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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 37m

Tommy Tuberville sounds like the name of an evil mayor who gets defeated by a bunch of teenage root vegetables

GOP senators increasingly anxious about Trump’s aggressive use of National Guard

Republican senators are increasingly uneasy about President Trump’s standoff with Democratic governors over deploying National Guard troops from other states to Portland, Ore., and Chicago. The con…

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 13m

Cuomo on how he’d handle Trump sending troops into NYC:

Oh they’ll violate the constitution and break the law and violate civil rights and terrorize people but let’s not get all dramatic about it.

😐

"[I want to] be ready here in New York, and let's be smart. They're going to send in ICE in New York.
They are going to do things that are illegal and unconstitutional, but let's not overreact."
- Andrew Cuomo said in June after Trump deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles

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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 15m

not to be mushy on main or whatever but I get strangers coming up to me on the street now saying that my silly little online jokes and videos make their day better and tbh I don't think there's much that's cooler than that

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 17h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 29m

Uh, probably. *An* AI likely.

Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 36m

I think there was a bit of a pile-on. Those are never fun to be the target of.

Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 42m

Justifiably so, I think.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 5h

Good rundown of the current situation on Bsky (written before Rudy's update that Blacksky is going to make Link available to its users)

plus.flux.community/p/banning-co...

Banning controversy reveals Bluesky’s federation isn’t there yet

Bluesky’s protocol is so complicated that not even the biggest alternative network has figured out how to become independent

plus.flux.community

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Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 1h

Blessed Marla, mother of God, intercede for me and hear my prayer.

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Ted Raymond @tedraymond.bsky.social · 1h

None of the other common symptoms of illness translate to excitement about a sports team quite like "fever."

"Canada has Blue Jays sniffles."

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 1h

Trump continually trying to paint cities as Mad Max realms of hell

reminds me of 'storm of the century' pictures where someone posts a tipped over white chair on their lawn

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Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 1h

Sure you're not pregnant?

With God, all things are possible.

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Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 1h

Knew I liked you for a reason.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 1h

Israel illegally intercepted another flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, detaining six Canadians in the process.

The government says it offered consular assistance.

But a contact for the three Newfoundlanders on board told me the support from the government has, largely, been “nothing.”

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Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 1h

...

I mean, when you're right, you're right.

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Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 1h

Sorry!

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Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 1h

That being said, if you do end up invading us can I send you a list of roads, neighborhoods, and landmarks that need to be flattened by artillery fire so we can rebuild them decently?

If it's not too much trouble.

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Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 1h

As a Canadian I assure you I'm not happy at the idea of the upcoming invasion and occupation. I'm too old and fat to be an effective resistance fighter.

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Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 1h

Lord knows he's looking for any excuse.

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Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 1h

Is it gay to be gay, gentlemen?

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Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 1h

Have a safe flight!

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Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 1h

Fair points. I still think that the reconstruction would be a great Assassin's creed setting, though.

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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 1h

Opinion: Canada has influence—it’s time to use it to stop genocide

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

Canada has influence—it’s time to use it to stop genocide

There are still so many economic and diplomatic levers that Canada can pull to pressure Israel to end the carnage in Gaza.

www.hilltimes.com

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Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 1h

I'm going to guess the hot-sal isn't going to catch on?

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Carl Marxman (CHAOS) @carlmarxman.bsky.social · 2h

Sacrificing one group for your own safety has always worked out well for everyone and hasn't spurred on further horrors. Ever.

Absolutely.

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Professor of Halloweenery” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 5h

If you are willing to throw away entire groups of people to protect your insular strategy that will only protect you instead of protecting everyone then I don’t want your leaders and I sure as hell don’t want to be associated with you.

the tallest stone @talleststone.bsky.social · 8h

I hate to say it but the majority of the country is not going to die on the hill of trans rights. We can’t protect ANY groups if we can’t win a national election, so purity tests only serve to make specific groups feel triumphant. That’s not “erasing” them; it’s long-horizon strategy.

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