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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 11h

honestly I feel things are probably so bad for the GOP it might get the Dem AG nom through

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 11h

An exchange in tonight's VA Gov debate:

AS: My opponent has previously said that she does not think gay couples should be allowed to marry.

WES: That’s not discrimination!

AS: She said that she is, quote-unquote, morally opposed to same-sex marriage.

WES: That’s not discrimination! (1/2)

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Saruman's industrial growth policies @midwesternterroir.bsky.social · 17h

This is some wild shit. I was in Catholic youth group back in the day, but it was just an excuse to hang out with girls on a school night and go on weekend trips where people hooked up after lights out.

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Saruman's industrial growth policies @midwesternterroir.bsky.social · 17h

She was previously the Ethics Advisor to Rick Perry, so I'm sure she's full of insight and import.

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Saruman's industrial growth policies @midwesternterroir.bsky.social · 18h

The "cloud" generally is the closest thing I can think of.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 1d

Ok everyone, I’m assigning you your resistance homework for the week.

Everyone ready?

Do something silly that makes you smile. I just waved at a dog that had its head out the car window because it made me happy. Don’t let the assholes take your joy.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 22h

The job of a Washington Post editor today is to distort the facts—including about incidents from the recent past that were well documented by the old Washington Post—and to be seen distorting information like that, to curry favor with the Trump regime.

It’s sad, a real loss. But that’s what it is.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Found Star Trek Episodes @foundepisodes.bsky.social · 1d

If you comment here, PLEASE, remember the rules:

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U nite for a better future
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K lingons are awesome!
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E ngage!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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The Jurph from the Black Lagoon @jurph.bsky.social · 1d

The advisor from SimCity hollers at the player, "YOU CAN'T LET A FROG DANCE EROTICALLY AT YOUR SWAT TEAM! YOU WILL REGRET THIS!" The typeface is Chicago but the city is Portland.

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Himbo Blacksmith🇿🇦🇮🇹 @himboblacksmith.bsky.social · 1d

The tank's role is to draw aggro

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 4d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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The Masque of the Reding Death @jayreding.bsky.social · 1d

Isn't "vibe lawyering" just a synonym for "legal malpractice?"

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Saruman's industrial growth policies @midwesternterroir.bsky.social · 1d

It's actual notice of what conduct does and does not fall under a given LEO's permissible activities; all other give rise to a 1983 action. Such serves to preempt any claim of qualified immunity, as it serves as actual knowledge of the illegality of certain actions.

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Saruman's industrial growth policies @midwesternterroir.bsky.social · 1d

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

Ellis rules that the plaintiffs have standing for their case. She cites the "ongoing and sustained record of conduct" by federal agents gathered over the last month.

She further finds the plaintiffs have plausibly shown feds have "frustrated" efforts to "protect journalist safety."

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Saruman's industrial growth policies @midwesternterroir.bsky.social · 1d

The last time CNN wasn't absolute horseshit was during the Gulf War in 1991.

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Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 1d

CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson’s position is young pregnant American women shouldn’t have to wait before being turned away to die in the parking lot from an ectopic pregnancy the hospital is afraid to treat

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

really can’t say enough about how mike johnson is a sniveling little coward of a man. a bayou-bred pushover with a dignity deficit that would embarrass renfield

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Saruman's industrial growth policies @midwesternterroir.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck. Oh god fuck. Please no.

Heat is one of the few perfect films. Don’t do this to me.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 2d

Centrists can try to rewrite history, but they’ve been winning the battle over the Democratic Party for years. If that’s translating into losses at the ballot box, maybe it’s time to actually try something new.

Jon Chait Thinks Kamala Harris Went Too Far Left. He's Just Falling for Trump's Demagoguery.

A year ago, Jonathan Chait said centrists were winning. When Kamala Harris lost, though, he fell for Trump's anti-trans demagoguery.

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Saruman's industrial growth policies @midwesternterroir.bsky.social · 2d

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Saruman's industrial growth policies @midwesternterroir.bsky.social · 2d

Legally or practically? Because, none of them and all of them are the answers to either question.

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