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Ryannosaurus

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US Army vet. Anti-fascist. I lean so far left I fell over. Owned by cats. Addicted to cheese. Allergic to authoritarians and oligarchs. Fuck Putin and his orange jizz rag. Slava Ukraini #NAFO #BlueCrew

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Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 10d

Dearest Esther,

Our force has pressed on to the outskirts of the weird enemy city. The Colonel assumed we were safe encamping on the grounds of the old insane asylum. But unbeknownst to our troupe, some soul was serving beverages on those same grounds.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 41m

Quite the headline. Will be forwarding to everyone who told me I was "overreacting."

Reuters: National Guard poised to enter Chicago as Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders
By Emily Schmall, Susan Heavey and Daniel Trotta
October 8, 2025 6:47 PM CDT Updated 19 mins ago

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 3h

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not miserable like Lindsey Graham-I’m Happy-18mths. My owner told the shelter 2kill me so they will if no foster in NY NJ NH NE MA ME DE DC MD PA RI VT PA SAVES ME. I do need training. Rescues can help. Don’t let them kill me! I’m a baby! Pls repost! #dogsofbluesky #fucktrump

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Mar Vista Writer @marvistawriter.bsky.social · 8h

The wealthy don’t need those tax cuts.
They have more than they can ever spend.
This is VANITY greed.
A sickness we have indulged for far too long.

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Daniel Bastiaanse @indodragon.bsky.social · 14h

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Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 5h

Try sending junior with a case of bendy straws to interdict all the cocaine #government_efficiency

Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 5h

“We’re going to stop drug trafficking,” Trump said on Sunday.

News flash: The US has been trying to “stop drag trafficking” since Nixon declared the “war on drugs” in 1971. wapo.st/4o9ZEVW

Opinion | Trump is turning the ‘war on drugs’ from metaphor into an actual war

Beyond the question of whether blowing up boats off Venezuela is legal, what’s the military objective?

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Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 5h

That guy dressed as a frog is a serious threat to national security. And don't get me started on the guy dressed as a chicken, we've seen his work on the news. Or Family Guy. Something

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

“.. the debate inside the administration has shifted recently, from whether it makes sense to invoke the act to more deeply exploring how and when it might be invoked ..”

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 9h

“ICE needs to go into Chicago because the Chicago police are incapable of protecting the city but ICE can’t protect themselves so the Chicago police must protect them”

God I hate fascism so much

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Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 5h

Edith the Vegetable

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YouTube video by Edith The Vegetable - Topic

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · Aug 11

(AP) — The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote.

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Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn't be allowed to vote

The man who oversees the nation’s military has reposted a video on X, formerly Twitter, about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to v...

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Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 6h

How long after his ballroom is built before he books Miss Teen USA there?

Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 7h

Make room at Ft Leavenworth for the Texas NG commander

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8h

Nobody in the blue states asked for your “help,” Greg.

Tweet from Greg Abbott showing members of the Texas National Guard boarding a large military cargo plane on a runway at sunrise. Text reads:
“The elite Texas National Guard.
Ever ready.
Deploying now.”

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Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 7h

I'd bet on Trump kicking off a war with

A) Venezuela
B) Greenland
C) Wakanda

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 7h

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 7h

Makes you wonder what flavor of porn you'd find on his monitoring app

🦋 B34RS GYRL 💙 @b34rsgirl.bsky.social · 10h

Mike Johnson is a protector of Pedophiles.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 8h

A healthy democracy, where the leader and his followers spent a week threatening the destruction of the UN because the president fucked up an escalator briefly, and we all just moved on largely because the president was busy invading his own people’s territory in part because he got mad at a tv

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Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 19h

#KavanaughRaid
“federal agents detained nearly every resident of the 130-unit building—including children and babies—placing them in zip ties and separating them by race into vans for more than two hours early Tuesday morning.”

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 1d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

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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.

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jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social @jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social · 3d

It's about TIME to release the Epstein Files!!!!

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Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 7h

Hide Your Heart - KISS

Rosa had a lover on the shady side of town
Tito, he was king of the streets
She was his possession like a jewel on his crown
Johnny better run, better run

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Kiss - Hide Your Heart

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Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 8h

When the bundle of joy you are carrying comes to full fruition, may I suggest we name him H207. Or H207b should we be blessed with a girl

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Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 8h

Dearest,

I must report an inspiring moment, when a supporting force confronted an enemy combatant boldly walking in his neighborhood. The leader of our force cut such a fine figure, Upon enquiring the name of this singular man, I was informed he was H206

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Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 9h

You only need one

Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 9h

The smell of roasting coffee is everywhere. We can only assume we are approaching the very gates of hades

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Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 9h

Dearest Esther,

Just yesterday, the Colonel had me lead a squad to scout the enemy positions. We bravely avoided the donut traps littered across the city, despite their enticing and liberal use of maple frosting.

My love, the situation is worse than we feared. These people are animals.

Mozelle Victory @godswrath699.bsky.social · 9h

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Bulwark

And now for a report from the hellish war-zone that is Portland

YouTube video by The Bulwark

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Ryannosaurus @ryannosaurus.bsky.social · 9h

No one has restocked the donut machine in the Langley cafeteria, but we still have some pineapple pizza

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