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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 56m

The job of a Washington Post editor today is to distort the facts—including about incidents from the recent past that were well documented by the old Washington Post—and to be seen distorting information like that, to curry favor with the Trump regime.

It’s sad, a real loss. But that’s what it is.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 12h

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

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Found Star Trek Episodes @foundepisodes.bsky.social · 16h

If you comment here, PLEASE, remember the rules:

F ollow Star Trek
U nite for a better future
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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The Jurph from the Black Lagoon @jurph.bsky.social · 13h

The advisor from SimCity hollers at the player, "YOU CAN'T LET A FROG DANCE EROTICALLY AT YOUR SWAT TEAM! YOU WILL REGRET THIS!" The typeface is Chicago but the city is Portland.

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Himbo Blacksmith🇿🇦🇮🇹 @himboblacksmith.bsky.social · 19h

The tank's role is to draw aggro

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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The Masque of the Reding Death @jayreding.bsky.social · 17h

Isn't "vibe lawyering" just a synonym for "legal malpractice?"

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Saruman's industrial growth policies @midwesternterroir.bsky.social · 17h

It's actual notice of what conduct does and does not fall under a given LEO's permissible activities; all other give rise to a 1983 action. Such serves to preempt any claim of qualified immunity, as it serves as actual knowledge of the illegality of certain actions.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 17h

Ellis rules that the plaintiffs have standing for their case. She cites the "ongoing and sustained record of conduct" by federal agents gathered over the last month.

She further finds the plaintiffs have plausibly shown feds have "frustrated" efforts to "protect journalist safety."

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 21h

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Saruman's industrial growth policies @midwesternterroir.bsky.social · 18h

The last time CNN wasn't absolute horseshit was during the Gulf War in 1991.

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Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 19h

CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 18h

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 22h

Mike Johnson’s position is young pregnant American women shouldn’t have to wait before being turned away to die in the parking lot from an ectopic pregnancy the hospital is afraid to treat

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h

really can’t say enough about how mike johnson is a sniveling little coward of a man. a bayou-bred pushover with a dignity deficit that would embarrass renfield

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Saruman's industrial growth policies @midwesternterroir.bsky.social · 21h

Fuck. Oh god fuck. Please no.

Heat is one of the few perfect films. Don’t do this to me.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 1d

Centrists can try to rewrite history, but they’ve been winning the battle over the Democratic Party for years. If that’s translating into losses at the ballot box, maybe it’s time to actually try something new.

Jon Chait Thinks Kamala Harris Went Too Far Left. He's Just Falling for Trump's Demagoguery.

A year ago, Jonathan Chait said centrists were winning. When Kamala Harris lost, though, he fell for Trump's anti-trans demagoguery.

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Saruman's industrial growth policies @midwesternterroir.bsky.social · 1d

Legally or practically? Because, none of them and all of them are the answers to either question.

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Jerome @fjerome.bsky.social · 1d

The median voter thinks this is how it has always worked

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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 1d

Apropos of nothing, Sec. Kristi Noem is currently praying over Burgerville with Portland ICE officials.

A screenshot of a video of Noem praying at a conference table with other people wearing suits. Fast food bags and water bottles sit on the table.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 1d

Look, if you want to support someone who understands why we need to regulate the shit out of this particular industry to avoid a whole host of negative outcomes, I’m just saying, the donate button is right here.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

very cool that if you are working on behalf of right-wing culture warriors, you no longer need standing to have your claim adjudicated by the supreme court

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

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Saruman's industrial growth policies @midwesternterroir.bsky.social · 2d

Modern day Ro Khanna is a parody making fun of previous, not in the pockets of tech oligarchs, Ro Khanna.

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