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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 53m

ordinary Americans are passing this test that our elites routinely fail

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 54m

I do not regret to inform you we are going to win, etc.

Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · 14h

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report

news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.

news.bloomberglaw.com

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Leonid Baezhnev @rev-avocado.bsky.social · 53m

Cannot emphasize enough that the penalty for attempting or planning a putsch should be severe and permanent.

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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 57m

Free trade worked basically as advertised - the problem is that anti-traders get to argue from an imaginary world of 1920s ads and free traders have to defend the real world

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 57m

One of the (many) legal gaps that needs to be filled after this nightmare is over is to prohibit federal law enforcement agencies from using federal funds to create propaganda videos with anyone in custody. This is all about spectacle and content creation, remove the incentive and the means

Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 2h

Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 1h

man.

No true bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 3h

I think there are still shared norms we can appeal to when we talk to the marginal MAGA voter. But there really are no shared norms left with the core of the movement.

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Erica "digifox" Kovac @digifox.binaryden.net · 59m

It used to be that this tactic was used mostly by tabloids and Fox News-likes, but now it seems like even reputable news organizations are doing it constantly.

Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 1d

Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.

The picture from
The article with a picture of an armed men standing in front of a burning donut shop. You must click through to read the caption “
Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city.”

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 3h

it should be a tell about what's happening in the media now that most mainstream commentators seem openly frustrated that polling does not blame democrats for the shutdown

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Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · 1h

it is easier to make this argument now that we see what happens when free trade is undone, but you do you

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2h

Basically this was the entire logic fo neoliberalism and globalization - yes lots of job destruction, but prices falling on all kinds of goods and new jobs in new areas. It was taken as gospel that all of it was a net benefit, but that's a bit harder argument to make these days.

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Erica "digifox" Kovac @digifox.binaryden.net · 1h

is there a recording? Because I think I need this right now.

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Ana @nekomimi.pet · 1h

holy shit lmao

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Erica "digifox" Kovac @digifox.binaryden.net · 1h

how are you not just a ball of incandescent rage or overwhelming sadness 24/7 right now? Seriously, I need tips on how to manage this.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1h

I am not watching, but I understand that a Senator just used the very inaccurate "fire in a crowded theater" line and it just reinforces why it was a good idea not to watch this hearing.

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lena @lenazun.bsky.social · 1h

"you can't be mean to computers because they feel nothing" yes you can be mean to anything. you can make your life all about hating an object. you can rage all day against it, fill your little heart with contempt, let it shape you into a different person. they still feel nothing tho.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 1h

now this is fascinating (check the age breakdown)

Canadians Overwhelmingly Say They'd Never Vote To Join The US
"I would never vote for Canada to become part of the United States"

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Erica "digifox" Kovac @digifox.binaryden.net · 1h

I disagree, we've been able to do that with ballots this whole time, and we still can until we see otherwise this election cycle.

Erica "digifox" Kovac @digifox.binaryden.net · 1h

The odds I would've met him without the free and open internet are fairly low, given that he's from another country.

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Erica "digifox" Kovac @digifox.binaryden.net · 1h

If IRC counts: I met all of my romantic partners on IRC, including the one with whom I've happily lived for 8+ years now.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 13h

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

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Erica "digifox" Kovac @digifox.binaryden.net · 1h

sure, but with the rule of law and democratic accountability, there was at least the possibility for change; if we lose democratic accountability, there is no hope for change.

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Bryan Harnsberger @psychhype.bsky.social · 2h

Fortnite skins have shown up to the Portland “warzone”

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Erica "digifox" Kovac @digifox.binaryden.net · 2h

Could you link me to which study you're referring to? I thought you were referring to this one: arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088... (Also it was EEG, not fMRI, my bad)

arxiv.org

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 2h

The giant douche was obviously superior anyway because it is a legitimate medical instrument used for cleansing purposes whereas a turd sandwich is the opposite of that.

Joe Bauer @joebauernotsure.bsky.social · 2h

South Park’s “Turd Sandwich vs. Giant Douche” 2016 plot line has a lot to answer for.

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Erica "digifox" Kovac @digifox.binaryden.net · 2h

Rule of law is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for a just society.

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Erica "digifox" Kovac @digifox.binaryden.net · 2h

As a country we've done terrible things *with the approval of the electorate and in accordance with established law and precedent* but this is deeply unusual

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Erica "digifox" Kovac @digifox.binaryden.net · 2h

I think it's true that "things have never been this bad" purely in terms of democratic norms at the Federal government level. The lawlessness on display at the Federal level is completely unprecedented.

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