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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1h

I have taken
the freedom of speech
that was in
the Constitution

and which
you were probably
using
for peaceful protest

Forgive me
the courts said they were
so agitating
and so irritating

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Jonathan Earle @jonearle.bsky.social · 1h

News organizations: please report on whether there are stores in Portland

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 12h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h

i’d day this nails the South as well

William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 1d

This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 14h

I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?

It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 14h

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 23h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

Terrifying!

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

#WarRavagedPortland

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John Fea @johnfea1.bsky.social · 1d

Author's Corner with Aaron Sheehan-Dean, *Fighting with the Past: How Seventeenth-Century History Shaped the American Civil War*: thewayofimprovement.blog/2025/10/06/t... @lsu.bsky.social @uncpress.bsky.social

The Author’s Corner with Aaron Sheehan-Dean

Aaron Sheehan-Dean is Fred C. Frey Professor of History at Louisiana State University. This interview is based on his new book, Fighting with the Past: How Seventeenth-Century History Shaped the Am…

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Jonathan Earle @jonearle.bsky.social · 1d

CNN: Trump says violence on the streets of Portland is rising.

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Jonathan Earle @jonearle.bsky.social · 1d

CNN: Trump says violence on the streets of Portland is rising.

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Frog Suit Mario Galaxy @16-bitman.bsky.social · 1d

CNN: Trump says violence on streetsof Portland is rising.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

You need to fix this @cnn.com.

Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 1d

Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.

The picture from
The article with a picture of an armed men standing in front of a burning donut shop. You must click through to read the caption “
Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city.”

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Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 2d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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Jonathan Earle @jonearle.bsky.social · 1d

Uh, if you're still a news organization how about explaining this is a photo from 1992?

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2d

Ten years and five months apart

Greg Abbott & @GregAbbott_TX
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I've ordered the Texas State Guard to monitor Jade Helm 15 to safeguard Texans' constitutional rights, private property & civil liberties
2:21 PM • 4/28/15

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state song thread guy @statesongxprt.bsky.social · 2d

Kristi Noem about to somehow violate the 3rd Amendment in the year of our lord 2025

PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 3d

The way these people think they're entitled to whatever they want. This is what happens when you raise children who are never told no. 1/

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'Very difficult situation': Kristi Noem whines locals not letting ICE agents use restrooms

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem complained that her agents were not being permitted to use restrooms in Chicago because of opposition from residents.During a Sunday interview on ...

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 4d

Artemis has recovered from his health scare. He says hello. #caturday.

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Wendy O'Rourke @wendyo.bsky.social · 2d

Stereo Commander C-105 design by Willy Rizzo (1968)

Stereo Commander C-105, a 1968 Italian hi-fi console by artist-photographer Willy Rizzo, featuring a sleek aluminum pedestal base, open purple acrylic lid, and integrated components like a turntable, cassette recorder, and 8-track player.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 3d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 6d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

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Jonathan Earle @jonearle.bsky.social · 3d

You did outstanding work in Mentor and Abilene. These folks can't change that

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 4d

kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700636037/

Please buy my book. Since I’m unemployed and all.

The Last Lincoln Republican

Of all the great “what if” scenarios in American history, the aftermath of the presidential election of 1880 stands out as one of the most tantal...

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 3d

In a rural corner of Louisiana, Meta is building one of the world's largest data centers, a $10 billion behemoth as big as 70 football fields that will consume more power in a day than the entire city of New Orleans at the peak of summer.

New Meta Data Center Needs Twice as Much Energy as New Orleans

Meta is constructing its largest data center yet: a $10 billion facility in Louisiana requiring more than twice as much electricity as New Orleans.

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 3d

From Harpers Ferry:

"By the roiling rapids of converging rivers, President Donald Trump’s campaign to have the government tell a happier story of American history confronts its toughest challenge. There is no positive spin to be put on slavery."

At America's national parks in the Trump era, the arc of history bends toward revisionism

The National Park Service under President Donald Trump is looking to reshape what it tells Americans about their history.

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