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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 20h

Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority.”

… but what is plenary authority?

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 23h

‘everybody who doesn’t do what I WANT should go to JAIL’ hell yeah my little twelve year old buddy

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

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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James Dooley @jackaldredux.bsky.social · 1d

Little do they know it's safely stowed away in the Crank File

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James Dooley @jackaldredux.bsky.social · 1d

Did Akira Kurosawa watch the first seasons of Pokémon?

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

James Dooley @jackaldredux.bsky.social · 1d

They're replacing the catwalk with the Gloucester Greasy Pole

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St. Peter's Fiesta and The Greasy Pole - Discover Gloucester

St. Peter’s Fiesta | June 26-30, 2024 One of the greatest traditions here in Gloucester, MA is the St. Peter’s Fiesta which is a combination of a religious festival and a community celebration. It tak...

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 1d

My statement on the two-year anniversary of the horrific October 7th attack carried out by Hamas in Israel:

“The October 7th attack carried out by Hamas was horrific and devastating.

“Elders, babies, parents, and loved ones were senselessly murdered.

“251 souls were taken hostage, among them Americans, Israelis, grandparents, toddlers, and peace activists.

“The grief of these losses runs deep in the Massachusetts 7th and around the world. (1/4)

“In the two years since the October 7 attack, I have sat beside the family members of hostages and those who lost loved ones that day.

“Their stories have stayed with me daily. Surviving family members have spoken of our shared humanity.

“The hostage families have sparked a movement calling for peace, joined by a multi-generational, multi-racial coalition of people of every faith and every corner of the globe. (2/4)

“Today in Gaza, we are witnessing an unspeakable genocide, and we must continue to call for peace.

“Innocent civilians are being denied food, water and medical care.

“Our children will ask what we did in this moment, and the only acceptable answer remains: everything we could to save lives. (3/4)

“I remain committed to the safety and survival of everyone impacted by these atrocities.

“I send my deepest condolences to every family who lost a loved one in the violent October 7th attack and to every family who has lost a loved one in the violence perpetrated in Gaza.

“Grief lasts as long as love does. Your loved ones mattered deeply, and they will not be forgotten.” (4/4)

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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 2d

This picture is from 1992 in LA and using it in this post and story shows terrible news judgment.

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump has never sounded guiltier than this and that's a high bar

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

COLLINS: Pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell -- is that something you're open to doing?

TRUMP: Who are we talking about?

C: Ghislaine Maxwell

T: I haven't heard the name is so long. I can say this -- I'd have to take a look at it ... I will speak to the DOJ

C: She's convicted of child sex trafficking

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James Dooley @jackaldredux.bsky.social · 2d

I could rock this but im not really an open toed shoe guy

Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 3d

“Ready-to-wear?” I am ready to wear this, but I don’t know if the world is ready for me to do so

A dude in a long-sleeve V-neck French cut bodysuit with shoulder pads and sandals

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🔪Akilla Booper👻 @akelacooper.bsky.social · 2d

Yes they did. What we're seeing here is the beginning of the "I was never a (real) supporter" backtracking so they don't have to shoulder any blame for where we are.

They'll all eventually do this, including Republicans in office. We cannot let them live it down. Ever.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 2d

My constituents want me to get to work but House Republicans are more concerned about protecting the Epstein files.

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Elected but Not Seated, Grijalva Waits to Sign Epstein Petition

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 3d

Drake Maye is terrific passing on the run, man. Some really challenging throws.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3d

wrote this line yesterday:

"If President Trump were, in other words, trying to instigate some kind of national divorce, it is hard to imagine what he would be doing differently than this."

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3d

Statement from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
We must now start calling this what it is: Trump's Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state's military troops.
I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.
The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.

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20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 3d

Watching these armed goons react with bafflement, even fear, in the face of something patently absurd makes me wonder what other strangeness would short them out.

Now is the time for all good Juggalos to come to the aid of their country.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 4d

wizard frog is insane

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 3d

US conservatives under Obama would sometimes wistfully post training footage of Russian special forces, like "look at what the real manly countries are doing instead of our woke baby military" and then all those VDV guys got annihilated within the first 3 days of the Ukraine invasion

"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 3d

And the cult of SOF is a real problem given that, if we've seen one thing in Ukraine, it is that in a near-peer conflict, highly-trained, ultra-elite infantry cost a lot to form and field but get shredded by firepower at exactly the same rate, if not faster than, regular infantry.

Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 3d

And this all starts right out of the academies or ROTC, are the top of the class going into arty or armor or logistics, no they’re all going to the 173rd airborne or ranger school, so you can see how the army has become so light infantry/SOF centric

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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 3d

Hmm. We were still fighting in Afghanistan during Trump’s first term. How come we didn’t win “easy” then? Why did Trump sign a one-sided agreement with the Taliban that allowed them to take over?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would've won easy. We would've won Afghanistan easy. We would've won every war easy. But we got politically correct. 'Oh, let's take it easy.' We're not politically correct anymore, just so you understand."

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 3d

This needs to be repeated.

Stephen Miller is effectively the President of the United States.

Hunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 3d

This feels like evidence Trump's aides are deliberately gaslighting him, which is unfortunately very easy to do with dementia sufferers (Trump did it to his father) and which aides are using to seize control of the US military for their own purposes.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

The protests are on one block. Nothing is burning down. His justification for sending in troops is all based on lies.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

These people want any excuse available to abuse women.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 5d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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James Dooley @jackaldredux.bsky.social · 6d

He's become the avatar of someone who whines constantly about being "canceled" while being hosted on the largest, most public, platforms. Its sad and infuriating when someone so talented goes hack.

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James Dooley @jackaldredux.bsky.social · 6d

I'm still holding out hope for Cuddlethulu, the creation I made as an NFT that mixed SZ Sakall with a Lovecraftian beast

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 6d

Complaining about cancel culture in Riyadh is one of the best examples I've seen of how "free speech culture" rots the brain.

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 6d

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival

Dave Chappelle criticized the status of free speech in the United States while on stage at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

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maple cocaine @maplecocaine.bsky.social · 6d

Between this, the epstein list, obsession with trans kids playing sports, & neverending conspiracy theories about what's going on in schoolsin general, you realize that the primary concern of the Republican party and its supporters is their deep desire to abuse children

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 7d

The inhumanity is accelerating.

There are multiple reports of ICE agents laughing as kids scream and cry, and one in this raid saying literally “fuck them kids.”

Anjali Enjeti @anjalienjeti.bsky.social · 7d

My god.

“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”

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Independent Film Festival Boston @iffboston.bsky.social · 7d

The wait is over! Tickets for this year's #FallFocus are now available for everyone!

Head to iffboston.org to grab your tickets.

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James Dooley @jackaldredux.bsky.social · 7d

Globalize the nude cycling

Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 7d

Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.

Emergency World Naked Bike Ride planned in Portland, with blurred photi of naked bicyclists.

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