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Our work contributed to this piece on Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter, including a document we obtained revealing earlier FBI concerns regarding the possibility of political violence at a Kirk speaking event. #FOIA @dell.bsky.social / @wired.com www.wired.com/story/charli...
September 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Our work contributed to this piece on Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter, including a document we obtained revealing earlier FBI concerns regarding the possibility of political violence at a Kirk speaking event. #FOIA @dell.bsky.social / @wired.com www.wired.com/story/charli...
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BIG: US law enforcement claims certain *emojis* could signal Tren de Aragua gang membership, leading to deportations, as revealed in intelligence documents we obtained & shared with @samtlevin.bsky.social / @maanvisingh.bsky.social / @us.theguardian.com. #FOIA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Revealed: US law enforcement claimed emojis could signal Tren de Aragua affiliation
Claims are ‘an unsophisticated, uneducated approach that demonstrates a lack of knowledge’, says one professor
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
BIG: US law enforcement claims certain *emojis* could signal Tren de Aragua gang membership, leading to deportations, as revealed in intelligence documents we obtained & shared with @samtlevin.bsky.social / @maanvisingh.bsky.social / @us.theguardian.com. #FOIA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Y'know that Guardian article which cited an anonymous friend of Tyler Robinson claiming he was the only "leftist" in his family?
It just got updated after the "verified source" decided he couldn't remember his "relationship" with the accused shooter well enough to be quoted
It just got updated after the "verified source" decided he couldn't remember his "relationship" with the accused shooter well enough to be quoted
September 13, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Y'know that Guardian article which cited an anonymous friend of Tyler Robinson claiming he was the only "leftist" in his family?
It just got updated after the "verified source" decided he couldn't remember his "relationship" with the accused shooter well enough to be quoted
It just got updated after the "verified source" decided he couldn't remember his "relationship" with the accused shooter well enough to be quoted
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Just going to mention that Klein is talking like this because his Abundance movement is taking unhinged amounts of right wing money from Peter Theil and Marc Andreessen and the Kochs, he's a Trojan horse for the fascist right
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
"But I envied what he built. A taste for disagreement is a virtue in a democracy. Liberalism could use more of his moxie and fearlessness."
That is Ezra Klein.
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
That is Ezra Klein.
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Just going to mention that Klein is talking like this because his Abundance movement is taking unhinged amounts of right wing money from Peter Theil and Marc Andreessen and the Kochs, he's a Trojan horse for the fascist right
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Trump: "For years those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis. This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism we're seeing in our country & it must stop right now. My admin will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity"
September 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Trump: "For years those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis. This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism we're seeing in our country & it must stop right now. My admin will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity"
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Quick friendly reminder that Bluesky is entirely fucking public and you should post accordingly!
Heads on straight, gang!
Heads on straight, gang!
September 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Quick friendly reminder that Bluesky is entirely fucking public and you should post accordingly!
Heads on straight, gang!
Heads on straight, gang!
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it is ok not to post folks
September 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
it is ok not to post folks
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Watching the news through Hasan Piker’s Twitch stream like 216,000 other people are right now. It’s a surreal newsgathering experience to behold and the way many young people process these kinds of major news events today. For example, Piker is yelling at his live chat for spreading false info
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Watching the news through Hasan Piker’s Twitch stream like 216,000 other people are right now. It’s a surreal newsgathering experience to behold and the way many young people process these kinds of major news events today. For example, Piker is yelling at his live chat for spreading false info
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There’s a way to be respectful in reporting on Charlie Kirk being shot while also refusing to whitewash who he was and what consequences his political activism has had. Obituaries for public figures are a part of history.
September 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
There’s a way to be respectful in reporting on Charlie Kirk being shot while also refusing to whitewash who he was and what consequences his political activism has had. Obituaries for public figures are a part of history.
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It’s gonna be so weird watching establishment dems be performatively sadder about this than they were about the colleague and her husband and dog who got shot and killed
September 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It’s gonna be so weird watching establishment dems be performatively sadder about this than they were about the colleague and her husband and dog who got shot and killed
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Excellent response from Hasan Piker, who was scheduled to debate Charlie Kirk in two weeks. On his stream he said: “The reverberation of people seeking out vengeance in the aftermath of this violent, abhorrent incident is going to be genuinely worrisome.” Also talked about his own vulnerability
September 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Excellent response from Hasan Piker, who was scheduled to debate Charlie Kirk in two weeks. On his stream he said: “The reverberation of people seeking out vengeance in the aftermath of this violent, abhorrent incident is going to be genuinely worrisome.” Also talked about his own vulnerability
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Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, died Wednesday after being shot at a college event, Trump said. https://to.pbs.org/4gjheEo
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah Valley University event
Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, died Wednesday after being shot at a college event, Trump said.
www.pbs.org
September 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, died Wednesday after being shot at a college event, Trump said. https://to.pbs.org/4gjheEo
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BREAKING: Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk has been shot at an event in Utah, local newspaper says
September 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
BREAKING: Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk has been shot at an event in Utah, local newspaper says
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this is why adult creators are really emphasizing that non-creators be the ones who contact paypal. Of all the paypros, PP is the most likely to act in a retaliatory manner towards individual accounts. If you dont make adult content or youre just a commissioner, you are able to help a LOT
Whenever I've called PayPal and brought up issues with adult content they have always asked me first if I'm engaging in selling it through my account. Paypal wants to know if it can target you when you question its policies.
I like how you, as a NSFW creator, need to seek permission - but doing so obviously puts you on their radar and risks getting shit-canned just for trying to be "legit" about it
August 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
this is why adult creators are really emphasizing that non-creators be the ones who contact paypal. Of all the paypros, PP is the most likely to act in a retaliatory manner towards individual accounts. If you dont make adult content or youre just a commissioner, you are able to help a LOT
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There is no excuse in using GenAI as anyone can learn to draw if they actually go into it. One reason many fail is due ot belief in this “being gifted”
I worked my ass off to get here. I wasn’t born just drawing high quality art. I mainly only improved a ton by age 23 and onwards.
2/2
I worked my ass off to get here. I wasn’t born just drawing high quality art. I mainly only improved a ton by age 23 and onwards.
2/2
August 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
There is no excuse in using GenAI as anyone can learn to draw if they actually go into it. One reason many fail is due ot belief in this “being gifted”
I worked my ass off to get here. I wasn’t born just drawing high quality art. I mainly only improved a ton by age 23 and onwards.
2/2
I worked my ass off to get here. I wasn’t born just drawing high quality art. I mainly only improved a ton by age 23 and onwards.
2/2
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A teenage 4channer was beat up by two 15 year olds in DC, which was spotted and quickly stopped by nearby police. He told his friends, the richest man in the world and the Vice President of the United States, that he was pummeled by a dozen adult Romanians. A week later, Trump federalized DC police.
August 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A teenage 4channer was beat up by two 15 year olds in DC, which was spotted and quickly stopped by nearby police. He told his friends, the richest man in the world and the Vice President of the United States, that he was pummeled by a dozen adult Romanians. A week later, Trump federalized DC police.
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Grok got suspended lol
August 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Grok got suspended lol
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Happy Monday!! When you call your payment processors today maybe ask about why they were messing with the chats for some tournaments you were watching over the weekend?
Riot Games is accused of actively suppressing any negative comments related to Mastercard or otherwise mentioning the anti-game/NSFW censorship movement on its esports broadcasts.
The decision to do so was reportedly made internally, according to an obtained statement.
www.si.com/esports/news...
The decision to do so was reportedly made internally, according to an obtained statement.
www.si.com/esports/news...
Riot Games Accused of Blocking Mastercard Discourse in VCT Chat
As multiple different parts of the art, entertainment, and gaming industries are being impacted by ongoing crackdowns from various payment processors, it appear
www.si.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Happy Monday!! When you call your payment processors today maybe ask about why they were messing with the chats for some tournaments you were watching over the weekend?
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President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is taking federal control of the D.C. police and deploying 800 National Guard troops to the nation's capital to crack down on homelessness and crime.
August 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is taking federal control of the D.C. police and deploying 800 National Guard troops to the nation's capital to crack down on homelessness and crime.
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He’s literally saying in this racist rant the police are to be deployed to make tourists and the like feel more comfortable walking down the street. That’s the vision of public safety. The people who live are “homegrown” “nasty people” etc.
August 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
He’s literally saying in this racist rant the police are to be deployed to make tourists and the like feel more comfortable walking down the street. That’s the vision of public safety. The people who live are “homegrown” “nasty people” etc.
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Trump is invoking Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act, which authorizes him to seize control of the entire DC police department for a maximum of 30 days.
This is insane stuff. D.C. is not in the grip of a crime wave. Crime has been falling for three years now. Violent crime is at a 30-year low.
This is insane stuff. D.C. is not in the grip of a crime wave. Crime has been falling for three years now. Violent crime is at a 30-year low.
August 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Trump is invoking Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act, which authorizes him to seize control of the entire DC police department for a maximum of 30 days.
This is insane stuff. D.C. is not in the grip of a crime wave. Crime has been falling for three years now. Violent crime is at a 30-year low.
This is insane stuff. D.C. is not in the grip of a crime wave. Crime has been falling for three years now. Violent crime is at a 30-year low.
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Pointing out how safe DC by showing the low crime rates isn’t going to convince conservatives because “people breaking the actual law” isn’t what they mean by “crime”. To them, “crime” includes merely seeing black people, unhoused people, and anyone else the bigots clutch pearls about as “crime”
August 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Pointing out how safe DC by showing the low crime rates isn’t going to convince conservatives because “people breaking the actual law” isn’t what they mean by “crime”. To them, “crime” includes merely seeing black people, unhoused people, and anyone else the bigots clutch pearls about as “crime”
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Trump mentions NYC, Baltimore, and Oakland, says "they're so far gone," and adds, "this will go further. We'll starting very strongly with DC."
August 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Trump mentions NYC, Baltimore, and Oakland, says "they're so far gone," and adds, "this will go further. We'll starting very strongly with DC."