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ellie maybe @ellie.thecancellations.com · 1h

"The Memphis of our State Justins is running for Congress!" - me, to my spouse who fully understood this sentence.

Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 1h

NEW: Justin J. Pearson of the ‘Tennessee Three’ Has Had It With ‘Mediocrity’ — So He’s Running for Congress

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Justin J. Pearson of the 'Tennessee Three' Has Had It With 'Mediocrity' -- So He's Running for Congress

Justin J. Pearson, a member of the "Tennessee Three," has announced a campaign to primary Democrat Steve Cohen and join the U.S. House.

www.rollingstone.com

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1h

“Now is our moment in time to fight for the change that we want to see, and fight for the future that we know we deserve," Pearson tells Rolling Stone.

More: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1h

Justin J. Pearson — the 30-year-old Memphis representative and member of the “Tennessee Three” who protested gun violence — has announced a bid to primary 76-year-old Democrat Steve Cohen for a seat in the U.S. House.

Justin J. Pearson of the 'Tennessee Three' Has Had It With 'Mediocrity' -- So He's Running for Congress

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 1h

NEW: Justin J. Pearson of the ‘Tennessee Three’ Has Had It With ‘Mediocrity’ — So He’s Running for Congress

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Justin J. Pearson of the 'Tennessee Three' Has Had It With 'Mediocrity' -- So He's Running for Congress

Justin J. Pearson, a member of the "Tennessee Three," has announced a campaign to primary Democrat Steve Cohen and join the U.S. House.

www.rollingstone.com

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 18h

hell yeah

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

REWIND
MANOSPHERE INFLUENCERS WHO BOOSTED TRUMP ARE NOW COOLING ON HIM
By NIKKI MCCANN RAMIREZ
OCTOBER 6, 2025

And then it’s Homer with a hundred cigarettes in his mouth

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · Oct 7

hey guys check this out

an mspaint drawing of a table with a dumpling steamer on it along with two dipping sauces and a plate with lettuce on it. the dumpling steamer is two stacks high and made out of bamboo. as one would expect from a steamer, there are splits where the steam can get through the bottom, and on resting on top is 7 small dumplings. it's not really apparent that there are walls to the steamer, but perspective is REALLY hard okay? cut me some slack. two wooden chopsticks are resting on top of the steamer and the circular lid is leaned against it on the right side. the lid of course has a clock on it because naturally it should. on the left side of the table there are two sauce dishes filled with what looks to be soy sauce and some sort of chili sauce. there's also a plate on the table with lettuce on it. i considered doing more side dishes but again, perspective is really hard and this was complex enough. not one of my best works but i enjoyed some freezer dumplings this morning. they were good

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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 1d

The most unsatisfying 'I told you so' ever is coming & it sucks that this is real. 'Creators like Theo Von and Adin Ross are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House' - @nikkimcr.bsky.social in @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Manosphere Influencers Who Boosted Trump Are Now Cooling on Him

Prominent influencers including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz are starting to distance themselves from Donald Trump and his policies.

www.rollingstone.com

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 1d

Here you go!

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Battle of the Sexes | Jasper Craven

Pete Hegseth has used his many perches—from Princeton to the Pentagon—to agitate for a kind of trickle-down masculinity.

thebaffler.com

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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 1d

"Now — 9 months into the implementation of the president’s agenda — the same ultra-popular podcasters and streamers who lent their audiences to the president in 2024 are scrambling to break with his government."

By @nikkimcr.bsky.social via @rollingstone.com

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Manosphere Influencers Who Boosted Trump Are Now Cooling on Him

Prominent influencers including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz are starting to distance themselves from Donald Trump and his policies.

www.rollingstone.com

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The Weekend: Primetime @theweekendprime.bsky.social · 2d

Who is the best messenger for the left?

"I think the person who is doing it right in terms of someone who can sit down and talk about the news... and build a consistent audience and engage with them politically... is Hasan Piker." @nikkimcr.bsky.social

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 3d

‘They Need to Suffer’: Inside Trump’s War on Dissent

After Charlie Kirk’s murder, Trump expanded his war on free speech, the left, and ordinary Americans.

It’s going to get worse.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 2d

a couple of thoughts here.

1: what can you do but laugh. A good hearty Nelson Muntz laugh.

2: "not to mention all the pussy/dick he s/he will, as a martyr, be entitled to" lol what? THIS IS JD VANCE'S INTELLECTUAL RASPUTIN.

jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 2d

mencius moldbug is thinking of fleeing the country because he thinks the trump administration's chaotic half-assing of dismantling liberal democracy is going to bite them all in the ass

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American Friction @americanfric.bsky.social · 4d

🚨ICYMI🚨
Hegseth & Trump decided to body shame their military top brass in a bizarre performance that baffled the world. @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social, @jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @nikkimcr.bsky.social unpack how counterproductive this was and more 👉https://linktr.ee/americanfriction

#trump #politics

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 4d

I am just so fucking proud of her.

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 4d

NEW EPISODE:

- Pete Hegseth says no femmes, no fatties
- Shutdown blues
- Update on the Epstein discharge petition
- I hate AI

Listen wherever you get your pods! Support us so hard on Patreon <3

linktr.ee/americanfric...

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 4d

It was PR sent to the RS office lol

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 4d

I did record this episode from a giant Call of Duty beanbag chair, for authenticity

American Friction @americanfric.bsky.social · 5d

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

Hegseth and Trump decided to body shame their military top brass in a bizarre performance that baffled the world. @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social, @jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @nikkimcr.bsky.social discuss this and more in the latest episode 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...

#trump #politics

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American Friction @americanfric.bsky.social · 5d

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

Hegseth and Trump decided to body shame their military top brass in a bizarre performance that baffled the world. @chrisjonesprod.bsky.social, @jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @nikkimcr.bsky.social discuss this and more in the latest episode 👉 linktr.ee/americanfric...

#trump #politics

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 6d

Trump is prepared to inflict even more pain on Americans to force Dems into submission

“It’s hostage taking,” @warren.senate.gov

“These are people that are playing with someone else’s chips. They’re not feeling this.” @andykimnj.bsky.social

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

'Hostage Taking': Trump Is Hurting Americans to Force Dems to Cave on Shutdown

President Donald Trump is touting how the shutdown has given him an "opportunity" to cut government agencies as Democrats try to hold the line.

www.rollingstone.com

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 6d

Vance: "On the sobrero thing, Hakeem Jeffries said it was racist [...] I honestly don't even know what that means. Like, is he a Mexican American?"

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 6d

right* smh

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 6d

Vance: I'll tell Hakeem Jeffries righ now, if you help us reopen the government, the sombrero memes will stop.

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 6d

JD Vance says that if the shutdown continues, the Trump adminikstratioon will be forced to conduct "layoffs" to ensure that "essential services" can continue to be funded.

That is not how shutdowns work.

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John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 7d

What a perfect formulation:

“This is, in many ways, the dynamic that defines reactionary centrism: the right must be understood, but never blamed. The left can be blamed, but need not be understood.” www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...

What is a reactionary centrist, and does the UK have them?

A term favoured by US progressives can help us understand Britain’s drift to the right

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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