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estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 1m

And they also are often about the strength and resilience of children when adults fail them.

estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 1m

The thing that makes them great rather than saccharine is that they are about joy in the midst of despair and trauma.

I mean Chihiro's parents got turned into PIGS and KIDNAPPED and she had to work at an onsen with MONSTERS but still sometimes was happy.

Wendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social · 13h

every ai bro who has reduced miyazaki to empty gentle aesthetic should no exaggeration get the judas cradle bc this man's markmaking & passion about telling WAR STORIES

three panels from the nausicaä manga depicting ohmu & giant insects

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 2h

I love how Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House and #2 in line for the presidency, is always like, “What? News?! I never read or hear anything that happens in the world, anywhere. I’m totally offline. What even is ‘social media’? They play news all day on TV!? Wow! That’s a surprise!”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 5m

What a dick.

Pride at the Pier 🏳️‍🌈🤝⚧️ he/she/they/xe @prideatthepier.bsky.social · 1h

HB Mayor Pat Burns is gaining a reputation for his regular mockery of his constituents. We’re asking why this behavior is being allowed - especially as he is regularly violating the Brown Act.

@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov are you watching these meetings?

estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 6m

Yeah, but he never had to take power, he only had to keep it. The soviet union set up the autocracy and handed it over.

estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 13m

Sorry that wasn't meant to be as serious as it sounded 😭

estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 13m

So not to bring social sciences into political science, but I am pretty sure the core dispute here is "who gets to define maturity (social norms) for everyone?" and the assumption that everyone grows out of the neener neener stage was probably always incorrect.

Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · Sep 8

working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"

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estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 16m

Why are you all fat shaming national guard? Stop it.

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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 21m

Attorney says video shows 'CBP agent taunting her—“Do something, bitch” before "steering unmarked vehicle into hers and opening fire."

"“La Maggie” Martinez survived a federal shooting in #Chicago, [h]er attorney says body-cam footage shows agents provoked it." migrantinsider.com/p/chicago-la...

Chicago Latina Shot by Border Patrol Survives, Lawyers Up

“La Maggie” Martinez survived a federal shooting in Chicago. Now her attorney says body-cam footage shows the agents provoked it. The public deserves to see the tape.

migrantinsider.com

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estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 27m

I'm more thinking of institutional resistance, like courts still putting stays etc. Orban has had massive protests that made no difference.

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estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 1h

Both of them have more institutional power in their countries though. We still have a lot of resistance.

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estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 2h

Yep they are smol powerless babies

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 2h

They are to be mocked, per @aoc.bsky.social. Or costumed Portland ICE protesters..

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 3h

The Trump regime is having trouble prosecuting James Comey on frivolous charges, and hasn’t been able to get charges against Letitia James.

They couldn’t keep Kimmel off the air.

Their desire for authoritarianism is bottomless, but their capacity is not. Hurting people yes, but bluffing a lot too.

Kimmel and Comey Highlight the Trump Regime's Limitations

Their desire for authoritarian abuse is bottomless, their ability to carry it out is not

www.arcdigital.media

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 2h

Blasphemy

Ken Reid @kennethwreid.bsky.social · 22h

They released the plans for the Kowloon redevelopment. Not a joke. Look how insane this is.

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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 2h

Waukesha Co. judge grants partial stay of voter citizenship test ruling

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Waukesha Co. judge grants partial stay of voter citizenship test ruling • Wisconsin Examiner

A Waukesha County judge partially stayed his ruling requiring that election officials comb records for non-citizen voters.

wisconsinexaminer.com

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 2h

if you work for a publication that does this and have any idea how much $$$ your outlet makes from affiliate sale commissions on prime day, DM or signal me: jason.404

also interested if you are a journalist who is asked to do these deal roundups as part of your job

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 3h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 2h

The level to which liberals escalate authoritarianism in response to fascists bad faith rationalizations is pretty unsustainable.

Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 2h

"...these men, who performed brutality for their own cameras, were always going to riot." organizingmythoughts.org/the-emergenc...

At the Broadview ICE facility, some of us were trying to physically get in the way, blocking cars with our bodies while federal agents fired pepper balls and tear gas canisters at us. Now, the state police have shut down that small window of intervention by walling protesters off in “first amendment zones,” arresting people with an expediency that renders our previous actions untenable. I believe Governor J.B. Pritzker thought that if he restored “order” outside Broadview, Trump would have no “excuse” to send in the National Guard. Trump—whose relationship with reality is contemptuous, at best—called our efforts to halt cars with our bodies, while being gassed and brutalized, “riots.” His agents attacked us, even when we were cooperative and contained, behind a wall of state troopers. While some fretted over the behavior of protesters, these men, who performed brutality for their own cameras, were always going to riot. They have waged violence and terror, making propaganda films of their own chaos, and insisted their monstrous Instagram reels are proof that Chicagoland is a war zone. They have battered and shot people, looted buildings, gassed neighborhoods, contaminating and violating everything they touch—and said, Look what they made us do. They’re out of control.

Fascists make their own excuses.

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 2h

"...these men, who performed brutality for their own cameras, were always going to riot." organizingmythoughts.org/the-emergenc...

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 14h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 2h

So, a 79-year-old junior senator in 2027 is Dem establishment's play for Maine??? SERIOUSLY???
Does any polisci prof in America have any hair left they haven't pulled out?

Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 8h

77-year-old Maine Gov. Janet Mills has apparently been coaxed into jumping into the Maine Senate race, challenging Graham Platner in a Democratic primary.

The 40-year-old Platner has become a favorite of progressives and Democrats wanting a more muscular response to Trump. He has raised millions.

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estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 2h

My tolerance for bullshit is so low right now I just shut down discord b/c my guildmates were saying "everybody loves titties."

Shut the fuck up those aren't for you.

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 3h

In a fight between Pritzker and and police, who is going to win? This is what happens when both parties allowed law enforcement to become one of the most powerful political actors in the country -- a taxpayer-funded political movement that wants to kill people.

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estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 2h

Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 3h

In a fight between Pritzker and and police, who is going to win? This is what happens when both parties allowed law enforcement to become one of the most powerful political actors in the country -- a taxpayer-funded political movement that wants to kill people.

estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 2h

Both at the same time might be good.

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estarianne @estarianne.bsky.social · 3h

Waiting for one reporter to ask "Are you saying you're not keeping track of The President's agenda?"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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