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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2h

"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."

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martin_fff @martinfff.bsky.social · 1m

lol' ing at the terrible cut / armhole on that red serge tunic (thank you @dieworkwear.bsky.social )l

martin_fff @martinfff.bsky.social · 3m

bellhop version of a mountie uniform? Also reminded the RCMP are a paramilitary police force... so, people should stop trying to sexy them up.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1h

Judge "You are going to jail"
"I'm rich."
Judge "Why didn't you say before! We can't have you going to jail, nudge, nudge, wink, wink"

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 28m

I also learned just now that squirrels can instantly heat up their tails by 3 degrees C when confronted by a rattlesnake, to throw off the snake's infrared sensors and confuse them long enough to escape. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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summer-someplace.bsky.social @summer-someplace.bsky.social · 44m

Not Even Congress Knows How Much Money DOGE Cut www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Not Even Congress Knows How Much Money DOGE Cut

www.nytimes.com

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VJS @valerijs.bsky.social · 44m

www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...

Wall Street Has ‘White Knuckle Moment’ After Tariff Threat Sends Markets Reeling

Friday’s market slide rattled some investors who thought the 2025 market advance was immune to trade-war tensions.

www.wsj.com

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Air Cargo - How It Works @aircargohowitworks.bsky.social · 21m

Reverse parking an Airbus A400M

youtube.com/shorts/eyve0...

A400M Tactical Landing & Reverse Turn | #tdbw23

YouTube video by olliwaa.aviation

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NotAllFunnyandgames @ginamyhill-jones.bsky.social · 21m

Absolute PIGS.
Imagine being that child…
She is ALL OF US !!!

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david s. pumpkins 🎃 @honkifyouareantifa.bsky.social · 22h

prog frogs 🐸

George Soros paid.. 48m

Aren't frogs a symbol of white nationalism?

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StuffAboutHockey... 39m

That's Pepe, a specific frog.
Frogs arent a monolith.

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Ro Laren RED57... 13m

These are prog frogs, they're cool.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

They say the only things certain in life are death and taxes.

But America’s billionaires, having taken care of the latter, are now trying to disrupt the former—and make sure nobody can pry their fortunes from their cold dead hands.

These billionaires want to disrupt death—and keep their fortunes forever

Sci-fi meets Silicon Valley meets the trust industry.

www.motherjones.com

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 37m

It’s kind of hilarious that “RIP to Númenor, but I’m built different” is the ideology of the world‘s most influential and powerful Tolkien superfan.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

They say the only things certain in life are death and taxes.

But America’s billionaires, having taken care of the latter, are now trying to disrupt the former—and make sure nobody can pry their fortunes from their cold dead hands.

These billionaires want to disrupt death—and keep their fortunes forever

Sci-fi meets Silicon Valley meets the trust industry.

www.motherjones.com

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 5d

This is an Epstein shutdown

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17m

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18h

I’m quoted in this one. Please give it a read and share it.

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 2d

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 2h

I took this downtown. No joke.
Amsterdam.

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kcResists (Hi-Liter) @hiliter.bsky.social · 1h

Lord help us.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

www.levernews.com

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 21h

What a crock of shit from Marc Benioff — who appears willfully ignorant of news and facts and so thirsty for approval and attention from the Trump tech bros (who in the past mocked him relentlessly) that he is soiling himself in public www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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HerRoyalBOO👻bies @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 2h

This but an entire country’s economy lol

toddkramer.eth
@toddkramer1
I been hacked.
all my apes gone. this just sold please help me
11:10 PM • 12/29/21

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 2h

lots to appreciate about Godfather Part II but for my money the single most affecting, indelible, devastating moment is provided here by Diane Keaton: the pain, the desperation, the betrayal, the yearning up until the door shuts in her unforgettable face. RIP youtu.be/DWlDdPXwHSo?...

A Scene from the Classic - "The Godfather: Part II"

YouTube video by Movie Pills

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 3h

For non-US folks: IDEA is the rule that dictates that disabled kids are to have equal opportunities for a public education. Taking away the people who fund and enforce it is basically leaving disabled kids and their families to fend for themselves.

Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 4h

Vought’s daughter has cerebral palsy, and while she may not require “special” education, she would need adjustments if she attended any school.

Obviously, he is evil and does not care about hypocrisy, but I want people to remember: they’re taking this away from US, not themselves.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 5h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 3h

Remembering Diane Keaton 🤍

More on her life and legacy: rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 3h

This is awful and the nation should not have run it

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

With Larry Ellison in control of TikTok, we now have right-wingers or looney far-right wingers in control of most of the major social media platforms.

Right-Wing Moguls Dominate Social Media. One Legal Fix Can Help Stem the Tide.

Revising Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act would make outlets more accountable for the content they platform.

www.thenation.com

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · Sep 4

Note from my notebook (2017).

I know I buy too many books but I like to think that lining the walls of my house with them warns off evil in some deeply important way.

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DownTheDori @downthedori.bsky.social · 17d

The Honda E just has the coolest vibe. I'll even forgive the camera side view mirrors.

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