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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20h

How does "adopting whack conspiracy theories in an effort to tie Tylenol to circumcision" comply with Trump's EO prohibiting federal funds for antisemitism?

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CtlAltDel @ctlaltdel.bsky.social · 14h

Clearly didn't want to perjure herself.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 14h

Good. Damn good.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 14h

Reuters: U.S. JUDGE SAYS SHE WILL BLOCK THE DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS IN ILLINOIS, FOR NOW

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21h

With SCOTUS set to legalize conversion therapy, I think it's important for states to get around this decision by implementing new legislation applying private rights of action to practitioners of conversion therapy by their victims with large damages and long statutes of limitations.

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I'm Bruce Wayne and Batman. Because I Choose To Be. @nathanplante.bsky.social · 5h

Thanos got 'em.

I'm Bruce Wayne and Batman. Because I Choose To Be. @nathanplante.bsky.social · 5h

I'm still bitter over TikTok's moderation services not doing anything to stop people bastardizing the word "restarted" to turn it into the r-slur.
That site refusing to do jackshit about all the fucking bad faith actors and the manosphere crap really was its downfall.

I'm Bruce Wayne and Batman. Because I Choose To Be. @nathanplante.bsky.social · 5h

Would it be weird if I admit I want to see this guy come back

I'm Bruce Wayne and Batman. Because I Choose To Be. @nathanplante.bsky.social · 5h

Kind of funny how for years we thought that Ahsoka had become ahsoka the white thanks to the Rebels finale but now because of Ahsoka retconning that scene on Lothal her arc of death and rebirth harkens closer to the Gandalf of the Peter Jackson films than it did Tolkien's books.

I'm Bruce Wayne and Batman. Because I Choose To Be. @nathanplante.bsky.social · 6h

Amen to that, been watching that film and then rewatching it for 5 years, and V.I.N.C.E.N.T. is for sure a real one.
He's the best.

I'm Bruce Wayne and Batman. Because I Choose To Be. @nathanplante.bsky.social · 6h

Every still-living Classic Doctor has come back to reprise their roles onscreen, from Tom Baker all the way to Paul McGann.

Peter Davison as the 5th Doctor and David Tennant as the 10th Doctor

Colin Baker as the 6th Doctor and Jodie Whittaker as the 13th Doctor

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I'm Bruce Wayne and Batman. Because I Choose To Be. @nathanplante.bsky.social · 6h

He's a totally different entity in ANY realm.

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I'm Bruce Wayne and Batman. Because I Choose To Be. @nathanplante.bsky.social · 6h

One thing that I especially love Ahsoka for, despite Drew Gooden complaining about it in his video and people unfairly dragging it the day the Acolyte got screwed over is that it is actually ballsy enough to keep doing what Force Awakens, Last Jedi and Acolyte did-
-Show that ANYONE can be a Jedi

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I'm Bruce Wayne and Batman. Because I Choose To Be. @nathanplante.bsky.social · 6h

Personally, I feel like despite Rise of Skywalker, Dave is moving forward on his mysterious plans (the seeds of which were laid long ago in Clone Wars and Rebels) involving the Mortis Gods, Anakin's role as the Chosen One, the World Between Worlds and Ahsoka the White, and I for one don't mind that.

ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 1d

Deleted post becuase I named the wrong movie

Restating: I think that Rise of Skywalker was supposed to have Leia POV scenes that would have explained that there was some kind of feminine Force ability that Leia knew that could keep people alive, which is how the resurrections worked

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I'm Bruce Wayne and Batman. Because I Choose To Be. @nathanplante.bsky.social · 6h

Yes I do.

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Sara Sanchez @bcbsara.bsky.social · 11h

It's so wild that basic, obvious, recognition of law and order from Republicans feels like such a big win right now.

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 20h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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President of *THE* Big Beavers Fan Club™️ @mordi-rc.bsky.social · 11h

This is just Oklahomans hating Texans more than they hate Democrats

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 20h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h

they can see the polling

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 20h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 11h

After Pritzker and Newsom threatened to leave the NGA, the Republican Chair breaks with Trump. Pressure works. Keep it up!

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 20h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19h

Jack Posobiec spread antisenitic hate on Twitter for years, including tagging Jews with triple parentheses.

JD Vance wrote the forward to Posobiec’s book, Unhuman.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

JD Vance describes Chuck Schumer as "one of the most famous Palestinians in the world"

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Steve Hofstetter @stevehofstetter.bsky.social · 23h

If you complain about Bad Bunny because you can’t understand the lyrics, you’re no longer allowed to listen to Pearl Jam.

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andykimnj.bsky.social @andykimnj.bsky.social · 13h

Many might not know this, but we just voted in Senate to finally repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq. It feels long ago, but Iraq War did so much damage in breaking our politics and global leadership that contributed to the complete mess we are in now.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing remotely resembling an insurrection is happening anywhere in the country. Any violence associated with protest has been isolated, mild, and, in nearly every case, instigated by federal law enforcement. If we let Trump get away with calling dissent an insurrection, our republic is over.

BREAKING: Trump Admin 'Seriously' Considering Using the Insurrection Act, Reports NBC

President Trump is "seriously" considering invoking the Insurrection Act in order to more easily deploy National Guard troops to major cities as part of crime crackdown, NBC reported on Wednesday

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Misha Collins @mishacollins.bsky.social · 12h

Prosecuting your “enemies” for holding you accountable for your crimes is such mustache-twirling levels of evil dictator shit, I’d be embarrassed for him if it wasn’t so horrifying.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department | CNN Politics

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two s...

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Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 14h

Meanwhile:

At least 30 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal on Wednesday, a Palestinian health official in the devastated territory has told CNN, hours after residents reported clouds of smoke and explosions in the enclave.

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Leta McCollough Seletzky @letaseletzky.com · 21h

As it turns out, not only were we NOT overreacting, we were underreacting 🫠

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