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Mark Rogaski @skogkatt.io · 2h

Mike Pence:

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 14h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 21h

One of the craziest stories I've seen in a long time. If you think Trump and his administration are extreme and depraved, just wait until you learn about the young guns who are positioning themselves to take over the reigns in the next few decades

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 17h

"Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 21h

A pilot out in Nova Scotia seems to have had some fun yesterday.

www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...

C-GZPT Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Flight status, tracking, and historical data for C-GZPT including scheduled, estimated, and actual departure and arrival times.

www.flightaware.com

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Bill McCarthy @billmccarthy.bsky.social · 21h

NEW:

A dramatic voiceover video the White House and Donald Trump shared last week claiming to show "chaos" in Chicago is littered with outdated footage from Florida, Texas, South Carolina, Nebraska, California and Arizona, an AFP investigation found.

factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

Here's what prosecutors--PROSECUTORS!!!--said last week about why they had not given Sydney Reid video to her alleged assault of an FBI agent.

She's seeking to get her case thrown out before it goes to trial this week.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

There can be little doubt that the government failed in its duties, first by failing to collect
contemporaneous statements and other information from the officers from the incident and then
by neglecting to supervise the collection of that information, by relying on the officers’ conclusion
as to what is relevant and not relevant. Still, the government persists in trying to blame the defense.
Even at the hearing, the government deflected blame: “The ambiguity, I think, that arises here is
that we are trying to construct a very mundane incident three months after it happened involving,
I guess for lack of a better word, middle-aged people who just aren't great with technology, just
like everyone else in this courtroom.” Tr. at 10/10/25 at 14

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 1d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

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Mark Rogaski @skogkatt.io · 1d

They forgot something.

"Mission Accomplished" banner from the USS Abraham Lincoln from May 2003, eight years before the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq.

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Mark Rogaski @skogkatt.io · 2d

I just found out about Posting Through It a short while ago, and it's cemented itself as a must-listen podcast in just a few episodes.

The interview with @gbbranstetter.bsky.social last week was extraordinary. Gillian does a beautiful job of bringing clarity to the argument.

042: What Did Trans People Ever Do to You? feat. Gillian Branstetter

Podcast Episode · Posting Through It · 10/06/2025 · 1h 15m

podcasts.apple.com

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Spooky Boo @spookyboo.bsky.social · 3d

Sorry, not sorry, neighbors.

Multiple plastic skeletons bow down on the grass or kneel with their palms up towards their god - the 12’ plastic skeleton standing behind the fence line

Two plastic skeletons bow on their knees in the grass while one has a single knee down and his palms outstretched towards their god - the 12’ plastic skeleton standing behind the wood fence

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Mark Rogaski @skogkatt.io · 2d

I got to see GoGo Penguin last night in Manhattan. Someone else posted this video of the last piece of the night. I'm still awed by the show.

GoGo Penguin - Protest @ Le Poisson Rouge (October 11, 2025)

YouTube video by bbrodsky

www.youtube.com

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 2d

“But ever since a noisy cryptocurrency facility moved in about half a mile away in 2023, he said their rocking chairs have mostly sat empty. Other nearby residents also say they don’t spend much time outside anymore because of what many call “that roar.””

A North Texas community will vote to form a city in an effort to quiet down a crypto mine

Leaders of the effort say they moved to rural Hood County for its quiet country charm, which was shattered by what locals call “that roar” from the facility.

www.texastribune.org

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Mark Rogaski @skogkatt.io · 3d

This reminds me of every time my mom posts "chicken casserole recipe" on Facebook.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

This has real -- I intended to dm "Pam" -- energy.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 3d

"If there’s a bathroom code, you’d better have it. Otherwise, everyone in the store gets arrested and deported. It doesn’t matter where you are from. As far as the US government is concerned, you are antifa."

Please Let Our Warfighters Use Your Restroom

By now, you’ve noticed our brave patriots—ICE, the National Guard, police officers, select local mall cops, rando bodyguards, weird little incels, ...

buff.ly

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Mark Rogaski @skogkatt.io · 3d

Sadly, Sarah doesn't understand that the cost of inference is decreasing.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 4d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 4d

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 4d

40 years ago
Frankenchrist is the third album by the American hardcore punk band Dead Kennedys, released October 1985 includes the powerful political statement 'Stars and Stripes of Corruption'

#punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #deadkennedys #frankenchrist #history #punkrockhistory

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Mark Rogaski @skogkatt.io · 4d

I prefer this version.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 5d

Here’s a primer on ‘primer.’

It’s pronounced ‘PRIMM-er’ if you mean “a small book” or “a short informative piece of writing.”

It’s pronounced ‘PRY-mer’ if you mean “an initial coat of paint.”

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Mark Rogaski @skogkatt.io · 5d

Also, MF Doom.

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Mark Rogaski @skogkatt.io · 5d

I'm partial to Neko Case and Tom Waits.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6d

Have you seen 3D animations from the IDF showing secret Hamas hideouts?

According to Israel's +972 magazine, many have "serious spatial inaccuracies or prefabricated assets—sourced not from classified intelligence but rather from commercial libraries, content creators, and cultural institutions."

How a Scottish maritime museum ended up in Israel’s 3D propaganda

An analysis of dozens of Israeli army animations discovered digital assets sourced not from classified intelligence but commercial libraries and content creators.

www.972mag.com

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