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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 4h

Holding aside everything—everything—else, the President conducting very sensitive conversations with his Attorney General on an unencrypted social media platform would have been a major scandal any time before 2016. Is he DMing the CIA Director on there? The Secretary of Defense? We don’t know.

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 6h

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Biological Riley @biologicalriley.bsky.social · 4h

I’m the killer… WITH KINDNESS

Creepy red and black background with text saying: “the killer”

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h

Pritzker: “This is a convicted felon…who is threatening to jail me. This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump: If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me.”

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Biological Riley @biologicalriley.bsky.social · 10h

This is the sign of a very healthy free democracy that hasn’t dived head first into fascism

For sure

WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 10h

A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico, originally scheduled for next week in Chicago, has been relocated to Florida amid the immigration crackdown in the city, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

https://to.wttw.com/4h0ZYUF

Argentina, Puerto Rico Soccer Match Featuring Messi Moved From Chicago to Florida Amid Immigration Crackdown

The friendly match was supposed to be played on Oct. 13 at Soldier Field in Chicago but will be moved to Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, the home stadium of Argentina and Inter Miami star Lionel Mes...

to.wttw.com

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Nirav @gandheezy.bsky.social · 10h

Would Ubisoft have even had the balls to make this game about anything solid? This kind of game would be fantastic but this company doesn't have a fraction of the spine needed to make a story actually about anything

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 12h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Biological Riley @biologicalriley.bsky.social · 11h

That be Ubisofts standard operating procedure.

And If they ever do use political ideas touching upon present real world issues, they’ll dilute any essence and context of those issues to the point that they mean nothing

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🎃Boo-rendan Agnew🏳️‍🌈 @blcagnew.bsky.social · 11h

Pure cowardice.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 12h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Biological Riley @biologicalriley.bsky.social · 11h

I’m really sorry. None of that is ok. Hope you are practicing some self care today

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Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 11h

It's interesting seeing the different ways resistance has formed in different cities. Los Angeles Organized, Chicago Radicalized, and Portland Got Weird as Fuck. All 3 have had success unifying their respective cities.

I guess my point is there are multiple paths to ungovernability.

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Biological Riley @biologicalriley.bsky.social · 11h

That’s too bad. Would’ve been awesome.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 12h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 12h

Gonna say it, not enough games about defeating Klansmen, Confederates or neo-Confederates.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 12h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Biological Riley @biologicalriley.bsky.social · 12h

*Searches to see what he did this time

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Biological Riley @biologicalriley.bsky.social · 12h

Can’t have been too expensive. After Slipknot, there wasn’t much house left 😂

Metal Injection @metalinjection.bsky.social · 13h

The House SLIPKNOT Filmed Their "Duality" Music Video In Is Going Up For Sale metalinjection.net/news/the-hou...

The House SLIPKNOT Filmed Their "Duality" Music Video In Is Going Up For Sale - Metal Injection

If you've ever wanted to live in the house that Slipknot trashed during their "Duality" video, you're in luck!

metalinjection.net

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 17h

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 1d

File state charges. This is a crime.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Biological Riley @biologicalriley.bsky.social · 1d

At least the Sun Times appears to be meeting the moment

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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 1d

This is the way.

Winter @winterpolitics1.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek just took back control of the national guard.

She is sending the Oregon national Guard back home and is directing the California national guard to leave the State.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Biological Riley @biologicalriley.bsky.social · 1d

Not presidential material

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

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

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

whats the point in "dealing" with the Trump administration when this is the person executing the deal, and is openly promising to violate the laws and break any agreeement? If you want to bargain for something in the shutdown fight, make firing Vought a condition of any funding package.

Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1d

This is rampant lawlessness

The law says what it says, and Russ Vought doesn't get to unilaterally change that

www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

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Biological Riley @biologicalriley.bsky.social · 1d

*banjo plays*

🎵 Noises noises people make noises people make noises when they’re high 🎵

The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Slipknot Travels To India To Begin Psychedelic, Free-Love Phase Of Career https://theonion.com/slipknot-travels-to-india-to-begin-psychedelic-free-love-phase-of-career/

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 2d

Let me check aaaaaand yup professional credulous dipshit Benji Edwards is once again on the case.

AMD is just handing over TEN PERCENT OF THE FUCKING COMPANY TO OPEN AI?

Can someone who can actually understand profits, loses and revenue start reporting on this shit? I mean, OTHER than Ed Zitron.

Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 2d

The deal marks a major endorsement of AMD's hardware and software capabilities as the company competes with Nvidia for dominance in the AI chip market.

AMD wins massive AI chip deal from OpenAI with stock sweetener

ChatGPT maker will be allowed to buy 10% of AMD for a penny per share.

arstechnica.com

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Biological Riley @biologicalriley.bsky.social · 1d

MK’s story mode is generally better than most games because it has an actual narrative whereas most fighting games don’t really have much of one

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Biological Riley @biologicalriley.bsky.social · 1d

I am a fan though I’m a few entries behind. Universally great fighting mechanics and gruesome fights with a lot of gore

Fun stuff

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Biological Riley @biologicalriley.bsky.social · 1d

Morning all. How are you doing today?

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