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T. Tauri @ttauri.bsky.social · 1d

More than that: the absence of *institutional shame* at running these dumbass counterfactuals as if they were a vital contribution to The Discourse.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 3d

people should be made to feel more shame over their views

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 3d

The biggest dumbass you've ever met in your life:

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2d

“Yes they were separated by race but that’s ok, because they were all treated equally” a Roberts Court majority opinion coming soon

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T. Tauri @ttauri.bsky.social · 6d

Kid the Younger wanted to get a specific kind of stuffy for a friend’s birthday but we weren’t sure where to find them.

Me (looking at bsky feed): hey Mischief is having a 10th Birthday! Why don’t we check there?

(Not only did we get an excellent doodle, but found *exactly* the thing sought.)

Mischief Toy Store @mischieftoy.com · 8d

🥳🥳🎉🎉It's our 10th Birthday!🎉🎉🥳🥳

This Saturday: 20% off the whole store, free Doodle Photo Booth, & Plinko prizes!

Help us celebrate a DECADE of Mischief!

It's our 10th Birthday!

And that means 20% off the WHOLE STORE! Plus! Doodle 'Photo Booth' and GIANT Plinko with prizes!

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T. Tauri @ttauri.bsky.social · 6d

Current employment is heeding Teddy’s impatient meows and hoisting his favorite yarn toy in the air as he leaps after it with abandon.

Repeat Until Sufficiently Exhausted.

Two photos of Teddy the cat: in the first, he is stationed on the floor gazing fixedly at a bundle of yarn held aloft. In the second he is a blur of motion leaping to catch the yarn toy in his mouth.

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 7d

I, too, am interested in a career path as a “full-time kitten influencer.”

D.C. cat guy goes viral fostering and bottle feeding hundreds of kittens

Abdul Raheem is defying stereotypes with his videos caring for tiny foster kittens.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8d

But also we’re terrified of the subway

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Stephen Miller: "All that bullshit is done, over, it's finished. The gangbangers you deal with- they think they're ruthless? They have no idea how ruthless we are. They think they're tough? They have no idea how tough we are. They think they're hardcore? We are so much more hardcore than they are"

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Sen. Pumpkin Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 10d

also, he's a liar! he says that he's never heard about things as a reflex because you don't have to answer about something you're first hearing since you "haven't considered it". he's a doddering, evil, lying idiot! all of the reasons are always simultaneuously true!

Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 10d

you can tell Trump about this stuff every day and he will act like he's hearing it for the first time, his brain is goop

Alexander Bolton tweet: Chuck Schumer tells reporters at White House that Trump seemed completely oblivious to impending increase in health insurance rates and closing of rural hospitals: "By his face and by the way he looked, I think he heard about them for the first time."

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 14d

political pundits stop just coming up with new ways of rebranding feckless vacuity as strategy 2025 challenge

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T. Tauri @ttauri.bsky.social · 16d

What a lovely song!

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Dr. Doug @raptorbreath.bsky.social · 17d

BREAKING: Florida cop treated for autism after exposure to tylenol during traffic stop

a female officer laying on her back on the ground, eyes open, lit with flashlights

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T. Tauri @ttauri.bsky.social · 22d

Got it.

T. Tauri @ttauri.bsky.social · 22d

When did it change hands?

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T. Tauri @ttauri.bsky.social · 24d

Reiterating a point I’ve made elsewhere to friends: the timelessness of Metro Area’s LP is really *astounding*: send it in a time machine back to ‘82 or ‘88 or ‘95, or forwards to now and it will still sound (a) insanely fresh and (b) sensible within the context of that moment’s dance music.

Metro Area (15th Anniversary Edition), by Metro Area

12 track album

metroarea.bandcamp.com

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 24d

Great Egrets give elegant and majestic looks with their side profile, but the front facing view with the googly eyes and long neck has its own charm.

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 25d

Rep. Agbaje has been a fiercely vocal ally to queer and transgender Minnesotans during her time in elected office thus far. It would be a radical shift backward to elect a homophobic pastor to this seat.

Josh Martin @joshmartinmpls.bsky.social · 25d

I didn't notice this before, but Rev. Jerry McAfee, the pastor at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, has announced his candidacy for State Representative, District 59B. This seat is currently held by Rep. Esther Agabje.

Jerry McAfee

I’m pleased to announce my candidacy for house seat 59B, once held by Senator Champion and Ray Dehn. My desire is to eradicate violence and all of its forms. 2. Enhance public education. 3. Expand homeownership which is the first step in securing economic freedom.

VOTE 2026 Team Mcafee

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T. Tauri @ttauri.bsky.social · 25d

I feel we’re owed a photo of your cats.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28d

I don't think that's going to stop them

Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28d

Update: Civil War cancelled due to shooter being demographically uncooperative

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T. Tauri @ttauri.bsky.social · 29d

youtu.be/2XID_W4neJo?...

いろいろな小さ過ぎる箱とねこ。-Many too small boxes and Maru.-

YouTube video by I am Maru.

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T. Tauri @ttauri.bsky.social · 29d

youtu.be/uViceKMfPbc?...

完全装備を手に入れたねこ。-Maru wears full equipment.-

YouTube video by I am Maru.

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T. Tauri @ttauri.bsky.social · 29d

youtu.be/y37vioBienY?...

液体化したねこは何リットルか？-How many liters is Liquid Maru?-

YouTube video by I am Maru.

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T. Tauri @ttauri.bsky.social · 29d

Rest in Peace, Maru.

sisinmaru.com/2025/09/09/%...

空へ。Into the sky.

まるさんが昇って行った時の空。The sky when Maru rose.庭で摘んだ、大好きな雑草と、キャットニップとキャットミントのお花、そしておやつとご飯を持って。今頃、大きなお口を開けて雑草を食べているかな？Maru took hi

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T. Tauri @ttauri.bsky.social · 29d

Maru???? Oh, rest in peace, wonderful Maru-chan.

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · Sep 8

The high salience topic is Trump is a dumb asshole and he's making everything bad

Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · Sep 7

There it is folks. The brilliant Dem strategy, according to the genius pundits with the ear of Dem leadership, is to let Trump keep doing everything he's doing but only if we can also help Republicans avoid paying a political price for hurting people long enough to hold the House and Senate in 2026

Tweets from Iggy and Lakshya saying the only condition Dems should demand to fund the government is an agreement to extend current ACA subsidies for one year.

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T. Tauri @ttauri.bsky.social · Sep 7

Like: remove the shrinkwrap? 🧐