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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 11h

The best time to abolish ICE would have been in 2021. The next best time is if we win in 2028. At this point, any Democrat unwilling to abolish ICE must be drummed out of the primary.

Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 13h

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 11h

As you get to a certain age, especially if you're a cis man, you've either got to own up to being an idiot (or worse) in your youth or double down on it.

Technical appreciator @whatahellofawaytodad.com · 12h

Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.

STEREOGUM: People my age, we talk about how we were lucky that we didn’t have social media growing up, and there’s no record of all the dumb shit we said and did. You didn’t have social media, but everything you said and did in those years is on record, and you’ve got to live with it now. That’s tough.

VIOLENT J: And the amount of gay Juggalos out there is really surprising. I think about them doing their research and getting the old records, getting excited about it, and getting their hearts broke or something, you know? I tell my daughter, “For the rest of your life, when your friends ask why your dad said that, say it’s because your dad was a fool. Don’t defend me. Say I was a fool then, but I’m not now.” There’s no excuse. I was going with the flow, and that’s the very thing we preach against — being a sheep. And that’s what I was doing.

https://www.stereogum.com/2083804/icp-interview-juggalos/interviews/weve-got-a-file-on-you/

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 12h

Dems, I bet of you, STOP VOTING FOR TRUMP JUDGES JESUS FUCKING CHRIST

Senate Press Gallery @senatepress.bsky.social · 12h

By a vote of 66-32, the #Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Harold D. Mooty III to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 14h

A reminder all: GO TO JURY DUTY WHEN YOU ARE SUMMONED

Yes it is disruptive of schedules but these days, juries need you

Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 5d

Wow. Sidney Reid, the DC woman just found not guilty of assaulting an FBI agent, issues a withering and gutsy statement on Trump through her attorneys.

"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."

It's a must-read:

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Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like people are sort of sleeping on the US Attorney for EDVA clarifying—to a reporter!—that she did indeed intentionally violate the Federal Records Act by setting the Signal messages to auto-delete

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 1d

This is a really good point. Congress is allowing Trump to do some dodge where he doing presidential things but he’s doing them with private money so it’s ok. But per the constitution, presidential things are definitionally things done with congressionally appropriated money.

Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 1d

While I don't have any idea whether there are separate statutes constraining knocking down buildings/ monuments, in a general way this *should* all be of a piece with appropriations. If Congress appropriates funds to renovate the White House, it's legal; if not, not. So this is one of the *many*

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EasilyDistracted @babblingfringe.bsky.social · 1d

Holy shit what a perfect way to put it

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

signal is the birth control pill of phone encryption, it’s 99.99% effective when used correctly. the only way to be 100% assured of fail-proof safety is to never use Phone, but abstinence-only education doesn’t work, so

jenny_tightpants🪑 @jtp.bsky.social · Mar 28

i feel like every time i see someone calling signal insecure it only takes a few questions for them to eventually arrive at one of two conclusuons:
- encryption isn't real you idiot
- signal is insecure because someone can drug you and beat you with a $5 wrench until you unlock your phone

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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 2d

22 arrests.
All Maga.
Including this armed terrorist with a gun who assaulted a woman.
I think we know who the violent ones are.
#NoKings

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Torberg "No Spooky Pun Found" Tonnessen @tmtonnessen.bsky.social · 1d

When I proposed to @lynbelzer.bsky.social it was so low-profile that the ladies at the next table (we were in a restaurant) barely noticed. We're fairly certain one had to say to the other "I think that couple just got engaged."

Rianamator 🦇🎃👻 @riana.bsky.social · 2d

Proposing marriage to someone in front of a crowd is coercion and a “yes” is not freely given consent.

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 5d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 3d

Examples of how fascist untruths get regurgitated as fact by LLMs are ubiquitous, but this one is really jarring. The Harvard Kennedy School article Gemini scraped is entirely about how the claim is false. Gemini cannot parse this, instead sharing DHS propaganda as fact when you search her name.

W
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org
Detention of Rümeysa Öztürk
On March 25, 2025, following the revocation of her F-1 student visa, 30-year-old Turkish national and Tufts University student Rümeysa Oztürk was arrested ...
Canary Mission
William K. Sessions III
F visa
People also ask
What did Rumeysa Ozturk do?
DHS and ICE investigations found Ozturk engaged in activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that relishes the killing of Americans. A visa is a privilege not a right.
Mar 27, 2025
https://www.hks.harvard.edu
On the Frightened Voice of Rumeysa

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Torberg "No Spooky Pun Found" Tonnessen @tmtonnessen.bsky.social · 2d

I was rather "meh" on Nirvana the first time around but, much to my surprise, I now find myself getting nostalgic when I hear them. It feels kinda weird.

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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 3d

I am here for this romcom, especially the subplot in which the inflatable costume factory suddenly needs more workers and therefore welcomes in a refugee community that also brings new food, culture, and revitalizes the public schools. A refugee costume designer can fall for the big city gay lawyer.

Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 3d

Brb just writing a screenplay about a struggling inflatable costume factory in a wholesome but dying American small town that unexpectedly helps save democracy, and democracy saves it right back.

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The Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 4d

Some assorted reminders as we enter the weekend:
1. Posting illegal content is a violation of §3.B of the Bluesky terms of service.
2. Violations of the TOS may be reported through the app. See TOS §6.A
3. The Hatch Act (5 USC §7321 et seq) is a law.

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Torberg "No Spooky Pun Found" Tonnessen @tmtonnessen.bsky.social · 4d

This is why we block and move on. Do not engage.

Karen “the good kind” @kpsinging.bsky.social · 4d

WTAF

Supposedly the State Department Bluesky account with a post that says
Give us a follow so we can update you on how the Democrats' partisan shutdown is harming America's national security.
(we also heard this is a great place to research visa revocations)

Torberg "No Spooky Pun Found" Tonnessen @tmtonnessen.bsky.social · 4d

"C'mon Orpheus, ride me!"

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Torberg "No Spooky Pun Found" Tonnessen @tmtonnessen.bsky.social · 4d

I've never laughed along with a public awareness announcement before, but I was doubled over watching this one.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 4d

people who earnestly try to argue that blocking certain accounts deprives u of important opposing viewpoints are assuming these certain accounts are posting in good faith
which is a dangerous assumption tbh

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Torberg "No Spooky Pun Found" Tonnessen @tmtonnessen.bsky.social · 4d

I have not laughed along with a public awareness announcement like this before.

*Excellent*

BmoreCityDOT @bmorecitydot.bsky.social · 4d

"Alright, y'all, look. The marathon is TOMORROW."

buff.ly/2o8uHKR

The Mayor told y'all.

Click the link.
buff.ly/izNhgTp

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🎃 Harm City Slasher 🔪 @sprawlhater.bsky.social · 4d

He straight up said "cities have marathons; cities have events" and I wanted to cheer. Baltimore is a city. Stuff happens here, that's why we live here!

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 4d

Peaky Blinders meme: No fighting with regime-run accounts. No fucking fighting with regime-run accounts!

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Rudbeckia @rudbeckia.bsky.social · 4d

The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimore marathon is tomorrow. The Baltimor

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 4d

i don’t normally endorse block lists (i’m on some, weirdly lumped in with people i myself have blocked) but i don’t see how blocking all these accts with one button is bad.

most importantly, DO NOT ENGAGE WITH THEM. they already own X so they wouldn’t be here if they weren’t trying to start shit.

eva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 4d

white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Tiffany⸆⸉ @tiffanyclay.dev · 4d

I refuse to believe it’s a coincidence that the entire executive branch has set up Bluesky accounts one day before our next #NoKings rallies.

Don’t engage. Just block them all.

Kazusa IRL @ohayousoro.bsky.social · 4d

Reminder to also block the following accounts:
@homelandgov.bsky.social
@hhsofficial.bsky.social
@dol.gov
@departmentofenergy.bsky.social
@usdagov.bsky.social
@deptofinterior.bsky.social

Pop Base @popbase.tv · 4d

The White House has created an official Bluesky account.

[ @whitehouse-47.bsky.social ]

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4d

US Government accounts have arrived on Bluesky.

Block on sight.

Protect your digital space.

Be aware that the DHS account in particular is known to quote dunk on regular people to encourage their followers to harass them.

The detach quote function will come in very handy here…

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 4d

bsky.app/profile/did:...

Let me know if you see anyone I missed. Do not engage with these accounts, directly or indirectly. Just block and ignore.

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