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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 2d

It troubles me that I’m starting to feel the same way about Bluesky that I do about the UK. Like: it sounds great, and some of the people I know are great, but the leadership is making some weird choices and I’m a bit worried it may all be over in a couple of years.

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Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 1d

Which is why MAGA wants an America where we can do neither

Amanda @hellomanders.bsky.social · 1d

Black and white photo of Miguel de Unamuno wearing a black suit and tie. He’s wearing glasses and has a trim white beard.

The words read: “Fascism is cured by reading, and racism is cured by traveling”

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 1d

BOOOO
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We can do better than this dude. We must do better than this dude.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Steve M. @stevemnomoremister.bsky.social · 1d

Calling it now: After he learns that he hasn't won the Nobel Peace Prize, Trump will increase tariffs on Norway.*

*Or Sweden because he probably doesn't know which country's Nobel committee oversees the Peace Prize.

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Ryan Roat @ryanroat.bsky.social · 1d

@sarahmackattack.bsky.social All of this is good, but I thought you'd get a kick out of this clip.

A cartoon jellyfish giving the finger with one of its tentacles.

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The_Lady_Red @theladyred.bsky.social · 1d

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

The Oatmeal
Comics Animations Books

Let's talk about AI art.
Because
I have a take.

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Ryan Roat @ryanroat.bsky.social · 1d

They've invented Charter BLS.

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Col. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 2d

Dunno man, seems a little misleading to write an article about Trump describing activity in Portland and Chicago as “insurrection” with a 33 year old photo of a burning donut shop taken in the 1992 LA Riots (sans caption explaining that) as the header on all your posts about it.

The picture from
The article with a picture of an armed men standing in front of a burning donut shop. You must click through to read the caption “
Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city.”

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 4d

Another one.

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Ryan Roat @ryanroat.bsky.social · 4d

@hyvemynd.bsky.social just watched a video that featured a self heating bento. Amazing.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 4d

The innocent Jewish man who died in the Manchester Synagogue attack on Yom Kippur was *SHOT BY POLICE* while they were trying to catch the perpetrator.

The family of Adrian Daulby have paid tribute to him saying he was a "hero" who died during "the act of courage to save others."
The 53-year-old died after being shot by police as they tried to apprehend the attacker during yesterday's Manchester synagogue attack.
The tribute goes on to say that "Adrian was one of the brave worshippers attending the synagogue at the time of incident and prevented the attacker from gaining access to the premises.
"The family is shocked by the tragic, sudden death of such a lovely down to earth man".
The family asked for privacy while they grieve for their loss.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 4d

If you’re white, your accomplishments are your own and you can resent and criticize the country all you like, but if you’re black and successful you should be grateful to white people for allowing you in their presence. bsky.app/profile/jess...

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 5d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 4d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 4d

Jesus. You think it can’t get any worse, then you read these stories. US citizens and legal residents illegally arrested and held for days. **Native Americans** getting detained and held for days because ICE agents are too stupid/racist to know about tribal IDs.

Maya Sen @mayasen.bsky.social · 4d

Brett Kavanaugh and his clerks need to read this --->

www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/...

From the AskReddit community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the AskReddit community

www.reddit.com

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 4d

Amen

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4d

If a federal judge, appointed by Trump, can call him “simply untethered to facts,” our White House press corps can as well.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

In sum, the President is certainly entitled "a great level of deference," Newsom II, 141
F.4th at 1048, in his determination that he "is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws
of the United States." 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3). But "a great level of deference" is not equivalent to
ignoring the facts on the ground. As the Ninth Circuit articulated, courts must "review the
President's determination to ensure that it reflects a colorable assessment of the facts and law
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Case 3:25-cv-01756-IM Document 56
Filed 10/04/25
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within a 'range of honest judgment.'" Id. at 1051 (quoting Sterling, 278 U.S. at 399). Here, this
Court concludes that the President did not have a "colorable basis" to invoke § 12406(3) to
federalize the National Guard because the situation on the ground belied an inability of federal
law enforcement officers to execute federal law. Id. at 1051-52. The President's determination
was simply untethered to the facts.
c. Whether there is a Rebellion or Danger of Rebellion
Defendants also aroue that the Sentember 28 2025 federalization order is authorized

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 4d

Judge Immergut is not only a Trump nominee, but a longtime federal and local prosecutor who served on Ken Starr's team and deposed Monica Lewinsky, asking what @mjsdc.bsky.social described as "notoriously invasive questions."

And even she won't put up with this shit.
slate.com/news-and-pol...

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: A federal judge has granted a restraining order blocking President Trump's call-up of the National Guard in Portland.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Ryan Roat @ryanroat.bsky.social · 5d

Sorry, man. I liked that you brought it up and pointed out that it could be ignored.
Thanks for doing so.

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 5d

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

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Ryan Roat @ryanroat.bsky.social · 5d

I'll admit it. I got snookered.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 5d

ICE writing long screeds whining about someone from Cato calling out their bullshit shows how they know they're losing the narrative here. No one likes ICE. No one trusts ICE. And they're flipping out about how weak they look.

David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 5d

ICE says I cause assaults on ICE by reciting facts about ICE’s recent shooting but refuses to link to the thread. Only posting a picture. ICE lies and ICE hides. You can read the facts for yourselves

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 5d

Very obviously Jay would like that niche to be her libertarian tech shitposter friends, but that's not the reality of this site and its userbase.

For better or for worse, the protocol lives or dies by Bluesky and its community.

She's stuck with us, like it or not.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 5d

You lose people like Will Bunch and Bouie and Kaba and the site stagnates.

It becomes Mueller She Wrote and WeRateDogs and the MeidasTouch folks, you start to lose the cultural cache and become a graveyard for BlueAnon churn.

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 5d

I like how he’s both clinically insane and like the most rational Republican alive

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 5d

it's funny how Silwa hates Cuomo more than Mamdani

Josh Billinson (@jbillinson)
Curtis Sliwa: “Anybody who knows the history of New York City knows we’ve had socialists in elected office.”

“Somehow life went on … I don’t fear socialists. I don’t fear communists. I say, leave it to the people.”

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Ryan Roat @ryanroat.bsky.social · 5d

I find this statement so intriguing as my partner, a teacher, has been doing this every September for more than 30 years. The last 20 with multiple classes per year.
Meeting people where they are is the job.
Learning it in the c suite may be more difficult.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 5d

I am once again calling on state governors to mobilize their National Guards to escort congressmembers into ICE facilities so they can DO THEIR LAWFULLY ASSIGNED FEDERAL DUTIES

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5d

Federal agents are overtly abusing their power to try to intimidate advocates and elected officials. We need ICE out of Illinois immediately and justice for people like Ald. Jessie Fuentes who are defending their communities.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...

Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER

In another incident caught on video Friday, federal agents inside a car randomly threw tear gas into a Logan Square street while people — including a 2-year-old — were outside nearby.

blockclubchicago.org

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