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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 19h

This might be the worst ICE video yet, because it’s literally random dudes hanging around, and then a bunch of heavily armed thugs running them down completely out of nowhere, because they’re brown. It’s a nightmare that would have seemed excessive in Jim Crow. Everyone in America should see this.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19h

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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B.J. Hutto @bjhutto.bsky.social · 21h

This advice will help my preaching

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 22h

grawlix | noun | a series of typographical symbols (such as $#!) used in text as a replacement for profanity

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Tuesday Badell @americanoonline.com · May 15

it's all "AI this" and "AI that"

but never "Ey I got you a pizza"

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22h

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo tells US bishops to address Trump's immigration crackdown

www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 1d

Recall the extended cultural, political, and legal fight the Christian right fought over their claims that COVID-19 restrictions infringed on their religious freedom, claiming it was massive government overreach. Radio silence on folks staying home from church so they don't get disappeared.

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Suzanne Kelleher @srkelleher.bsky.social · 1d

“The air traffic system, in general, is stressed to the max,” a veteran air traffic controller working at a major East Coast airport told Forbes on Tuesday, adding “sick outs will continue to happen because the [controllers] aren’t fit for duty.”

www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...

Overstressed, Unpaid Air Traffic Controllers ‘Aren’t Fit For Duty,’ Says Agency Veteran

Cracks in the air travel system are widening, as air traffic controllers bear the strain of an understaffed system and no pay until the government shutdown ends.

www.forbes.com

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joyeux noel @aiyaruk.bsky.social · 1d

one of my tumblr mutuals cross-stitches her favorite posts and i feel like we're just a few steps away from a bayeux tapestry of the 00-10's

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 1d

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d

Bank of England flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI - on.ft.com/4o3RheA

Bank of England flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI

Financial Policy Committee warns equity prices are at levels comparable with dotcom bubble

on.ft.com

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d

Look, you don't have to agree with what the priest was saying to believe he shouldn't have been shot in the head for no reason.

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 1d

Even beyond the grave the man is still out here doing good in the world. Blessings to Bob Ross and whatever happy little cloud he's sitting on right now.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

www.pbs.org

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St. Simeon the Pumpkin Spice Holy Fool @simeonthefool.bsky.social · 1d

God save the Queen

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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B.J. Hutto @bjhutto.bsky.social · 1d

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

If you worry that the new generation is [too/not enough] [whatever], I have good news! You can stop worrying because it's bullshit.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 1d

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 1d

We are doing HALLOWEEN DISASTERS this time. Send us your stories of Halloween gone comedically wrong here, please:

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Shutdown Fullcast @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social · 1d

Homefield Presents: Shutdown Fullcast LIVE in Myrtle Beach, Wednesday, October 29!

(Tbh it's literally ON Myrtle Beach)

Includes:

- 20% off at the Homefield Pop-Up Shop featuring first-look debut apparel
- One free Modelo

Tickets here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/homefield-...

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RedditCFB @redditcfb.com · 1d

Today is the 109th anniversary of one wild day in football

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 2d

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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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads:

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”

Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.

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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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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 1d

if this really takes off as a mode of expression, i wonder if you may actually see new platforms where prompt-based multimedia is the default thing you post with

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 1d

social media is about many things, but one of them is breaking the barrier between innermost feelings/imagination and outermost expression. less obtusely, its why you get uncomfortable when you see someone crashing out. its like being next to a vagrant going nuts on the subway