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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 6m

We're going to have a big beautiful dark age, perhaps darker than ever before. And I think you'll be very happy

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 51m

YES IT’S ON THIS IS A THREAD YOU WAIT ALL YEAR FOR

Shivam Bhatt @shivambhatt.bsky.social · 1h

alright, time for my Diwali day 4 thread, about one of my favorite parts of Hindu history and legend, the Govardhan Puja and Annakut ceremony!

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 43m

Monthly health care premiums doubling—or more—may not be "gut-wrenching" to Senators like Ron Johnson. But to most Americans, payments that used to be $772/month becoming $2,400/month is a BIG DEAL.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Ron Johnson: "I don't think this is going to be any kind of gut-wrenching problem if these enhanced subsidies just go away. We'll probably have the weather the lies told by the Democrats. Democrats say all sorts of things that are untrue."

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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 1h

Highly recommend finding some old magazines, glue, a pair of scissors, and some canvas and just collaging the shit out of whatever you like

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 1h

You have to be willing to walk away from these guys if they let you down, just as a matter of basic self respect. It's not a fandom. You're hiring them to do a job or not.

timothy faust @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 3h

I liked the Platner ads too but I think there's a difference between "guy who had some bad reddit posts a decade ago" and "ex-Blackwater merc who still has a Nazi tattoo." Sucks bigtime that he's the only one taking positions and talking policy I like, but them's the breaks!

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 1h

When the MAGAs are right, they're right. Sometimes you just want to kick back with other cowboys and just be cowboys together.

A MAGA online post of a scene from Brokeback Mountain with a caption that reads, "This is how America should be. Cowboys, guns, steeds, wilderness, and not a city dwelling liberal in sight."

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1h

According to more than a dozen college and uni students, “the Canvas outage threw off their schedules, preventing them from not just submitting and viewing assignments but also from participating in-class activities, contacting professors, and accessing the textbooks and other materials…”

The AWS Outage Was a Nightmare for College Students

The outage impacted online learning platform Canvas, which is used by half of college students across the US, leaving many unable to access course materials or contact professors.

www.wired.com

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Will Li @williamlidc.bsky.social · 2h

Might as well make the meme…

An East Asian man with thick bangs and black hair, wearing a long sleeve blue shirt, standing in front of a large sheet of white paper. He is holding a black marker.

The text reads “the best time to remove your Nazi tattoo was immediately after getting it. The second best time was before announcing your senate candidacy.”

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 4h

And this is how i discovered there are mirror accounts now (i guess because they realized everyone blocked the mains)

Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 3d

Block list for Trump regime government accounts. How to Dismantle a Dictatorship, Step 4: Block validation. #3E bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 5h

The price tag for Trump's gilded White House ballroom
just went up from $200,000,000 to $250,000,000 -- a 25% increase

In true Trunp fashion, the 90k sq ft ballroom will eclipse the 55k sq ft, six story White House 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Kim Shumway @kimshum.bsky.social · 16h

The Leverage cast seeing the Louvre heist and collectively posting, "Not it," is the whimsy we deserve.

A Gina Bellman tweet showing a picture of her wearing a red beret and toasting with red wine with accompanying text: "I absolutely- definitely- positively was not in Paris yesterday #LouvreHeist"

IG post from Beth Riesgraf showing a picture of the jewels stolen from the Louvre with the text: "Parker replied, 'No comment' @leverageredemption"

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Nate 'n Stein @natecrowder.bsky.social · 16h

Thread.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 17h

Oak Park resident Scott Sakiyama reports feds pointed weapons at him across from an elementary school today. They then arrested him and took him to Broadview. While in custody, he saw agents texting in a group chat called "Chiraq Team 2."

Full testimony: www.facebook.com/share/p/1GqB...

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · Apr 2

I'm just a lowly art historian, but in moments like these I always think back to one early sign of Trump's wanton, pointless destructiveness: his demolition of the priceless & irreplaceable Art Deco relief sculptures on facade of the Bonwit Teller building, which he tore down to build Trump Tower

Relief sculpture of a lithe figure in a dancing-like pose

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 18h

wait W H A T

the fucking Trump annex is going to be BIGGER THAN THE WHOLE REST OF THE WHITE HOUSE???

next4d2l.bsky.social @next4d2l.bsky.social · 18h

Grossly huge. Vaughn Hillyard reported on Dateline White House that the completed structure of the ballroom alone is set to be 9K square feet. Which is materially larger than the size that the entire White House was yesterday.

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Nate 'n Stein @natecrowder.bsky.social · 18h

This could turn out to be my favorite album of the year by a mile. We'll see if the new Florence + Machine album knocks it from the top spot soon.
The Last Dinner Party - From the Pyre
Absoltuely goes hard!
youtu.be/fTMiTuX_Z18?...

@thelastdinnerparty The Last Dinner Party - Rifle, Kingston 15.10.25

YouTube video by Angela Johnson

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Nate 'n Stein @natecrowder.bsky.social · 19h

You just KNOW he's gonna stiff the construction crew on this, right? It is his pattern.

capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 20h

Many people are outraged that Trump is demolishing part of the White House. But of course Trump can't do it without help. It's ACECO LLC of Silver Spring MD ("full-service demolition") that is tearing down the People's House. You can call them and let them know how you feel. 1/

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 20h

You really don't tear a hole in the side of the White House to build a monstrous entertaining space unless you think it's yours until you die

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 22h

I can't really explain fully why this is the thing of all things that got my jaw on the floor but I guess it's such a literal symbol and also such a jaw dropping amount of money while small businesses are struggling to survive the tariffs

Such a visible "go fuck yourself"

Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 23h

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

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Nate 'n Stein @natecrowder.bsky.social · 20h

On my third listen through of it now! A great sophmore album! Truly epic baroque pop.

Nate 'n Stein @natecrowder.bsky.social · 20h

Was no one going to tell me that the new album from The Last Dinner Party came out 3 days ago? Fired, all of you! FIRED!

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 23h

Subtle metaphor for America.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 23h

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom.

Full Story: wapo.st/42RiU2q

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L the Girl in Black @girlinblack.bsky.social · 4d

I'm in.

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Nate 'n Stein @natecrowder.bsky.social · 1d

Here's some joy for your day. Thai pop star Jeff Satur as animated by the amazing @orangemagpie.bsky.social

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

Chip Roy: "We have no King but Casear"

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

"Are you a King?"
"It's you who say I am. I look for truth, and find that I get damned."
"But what is truth? Is truth unchanging law? We both have truths, are mind the same as yours?"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Chip Roy: "The truth is the marxist, radicals, and Islamists the Democratic Party promoted this weekend, they cannot handle the truth. The truth is that there is a king and that king is Jesus. And the president has been willing to say it, & Charlie Kirk was willing to say it & he got killed for it."

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