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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 21h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Geek Girl Diva @geekgirldiva.bsky.social · 1d

"When the government is subsidizing something, you know it's not working."

I need Dems to pull this talking point out and stick it to him for everything the R's want to subsidize.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Hearing you say that 'everyone is smiling' in cities where troops have been rolled into feels dystopian and insane watching the response to it."

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Geek Girl Diva @geekgirldiva.bsky.social · 3d

With everything that's happening, Kristen needs help more than ever. Food costs are up, medical costs are up, job numbers are down and rent needs to be paid. Kristen's job hunt continues but no luck yet. Anything you can spare, any help you can offer, it all helps. Thank you!

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d

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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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 3d

🔥 As you may have seen, in recent days, I've been going to the Broadview ICE facility near where I live. For @vanityfair.com I wrote about those protests & the hell that the Chicago area is being put through thanks to ICE/DHS. I hope you'll read this & share it. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Postcard From Chicago: There’s an ICE Facility in My Backyard

Chicago was not a war zone when Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz began. DHS and ICE have made it one.

www.vanityfair.com

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LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 2d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Mike Redmond @mikeredmond.bsky.social · 3d

I'm no political savant, but I would simply not announce to federal workers that I have no intention of paying them.

Unless, of course, flight delays are the only thing that make my Keebler Elf dick hard then OK yes I can see the play here.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Geek Girl Diva @geekgirldiva.bsky.social · 3d

Happy to see so much more Ciri!

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Geek Girl Diva @geekgirldiva.bsky.social · 3d

With everything that's happening, Kristen needs help more than ever. Food costs are up, medical costs are up, job numbers are down and rent needs to be paid. Kristen's job hunt continues but no luck yet. Anything you can spare, any help you can offer, it all helps. Thank you!

gofund.me/14eec4b75

Donate to Kristen needs immediate help: Rent, Medical Bills & More, organized by Shana O'Neil

There comes a point in some people's lives where things get so b… Shana O'Neil needs your support for Kristen needs immediate help: Rent, Medical Bills & More

gofund.me

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Santa Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 5d

Another victim of private equity.

Rite Aid shutters all stores after years of financial struggles

The 60-year-old pharmacy chain filed for bankruptcy twice in two years before shutting down entirely.

www.nbcwashington.com

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Brianna Ashby @briannaduggan.bsky.social · 10d

A few of the wares available in Ye Olde Shoppe!

www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 5d

Nishiko-kun, the mascot of Nishi-Kokobunji in Tokyo, is a stylish, armless character based an ancient roof tile excavated in the area.

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Josh Drescher @joshdrescher.bsky.social · 5d

If you wonder who Jane Goodall wanted us to force into a rocket ship and launch into space on a one way trip, let me just say that the list of names will please you.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 5d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 5d

Those Epstein files are BAAAAAAD!

Distract distract distract.

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Geek Girl Diva @geekgirldiva.bsky.social · 8d

It's kind of nice to see people going back to aging like we did in the 80's.

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Pajiba @handle.invalid · 8d

There Is Nothing More American than Bad Bunny

According to a 2019 survey, about 42 million Americans speak Spanish -- these are either citizens or legal residents of this country. Bad Bunny is also American (he was born in Puerto Rico). And Bad Bunny has been critical of... Read more...

www.pajiba.com

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Geek Girl Diva @geekgirldiva.bsky.social · 9d

When did The Onion start printing real news?

The Onion @theonion.com · 10d

Hungover Hegseth Struggling To Remember How He Ended Up In Room Full Of Generals

QUANTICO, VA—Racking his brain for answers as he gazed out at the high-ranking officers gathered before him, a visibly hungover Pete Hegseth reportedly struggled Tuesday to remember exactly how he end...

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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 9d

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Chelsea M. Cameron (she/they) @chel-c-cam.bsky.social · 9d

Since they’ve cut food inspections at the FDA, the burden is now more on consumers to protect ourselves from contaminated food: www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

10 Really Risky Foods Right Now - Consumer Reports

In this look at 10 really risky foods right now, CR shows you how to protect yourself from food poisoning from these foods and in general.

www.consumerreports.org

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 9d

Hey why haven’t I seen an all-hands press conference from democratic leadership saying the president must be impeached for threatening to use troops on US citizens? Like why aren’t 25 key Dems in a room right now with every camera in the country?
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social ?
@schumer.senate.gov ?

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 10d

A script you can use if you’re not good at speaking on the spot.

I'm calling to demand that Senator Schumer not allow Donald Trump to take away access to transgender health care for anyone, let alone people with federal or state health insurance.
Trans healthcare is lifesaving medicine. It is not cosmetic or frivolous; it is miraculous and it is vital.
It is not something trans people can just go without.
[You can add a personal anecdote here-how it has helped you or someone you love, how long you've been receiving trans healthcare, etc.J Trans people are also over twice as likely to live in poverty, which means they are often receiving this care through government-funded programs. They simply cannot afford it otherwise. If this care is lost, trans American lives will be lost too. This is the truth.
If none of this stirs the Senator's compassion, please understand that trans people are, as a group, politically active, and they are rarely Republicans. The Senator should understand that if he caves and allows Trump to do this to us, it would be a betrayal of his constituents at an unforgivable level. If he caves, I will never vote for a Democrat again. I will not vote for a Democrat for president, for senator, for dogcatcher. This is a promise.

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Geek Girl Diva @geekgirldiva.bsky.social · 11d

Everyone being in lockstep when this could literally be the "Fuck You, Make Me" moment we need is what's wrong with the entire Democratic party.

Trump is appropriating allocated money to other things without approval. How can you trust a word he says?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Jeffries: "We're headed into the meeting [with Trump] to have a good faith negotiation about landing the plane in a way that avoids a government shutdown but does not continue the Republican assault on the healthcare of the American people."

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Theciscokidder @theciscokidder.bsky.social · Feb 27

If you pretend that you're erasing evidence of a murder while cleaning the bathroom, you'll do a better job and it's more fun!

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Geek Girl Diva @geekgirldiva.bsky.social · 12d

These people saw Elysium and turned it into a whole plan for the future.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12d

This was always the funniest conspiracy theory to me — that there are MRI machine-like devices that can cure all known illnesses in seconds, but the government has been hiding them — and Trump just posted an AI generated video of himself announcing they're real. We're cooked!

Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 12d

Trump tonight appears to have pushed the false "medbed" conspiracy theory, which has spread in the far-right internet over the years. www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-c...

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