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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 2h

I can be petty

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 2h

Yes the Yankees must lose but also a team from Canada wouldn't go to the White House if they win :)

(I'd guess taco wouldn't even ask them but still)

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 2h

Leopards, faces. Whatever.

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 4h

incredibly, bleakly funny that trump is going after christopher wray, who spent his entire tenure at the fbi with his head down desperately trying to avoid trump's attention and did nothing to protect the bureau from trump's attacks www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Other prosecutors are investigating former CIA director John Brennan, another prominent Trump critic, and former FBI director Christopher Wray, who was originally appointed by Trump but enraged conservatives who came to believe he had wielded the bureau’s powers against them. Former officials have received subpoenas in recent days in the Wray inquiry, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 2h

If the Mariners can't get to the World Series I hope the AL is represented by the Toronto Blue Jays, and I hope they win.

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 4h

Absolutely thought this was an old pic of a Oliver Hazard Perry class FFG. It's not ... built by Spain (tho, yes, based on the Perry class.)

WarshipCam @warshipcam.bsky.social · 4h

Spanish Navy Santa Maria-class ASW frigate ESPS Canarias (F86) leaving Norfolk, Virginia - October 8, 2025. SRC: TW-@johnmorgan726

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 4h

No one wants to tell taco he's full of shit after he watched b roll from 2020 on faux news.

hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 4h

Literally: pictures or it didn’t happen.

www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...

PORTLAND: Fake News Ignores Antifa Violence, Residents’ Pleas for Help

For years, an Antifa-led hellfire has turned Portland into a wasteland of firebombs, beatings, and brazen attacks on federal officers and property —

www.whitehouse.gov

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 4h

"I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores, you just have monkeys. The monkeys put rocks in my mouth, the most beautiful rocks. And the governor of Chicago won't let me keep them."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

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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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 5h

Because unless they recovered the destroyed boats and found residue there won't ever be "hard evidence" ...

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

AP: “.. the administration has only pointed to unclassified video clips of the strikes posted on social media by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and has yet to produce ‘hard evidence’ that the vessels were carrying drugs.”

@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/trum...

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 5h

I'm waiting on my check for the anti fascist stuff I posted last month. Anybody else?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Trump: "They're, like, insurrectionists, they're terrible people. But you really wonder why. Why are they doing it? What are they gaining? Other than they're obviously paid. They're paid a lot of money."

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 5h

This right here -->

☘️Jennifer PiNDer ☘️ @jenniferpinder.bsky.social · 5h

Life as a Mariner fan

a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a room . the man is holding his head .

ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a room . the man is holding his head .

media.tenor.com

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David Mack @davidmack.bsky.social · 7h

Trump/Miller likely plan to have ICE outside all major Democratic polling places, so they can stop any person of color who tries to vote and whisk them away in unmarked vehicles with stolen tags. And if that doesn't rig the vote, MAGA just won't certify the vote or swear anyone in.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

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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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 7h

Why is this fraudulent voter allowed to speak?

CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 7h

Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.

A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 7h

Josh ****ing Naylor. :)
#Mariners

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 7h

Is the plywood in the room with you now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

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."

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 7h

I wish some journalist would ask them to diagram the organization, name the leaders and not let them get away just saying "Dems".

What a load of crap.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Bondi: "Bondi: "Just like we did with cartels, we are going to take the same approach, President Trump, with antifa -- destroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We are going to take them apart."

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Brian S. Converse @briansconverse.bsky.social · 1d

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New release alert!

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Shattered Jewels: Tales of Wonder and Terror

Shattered Jewels: Tales of Wonder and Terror - Kindle edition by Converse, Brian S.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Shattered Jewels: Tales of Wonder and Terror.

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 8h

This is exactly what I would expect. A minority of bigots wanted to force their views on the majority. Feel sorry for the kids of the .03% but hopefully at some point they'll get the chance to see the fullness of life their parents are refusing to let them see for themselves.

Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 2d

"99.97 percent of families, even when given the option, chose to let their children learn about LGBTQ+ people."
Nice result, and it reinforces everything Montgomery County said to SCOTUS before its theocrats made their dehumanizing ruling. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...

Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

open.substack.com

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 8h

Concur. @aptshadow.bsky.social

Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 8h

Don’t sleep on this fantastic book - I read based on NK Jemisin recommendation and it’s really worth your time, especially now (in some weird ways)

Cover of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 8h

Over/under that #Mariners fan has "dump 63" and "dump 64" shirts on under his "dump 62" shirt

I absolutely believe he does

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 1d

Wrote about protests, protest imagery, weird sci-fi medical conspiracies the president shared, and Kaleb Horton.

Newsletter is back. letsdothepanicagain.beehiiv.com/p/the-horror...

The horrors persist, but so does the community

Plus, medbed conspiracies, the obsession with the enemy within and a tribute to the great Kaleb Horton.

letsdothepanicagain.beehiiv.com

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 12h

This may or may not have just been counter trolling by Swalwell. Whether it actually happened or not, it is useful if it gets the other side pointing fingers at each other.

FWIW I believe they are on board for the duration and will actually ride the Titanic all the way to the bottom.

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 14h

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 12h

Interesting question. Would have to do some data collection for past years, correlate with average temperatures especially early in the season. Or could just be an anomaly

Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 12h

I've never found him very funny, for what that's worth.

Paul Wermer @paulwermer.bsky.social · 12h

"And I will tell you, the Cheesecake Factory in Riyadh, it’s incredible. It’s right next to Pizza Hut and KFC, and if you want a pair of Timberlands, it’s across the street next to the Marriott, catty-corner to the fucking Hilton.”

Unfortunately, not a joke line.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Bill Burr calls critics of Riyadh comedy festival ‘sanctimonious’ and ‘phony’

Comedian defends appearance at controversial comedy festival, saying: ‘It felt right afterward. I vibed with them’

www.theguardian.com

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 13h

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Scott Whitmore @scottwhitmore.bsky.social · 12h

This is the equivalent of a newspaper allowing an interview subject to edit the story before it's published. I've had a few interview subjects demand that right, none of whom were granted it.

Because, journalism.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23h

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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