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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 17h

As the Supreme Court term begins, keep this framework in mind: Autocratic Legalism.

Instead of “rule of law” (law constrains the power), we get “rule by law” (law as a weapon for power).

Authoritarians usually have to install allies. Trump started his second term with that step already complete.

The only effective opposition is through the language of morality and documented harm—not legal technicalities that can be swept away with a 6–3 vote.” The text is centered on a neutral background, with “morality” and “documented harm” slightly emphasized to underscore the moral and empirical contrast with “legal technicalities.”

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Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 1h

But will the revolution be podcasted and brought to us by Squarespace?

Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 5h

So, he tried to send important state information OVER TRUTH SOCIAL DM?

But he accidentally made it public?

So glad we didn’t elect Hilary, she used a private email server sometimes.

Sean O’Kane @seanokane.bsky.social · 16h

WSJ is reporting that the Truth Social post where Trump told Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey *really was supposed to be a private message*

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

www.wsj.com

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Greg the Miller @gregthemiller.bsky.social · 23h

got into an argument with my cat again but we came to an agreement: she can do whatever she wants

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Richard Marpole @richardmarpole.bsky.social · 8h

Asking permission to steal cargo would kill the pirate industry, says pirate captain.

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Free Parking 🚘 @free-parking.bsky.social · 15h

This is exactly what we need. This is it.

"New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a close ally of Zohran Mamdani, is privately discussing a run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)"

Scoop: Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries

Just talking about a potential campaign could drive a further wedge between Mamdani — the democratic socialist in line to be New York's next mayor — and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

www.axios.com

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 15h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 12h

These motherfuckers genuinely believe no one but Republicans should be ALLOWED to govern. The scorn they have for the majority.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 13h

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 12h

Fuck these absolute assholes.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 13h

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 16h

I mean, the royal family also got to laugh at some inoffensive jokes contractually guaranteed to not make them feel attacked.

But mainly they bought Burr’s complicity.

Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 19h

What he either doesn’t know or doesn’t acknowledge is that this, this moment right here, Bill Burr coming back and saying Saudi Arabia is totally normal, is the real reason they paid him so much money.

They bought him into their crime circle, and now he MUST defend it to defend himself.

Defector @defector.com · 20h

Bill Burr keeps cycling through excuses for doing the Riyadh Comedy Festival: defector.com/bill-burr-ke...

Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 16h

Wait a second, do they not do this for the Toyotathon?

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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Bronze Age Babies @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social · 1d

This here’s a man of the people.

Former Cubs pitcher Lee Smith on why he always walked so slowly out of the bullpen when he was called - he heard the grounds crew got time and a half of the game stretched past 4:30 pm.

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Joseph Fink @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 22h

this is how I, a resident of LA, found out that the Palisades fire was arson, that they caught the guy, and that he used gen AI to work his way up to doing the crime

niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 22h

the city of los angeles burned in january in part because of a man who couldn’t stop generating images of burning cities on ChatGPT, and then after he lit the fire he asked if the fire he started was his fault

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Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 16h

Maybe this’ll make everything better.

[eats entire block of cheese]

That was great, but hey, why didn’t that make everything better.

Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 18h

I can kind of imagine Seth Meyers delivering it, then turning to a producer off-camera and saying, “Yeah, I knew that one was a stinker, but [writer’s name] insisted the audience would love it!”

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Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 18h

Fuck yeah, Teen Vogue and Wired have been doing it, while the more mainstream news orgs have all declared their lot is in with the fascists.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 20h

"where's the left media?" "where's fact-checked reporting?"

lately @teenvogue.com has run profiles: of Assata Shakur's revolutionary history; a 23-year-old Palestinian journalist; what's happening in Chicago's ICE protests; and organizing supporting LGBTQ+ youth

📍 www.teenvogue.com/news-politics

Journalist Plestia Alaqad Is Publishing Her Diaries From Gaza: "A Dystopian World"
"Every time I read it, I just feel disbelief — is this real? Did I really live that? Are there still thousands of people in Gaza living that?”
By Lex McMenamin

Politics
Assata Shakur Was a Black Revolutionary Who Fought for Freedom Even in Exile
“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”
By Marian Jones

Politics
Inside Gen Z Candidate Kat Abughazaleh's Viral ICE Rally Tear-Gassing: "Fascism 101"
“If they are willing to do this to a congressional candidate in front of a bunch of press, imagine what they're doing behind boarded-up windows.”
By Maia McDonald

Politics
Hurricane Helene Devastated Asheville. A Local LGBTQ+ Organization Is Supporting Youth — With Cash
“We know that [direct cash transfers] are the number one support for preventing youth homelessness.”
By Colleen Hamilton

Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 18h

And also, you are correct, that is the best joke of the lot! Just incredible.

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Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 18h

Oh, haha, I just realized you meant that specific joke was the best of the bunch. I didn’t immediately get that, because it’s such a weak joke!

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Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 18h

Totally!

And honestly, The Guardian just publishing this straight in the article, with notes about the audience… reactions… is pretty hilariously brutal!

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Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 18h

And the whole article is written with a charming-yet-total scorn for the crap the author had to sit through watching it. Just lovely.

Plus this from a producer of the show:

“Himes added: ‘To be clear, a “right-wing” late-night show would be a terrible idea.’”

Yep, that’s correct.

Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 18h

Read all the… jokes? … in the article. Just amazing stuff!

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“In India, doctors removed 526 teeth from a seven-year-old boy’s mouth,” he chortled. “The boy is recovering nicely. However, the Tooth Fairy declared bankruptcy.”

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 20h

This is hilarious. Now I want to watch this show

A rightwing late-night show may have bombed – but the funding behind it is no laughing matter

Conservative donors spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to make a rightwing Stephen Colbert-style talkshow

www.theguardian.com

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Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 19h

If Saudi Arabia is a monstrous regime, and he took money from them, then HE’S a monster, so he absolutely must not let people say they’re a monstrous regime.

What a purchase they made.

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Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 19h

Look what they bought: Now, to defend himself, Bill Burr MUST defend Saudi Arabia.

This moment right here is why they paid him, so he’d come back and say SA is totally normal. If they’re not normal, HE’S a monster. He’s been bought into their crime circle.

A bargain.

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Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 19h

Look what they bought: You criticize Saudi Arabia, and now Bill Burr has no choice but to stand up for them.

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Ryan the Design Lion @ryanmiglavs.bsky.social · 19h

What he either doesn’t know or doesn’t acknowledge is that this, this moment right here, Bill Burr coming back and saying Saudi Arabia is totally normal, is the real reason they paid him so much money.

They bought him into their crime circle, and now he MUST defend it to defend himself.

Defector @defector.com · 20h

Bill Burr keeps cycling through excuses for doing the Riyadh Comedy Festival: defector.com/bill-burr-ke...

Bill Burr Keeps Cycling Through Excuses For Doing The Riyadh Comedy Festival | Defector

By default, Bill Burr exists in a state of his ass being chapped, but clearly it’s been feeling more chapped than usual. The comedian has continued to address his decision to perform at the Riyadh…

defector.com

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