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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 11h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s video of the incident

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Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 18h

i will UNPLUG THE WEBSITE before i let that happen

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 21h

every time you read a story about how no-strings-attached direct payments to vulnerable, marginalized or otherwise needy people are a big net profit to the society disbursing them, and you ask "why doesn't america do that?", please know that this is the answer why

mac from always sunny saying "but who versus? who are we doing it versus?" because he cannot understand a plan that does not have a victim

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 23h

Hey CNN why are the gas prices on this photo so low? Ohhhh. I see. You're hoping no one notices this photo is from before the internet fucking existed. You shitheads.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 22h

disgusting, a disgrace to a fine web site defector.com/jaguars-junc...

Jaguars Junction: Week 5 | Defector

Jacksonville Jaguars move to a 4-1 record atop the NFL with a stunning victory. The news is so big and good that I’ve been cold calling people right out of the phone book to let them know about it. Wi...

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

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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Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 1d

will they set themselves to the work of atonement or be satisfied with a brand-saving disavowal? stay tuned to find ou[jaw falls off again, dog buries it in backyard]

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 1d

gonna be at least 43 miserable old crabs asking advice columnists why they never hear from their adult children anymore in like 2035

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 1d

there simply aren’t enough steakbrained loser pieces of shit out there for them to be able to fire guys who powerbomb unarmed women

Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 1d

That immigration agent who threw a woman to the ground, prompting DHS to declare his conduct "unacceptable"?

He's back at the courthouse.

And DHS still won't tell us his name.

Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 1d

I recently reported on an ICE officer who was publicly reprimanded and “relieved of his duties” after shoving a woman to the ground in an NYC immigration court. Well, he’s back.

DHS did not respond to a request for comment.

Original story: www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Photos: Carol Guzy

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone: children simply aren't "of the corn"
Stephen king: hold my beer

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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 1d

"I'll approach it the way any reporter would—with an open mind, a fresh notebook, and an urgent deadline" is the telltale AI clunker here, checks every box. So ridiculous that this lazy piece of crap is in charge of anything

Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 1d

If you'd like to delight in a side-by-side comparison, here's Bari Weiss' reported note to CBS staffers (left) and the one I cooked up on ChatGPT with a quickly dashed-off prompt (right). Looking forward to hearing from you in the days and weeks ahead!

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 1d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

Yes def one of my most-changed opinions from my 20s to now is that being famous to the extent you are recognizable to random members of the public went from sounding cool to me to clearly being an awful curse bsky.app/profile/ryan...

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

extreme fame seems like one of those things that appears very desirable from the outside (and likely to lead to compulsive seeking behavior) but on the whole fuckin sucks ass

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Sen. Pumpkin Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 1d

we're already in the middle of the Country Over party

Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 1d

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Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 1d

lol

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Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss signs huge deal to usher CBS News into its Vichy era: defector.com/bari-weiss-s...

The Ellisons and the rest of the billionaire class don't need the aerodynamic drag of association with fringier right-wing stuff; they want the prestige and lubricity of affiliation with important, elite institutions. That's the value proposition of the Ivy-incubated, Wall Street Journal and New York Times veteran Weiss: obsequiousness to power and capital without any of the wacky stuff, the imprimatur of elite consensus unburdened by any inconvenient commitment to reporting on the business of powerful people. What does this look like in practical terms?

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 2d

Look. Invading our own country is about as straightforward a case as you can have for impeachment. The GOP abandoning the Constitution is kind of the only story there is and it gets no coverage.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2d

Guys. I just had a crazy idea. What if the President DIDN’T deploy troops in American cities. Just a thought. Have we tried that before?

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Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 3d

"enshrined a tradition" is an incredible feat of weasel wording, my man. if you had an explicit mandate to confuse the question of the Trump coin's legality you could hardly do better

Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 4d

It is not clear that Mr. Trump’s image can be featured on a coin. An 1866 law enshrined a tradition that only deceased people could appear on U.S. currency to avoid the appearance that America was a monarchy. Trump admin is planning to do it anyway.
By Alan Rappeport

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...

Treasury Plans to Mint $1 Commemorative Trump Coin

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Joel Pinckney @jpinckney.bsky.social · 4d

Ever since reading this @albertburneko.bsky.social paragraph a while back, I find myself thinking about it, encountering unwelcome exemplars of it, far more often than I wish.

Text of a screenshot from a piece at Defector by Albert Burneko, titled "Toward A Theory Of Kevin Roose": "My suspicion, my awful awful newfound theory, is that there are people with a sincere and even kind of innocent belief that we are all just picking winners, in everything: that ideology, advocacy, analysis, criticism, affinity, even taste and style and association are essentially predictions. That what a person tries to do, the essential task of a person, is to identify who and what is going to come out on top, and align with it. The rest—what you say, what you do—is just enacting your pick and working in service to it."

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Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 4d

Treasury Department has plans to mint dollar coin featuring Donald Trump's likeness: defector.com/treasury-dep...

According to the Treasury source, the Trump dollar initiative would not have originated at a Mint production facility; it would have come from Washington, D.C. While there is a non-zero chance that someone at the Treasury has reason to expect Donald Trump to die soon, the much likelier explanation is that someone ordered this coin either not knowing or not caring that it appears to be against the law. "It's entirely possible that this is just some toady trying to score brownie points," said the source.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 4d

Is everyone appreciating how utterly sick this is

Aura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · 5d

Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.

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Defector @defector.com · 4d

Israel breaks international law so that it can continue to starve Gaza: defector.com/israel-break...

Israel Breaks International Law So That It Can Continue To Starve Gaza | Defector

The Israeli navy intercepted 41 vessels carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza and detained over 450 people on Thursday. The first boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla set sail across the Mediterranean…

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Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 5d

access to the Fort Belvoir Commissary was a dang golden ticket for those who had it—Army families, veterans' widows, etc—when i lived in Alexandria VA in the 90s and it's funny to think of the DoD getting rid of that because Pete Hegseth thinks cashiers aren't deadly enough

Chicken Puppet @chickenpuppet.online · 6d

I know these guys are all dumber than a sack of hammers, but it is fascinating to see the military decide “logistics are gay” in real time

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𝔻𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕥 @thatsgoodweb.bsky.social · 6d

stop sharing ai videos for any reason challenge

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good hyuck, babe! @markpopham.bsky.social · 6d

now where i am from when someone in your office has an accuracy rate of 57.2 percent in editing spreadsheets we call them "fired"

Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 6d

Microsoft says its Agent Mode in Excel has an accuracy rate of 57.2 percent in SpreadsheetBench, a benchmark for evaluating an Al model's ability to edit real world spreadsheets. This result

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