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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 3h

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James G @orth.ca · 11h

Vladdy: "DAAAAAA YANKEES LOSE!"

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

So yesterday a reporter asked Donald Trump about the writ of habeas corpus, and he had no idea what it was.

"I don't know," he said. "I'd rather leave that to Kristi."

Well, It turns out Sen. Hassan asked Kristi Noem about it in May, and this was Noem's response:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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Daisy Gardner @daisygardner.bsky.social · 9h

It seems like the US just effectively cancelled everyone’s passports who has an X gender marker on them (unless I’m reading this wrong).

www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com/u-s-customs-...

CBP Enforces Binary Sex Codes and Enhanced US Passport Validation in APIS

CBP enforces binary sex codes and stricter US passport validation in APIS effective October 2025. Key compliance updates for business travelers and airlines.

www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com

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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 15h

I love her. Honestly, it's a relief to know that she's okay. It's a very southern thing to ask for prayers for a loved one. I don't think her sister meant any harm. I think Americans are just so used to things going from bad to worse that a lot of us assumed the worse. Healing blessings to Dolly!

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 20h

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Pseudo 🎃 @thepseudosapien.bsky.social · 1d

Caitlin NO

Screenshot of youtube recommendations one on the left by Steven Barrett Barrister with a thumbnail image that reads "Police at your door? Here's what to do!" and one on the left by Caitlin Doughty of Ask a Mortician with a thumbnail image that reads "Open door"

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onion person @junlper.beer · 15h

how did this happen

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 15h

Because customer service chatbots are famously beloved by all. This definitely won’t devolve into dying people yelling “REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE” and jamming the 0 button

The Banner Montgomery @bannermoco.bsky.social · 1d

For 911 calls of the future, AI is on the line

AI might answer your 911 calls

By the end of next year, Montgomery County’s call center hopes to use artificial intelligence to answer nonemergency phone calls. The goal is to lighten the workload for a chronically understaffed center.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 15h

A lot of the photos in my collection aren’t perfectly in focus, but I have to buy them anyway because it was still a kitty that somebody loved! Besides, how could I resist the happy body language and little eyebrows on this one?

Black and white photo of a fluffy white cat with two dark markings in the fur over its eyes that look like eyebrows. The cat is trotting toward the camera with tail held high!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

😕

Here’s the video again: www.instagram.com/reel/DPi9m_2...

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 23h

We are definitely in an era where a disturbing portion of our news sounds like deranged, satirical Mad Libs.

Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 1d

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Gay Virginia Republican plagued by Nazi porn scandal brags running mate is ‘100% against’ marriage equality

It's a statewide political ticket of extremes.

www.yahoo.com

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Noam "Free Link" Law-msky @noamlaw.bsky.social · 23h

tested positive for COVID last night but my symptoms are relatively mild all-things-considered because I got my COVID booster a couple weeks ago

let this be your reminder that: (1) COVID is still very much real; and (2) go get the jab!

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Michigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 23h

"When the cost of dinner goes up, the American dream slips further away." Thanks to Trump's erratic policies, the American dream is nearly impossible for most Michiganders while billionaires are living their best lives. gandernewsroom.com/2025/10/06/m...

WATCH: Michiganders can no longer afford the American Dream

President Donald Trump promised to “bring back the American Dream.” Instead, it’s getting priced out—and Michiganders are eating more Hamburger Helper just to keep up.

gandernewsroom.com

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Katiesaurus @katiesaurusseven.bsky.social · 23h

Smart, let these mandates spread in healthcare facilities, instead of sickness 😷

Mask mandates return in parts of the Bay Area as virus season nears

Mask requirements are returning to health care settings across parts of the Bay Area, as health officials brace for the annual surge in respiratory illnesses — including COVID, influenza and RSV.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Haley Norris @hvnorrisphd.bsky.social · 23h

As always, Chris's analysis gets to the root of the problem.

"It was a sharp lesson in how much power the court has in resolving cases through definitions — while claiming to stay out of the political and policy debates."

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

“The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to strike down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy by licensed therapists practiced on minors — a ruling that could affect similar laws in nearly half the country and make life more difficult for LGBTQ children at an already perilous time.”

Supreme Court likely to strike down Colorado's conversion therapy ban

A lesson in how defining the case often resolves the case.

www.lawdork.com

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

if blue state governors and mayors aren't already thinking about the reliability of various police forces nominally under their control, they should start immediately

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

The situation in America is not great. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 1d

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion

Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

CUOMO: Why would you put yourself in a situation where you get involved with crypto and have the UAE as one of your big customers, and then they get AI clearance for chips from the US government? You know how that's gonna look

ERIC TRUMP: That can't be a serious question

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 1d

I know there's a lot to keep up with but someone has ALREADY been killed by ICE in Chicago, its not a theoretical question, and folks are dying in ICE detention and being disappeared constantly, when you say "someone's gonna get killed" youre actually washing the blood from their hands 😘✌️

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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 23h

At yesterday's congressional hearing, Pam Bondi refused to answer if Trump was in the Epstein files. She attacked questioners, changed the subject and simply refused to speak at all at one point. Why? Because lying under oath is a crime that can get her sent to prison. Ask Nixon's minions.

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 1d

I’ve been circling a cursed thought for a while and it’s time to let it out: These guys are Disney Adults for fascism.

the corgi from cowboy bebop @realqrampage.fightins.online · 2d

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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Dr.BajaBlast @bajablast.bsky.social · 23h

If you’re curious about medbed scams. Check out this wonderful video essay about them from @hannahreloaded.bsky.social. Its a really great watch. #youtube #scams #medbeds #Trump #news #althealth youtu.be/qeRQylmQMRU?...

Requiem For A MedBed - A Video Essay

YouTube video by Hannah Reloaded

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Hannah Reloaded @hannahreloaded.bsky.social · 1d

Today on Tinfoil Tuesday we hear from Michael Jackson's ghost I guess? Plus the rapture take 2 didn't go very well. www.twitch.tv/hannahreloaded

HannahReloaded - Twitch

I'm a variety streamer That's interested in the world of the weird! On Tinfoil Days I Watch conspiracy theories and debunk them while talking about the psychology of irrational beliefs. I love movies ...

www.twitch.tv

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