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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 18h

This is going to get me canceled, but I think Go Your Own Way is a better song than Silver Springs

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 1d

this is the real legacy of Charlie Kirk

Audrey Truschke @audreytruschke.bsky.social · 1d

A Rutgers professor has been forced to flee the country for his safety, after targeting by a far-right student group that was *checks notes* claiming they felt unsafe.

I'm horrified.
I'm angry.

A short 🧵 #AcademicFreedom #Rutgers #violence #antifa

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 1d

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 2d

It’s cute that the WaPo thinks the Court will do anything other than capitulate.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

The Supreme Court and President Trump are headed for a reckoning.

The justices will open their new term on Monday, needing to render full, final verdicts on policies at the core of Trump’s presidency.

Supreme Court will be forced to grapple with Trump in new term

After months of emergency rulings, the justices will be asked to render final verdicts on economic and immigration policies at the core of Trump’s presidency.

wapo.st

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 2d

The most *so far*

slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 2d

The Blue Jays’ 23 runs are the most by a team in the first two games of a single postseason

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 2d

On the one hand, I feel bad for @salilb.bsky.social

On the other, the joy from watching the Yankees shit the bed this hard is amazing.

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 2d

New Day Rising! New Day…

CNBC @cnbc.com · 2d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

cnb.cx

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 3d

If you count Sugar and Hüsker Dü albums, Last Dog and Pony Show is Bob Mould’s 12th and that album is great.

Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 4d

In defense of Taylor Swift...what's the best 12th album anyone has ever made?

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 3d

Strange Brew is based on Hamlet

jen ramos-eisen 🇵🇭 @jenramose.online · 3d

10 Things I Hate About You is based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew

Clueless is based on Jane Austen's Emma

Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 3d

Do you have a favorite example of learning about high culture from low culture? Mine is the episode of Gilligan's Island where the castaways stage a musical adaptation of Hamlet set to the tune of Carmen (70s TV was wild) <1/n>

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 3d

Ending qualified immunity needs to go to the top of every Democrat's agenda.

Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 3d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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Zaire @zeestermeester.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Full Metal Alchemist Day to all that celebrate. Remember the law of equivalent exchange or else.

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 4d

Ah, yes. Schumer is so crafty and has so much foresight that he orchestrated a shutdown to stop this bullshit thing that Trump hadn’t announced yet. Schumer is 100% a wizard

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t think he’s getting another parade, but Trump says he’s saluting the Navy in Norfolk this Sunday. Not sure what time, but there’s football, baseball playoffs, WNBA finals… tough day to get viewers.

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 4d

Her kids should be very disappointed in her.

Oh No He Didn't @ohnohedidnt24.bsky.social · 4d

Cathy Engelbert on Napheesa Collier's comments:

There's a lot of inaccuracy out there through social media and all this reporting...I'm a human too, I have a family, I have two kids who are devastated by these comments"

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CRIMINAL SIMPSONS @criminalsimpsons.com · 4d

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Micah @rincewind.run · 4d

I mean, yes, of course, it's very bad to hand this job over to a censorious hack like Bari, but she is going to be just monumentally terrible at the job on a practical level and I am looking forward to finding out exactly how it goes wrong

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 4d

No luck involved. You are quoted because of your expertise and reputation as a leading scholar here.

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 4d

a woman wearing glasses and a suit is making a please sign .

ALT: a woman wearing glasses and a suit is making a please sign .

media.tenor.com

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 5d

They care more about their own job security and avoidance of any criticism from the right more than their fiduciary responsible to the institution itself.

𝕍∃, Cyber closed shell syndrome relief fund coordinator @vortexegg.com · 5d

How did we get to this point where everybody who is in charge of any kind of system hates or is confused about the purpose of its existence so much that they are happy to collaborate on burning it all down? This is surely a cultural thing that goes way beyond the MAGA moment

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 5d

What kind of monster is having a speaker phone conversation at the car dealer?

a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a room with people sitting at tables .

ALT: a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a room with people sitting at tables .

media.tenor.com

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 5d

Novavax. A lot fewer side effects.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 6d

So far I've seen both All Elite Wrestling's world champion demanding people contact WBD and tell them to stop playing ICE ads during its broadcasts and one of the promotion's head writers reposting him. At the other wrestling company they grin and pose for pics with Trump. Which way, wrestling fan?🤼

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 6d

Besides active resistance now with the power levers we have, it's essential for left/Democrats to promise severe future consequences for any orgs complying with illegal acts by this regime. Change the costs of going along with authoritarianism -- make sure they know it's a very bad choice for them.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6d

This is the sort of thing where Dems on higher education committees should be saying things like they view this as illegal, and expect they will withdraw funds from schools who go along with Trump when they regain power.

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snackerü @snackeru.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations to Radiohead on the 25th anniversary of the release of the album Kid A. 25 years of being an absolutely terrible album. Quite an accomplishment.

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Dave @daveamp.bsky.social · 6d

I can imagine the conversations going on in university presidents’ offices across the country:
“Why weren’t we included? Don’t think if we unilaterally agree to this we will get access to the ‘benefits?’ What is the harm in erasing trans students if we get more federal money?”

eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 6d

Constantly crafting new collective action puzzles for people and organizations to fail.

Mikki Brock @mikkibrock.bsky.social · 6d

If universities agree to this—if they capitulate even further—then something that *actually* makes America great will crumble into unrecognizable fragments. Academic freedom is not a bargaining chip; it’s the whole ballgame. This is not a “compact.” It’s extortion. It’s an ending.

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