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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 3h

"Citizens in Aalten speak out in favor of the arrival of an asylum seekers' center in the municipality"

NOS @nieuws.nos.nl · 4h

Burgers in Aalten spreken zich uit voor de komst van azc in de gemeente

Na protesten in mei besloot de gemeenteraad het plan voor een nieuw asielzoekerscentrum voorlopig uit te stellen.

nos.nl

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 3h

The existence of even one Catholic convert dismantles the central lie of religion, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.

See I can make bullshit, nonsense arguments too, Heritage Foundation.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 3h

“The existence of even one ex gay dismantles the central lie of homosexuality, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.”

Same shit different era.

Chloe Cole: The existence of even one detransitioner dismantles the central lie of transgenderism, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 4h

not to dwell on the latest incoherent screed, but i look forward to the day in which trans women do not fawn over the transphobic ramblings of an outspoken eugenicist doctor as a speaker of truth and wisdom.

personally i think we deserve better than that. i think we should have higher self esteem.

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 3h

my belief is that even a fool is capable of occasionally stumbling upon Truth with enough time thus it is not meaningfully exculpatory as counter evidence of moral virtue in light of a narcissistic quest at establishing dominion over trans women where ill-intent is stated and harm is demonstrable.

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 3h

as an aside, i do find it amusing when ones' broad speculation Theory of Everything about transness seems carefully constructed so as to exclude oneself from transness by any means necessary, especially when considering ones' steadfast mission towards discovering a cure.

others might read into that

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Jonathan Aul @mudshark58.bsky.social · 12m

I'd ask how anyone managed to get a job at the NYT without ever having attended college, but it says here that the writer of the piece was a 1977 Harvard grad.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemona...

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 3h

lmao can confirm

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 4h

Shocked, just shocked, by this important scoop on front page of today's NYT. /s/

Based on report that came out ... nine months ago

And behavior long predating that

("Skip a class? Perish the thought!!" Says anyone who ever worked on a college newspaper, which covers a lot of people in the media.)

NYT front page headline: "Harvard Finds Skipping Class Part of Culture."

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 4h

Just golden retriever-level bewildered at how there's a good number of my fellow Americans who think Portland is an apocalyptic hellscape despite how the people who live there constantly assure them that nothing's on fire except the jugglers.

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 3h

Don't know how we move the needle back to "Yeah politicians lie but at least they know they're lying" after this guy, I really don't.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

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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Dr. Christine Sarteschi, LCSW @drsarteschi.bsky.social · 3h

This man was an elected Sheriff. Now's he a sovereign citizen

Photo of a man teaching about common law

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 3h

www.newsweek.com/chicago-past...

Chicago pastor sues Trump admin after allegedly being shot by ICE agents

Rev. David Black alleges ICE shot him without warning in Broadview; joins suit over protester rights violations.

www.newsweek.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 3h

Pretty sure Eleanor Roosevelt is dead

Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 4h

Bondi claiming they arrested [checks notes] "the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa" has me in stitches

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Bondi: "Bondi: "Just like we did with cartels, we are going to take the same approach, President Trump, with antifa -- destroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We are going to take them apart."

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The Trace @thetrace.org · 3h

The Trump administration has claimed violent crime is rampant in Oregon’s largest city. A Trace analysis shows that shootings have actually plummeted.

Here Are the Facts About Gun Violence in Portland

The Trump administration has claimed violent crime is rampant in Oregon’s largest city. A Trace analysis shows that shootings have actually plummeted.

www.thetrace.org

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Micah @rincewind.run · 3h

feels like it should be a big deal that the president is directing the invasion of american cities based on what are almost certainly AI videos shown to him by his staff

maybe one of our ostensible news organizations could track down exactly what it is that he's seeing

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

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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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 3h

Dolly Parton has been a good person all her life. She does so many kind things for people. Compare that to someone like JK Rowling who wakes up every day and decides to be an absolute asshole.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 3h

I know JKR cosplayed as poor during the book promos, but she was born wealthy.

While Dolly was really born very poor.

Poor people know wealth is a tool that works like manure — best when spread around. Rich people use it as score-keeping and a means to stay in power.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 3h

it's weird because I have both Anglican and Catholic mutuals who know the guy IRL

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 3h

A lot going on here, but a religion note: DHS Assistant Sec. Tricia McLaughlin refers to Rev. Black as a "pastor" here — using quotation marks.

It's a notable slight against a faith leader's status, as Black is, in fact, an ordained minister of a church operating within the Presbytery of Chicago.

This footage is from almost a month ago. What this clipped video doesn’t show is that these agitators were blocking an ICE vehicle from leaving the federal facility—impeding operations.

Over and over again, law enforcement ordered these agitators to move off of federal property so the vehicle could move. Law enforcement verbally warned these agitators that they would use force if they did not move and stop impeding operations. They did not comply.

Shortly after, rioters began throwing rocks, bottles and launching fireworks at the law enforcement officers on the roof.

At the time of this incident, this facility held criminal illegal aliens including gang members, drug traffickers, and other violent criminals. Obstructing law enforcement puts officers, detainees and the public at risk. If you are obstructing law enforcement you can expect to be met with force.

And, as an aside, this is the same “pastor” who flipped
@Sec_Noem
and our team the bird when we were there last week.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 3h

like, dude is from a Quaker background. he has been in the religion game longer than Noem has

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Jonathan Aul @mudshark58.bsky.social · 45m

Beautiful bird.

Also loud, when he feels like calling attention to himself.

Jonathan Aul @mudshark58.bsky.social · 47m

They certainly appear... um... well-fed.

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Mimi Rocah @mimirocah1.bsky.social · 9h

Last night on @lauracoates.com: Bondi’s attack dog approach to her testimony while not surprising is beneath the office she holds. And again - no mention of survivors or victims the very people DOJ is supposed to protect.

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Maria Bustillos @mariabustillos.com · 3h

they are fa and everyone knows it!

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 4h

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 3h

This is what happens when you need migrants but hate the fact that you need them.

Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 3h

Good grief. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Germany ends fast-track citizenship as mood on migration shifts

Friedrich Merz’s conservatives had pledged to rescind legislation, which allowed citizenship in three years instead of five

www.theguardian.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

A window into how policy is made in this White House

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Q: Are you going to work with your administration to designate antifa a foreign terror organization?

TRUMP: You mean anti-terror?

Q: Antifa

TRUMP: Antifa?

Q: A foreign terror organization

TRUMP: Would you like to see it done? I'd be glad to do it. Does everybody agree? It sounds good to me

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 3h

the president, the sec of state, and a random reporter are casually discussing whether to designate antifa a foreign terrorist organization

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