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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

“.. They are the asylum seekers, the rule followers. They go into the federal building holding papers .. hoping for a measure of due process. Some leave the courthouse with a hearing date set months or years from now. Others disappear into ICE’s prison system.”

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 3h

The whole point of democracy is so one person's derangement does not become everybody's problem. It's social hygiene. The fact the richest men in the West are a mix of grotty twelve year olds and deranged apocalypse fanatics is a problem, and we should be honest about it.

Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 5h

Someone went there:

"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"

via @futurism.com

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It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It

He's spent the past month delivering four high-octane lectures in San Francisco's downtown waterfront on the antichrist.

futurism.com

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 3h

Not alcohol though

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7h

Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns

The Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights.

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 8h

HEADS-UP! 🚨

On Wednesday October 29, the Netherlands will holds its 9th (!) legislative elections of the 21st century. I will continue to post disproportionately about my country of birth and citizenship (but not of residence) in the coming weeks.

This will be my thread for Dutch news! 🧵

a map of netherlands with flags and a cartoon character

ALT: a map of netherlands with flags and a cartoon character

media.tenor.com

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Hens Breet @monospace.com · 17h

The New York Times really likes Donald Trump and worked very hard to get him to win. They’re not going to do anything that would jeopardize that investment.

Hens Breet @monospace.com · 18h

It’s that warrior spirit

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Hens Breet @monospace.com · 18h

Maar niks in Nederland? Bah.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”

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Hens Breet @monospace.com · 1d

Why no alt text?

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Hens Breet @monospace.com · 1d

He’s pretty weak for a strongman.

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Josh "A-Horror-iand" Fagundes @anoriand.bsky.social · 3d

The decline of third spaces and hangouts, such as malls, video rental places, arcades & skate parks has been a direct result of the rise of convenience and has also been objectively bad for society as a whole. Its not that everyone HAS to socialize, but having no option to without bars is a failing.

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 4d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Hens Breet @monospace.com · 4d

DIGITALSEXLIFE animates numbers as living digits that move, bond, age, and reproduce, forming playful, emergent patterns of connection, intimacy, and social behavior.

I coded the first version in BASIC as an art student in 1991. This one one uses the latest web tech.

#art #DigitalArt #VibeCoding

DIGITAL SEX LIFE

Explore DIGITAL SEX LIFE, a generative simulation where numbers act as digital lifeforms, interacting, bonding, and reproducing. Watch how simple numeric rules create complex, lifelike behaviors.

digitalsexlife.com

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 5d

Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”

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Hens Breet @monospace.com · 5d

Gaat lekker daar in Nederland

Follow the Money @ftm.nl · 5d

‘Landverrader’, ‘nekschot’, ‘kogel door je kop.’ Tijdens een TikTok-livestream van het D66-congres stroomden de doodsbedreigingen binnen aan het adres van partijleider Rob Jetten. Dat druist in tegen het eigen beleid van het platform, dat belooft op te treden tegen haat en bedreigingen.

D66-leider Jetten met de dood bedreigd op TikTok, bedrijf laks met ingrijpen

D66-leider Rob Jetten is door TikTok-gebruikers ernstig bedreigd, en dat is tegen de regels van het platform. Toch werd er niet voldoende ingegrepen. Ook andere bigtechbedrijven gaan laks om met hates...

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Hens Breet @monospace.com · 6d

I hear ya but I'll be damned before I share ANY fucken picture of that guy

Hens Breet @monospace.com · 6d

Happy #portfolioDay. I’m a landscape painter based in Hudson County. I’m inspired by the beauty that’s hidden all around us. See and purchase my work at local markets and art fairs, and online at art.monospace.com

A collection of miniature landscape paintings on tiny canvas panels spread out on top of a painter’s dropcloth.

#art #artSky #fineArt #acrylic #penAndInk #landscapeArt #urbanSketching #NewJersey

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Hens Breet @monospace.com · 6d

Het had Kaag moeten zijn natuurlijk maar I’ll take Timmermans.

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Nicolet Groen 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nicoletgroen.com · 6d

Ik denk dat Nederland zich in zijn handjes mag knijpen als Timmermans premier wordt. We hebben nu een zeer ervaren bestuurder nodig die internationaal aanzien heeft. Wat mij betreft is hij de enige geschikte kandidaat om ons land vooruit de helpen na de afbraak van de afgelopen jaren.

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Hens Breet @monospace.com · 7d

I don’t care how small this demonstration may have been, the fact that there were Nazis openly marching in Amsterdam is disturbing and indicative of the political climate in the Netherlands.

Dutch News @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social · 7d

Amsterdam police arrested 29 people during and after Sunday’s far-right demonstration against immigration in the capital.

Antisemitic chanting and 29 arrests at Amsterdam far right demo - DutchNews.nl

Amsterdam police arrested 29 people during and after Sunday’s far-right demonstration against immigration in the capital. The protest itself passed off without major incidents, but after the rally…

www.dutchnews.nl

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Hens Breet @monospace.com · 9d

My website just got a big update! You can now order my artworks directly online.

I built a custom ordering system for originals and commissions — landscapes, urban sketches, or personalized pieces. Simple, secure, and ready for you.

Check it out: art.monospace.com

#art #artSky #fineArt

monospace ART | Landscape Paintings & Urban Sketches by Hens Breet

Explore landscape paintings and urban sketches by Hens Breet at monospace ART.

art.monospace.com

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Hens Breet @monospace.com · 10d

It was to die for.

Hens Breet @monospace.com · 11d

New on the blog:

The ssamjang / jianbing fusion thing continues. For lunch I grilled a hotdog and rolled it in a toasted tortilla with some shredded lettuce, arugula, and ssamjang. M.’s homemade dill pickles on the side.

#food #foodSky #foodAndCooking #homeCooking #fusion 🍽️

Jianbing ssamjang hotdog tortilla

The ssamjang / jianbing fusion thing continues. For lunch I grilled a hotdog and rolled it in a toasted tortilla with some shredded lettuce, arugula, and ssamjang. M.’s homemade pickles on the side.

food.monospace.com

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Hens Breet @monospace.com · 11d

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 12d

"Oh you just call everyone you don't like Nazis"

*ten seconds later* "our enemies are the same as those who opposed the Great Fuhrer back in 1923..."

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 14d

Hopefully the whole Bari Weiss thing and Ezra Klein thing starts waking people up to the fact that corporate media is mostly populated with mediocre people who have made millions and gained unbelievable influence because they threaten nothing and tell wealthy people exactly what they want to hear.

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Hens Breet @monospace.com · 14d

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