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kimmesota.bsky.social
The difference between Rob Reiner and trump is…millions will celebrate the life of one and someday millions will celebrate the death of the other.
December 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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US FDA sends warning letters to Walmart, Target for selling recalled baby formula reut.rs/4iVqnUK
US FDA sends warning letters to Walmart, Target for selling recalled baby formula
The FDA said four major retailers continued to sell baby formula linked to a nationwide outbreak of bacterial illness in infants even after the products were recalled.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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goad.bsky.social
Last week, all 3 candidates to chair the Republican Party of Virginia all attended a forum hosted by the Virginia 6th Congressional District GOP. Before the forum, Oath Keeper affiliate Thomas Caldwell spoke about January 6. Caldwell was convicted of destroying evidence.
John Massoud 6th Congressional District Virginia GOP Chairman Earlier tonight the 6th Congressional District Republican Committee met. We heard from the Family Forum regarding the upcoming constitutional amendments and Tom and Sharon Caldwell regarding their horrible experiences after being railroaded by the FBI on January 6. After that we held the RPV Chair Candidates Forum. Mike Clancy, Lynne Bogle, and Cameron Hamilton are vying for the seat. More to come.
December 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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altyellonatpark.org
Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org
Bull moose in a snow storm.
December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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petersagal.bsky.social
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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niedermeyer.online
please take a moment to appreciate Tesla's epic accomplishment of coming dead last in the auto industry in reliability, despite making relatively expensive cars with a tiny fraction of the moving parts

www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
Consumer Reports reliability ranking by brand, with Lexus, Toyota, and Mazda taking the top three spots, and Ram, Jeep, and Tesla taking the bottom three spots. Tesla's bottom-ranked score of 31 is less than half of Lexus's 77.
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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scalzi.com
Apropos to a post I'm not going to quote: no, you are not fucking obliged to battle the fucking right on fucking social media, or go to where they are. Why make yourself miserable shouting at bots (who don't care) or trolls (who get off on your misery). Make your fucking social media enjoyable, FFS.
December 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
faintlymcabre.bsky.social
I turn 55 on Wednesday. This is the first time in my life I’ve wanted to just fast forward thought the holiday season.
December 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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thegirlnextdoor.bsky.social
Trump has started to attack Catholic Charities. It will be interesting to me to see how Catholic Trump supporters--including some well-known high clergy, YouTube gadfly priests and right-wing Catholic podcasts hosts respond to this unprecedented attack.
December 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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neo62.bsky.social
Well, shit. Now I kinda wish they’d lost that game
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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ryanboyd.bsky.social
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
faintlymcabre.bsky.social
Does anyone else feel like a total failure because their adult kids are not happy? I’ve been working on it in therapy, but the message hasn’t made its way from my brain to my heart.
December 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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altyellonatpark.org
This will absolutely kill the tourist industry. Nobody would do this.
But I guess that's the point, attack national parks, significantly reduce tourism. Sell off the assets, that's their plan.
rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · Dec 11
In addition to 5 years of social media history, CBP would also require tourists to provide all phone numbers used over that period, any email addresses used in the past decade, DNA and iris scans, and the names, addresses, birthdates and birthplaces of family members
Including children
December 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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josephscrimshaw.bsky.social
I saw a clip of an old sitcom with a canned laugh track. That’s what generative AI feels like. Taking something vital & organic and making it hollow & mechanical. Here’s hoping AI’s fate will be the same as laugh tracks. A mocked relic of a time people accepted soulless absurdity for true emotion
December 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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pplscitycouncil.bsky.social
statement from the WestLos Rapid Response Network re: rumors of nannies kidnapped at the park:

Please rely on updates from community groups on the ground. Sometimes things spread like wildfire & it’s tough to control the misinfo

Always remember to ask- where did they hear this? & how do they know?
The WestLos Rapid Response Network (operating throughout the westside) has been working on these “nanny kidnapping” tips all day. They all originated from one false report in Santa Monica. This was based on an alert text sent out by a school that many took as fact, but (we called the principal who sent it and visited the school to talk to admin) it was really only based on one call from a parent. We spoke to a nanny who was an eyewitness who confirmed this report stemmed from one man in plainclothes with an “earpiece” who was filming from the parking lot for an hour, and then left. he never spoke to any of the nannies or children and no one was detained, but many of them panicked and left. we have no photos or videos of the sighting. we had our rapid responders clear that park and several other parks across the west side, from Santa Monica all the way to the Westwood area (Cheviot Hills) several times throughout the day and confirmed by speaking with staff at those parks that no activity had been seen, but they had heard the same rumor. One had also heard about the man recording at the original park. To repeat, no nannies and certainly no children have been detained *to our knowledge*. It is very possible that an undercover agent was scooping out that first park and we will continue to patrol that park and the others daily for the foreseeable future. If there were any detainments of nannies, we have not seen any proof of them or spoken to anyone who saw them take place.
June 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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lataco.bsky.social
L.A. TACO has confirmed with Brian Gavidia who filmed this troubling footage, that federal agents abducted his U.S.-born Mexican American friend, Javier Ramirez yesterday at 4 PM in Montebello. ~ @theglutster.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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runwithskizzers.bsky.social
Seen this going around but I’m
Reposting it with the full alt text bc everyone deserves to read this glorious reply from Boy George
A Twitter reply from Boy George to JKR. JKR said something predictably terfy. Boy George’s reply: This is your obsession and it's pretty relentless and for no reason. You don't get to decided who or what anyone is except when you write. In the real world people can and always will be what they want to be. You can't stop it but you can continue to make young kids lives more difficult. You are cruel JK, you have started to look cruel in pictures. All this obsession is wearing on your expression. The pictures of you mocking 'trans' people like Winston Churchill after the Supreme Court ruling. Your endless comments about how rich you are. It's depressing and tacky and proves you are desperate to mean something but sadly you are just being mean. As my hilarious friend David Hoyle always says. 'Ladies & gentlemen and those of you still deciding. There are two type of people, nice people and c***s. I do not expect any positive response and you will continue to be supported by women who see you as some kind of gender hero. Women are not better than men and men are not better than women. As a man, a biological one, rah, rah, I have no issue with a girl becoming a boy or the other way around. As a gay man who has worn make-up since 14 l had lived my entire life feeling awkward and afraid using male public toilets. It's not easy being different and you are only making it harder. Why don't you buy a nice Scottish island or a farm and start a JK commune for traumatised Terfs. Or listen to your fellow Scott Sydney Banks and he will hopefully help you understand that this is all in your head.
June 14, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
He hasn’t posted here in a while but this is @filmthepolicela.bsky.social helping out LAPD with some riot control tonight. Pretty funny.
June 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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stanfordaaup.bsky.social
Two VA pulmonologists rebuked by Trump administration for warning, in a @nejm.org article, that cancelled contracts, layoffs, and planned staff reductions jeopardize the health of a million veterans seeking help for conditions linked to toxic exposure.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Exclusive: US veterans agency orders scientists not to publish in journals without clearance
Move that seeks political control of doctors’ and scientists’ published research fits a pattern of censorship by the Trump administration, veterans advocates say
www.theguardian.com
June 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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hels.bsky.social
If you’re Jewish and want to see Gaza receiving food and an immediate end to the Israeli food aid blockade — that’s it, that’s the whole message, surely no one can quibble with those asks — please sign this petition! It’s just 500 names short of 18,000 signatories www.foodaidforgaza.org
Jews for Food Aid for Gaza
Jewish people support food aid for families in Gaza and an immediate end to the Israeli government’s food aid blockade. #JewsForFoodAidForPeopleInGaza
www.foodaidforgaza.org
May 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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esqueer.net
Kady Grass, a lesbian teenager in Illinois, was severely beaten after trying to use the bathroom in a McDonald's.

www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
May 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Jong-Fast: This would be the largest cut to food assistance in US history—and it will result in hungry kids.

It’s also important to mention that this bill grows the deficit. I don’t know how it manages to do the two things you absolutely don’t want—starve children and grow the deficit—but it does.
May 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
"New Video of Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest Shows Trump Admin is Lying in Court"

The new footage of ICE’s warrantless arrest shows the Palestinian student fully cooperated with federal agents and was not a flight risk, reports @premthakker.bsky.social
New Video of Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest Shows Trump Admin is Lying in Court
The new footage of ICE’s warrantless arrest shows the Palestinian student fully cooperated with federal agents and was not a flight risk, as the government continues to falsely claim.
zeteo.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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aclu.org
Today's the day! Join us on the National Mall from 10 AM to 5 PM to celebrate trans freedom with a day full of music, fun, and the unveiling of our historic Freedom to Be quilt.

Get details at aclu.org/freetobe-dc

#WorldPride
May 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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samlmontano.bsky.social
9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting.

Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM