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Travis @someforeignfield.bsky.social · 11h

Idk the details of this plan, but I know the day before the January ceasefire, something like 6 aid trucks entered Gaza. Day one of that ceasefire, over 900 trucks entered Gaza. If nothing else, any easing of the aid restrictions will save lives, even if I'm not hopeful this is permanent.

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 12h

We need to be taking it pretty goddamn seriously that they will not allow certain candidates to be seated for the next congress

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 14h

people say to me all the time mr president mr president please, will you eat this lindbergh baby, and i say no you're not al- well i'm allowed i could eat the baby maybe later i'll eat the baby but- baby, what an interesting word, baby, you never hear about babies anymore, unless you're eating them

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile the leader of that parliament is blocking a duly elected member of the opposition from being seated because he’s trying to prevent an investigation into the president’s ties to a pedophile ring.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 1d

I know it’s easy to get inured to this stuff but imagine a podcast ep where @mikeduncan.bsky.social is telling you about this happening in some other country at the same time that a crisis in parliament has shut down the national budget.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

Presidents have federalized a state's own Guard to use over its objection, most famously desegregation. And sometimes regular military has been used. But taking one state's soldiers and putting them in another state? This is a completely unprecedented breakdown of what the Union fundamentally is.

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 22h

What's so incredible, as someone who feels like some days I spent more time planning than executing, is that even tho the Republican Party is executing an incredibly intricate plan written by the Heritage Foundation, there's no plan on the president pedophile coverup. They're just fucking scared.

Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 22h

so theres a possibility the attorney general has seen evidence the president raped children and now the entire republican party is helping to cover it up?

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𓅓🌈 skyler🔆𓅖 @glittergore.gold · 1d

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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𓅓🌈 skyler🔆𓅖 @glittergore.gold · 1d

my hair is growing slower than it used to??? It has grown 1 to 1.5 inches in 3 months. it used to grow the same amount in 2 months. probably an effect of being a bit older? im 25

𓅓🌈 skyler🔆𓅖 @glittergore.gold · 1d

life tip to increase happiness: when you go outside, try to speak to people. if someone has a cool jacket you can let them know. now you feel good and they feel good

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 1d

Went under the radar it seems but yesterday a 2nd of its kind IMEU Policy Project ad hit the airwaves in an early presidential primary state, this time targeting Andy Beshear for saying that you shouldn't criticize Israel publicly but instead talk to Israel in private.

1st ad was against Gallego.

FIRST IN POLITICO — Ad targets Beshear over Gaza: Pro-Palestinian group IMEU Policy Project is criticizing Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear over his stances on Israel in a new TV ad in New Hampshire today ahead of the potential 2028 presidential contender’s visit to the early primary state, POLITICO’s Lisa Kashinsky writes in.

The ad hits Beshear for declining to tell POLITICO in August whether he would support blocking certain weapons sales to Israel. It also attacks him for calling Israel a critical ally in a July Vogue interview. A Beshear spokesperson told POLITICO: “President Trump can and should provide aid to address starvation and suffering in Gaza and he should do so in a way that does not compromise the safety of the Israeli people.”

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 1d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

One thing I noticed about so many of their posts were insanely high like counts but barely any engagements such as comments. These things are heavily pushed by bot networks to generate controversy.

www.wsj.com/articles/bot...

Bot Networks Are Helping Drag Consumer Brands Into the Culture Wars

AI tools have made coordinated attacks targeting corporations much more common, researchers say.

www.wsj.com

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scaryssa walmart dog @meo.bsky.social · 1d

dudes be like "Social media sites using machine learning to moderate content is an abdication of responsibility and accountability" my brother in christ you let recommendation_watchnext.serve() determine your whole personality"

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 1d

please read my memo www.theverge.com/business/793...

Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed

Bari Weiss has sold her company, The Free Press, to manage the decline of broadcast news at CBS. How many ways can it go wrong?

www.theverge.com

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

Gavin Newsom fucking sucks, part MCXVII

he still has until the end of the week for the rest of the bills so unfortunately it’s time to suck it up, call his office, and politely ask this living hairpiece to do the bare minimum to protect the most vulnerable among us

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

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

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james @james.claims · 1d

Your images are not being stolen by some nefarious Bluesky AI bot.

Machine learning has been used for years to ensure a human does not have to be flooded with heinous imagery.

I only had to moderate CSAM once back when I did community management and it fucked me up for ages.

Stop chatting shit.

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 2d

They lucked out early on that Paul has been so likable- but like it’s super unfair that a dev gets tagged in all their bullshit because in addition to his real job he’s also the de facto comms person for the company

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 2d

As someone who’s been around tech people for a long long time it’s WILD to me that this website thinks devs should be their forward facing outreach. Like that dude asking about toxicity is a designer!

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 3d

forum wars took over the government. the 10,000-page thread spilled out into the streets. people are getting their doors blown open and hogtied so that nerds can win an online argument. they tanked the dollar and fucked the economy permanently to own you

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 3d

its truly remarkable, you have to really take the measure of it and it's almost hard to comprehend it, but the president of the united states is having texas invade illinois and oregon just to make twitter content

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 3d

bluesky: community moderation! we're all about community moderation! we want you to moderate yourselves! we are giving you the tools to do it yourself!

one of the biggest and longest running community mod lists:

Vergil @ ✊🏽🏳️‍⚧️ @vergiliaux.art · 3d

BSky hid @asukafield.xyz's transphobia mod list. 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

Blue Sky's interface for hidden moderation lists, saying the following: "This list, created by @asukafield.xyz , contains possible violations of Bluesky's community guidelines in its name or description." Offered choices are to unsubscribe or go back.

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Wendy Pearlman @wendy-pearlman.bsky.social · 4d

When I message Palestinian friends, I often write that I "have no more words."

I will never use that expression again without thinking of this brilliant essay by Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi, a 19-year-old writer and poet in Gaza.

In @thenation.com. Please read it.

www.thenation.com/article/worl...

In Gaza, We Are Literally Losing Our Ability to Speak

The human mind, faced with relentless pain, erects invisible barricades. Here, amid genocide, one of them is the ability to express our trauma out loud.

www.thenation.com

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 4d

will never not be losing my mind over the fact that the policy response from the state and county has been to restrict ebikes because the victims were on them when they got ran down

Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 4d

This kind of misogyny and sense of entitlement starts early and the fact that no one involved did anything about the clear red flags is disturbing www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/n...

2 Teen Girls Died In a Hit-And-Run. Another Teen Faces Murder Charges.

www.nytimes.com

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 6d

I gotta be real it is extremely doing a number on my mental well-being that mr. cato institue here is taking a stronger stand than the majority of the democratic party. the anti-DHS coalition is uhhhh a bunch of socialists, the cato institute and the neocons as led by bill kristol???

David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 6d

These people hate our country. They hate Americans and have declared war on our constitution and freedoms. They should repent and resign

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𓅓🌈 skyler🔆𓅖 @glittergore.gold · 4d

a key fact here is the employee was fired on wednesday for displaying a pride flag LAST YEAR. The "no pride flags" policy was not in place then. This employee was straight up fired for being gay.

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 4d

3 Oct 2025 - FBI Director Kash Patel fires trainee at Quantico for wearing a gay pride flag. He has previously won awards from the FBI as a field office diversity program coordinator and displayed a Pride flag at his workstation.
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social

Kash Patel fires FBI agent trainee for displaying gay pride flag

The FBI employee was fired on the first day of the government shutdown as President Trump threatened more terminations.

www.msnbc.com

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