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platinumretriever @platinumretriever.bsky.social · 8h

If you can handle swifties you should tackle K-pop next

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Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 21h

This lurid headline is about British tourists no longer getting away with overstaying in Schengen. Or being 'illegals', as it's often called in the UK.

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platinumretriever @platinumretriever.bsky.social · 9h

Yes! Makes them look like weak and pathetic wannabe fascists, which is exactly the right framing. The added bonus is that these videos get more shared on social media than with people in plain clothes.

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platinumretriever @platinumretriever.bsky.social · 10h

big fan of silly costumes as a protest tactic

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platinumretriever @platinumretriever.bsky.social · 10h

It is weird how Obama is completely silent about his hometown being invaded, while Schumer and Jeffries are flailing around as the public face of the Democratic Party. Not an ideal use of everyone's talent.

platinumretriever @platinumretriever.bsky.social · 15h

It is an old system that could use some upgrades

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platinumretriever @platinumretriever.bsky.social · 15h

The optics are a lot more Iannucci than Riefenstahl

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platinumretriever @platinumretriever.bsky.social · 16h

I don't know if they were selected because they couldn't find any other committed goons (sad!) or if they didn't do ideological screening and these are some random guys who happened to be thicc, which would be very funny after Hegseth's speech.

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platinumretriever @platinumretriever.bsky.social · 17h

*Benny Hill theme intensifies*

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platinumretriever @platinumretriever.bsky.social · 17h

Susann Collins' statement is going to be a work of art.

platinumretriever @platinumretriever.bsky.social · 17h

platinumretriever @platinumretriever.bsky.social · 18h

step aside Hollywood you're no longer needed

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platinumretriever @platinumretriever.bsky.social · 18h

"have you ever considered that russia has nukes?"

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platinumretriever @platinumretriever.bsky.social · 18h

I don't actually think she is a fan of Putin (unlike Schröder), but that makes decisions like nordstream in some way even worse

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platinumretriever @platinumretriever.bsky.social · 18h

That's fair, and I don't want Bluesky/Hive doing something nefarious with AI, but I feel like you should assume that anything you post publicly anywhere is going to end up in someone's training data, whether legal or not.

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