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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 3h

A gentle reminder that AI doesn't make art, it steals it. Please stop making Shepard Fairey-esque AI "art".

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 3h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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saasyproduct.bsky.social @saasyproduct.bsky.social · 5h

I'm grateful that Big Leany is looking after this critical element of our society. I feel like it's in good paws.

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Lesley Carhart @hacks4pancakes.com · 8h

I'm speaking today at #CyberCon Melbourne. Brand new talk on recent casework. Hope to see friends!

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saasyproduct.bsky.social @saasyproduct.bsky.social · 7h

Oof!

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 8h

I published this a few hours before the Politico story about the Young GOP text chain but oh my God if it doesn’t reinforce the thesis— the choice right now is not just ideological, but between irony-pilled nihilism and an actual belief in and love for people

thewhitepages.net/p/who-are-yo...

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saasyproduct.bsky.social @saasyproduct.bsky.social · 14h

Regs in that last one: "Excuse me, Counselor--you just said WHAT?"

saasyproduct.bsky.social @saasyproduct.bsky.social · 1d

Orangeys Lead the Way.

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saasyproduct.bsky.social @saasyproduct.bsky.social · 1d

Not only do I recall my childhood phone numbers, I use them for my retailer affinity cards.

Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

the funniest thing about this is that those of us who grew up in the divide all have a bunch of pre-cell phone numbers memorized and almost none afterwards

I know the home phone numbers of two of my childhood best friends from thirty years ago and none of the cell numbers of my college friends

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 3d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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saasyproduct.bsky.social @saasyproduct.bsky.social · 1d

I have no idea what he's talking about. "Covered with Egyptian desert"? Did they land underground?

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

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Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing

Tweet: @vexwerewolf
Right-wingers literally straight-up admitting "it's harder to discredit the left because the left is almost always telling the truth"
Scott Jennings @Lum 21h um, yes, that's really a problem
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The problem with left-leaning media is they're intrinsically more strict with their propaganda to only using verifiable sources so it's really hard to poke holes in their ideology and arguments in comparison to a lot of low quality rightwing content.
That makes attacking their points with fact checkers not very effective unless the fact checkers use misinformation tactics as well.
In essence people on the right have to work harder and more creatively to push their agendas as statistics and studies frustratingly arent usually on our side.

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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 2d

Whole lotta ‘why were there so many firefighters at the World Trade Center on 9/11’ with our disgraceful president’s pathetic statement about FBI agents responding to the 1/6 riot and heavily-publicized insurrection
at the US Capitol.

The logic of a liar.

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saasyproduct.bsky.social @saasyproduct.bsky.social · 2d

Cat hair is visible on everything you wear. Well done!

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saasyproduct.bsky.social @saasyproduct.bsky.social · 2d

I recall so well how she walked out onto the Kennedy Center stage (handbag on arm) & started playing "(You Make Me Feel like a) Natural Woman". Carole King lost her mind.

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saasyproduct.bsky.social @saasyproduct.bsky.social · 3d

It's going to be really weird if it turns out that amphibians lead the revolution.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 3d

the fact he sounds exactly like you'd expect a stuffed frog to sound is why this is the rightful winner

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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saasyproduct.bsky.social @saasyproduct.bsky.social · 3d

@theonlymikee.bsky.social

Judy Garland as Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz", wearing pink Crocs. The Wicked Witch of the West says, "Never mind, keep the shoes."

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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 3d

Day 11 of the Republican Shutdown.

Donald Trump is back on the golf course.

House Republicans have cancelled votes for a third straight week.

And Democrats are continuing the fight to protect your healthcare.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4d

Department of Justice lawyers, from Main Justice to AUSAs in the districts, have ALWAYS enjoyed a sort of aura of truth and justice and trust. That was arguably always unjustifiable but Trump DoJ has absolutely pissed it away with compulsive lying.

Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 4d

There goes another Trump admin talking point.

Claim: Abrego told an immigration judge that he fears persecution in Costa Rica.

Judge Xinis reads the immigration judge's ruling, which doesn't say that.

"That's very troubling to me," Xinis tells Ensign.

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saasyproduct.bsky.social @saasyproduct.bsky.social · 4d

Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4d

Is Kid Rock ok? He's looking like an ad for a place called Thrifty Dialysis

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 4d

This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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saasyproduct.bsky.social @saasyproduct.bsky.social · 4d

How could you not know?

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saasyproduct.bsky.social @saasyproduct.bsky.social · 4d

Oh, dear.