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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 1d

Abolish. Fire. Prosecute.

Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 1d

#KavanaughRaid
“federal agents detained nearly every resident of the 130-unit building—including children and babies—placing them in zip ties and separating them by race into vans for more than two hours early Tuesday morning.”

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 1d

In case you, like me, saw your electric bill more than double.

Peter Butler @peter-butler.bsky.social · 1d

Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers

It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously

One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

"Dear Sweet Blessed Little Baby Jesus, please watch over our armed thugs as they turn away the stranger, persecute the foreigner and harm the least of our brothers and sisters."

David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 1d

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is in Portland meeting with ICE, Border Patrol and DHS officials; Nick Sortor posted video of Noem saying a prayer for the safety of their officers at the start of the meeting.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 1d

this is literally stuff King Charles did, like not only did the American colonists have a revolution to not have this happen, but they did so in the wake of the English revolution, which was about not having stuff like this happen

George Pearkes @peark.es · 1d

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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Scary Werewolf Bar Kochba @dickius.bsky.social · 3d

Wow, it must be terrible being told that you can’t use the bathroom.

'Very difficult situation': Kristi Noem whines locals not letting ICE agents use restrooms

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem complained that her agents were not being permitted to use restrooms in Chicago because of opposition from residents.During a Sunday interview on ...

www.rawstory.com

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 5d

[Jeff Goldblum voice] infrastructure, uh, finds a way.

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 3d

I’m telling you: ridicule works. These guys are supposed to intimidate the citizenry and it’s very hard to do that when a guy in a frog suit is just staring you down and daring you to do something that makes it look like you’re afraid of a cartoon

dan sinker @dansinker.com · 3d

Portland never stops being Portland.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 4d

wizard frog is insane

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Anil Kalhan @akalhan.bsky.social · 7d

#KavanaughStop

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 7d

An arrest of a person due entirely to the person having dark skin color is now known across the country as a "Kavanaugh stop," based on Justice Kavanaugh's justification of the practice. slate.com/news-and-pol...

There’s a New Lawsuit Against “Kavanaugh Stops.” It’s Absolutely Devastating.

These detentions, far from the “brief” inconvenience the justice described, are often lengthy, violent, and dangerous.

slate.com

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 3d

I think this is right:
"We've slid into some form of authoritarianism," says Steven Levitsky, a professor of government at Harvard. "It is relatively mild compared to some others. It is certainly reversible, but we are no longer living in a liberal democracy."
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...

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lorem ipsum 🇧🇷🇺🇸 @whiskeynachos.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you to the Alaska Raptor Center for telling the truth that birders already knew: every bald eagle cry you hear in an advertisement is a red-tailed hawk.

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 3d

REAL BALL bsky.app/profile/cjze...

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 3d

Watch this Titans TD, TRUST ME. You cannot predict ball.

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Shell 🐚 @mjhvincent.bsky.social · 4d

Choosing violence on this gorgeous fall Saturday

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4d

also, in keeping with Vance’s view of american identity, only white people are fully American with the right to critique or dissent. nonwhites must show proper gratitude (supporting Trump or marrying JD Vance) before they can speak critically of the country (in approved ways, of course)

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 4d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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Chicken Puppet @chickenpuppet.online · 7d

I know these guys are all dumber than a sack of hammers, but it is fascinating to see the military decide “logistics are gay” in real time

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 6d

Which begs the question of how far in advance they requested those notes and letters and how confident they were that there was going to be a shutdown no matter what the Democrats offered.

Or, hey, maybe I’m just being paranoid…

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Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · 6d

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Shell 🐚 @mjhvincent.bsky.social · 6d

This is great!! Also, Cleveland could use a win today. 😁

NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 6d

excited to be a part of this sturgeon release tomorrow. our water quality team will be represented at Merwin’s Wharf 1-4pm and we’d love to see you there.

cleveland.com @cleveland.com · 6d

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will release 2,000 fingerling sturgeon into the Cuyahoga River, hoping that in 15 to 20 years they will come back to reproduce.

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 6d

excited to be a part of this sturgeon release tomorrow. our water quality team will be represented at Merwin’s Wharf 1-4pm and we’d love to see you there.

cleveland.com @cleveland.com · 6d

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will release 2,000 fingerling sturgeon into the Cuyahoga River, hoping that in 15 to 20 years they will come back to reproduce.

Once abundant Lake Erie fish to be stocked Saturday at three Cuyahoga River sites

The sturgeon population in Lake Erie was depleted starting in the 1800s and now efforts are underway to bring it back.

www.cleveland.com

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 6d

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Congress has not authorized the use of military force.

Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 6d

Attention I ask from all the sacred people, greater and lesser offspring of Heimdall! Congress has not authorized the use of military force.

Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 6d

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Congress has not authorized the use of military force.

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Halloween name @bootsmcgoot.bsky.social · 8d

"i just use it to generate ideas"

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Shell 🐚 @mjhvincent.bsky.social · 7d

CRISI-TUNITY!

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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 7d

the people who are destroying all public goods and trying to kill you would like you to blame someone else, perhaps some Other whose immigration status you can deduce at a glance by putting on your racism glasses, who you can have sent to a concentration camp on the basis of your suspicion

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"

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Micah @rincewind.run · 8d

could we perhaps live in slightly less interesting times

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