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Karen Geier @karengeier.com · 13h

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 10h

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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emma @blownsaves.bsky.social · 3d

white text saying “THE YANKEES, THEY’RE NOT A GOOD TEAM” - Blue Jays’ announcer Buck Martinez, with a photo of Buck waving to the crowd

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trick van treat @derek.bike · 8h

illustration of a man looking into a window with his hands on the glass and saying “yes… ha ha ha… YES!”. his shirt says “sickos” on it. his head has been replaced by a toronto blue jays baseball mascot’s head

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Andy Chalk @andychalk.bsky.social · 7h

This is literally the ending of F.E.A.R.

水餃子のカンパネラ @hitorisha.bsky.social · 10h

猫が現れたの助！

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The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 7d

alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social - 20h
theyre called the yankees because they like to yankeeach other's penises

Woderful wisart
@leonardcohenfan19.bsky.social
Inanpropriate post on my feed

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Andy Chalk @andychalk.bsky.social · 9h

This guy's brain is absolute mush. If this was a normal person we'd be taking away his car keys and having hard conversations about what comes next.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Q: Are you going to work with your administration to designate antifa a foreign terror organization?

TRUMP: You mean anti-terror?

Q: Antifa

TRUMP: Antifa?

Q: A foreign terror organization

TRUMP: Would you like to see it done? I'd be glad to do it. Does everybody agree? It sounds good to me

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 10h

lol we’re gonna end up reclaiming Pepe the Frog for democratic protest like they did in Hong Kong

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Andy Chalk @andychalk.bsky.social · 13h

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Andy Chalk @andychalk.bsky.social · 15h

Yet somehow, they find a way

Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 16h

you cannot lose elections to people that suggest lee greenwood for the super bowl halftime show over bad bunny

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 21h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

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

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

buff.ly

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canadaboatgaza.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social · 21h

Mskwaasin Agnew (Dene/Cree, Salt River First Nation) was among the humanitarians on board Conscience that was illegally boarded by Israel in international waters.
We are asking everyone to contact the Canadian Government (email addresses & phone numbers on the poster)
#EyesOnGaza #EndGazaBlockade

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Andy Chalk @andychalk.bsky.social · 21h

I'm not normally a fan of horror,

however

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 1d

Mr. Tough-on-Crime wishes the convoy leaders a peaceful and happy life.

@PierrePoilievre
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber peacefully protested the imposition of emergency measures that the Federal Court found to be unlawful and unconstitutional.

Instead of pursuing rapists, drug dealers and other monsters, the Crown sought lengthy prison sentences.

Justice Perkins-McVey rightly rejected the Crown's request, and sent Tamara and Chris home to their families.

We must get to a justice system that ensures the security and freedom of all Canadians.

I wish Chris and Tamara a peaceful and happy life.

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Andy Chalk @andychalk.bsky.social · 1d

I have to disagree, I'd call this an ideal outcome

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 1d

That could have gone better for the Yankees

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Andy Chalk @andychalk.bsky.social · 1d

I mean... I don't like speed cameras and even I think this is more than reasonable. Absolutely no reason at all to refuse.

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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 1d

Last week, as I was researching video game price hikes, I Googled to confirm some details...

Google's AI-powered search results informed me that "Microsoft did not change Xbox prices in May 2025"

To reinforce this point, it stated: "Microsoft raised prices on Xbox consoles globally in May 2025"

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Andy Chalk @andychalk.bsky.social · 1d

America gonna treat legalizing weed like it's the metric system

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy on marijuana: "To legalize it and to say, 'it's okay for our kids and our young people to smoke it, and it's good for them,' and then they get behind cars -- it's dangerous and it's taking lives ... this is way more dangerous stuff. And then they're lacing it with other materials."

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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 2d

“If a new pipeline promised to be really profitable and had a really strong business case, there would be a private sector proposal in development and this point.”

Janetta McKenzie tells BNN Bloomberg why a new pipeline is bad for taxpayers and the climate.

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 1d

Look I think there is a limit to what mockery practically achieves but it fucking rules that the American Himmler had to go on TV to sputter about how he’s not actually under five feet tall

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Miller responding to AOC calling Miller a clown and saying he is angry that he is 4’10”: We knew her brain didn't work—now we know their eyes don't work.

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Rafferty Baker @rafferty.bsky.social · 2d

47 VPD officers were paid more than $100K in OT last year, including 7 constables who more than doubled their possible $140K salaries. One sergeant raked in $239K in OT on top of possible $158K salary.

Meanwhile, the force went $6.5M over its $400M+ budget.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

47 VPD officers made over $100K in OT last year — and one banked $239K, FOI data shows | CBC News

A single Vancouver police sergeant was paid $239,258 in overtime alone last year, on top of the rank's base pay of up to $158,000. The figure comes from a freedom of information request filed with the...

www.cbc.ca

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Andy Chalk @andychalk.bsky.social · 2d

Oh no

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

i had no idea this is how canada's supreme court dresses

Nine members of the Canadian Supreme Court sitting for a photo. They are dressed in red robes trimmed in white.

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Andy Chalk @andychalk.bsky.social · 2d

This is something that make me furious about the whole carbon tax "debate." The net result for the average person, which anyone paying attention absolutely knew would be the case, is a loss of hundreds of dollars per year. But the CPC preyed on the LPC's massive comms failure, and here we are.

Emillie Parrish @emillieparrish.bsky.social · 2d

Worth noting that all the "Axe the tax" rhetoric was supposedly about affordability. Grocery priced didn't go down and now low income families are no longer getting their carbon rebate cheques.

Really deserves more attention as PP starts on his next round of complaining.

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Catelli @catelli.bsky.social · 2d

Canada makes some very good stuff and we don't need American brands.

Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

US spirits exports tumble as drinkers shun American brands, industry warns reut.rs/4h7o2Ft

US spirits exports tumble as drinkers shun American brands, industry warns

Exports of U.S. spirits fell 9% in the second quarter, according to a report by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States published on Monday, which warned that trade tensions were hitting demand in key markets.

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