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Gen. JC Christian @genjcchristian.bsky.social · 3h

You are probably too young to know this, but Pres. Carter held fireside chats in which he could take phone calls. He took one from Tooele and mispronounced it. People in Utah were angry.
Hooper would be another.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

The counterterrorism experts have arrived at the White House..

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 6h

How many felons do you think are working for ICE at this point? I definitely think it's a a non-zero number. If they weren't a felon when they started, I suspect many of them are...now.

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Gen. JC Christian @genjcchristian.bsky.social · 6h

Go fuck yourself.

Gen. JC Christian @genjcchristian.bsky.social · 6h

"Quick. Look busy. It doesn't have to be important."

Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 10h

We owe it to the Grand Blanc community to turn this tragedy into action. That's why Senator Gary Peters and I introduced the Pray Safe Act to ensure everyone, no matter their faith, can practice their religion without fear of intimidation or violence. midmichigannow.com/news/local/m...

MI Senators introduce Pray Safe Act to enhance security at houses of worship nationwide

Senators Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin introduced legislation to improve security for houses of worship after the tragic attack on a Michigan church.

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bmaz @bmaz.bsky.social · 7h

Is Trump going to have Americans extrajudicially executed in their homes?

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 1d

Covenant Eyes is the app Mike Johnson uses to share porn and masturbation activity with his son.

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Son of Covenant Eyes Co-Founder Arrested after Planning Sexual Encounter with 14-Year-Old

Thomas Wideman, stepson of Covenant Eyes co-founder Ron DeHaas, has been arrested in Michigan on multiple child exploitation charges.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 9h

Do you buy mushrooms? Windmill farm workers are calling on you to sign and share the #BoycottWindmillMushrooms petition: act.seiu.org/a/windmill_i...

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Gen. JC Christian @genjcchristian.bsky.social · 9h

Fucking #Mariners! :(

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Gen. JC Christian @genjcchristian.bsky.social · 9h

Fucking #Mariners! :)

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the many, many questions Pamela Jo Bondi refused to answer today, the most incendiary was about whether she's seen photos of Donald Trump with unclothed underage girls. It is so damning that she couldn't just say, "No."

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

This is not going well for Pam Bondi

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The Canadian Border @canadianborder.bsky.social · 1d

I want the Toronto Blue Jays to sweep the New York Yankees.

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Gen. JC Christian @genjcchristian.bsky.social · 10h

Anouk "Losing my Religion" Incredible cover Source: YouTube share.google/KFLACyRiX2iN...

"Losing My Religion" (Live At Oosterpoort) - Anouk

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Gen. JC Christian @genjcchristian.bsky.social · 10h

She'll cancel herself again

Allison Hantschel @allisonhantschel.com · 1d

I give Bari a year, tops. She's gonna hate actually working, and running a large organization isn't nearly as fun as pwning the libs online.

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💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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Gen. JC Christian @genjcchristian.bsky.social · 15h

Especially hard for someone at his advanced age.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 17h

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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Gen. JC Christian @genjcchristian.bsky.social · 15h

This is what we are fighting.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Gen. JC Christian @genjcchristian.bsky.social · 15h

It's very good.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 17h

The first episode of Collateral Damage, my reported podcast with The Intercept, went up today.

Hope you’ll check it out and, if you enjoy it, give it a favorable rating or review.

Eternal thanks to my producers @lauraflynn.bsky.social and Andrew Stelzer for making it happen.

Ep. 1 Dirty Business: The Atlanta Narcotics Unit’s Deadly Raid on 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston.

Podcast Episode · Collateral Damage from The Intercept · 10/08/2025 · 55m

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bmaz @bmaz.bsky.social · 15h

This:

Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 16h

In a fight between Pritzker and and police, who is going to win? This is what happens when both parties allowed law enforcement to become one of the most powerful political actors in the country -- a taxpayer-funded political movement that wants to kill people.

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 17h

🎶Thicker than
A deep dish pie
Joints are sore
Blood pressure high
Pudding, flan
And crème brûlée
None are safe
From the Green Beignets🎶

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 1d

the jangling feeling that's coiling in the back of everyone's heads is the obvious knowledge that this can't keep up for another 3 years

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Gen. JC Christian @genjcchristian.bsky.social · 15h

This is someone who should not have been accepted as psychologically fit for police work.

Crazed looking ICE cop, eyes bulging, poonts weapon at a photographer.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 1d

Screw you, MLB, for licensing your games on a case by case basis and not including them in your own streaming package. I had to buy 5 different services to catch all of the playoff games.

But switching the Mariners game to a channel that I don’t have midway through the fourth inning? Unreal.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

as a kid growing up right-wing i regularly heard people express their desire for "a government so small I can drown it in the bathtub". imagine my surprise growing up to realize i was the only one who actually believed that.

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