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Winifred Tylenol Spice Burton @authorwinifred.blacksky.app · 2h

So nobody's going to adress that a 🇫🇷 edition of Florida Man started the Palisadss Fire?

I've seen some international headlines that made me suspect that Florida Man was actually a genetic condition, but to have it confirmed like that is wild.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 5h

The next Supreme Court term is shaping up to be the most consequential since 1937. Depending on how it rules, it may cease to be accepted as a legitimate arbiter, and even nullify its own power as an independent judiciary.

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Lisa @lisasass.bsky.social · 1d

Doctor talking to patient, who is sitting on the exam table wife-eyed. Caption:
“"We're seeing a lot of patients with these symptoms. Have you been normalizing copious amounts of insanity?"

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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 5h

Chicagoans still marching on Michigan Ave chanting "up up with liberation, down down with deportations!"

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 6h

Some good news!

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 6h

Southern right whales are growing in number after being on the brink of extinction.

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Lewis Raven Wallace @lewispants.bsky.social · 16h

Talking to folx in prison reminds me that people have been living with extreme authoritarian conditions, including censorship and denial of trans health care, prior to this moment. Let's listen when they tell us how to get through it and what they need. #solidarity truthout.org/articles/bei...

Being Trans Behind Bars in Florida Was Already Hard. Under Trump, It’s Worse.

Trans people in prison are at the front lines of the increased targeting that trans people are facing under Trump.

truthout.org

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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 6h

This was my immediate suspicion, and many others’, but it seemed almost too insane to actually be true

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 6h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 5h

That message to Biondi is horrendous. But also: what other DMs has he sent to administration officials via Truth Social? Can they be FOIAd? Can they be subpoenaed by courts in civil litigation? Will they be hacked? Wtaf as they say

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K. Liakos @kliakos.com · 5h

America 2025:

The facade of a store in a Delaware strip mall called its fashion but the lights on the o n and exclamation point are out so it says it’s fashi

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KSWriteshere 🍉♊ @kswriteshere.bsky.social · 5h

Good question. Why isn't this on every news station?

An ICE agent shot an American citizen.

He filed a false report that contradicted his body cam footage.

The agent allegedly said, "Do something, b*tch" before shooting her, leaving her with seven gunshot wounds.

Why isn't this on every news channel?

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 5h

A Dem bill to block admin’s extrajudicial military executions of civilians at sea failed in Senate.

“Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska were the only Republicans to vote in favor of the resolution. Fetterman was the sole Democrat to break with the rest of his caucus.”

Fetterman Is Sole Democrat to Vote Against Blocking Caribbean Drug Boat Attacks

Republicans in the Senate voted down an war powers bill to block Trump's deadly attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug boats in the Caribbean.

theintercept.com

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 16h

Drought is climate change's biggest threat: If this winter is as dry as last winter, and no major reductions in use occur, Lake Powell by 2027 would have no storage left and “would have to be operated as a ‘run of river' facility” in which only the inflow from the river could be released downstream.

‘No One Comes Out of This Unscathed’: Experts Warn That Colorado River Use Needs Cutting Immediately - Inside Climate News

A new report finds that Lakes Mead and Powell, the nation’s largest reservoirs, could store just 9 percent of their combined capacity by the end of next summer.

insideclimatenews.org

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cognitive dissonance is a helluva drug @hnysuklchocolat.blacksky.app · 5h

crazy how these folks manipulated folks into becoming a significant part of our practices

from brand loyalty to smell to summertime staple, all up and thru Black culture, and killing us all the while

In the 1990s and early 2000s, J&J spent $300,000 on targeted radio advertising in six U.S. markets explicitly designed to reach “curvy Southern women aged 18–49 skewing African American,” according to reporting by The New York Times. Investigations revealed that J&J knew for decades that its talc products sometimes contained asbestos but continued marketing them as safe, particularly in minority communities.

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Holy City Sinner @holycitysinner.com · 7h

Brown Pelicans Return to Nest on Crab Bank; Closures Partly Extended to Protect Chicks luckydognews.com/isle-of-palm...

Brown Pelicans Return to Nest on Crab Bank; Closures Partly Extended to Protect Chicks

For the first time since 2017, brown pelicans are nesting again on Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary, prompting the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) to extend seasonal closures on part...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

"Maybe you can look into that, Pam" -- Trump directs Pam Bondi to try to stop a planned anti-Trump rally in Austin

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A Monster Mullins in Texas @amullinstx.bsky.social · 19h

There isn’t a national antifa organization, but if you wanted to create one, sending your Sardaukar to subdue all the major cities would be a great way to kick it off.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 7h

One of the reasons they're having trouble concocting a Left Wing Terrorism epidemic is basically nobody in this country has ever met a left wing person. You might as well say we're being invaded by the smurfs

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h

Bray is a historian at Rutgers who received death threats after landing on Turning Points USA's Professor Watchlist. As a result, he announced he was moving to Europe. And then this happened.

This kind of harassment and abuse of scholars is Charlie Kirk's legacy and it's only getting worse.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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seandacey.bsky.social @seandacey.bsky.social · 6h

Robert J. O’Neill is about to embark on his most challenging role yet…Antifa Commander’s Girlfriend.

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The Frito Bandito @thefritobanditoo.bsky.social · 2d

Guys, every person you see on Fox News in a mask is just Robert O'Neill, retired Navy Seal and occasional Fox News contributor. He's the former Antifa, former Gazan, former gang member. His eyes are very unique.

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s*w*a*c @swac.bsky.social · 5h

Do re mi antifa sol la ti do

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Alabama Political Reporter @alreporter.com · 5h

An unusually dry September significantly impacted Alabama’s farms, leading to concerns over crop yields, soil health, and heightened fire risks across the state.

Reports stress drought's impact on Alabama farms, heightened fire risk

An Alabama Drought Assessment and Planning Team committee highlighted the environmental impacts of an unusually dry September during its Tuesday meeting.

www.alreporter.com

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 6h

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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Tina- Descendant Of Antifa Soldiers @trcfwtt.bsky.social · 5h

@jennbudd.bsky.social TY

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This Is How We Take On ICE and Trump’s Gestapo with Whistleblower Jenn Budd

YouTube video by Wajahat Ali

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7h

🚨BREAKING: A right-wing group with a long track record of pushing for voter roll purges, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinterpret a federal law designed to expand voting access as a mandate for aggressive voter removals. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Right-Wing Group Asks SCOTUS to Turn Pro-Voting Law Into Tool for Voter Purges