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Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 1m

lol this was the first thing I looked up this morning, thank you universe

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 11h

DON’T SCARE US LIKE THIS, FREIDA www.wsmv.com/2025/10/08/i...

‘I didn’t mean to scare anyone’: Dolly Parton’s sister says after asking for prayers

Dolly postponed her first Las Vegas residency in more than 30 years late last month, saying she was dealing with health challenges.

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Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 21h

admitting that every cop does racial profiling to make my racial profiling seem less bad

Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 1d

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 18h

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 14h

Lady God

Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 14h

“what a breed” like we’re fucking dogs

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 15h

“If I can get seconds, thirds and fourths on that raw milk now? Ooh boy!”

Bryce Harper on the birth of his fourth child, a boy, last week: "I've got an incredible wife, man. She pushed that thing out in three pushes and 30 seconds. She's an absolute monster doing it. Women, man, what a breed.
I'm serious, it's an incredible thing."

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 14h

as I tried to explain to corey robin, the Nazis were incompetent boobs.

not that that's much comfort to all the people they murdered.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Feb 5

that said: I think the "it's not fascism unless they're good at it" brand of analysis probably isn't the move

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Caryn Rose @carynrose.bsky.social · 22h

with the upcoming 50th anniversary of Patti Smith's HORSES, just a reminder that you can read all about how she got there in my book WHY PATTI SMITH MATTERS, and bookshop dot org has free shipping rn: bookshop.org/a/22613/9781...

Why Patti Smith Matters

Check out Why Patti Smith Matters - <p>Patti Smith arrived in New York City at the end of the Age of Aquarius in search of work and purpose. What she found--what she fostered--was a cultural revolutio...

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Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 20h

god grant me the spine to never placate people who consider me subhuman

Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 1d

I kind of can’t believe this Bari Weiss quote is even real, and yet www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

“I know that there are some people in this room who don’t believe that my marriage should have been legal … and that’s ok. Because we’re all Americans who want lower taxes.”

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 15h

Incredible (via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)

A group of apparent armed agents assemble at the end of a street, as seen from the perspective of a person in inflatable frog costume, their frog’s eyes dominating the foreground. The Ice facility in downtown Portland on Monday. Photograph: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images

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RDS (formerly shawphd) @rds773.bsky.social · 15h

This is why we need more costumed protesters

Hard to cosplay as a badass when a giant frog or a dino or a big pink pig is waving its arms and thrusting its pelvis at you

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Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 14h

quantity, that’s how this works, right? multiplied by feeling x100000000000000000000000

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Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 14h

me, a non-religious person (closes eyes): I am praying for Dolly Parton. I would like to put in a prayer for Dolly Parton. Make that lots of prayers. I would like infinity prayers for Dolly Parton. Give Dolly Parton unlimited prayers. All the prayers that have ever existed should go to Dolly Parton.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16h

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

variety.com

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 1d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 19h

for five bucks a month I'll talk about my weirdos

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Aieee-Iain Clark @iainjclarkart.com · 1d

Part of Russell T Davies' speech on being awarded Outstanding Contribution to Television at the Bafta Cymru awards. (via www.instagram.com/baftacymru)

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 19h

Was just on a conference call and the boss said "Hey it's Josh's birthday! Happy birthday" and Josh said "Thanks. Lemme tell you something it sucks being Jewish and having today be your birthday because your aunt will leave you a voicemail saying 'enjoy your day but, you know not too much'

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Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 20h

I'm a mid white woman, pls don't think I'm unaware

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Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 20h

look I am a pop girlie and this is very much a where's the beef situation - unless I'm missing some Charli lyrics, I don't think "Actually Romantic" is about her

HuffPost @huffpost.com · 21h

Time to dig into what this potential beef is really about.

I'll Take Charli XCX's Brand Of Feminism Over Taylor Swift's Any Day

Time to dig into what this potential beef is really about.

www.huffpost.com

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 22h

Fuck Germany. This ALREADY HAPPENED HERE.

Ex. Black women could not be considered rape victims under the law because we werent considered women. This was proven during Jim Crow when 7 white men kidnapped & gang raped Recy Taylor in Alabama.

Black people have always lived under a dual state

Alabama Authorities Ignore White Gang's Rape of Negro Mother

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The Wicker Dan (1973) @danlehner.bsky.social · 23h

“10/7 was bad and everything that followed in aftermath was worse” is a perfectly moral and popular position. it’s more or less the American consensus on 9/11.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 23h

Get it now?

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Sebas @ohlookbirdies.bsky.social · 1d

"but it's everywhere now so we just have to accept it's the new reality" motherfucker we can just stop putting it everywhere! we did it with asbestos and CFCs and lead-based paint or petrol and make-up with arsenic in it! if everyone is using something and it's bad, we can choose to stop!

Sebas @ohlookbirdies.bsky.social · 2d

"anti-AI people should just learn more about it" motherfucker I know so much about it, that's why I'm anti-AI

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Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 20h

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 4d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 20h

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4d

This is not "de-escalation"—this is state violence. The actions being taken are far from calming the situation; instead, they exacerbate tensions and demonstrate a disturbing disregard for human rights.

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Merewolf Smith 💀 @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 20h

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 23h

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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