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THE Paul Murphy

@paulmurphyetc.bsky.social

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Writer, Game Designer, Loud Annoying Old Guy Shouting at Fascists - Creator of fictional atrocities. Tumbrel enthusiast.

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THE Paul Murphy @paulmurphyetc.bsky.social · 25d

I regret that Charlie Kirk was shot.

Would he regret it if I were shot?

Doubtful. To him I’d just be the price of the Second Amendment. Like all those dead school kids.

THE Paul Murphy @paulmurphyetc.bsky.social · 10h

Not sure which culture TGI Friday’s is appropriating. That of Ruby Tuesdastan?

THE Paul Murphy @paulmurphyetc.bsky.social · 10h

Those nasty fuckers.

THE Paul Murphy @paulmurphyetc.bsky.social · 11h

Eugenics could have obviated the need for this meeting.

Thanks folks! Have a great night! Don’t forget to tip your wait staff!

River Odder @riverodder.bsky.social · 13h

This meeting could have been solved with a Plan B pill.

🕷️🕸️emcEEKayvee🕸️🕷️ @emceekayvee.bsky.social · 14h

This meeting could’ve been an abortion.

@badthoughthaver.bsky.social asked for this, thank him

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Rep. @aoc.bsky.social RT’ed this 👀

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 14h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 19h

THANK YOU. THIS IS WHAT WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY EVERY BILLIONAIRE IS A POLICY FAILURE. IT'S THE INSTABILITY LARGE CONCENTRATIONS OF POWER CREATE. NOT THE LOST REVENUE.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 22h

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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THE Paul Murphy @paulmurphyetc.bsky.social · 18h

If it makes you feel better, I also subscribe to Democracy Docket, the Guardian, Bulwark, and Crooked Media*.

*Frankly it’s a cry for help.

THE Paul Murphy @paulmurphyetc.bsky.social · 18h

RAWR. Definitely a “New Testament Jeebus” priest. “Old Testament Jeebus” priests look like this:

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lacey @byelacey.bsky.social · 18h

it's that time of year, it's time to get your flu and covid booster shot unless you're from massachusetts then it's time for your flu and covid borcester shot

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Chris Edelson @chrisedelson.bsky.social · 19h

I am not an expert on the military, but I had thought that even adversarial countries establish lines of communication in order to avoid inadvertent conflict. trump sees Illinois and other states governed by Democrats as hostile countries and acts as if he is at war with them

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 20h

JB Pritzker also talks about his inability to get any top Trump officials on the phone, probably because they *want* this to be experienced as an invasion. He explains why this could make law enforcement officials on both sides *less* safe. Total dereliction. 3/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 18h

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THE Paul Murphy @paulmurphyetc.bsky.social · 18h

SUPER MOON! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

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THE Paul Murphy @paulmurphyetc.bsky.social · 18h

“Commie Pope Disses Charlie Kirk in First Magisterial”

There, I fixed it for you. 😡

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 18h

“‘I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,’ Pope Leo XIV states in his first magisterial document …” www.americamagazine.org/vatican-disp...

Pope Leo in first major document: Love for the poor is not optional for Christians

“I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,” Pope Leo XIV states in his first m...

www.americamagazine.org

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18h

While you’re at it, give Scott Baio an Oscar for best actor

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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THE Paul Murphy @paulmurphyetc.bsky.social · 18h

I pay like $5 a week for this kind of insight. 😬

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Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 19h

Incredible things are happening, as ever, at The Paper of Record.

two articles in a row that feel like very 2025 slaps in the face:

Frank Bruni, Kristen Soltis Anderson and Nate Silver

‘Democrats Fumbled This a Bit’: 3 Writers Assess Where We Are With the Shutdown

Marc Rowan

Academia Is Broken. Trump’s University ‘Compact’ Can Help Fix It.

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 1d

sherman, for the love of god!

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19h

Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20h

If you are a paying subscriber to The Washington Post, this is what you get.

If you are a free subscriber to Democracy Docket, this is what you get.

Support independent, pro-democracy media. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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THE Paul Murphy @paulmurphyetc.bsky.social · 19h

I felt the need to reply to this even though I have no idea what the hell it means, if you’re wondering about the state of America’s mental health.

THE Paul Murphy @paulmurphyetc.bsky.social · 19h

I love these people. Just sayin.

Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 19h

Alex! FUCK YEAH! @alexsegura.bsky.social

Alex Segura @alexsegura.bsky.social · 19h

Just announced at NYCC: I’m writing a KNOW YOUR RIGHTS comic with artist @davidhahn.bsky.social in partnership with @nycschools.bsky.social #civicsforall comics program, covering and explaining student rights when it comes to immigration enforcement.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 22h

Your diagnosis from all this seems to be, "progs should stop annoying people like me." Seems to me a better diagnosis is, "people like me should try harder to get a little analytical distance & not let our hurt feelings & galaxy-sized egos dictate the shape & tone of our political commentary."

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THE Paul Murphy @paulmurphyetc.bsky.social · 19h

The radical left tried to make us feel bad about wearing sombreros while the radical right wanted to put trans people in camps. The “Times” and its fellows spent more inches bitching about the former than the latter.
The lack of perspective from a 175-year-old newspaper is still astonishing.