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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 9h

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Philip Scarecrowgmeier @flipwriter.bsky.social · 5h

This was 90% of my undergrad papers. Yay for English degrees and ADHD!

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Philip Scarecrowgmeier @flipwriter.bsky.social · 5h

I'll remember that.

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jam @socialistboat.dad · 14h

"This website is free" No. This website comes at a terrible cost

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 20h

things you can do to help a skeleton crew out:

support our fundraiser: psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

join our patreon: www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...

spread the word 🖤💀🙏🙏🙏

Coins for the Ferryman: Fundraiser For 2026 - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

Another October has arrived, crispy around the edges with a coolness that sinks into your bones. One season folds into another we rarely see, the ground

psychopomp.com

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 1d

hades gals 💀🌸

fanart of Melinoe from Hades 2, wearing a modern outfit (dark jeans, orange top), she has a big tattoo on her right arm, and is about to tie her hair with a hair band (is this how it's called in english ?)
her eyes are closed, she has nice arm muscles and looks extremely lesbian

fanart of Nemesis from Hades 2, wearing a modern outfit (red jeans, black crop top with the Hades sigil as a pattern on it), moon shaped necklace, tattoos on her left arm and pecs, as she's about to tie her hair using a green hairband, her eyes closed
(green light on her right side cause she's standing next to Melinoe's glowing arm, off camera)

fanart of Eris, from Hades 2, she's sitting, right leg with her knee bent, in front of her
right hand on her right foot, left hand on her face, framing her left eye between two fingers
she's wearing big sneakers, micro shorts, some sort of sweater with stripes showing her shoulders
she has apple tree branch tattoos on her thigh and left shoulder

fanart of Medea from Hades 2, but wearing modern clothes (tiny leather shorts with double belt, red/purple leather crop top), a nose ring, necklaces, also big tattoo covering the entire left arm (a snake, a moon crescent, flowers and leaves)
She's sitting, resting on her left hand, her right hand next to her face, conjuring some plague magic that bathes her in green light

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 12h

Pretty sure Eleanor Roosevelt is dead

Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 13h

Bondi claiming they arrested [checks notes] "the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa" has me in stitches

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Bondi: "Bondi: "Just like we did with cartels, we are going to take the same approach, President Trump, with antifa -- destroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We are going to take them apart."

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Maxine Kaplan @maxinegkaplan.bsky.social · 13h

This is what being a big tent means. It doesn’t mean that certain rights are negotiable.

Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 14h

this feels like the corollary to we need Mamdani in NYC and an oyster fisherman in Maine and a midwestern dad in Minnesota.

we're supposed to be the party that embraces the fact that we're a diverse and chaotic nation, stop test-polling yourself to generic national oatmeal!!!

Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 14h

It's interesting seeing the different ways resistance has formed in different cities. Los Angeles Organized, Chicago Radicalized, and Portland Got Weird as Fuck. All 3 have had success unifying their respective cities.

I guess my point is there are multiple paths to ungovernability.

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Philip Scarecrowgmeier @flipwriter.bsky.social · 12h

Damn good to see people showing up to support the D11 teachers' union.

Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 13h

I’m at Acacia Park for today’s rally. A lot of people here.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 9d

So I'll be honest, i'd seen this article floating around, but hadn't clicked through because the headline doesn't actually give me reason to expect anything I haven't already said elsewhere (in some cases, almost 2 yrs ago). But the METR study at the heart of the article is honestly kind of crucial…

Just How Bad Would an AI Bubble Be?

The entire U.S. economy is being propped up by the promise of productivity gains that seem very far from materializing.

www.theatlantic.com

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Philip Scarecrowgmeier @flipwriter.bsky.social · 13h

That would be the best. This movie was so fucking good, and a smart direction for the franchise to take (filling in times when the Yautja came to Earth before the first movie gives them so much territory to play in).

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 16h

It may not be as personality-driven as the hot stories, but I think people should read this article about the "conversion therapy" case.

The right is recasting child abuse as autonomous kids making their own choices.

It's vile. It's victim-blaming.

www.salon.com/2025/10/08/s...

How SCOTUS covers for the abuse of LGBTQ kids

In conversion therapy case, conservative justices imply queer kids are born hating themselves

www.salon.com

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Heidi Beedle @beedle.bsky.social · 20h

Good morning! I’m at Palmer High School for this morning’s strike. There are teachers, parents, students, and political candidates out for today’s action.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 19h

that donald trump was allowed to become president again after J6 is something we may never recover from as a nation

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Barry Lyga @barrylyga.com · 1d

Prime Day what? Bookshop.org is offering FREE SHIPPING for October 7-8! Buy books, get free shipping, support local bookstores! Easy!

#primeday #antiprime #freeshipping #supportlocal #supportindie

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

Bookshop.org

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Philip Scarecrowgmeier @flipwriter.bsky.social · 19h

I hate so much that we live in a world where this is necessary.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

www.pbs.org

Philip Scarecrowgmeier @flipwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Yup.

Philip Scarecrowgmeier @flipwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Death to Chronos!

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Kivan @kivanbay.bsky.social · 1d

So between my charger almost catching on fire, my upcoming internet and phone bill, I need to raise a little more. I have a good chunk of what I need but if I can raise $80 that would be a load off my mind. Thank you, shares and donations are both huge help

Kivan @kivanbay.bsky.social · Jul 2

Hi, I have spent literally the very last of my money on rent. If you can help me survive to the end of the month with a share or donation, I would be very grateful. Thank you so much.

paypal.me/kivabay
cashapp $kivabay
ko-fi.com/kivabay

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Amy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social · 1d

why does nvidia, the largest fraud, not simply eat the other 8?

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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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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Philip Scarecrowgmeier @flipwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Relatively easy to make with cheap/easy to find ingredients?

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 1d

Yes. EVERY single CA trans rights bill passed the legislature with a veto-proof majority, considering zero Dems voted no.

So if Newsom vetoes them, the fight isn't over--you can then pressure your CA reps to override them!

Hi I’m Elon Sucks 🏳️‍⚧️ @elonisugly.bsky.social · 1d

Is it possible for California legislator to override the veto’s. They have a super majority in the state.

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