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mackenna goodrich @macknaw.bsky.social · 2d

fighting with adobe audition but otherwise chill and lovely

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 2d

it did not for one second occur to me that democrats are afraid to speak out about the troops invading our cities because they're worried it's a trap to make them look soft on crime. do these guys have working brains

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onion person @junlper.beer · 3d

if the democratic party starts stepping away trans people they might as well sign this country away to the far right forever

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 3d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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mackenna goodrich @macknaw.bsky.social · 4d

this is how I found out bari weiss is gay and I don’t think I have the emotional capacity to process this information

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 5d

fellas, it is "woke" to point out when the administration is violating most of the Bill of Rights

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 5d

Children are starving in Gaza because of Israeli government policies. Hundreds of people from around the world organized a civilian flotilla to try to deliver food. Israel arrested them.

The United States must demand the immediate release of all detained Americans.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 7d

If Yale were a person, it's $41.4B endowment would make it only the 23rd richest America. It's less than a tenth of Elon Musk's wealth, less than a sixth of Larry Ellison's.

So how come it's fine to put a wealth tax on Yale, but unworkable and economically destructive if applied to them? 🤔

Yale to Trim Budgets as Higher Endowment Tax Tops $300 Million

Yale University is cutting costs and offering retirement incentives as it prepares for higher US taxes on its endowment income and reduced federal funding.

www.bloomberg.com

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mackenna goodrich @macknaw.bsky.social · 6d

I stay in love with Freddie Stroma

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

When you drag a woman by the hair, beat her and force her to kiss your flag, that’s how you tell the world you are the Good Guys

Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 6d

Absolutely heinous.

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 8d

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 10d

Spent the last decade reading conservative blogs use the word "Orwellian" more than they used the word "the" and now they're literally just saying "War is Peace" out loud in front of everybody.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12d

It appears they are protecting Americans from the devious Antifa film majors at Columbia College Chicago.

Dan Immergluck @danimmergluck.bsky.social · 12d

Probably 40+ border patrol some holding automatic weapons on South Michigan Avenue just now 12:20 pm. Fully masked. #NoIceInChicago. @icirr.bsky.social @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 15d

im on smoko

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 18d

To be clear: this entire “we’ve got to run more pro-lifers” insanity is because literally a week ago polling showed that Democrats would prefer politicians like AOC and Mamdani over Jefferies and Schumer by, let me emphasize this, a 20 point fucking margin.

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Poll: Capitalism is out … and socialism is in

The movement is gaining popularity among Democrats, a left-leaning group found.

www.politico.com

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mackenna goodrich @macknaw.bsky.social · 20d

@informedattraction.bsky.social our minds (episode 20 of our podcast is about the hamburger helper glove)

jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 20d

hot hot HOT!!!!

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 20d

The idea that if you make Dems a little more Republican, Republicans will vote Dem is what’s breaking us. And it doesn’t even work!

Sam @samd.bsky.social · 21d

I genuinely cannot believe that Ezra Klein said we should run pro-life candidates in Kansas, Ohio, and Missouri; three states that recently held abortion referendums where the pro-choice side won!

Taking political positions that'll make it more likely to win Senate seats in Kansas and Ohio and Missouri. Trying to open your coalition to people you didn't want it open to before. Running pro-life Democrats.

Constitutional Amendment 3
November 5, 2024
Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative
Choice
Yes
X No
Results
Votes
1,538,659
1,443,022
%
51.60%
48.40%

Issue 1
November 7, 2023
Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety(1]
Results
Choice
Votes
%
& Yes
2,227,384
56.78%
No
1,695,480
43.22%
Total votes
3,922,864
100.00%

2022 Kansas abortion referendum
KANSAS
August 2, 2022
Should there be no Kansas constitutional right to abortion or to require the government funding of abortion, and reserve to the people of Kansas, through their elected state legislators, the right to pass laws to regulate abortion, including, but not limited to, in circumstances of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest, or when necessary to save the life of the mother?
Results
Choice
Votes
%
• Yes
385,014
40.84%
X No
557,837
59.16%
Total votes
942,851
100.00%
Registered voters turnout
1,929,972
48.85%

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 22d

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

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mackenna goodrich @macknaw.bsky.social · 22d

shout to my mom calling me and saying "we have to talk about menopause," which directly led to this video being made!!

youtu.be/NQ0270jDrGY

Menopause Starts Way Earlier Than You Think

YouTube video by SciShow

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 22d

Extortion.

Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 23d

They also demand Kimmel apologize and pay "meaningful" sums to TPUSA.

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callie @techni-callie.bsky.social · 23d

deeply, deeply grateful to everyone who allows the independent media company i work for to exist every single day 💙

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 23d

By the way, you can in fact run a media business where people give you money for goods and services. 56k+ people give The Onion ~$100 and we give them a year of newspapers. This business didn’t exist last year in this way. People will pay for good shit. Now’s the time to break glass and go for it.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 22d

I don’t have a lot of sympathy for very wealthy, privileged people who are capitulating to fascism and/or staying silent because they’re “scared.” People are being dragged out of their homes and people who could be next are *still* speaking up. Silence won’t protect you but it emboldens them