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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 2h

This isn’t journalism.

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Citizen K @citizenkryptik.bsky.social · 11d

People remain infinitely more mad at hypothetical Democratic sins than the actual GOP sins that said hypotheticals would be responding to.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 11h

Not encouraged by our newly installed president’s response. He needs to listen to the people who have a long history of helping to build this university not some unaccountable donors in Phoenix.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 11h

As a Professor Emerita from the University of Arizona and an alumna, the UA *cannot* accept Trump’s “compact” aka selling their academic soul to the Devil.

This moment is when UA decides whether they will stand by academic freedom and integrity or become a tool of The Regime.

U of A president breaks silence on White House compact

University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella sent an email to the campus community about the White House’s proposed higher education compact, a week after receiving it.

tucson.com

Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 1d

Once again, @jaketapper.bsky.social wrote a whole book about Biden’s mental acuity being a major scandal but when Trump actively decomps in real time, that clout chasing fucker is no where to be found.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 1d

The right answer is Josh. The guy got bounced from TGS to then become an edgelord podcaster.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 1d

I love so much about my university @uarizona.bsky.social but to sit at another inflection point where the faculty who’ve dedicated years to this community get ignored while administrators who have no connection to this and our students overrule us is fucking exhausting.

Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 1d

As a faculty member at one of the other universities that have been asked to sign this (looking at you @uarizona.bsky.social) it is refreshing to see another university act with moral courage.

Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 1d

Four cheers for MIT.

orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 1d

As a faculty member at one of the other universities that have been asked to sign this (looking at you @uarizona.bsky.social) it is refreshing to see another university act with moral courage.

Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 1d

Four cheers for MIT.

orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

orgchart.mit.edu

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 1d

The “leftists” who yawned about the threat of Trump 2.0 have not faced anywhere near the level of scorn they deserve.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 2d

Looked for Jeff Tweedy in this thread and was absolutely shocked to see him missing.

Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 3d

a cartoon character named charlie brown is running in a field

Alt: a cartoon character named charlie brown is running in a field and Lucy swipes the football away

media.tenor.com

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 3d

As another alum, I am also asking this question about @uconn.bsky.social

Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 3d

hey @uconn.bsky.social out of curiosity would you say that you are now anti anti black racism. just asking some questions as an alum www.ctinsider.com/news/educati...

UConn may rescind Anti-Black Racism course requirement due to Trump administration: 'Slippery slope'

The "U.S. Anti-Black Racism" course at UConn is part of the general education curriculum.

www.ctinsider.com

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 3d

so theres a possibility the attorney general has seen evidence the president raped children and now the entire republican party is helping to cover it up?

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 4d

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 4d

This is just incredibly reckless.

Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 4d

The wide scale use of insincere actors to undermine the left is a story that deserves way more attention.

Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 4d

Remember Wikileaks? That website that was very much earnestly concerned about government overreach and abuse and not just an op?

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 4d

Who gives a shit?

Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 5d

Fucking magnets, how do they work?

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 5d

This is why people stopped supporting you, your consistent adoption of right wing framing.

Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, we should be “at war” with national outlets but local TV news is what matters most right now.

Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 6d

If we want to win the fight against fascism, we need to focus our attention on how we change local TV news coverage of Trump.

Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 6d

ABC7 story on 2 charged with assaulting feds. They repeated yesterday's DHS claims: 1) shot woman had a gun and 2) “intelligence bulletin" says she doxed agents. Neither claim is in the charging papers.

⭐️ Interview w/girlfriend of guy choked by federal agent. Feds won't let her have hospital visit.

Woman shot by CBP agent among 2 charged in alleged Brighton Park vehicle ramming, prosecutors says

A woman who was shot by a federal agent on Chicago's Southwest Side on Saturday morning is among two people facing charges in the alleged vehicle-ramming incident that happened moments before shots we...

abc7chicago.com

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 7d

If I had played a sport that consistently injured the part of the brain which governs impulse control, I would stay far away from alcohol.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 7d

Like magic, I found this post further down my feed and it 100% works because it is an exact characterization of what Mr. Intercept was saying at the time.

NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 7d

Hamas, who I do not support, should accept the progressive peace plan put forward by Donald Trump, who I also do not support.

by Glenn Greenwald

Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 7d

To wit, many of the folks in The Intercept Extended Universe were dyed in the wool believers that Trump was the “peace” candidate.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 7d

Fuck Maureen Dowd forever, but we should also never forget that among the super smart and savvy left, it was unquestionable fact that Trump was the antiwar candidate in that election.

Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 9d

Never forget.

Donald the Dove, Hillary the Hawk
Maureen Dowd
By Maureen Dowd
April 30, 2016

Trump declares drug cartels operating in Caribbean unlawful combatants

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · 9d

Last year, CNN ran a “fact check” of Kamala HQ that claimed we were lying for saying Trump’s plan is Project 2025.

Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan.

Legacy media failed the country.

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