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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 12h

Weber State administrators told student they couldn't present their research on the state's anti-DEI law at an on-campus conference on censorship(!) unless they removed all mentions of DEI from their slides

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Weber State Censors, Then Cancels, Censorship Conference

University officials said that several planned presentations violated a Utah state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion at public universities.

www.insidehighered.com

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 1d

She’s left us no choice. It’s time for Isaac Chotiner to interview Bari Weiss.

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Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 1d

there are no good Americans or decent human beings working for ICE/CBP. Not one.

Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 1d

Got home from work to an apt with no electricity. Am annoyed

Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 1d

everything is bigger in Texas, even the guts.

Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 1d

Caption contest. Me first: "Da Bears!"

Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 1d

Ok cracker

Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 1d

Die motherfucker! Die motherfucker! Die motherfucker! Die!

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Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 1d

They're not confessing, they're bragging.

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Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not questioning your integrity, I'm denying its very existence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi to Blumenthal: "You lied. How dare you? I'm a career prosecutor. Don't you ever challenge my integrity. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial."

Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 1d

I just think he's eyes look like they've been permanently stuck in that position due to too much ecstasy.

That, and he's a little punk-ass nazi bitch.

Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 1d

Donald the Demented

Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 1d

DARVO

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

WHITEHOUSE: Do you know if the FBI found photographs of Trump with half-naked young women in their search of Epstein's safe or premises?

BONDI: You're trying to slander President Trump when you're the one who was taking money from one of Epstein's closest confidants. I could be wrong. Correct me.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

an underrated part of the Bari Weiss story is that her wife is a California heiress to two different family dynasties.

www.latimes.com/business/sto...

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Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 1d

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see Thomas and Alito signal they'd be willing to make it mandatory.

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

very cool that if you are working on behalf of right-wing culture warriors, you no longer need standing to have your claim adjudicated by the supreme court

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

crazy that one of the most storied institutions in american journalism is going to be run by two people with basically no experience to do it

Exclusive | CBS News taps Adam Rubenstein — once ostracized at NY Times for liking Chick-fil-A — as new deputy editor

Sources expect Rubenstein will effectively run the Free Press now that Weiss will be busy steering the editorial direction of shows like “60 Minutes,” “Face The Nation” and …

nypost.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

eventually politicians need to start advocating for criminal and civil penalties for people involved in fabricating stories to get citizens incarcerated.

or, put another way: a society that would like to keep functioning has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 2d

this

Bethany Erickson @shoomer5.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, the way we teach this stuff makes it seem like we can win by memes & PR stunts. I only recently learned the peace activists burning draft records weren't just making a symbolic statement. The draft board didn't have copies - every file destroyed was a man who'd never be called up to war.

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Tamara Keel, but spooky @tamslick.bsky.social · 2d

This was absolutely my fave meme generator when it popped up back in the Aughts.

A phony church sign for "The First Church of Sit the F__k Down" announcing that today's sermon is "You can Google that sh!t"

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Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 2d

I frequently get spontaneous nosebleeds. They're annoying, but easily manageable if I can shove tissue up in there. (I do NOT want the dog to develop a taste for my blood.)

Going through my mom's death over the past couple weeks ... spontaneous nosebleeds while crying are MESSY.

Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 2d

Cops lie. Its who they are.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
trib.al/9Sxu9IN

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2d

this is a very very big story because of the apparently totally fake story ICE/DHS put out about what happened.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
trib.al/9Sxu9IN

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

trib.al

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 2d

lmao

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

this is the jacket's breast pocket lining pulled up to make it look like a pocket square

Stephen Miller in a gray suit, white shirt, and gray tie.

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Diasporic Minnesotan @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 2d

Because, of course, each taco gets a pouch of Fire hot sauce (which was the hottest when I was last at a Taco Bell).

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 2d

I've been trying to put my finger on why ICE/DHS lies feel so much more outrageous than normal cop lies, and I think it's because they don't lie like cops, they lie like aggressively stupid criminals

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