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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 5h

a cartoon character named charlie brown is running in a field

Alt: a cartoon character named charlie brown is running in a field and Lucy swipes the football away

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 10h

As another alum, I am also asking this question about @uconn.bsky.social

Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 11h

hey @uconn.bsky.social out of curiosity would you say that you are now anti anti black racism. just asking some questions as an alum www.ctinsider.com/news/educati...

UConn may rescind Anti-Black Racism course requirement due to Trump administration: 'Slippery slope'

The "U.S. Anti-Black Racism" course at UConn is part of the general education curriculum.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 20h

so theres a possibility the attorney general has seen evidence the president raped children and now the entire republican party is helping to cover it up?

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 1d

This is just incredibly reckless.

Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 1d

The wide scale use of insincere actors to undermine the left is a story that deserves way more attention.

Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 1d

Remember Wikileaks? That website that was very much earnestly concerned about government overreach and abuse and not just an op?

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 1d

Who gives a shit?

Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 2d

Fucking magnets, how do they work?

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 2d

This is why people stopped supporting you, your consistent adoption of right wing framing.

Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, we should be “at war” with national outlets but local TV news is what matters most right now.

Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 3d

If we want to win the fight against fascism, we need to focus our attention on how we change local TV news coverage of Trump.

Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 3d

ABC7 story on 2 charged with assaulting feds. They repeated yesterday's DHS claims: 1) shot woman had a gun and 2) “intelligence bulletin" says she doxed agents. Neither claim is in the charging papers.

⭐️ Interview w/girlfriend of guy choked by federal agent. Feds won't let her have hospital visit.

Woman shot by CBP agent among 2 charged in alleged Brighton Park vehicle ramming, prosecutors says

A woman who was shot by a federal agent on Chicago's Southwest Side on Saturday morning is among two people facing charges in the alleged vehicle-ramming incident that happened moments before shots we...

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 4d

If I had played a sport that consistently injured the part of the brain which governs impulse control, I would stay far away from alcohol.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 4d

Like magic, I found this post further down my feed and it 100% works because it is an exact characterization of what Mr. Intercept was saying at the time.

NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 4d

Hamas, who I do not support, should accept the progressive peace plan put forward by Donald Trump, who I also do not support.

by Glenn Greenwald

Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 4d

To wit, many of the folks in The Intercept Extended Universe were dyed in the wool believers that Trump was the “peace” candidate.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 4d

Fuck Maureen Dowd forever, but we should also never forget that among the super smart and savvy left, it was unquestionable fact that Trump was the antiwar candidate in that election.

Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 6d

Never forget.

Donald the Dove, Hillary the Hawk
Maureen Dowd
By Maureen Dowd
April 30, 2016

Trump declares drug cartels operating in Caribbean unlawful combatants

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · 6d

Last year, CNN ran a “fact check” of Kamala HQ that claimed we were lying for saying Trump’s plan is Project 2025.

Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan.

Legacy media failed the country.

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 6d

This is all true and it was only possible because every major news organization fell for it.

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 6d

The story of 2024 is this: Trump had a plan to destroy American government called Project 2025, which had, literally, not a typo, a 4% approval rating. He lied constantly and said he wouldn't do it.

Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.

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Materialist Gnostic @walmsley.bsky.social · 7d

it's so fucking funny to convert to the kind of christianity that is specifically defined by having a guy in charge of it then yell at that guy when he tells you how to be christian

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 7d

I understand getting angry at the Democrats’ fecklessness, but it is really important to acknowledge that they are fighting on two fronts.

Editing the Blue-Gray Lady @nytdiff.bsky.social · 8d

Change in Headline

Before: These Six Charts Tell You Exactly What’s at Stake in This Shutdown
After: These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats May Shut Down the Government

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 8d

this is the third time Donald Trump has shut down the government while his party controls both houses of Congress

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 8d

Meaning, they likely reached out to the White House privately to announce their displeasure.

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 8d

Real quick just want to remind everyone that Graham Linehan is a deranged bigot

Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · Aug 17

Graham Linehan ruined his own life by walking down a path of hatred but forgetting to first become a billionaire writing beloved children’s books and THEN walking down a path of hatred

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 8d

This feels way more like the business community pitching a fit.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8d

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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Tactical Toughskins Fan @mattalap.bsky.social · 8d

The president declared war on Americans and the “paper of record” can only muster “unusual meeting”.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8d

Breaking News: President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military should use U.S. cities as “training grounds” at an unusual meeting focused on culture wars. It was unclear why they needed to gather senior military leaders from overseas to tell them this face to face.

Live Updates: Trump Addresses Rare Military Gathering as Government Shutdown Looms

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