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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 3h

O sleep! O gentle sleep!

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The Story of Writing @sownow.bsky.social · 3h

Spy magazine in 1991:
“A mobster who knew Trump socially said of him once, ‘He’d lie to you about what time of day it is - just for the practice.’”

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 6h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4h

October 8, 2025

Yesterday, journalists observed members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 4h

Political sectarianism in America: A poisonous cocktail of othering, aversion, and moralization poses a threat to democracy
pcl.sites.stanford.edu/sites/g/file...

pcl.sites.stanford.edu

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 4h

"Republicans estimate that 32% of Democrats are LGBT when in reality it is 6%; Democrats estimate that 38% of Republicans earn over $250,000 per year when in reality it is 2%"

Reading an academic article on "political sectarianism.:"

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 4h

If we are taking in “trillion” of dollars in tariffs:

1. Why haven’t we paid down a cent of the debt?

2. Why can’t we afford to not fuck millions of people over with expiring insurance subsidies?

3. Why is none of it being used to help the abysmal job market?

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 3h

Plus all the savings from “Doge” and firings. I’ll bet we saved nothing. Only made ourselves weaker and will pay more.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 4h

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 1d

Holy crap. Trump will make the FCC crucify Jimmy Kimmel for this.

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 4h

Every day turning on the news.

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 4h

Maratus volans is a species in the jumping spider family (Salticidae), belonging to the genus Maratus (peacock spiders).

These spiders are native to certain areas in Australia and occupy a wide distribution of habitats.

They have a specialized visual system that allows them to see the full visible spectrum as well as in the ultraviolet-range; this helps them detect and pursue prey. Males of this species are characterized by their colourful abdomen flaps that are used to attract females during courtship.

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 4h

Benjamin Degen :
Offshore Wind, 2016

Oil on linen, 24 × 36 in.

Susan Inglett Gallery

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 4h

Russia took less than 1% of Ukraine since Nov 2023. Only cost them at least half a million soldiers.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 4h

Know your rights. Guard your tone. Protect your neighbor. Panic is surrender in advance; knowledge is armor.🔥👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 4h

Otti Berger (Croatian-Jewish, b.1898-d.1944 Auschwitz) :
Children's blanket, 1929

A student, later a teacher at the Bauhaus. While there, she studied under Moholy-Nagy, Klee, and Kandinsky. Berger served in the textile workshop under Lily Reich, developing a curriculum and mentoring students.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 5h

First Republicans shut down the government instead of lowering health care costs, and now they blocked our bill to end Trump's sham "energy emergency" — which is just a gift to Big Oil that is gutting clean energy and RAISING energy prices.

Another betrayal of American families.

thehill.com

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 5h

Kristi Noem was unaware that the suspension of habeas corpus was under Article I of the Constitution and even if the fate of the most basic liberty right were delegated one would hope that it would be to the President and not the Secretary of Homeland Security

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 5h

Fantastic show tonight. Thanks to the great @profmsinha.bsky.social for joining me & @thelisagraves.bsky.social.

You can watch the replay here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LExM...

The Five 8 1/2: Portlandia

YouTube video by The Five 8

www.youtube.com

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 5h

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 6h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 4h

As I observed in my Substack Round Up this past week, the endgame of the military strikes against drug cartels in international waters is to lay the groundwork to use lethal military force against Americans at home. Pay attention open.substack.com/pub/asharang...