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Zach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 8m

Wow, tell me more about Weimar Germany and what came after?

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 59m

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Jen A. Miller @byjenamiller.bsky.social · 3m

And same 5 sets @maggiesox.bsky.social

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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 1h

You would not believe how many stories like this have been popping up over the last ~5 years

Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 2h

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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The Onion @theonion.com · 1h

Forget everything you already know about America's most notorious dead person.

Watch Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile at Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.

Only at The Onion on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhSoGcQhWU

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1h

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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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 37m

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1h

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

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Noted Texan Energy Executive @notedtexan.bsky.social · 1h

@dicknixon.bsky.social This is a very sophisticated message. The camera moves to avoid looking like AI. She wanted people to be certain.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2h

Oh — new reporting on Pope Leo from El Paso Matters, citing footage they have of yesterday's meeting.

Sounds like the pope was even *more* forceful in urging U.S. bishops to speak out about immigration than first reported.

I mean, that's…not subtle. elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

“I was struck at the beginning (of the video), it talks about the feeling of powerlessness, which I think is so much. I think it’s so important that we as a church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what’s going on in so many cities in the United States right now. At least the church cannot be silent,” the pope told the El Pasoans, according to a video of the meeting provided to El Paso Matters by Hope Border Institute.

Seitz responded: “You’ve spoken very strongly. We’re trying to do the same in our country and yet not get into the political fray the best that we can.”

Pope Leo told Seitz that he’d like to see the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops become more vocal on immigration issues.

“I mean, even within the conference, there are challenges. That’s one place they should be … I wish they were stronger in their own voice,” Leo said, adding that Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the conference, should speak out more on immigration.

“There’s been some good movement in that sense, but I certainly intend to continue to encourage” U.S. bishops to address immigration, Leo said.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 3h

Oh: @clairegiangrave.bsky.social with an exclusive:

Pope Leo, in addition to urging U.S. bishops to speak out about mistreatment of immigrants, also told a group of U.S. Latino Catholics who work w/immigrants their job is important — "perhaps especially" in the U.S. religionnews.com/2025/10/08/i...

In private audience Pope Leo XIV encourages Latino Catholics serving fearful U.S. immigrants

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — ‘He treated us like dignitaries. He sent a message by having us there. He lifted us,’ said Elizabeth Román, president of the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry.

religionnews.com

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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 1h

marlborough-blenheim-claridge hotels, atlantic city, new jersey, 1978

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Jen A. Miller @byjenamiller.bsky.social · 1h

I remember when The Franklin Institute tried to rebrand itself as The Franklin. Didn’t last long.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 2h

The whole thing is pocket change to him -- it serves other purposes, formerly civic, now a mix of that and currying favor

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 2h

Got a recent Pulitzer for warning on the spread of autocracy around the globe, after decades of service to the paper? You can bet your butt you're getting laid off by form email, on Yom Kippur

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 8h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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404 Media @404media.co · 2h

BREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Jen A. Miller @byjenamiller.bsky.social · 2h

There isn’t much controversy except Rodale was in the process of being sold and I knew whoever got the job wouldn’t be there long. and me, a job? Please

Jen A. Miller @byjenamiller.bsky.social · 2h

I haven’t been to Cape May in a while, sorry!

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Jen A. Miller @byjenamiller.bsky.social · 2h

I remember when I did a profile of a runner and your former magazine also did a profile of the same runner, and mine included the controversy about her breaking away with her former coaches, and theirs was full of information about her gear. It was just so obvious.

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · 7h

In related news, let me know if you or someone you know has any interesting work opportunities!

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 8h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @askaubry.com · 3h

Man murders his wife while his children are at home.

Dudes in the comments: what did she do?

Pa. Man Kills Wife Before Turning Gun on Himself, Leaving 5 Children Behind Days Before Christmas

Brooke Raia and Blase Raia lived in Altoona, Pa., with their children

By Esme Mazzeo

Published on December 23, 2023 08:37PM EST

https://people.com/man-fatally-shoots-wife
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Man Kills Wife Before Turning Gun ...

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34-year-old Brooke Raia (neé Zimmerman) and 39-year-old Blase Raia were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds in their home on Dartmouth Lane in Blair County... Logan Township Police Chief Dave Hoover told The Altoona Mirror that the deaths appear to have been related to a domestic violence incident based on evidence at the scene.

https://people.com/man-fatally-shoots-wife -turns-gun-himself-murder-suicide-8419411

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WexMajor82 8m

Did they ever do a DNA test on the children?

maidenhairfernbitch 2m

Did you just vilify the victim wtf

FennelPowerful2686 1m and why would that be relevant

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Dramatic-Service-985 10m

She was probably leaving

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Optimal_Analyst_3309 9m

My money is on cheating

PrettyGayPegasus 7m

In any case, this was a weak man

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He might have found out she was cheating on him.

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Brian Grubb @briancgrubb.bsky.social · 2h

was looking for a very old blog post i wrote about Val Kilmer and was instead treated to an AI Summary of my writing career that implied i have a mysterious secret wife named Valerie

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 2h

"REMEMBER: WE NOT BREAK NEWS. WE POUND NEWS LIKE BONGOS UNTIL NEWS BREAK ITSELF." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/aaa...

“AAAGGGHHH!!!” A Memo from Animal, Your New Editor-in-Chief

“[Editor-in-chief of CBS News] Bari Weiss told network staffers in a morning editorial call that she wants to ‘win’ before delivering a rallying cr...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Brigid Alverson @brigidalverson.bsky.social · 3h

This needs to be amplified and followed up. Is #WellsFargo involved in ICE arresting U.S. citizens in a brazen nighttime raid because they wanted to clear out a problem property?

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3h

We know more about the massive military-style raid on a Chicago housing complex thanks to the reporting of @southsideweekly.bsky.social, @blockclubchi.bsky.social, and neighborhood resident Eboni Watson who chronicled the event. Among the emerging questions: what's real estate's role in this?

section of text from South Side Weekly's coverage, which says: "The building was purchased by Wisconsin-based investor Trinity Flood in January 2020, according to Cook County records. On October 1, the day after the raid, a judge reviewed an emergency motion from Wells Fargo seeking to appoint Matthew Tarshis of Frontline Real Estate Partners as the property’s receiver.

Flood purchased three multifamily properties in South Shore in 2020. The neighborhood, which had the highest number of eviction filings in Chicago from 2015-2019 according to the Law Center for Better Housing, has seen a rise in outside real estate investors since the 2017 announcement of the Obama Presidential Center’s construction in the neighboring Jackson Park.

Wells Fargo Bank foreclosed on the building in mid-2024, bringing a $27 million lawsuit against Flood for missed loan payments. In late 2024, the City began closing its largest migrant shelters and, through state funding assistance distributed via Catholic Charities and moving support from New Life Church, relocated many families to buildings such as this one."

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3h

If you recall: "Mounting evidence suggests that a redevelopment effort in Louisville contributed to the deadly raid on Taylor’s home...The warrant against Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, Jamarcus Glover, preceded the city’s move to repossess the home that he rented."

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

What Actually Killed Breonna Taylor?

Mounting evidence suggests that a redevelopment effort in Louisville contributed to the deadly raid on Taylor’s home.

www.thenation.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3h

We know more about the massive military-style raid on a Chicago housing complex thanks to the reporting of @southsideweekly.bsky.social, @blockclubchi.bsky.social, and neighborhood resident Eboni Watson who chronicled the event. Among the emerging questions: what's real estate's role in this?

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 3h

Women: Hey, how's it goi—

Men: So here's what I think your breeding quota should be.

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