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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

#WarRavagedPortland

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

The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.

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Killjoy 🤔 @killjoygsw.bsky.social · 5h

Motiejunas not leaving a sweat puddle all over the Toyota Center in Round 1 of 2016 playoffs and/or the league office not falling for postgame crocodile tears after Game 4 of the 2016 Finals

Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 1d

For this sliding-doors piece, I compiled about 50 what-ifs of the 21st century and whittled it down to five. But I left out some damn good ones (Hello, Wolves drafting two point guards over Steph Curry).

What were your favorite what-ifs (2000-2025) that didn't make the cut?

Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 1d

Every dynasty starts with a missed train. For the Ringer's quarter-century project, I explored some of the biggest sliding-doors moments of the 21st century. (h/t Gwyneth Paltrow)

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Killjoy 🤔 @killjoygsw.bsky.social · 6h

never seen a spectacle like Republican politicians and mainstream press pretending *this* emperor has clothes on

Portland burning to the ground? Trivially disprovable
Drug prices cuts 1500%? Mathematically impossible

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

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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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13h

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · 1d

Every major city in Texas has a higher murder rate than Chicago

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 1d

Incredibly slimy and dishonest, but also... yes?

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Killjoy 🤔 @killjoygsw.bsky.social · 1d

Austin Reaves as the X-Factor

a man smoking a cigarette with a speech bubble that says " chef 's kiss "

ALT: a man smoking a cigarette with a speech bubble that says " chef 's kiss "

media.tenor.com

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Killjoy 🤔 @killjoygsw.bsky.social · 1d

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Killjoy 🤔 @killjoygsw.bsky.social · 1d

imagine thinking Steve Kerr never runs pick and rolls because he's never had the horses

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Killjoy 🤔 @killjoygsw.bsky.social · 1d

I am going to become the Joker

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

We will rebuild

Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.bsky.social · 1d

Horrible, horrible images from Portland:

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

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

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Killjoy 🤔 @killjoygsw.bsky.social · 1d

#GiannisToTheBay

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

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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Killjoy 🤔 @killjoygsw.bsky.social · 2d

subprime energy is off the charts

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 2d

"The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year... In a way, then, America has become one big bet on AI."

America is now one big bet on AI

It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy

www.ft.com

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 2d

"hand-to-hand combat with antifa every night"

a guy in a frog costume standing facing a line of police and ICE agents in Portland

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

this is incredible

Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 2d

If you'd like to delight in a side-by-side comparison, here's Bari Weiss' reported note to CBS staffers (left) and the one I cooked up on ChatGPT with a quickly dashed-off prompt (right). Looking forward to hearing from you in the days and weeks ahead!