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Tony Wirt @tonywirt.com · 11h

Had a great conversation with @robertswartwood.bsky.social tonight!

Author Tony Wirt Discusses His Newest Novel SILENT CREEK, His Writing, And More

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 14h

In some ways this is the government now

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I'm excited for Limp Bizkit, but I'm a little worried about Antifa...
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I'm sick and tired of seeing these thugs terrorize big events and am worried that they will try to interrupt Limp Bizkit's set. My gf (F19) and I (M31) are going to our first Lollapalooza and are concerned about the growing threat around the city

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 14h

"we are going to murder americans without due process"
~pam bondi, US attorney general

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17h

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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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 16h

We are changing our antifa secret handshake to slap-slap-fistbump-fistbump. Then you snap your fingers once, eat everyone's pets, and make everyone within 50' instantly become trans. Pass it along.

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Benjamin Percy @benjaminpercy.bsky.social · 12h

Support local (post-apocalyptic) journalism.

Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 14h

Just wrapped layout for Volume 1, Issue 1 of THE END TIMES by @benjaminpercy.bsky.social with Stephen King! Working on laying out Issue 2 this week. Pre-orders are still LIVE at the Bad Hand Books Online Shop.

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The End Times by Benjamin Percy with Stephen King (Physical Subscription) — Bad Hand Books

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Robert Swartwood @robertswartwood.bsky.social · 12h

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Trump to get a 'routine yearly' medical check-up — his second in 6 months

The White House said Trump would be at Walter Reed Medical Center and undergo a checkup after a planned meeting with service members in the facility.

www.nbcnews.com

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Robert Swartwood @robertswartwood.bsky.social · 13h

Of course @johnfetterman.com voted against this. Of course.

Fetterman Is Sole Democrat to Vote Against Blocking Caribbean Drug Boat Attacks

Republicans in the Senate voted down an war powers bill to block Trump's deadly attacks on alleged Venezuelan drug boats in the Caribbean.

theintercept.com

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14h

I love that we live in a world where we're all supposed to now praise Trump for his peace-making and ignore the fact that at least 20,000 Palestinians have been killed on his watch, with bombs & bullets - & rhetorical support! - that he supplied to Israel.
That's all erased now.

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Robert Swartwood @robertswartwood.bsky.social · 14h

RIP

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 17h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Robert Swartwood @robertswartwood.bsky.social · 16h

And she deserves it!

Chase Infiniti to Campaign for Lead Actress Oscar for ‘One Battle After Another’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Chase Infiniti will campaign for lead actress at the Oscars for her role in Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another."

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 17h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 17h

What www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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"They killed Charlie Kirk — the least that we can do is go through a legal process and redistrict Indiana into a nine to zero map," Sen. Jim Banks, the Republican of Indiana, told POLITICO last month.

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Robert Swartwood @robertswartwood.bsky.social · 17h

Are positive Trump hasn’t been watching DEADWOOD and thinks that’s Portland?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Angel Luis Colón @angelluiscolon.com · 18h

Considering this is based off one of my favorite Westlake books, I am ALL FUCKING IN.

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NO OTHER CHOICE - Official Trailer - In Select Theaters December 25

YouTube video by NEON

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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 19h

This is capitulation. It is not the "Department of War." If CNN concedes on this point, they'll concede on any point.

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 20h

CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 20h

It's clear most Trump supporters have no idea the videos are fake.

Fake Protest Videos Are the Latest AI Slop to Go Viral in MAGA World

Trump supporters are doubling down on AI sadism.

gizmodo.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) - Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family's food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food.
On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher's little boy died, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat before Congress and declared: "No one has died" because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program. Rubio also insisted: "No children are dying on my watch."
That, Taher says, "is a lie."

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Rob Hart @robwhart.bsky.social · 21h

I had to look up who Lee Greenwood was and here's the first thing that popped up:

"Greenwood is married to former Miss Tennessee USA Kimberly Payne, his fourth wife but fifth marriage, who is 25 years his junior."

So, that tracks.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

Mike Johnson isn't happy that Bad Bunny is performing at the Super Bowl: It sounds like he's not someone who appeals to a broader audience. There's so many eyes on it. A lot of young, impressionable children. In my view, you would have Lee Greenwood or role models doing that. Not somebody like this.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 23h

publisher / author / literary agent

We Call Them Water Dudes @jurisdudence.bsky.social · 1d

Corporate/ personal injury /criminal defense

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The same people who insisted devout Catholic Joe Biden was leading a “war on Christianity” are now cheering Trump on as his armed goons assault clergymen.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · 1d

Every major city in Texas has a higher murder rate than Chicago

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 1d

Incredibly slimy and dishonest, but also... yes?

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