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Wade D McGinnis @wadedmcginnis.bsky.social · 1h

Survived the week... its time to scream.

SES continues with more Alone in the Dark.

31 days. 30+ titles. Interactive stream?!

Charity event all month long with @stackup.org

www.twitch.tv/wadedmcginnis

#twitch #horror

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Pantsless Tables @pantslesstables.bsky.social · 1d

Are you a BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+ TTRPG game designer? Do you have a new game/kickstarter launching soon? Would you like to be featured on "BUT WHY?" our TTRPG talk show where we
1. interview a game designer
2. play a one-shot with their game/setting
3. have chill fun vibes?

If this is you, DM us!

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

Premium increases notices will soon arrive in the mailboxes of Americans all over the US.

The average increase? 114%.

For some, the numbers are even higher:

A couple making $129,000 with two adult children at home in Savannah, GA, will pay $3,150 more per month for insurance.

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2d

Ireland has approved plans to permanently implement a basic income program that will support up to 2,200 artists.

A cost-benefit analysis found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 back.

Officials from other countries are now expressing interest in the program.

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 2d

A woman who was shot multiple times by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents did not ram them with her car and had her weapon stored in her purse at the time of the incident, according to her lawyer, contradicting accounts by the Department of Homeland Security.

www.reuters.com/world/us/bod...

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Wade D McGinnis @wadedmcginnis.bsky.social · 2d

We're back!

More Alone in the Dark Remake as SES continues.

31 days! 30+ titles! Interactive stream?!

All donations going to @stackup.org

Starts NOW!

www.twitch.tv/wadedmcginnis

#twitch #horror

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 2d

Attorney General Bondi recently threatened to put me in jail. Now, the President has threatened to put the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor in jail.

This is about as authoritarian as it gets.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Songs in Spanish? In 'Murica?

Whiny MAGA freaks out over Super Bowl halftime show

Songs in Spanish? In America?

www.publicnotice.co

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Wade D McGinnis @wadedmcginnis.bsky.social · 3d

Which states.....?

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3d

37 states have passed legislation specifically granting sales tax exemptions for data centers.

Among the beneficiaries of these exemptions are Amazon, Meta and Google, all companies worth over $1 trillion.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Wade D McGinnis @wadedmcginnis.bsky.social · 3d

The most of those funds went to roughly 7% of farmers. The richest ones who voted for Trump because they want lower taxes on land.

They knew this buyout would come back around.

And, even if they have a labor shortage, they are making money by doing nothing.

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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 4d

PLEASE LET NOCLIP DOCUMENT THIS ABSOLUTELY DOGSHIT IDEA

Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 5d

Elon Musk announces xAI game studio will release a great AI-generated game before end of 2026.

Powered by Grok, the studio aims to revolutionize gaming with dynamic, photo-realistic experiences.

#xAI #Grok #AIGaming

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 4d

Ok this slaps

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 4d

And they say China has no soft power.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

From the front lines of the Portland War Zone.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 5d

China has exported $120 billion in green technology for the year-to-date. The US, which has positioned itself as a major fossil fuel exporter, has only sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad.

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 6d

How the US got left behind in the global #electric #car race

#BEV #EV #GHG #CO2
$TSLAQ

Full story:
www.bbc.com/news/article...

US lags behind world on electric vehicle sales

Share of new cars sold that are electric

Graph showing:

50% China
30% (ish) UK
20% ish World/EU (axis cross)
10% USA

All datapoints start @ 0% in 2015 and goes to 2025

Source: IEA, Our World In Data
Note: Electric cars include fully battery-electric and plug-in hybrids.

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 4d

Whether you're a casual news reader or a breaking news reporter at the NYTimes, I implore you--please, please, please--do not believe or report DHS/ICE/CBP's side of events uncritically. End the state's monopoly on legitimate storytelling. They are not the objective arbiter of what really happened.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Fuse Washington @fusewashington.org · 4d

MAGA Republicans chose to slash health care, food assistance, and essential programs for working class people just to give $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the rich and corporations.

Notice how even as they whine, they can still summon 50 votes to stop Dems from restoring health care 👀

Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 4d

ICYMI: Senate Republicans just blocked Democrats' bill that would reopen the government AND save health care for millions of Americans.

This is now the FIFTH time we've voted on this bill.

The Republican shutdown continues.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 5d

1. Federal agents from ICE and other agencies are wrongly detaining U.S. citizens, sometimes detaining them for days, on suspicion that they are undocumented immigrants.

The raids are done without search warrants or other procedures designed to protect civil liberties.

How federal agents are terrorizing American citizens

Last week, hundreds of heavily armed federal agents descended on an apartment complex in Chicago, arriving in Black Hawk helicopters and moving trucks.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 5d

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Wade D McGinnis @wadedmcginnis.bsky.social · 6d

When you want to know the noise but don't like the outcome.

#Twitch #HorrorMonth

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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 6d

🚄 Brexit means Britain’s left off the map and cut off.

The EU is launching a Europe-wide high-speed rail network: 49,400 km linking every capital and major city at 250–350 km/h.

It’s the future of green travel and connection.

And we’re not on it 🙏 to #brexit.

www.euronews.com/travel/2025/...

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