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🦇 @erikforrestjackson.com · 32m

Yesterday the President of the United States explicitly said “We took the freedom of speech away” and it barely made a ripple. We’ve arrived at the end times for democracy.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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🦇 @erikforrestjackson.com · 33m

“peacemaking”

ICE goon pointing a weapon at a protester from the window of a truck

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 33m

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 13h

But his DMs

Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 14h

Why is the President of the United States trying to communicate with the Attorney General about government business via direct messages on the social media site he owns?

And is a direct message on a privately owned social media site kind of like a private email server?

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 14h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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🦇 @erikforrestjackson.com · 12h

supermarket checkout bagger Bad Bunny is here to give hope and fortitude to all aspiring artists 🛒

Younger Bad Bunny on the job in his red supermarket vest

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🦇 @erikforrestjackson.com · 12h

ALWAYS

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 15h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 15h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 18h

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Rob Kirby @robkirbycomics.bsky.social · 18h

From your keyboard to god’s ears

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🦇 @erikforrestjackson.com · 18h

…shelf???

🦇 @erikforrestjackson.com · 18h

By less than 300 votes! But a win nonetheless. And I feel the tide turning, don’t you?

Republican ousted by Democrat in shock election defeat

The mayoralty has been held by a Republican for years.

www.newsweek.com

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🦇 @erikforrestjackson.com · 20h

Little Shop of Haute Horrors 🪴

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🦇 @erikforrestjackson.com · 1d

the absolute arrogance on her face. this is dart-board inspiration 🎯

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🦇 @erikforrestjackson.com · 1d

This looks like Take Your Kid to Work Day at the White House

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🦇 @erikforrestjackson.com · 1d

Yes.

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Jess Zimmerman @jesszimmerman.com · 1d

Could someone cool please start a press. There are so many great hires rattling around out there right now. I KNOW some of you are out here having secret money

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🦇 @erikforrestjackson.com · 1d

car chases in movies mostly bore me but what goes down in One Battle After Another had me straight up white-knuckling

Leo DiCaprio staring in his car’s rear-view mirror

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🦇 @erikforrestjackson.com · 1d

Word from the scene is that the reverend’s doing okay. These fucking chodes probably claim to be Christians

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 19d

CW: protester being struck in the head by a pepper ball

Footage I took earlier of the moment Reverend David Black, a regular protester outside of the Broadview Detention Center, was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE agents on the roof of the facility.

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🦇 @erikforrestjackson.com · 1d

the subtext of every Nine Inch Nails record

BiDotOrg @bidotorg.bsky.social · 2d

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.