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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 8h

Allegedly.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20h

Exhibit #1 million that you can just DO THINGS. These folks came up with an idea and have now implemented it. We can all do something where we are. I just donated to their efforts.

Capt. Jack Sharrow @sharrows.bsky.social · Sep 6

We’ve officially launched! Lots of ways to support this new initiative that supports street vendors from 🧊 we keep us safe!

Interest form and flyer below! #BikeChi

forms.gle/dY931Sxzs6V9...

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DAVE! (like "Them!" but Dave) @daveexmachina.bsky.social · 8h

more like Aziz I'm Sorry

Vulture @vulture.com · 9h

Comedians like Aziz Ansari and Jessica Kirson need to look elsewhere for organizations to donate their Riyadh Comedy Festival money. Human Rights Watch said they ‘cannot accept’ donations from them.

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Comedians like Aziz Ansari and Jessica Kirson need to look elsewhere for organizations to donate their Riyadh Comedy Festival money. Human Rights Watch said they ‘cannot accept’ donations from them.

www.vulture.com

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🫩 @blackatit.bsky.social · 8h

There are a lot of people on here that need to read this.

“This isn’t our fight” was a rallying cry on here for a min. Y’all need to learn a thing or two.

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 1d

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.

The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...

South Shore raid triggers past traumas and sparks new conversations about divisions between Black and Latino communities • The TRiiBE

Federal agent activity on Chicago’s South and West sides put Black people in the crosshairs.

thetriibe.com

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 8h

As a federal immigration crackdown ramps up in the Chicago area, a few dozen people gathered on Thursday afternoon in downtown Aurora to protest immigration enforcement activity in the area.

Protestors gather outside Aurora City Hall Thursday to decry federal immigration crackdown

A few dozen people gathered on Thursday afternoon outside City Hall in downtown Aurora to protest federal immigration enforcement activity in the area.

trib.al

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 8h

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Laur-eeeeee😱 (spooky scream) @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · Sep 6

stand for the flag / kneel for the cross

The flag of the City of Chicago with three white stripes, two light blue stripes, and four red six pointed stars in the middle

The Chicago municipal device in black and white, a shape of the letter Y inside a circle, with a wave pattern inside it

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 8h

Don't get me wrong, he's a nice guy, I like him just fine -- but he's a mouth-breather.

Anne 🩵🩷🤍 [נעמי יעל] @tranniehathaway.bsky.social · 3d

Annoyed at the Jesus Lizard.

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The White Rose Society (Australia) @whiterosesociety.bsky.social · 10h

Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea — instead of acting to defend the activists, researchers, and organizers facing persecution. theintercept.com/2025/09/27/t...

What Liberals Get Wrong About Trump’s Executive Order on Antifa

Liberals dismiss antifa as just an idea. That opens up the activists, researchers, and organizers to a real risk of persecution.

theintercept.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 8h

THREAD

Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 8h

Happy #BannedBooksWeek. If you love libraries and hate censorship, I'd encourage you to do more than just read a banned book this week. Here are a few ideas:
1. Get involved in your local public library board
2. Join or start a friends group
3. Organize a people's assembly for your public library

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 8h

Heartbreaking.

Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 17h

Alex Jones has asked the Supreme Court to immediately put his almost $1.5 billion defamation judgment on hold, citing the imminent threat of InfoWars being handed over to The Onion.

If there isn't a stay, "InfoWars will have been acquired by its ideological nemesis and destroyed," the filing says.

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 8h

And dumbasses.

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Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 9h

Hasn’t he said in the past he needed gigs so he could continue to finance his avocation as a gourmand

Paul @pauljonmilne.bsky.social · 22h

lol, not even donating the whole fee, what a creep

"Aziz Ansari Defends Riyadh Comedy Festival Gig, Plans to Donate Portion of Fee: "I Share The Concerns" then some details about time and date and pic of Aziz Ansari's face

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 9h

One month into Trump’s immigration blitz, Chicago escalates its fight back. blockclubchi.co/3Wticoe

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Bat 🦇 Borus @matthewborus.bsky.social · 8h

Even by Andrew Cuomo standards, this is laughably bad.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 10h

Andrew Cuomo keeps saying he’s the only candidate who can take on Trump once he’s in office.

Yet in his statement about the indictment of Letitia James, the highest-ranking Black elected official in the state, he doesn’t even mention Trump by name….and, more importantly, he doesn’t mention James.

Andrew Cuomo * @andrewcuomo
X.com
In a democracy, the rule of law must be sacred - impartial, objective, and above politics. When the law is weaponized or manipulated to advance political agendas, it erodes public trust and weakens the very foundation of justice. Whether it comes from the right or the left, from prosecutors or politicians, the politicization of law enforcement is dangerous and corrosive.
We must restore faith in fairness, facts, and due process - because once justice becomes partisan, everyone loses.
3:56 PM • 10/9/25 • 41K Views

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10h

New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

My full statement:

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 9h

Holy cow, I'm looking forward to this!

Read This When Things Fall Apart (Preorder)

www.akpress.org

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13h

A timely excerpt from Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis, written by my friend Aaron Goggans, who has supported many frontline activists struggling with their mental health during moments of mass protest and upheaval. Thank you, @pempem.bsky.social for uplifting.

A Letter from an Organizer on How to Fight While Feeling Broken

An excerpt from Read This When Things Fall Apart.

mentalhellth.xyz

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 9h

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Bronze Age Babies @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social · 9h

Darwyn Cooke - detail from The New Frontier, p. 339.

Superman rallies the troops with discussion of truth, justice, and the American way.

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 9h

Good for them

variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Human Rights Watch ‘Cannot Accept’ Donations From Aziz Ansari and Other Comedians Who Performed at Riyadh Comedy Festival

Human Rights Watch says it 'cannot accept' donations from Aziz Ansari and other comedians who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

variety.com

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 9h

And still no kaiju!

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 14h

after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging

little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.

www.consumerreports.org

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 9h

Meh. Reality competition as documentary is not my favorite genre.

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 9h

"deeply uncool"

Smiling Johnny Cash holding a meowing kitten up to his face

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 10h

BARISTAS (2019)

KOTH Screens @kothscreens.bsky.social · 11h

Screenshot from King of the Hill Season 11, Episode 3

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 10h

♪♫♬ Twelve o'clock, I gotta rock ♪♫♬ There's a truck ahead, lights staring at my eyes ♪♫♬ Oh my God, no time to turn ♪♫♬ I got to laugh 'cause I know I'm gonna die ♪♫♬

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 11h

Gene Simmons says he's a "horrible driver" following his crash into a parked car in LA earlier this week. (His wife tells TMZ, “I’m not driving with him anymore.")

Gene Simmons Recovering From Crash Into Parked Car, Says He’s A Horrible Driver

On Tuesday (Oct. 7), Gene Simmons seemingly passed out behind the wheel and crashed into a parked car on the Pacific Coast Highway. The KISS member shared a statement to reassure fans of his health an...

www.stereogum.com

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 11h

"deeply uncool"

Johnny Cash holding a meowing kitty up to his face

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