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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 2h

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 2h

in a lot of ways this is just bush with the stupid and insane dials turned all the way up. like if someone half-paying attention to fox news could wish anything in the world into existence

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 2h

Boerne

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 2h

See how he always calls Black Dems "low IQ"?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Trump: "They've had hundreds of people shot and then a guy like Pritzker or this low IQ mayor gets up -- the people are all against him. Beautiful Black women are wearing a MAGA hat last night on TV. And they said, 'We don't care who comes, just stop the crime.' They don't care if it's military."

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Michael Grunwald @mikegrunwald.bsky.social · 2h

This article is dumb. Food has a big environmental impact whether it’s ultra-processed or not. Agriculture has a big environmental impact whether it’s industrial or not. What matters most is what you eat and how efficiently it’s grown. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The hidden cost of ultra-processed foods on the environment: ‘The whole industry should pay’

Industrially made foods involve several ingredients and processes to put together, making it difficult to examine their true cost

www.theguardian.com

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 3h

my guess is this hits 75% well before 2027

JM Rieger @riegerreport.bsky.social · 3h

The percentage of Americans who say Trump has definitely or probably improperly used his office to punish those who say things he does not like, per new Pew Research Center survey:

Overall: 66%
Republican: 42%
Independent: 66%
Democrat: 90%

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 3h

“Trump is such an accessible President … Anytime the camera's around and reporters are around, it can turn into a press conference … President Obama almost never responded to shouted questions … Trump upended that when he came into the White House.”

an image of JFK looking at the camera very JFKingly with the 4chan post "it's actually far worse than you think" meme.

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 3h

the "I prefer not to speak. If i speak I am in big trouble." meme

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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Cadence ”Sewer Game Use Badwater” Andrysiak @supportourpoops.bsky.social · 3h

BOOOOO

ABSOLUTE BOOOOOOO

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 3h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Robert Ferry @robertferry.bsky.social · 3h

I like to post positive, inspiring stories about cleantech and how people are deploying solutions to climate because desire for a better world can be a stronger political motivator than fear of apocalypse.

But it’s important to remind ourselves of the stakes and how limited is our time for action.

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 4h

A new Nature study on the four horsemen of the climate-tipping-points apocalypse: "the Greenland Ice Sheet, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the South American monsoon system and the Amazon rainforest."

Destabilization of Earth system tipping elements - Nature Geoscience

A review of observation-based evidence suggests that four interconnected Earth system tipping elements have moved towards their critical thresholds, highlighting the need for better monitoring and increased mitigation efforts.

www.nature.com

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 4h

"i don't have children. but i do like having good schools near me - because it means my house is more valuable. i am interested in the flourishing of my community and world only to the degree of how much it affects this narrow, miniscule aspect of my self-worth"

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 4h

extremely depressed that Austin is rezoning a ton of schools and shuffling kids around and the biggest objection lots of adults seem to have is "but my property values"

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 4h

i was forced into playing fantasy football and i'm mad because i quietly changed my team name to "oh my what a gassy baby" and nobody has mentioned it

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Steve Randy Waldman @interfluidity.com · 1d

a way to understand Bari Weiss’ ascendance is that capital absolutely does not want to “turn down the temperature” on culture war, au contraire they understand culture war to be their most successful media project and want more more more.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 5h

Imagine being the Secretary of Transportation for the entire country and cheering ripping up a crosswalk because of your hatred. Sad little man

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 7h

Just openly cheering the destruction of any representation of gay people in public space. They think their power is totally unrestricted, and the entire country will support them rolling back society to the 1950s, or maybe the 1850s

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 6h

Class 1 e-bikes, which require pedaling and have electric assist that tops out at 18mph, are very different than throttle-operated class 2 and 3 bikes, which are themselves very different from the bigger, faster electric motorcycles that are proliferating under the “ebike” label.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 9h

My unpopular urbanist opinion is that big, hyperfast two-wheelers are a menace and should be banned from bike lanes/paths (with enforcement).

These things endanger everyone riding a bike or legal e-bike. Worse, they deter some from even trying.

E-bikes have evolved into e-motorcycles. Law enforcement is lagging behind.

Serious injuries are on the rise in emergency rooms around the country, as electric cycles become bigger and faster. Lawmakers and police departments are scrambling to address the problem.

www.inquirer.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7h

really can’t say enough about how mike johnson is a sniveling little coward of a man. a bayou-bred pushover with a dignity deficit that would embarrass renfield

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 5h

same

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 5h

I probably wouldn't have my career, such as it is, without it. I'd still delete every big platform off the face of the earth without a second's hesitation