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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 2h

finally some good news everyone, we are propping up the argentine peso

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 3h

Hey we're paying for this by the way

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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Chris Tierney @readyuser.one · 7h

That barely took three months.

The same politicians who wanted age verification on all social networks are also telling your it's okay to break e2e encryption on messaging services.

404 Media @404media.co · 10h

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 8h

Oh shit yes

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 8h

If I had $50,000,000 you'd never hear from my ass again

If I had $50,000,000,000 you'd never know I even existed

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 8h

Here's the thing about Elon, Trump, Kirk, etc.:

They're all fucking losers

All of them

They have all this wealth and notoriety and yet they still choose to pick on people just because they can, you know why?

Because they're fucking losers

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 9h

1. Anti-trans outrage is losing its bite.

Last week, Elon Musk led a mass boycott campaign to get trans characters removed from shows on the platform.

Major conservatives joined in.

Now, we have the result: the boycott was a fizzle, and Netflix stock is up.

Subscribe to support my journalism.

Netflix Stock Up As Elon Musk's Anti-Trans Boycott Fails To Materialize

Last week, conservatives tried to cancel Netflix to force the carrier to remove transgender characters.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Samantha is the spectre haunting bluesky 👻 @bolshevikmilf.bsky.social · 9h

i wonder if anyone told you liberals that the cops were never going to be on your side and that every liberal mayor or governor increasing their funding was simply preparing to use them against you. i wonder if you all got really mad about a slogan about that...

Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 2d

I was Pritzker’s biggest fanboy, so I realize it’s hard to accept his betrayal. It was hard for me, but I saw it with my own eyes.
Please stop gaslighting me about Pritzker. You weren’t there. I was. These are Pritzker’s brown shirts, working fist-in-glove with ICE/CBP.

Pritzker’s brown shirts attacking protesters.

Pritzker’s brown shirts. Dude in military gear is also Pritzker’s.

Note the Illinois State Police patch on the dude in military gear.

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Riley @raaleh.bsky.social · 1d

seeing the phrase “since 2009” crop up a lot these days

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Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 9h

The War on Basic Economy has begun.

Well, not a war, but a small-scale rebellion. Google Flights fired the first shot a few weeks ago.

I reported for @slate.com on how the airlines gradually broke our spirits and got us to accept less. slate.com/business/202...

One of the Most Absurd Changes to Air Travel Has Become So Common You Barely Even Notice It. You Should.

It began in 2008—and has only proliferated from there.

slate.com

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 9h

Listen I'm not rooting for either fanbase here but, between the multiple felon rapist conman and the literal, actual Pope, gonna say one is more the authority on Christianity

White House Watchdog @whitehousewatchdog.bsky.social · 9h

Pope Leo XIV challenges President Trump's movement, supporting immigrants and climate action, sparking tension with U.S. conservatives.

'Straight challenge to MAGA': Trump's fans rage at Pope Leo's 'woke manifesto'

Pope Leo XIV challenges President Trump's movement, supporting immigrants and climate action, sparking tension with U.S. conservatives.

www.rawstory.com

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 10h

Wait 10 years ago was 2005 right?

...right?

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 10h

I'm sorry and/or you're welcome

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 11h

Rip Zac Stuckey

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 11h

Hello @gbdawkins.bsky.social, @twesq.bsky.social

✨🥀Persephone Evil🥀✨ @bipolarpisces35.blacksky.app · 14h

God damn, some of yall been following each other online for a decade?!!

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 11h

Oh my

Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 11h

New Big Red lid dropped.

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 11h

And do what, fucko?

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 11h

US House Speaker Johnson States "We Want Government To Reopen So We Can Get To Healthcare" 🏛️💊

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 11h

If I have to move one more god damn time I'm just going back to MySpace

marina🌸 @dovesplants.bsky.social · 11h

girl i am not using mastodon you are just gonna have to psionically link with me in the aether

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 11h

Breaking: Rich people have more money

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 11h

Delta Air Lines Executive States That Increased Focus on Wealthier Customers Has Strengthened Their Position Compared to Airlines Serving Less Affluent Travelers ✈️💰

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 13h

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

www.mediaite.com

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 11h

the "popularist, let's do Clintonism again" people seem to have forgotten that Harris ran that kind of campaign and it didn't work prospect.org/politics/cen...

Centrist Democrats Have Already Forgotten About Kamala Harris

Pivoting to the right didn't work in 2024. It won't work now.

prospect.org

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PAM! @pamtoo.bsky.social · 12h

I'VE BEEN AWAKE FOR THREE HOURS AND I CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 11h

Oh FUCK

Bring a Trailer @bringatrailer.bsky.social · 11h

1997 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 2-Door 4×4

Bid for the chance to own a 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 2-Door 4×4 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #215,038.

bringatrailer.com

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 11h

*Paul Ryan turns down RATM*

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 2d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 13h

A woman who was shot multiple times by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents did not ram them with her car and had her weapon stored in her purse at the time of the incident, according to her lawyer, contradicting accounts by the Department of Homeland Security.

www.reuters.com/world/us/bod...

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 12h

Something broke inside of people

Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 1d

Watching antisocial driver behavior in the school drop-off line makes it really clear that the pandemic destroyed whatever few shreds remained of the social compact, just pathological selfishness on display every day

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