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James @lemurdreamer87.bsky.social · 1h

On the one hand, yeah, it sucks that whiny bigots got catered to. On the other, though...it's modern Ubisoft. I don't exactly trust them to handle that kind of theme appropriately anyway.

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James @lemurdreamer87.bsky.social · 8h

That's the thing about fascists; they love MOST negative attention. They love being treated as an enemy, because that makes them feel threatening. But being treated as a joke? Recognized as the pathetic, insecure losers that they truly are? That, they cannot handle.

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Maj @lif3asmaj.blacksky.app · 9h

The best part of how Portland is handling this is they’re not only protesting, but also angering the goose steppers by not taking them seriously.

Pretty genius. Because even ICE & the national guard don’t want to be displayed as that asshole fighting people in cute costumes.

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 9h

... um.

MinnARK Sports presents STICK & SIDE CORNHOLE

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 12h

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 11h

"We will cut taxes and magic things will happen" is actually less crackpot than "we will obey an arbitrary set of fiscal rules based on forecasts, the methodology of which we try to influence behind the scenes, and magic things will happen"

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 11h

they don’t want you to know how they treat prisoners because it will grieve you to know it, which is natural and human, and because of your normal human reaction you will want the system changed. It’s important to them that your natural aversion to how the system works not be engaged.

The News & Observer @newsobserver.com · 11h

A 2023 records request to get the Durham County Jail policy manual has spurred a years-long legal dispute.

NC nonprofit still pushing for Durham County sheriff to release jail policies

A 2023 records request to get the Durham County Jail policy manual has spurred a years-long legal dispute.

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 11h

good thing magic beans are the labour plan for growth

Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 11h

Bank of England flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI - on.ft.com/4o3RheA

Bank of England flags risk of ‘sudden correction’ in tech stocks inflated by AI

Financial Policy Committee warns equity prices are at levels comparable with dotcom bubble

on.ft.com

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 13h

DON'T FUK'N SCARE ME LIKE THAT, FREIDA

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 13h

An update from Freida Parton so it sounds like Dolly isn't well, but she's not *that* unwell. Still at 79 any illness isn't good so I'm still hoping she's fine because she's clearly got so much to give still and makes the world a better place just by being in it.

A screenshot of a post from Freida Parton on thr Other Place. It reads:
I want to clear something up. I didn't mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly. She's been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer. It was nothing more than a little sister asking for prayers for her big sister. Thank you all for lifting her up. Your love truly makes a difference

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 12h

"While Britain was redefining what a woman is, China was building five nuclear reactors," says Kemi Badenoch.

I cannot be the only person curious about how these two things are related

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Hend Amry @libyaliberty.bsky.social · 12h

Don’t listen to anyone who minimizes the threat of a government that “only” wants to tighten the authoritarian surveillance noose for “some” people. THATS ALWAYS HOW IT BEGINS YOU FASCISM ENABLERS.

Full Fact @fullfact.org · 12h

On social media and their website, the Liberal Democrats have claimed “Keir Starmer says everyone in the UK will be required to have mandatory digital ID”.

But this isn’t the case, and we can’t find any evidence the Prime Minister said it was.

Digital ID won’t be mandatory for ‘everyone in the UK’ – Full Fact

The Liberal Democrats have claimed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said everyone in the UK will have to have digital ID, but that’s not the case.

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 13h

feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*

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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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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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 10h

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Miles Grant @milesgrant.bsky.social · 20h

If Democrats want to stop fascism, they have to stop their cops from beating & arresting anti-fascism protesters in their own cities

Why is that a thing I have to say out loud

13 arrested, 4 police officers injured during pro-Palestinian protest in Boston

Thirteen people were arrested, and four police officers were injured during a pro-Palestinian rally in Boston Tuesday night.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 10h

A woman says “Bank of England flags risk of
'sudden correction' in tech stocks inflated by AI” And a man opens a calendar to see Ed Zitron, the smiling man

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isla @demomolos.bsky.social · 10h

please do not fall for this, there is no shock collar nor is there a fob. tectone (the guy who's father is in the congressional record for being the army's rape monster), kiwifarms, ethan klein, etc are trying to spread this because they are trying to find another venue to get hasan kicked off.

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 9h

Damn near everybody quoting the original post is the kind of person who would could be persuaded to give you their password and pin number over a text message.

isla @demomolos.bsky.social · 10h

please do not fall for this, there is no shock collar nor is there a fob. tectone (the guy who's father is in the congressional record for being the army's rape monster), kiwifarms, ethan klein, etc are trying to spread this because they are trying to find another venue to get hasan kicked off.

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David Barnett @davidmbarnett.bsky.social · 10h

Weird how they put all their efforts into using technology to replace human creativity and art and then say creative arts degrees are useless.

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 20h

The count ended at 5:59 a.m. Eastern Time on October 16, 2020.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Un...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Tommy Tuberville on the 2020 census: "The Democrats were letting illegals come in for a different count. They obviously had a census going that was all rigged. The 2020 election basically was rigged."

(Believe it or not, Donald Trump was president in 2020.)

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 20h

"Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 1d

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The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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James @lemurdreamer87.bsky.social · 13h

Forgive me if I don't trust the South Carolina cops on this one.

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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social · 21h

At some point, lawyers arguing before SCOTUS must make clear - possibly even during oral argument - that SCOTUS is corrupt, led by a corrupt CJ, & acting in a manner entirely inconsistent w rule of law.

I love Madiba Dennie, & wouldn't disagree w anything said here, but this moment requires more.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 1d

SCOTUS signaled at its hearings today it may strike down Colorado's ban on conversion therapy

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/chile...

The Conservative Justices Don't Trust Any Science That Supports LGBTQ Kids

States that want to facilitate discrimination against LGBTQ people have the Court's blessing. States that want to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination do not.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23h

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 20h

love that we had a whole national reckoning over the media's coverage of Biden's advanced age and none of the scolds who High Horsed us can be bothered to spend even a minute reflecting on the fact that Trump has basically become Mr. Burns in the "Spruce Moose" episode of THE SIMPSONS

CNN @cnn.com · 21h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

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