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Chris Blackton @chrisblackton.me · Jan 22

They want you to stop fighting back.
They want you to silence yourself.
They want you to ignore injustice.
They want you to blame others.
They want you to lose hope.
They want you to be afraid.
They want you to give up.
They want you to obey.

Don't.

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LOLKNBR @lolknbr.bsky.social · 3h

AN OCTOBER TRADITION UNLIKE ANY OTH— AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHALOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLALZPOQPAL3@49((1*|¥[\?PWLSPALQQ

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 3h

It’s a running joke that Trump’s staff is manipulating him with AI videos, but that increasingly seems like the only way to explain what he’s talking about.

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Babs the Postseason Ghostseason Shark @hockeybabbler.bsky.social · 3h

october is peak sports time

and you may be asking yourself, "the world is on fire, how can you care about a game?"

because for all the anguish we sports fans moan about, gods, nothing hits like the joy you get when your hopes pay off.

and as a sports fan, all you have is hope.

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The Needling @theneedling.com · 3h

5 Fun Places to Go Apple Picking This Weekend Because ICE Scared Off All Their Farmworkers: tinyurl.com/r2rwezfe

White woman with blonde braids wearing a plaid button-up cuffed at the sleeves as she happily picks apples in the fall sunlight

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Chris Blackton @chrisblackton.me · 3h

The madness will not end until the Giants can once again pull some Even Year Bullshit

Spooky Ghostsulias 👻 @stacegotsbaseball.com · 3h

I hope the Cubs lose because the Cubs opened the portal of hell when they won in 2016 and I will never forgive them for that.

Chris Blackton @chrisblackton.me · 5h

Just another Kavanaugh Kidnapping

Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 8h

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

Chris Blackton @chrisblackton.me · 5h

Miranda 2: You Still Have the Right to Remain Silent

James Hart @jameshart.bsky.social · 8h

Committing new constitutional violations by breaching the rights of a man named Miranda during an arrest?

If this goes to the Supreme Court it would be the mother of all ‘weird that it happened twice’ moments.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

Nationwide protests against Trump and the rise of fascism are taking place on Saturday, Oct. 18.

You can find a local protest here:

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 9h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

Peggy Carter next to Steve Rogers in Captain America. I'll let you decide which is the founder and which is the girlfriend.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 22h

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Call me Trick-or-Tracy. 👻🎃 @peakingsassy.bsky.social · 6h

The girlfriend of TWO of the founders of antifa!

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h

Country fans are upset with Zach Bryan after he criticized ICE in a song.

But don't let it be known that Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash all despised fascism and leaned heavily to the left.

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Peter @pistolpetestar.bsky.social · 6h

Me when Marlins Man is behind the plate: Ugh

Me when Marlins Man is the ONLY one behind the plate in an elimination game at Yankee Stadium: LOL! LMAO!

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 6h

Marlins Man is the only person left in the stands at Yankee Stadium

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Chris Blackton @chrisblackton.me · 6h

Seriously... How many sets of eyeballs saw that slogan before they shipped it to the printers?

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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 6h

Excited to be in the postseason! Got my "Built for Fall" sweatshirt, looks great! My only concern is my team loses, and haters photoshop it to "Built to Fall" or "Built for Fail" or even the dreaded "Built to Fail," and that they'll target my teammates with the saddest faces. Seems unlikely, though.

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William Nomikos @wnomikos.bsky.social · 8h

Goosebumps watching this. Chicagoans fighting for this country. Mass collective action is the only thing that can keep fascism away.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 8h

Michigan Avenue right now.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 8h

It's difficult at times to hold both "this admin is doing lasting and serious damage to our institutions and the globe" and "this admin is full of the most bafflingly incompetent idiots you've ever seen who fall over themselves like a Vaudeville act constantly."

The duality of man is incredible.

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Chris Blackton @chrisblackton.me · 6h

John Fetterman is the Kyrsten Sinema of Joe Manchins

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 7h

Trump has been illegally bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela.

Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff forced a vote on reasserting Congress's role over war powers and ending this reckless
warmongering.

It failed 48-51.

Murkowski and Paul voted yes.

Fetterman voted no.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16h

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 10h

I am laughing so hard I’m crying. Is this going to be @mcbride.house.gov new thing the entire shutdown joining up with different Democrats to look for how Republicans?

Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 10h

We are in the second week of the Republican shutdown.

Where are House Republicans? On vacation.

Went looking around the Capitol to see if any Republicans had the common sense to come back. Featuring @mcbride.house.gov.

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 1d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Chris Blackton @chrisblackton.me · 6h

Yet another thing I didn't know I wanted but now can't live without! Fuck yeah!

Harlem Writer @harlemwriter.bsky.social · 7h

EXCLUSIVE: Danielle Deadwyler Is In Talks To Star In Ryan Coogler’s ‘The X-Files’ www.nexuspointnews.com/post/exclusi...

EXCLUSIVE: Danielle Deadwyler Is In Talks To Star In Ryan Coogler’s ‘The X-Files’

Danielle Deadwyler is in talks to join Ryan Coogler’s The X-Files series as one of the leads.

www.nexuspointnews.com

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 6h

hold up

Harlem Writer @harlemwriter.bsky.social · 7h

EXCLUSIVE: Danielle Deadwyler Is In Talks To Star In Ryan Coogler’s ‘The X-Files’ www.nexuspointnews.com/post/exclusi...

EXCLUSIVE: Danielle Deadwyler Is In Talks To Star In Ryan Coogler’s ‘The X-Files’

Danielle Deadwyler is in talks to join Ryan Coogler’s The X-Files series as one of the leads.

www.nexuspointnews.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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