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Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 3h

Pilot: (on intercom) There are no air traffic controllers today so everybody look out the window and holler if you see another plane

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 4h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 20h

Supreme Court on banning gender-affirming care for trans youth: Sure, that's fine, no constitutional violation.

Supreme Court on banning so-called conversion therapy for gay youth: No, can't have that, grave constitutional violation.

Here, Ketanji Brown Jackson gets to the bottom of it:

Excerpt of Supreme Court transcript in Chiles v. Salazar:

JUSTICE JACKSON: No, but here's what
I mean, right? In Skrmetti, we had a state
that wanted to prohibit certain medical
treatment, gender-affirming care, being given
to minors in the form of medication.
And we said that was okay. And I
understand there are particulars with respect
to how the -- the arguments, the constitutional
arguments, worked, but the state can prohibit
that.

Here, we have a state that wants to
prohibit gender-related medical treatment in
the form of talk therapy, but we now have the
First Amendment that is inhibiting the state's
ability to do that.

And I'm just, from a very, very broad
perspective, concerned about making sure that
we have equivalence with respect to these
things.

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Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 5h

My dearest Gertrude,

I fear I shall not make it home. This war has ravaged our supplies and broken our will.

We arrived with weapons, purpose, and a directive. Yet at every turn, we are mocked. Belittled.

I have never experienced an insult so great in a war zone

Send my best to the children

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Julie Swearword @julieswearword.bsky.social · 5h

I'm now wondering if the goal of bankrupting farmers with tariffs is to grab up more land to build data centers on

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Julie Swearword @julieswearword.bsky.social · 6h

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

Julie Swearword @julieswearword.bsky.social · 6h

PBS News ran this piece on the complications and inherent risks of creating relationships with AI, and the avatar reveal is horror short-worthy

caption: “Scott says he began using the chatbot to cope with his marriage,”
Still frame of Scott (pseudonym), a man who looks to be in his late 30s/early 40s with a stubble beard, typing on his laptop

caption: “which he says had long been strained by his wife’s mental health challenges.”
Split screen of Scott and the psychologist consulted by PBS to provide commentary on AI relationships.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 16h

We gotta do better by our short kings while making fun of goblins. Nobody who isn't a Nazi at their core is going to run off and become a Nazi because of a height joke, but you can avoid friendly fire by firing in a different direction completely.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 16h

There are plenty of hilarious things about Stephen Miller that have nothing to do with his height. The fact that he's afraid of Black people. That he hasn't emotionally matured because a Latina curved him for being a weirdo. That he looks like Dracula and Goebbels had a science baby.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

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Julie Swearword @julieswearword.bsky.social · 1d

your officers are zip-tying toddlers together

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

eventually politicians need to start advocating for criminal and civil penalties for people involved in fabricating stories to get citizens incarcerated.

or, put another way: a society that would like to keep functioning has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 1d

Police said that "family" was worried about her. But the only family member mentioned in the court records is her partner, who was arrested for abusing her and threatening her at gunpoint the day she took the pills, after which she left. He is the one who called the cops

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety"

Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime

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Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

www.404media.co

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Julie Swearword @julieswearword.bsky.social · 1d

what a great day for bookshop.org to have free shipping on all orders

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Ben Passmore @benpassmore.bsky.social · 1d

today is the day my book Black Arms To Hold You Up officially comes out. about 5-7 years of hard ass work finally in the world. i’m mfing terrified 😂

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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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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's tweet that Portland is "war ravaged" just backfired. A Trump-picked judge cited it in blocking National Guard deployment to Portland, declaring him "untethered from facts."

On the pod, Oregon AG Dan Rayfield illuminatingly explains the ruling and what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Trump’s Own Tweet on Portland Backfires as Judge Deals Him Harsh Loss

As a judge’s blunt ruling blocks Trump from deploying troops in Portland, Oregon’s Attorney General tells us in an interview that Trump’s lawless threats are working against him—and discusses what com...

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Mike.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @dumbmike.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Scientists have discovered some stupid shit. They were dripping little drops out of their fucking gizmos when they learned about it.

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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 1d

The full Harvest Moon rising over the East River as seen from Manhattan on Monday evening.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
trib.al/9Sxu9IN

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Julie Swearword @julieswearword.bsky.social · 1d

they’re so fluffy

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

imagine appearing before the canadian supreme court to make the case whether you've been naughty or nice

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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 1d

they belong on its a small world ride

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Teacoa R. A. Rushton @teacoarushton.com · 5d

Hello everyone. I need your help. I suffer from diabetic retinopathy. Its a diabetic condition that affects the eyes and is the leading cause of blindness. I need your helo raising money for treatment so I can keep my vision as long as I can. Please share and donate if you can.

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