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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 33m

"white people have to stop pretending government oppression arrived overnight and start dismantling the systems that have been incubating it all along."

Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 3h

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion

Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 38m

The footage these goddamn Nazis record of all their atrocities will be most helpful in prosecuting them, should we be lucky enough to survive to a new, better Reconstruction.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1h

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1h

On the rules list and on every dryer, are big notices to clear lint traps after use. Does anyone else do that? Nope. You don't even have to pull out the trap out, just scoop out your lint like Ron DeSantis eating pudding. Zero neighborly courtesy around here.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 3h

There are only two types of products and services now: outright scam and pseudo scam (where you're like ehh technically I got something in exchange for my money but cmon)

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1h

Feelin a little spendy: I paid the extra quarter for the "deluxe cycle" on the building's washers 🧐

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Hard Drive @hard-drive.net · 3h

President Trump has ordered every FBI agent to install and play Flight Simulator 2024 as part of a search for Amelia Earhart’s missing plane.

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 9h

Gonna wind up buying all my Playstation favs again for the PC. Video games are so cool.

Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 9h

Playing Spider-Man PS4 on the PC is a joy. Maxed out graphics, 100-120 fps. Will forever be weird seeing Xbox button prompts on a Playstation game. Wish I'd picked up Miles in the sale too. Next sale.

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 11h

I appreciate the effort trying something different. That can be hard for all of us.

Wish he'd try "I endorse Mamdani" or "Let's impeach this Trump fucker", but can't have everything you want I suppose 🤷‍♂️

Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 11h

That new Schumer ad is very Steve Buscemi how do you do fellow kids.

Still, it is more effort than a strongly worded letter so that's something I guess.

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 11h

There are simply too many things happening at once and most folks' servers are overloaded 😮‍💨

Would def like to see a bigger taxation without representation argument from Dem leadership/the rep-elect's district. Feels like an easy lay-up.

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Bearded Stoner @beardedstoner.bsky.social · 14h

She's currently at an ICE detention facility in Louisiana.

CNN @cnn.com · 16h

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...

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 13h

Someone came 15 minutes before EOD. "Not a job that can be done in 15 minutes, will let office know to send someone tomorrow" and "should be ok to use overnight". Confidence inspiring stuff.

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 13h

I was completely unprepared for the threat posed by the Antifa super soldiers.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 14h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 15h

So I missed the lede of the piece and didn’t realize this was last month.

Which makes this far worse, bc there’s been a month for this to become such bigger news than it had been.

I know there’s a lot going on, but … still.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 15h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 17h

Here’s video of the incident

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 17h

I really have to pee.

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 17h

Lmao yeah that's me, giant sexist mansplaining your misread of "state police" as "CPD". When you move those goal posts remember to lift with your legs so you don't hurt your back. 😎

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 17h

Lmao smoke a bowl or something and chill. I'm not the one with reading comprehension difficulties (not a great trait for a lawyer tbh) nor am I moving goal posts all dramatic like. But hey whatever makes you happy ✌️