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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 15m

@hipcrimevocab.net hey do you want to hunt feral hogs with spears with me

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 51m

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I understand why people *want* the police to intervene--normies are like, 'I thought cops are supposed to arrest people doing crimes, ICE is right there doing crimes, go do your thing'

but police organizations take nearly every opportunity to be like, 'oh you misunderstood what our thing is'

Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 1h

The Fraternal Order of Police is on the side of MAGA and against the people they are supposed to be "policing." I think this says a lot to the people who insist local police are going to be "resistance."
www.foxnews.com/us/national-...

National police union calls Chicago's refusal to help ICE agents 'shocking' violation of duty

Police union leaders called Chicago's alleged directive to not assist ICE agents surrounded by protesters a violation of law enforcement's duty to protect fellow officers.

www.foxnews.com

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1h

*10/8/2025 noncooperation thread*

Back of the Yards is a ~65% Hispanic/Latine neighborhood in Chicago - and hey now! Look what I found!

The website & phone number for Friedman Real Estate in Michigan: friedmanrealestate.com/property-sea...

888-848-1671

brb I have to make a phone call

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 19h

The feds have been using a Back of the Yards Plaza for staging and other operations. Activists are calling on out of town (Michigan) management Friedman Real Estate to block ICE operations on their property. A story from SW side. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/07/b...

Back of the Yards activists call on shopping plaza to block ICE operations on their property

Activists said they have seen federal immigration agents repeatedly use the shopping center at 46th Street and Damen Avenue for staging, sometimes as early as 6 a.m.

www.chicagotribune.com

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 26m

This was just on September 18th:

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Screenshot of a headline for a Reuters article by Patricia Zengerle published 18 September 2025 at 6:39pm. Text reads: "As Senate goes 'nuclear,' dozens of Trump nominees are confirmed"

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 53m

John Hinckley Jr. has a 100% positive rating on ebay. www.ebay.com/usr/kingsmgo...

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 25m

Expect Cuomo to continue tacking to the right for the next month—Curtis Sliwa's votes are all the votes he still has a chance to get.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 40m

Andrew Cuomo will announce a proposal on Wednesday to scrap the plan to close the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City if elected mayor, saying he would rebuild the jails and not relocate detainees to new borough-based jail facilities.

Cuomo Calls for Rebuilding Rikers Island and Keeping the Jails Open

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wants to ditch New York City’s plan to replace the Rikers Island jail complex and use the sites for the proposed borough-based jails for affordable housing.

nyti.ms

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 23m

No lies detected. My horf will nod agreeably to anything I say as long as the cookies keep coming.

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 25m

Just incase you are wondering... this is not how a Christian should think about their neighbors

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

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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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 20h

Why? Because people only report their enemies, and they report a lot of things that aren't actionable in the hopes of getting their enemies in trouble. The standard industry assumption is that between 90-95% of user reports are reports of non-actionable content.

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 32m

This is the part that kills me. Rs literally did this *mere weeks ago* and it was barely a one-day story, already forgotten to the mists of time

Alan Mygatt-Tauber @amtappeals.bsky.social · 45m

Every time a GOP Senator blames the shutdown on Democrats, a reporter should ask why they don’t just eliminate the filibuster for budget bills, like they just did for block confirmations.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

Gov. Pritzker after Trump calls for him to be jailed: “I will not back down… what else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 1h

Baruch Dayan HaEmet.

May his memory be for a blessing, a schmear throughout New York and beyond. 🥯

(unlocked link in next skeet)

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97

www.nytimes.com

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 1h

If you cisgender motherfuckers put Gavin fucking Newsom in the White House, thus validating the way he has thrown trans people under the bus, I am going to lose my shit.

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 1h

Greg Sargent stop positioning Gavin Newsom as a brave resister of the right without mentioning his capitulation on trans rights challenge 2025. So far, Greg is failing as miserably as the rest of the cis media.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3h

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule

He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.

newrepublic.com

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Henry @henrythedog.bsky.social · 12h

I'm reminded of when Eisenhower was President, he utterly refused to allow military men to salute him because he understood the importance of civilian control of the military, and while as a 5 star he was technically ALWAYS in the Army, as President he was a civilian.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 13h

Pete Hegseth put on his military fatigues for a new photo op a week after yelling at top brass about grooming and DEI.

Pentagon Pete Cosplays After Bizarre General Pep Talk

The Defense Secretary suited up for a new photo op with the troops.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 5h

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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Eelaware @eelaware.bsky.social · 11h

Hamsters won't necessarily eat you as much as convert you into affordable luxury housing

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 1h

@sarahwithtea.bsky.social YOU TOO COULD READ THE CONCLUSION

Nat Lawless 🌈🦄 @nat-lawless.bsky.social · 10h

What a cracking conclusion to @jordanlhawk.bsky.social’s Whyborne & Griffin series! The final battle for Widdershins and the world might be the best of the 11 books.

🌈📚💙 🪐📚 🌈🚀💫 🌈💜 📚🌶️
#booksky #fantasy
#romancebook #romantasy #romancem/m

A book. Jordan L Hawk. Deosil. A Whyborne and Griffin novel. Two men in grey 19th century style coats and waistcoats stare at the camera with serious expressions. One has both fists clenched; the other holds a book in one hand. Blue lightning fills the sky behind them.

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 1h

Brooke your arteries can only take so much

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 1h

where is your sense of adventure Tango

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 2h

"Could you pray for my celebrity sister..."

Oh, um, sorry but no, that's not really something I'd--

"--Dolly Parton?"

*knees hit floor*

‘I was up all night praying’: Dolly Parton’s sister asks fans to ‘pray with me’

Hours after the first post, Freida Parton clarified saying her sister has "been a little under the weather."

www.wsoctv.com

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 1h

...this sounds amazing

Kara McNair @karamcnair.bsky.social · 15h

French grilled cheese toast.

2 pieces of french toast. Kraft singles melted in between ‘em. Serve with (artificial) maple syrup.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

What foods do you love that you fully acknowledge make you a pervert for loving them?

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John Susag @susagjohn.bsky.social · 16h

Panel 1: Man asks cat "would you eat me if you had nothing to eat?". Panel 2: Cat says "never". Panel 3: Man hugs cat. Panel 4: Cat says "I don't eat trash".

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 3h

Bridging my current life in Chicago and my past life in D.C., I argue today at @newrepublic.com that Democrats should ~never~ vote to fund this government. Make John Thune blow up Senate rules and Republicans wholly own the U.S. extra-military military doing war crimes against us, funded by us.

The Case for the Forever Shutdown

Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.

newrepublic.com

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 2h

Looks like the queen's gonna be okay.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Dolly Parton's sister 'didn't mean to scare anyone' with call for prayers

The singer's sister had asked fans to pray for her after the star postponed gigs due to health issues.

www.bbc.com

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