/him, leftist af.

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James @lemurdreamer87.bsky.social · Nov 6

If you're a Jill Stein voter or someone who chose not to vote because "both sides are bad", incidentally? Fuck off. Unfollow me, block me, whatever, but get your filthy interactions away from me.

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Pornhub Out of Context 🎃 @nocontextpornhub.bsky.social · 10h

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James @lemurdreamer87.bsky.social · 5h

2012 is generous. Seems to me that they still think it's 1954, when Joseph Welch shamed McCarthy.

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 11h

the 'janet mills running for senate' thing is less about her choosing to run and more about Schumer etc. pushing it hard. Not that she is like Cuomo, but it is like Cuomo in the sense of "is this the best the powers that be could come up with?"

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 17h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Tara @taradeenihan.bsky.social · 14h

Why did he have to report it to the accountability app he and his son to track their porn habits?

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 20h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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doktor ross sewage @sewage666.bsky.social · 14h

does trump get credit for a ceasefire? no. does israel actually cease fire? also, no.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 13h

Democrats shouldn't let go of these Young Republican messages.

Have the right-wing defend it. The VP, JD Vance, already has, and the talking points have been delivered to the MAGA base.

They keep deflecting and doing both sides, but nothing is comparable.

Just keep it in the news.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 18h

Pay people you like on the internet folks, it’s going to be rough out there

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 18h

Over half of all articles on the Internet are now written by AI

(via Axios)

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James @lemurdreamer87.bsky.social · 16h

Not just AIPAC. Citizens United in general has allowed effectively infinite, legal bribery from all sorts of the worst assholes around, foreign and domestic.

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Tara @taradeenihan.bsky.social · 17h

This explains a lot about gym bros, actually.

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Dee Vida @dee-vida.bsky.social · 17h

Gavin Newsom is easily my least favorite person who is currently being accused of being a good presidential candidate

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jenny_tightpants🪑 @jtp.bsky.social · 17h

how it feels to get insurance to cover my lifesaving medicine every few months

nattie winters @utilitylimb.bsky.social · 18h

[to mafia thugs extorting me in a “protection” racket] excuse me, but you took an oath to protect me

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 18h

Finding out that the people in charge are often petulant hypocrites is one of the most valuable things you can learn in college and will undoubtedly make these student journalists even better at their jobs.

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 19h

And here's a link to a letter from the IDS editors about the firing of the student newspaper director.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU fires student media director after he refused to censor the IDS

Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.

www.idsnews.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21h

X post today from Homeland Security @DHSgov that says "Remigrate."
3:06 PM · Oct 14, 2025

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James @lemurdreamer87.bsky.social · 17h

How about a gently-used clown wig? Ever since Silksong actually released, we've had quite the surplus.

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Osaka: None/bun - A sack of nuns @osakanone.bsky.social · 20h

remigrate is not a dog whistle, and is open nazi language

Remigration

Not to be confused with Return migration.
Remigration is an originally European far-right proposal of ethnic cleansing[1] via the mass deportation of non-white immigrants and their descendants, sometimes including those born in Europe, to their place of racial ancestry.[2][3] It is popular especially within the Identitarian movement.[4][5] Some proponents of remigration suggest excluding some persons with non-European background from such a mass deportation, based on a varyingly defined degree of assimilation into European culture.[6][7][8]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remigration

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 2d

Anytime there is a flood in the continental US, it is the biggest story across all social media.

Apparently, the same as not true for a catastrophe in Alaska. There was a typhoon yesterday morning and much of western Alaska is now underwater with homes with people in them just floating away.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 18h

it wasn't enough that our cities and states already paid far more than they receive from the federal government. the people who elected trump want to steal more from us, to give to Argentina, to give to ICE, to give to billionaires. Intolerable

Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 20h

Trump admin has frozen or cancelled $28 b for projects, almost all in Dem districts. Small amount of frozen funds in GOP districts are in predominately Dem states (CA, OR, WA, CO, MN, IL, NY, MD), or in predominately Dem cities (St Louis, Atlanta, Greenville) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump admin is freezing or cancelling billions of dollars in funding for projects in Democratic areas.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 1d

Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.

I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

It's the story of the last ten years--kiss his ass in the most debased possible way, and this is what you get in return.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1d

Trump complains about his Time Magazine cover photo in new post:

"the picture may be the Worst of All Time. They "disappeared" my hair, and then had something floating on top of my head that looked like a floating crown... Really weird!"

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They called me mad! Bastard @madbastard-v2.bsky.social · 1d

You know, when he does things like this, the very first thing I tend to check is "Does the U.S. have an extradition treaty with that country?"

.... in Argentina's case, yes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: How is this rescue package America first?

TRUMP: It's really meant to help a good financial philosophy where Argentina can be successful again

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Darin Self @darinself.com · 1d

I love that markets are like "WOOOO RATE CUTSSS" as the head of the Fed is saying "The economy is flashing critical signs of distress"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Powell on Trump's immigration policies: "Stronger policy than most people had expected. We've seen a very sharp decline in growth of the labor force and in and people entering the country ... new people that come into the workforce create supply but they also create their own demand."

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Zoe TunnHELL @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 23h

Would it surprise you that the owner of Scientific American's parent company, Stefan von Holtzbrinck, invested $37 million in Inkitt, an AI firm?

What a SHOCK

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 1d

Janet Mills is 77 and Democrats need to knock it off with the gerontocracy.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: Janet Mills, the Democratic governor of Maine, is running for Senate, aiming to unseat Senator Susan Collins, a Republican.

Gov. Janet Mills of Maine to Run for Senate, Aiming at Senator Susan Collins

A two-term Democratic governor, Ms. Mills called herself “battle tested” in an interview. But she faces a Democratic primary before she can challenge the Republican incumbent.

nyti.ms

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

Taking a swipe at the white gamer bros who support the Republican party is an interesting choice.

But, while we're here, Medicaid is intened for people who CAN'T AFFORD PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE. What you do, or don't do, SHOULDN'T MATTER when it comes to getting health care.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson says Medicaid is "intended for vulnerable populations, the elderly, disabled, and young pregnant women, and not young able-bodied men without dependents who are playing video games."

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