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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21h

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Mythic 🦊 @mythicalredfox.bsky.social · 3d

Live now! 🎉🎈🥳🎊

Mythic 🦊 @mythicalredfox.bsky.social · 4d

Tomorrow at 10AM EST, I'll be streaming live for my birthday! Will be hanging out and playing games with friends all day, so come say hi! ▶ www.twitch.tv/mythicalredf...

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Mythic 🦊 @mythicalredfox.bsky.social · 4d

Tomorrow at 10AM EST, I'll be streaming live for my birthday! Will be hanging out and playing games with friends all day, so come say hi! ▶ www.twitch.tv/mythicalredf...

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Serpent_x @zorrito.bsky.social · 5d

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 5d

1. Federal agents from ICE and other agencies are wrongly detaining U.S. citizens, sometimes detaining them for days, on suspicion that they are undocumented immigrants.

The raids are done without search warrants or other procedures designed to protect civil liberties.

How federal agents are terrorizing American citizens

Last week, hundreds of heavily armed federal agents descended on an apartment complex in Chicago, arriving in Black Hawk helicopters and moving trucks.

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 5d

Last week Alberta quislings were in Washington to further the break up of our nation. Meanwhile Danielle Smith is setting up a fight over a pipeline that no-one is trying to build.
It is about stoking the base and driving rage against Canada.
My latest.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-maga-p...

The MAGA Pipeline to Breakup Canada

MAGA Alberta’s latest attempt to sow division came in the form of a two-pronged assault.

charlieangus.substack.com

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 5d

Edward R. Murrow is rolling in his grave

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING— David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, just sent out this email to Paramount employees re: The Free Press acquisition/Bari Weiss. Says she has passion for "rigorous, fact-based reporting & a relentless commitment to amplifying voices from all corners of the spectrum."

Text shared w me:

Dear Team Paramount:

I think we can all agree that the temperature of our nation's social discourse feels higher than ever. Too often, the space once reserved for thoughtful dialogue has been consumed by partisan division and hostile disputes. If we are to move forward, we must find our way back to the ideals that shaped both our country and civilization itself: open exchange of ideas, vigorous yet respectful debate, and a genuine regard for the beliefs and traditions of others.

This challenge extends to the media. While it was founded with the mission of informing the public and fostering discussion on the issues of the day, too often it has become a platform that amplifies the very partisanship tearing our society apart. George Washington warned that the primary danger in politics is partisanship. Today, that danger extends far beyond politics - threatening the fabric of our communities. When we reduce every issue to "us vs. them" or "my way vs. the wrong way," we close ourselves off from listening, learning, and ultimately growing, both as individuals and as a society.

I don't pretend to have a solution to this challenge. But I do believe we each have a responsibility to do our part. At Paramount, we have both a unique opportunity and an obligation as stewards of one of the most iconic and respected news organizations in the world. We are challenging ourselves to do better - recognizing that we have the ability to reach a broad audience and demonstrate constructive, respectful, and bipartisan dialogue in our own work.
Our mission is clear: to ensure that this global platform remains a place where people can seek the truth, gain understanding, and engage with the facts. That is our purpose.

With this in mind, I am excited to share that The Free Press is joining our Company. Since its launch just five years ago, The Free Press, under cofounder Bari Weiss' leadership,

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 5d

this felt too informative not to share

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OnlyYotes @onlyyotes.bsky.social · 5d

#hourly #yote https://api.tinyfox.dev/hourly/yotes/31865526175_d138840f72_c.jpg

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · Apr 28

A huge group of people are in a giant hole in the middle of a rolling field. There is a large sign with an arrow pointing to the hole that says "HOLE." Suddenly the group's attention turns to a new hole, complete with a giant sign with an arrow pointing to it that says "NEW HOLE." One person points to the new hole and says "hey look! Someone made a new hole!" The mass clamours out of the old hole and makes a bee-line toward the new hole. It's chaos. One person, now situated in the new hole says "this feels like how the old hole used to feel." Another person nods in agreement.

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 5d

its truly remarkable, you have to really take the measure of it and it's almost hard to comprehend it, but the president of the united states is having texas invade illinois and oregon just to make twitter content

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Mythic 🦊 @mythicalredfox.bsky.social · 5d

By extension you must also believe that Henry Kissinger had no blood on his hands. Since he was just the wittle old Secretary of State, after all.

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 9d

16. Tunic

I'm gonna say as little as possible about what makes this game so special, because a lot of Tunic's magic is in the joy of discovery, so you'll have forgive me if I seem vague and tell you to trust me, but... Trust me on this. Play Tunic. I won't elaborate.

Save 50% on TUNIC on Steam

Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.

store.steampowered.com

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Mythic 🦊 @mythicalredfox.bsky.social · 6d

a drawing of a person playing drums with the words ba dum tsss

Alt: a drawing of a person playing drums with the words ba dum tsss

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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 6d

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smokely 🐻🎃🍂🕯️ @sploggles.bsky.social · 7d

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Chaparral Coyote @acute.dog · 7d

I’m taking part in #GeorgExtraLife today! We’re playing games into the wee hours to raise funds for the McLeod Children’s Hospital in Florence, SC, and your donations choose what we play next!

Find out more at www.extra-life.org/participants..., and tune into the chaos at twitch.tv/stephengeorg !

a fursuiter in front of shelves of games

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Logan V. { 𓃥𓃥𓃦 } @animalshapes.bsky.social · 8d

Be Yote, Do Crimes 🐺🗡

[ #art #commissions ]

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V 🔜 MWFF, SC, NFC? @v-art.co.uk · 8d

🔥WOLF PAW V1: FULL MOON CLUB, SNEK BLACK IS NOW OPEN FOR PRE-ORDERS!📷

v-art.co.uk/collections/...

SALES NEEDED FOR DEPOSIT: 131/prs
SALES NEEDED FOR FULL ORDER: 944/prs

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 7d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 7d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.

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Tofte ➡️ MFF, NYFB @tofte.bsky.social · 7d

I've heard a bunch of my dearest friends' legal names many times before (because of restaurant orders/reservations), but they refuse to stay in my head. Don't worry, Timothy, you'll always simply be Sparkledog69 to me.

Renegade Roo @renegadekangaroo.bsky.social · 8d

The unwritten rule of the fandom

(unless you're cool with people using it that is)

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boosprout 🔞👻⚙️💥 @bisprout.writes.fyi · 21d

So, you want to leave Bluesky, but you don't want to lose your community and start all over again.

Great news! You can leave without losing anything. Here's how.

Please share if you find this helpful so people don't lose their shit and go back to twt for no reason 🙏💖

So, You Want to Leave Bluesky...

The most important thing you need to know is:

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 7d

I said what I said.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 7d

IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."

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