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bakoon @bakoon.bsky.social · 6h

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A.A. Dowd @aadowd.bsky.social · 8h

We need full electronic voting oversight and reform. This should be a priority of every elected official who cares about democracy at all. Otherwise, that's the ballgame.

Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 1d

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 9h

Like if you have ever seen videos of babies and little kids reacting to her just saying “Hello” you would never question that this MUST BE a fundamentally decent person who has no reason to “virtue signal”

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 9h

“I have a vague idea of who Ms Rachel is and based on that here are some unimpeachable truths about her”

larry @larrrrrry.bsky.social · 14h

her advocacy for Palestinians doesn't bother me nearly as much as she is so desperately doing all this as an actual act of transparent virtue signaling, to fill the absence she has in depth of character

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Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 15h

Lucy Dacus officiates marriages in @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social performance, covers Jim Croce on new deluxe album out today

Lucy Dacus Officiates Marriages In 'Kimmel' Performance, Covers Jim Croce's "Time In A Bottle"

A few weeks ago, I took my daughter to see Lucy Dacus headline the All Things Go Festival at Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion. As someone who watched Dacus play a whole lot of small rooms in her ...

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Eric @smallestoceans.bsky.social · 17h

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Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 17h

Watch @qotsa-official.bsky.social's cinematic @fallontonight.bsky.social performance

Queens Of The Stone Age Give A Cool, Cinematic 'Tonight Show' Performance Of "Running Joke" & "Paper Machete": Watch

On Thursday night, Queens Of The Stone Age, one of the great running rock bands, did musical-guest duty on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show, but they didn’t exactly have new music to sell. Queens Of The St...

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 1d

Nice try, “Paul A. Thompson”

A Pitchfork review for One Battle After Another that call it a “nerve-wracking masterpiece”, written by one Paul A. Thompson

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Eric @smallestoceans.bsky.social · 17h

Hell yeah, he rules! And yeah Thom Yorke basically tried to sing just like him on Fake Plastic Trees haha. Also this performance is incredible youtu.be/KOjP1d8WzIg?...

Jeff Buckley - Grace | BBC | The Late Show | London | 1/17/1995 | HD

YouTube video by MojoPin1983

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Eric @smallestoceans.bsky.social · 17h

It’s really amazing how everyone just made that face back then lol

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Eric @smallestoceans.bsky.social · 17h

I might agree with this

BrooklynVegan @brooklynvegan.bsky.social · 19h

Green Day's best album came out 30 years ago today www.brooklynvegan.com/unpopular-op...

Green Day nostalgia is in the air because their breakthrough album Dookie turned 25 this year. Dookie is the band's most classic album, but its quickly banged-out followup is arguably even better.

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social · 17h

To defeat AI you just have to unplug it, but what happens when the AI can convince you not to unplug it?

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 1d

Yes, the fruit snack people. Yes, the West Wing guy. Yes, it's kind of what you'd expect from a Gushers horror movie?
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Well, huh: Gushers made a 7-minute horror commercial with Bradley Whitford

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Eric @smallestoceans.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe it’s just my algorithm, but it’s very interesting that it seems like Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are doing the most promo for Tron: Ares. It’s like everyone involved already knows the score is the best part.

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Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 1d

No Doubt’s ‘Tragic Kingdom’ turns 30 tomorrow and the band is reportedly going to announce a residency at the Vegas Sphere

No Doubt Playing Sphere Residency In 2026: Report

At last year’s Coachella, No Doubt reunited for their first show in 19 years. Gwen Stefani and co. performed at the FireAid benefit concert at the start of this year, and now it looks like they might ...

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 1d

After doing a brief theatrical tour, The Onion's very funny 20-minute send-up of true crime tropes is watchable online.
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The Onion's Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile is now available online

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bendwalsh.bsky.social @bendwalsh.bsky.social · 1d

My letter to the editor:

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bring on the headless horses @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 1d

even dylan and springsteen would laugh at this

bendwalsh.bsky.social @bendwalsh.bsky.social · 1d

wtaf are you talking about

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 1d

Michael Shannon stars as soon-to-be-assassinated President Garfield, but Matthew Macfadyen is mesmerizingly weird as his future killer.

Michael Shannon's Garfield heads toward a very bad Monday in the Death By Lightning trailer

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BrooklynVegan @brooklynvegan.bsky.social · 1d

Charli XCX's movie for A24, 'The Moment,' announces cast and crew: watch the teaser trailer www.brooklynvegan.com/charli-xcxs-...

Charli XCX's movie for A24, 'The Moment,' announces cast: watch the teaser trailer

"We made a movieeeeee! i’m so excitedddddd!" - Charli XCX. The movie's cast includes Kylie Jenner, Alexander Skarsgård, Rosanna Arquette, Jamie Demetriou, and more

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Michael Tedder @mtedder.bsky.social · 1d

Owning the libs by getting both Trapt and Three Doors Down to headline.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

Turning Point USA announced it will host counterprogramming to the Super Bowl halftime show, called “The All American Halftime Show,” as MAGA critics have been enraged over the selection of Bad Bunny as the 2026 headliner.

MAGA rage over Bad Bunny at Super Bowl sparks an alternative show

Counterprogramming hosted by the group that Charlie Kirk founded spotlights the growing political polarization surrounding one of the biggest events of the year.

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Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 1d

The controversial Riyadh Comedy Fest ended today, to be followed in December by the Saudi capital's music festival Soundstorm with Post Malone, Halsey, Benson Boone, and more

Post Malone, Halsey, Benson Boone, & More Playing Controversial Riyadh Music Festival Soundstorm

The comedy world has been in an uproar over the Riyadh Comedy Festival, which ended today after two weeks of performances in Saudi Arabia’s capital. Extremely popular comics including Kevin Hart, Dave...

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BrooklynVegan @brooklynvegan.bsky.social · 1d

Life Without Buildings' rare final recording "Love Trinity" being reissued on new 7" (listen) www.brooklynvegan.com/life-without...

Life Without Buildings' final recording "Love Trinity" being reissued on new 7" (listen)

"Love Trinity" was the last song Life Without Buildings ever recorded and was previously only available on a rare Australian 7".

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Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social · 1d

Saw ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER again last night and I was trying to catch the name of Bob Ferguson's old band that he had a reunion with at the Rustic Inn.

I think it was One Block Past Normal? Definitely suggests a jam-band vibe with some Steely Dan jazz-rock overtones.

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