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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · Nov 26

The Oxford Comma is the way, the truth, and the light.

None shall get to the Father but by the Oxford Comma.

Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Nov 26

I was taught to always avoid the Oxford comma by Mrs Nelson, my year 4 primary school teacher and a formidable dominatrix.

But seriously, I love the Oxford Comma. So I made a starter pack of other serial comma aficionados. And I'll keep adding to it as I find more members of Team Oxford Comma . . .

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 6h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 6h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 2h

Normal behavior.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2h

"The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else"

DoD sources tell Zeteo that staff there have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 6h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 2h

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 2h

Man, I dunno, like fuck that guy.

phylan @phylan.website · 2h

does this guy count as like, sentient. would euthanasia be an act of mercy in this case

“I look at Trump differently than I did before attending. I have not been able to get the TikTok I wanted to get with the president and I don’t even want to make a video with him even if he let me.”

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 2h

Man, fuck that guy.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h

I’m a subscriber to The Onion print edition and trust me, the ads alone are worth it

Fake Apple ad

Remember when those
Chinese factory workers were all committing suicide?
Neither do we!

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 2h

I stand here with bated breath…😎

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Kmwood02 @kellywood.bsky.social · 3h

Of course she’s written a book 🙄

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 4h

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 3h

These guys, man…🙄🤷🏽‍♂️

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 3h

😂😂😂

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 3h

The next generation of GOP and maga are cooking quite nicely…🙄

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 3h

You can’t dox a public servant.

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 13h

🤦🏽‍♂️

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 18h

Don’t holdback next time.

These morons benefit from the social sensibilities and grace of the rest of us who simply roll our eyes allowing them to remain unchallenged in their ignorance.

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 1d

Cool. Cool.

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 1d

That would be a contrast. (You know, otherwise “compare and contrast” would be redundant).

Anyway, I understand what you’re getting at.

My point is all slavery is evil. No reason to give any credence to bad faith actors who try to justify trans-Atlantic slavery by saying “you guys did it too”.

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 1d

I read your post, the responses, and your responses thereto.

The gist of such interactions was a juxtaposition of chattel slavery & other forms of slavery throughout antiquity.

It was always a comparison; the implication being one form is worse than the other.

That’s kinda how comparisons work.🤷🏽‍♂️

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 1d

As Sting once wrote, “We can always end up worse…”

As a lawyer, I don’t think I want a petit jury deciding matters of constitutional interpretation.

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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 1d

They’re lying.

• Violent crime ↓ 4.5% (2024 vs 2023) FBI
• Murder ↓ 14.9%, Robbery ↓ 8.9%,
Aggravated assault ↓ 3.0%
• Property crime ↓ 8.1% overall (burglary ↓, larceny ↓, auto theft ↓)
• 2024 among lowest national levels in decades for major offenses
• Source FBI American Progress 2024 Report

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

How many scripts are floating around Hollywood right now with "criminals posing as ICE" as the basic premise?

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1d

Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 1d

Umm, it’s not that simple. Try making this esoteric distinction to Roman slaves subjected to Spanish silver mines, land estates, or gladiator schools.

Chattel slavery was an abomination, but so were the other forms of slavery in antiquity.

No such thing as a “less bad” form of slavery.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump says that Barack Obama could have gotten the October 7th hostages released during his presidency, raising new concerns about Joe Biden's memory and cognition.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨After being tased and beaten by ICE, a man dies in a Chicago hospital. Date and location in following post. These are the horrors of 2025 and we cannot look away. 1/2

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