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Kelly Knox @kelly-knox.com · 5h

and suddenly I have a new favorite NFL player

A quote from NFL quarterback Jaxson Dart and the vertical line of eye black on his right cheek: "My inspiration behind [the eye black] is Anakin Skywalker has his scar going down his face."

Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 6h

Haven’t been able to play much what with being a new parent and all but what I’ve played season 10 is the best season since perhaps season 7. Looking forward to seeing what else is in store.

Diablo @diablo.blizzard.com · 13h

Join us, Wanderer 🎙️

Hear Rhykker and the Diablo IV devs reveal what stirs beneath the surface October 16 at 11AM PT.

Those who listen will be prepared www.youtube.com/@Rhykker

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 6h

when u accidentally become really important at work

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 6h

Feel like this won’t get a lot of attention but this is really, really bad.

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 8h

👀A Rutgers professor who teaches an anti-fascism class was blocked from leaving the US hours > Trump’s “Antifa” roundtable w/ Jack Posobiec who has called Bray a “domestic terrorist professor.” TPUSA at Rutgers has called him an “antifa member,” a claim he denies. He’s received death threats. 1/

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 7h

A very weird detail in this WSJ story about Trump’s weaponization of DOJ and FBI:

“Trump occasionally reminds aides about an incident last year in which Trump cut his hand on Bondi’s large wedding ring, causing him to bleed.”

…??

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

"we are going to murder americans without due process"
~pam bondi, US attorney general

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 1d

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 11h

The Secretary of Health and Human Services does not know what a placenta is.

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 11h

“With her baby in her placenta.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16h

invocation of the insurrection act will be the key moment for everyone. the white house, any state where it's invoked, especially the supreme court. all public officials are ultimately responsible for acting in line with the constitution. a false invocation of the insurrection act, itself a ...

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 18h

Nothing remotely resembling an insurrection is happening anywhere in the country. Any violence associated with protest has been isolated, mild, and, in nearly every case, instigated by federal law enforcement. If we let Trump get away with calling dissent an insurrection, our republic is over.

BREAKING: Trump Admin 'Seriously' Considering Using the Insurrection Act, Reports NBC

President Trump is "seriously" considering invoking the Insurrection Act in order to more easily deploy National Guard troops to major cities as part of crime crackdown, NBC reported on Wednesday

www.mediaite.com

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 16h

When Marjorie Taylor Greene starts making some sense, you know we've reached the darkest part of our timeline.

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 17h

What an absolute tool Fetterman has turned out to be.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

FOX: Do you think Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize?

FETTERMAN: If this sticks. I think the whole point of having a Nobel Peace Prize is for ending wars and promoting peace. And if he brings the Ukrainian war to its end, I will be the Democrat leading the committee for his Nobel Prize Peace.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Have you ever voted against anything that Trump has set forth in terms of policy? ... Trump is a dictator. So it doesn't matter what Johnson does or what they guy over in the Senate does."

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jordan Maison @jordanmaison.com · 1d

One of my all time favorite gags. Never fails to make me laugh

On This Day in Simpsons History @dailysimpsons.bsky.social · 1d

33 years ago today, Flanders saved Homer from a house fire. "Homer the Heretic," first aired October 8, 1992.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

More and more Democrats are calling out the Mad King, you love to see it

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 1d

“This is a man who’s suffering dementia,” said @govpritzker.illinois.gov. “This is a man who has something stuck in his head … He doesn’t read. He doesn’t know anything that’s up to date. It’s just something in the recesses of his brain that is effectuating to have him call out these cities.”

Gov. JB Pritzker says President Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to ‘dementia’ and obsessive fixations

Democratic governor’s comments came as he continues to oppose President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago area for deportation efforts.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Michael Love @elkmovie.bsky.social · 1d

"They killed Charlie Kirk, the least you can do is give me a free Crunchwrap Supreme®"

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d

I challenge the media to show pictures of Portland. Go to a store with glass. That's all you have to do

They can't do it because it would offend Deal Leader

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 1d

"We took freedom of speech away" should be in every campaign ad moving forward.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 1d

Don't threaten me with a good time. www.theverge.com/news/674366/...

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

www.theverge.com

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 1d

I gotta say: the papacy of a Chicagoan with the cultural competency to comment firmly, yet carefully, on U.S. events has been a hell of a plot twist.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Oh — new reporting on Pope Leo from El Paso Matters, citing footage they have of yesterday's meeting.

Sounds like the pope was even *more* forceful in urging U.S. bishops to speak out about immigration than first reported.

I mean, that's…not subtle. elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

“I was struck at the beginning (of the video), it talks about the feeling of powerlessness, which I think is so much. I think it’s so important that we as a church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what’s going on in so many cities in the United States right now. At least the church cannot be silent,” the pope told the El Pasoans, according to a video of the meeting provided to El Paso Matters by Hope Border Institute.

Seitz responded: “You’ve spoken very strongly. We’re trying to do the same in our country and yet not get into the political fray the best that we can.”

Pope Leo told Seitz that he’d like to see the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops become more vocal on immigration issues.

“I mean, even within the conference, there are challenges. That’s one place they should be … I wish they were stronger in their own voice,” Leo said, adding that Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the conference, should speak out more on immigration.

“There’s been some good movement in that sense, but I certainly intend to continue to encourage” U.S. bishops to address immigration, Leo said.

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 1d

The door is clearly open for Quinn to come back in Season 2. Obviously will be wondering why he hasn't returned to Miami. But I wonder if they will go that route to avoid potetntially repeating the Batista storyline. Either way so excited! #DexterResurrection

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

This powerful JB Pritzker response to Trump's lawless threats is another reminder of what I tried to argue this morning: Pritzker understands Stephen Miller's theory of this moment, and he's responding accordingly:

newrepublic.com/article/2014...

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! Can't wait to see what they have in store for next season.

Nick Henderson @yourhostnick.bsky.social · 1d

It's finally confirmed! LFG! Can't wait to see where #DexterResurrection goes next!

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