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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 8h

So curious to find out who one of the founders of Antifa is.

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 12h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 11h

Halloween colors came out this week?

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 11h

Y'all are so weird about those Trader Joe's mini tote bags.

That said I bought 4 of them because everyone else was.

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 12h

All the best people.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 12h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 13h

Just a bunch of clowns.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

SORTOR: I took this flag from the man that was burning it in the street

TRUMP: Do you know who he is?

SORTOR: Oh yeah

TRUMP: So why don't you give it to Pam. Give it to the attorney general and we'll start prosecutions

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 14h

Twitter is bad.

kate conger @kateconger.com · 15h

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.

Screenshot depicting posts on X, one showing the suspect accused of starting the Palisades Fire, a white man. The X news tab reports on the suspect's arrest, but shows a photo of a black man instead.

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 17h

Oh well. At least he had really swollen ankles and a painted hand again yesterday.

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 19h

Still so curious what caused Stephen Miller to glitch yesterday.

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 1d

Chuck Schumer is... kinda trying for once...? by blatantly copying Zohran Mamdani (without endorsing him) and I guess that's... good but he should also announce his retirement?

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing new. Just releasing the Epstein files and also extending the ACA premiums.

Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 1d

Kinda freaky that Marjorie Taylor Greene is right about TWO things now.

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 1d

Everything really is bigger in Texas.

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 1d

He stands for nothing but himself.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 1d

This isn't how you get people to keep showing up for work.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

Furloughed federal workers in shutdown aren’t owed back pay, Trump White House says

www.independent.co.uk

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 1d

Canada has fallen, eh?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 1d

Why do we have to use "both sides" passive language for openly trying to break the law @npr.org ?

NPR @npr.org · 1d

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained

President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

n.pr

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 2d

I like everything about "Silksong" except the boss fights and the hard parts so I like about 1% of "Silksong."

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 2d

He looks like Temu Lukas Gage.

Captain Suboo baja blast: the falafel lobbyist @coolranch4lyfe.bsky.social · 2d

Mutuals, Andrew Callaghan is a creep and we gotta discourage our political favorites from Engaging with him in the future

www.npr.org/2023/01/20/1...

A full guide to the sexual misconduct allegations against YouTuber Andrew Callaghan

The documentarian behind Channel 5 and This Place Rules apologized and said he's seeking therapy after women came forward on social media to say he sexually assaulted or coerced them.

www.npr.org

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 2d

All they do is lie.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

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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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 2d

My cat went to Milford Academy.

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 2d

We gotta enjoy the little wins we get and this guy's life falling apart is one of them.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST

Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time.

Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense.
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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 2d

Does this judge live in a bunker?

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2d

Perry: "If I were the government, I might strongly consider taking a pause on this until Thursday, so that we are not in a position where we are doing a full-fledged hearing with whatever has happened."

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 2d

This is what you say when you 100% zip-tied children.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

McLaughlin: "Pritzker is saying we're using racial profiling to go after people. That's absolutely not true. We are targeting criminals who have perpetrated very horrendous violence against the people of Chicago. And yet he continues to lie and say we're zip-tying children. These are fake images."

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 2d

Then why did they argue to the Supreme Court (successfully) that they should be able to racially profile people?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

DHS's Tricia McLaughlin: "It is a disgusting smear to say there is racial profiling going on."

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Ben Siemon @benjaminjs.bsky.social · 2d

Good.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING:

The Supreme Court just rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming teenage girls for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein.

The decision means that her conviction and 20-year criminal sentence remain in place.

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