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Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 3h

People can follow who they like and a follow isn't a down payment on a follow back.

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Amano Jack @amano-jack.bsky.social · 1d

Just in case someone missed this detail:
Wells Fargo used the ICE orks to clear out a building of lawful residents to make a buck

Again, a military terror purge was carried out with naked children in handcuffs for the benefit of Wells Fargo execs

A corrupt corp that will bleat at any reciprocity

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 1d

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 2d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 16h

As someone who makes almost nothing but wildcard characters (that I never play) I love this.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 17h

The NYT's making sure everyone sees this piece pushing eugenicist views of autistic people.

Alt text: A smartphone notification from The New York Times at 7:20 PM. The headline reads “Diagnosing Autism.” The subtext says, “Families of people with severe autism say the expansion of the diagnosis has pushed them to the sidelines.” There are “Share” and notification options below.

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Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 16h

Alternatively, the Philadelphia trials.

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Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 1d

These are the guys who were sent to be petty colonial administrators in the "new world".

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 1d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 1d

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Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 1d

As a law student that knows all their names, you're right. (Tbh they're in aggregate pretty chill but it's good that you don't have to know anything about them.)

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Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 1d

a man wearing a suit and tie is standing in a field of yellow flowers

Alt: Mr Bean standing in a field of yellow flowers impatiently checking his watch.

media.tenor.com

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Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 3d

And, like... Tell me your average American antisemite knows or cares about any Jews but Ashkenazim. It's just vanilla antisemitism with a PR team.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 4d

MSF staff are universally understood to be engaged in an essentially sacred form of work. For a state to nonetheless continuously murder them is a testament to a truly unthinkable degree of depravity.

msf.org/msf-denounce...

This morning, an attack carried out by Israeli forces killed Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff member, Omar Hayek, and seriously injured four others. The attack took place on a street where our teams were waiting to take a bus to the MSF field hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza.

All staff were wearing MSF vests, clearly identifying them as medical humanitarian workers.
We express deep sorrow and outrage over the killing, which occurs less than two weeks after another MSF colleague, Hussein Alnajjar, was killed by the Israeli forces, in Deir Al Balah.

Our thoughts are with Omar’s family and colleagues at this tragic time. Omar, 42 years old, is the fourteenth MSF colleague to be killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 4d

wow I wonder why my entire body was in the air in the first place

Meatball Rob @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 4d

Absolutely INSANE use of passive voice in this CNN piece

just incredible

@katmabu.bsky.social “landed on the ground” during the protest???

At least one other person, who identified herself on social media as Kat Abughazaleh, a former journalist also running for Congress, landed on the ground during that same protest after she was pushed by a federal law enforcement agent in a camouflage uniform wearing a full face covering, sunglasses and a helmet, video by CNN affiliate WBBM showed.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5d

www.thehandbasket.co/p/slate-x-th...

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Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 5d

Oh, hell yeah.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5d

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.

From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

slate.com

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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 5d

Further reminder - some of those currently trying to weaponise yesterday’s tragedy to fuel Islamophobia have a documented history of antisemitism. As @zackpolanski.bsky.social says ‘Islamophobia and antisemitism are two sides of the same coin’.

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em dash dual wielder @juicyb3rry.bsky.social · 19d

Like, I don’t care who you are, you post text.jpg with no alt text go trade boomer memes on facebook or something

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Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 5d

Guarantee he's livid.

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Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 5d

Guy knows how to do hard politics. (Hate to give credit but there it is.)

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Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 5d

Real ones can tell. 💜

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Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 5d

It's a well kept secret!

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Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 5d

We're like weeks away from another MOVE bombing but like clipped on tiktok.

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 5d

At the risk of hyperbole these really may be the most horrible people to ever live.

istanbulshiite.bsky.social @istanbulshiite.bsky.social · 5d

DHS posted a sizzle reel about it.

Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 5d

If you're ok with Windows, I've had great luck with refurbished site. Like, 3 year old office laptops or mini PCs with mild wear. I only know Canadian sites, but they're pretty widely available.

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Ryan Rutley @rdrutley.bsky.social · 7d

HAY GUYS DOING SECRET SPY SHIT HERE DONT WORRY ABOUT IT WERE REALLY DOING REAL STUFF THAT WE CANT TALK ABOUT PUBLICLY SO LIKE DONT EVEN WORRY ABOUT IT.

Hypoautonomic, BS @hypoautonomic.bsky.social · Jun 17

The strangest thing this account does is claim to be communicating in code with its "coalition".

More on the coalition later.
2/x.

Three skeets from altnps:

"Two"
"American public can disregard."
"This is for our coalition members. Need word to spread."

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