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Thomas Baker @firescape1066.bsky.social · 2h

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Thomas Baker @firescape1066.bsky.social · 14h

Please don't pull a Gretchen and fall off Ben Nevis or something :) love your pics!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14h

This was never about deporting criminals. It’s about Stephen Miller’s campaign of ethnic cleansing.

Tweet from Alex Tabarrok reads:
“Sergio Garcia, celebrated Chef who came to the US before ICE even existed. Deported after 36 years.
The picture tells you a lot about the decline of the Republican party.”
Attached photo shows Sergio Garcia standing with Laura and George W. Bush outdoors. The photo is signed: “To Sergio Garcia, With best wishes – George & Laura Bush.”

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 21h

Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

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Thomas Baker @firescape1066.bsky.social · 14h

Truer words were never spoken.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 1d

Look, I know this is controversial, but I’m on the side of the ones who **aren’t** shooting priests in the head with pepper balls.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Thomas Baker @firescape1066.bsky.social · 1d

wapo.st/3VTALll

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

wapo.st

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Blumenthal to Bondi: "He has been transparent. In fact, 5 days before the indictment of Comey, he put this post up as instructions to you. He didn't mince words. He was very open & public that you should indict Comey and&others because they are 'guilty as hell, no more delay, now.' 5 days before"

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Sheo @sheologian.bsky.social · 1d

Many if not most self-administered abortions are done after miscarriages.
Even if not, fuck this shit for real.

404 Media @404media.co · 1d

NEW: Cops in Texas told 404 Media in May they used Flock to find a woman who self-administered an abortion out of concern for her safety.

Documents now show police were conducting a “death investigation” and discussed whether they could charge her with a crime: www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

www.404media.co

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Actually this is exactly what you voted for and enabled, but better late than never to the opposition I guess.

A screenshot of an X.com post by @RollingStone
, Rolling Stone, posted 13 hours ago, stating, "I voted for none of this. Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House," with a link to a story on rollingstone.com/politics/politics. The post includes a "REWIND" section with a headline "MANOSPHERE INFLUENCERS WHO BOOSTED TRUMP ARE NOW COOLING ON HIM" by Nikki McCann Ramirez, dated October 6, 2025, and a photo of Theo Von making a peace sign at an event in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 9, 2025.

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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 4d

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d

The obscene face of Christian Nationalism: outlandish untaxed wealth in defiance of Jesus. Oh, and this time, slave laborers, too! Glory!

Just remember, for any money you give to Heaven, there is always a 100% handling fee here on Earth.

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Thomas Baker @firescape1066.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, no, they started the process of bankruptcy a few months ago; I doubt this is real. Some douchenozzle with an inkjet and too much time on their hands in their mom's basement.

www.fastcompany.com/91392811/cla...

Claire's closing list: These stores won't survive the tween retailer's transition to new ownership

According to a bankruptcy filing, the tween retailer has marked Claire's and Icing stores for closure across numerous states.

www.fastcompany.com

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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 3d

The House of Representatives has not held a vote since September 19th to avoid releasing the Epstein records. My opponent Ann Wagner hasn’t said thing about any of it. Enjoying her free vacation while the government is shut down.

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Thomas Baker @firescape1066.bsky.social · 3d

Pleeeeze tell me this is a troll, not a real profile

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Thomas Baker @firescape1066.bsky.social · 5d

a cat is laying down on a table with the words `` no '' written on its face .

Alt: a cat is laying down on a table with the words `` no '' written on its face .

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Thomas Baker @firescape1066.bsky.social · 5d

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Thomas Baker @firescape1066.bsky.social · 5d

my sisters had a hair dryer that was basically a shower cap connected to a mini Bair Hugger (late 60s). I always thought a portable one would be great for just that purpose at 0300 lol

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Thomas Baker @firescape1066.bsky.social · 5d

Unfortunately, that's absolutely correct as well.

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Thomas Baker @firescape1066.bsky.social · 5d

Was Brett Favre involved?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

Casey Desantis’s charity that got $10 million redirected from a Medicaid fraud settlement the state entered into directly into its bank account rather than the FL treasury.

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Thomas Baker @firescape1066.bsky.social · 5d

That last line, there; bingo

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