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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 19h

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.

buff.ly

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Smurph @oopsallsmurph.bsky.social · 4d

Megan and I have started calling that time when you just need to turn your brain off and scroll mindlessly our “Cocomelon time”

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WIRED @wired.com · 5d

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation. www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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Cody Lee Walker @codleeco.bsky.social · 10d

29 - Summer

#swordtember

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21d

It's pretty clear that they got their Reichstag Fire with the Kirk assassination. Democracy is dead.

We now have a fascist dictator.

Alt text:
Screenshot of a Truth Social post by Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) dated September 17, 2025, at 8:26 PM. The post reads:

"I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"

The post shows 1.54k ReTruths and 4.97k Likes below the text.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 21d

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 25d

what we’ve seen from the right is the most insane case of cancel culture i’ve ever witnessed. the left has never even done close to a fraction of a fraction of what they want to do now

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Lindsay Ballant @lballant.bsky.social · 25d

We’ve been living through 72 nonstop hours of this exact tweet

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 25d

People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police

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Aaron Weiss @aweiss.bsky.social · 28d

Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment.

Jared Polis has failed Colorado.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Governor Polis Orders Flags to Half-Staff to Honor the Anniversary of September 11th and the Passing of Charlie Kirk

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 28d

This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.

Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman remembered as funny, savvy and 'a true leader'

Friends and colleagues remembered her as grounded, kind and compassionate.

www.pbs.org

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 28d

He was just, like, a guy. Not a politician. Not a statesman of any kind. Just some really mean guy. Flags at half mast. Yankee moment of silence. Whatever the shit this is.

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

andy™ @andylevy.net · 28d

not even surprising at this point

nytimes editorial board piece headlined “america mourns charlie kirk”

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Smurph @oopsallsmurph.bsky.social · 28d

Anyway here’s Wonderwall

I do not support all victims of gun violence, some of you bitches are very Nazis

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 28d

The truth of the matter is that if anyone but Charlie Kirk had been killed at today’s shooting, then Charlie Kirk would be out there right now using the shooting as pretext to deliver arguments designed to make sure that the next shooting would happen, and the next one, and the next, and the next.

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Smurph @oopsallsmurph.bsky.social · 28d

AHAHAHAHAHAHA BYE BITCHHHH

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 28d

Certainly looks like we scared the President away from Chicago. Fighting like hell works.

“They are a progressive city, and they don’t want the president’s help. That’s on them. It’s horrific that they don’t want President Trump’s help.”

“Chicago should be begging Donald Trump for help to keep Chicago safe,” Bondi added. “Yet, they aren’t so we’re going to go into a city who wants us there.”

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 28d

Glenn Beck’s media outlet The Blaze just gave an interview last month to the person who killed the politicians in Minnesota

Blaze Media
https://www.theblaze.com
Exclusive: Assassination suspect Vance
Boelter tells STUNNING inside ...
Aug 12, 2025 - Vance Luther Boelter told Blaze News he shot at Sen. John Hoffman and his wife only after they laid hands on him and his shooting arm.

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Smurph @oopsallsmurph.bsky.social · 28d

Shut the fuck up that’s not how I find out about this

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Kevin Gaughen 🇺🇸 @gaughen.bsky.social · Sep 4

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DNGN CLUB | Jack Panic @dngnclub.itch.io · Sep 3

EMERGENCY MOVING SALE by DNGNCLUB

A bundle by DNGNCLUB, $14.00 for 14 games

itch.io

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Cai K 𓄿 𝖈𝖔𝖜𝖇𝖔𝖞 𝖈𝖔𝖗𝖛𝖎𝖉.𝖞𝖊𝖊𝖈𝖆𝖜. @estelofimladris.bsky.social · Sep 1

one of my favorite things

the spiderman pointing meme with "Stars and Wishes" written across the top and hearts next to all the spidermans as they point at each other.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 30

CHICAGO…

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Danielle Radford @danielleradford.bsky.social · Aug 30

“Sir we need some photo from today, everyone is shitposting about your absence”

“Bring me the guy who takes pictures of Bigfoot”

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · Aug 30

Trump at his golf club today. He hid from the public for days and won’t let the press pool near him.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · Aug 27

Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · Aug 27

AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.

Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action

Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.

arstechnica.com

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DNGN CLUB | Jack Panic @dngnclub.itch.io · Aug 16

Quick reminder: you can quickly give ratings to any game you've downloaded on your FEED tab on Itch.
Ratings are super easy ways to help out designers!

Go forth and give the gift of discoverability!

a screen grab of the FEED tab highlighting the area on the right of the page where you can quickly rate games you've downloaded!

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