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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 10d

The ADL thought it could fall in line with Musk and it would stop his attacks on them. Instead, it just made them complicit, legitimized Musk, and ultimately didn’t actually change him at all.

This is how fascists work. Greenblatt tried being transactional: for fascists, it only goes one way.

Elon Musk & X @elonmusk
X.com
The ADL hates Christians, therefore it is is a hate group
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16d

The gap between teacher pay and other college graduates’ pay is the highest it’s been in over four decades.

Is there a “teacher shortage,” or a shortage of jobs that treat educators with the pay, dignity, and support they deserve?

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Trickard @trickard23.bsky.social · 18d

Probably recency bias since I just got through these books, but Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn saga shift from the original trilogy to the sequel series. I was wary of the concept, but it ruled extremely hard.

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Trickard @trickard23.bsky.social · 19d

Obama and Biden both motivated atypical voters to show up. Obama with strong messaging and campaigning, and Biden by just not being Trump while that was fresh in the collective consciousness. Harris campaign tried to get the fictional swing voters, and that’s what doomed them.

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Trickard @trickard23.bsky.social · 19d

I cannot wrap my mind around how people haven’t figured this out yet. The real swing voters aren’t people who always vote but have no party loyalty, that person doesn’t exist in meaningful numbers. It’s irregular/new voters you need to go after.

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Trickard @trickard23.bsky.social · 22d

WaPo running this story as if they aren’t actively part of the problem is wild

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22d

A week after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, President Trump and his allies are attacking critics of the right-wing activist, a campaign detractors described as an alarming attempt to stunt freedom of expression.

Trump, allies seek to punish speech they dislike following Kirk killing

The White House-directed campaign, which is likely to face legal challenges, defies past GOP rhetoric condemning the label “hate speech” as a pretext for political persecution.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Trickard @trickard23.bsky.social · 25d

Assuming that this is the union that represents Attiah, they may have a specific disciplinary grievance procedure in their collective bargaining agreement. So they have actual, mechanical methods of going to bat for her that aren’t necessarily public facing but are still the most effective.

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Trickard @trickard23.bsky.social · Sep 8

Stoically agreeing that they are “for the table.”

Trickard @trickard23.bsky.social · Sep 7

I just want to clarify that the fact I liked this skeet before the previous was extremely intentional

Trickard @trickard23.bsky.social · Sep 6

I keep coming back to the idea that reality has a bias. You don’t need to present arguments from multiple angles unless the arguments are actually credible, and credible doesn’t just mean convenient or supported by a lot of people. Sometimes things just are. To pretend otherwise leads to this.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Aug 25

Fascist, hatemongering state policy.

South Florida Sun Sentinel @sun-sentinel.com · Aug 24

A Florida Department of Transportation crew early Sunday painted the Pulse crosswalk back to black and white for a second time as supporters continued to try to restore the rainbow-colored crossing. Now, police agencies are monitoring the site.

DOT repaints Pulse crosswalk for a second time. FHP and OPD watching site

A squad of Florida Highway Patrol and Orlando Police Department officers surveilled the dozen people who were using chalk on the rainbow crosswalk on Sunday. Advocates said it was an intimidation t…

www.sun-sentinel.com

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amy brown (spooky edition) @amybrown.xyz · Aug 22

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

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Avery @averyofbirds.bsky.social · Aug 8

It happened again

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · Jul 30

it’s almost like all the attacks calling Mamdani antisemitic were vapid bad faith bullshit created by politicians with no policy plan other than smashing the “scary muslim” button

Zohran Mamdani scores 17-point lead with Jewish voters in NYC mayoral race

Mamdani's support among Jewish voters comes after accusations from opponents and some community leaders that his criticism of Israel represents antisemitism.

www.newsweek.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 26

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.

www.wired.com

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · Jul 25

The way that I was raised, being Jewish meant believing that every human life was sacred; to save a single human life meant saving all of humanity. That no law or ritual was more important than saving a single human life.

It's unfathomable that any Jew can accept what Israel is doing in Gaza.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Jul 23

In the past when I sat down to write about Israel, I’ve had a moment where I take a deep breath and accept that, as a Jewish woman, it’s going to be difficult. This time, there was no such moment.

I wrote about the intentional starvation of Gaza by Israel/US, and the moral imperative to say enough:

Gaza is starving

Palestinians seeking food are being killed by the IDF. It's time for the entire world to say enough.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Trickard @trickard23.bsky.social · Jul 21

For sure! I had the same impulse to verify that story because it was so grotesque. Gotta check anything that incites a strong emotional response without proper sourcing.

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Trickard @trickard23.bsky.social · Jul 21

In relevant part in case there’s a paywall:

A screenshot of a Tampa Bay Times article which describes inhumane treatment of detainees at the Everglades concentration camp. It includes a description of a detainee being punished for attempting a hunger strike by being forced to remain outside, suffering heat and relentless mosquitoes, for nearly three hours.

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Trickard @trickard23.bsky.social · Jul 21

www.tampabay.com/news/florida...

Here’s the source for the claim. It is the portion of the article dedicated to Jordin Castillo.

Inside Alligator Alcatraz: Detainees told us what it’s like right now

The Tampa Bay Times conducted phone interviews with 7 detainees.

www.tampabay.com

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Trickard @trickard23.bsky.social · Jul 21

The fact that some of these nations are saying anything at all is a huge step away from previously held positions. Even though it (reasonably) may not be seen as enough by a lot of people, it’s important to note how big of a move this actually is.

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Trickard @trickard23.bsky.social · Jul 19

One of my friends who I’ve known since we were three years old came out as trans when we were in our late twenties. There’s a learning curve for adjusting name/pronoun usage there after decades of habit, but like… just try? You don’t even have to get it right every time, the effort is what matters.

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Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · Jul 15

WHAT ARE WE DOING

Zackary Berger שלום בערגער @drberger.bsky.social · Jul 15

In @theintercept.com, Debbie Nathan reports on ICE lawyers refusing to give their names in court - and immigration judges going along with it.

theintercept.com/2025/07/15/i...

ICE Lawyers Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Court

ICE attorneys fighting to deport immigrants are able to obscure their identities — no masks required.

theintercept.com

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Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · Jul 15

Why are covering your face? Because you know what you're doing is wrong, yet you're doing it anyway

Why is the court blocking your name? Because it knows what you're doing is wrong, yet they're letting you do it anyway

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Trickard @trickard23.bsky.social · Jul 11

This might actually be a killing blow to many people’s ability to be informed. This is a genuine cause for alarm.

Billionaires should not be allowed to hoover up media outlets, it is so blatantly contrary to the idea of a free press and society.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · Jul 11

Bezos rumored to be buying Condé Nast, which would include Vogue, Teen Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest, and Ars Technica.

Wired and Teen Vogue have done some of the best reporting in the Trump era. Ars Technica one of a handful of good remaining tech pubs.

Bezos to buy Vogue as a gift to new wife? Insiders link deal to Sanchez’s cover shoot, could cost him billions

Rumors are swirling that Jeff Bezos might acquire Condé Nast, Vogue's parent company, as a wedding gift for Lauren Sanchez. This speculation is fueled by Sanchez's recent Vogue cover, hand-picked atti...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

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