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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 47m

The girlfriend of one of the founders of Antifa.

Claude Rains in Casablanca, smirking impishly.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 21m

In all likelihood what’s happening all over the country is ICE getting a list of names and running a data broker search then scooping up every random Frank Miranda or Maria Lopez who might fit the details close enough. And that’s why they’re supposed to get fucking warrants.

Renee (paix120) @paix120.bsky.social · 1h

Masked ICE agents threatened an American citizen, put him into an unmarked van, held him for several hours, and dropped him back off at his workplace, without ever explaining why they abducted him

VIDEO: ICE detains, threatens Oregon man despite U.S. citizenship
www.koin.com/news/portlan...

www.koin.com

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 19m

There is plenty of evidence that using slur-like or slur-derived language makes you more likely to use actual slurs! I thought we all knew that edgelord ironic 4chan racism is still racism and is likely to incept you into being more open to actual racist beliefs by now!

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 24m

A lot of people do not really seem to know this sort of stuff

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 25m

It is true you can't trust Israel or the US but you should probably be aware the ceasefire doesn't begin until Saturday or Sunday and Israel has a long history of intensifying bombardment until the official starting point of a ceasefire.

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Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social · 31m

And, to be clear, both proposals worry me:
1. legislating police power to take photographs
2. allowing police to close areas due to antisocial behaviour or risks to public safety etc.
The latter is extraordinarily worrying discretionary power.

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Catherine McKenzie @catherinejmckenzie.bsky.social · 46m

Jeepers Wellington, giddy up! Only 27.52% have voted. You've only got two days left.

wellington.scoop.co.nz?p=174681

With two days to go, only 27.52% have voted in WCC elections

Latest voting figures for Wellington show that 44,397 people have voted so far, representing 27.52 per cent of eligible voters. This compares with 24.

wellington.scoop.co.nz

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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · 31m

Alt text:

Democrat Mindy O'Neall Wins Fairbanks Mayoral Race, Defeats Incumbent
Republican David Pruhs
Mindy O'Neall, a Democrat and Fairbanks North Star Borough assembly member, won the city's mayoral election on Tuesday with 54.2% of the vote, defeating incumbent Republican David Pruhs by about 280 votes in a high-turnout race. This victory flips the Fairbanks mayor's office to Democratic control for the first time in over a decade, following Pruhs' concession shortly after polls closed. O'Neall campaigned on improving infrastructure, addressing housing shortages, and boosting economic development in the military and resource-dependent city, while Pruhs' tenure included fiscal achievements but faced criticism over social issues.

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Lyndon Hood @lyndonhood.bsky.social · 34m

Or, a little too on the nose, with police breaking the law 'for lawful purposes' bsky.app/profile/drde...

Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social · 1h

WTF?

www.beehive.govt.nz/release/gove...

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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · 37m

Sounds like they don't even understand the Tamiefuna decision that they're obviously mad about. Makes sense.

Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social · 1h

WTF?

www.beehive.govt.nz/release/gove...

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Fox Harper @foxharper.bsky.social · 41m

I'm sorry, is that audio from Sonic Adventure 2

T. Ashley 🌸 Jenkins @fluttersprite.itch.io · 45m

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Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz.bsky.social · 40m

Brownlee really has a problem with haka, doesn't he? www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Watch: Haka breaks out after Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara's maiden speech, Parliament suspended

Speaker Gerry Brownlee declared the House suspended after a haka broke out in the public gallery following the Te Pāti Māori MP's speech.

www.rnz.co.nz

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Lyndon Hood @lyndonhood.bsky.social · 38m

This shows up in a more low grade way with 'law abiding citizens being penalised' by speed limits

William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 6h

they believe “criminal” is a kind of person you are, not a status contingent upon actions you take. J6 rioters going to jail was not an outrage because there are no laws they could break that would make them criminals, whilst innocence or guilt have no bearing on if others are criminals or not

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 3h

“No protest in the free speech zone”

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 3h

No protest from 6am to 9am in the Broadview free speech zone.

Just here with a handful of press waiting to see if we can catch the Texas National Guard arriving in Broadview tonight.

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Giovanni Tiso @gtiso.bsky.social · 1h

The girlfriends who founded Antifa.

The famous photo of three rifle-wielding women partisans walking down Via Brera, Milan, on 26 April 1945.

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Dr Dean Knight @drdeanknight.bsky.social · 1h

WTF?

www.beehive.govt.nz/release/gove...

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 3h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 1h

Given high likelihood of Turning Point's ideological foundations infiltrating other countries, & university campuses in particular, this guide from American Association of University Professors is helpful. I don't think NZ Uni administrations are fully aware or ready. www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...

Responding to Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and OtherProvocative Student Groups on CampusThere has been a growing concern about the prevalence of externally funded andnetworked right-wing student groups on college campuses. Turning Point USA (TPUSA)is one of the largest, most provocative and controversial. While these resources focuson TPUSA, many of the strategies discussed here pertain to responding to other well-funded student groups that specialize in staging campus disruptions and provocationsfor partisan gain.BackgroundTPUSA was created as a partisan political student organization, which promotes manyfar-right political positions. Members affiliated with TPUSA have regularly engaged inracist, homophobic and transphobic speech while on campus. TPUSA chartered busesto bring students to the January 6th riot at the Capitol.TPUSA was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk, with a starting donation from Republicanmega-donor Foster Friess. According to the most recently available tax documents, in2022 TPUSA had revenue of $80.6 million. Headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, TPUSAclaims a presence on 3,500 campuses, with a field program comprised of 350 paidorganizers. TPUSA hosts annual conferences, which journalist Kyle Spencer describedas a high-production event with the reputation of an “out-of-control party venue withflowing booze and easy hook-ups.” In recent years, TPUSA has expanded its efforts toinclude high schools, churches, and college alumni.TPUSA has also built itself into a media empire, funding and promoting right-wingpersonalities, “journalists,” social media influencers, podcasters, and other contentproducers. TPUSA also runs the Professor Watchlist, a website profiling so-called“radical professors” and known to drive harassment.

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optiMSTie @optimstie.bsky.social · 2h

UNSTOPPABLE

Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 2h

Frog and Toad looked into a mirror.

“We look brave,” said Frog.

“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.

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KnitMeAThneed @thneed.bsky.social · 2h

Come and help me transcribe a charming book of fairy-tales at the University of Otago central library tomorrow! 12.30-1.30 in seminar room 2 (look for the Wikipedia banner). See Mike's thread below for why we are doing this! #Dunedin

Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social · 3h

Here's how you can help make a book of 19th century fairy tales available for everyone to read for free.
Frances Brownes was a 19th century Irish poet ("the blind poetess of Donegal"), whose best-known work is Granny's Wonderful Chair, an 1857 fairytale collection. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances...

The only photo of Frances Browne, circa 1879

Frontispiece from the 1906 edition of Granny's Wonderful Chair, illustration by Dora Curtis.

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 3h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

An image of Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, twirling on an alpine meadow in a long Austrian skirt, next to an image of Christopher Plummer as Georg Von Trapp in the same movie, tearing a Nazi flag in half.

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 3h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

Peggy Carter next to Steve Rogers in Captain America. I'll let you decide which is the founder and which is the girlfriend.

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Lyndon Hood @lyndonhood.bsky.social · 2h

"The girlfriend of one of the founders of Antifa"

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Birds Are Dinosaurs 🦢=🦖 @birdsaredinosaurs.bsky.social · 2h

Tolkien was a horse girl:

1. All the horses in LotR have names
2. Some have elaborate backstories
3. The wizard has a ⋆˖⁺‧₊ magical ₊‧⁺˖⋆ horse
4. If we meet a horse in book one, you better believe we’re getting an update on their wellbeing in book 3

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Merc with a 🫦 full of blood🩸 @mercuryal.bsky.social · 6h

“girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

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michael lascarides @mlascarides.bsky.social · 2h

"Tactical frog costume is a mech" in the same way "burrito is a sandwich". I will not be elaborating further.

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