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James M. Fraleigh @jamesmfraleigh.bsky.social · 4h

“From now on, I’m only marrying for love. And maybe once more for money.”

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 12h

I like it when there are a bunch of people on here talking about a sporting event that I'm not watching.

It's like seeing a flock of pigeons eating a smashed sidewalk donut together. I'm not partaking, but you guys dig in.

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Stephen Geigen-Miller @stephengm.bsky.social · 13h

Eat my entire Canadian ass, New York Yankees fans.

Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 13h

YOU DARE BOO THE BEAUTIFUL CANADIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM. YOU PAY WITH BLOOD! YOU PAY WITH BLOOD!

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 13h

THEY LOST ON A BULLPEN GAME IN THE FUCKIN BRONX! MAXIMUM AGONY FOR THE HATED YANKEES AND THEIR UNUSUALLY OBNOXIOUS FANBASE!

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Acting the Fulemin @actingthefulemin.bsky.social · 13h

the Jays beating the Yankees is an important reminder that as dark as things may seem, bad things can still happen to bad people

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 12h

Nothing good I've ever written anything longer than tweet length got that way without an editor; my best work absolutely all transformed by an engaged editor offering the right pushback and asking the right questions. Anyone who says they do best without an editor needs them double.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 17h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 15h

This is the lesson of 2025

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 16h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 17h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 16h

Here’s an angle for a journalist looking for a fresh take on the White House “Antifa” roundtable — most of the people who participated are employed by or have a direct financial connection to Turning Point USA. I think that’s pretty telling, no?

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Deweyoxberg @deweyoxberg.bsky.social · 17h

*rapidly tapping repost*

This.

That "spidey sense" is a mechanism to help protect you. It's not a saber tooth tiger today, but the mechanism is still there.

Listen to it!

Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 17h

If something feels off, feels sus, feels 'like fed shit'

you don't have to be fucking columbo

trust your gut

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 17h

I'm not being an asshole here

but some people who org protests might be accelerationists, people who want people hurt for public view to help 'the cause'

Fuck accelerationists of all forms.

That may not be the case here, it could just be stupid. Stupid is fucking dangerous tho too.

Malaclypse the Middle @malaclypse.bsky.social · 17h

The closest No Kings location to me is a footbridge over a highway. The bridge is fenced, and it is impossible to leave other than walking off the two sides. Proud Boys have held rallies on the bridge. 4 skinheads could absolutely kettle this protest. NK is shit at choosing locations.

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 17h

If something feels off, feels sus, feels 'like fed shit'

you don't have to be fucking columbo

trust your gut

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 19h

Pretty sure Eleanor Roosevelt is dead

Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 20h

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

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

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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Susan (George) Schorn @susanschorn.bsky.social · 18h

They arrested Dwight Eisenhower's girlfriend?

Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 20h

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

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

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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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 21h

Spotted in Brooklyn: A sweatshirt with the words SMALL ARMS QUALIFIED on the back underneath a drawing of a Tyrannosaurus

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Cathrine Schmid @schmidcathrine.us · 21h

"The enemy? His sense of duty was no less than yours I deem. You wonder what his name is, where he came from, if he was really evil at heart. What lies or threats led him on this long march from home. If he would not rather have stayed there in peace.

War will make corpses of us all."

-Faramir

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Theciscokidder @theciscokidder.bsky.social · 21h

*brings updated terms and conditions to a knife fight*

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 21h

When we run, we can win. Anywhere and everywhere.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 23h

We stopped using the school drop off and pickup line. We park away and walk in. School is lovely and the students are awesome but the parents are pieces of shit. One asshole was beeping at a kid who was in the crosswalk and then DROVE AROUND him and it was another parent dropping off their kid!

Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 1d

Watching antisocial driver behavior in the school drop-off line makes it really clear that the pandemic destroyed whatever few shreds remained of the social compact, just pathological selfishness on display every day

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Jo 🏳️‍⚧️🏴🦕 @youjogirl.bsky.social · 1d

Every smartphone in the world contains a CPU descended from one designed by a trans woman in the 1980s. The Matrix is one of the most influential movie franchises of all time. Electronic music was pioneered and popularized by a trans woman. I could go on

Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 1d

i think my favourite part about being a trans woman is how much of an impact we have on culture. a friend reminded me today about a popular meme format she created. another friend today casually told me about how she was the most notorious roblox hacker when she was a child.

just a day in the life!

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Kenny Goblins @kennylogins.bsky.social · 1d

kim
@kimmymonte.bsky.social
*opens up your fridge and sees you have 2% milk* hey bro you need to charge your milk
August 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

really can’t say enough about how mike johnson is a sniveling little coward of a man. a bayou-bred pushover with a dignity deficit that would embarrass renfield

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 1d

CNN: The judge presiding over the prosecution of Jim Comey has agreed to Comey’s request to schedule a near term trial. Comey asked for a Jan 12 trial date. The judge went with Jan 5. Comey is counting on the gov’t not being ready for trial. A good bet.

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Michael Feola @feolski.bsky.social · 1d

Research question. I'm looking to build a reading list for the best books/articles on the Freikorps (you know, seems maybekinda relevant). Any and all recommendations welcome! Please distribute widely!

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James M. Fraleigh @jamesmfraleigh.bsky.social · 1d

🎶 One, you lock the crackers
Two, you get the knife
Three, you slowly crack the fridge,
And four, you catch the cheese

Miss Heidy @msmyers17.bsky.social · 1d

I do not accept this. The midnight snack is a ritual, not a choice.
There is a set order to the ritual.
The fridge opens.
The cheese comes out.
The crackers are gathered.

geoffrey, 💀 mode @parsnip.bsky.social · 1d

the question all of us must face ever looms, and there comes a time that we none of us may turn our eyes away. should the midnight snack be leftover bbq chicken pizza or leftover cajun pasta salad

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