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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 5h

“voters will side with the rule of law over authoritarian dictatorship—IF they are presented with this as a clear choice.” Too bad Democrats in leadership positions don’t want to fight authoritarianism

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

newrepublic.com

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Duncan Lamont @duncanlamont2.bsky.social · 9h

🫣 Profits are for wimps. Revenues are for losers. Ideas sell, not fundamentals

Over half the Nasdaq market is loss making. About 1-in-8 companies have no revenues

There are a lot more in these camps than in the past

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Geoff Norcott @geoffnorcott.bsky.social · 9h

In a highly unexpected development, I’ve been deepfaked by Russians to attack Armenia.
Not only that, I get posher the longer the video goes.

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 9h

Also featured in the latest batch of Russian disinformation videos are comedian @geoffnorcott.bsky.social and children's author @philipardagh.bsky.social, again with their voices being deepfaked to attack Armenia.

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 9h

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 9h

RISE AND FAAAAAAAAAALLLL;
ON THE WINGS OF MY DREAAAAAMS!

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 9h

But when you listen to the lyrics tho’…. It really is inspiring stuff.

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 9h

You always understood. 🥹🥺

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 9h

I tried to stay away from the youtube length, but I ain’t got the computerizin’ skills yet to shrank dis here clip. So I guess’n, yer gettin’ the youtube lank.

But this song slaps.

youtu.be/hnqBNZYg524?...

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 10h

I used to HOWL at his comedy as a lil jit. I just thought I was the only weirdo in life that foundt him funny. 😂

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 10h

It takes a certain sophistication to enjoy the comedic stylings of 80s caricatures of European immigrants who came to Reagan’s America.

Yakov Smirnoff ran so Balki Bartokomous could ride on a carriage to one of the dopest opening sitcom themes ever(?).

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 10h

@josie.zone Yakov. Smirnoff.

a pixel art of a man in a superhero costume standing next to another man in a superhero costume .

Alt: a pixel art cyclops (in blue 1990s costume. Blue body tights with yellow gloves, yellow belt, x-man sign, yellow seat belt buckle type thing over his chest with yellow goggles and a Christian Laettner taper cut about to shake hands with Ryu of Street Fighter II fame. A brown haired asian man in white karate gi.

media.tenor.com

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 10h

Which is virtually every minority at one point of their life, thus the term minority. 😂

Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 10h

Especially if you ever got to the point where you were the only minority in the room who still knows and understands that they are still a minority. (No sell outs).

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 10h

A leader who actually accomplishes things! That is DOOM!

Dr Doom @drdoomgrumps.bsky.social · 10h

DOOM is real and Cobra Commander has always been an unfuckable loser supported by unfuckable losers.

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Dr Doom @drdoomgrumps.bsky.social · 10h

DOOM is real and Cobra Commander has always been an unfuckable loser supported by unfuckable losers.

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 10h

Hegseth, Miller, Vivek, JD Vance. Like, if you’re a 35+y/o man that has lived through both #40 (Reagan) and #43 (Dubya)‘s America, you’ve seen the incubation of these goofs.

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 10h

Like buddy literally looks like the dude who would believe that FBI agents need to train at the UFC performance center because of all the Arnold movies he watched as a jit.

the corgi from cowboy bebop @realqrampage.fightins.online · 1d

LMAO LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH
EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH

Kash Patel in his own merch looking fucking embarrassing as hell lmao

he’s so fucking ugly

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 10h

Word to my girl, Patrice. Ahead of her time.

Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 10h

Also, my theory of events is like a look at not so serious type things that influenced these losers from 4-30.

TRUST me, I was in an open forum gifted poli sci/econ class listening to these same lame tropes of these same people while making eye contact w/the other black in that class.

Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 11h

Lol. Because I’m of the same age of a lot of these cretins, I have came up with an elaborate set of events that got us here.

But I was leaning more toward:

The kids who haven’t grown out of the G.I. Joe phase. They can’t let go that Cobra Commander is not real.

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 11h

But Doom is real! And on here. I praise his name. Hail Doom! @drdoomgrumps.bsky.social

Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 11h

Lol. Because I’m of the same age of a lot of these cretins, I have came up with an elaborate set of events that got us here.

But I was leaning more toward:

The kids who haven’t grown out of the G.I. Joe phase. They can’t let go that Cobra Commander is not real.

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Bring Back Reading Rainbow @abusesay.bsky.social · 11h

Lol. Because I’m of the same age of a lot of these cretins, I have came up with an elaborate set of events that got us here.

But I was leaning more toward:

The kids who haven’t grown out of the G.I. Joe phase. They can’t let go that Cobra Commander is not real.

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Entendre The Giant @jaimsvanderbeek.bsky.social · 3d

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Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 15h

Students who can get good grades not going to class don't go to class

NYT: is this cancel culture

Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 15h

What a weird end to that subheading. Harvard students skip classes because they are recorded, they can pass without going, they don't do the reading, and intro to psychology is no harder at Harvard than at SUNY Oswego (honestly might be easier) so why not.

Harvard Students Skip Class and Still Get High Grades, Faculty Say
Many students don’t do the reading and don’t speak up in class, according to a report. Now, professors are trying to change a campus culture they say hurts achievement and stifles speech.

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Mr Autumn Man @hartsunknown.blacksky.app · 14h

Similar to this movie, it can be both.

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C’airra Cortez • Documentarian • Coffee Enthusiast @reelblackcoffee.bsky.social · 17h

Great Read!

Democrat doesn’t mean they are pushing Democracy..😒 And the signatures missing are really telling of the Alderpeople of these neighborhoods.

Here is where you do you ballot research folks!

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 19h

NEW — A message of support has been circulating online for Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes, who was temporarily detained by federal agents last week.

A few signatures were noticeably missing: 13, to be specific.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/so-a...

So, about that letter of support for Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes: 13 alderpeople didn’t sign it • The TRiiBE

The letter describes what the agents did to Fuentes as an “abuse of power.” Mayor Brandon Johnson, City Clerk, Anna Valencia and City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin also signed it.

thetriibe.com

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