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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 8h

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 8h

Are there any non-terfs left in England?

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 11h

LOL, she didn't bring any reference materials about what DOJ is actually doing, just a bunch of insult talking points.

Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 16h

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 12h

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 15h

People talk about Barbara Walters for scale but I think Bertrand Russell for scale is better. The man hosted Gladstone for drinks and also protested Vietnam. In between he visited the USSR after the revolution, returned, and said they were executing people, a truth received with much disbelief.

MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 13h

Right on

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ALT: a man wearing a green helmet and a red suit is holding a device in his hand

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 14h

I sometimes think that the loss of the ballast of the WW2 generation, combined with the radical shift in media/news consumption over the last several decades is a key driver of the political collapses over the last decade.

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 14h

Google has invested well over 50 billion dollars in the last couple of years on its AI products. Searches now take longer and use more energy. And it can’t give you answers that Google would have told you in a split second a couple of years ago.

Photo of a Google AI response saying that Charlie Chaplin couldn’t have seen The Godfather as he died in 1977 even though The Godfather was released in 1972.

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 15h

People talk about Barbara Walters for scale but I think Bertrand Russell for scale is better. The man hosted Gladstone for drinks and also protested Vietnam. In between he visited the USSR after the revolution, returned, and said they were executing people, a truth received with much disbelief.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15h

Trump’s nominee to be the Army’s lawyer is confused about the First Amendment.

Independent journalists must be free to report the facts without fear of retaliation.

If we're sending troops to war under false pretenses, Americans have a right to know.

Graphic with Senator Warren asking: Is it consistent with the First Amendment for DOD to revoke a reporter’s press credentials for publishing a story that’s critical of President Trump?

DoD official responds: Yes... If the basis was that the person published information that was not otherwise approved for release by the Department.

Senator Warren Responds: Whoa.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 18h

These are entirely legitimate oversight questions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued

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Dr Jaime Ashworth @drjaimeashworth.bsky.social · 1d

It is so important to acknowledge that some of those most directly involved in 7 October are some of the most reluctant to endorse its consequences. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz

So many were killed – yet on her release, my mother said ‘shalom’ to her captors. Let’s learn from that moment of grace, says Sharone Lifschitz, London-based film-maker and academic

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 18h

I'm not aware of any Attorney General, no matter how harshly grilled by the opposing party, who conducted themselves at a hearing with the hostility and open contempt that Pam Bondi did today.

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Nina Jo Smith @njsmith.bsky.social · 16h

Oh, shit. Let us pray.

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 1d

There are so many directions to go from this…

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 1d

This but for news

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 1d

As basic question from an ex-police reporter: Can some of our journalists detail the training regimen all these new federal agents receive? The lethal incompetence involving use of force and perameters of the 4A suggests they are just handed guns, masks and badges and told to go fuck people up.

John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 1d

ICE is made up of men who have failed the human test and have nothing of value to offer this nation.

Adults with decency and options and possibilities don’t do this shit.

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 1d

This video needs to go viral.

Kimmy Robinson (She/Her/Y’All) @kimmymrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Senator Warnock just broke it down: health care is on the line.

A Chatham County family once paid $559/month for coverage—now it’s $2,100 after GOP subsidy cuts. Quadruple the cost just to stay insured.

#TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 1d

A really splendid film

[UNOFFICIAL] Now Playing on Criterion 24/7 @upnextcriterion.bsky.social · 1d

Now playing (10:35 PM PST):
"Happy Together" (1997)
By Wong Kar-Wai
Runtime: 96 min.

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Kimmy Robinson (She/Her/Y’All) @kimmymrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Senator Warnock just broke it down: health care is on the line.

A Chatham County family once paid $559/month for coverage—now it’s $2,100 after GOP subsidy cuts. Quadruple the cost just to stay insured.

#TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 1d

That’s only when a Democrat is in charge. When a Republican is in, it’s lick the boot time.

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Ami Berger @amiberger.bsky.social · 1d

Perimenopause or Fascism? Why I Want To Murder Everyone by Ami Berger

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 1d

But they once caught most of All the President’s Men during a Netflix and chill session. Isn’t that enough?

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Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋 @yaqiu.bsky.social · 1d

Totally understand but I can’t help but feel disappointed. What will save American democracy is not elites’ smarts but your courage. SPEAK ON THE RECORD, folks. Yes, you have a lot to lose, but you also have a lot. You will be fine. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Bill Nye is currently on the Hill to advocate against a proposed 47% cut to NASA science from the Trump admin

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MBR @flame89.bsky.social · 1d

Tales from the Golden Age

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1d

THE U.S. DOLLAR HAS LOST OVER 10% OF ITS VALUE SO FAR THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE FINANCIAL TIMES

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