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Stephen G (MeidasMighty) @stepheng1291.bsky.social · 19h

Pigs!!

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 20h

"Anything in English"

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Jazzy @jazzyjones.bsky.social · 20h

Give this some thought........

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Stephen G (MeidasMighty) @stepheng1291.bsky.social · 19h

Huh. So déja vue all over again?!?

Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 21h

Unbeknownst to most or long forgotten is that on October 8 and October 10, 2023; Hamas offered the same deal that’s being pitched as Trump’s “Gaza Peace Deal” which would have handed all hostages over to Israel in exchange for Israeli troops not entering the strip, Netanyahu refused the proposal.

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 21h

This happened to a US Citizen. So it can happen to any of us. And oh so perfect that his name was "Miranda." I hope it goes to the Supreme Corpse so we can see if they still believe in Miranda rights.

Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 1d

We've all seen that movie scene. It's usually written that way to indicate who the antagonists are.

www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

@drannieandrews.com

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Stephen G (MeidasMighty) @stepheng1291.bsky.social · 21h

Lest we forget, I am duty-bound to repost these bios.

Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 22h

9 October 1886 | A Polish woman, Marianna Czapla, was born in Przedbórz.

In #Auschwitz from 1 July 1942.
No. 8122
She perished in the camp on 25 September 1942.
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Women at Auschwitz

Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 22h

Such a pathetic, insecure, sad, little man @realDonaldTrump is. He’s been out there for months, stomping his feet, openly begging for a Nobel Peace Prize. And he’s got so many of his enablers out there begging for him too. Such a pathetic, insecure, sad, little man he is.

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Stephen G (MeidasMighty) @stepheng1291.bsky.social · 21h

The Orange Buffoon is just soooo clueless!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump on what he wants out of his meeting with President Xi: "We'll see. I mean, I just heard this a little while ago before we came in. So I haven't been briefed on it."

Stephen G (MeidasMighty) @stepheng1291.bsky.social · 21h

Fuck Johnson. Rep. Grijalva, go on and get the Writ of Mandamus. Now. Force that little-dicked Johnson to do the right thing since he can’t seem to do it on his own.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Johnson and Lauer are stalling.

If Grijalva isn’t sworn in, it gives them time to pressure one of the 4 Republicans who signed the discharge petition to flip.

The reason they’re working this hard to shield the Epstein files is because Trump’s name is all over them.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22h

How quickly some ICE GOONS get triggered when you remind them they are children of immigrants

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 3d

Republicans have literally spent the last FIFTEEN YEARS fighting to overturn, weaken, and undermine the Affordable Care Act.

Republicans just don’t care if you have to pay more for your health care.

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Stephen G (MeidasMighty) @stepheng1291.bsky.social · 3d

Amen, sister. Amen.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

We can’t out-Republican Republicans, nor should we want to.

Democrats need to say what they believe — and actually believe in something.
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 4d

🚨✊🏼ICE agents OUTNUMBERED by PEOPLE, forced to retreat! Share this! If Chicago can do this, we can ALL do this. 🚨1/2

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Stephen G (MeidasMighty) @stepheng1291.bsky.social · 4d

Make them pay, Mr. Retes !!!

Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 4d

"[A]gents engulfed my car in tear gas, smashed my driver-side window, and pepper-sprayed my face.... I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. No explanation. No charges. No apology. One day, I was just told, 'you’re free to go.'" #KavanaughStop

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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Stephen G (MeidasMighty) @stepheng1291.bsky.social · 4d

This is blatantly OUTRAGEOUS!!!

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 4d

Community pooled their money to pay for her green card—then ICE locked her up in a private prison instead.

Agents detained her when she showed up for final green card appointment—a process that lasted years & cost $16,009.

Family was waiting at her house planning to celebrate over bowls of Pozole.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 8d

At the rate Ukrainians are taking out refineries, Russia will achieve its climate targets by December.

kyivindependent.com/russia-to-be...

Russia to import gasoline from Asia as nearly 40% of refining capacity shuts down, media reports

Russia is considering importing fuel from China, South Korea, and Singapore to stabilize its domestic market, according to Kommersant.

kyivindependent.com

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Stephen G (MeidasMighty) @stepheng1291.bsky.social · 8d

“The beatings will continue until morale improves.”

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Aislinn @imnotmerida.com · 8d

Trans people are regular people. It’s that simple.

jazzrat2000 AKA Bonsai anonymous @jazzrat2000.bsky.social · 8d

I think trans people feel the world is moving away from them. Help me Normalize them by accepting them into your life, This is an easy thing to do since they are just regular people. Will you help me and them? If so please repost thank you

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jazzrat2000 AKA Bonsai anonymous @jazzrat2000.bsky.social · 8d

I think trans people feel the world is moving away from them. Help me Normalize them by accepting them into your life, This is an easy thing to do since they are just regular people. Will you help me and them? If so please repost thank you

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🖤💋SammieSam💋🖤 @sammiestsam.sheshed.rocks · 8d

Good Thursday morning, friends!

Greg Johnstone(TikTok) is at least keeping us giggling at the regime.

Stay safe out there!

Have a day y'all!

#SheShed

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Stephen G (MeidasMighty) @stepheng1291.bsky.social · 8d

To ALL the influencers and pundits on this platform: I beg of you to immediately and henceforth stop referring to the “Department of War.” Unless and until Congress declares it changed, it remains the D of Defense, and aligning with MAGA bs only tends to normalize it, which we should not be doing.

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Stephen G (MeidasMighty) @stepheng1291.bsky.social · 8d

Yup. Sure have.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8d

SAY THAT!

“Bruh, fuck this shit.” 🔥

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L’Etat C’est Moi @letatcestmoi.bsky.social · 9d

The sight of this incompetent, unethical, unqualified blowhard lecturing the military sworn to defend this country is sickening.

This president* turning the military on the people is the worst possible threat we could have.

We have been warned.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

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