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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Frey: "An individual from a car that was in the middle of a street was detained. ICE left the car in the middle of the street. The car wasn't even in park, so you got it just rolling down the street w/nobody in it. It could've hit anybody, including my own family. This is not about safety"

January 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM

Matt Tyler

@matt30330.bsky.social

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No Blood For Oil vs. Exactly How Much Oil Are We Talking About?

Contrary to what he would have you believe, President Bush’s plans to invade Iraq have nothing to do with such high-minded goals as liberating the Iraqi people or saving the world from terrorism. His ...

theonion.com

January 4, 2026 at 2:51 AM

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tyler

@syllytyler.bsky.social

Obsessed with this juxtaposition

Bernie Sanders bursting out laughing as Eric Adams seethes at Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration

January 2, 2026 at 12:43 AM

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Jerad Walker

@jeradwalker.bsky.social

Me enjoying watching my favorite team, the Georgia Bulldogs.

Nathan Felder looking unhinged at a baseball game

January 2, 2026 at 4:30 AM

Matt Tyler

@matt30330.bsky.social

there is something deeply 2012 about me that can’t help but feel this is completely mike bobo’s fault

January 2, 2026 at 5:16 AM

Matt Tyler

@matt30330.bsky.social

Trinidad Shambles

January 2, 2026 at 1:16 AM

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Steve Herman

@newsguy.bsky.social

The CBS 60 Minutes CECOT segment showed up in Canada's Global TV app and then quickly disappeared. But a direct copy (not a screen recording) is now archived online: archive.org/details/60mi...

December 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM

Matt Tyler

@matt30330.bsky.social

hbtfd

December 7, 2025 at 1:52 AM

Matt Tyler

@matt30330.bsky.social

Them dawgs is hell don't they time for a blowout

December 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM

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gwen howerton

@kissphoria.bsky.social

Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough

Samantha's Essay
This article was very thought provoking and caused me to thoroughly
evaluate the idea of gender and the role it plays in our society. The
article discussed peers using teasing as a way to enforce gender
norms. I do not necessarilv see this as a problem. God made male and
female and made us differently from each other on purpose and for a
purpose. God is very intentional with what He makes, and I believe
trying to change that would only do more harm. Gender roles and
tendencies should not be considered "stereotypes". Women naturally
want to do womanly things because God created us with those
womanly desires in our hearts. The same goes for men. God created
men in the image of His courage and strength, and He created women
in the image of His beauty. He intentionally created women
differently than men and we should live our lives with that in mind.
TPUSA OU

Samantha's Essay
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It is frustrating to me when I read articles like this and discussion
posts from my classmates of so many people trying to conform to the
same mundane opinion, so they do not step on people's toes. I think
that is a cowardly and insincere way to live. It is important to use the
freedom of speech we have been given in this country, and I
personally believe that eliminating gender in our society would be
detrimental, as it pulls us farther from God's original plan for humans.
It is perfectly normal for kids to follow gender "stereotypes" because
that is how God made us. The reason so many girls want to feel
womanly and care for others in a motherly way is not because they
feel pressured to fit into social norms. It is because God created and
chose them to reflect His beauty and His compassion in that way. In
Genesis, God says that it is not good for man to be alone, so He
TPUSA OU

Samantha's Essay
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created a helper for man (which is a woman). Many people assume the
word "helper" in this context to be condescending and offensive to
women. However, the original word in Hebrew is "ezer kenegdo" and that directly translates to "helper equal to". Additionally, God
describes Himself in the Bible using "ezer kenegdo",
≥ or "helper", and
He describes His Holy Spirit as our Helper as well. This shows the
importance God places on the role of the helper (women's roles). God
does not view women as less significant than men. He created us with
such intentionally and care and He made women in his image of being
a helper, and in the image of His beauty. If leaning into that role
means I am "following gender stereotypes" then I am happy to be
following a stereotype that aligns with the gifts and abilities God gave
me as a woman.
TPUSA OU

Samantha's Essay
I do not think men and women are pressured to be more masculine or
feminine. I strongly disagree with the idea from the article that
encouraging acceptance of diverse gender expressions could improve
students' confidence. Society pushing the lie that there are multiple
genders and everyone should be whatever they want to be is demonic
and severely harms American youth. I do not want kids to be teased or
bullied in school. However, pushing the lie that everyone has their
own truth and everyone can do whatever they want and be whoever
they want is not biblical whatsoever. The Bible says that our lives are
not our own but that our lives and bodies belong to the Lord for His
glory. I live my life based on this truth and firmly believe that there
would be less gender issues and insecurities in children if they were.
raised knowing that they do not belong to themselves, but they belong
to the Lord
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TPUSA OU

November 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM

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NY Times Pitchbot

@nytpitchbot.bsky.social

This absurd oversensitivity about professors having sex with minors procured for them by sex criminals shows that campus cancel culture is out of control.

by Alan Dershowitz and Larry Summers

November 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈

@josephpolitano.bsky.social

Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops

November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM

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Qasim Rashid, Esq.

@qasimrashid.com

These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen

Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.

November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM

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Gregory Pratt

@royalpratt.bsky.social

Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school

November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM

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Schooley

@schooley.bsky.social

Writing about Elon Musk’s pay package without leading with this is like profiling John Wayne Gacy’s booming party clown career.

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Nov 6

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands

The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

newyorkermag.visitlink.me

November 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM

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Ray Beckerman

@raybeckerman.bsky.social

[Maybe Mamdani should rethink his idea of keeping her on] NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch got Trump admin heads up before ICE raid on Canal Street www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/06/n...

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch got Trump admin heads up before ICE raid on Canal Street

The revelation that Tisch had advance knowledge of the Trump administration’s Canal St. raids could raise a number of complicated questions for Zohran Mamdani, the mayoral-elect who has said …

www.nydailynews.com

November 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM

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Danielle Blake

@abradacabla.bsky.social

Once more, for old times’ sake

November 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM

Matt Tyler

@matt30330.bsky.social

get in the car losers we’re primarying chuck

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Nov 5

Chuck Schumer statement, via NYT's Michael Gold

Leader Schumer statement on Mayor-Elect Mamdani's Victory:
I congratulate Mayor-elect Mamdani on his well-earned and historic victory tonight.
His campaign was relentlessly focused on the cost-of-living crisis, that Donald Trump has only made worse, and on finding ways to help working families, seniors, and young people build a life of dignity and economic security in New York City.
I have worked collaboratively and productively with Mayor-elect Mamdani on a number of vital issues over the years - including delivering historic relief to our taxi drivers who were suffering under crushing and unfair debt - and I look forward to building on that partnership to keep New York City strong, fair, more affordable, and thriving.

November 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM

Matt Tyler

@matt30330.bsky.social

Best part about this is Andrew Cuomo is leaving New York too!

November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM

Matt Tyler

@matt30330.bsky.social

November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM

Matt Tyler

@matt30330.bsky.social

waiting for the commie corridor to save us @hellgatenyc.com

November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM

Matt Tyler

@matt30330.bsky.social

so schumer voted for cuomo right?

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · Nov 4

Just hours before polls are set to close, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer declined to reveal who he cast his vote for in the New York City mayoral election amid his continued rejection to endorse the Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani. bit.ly/49CEVpN