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Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 2h

Why Mike Johnson is refusing to swear in a duly elected member of the House of Representatives.

Because denying voters their democratic representation is how the GOP “protects” our representative democracy!

Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 4h

Keep up the #Epstein posts on all social media to save democracy.
Keep up the Epstein posts to save democracy.
Keep up the Epstein posts to save democracy.
Keep up the Epstein posts to save democracy.
Keep up the Epstein posts to save democracy.
Keep up the Epstein posts to save democracy!!!!

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It's coming to an end guys. I've spoken to a lot of House Republicans this week and they've confided that Trump's movement/support is fading. As one told me, "this Epstein bomb is about to drop and no want wants to defend a pedo-protector. It's just a matter of time."
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One Republican just texted me that if there's a discharge vote on Epstein they expect a "jail break" of over 100 members. Trump will go nuts!
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Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 2h

Except TACO himself, since the SCOTUS conservatives decided he’s immune even though they claim to be “textualists” and the Constitution says absolutely nothing whatsoever about presidential immunity.

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Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 2h

No, no, TACO is saying that undercover Antifa committed all the violence, and his poor peaceful beleaguered J6 supporters who just love this country got unfairly blamed for it.

Which is why he pardoned everyone convicted of violence, y’see.

Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 5h

Drivers of the world (or at least of the US):

Hazard lights do not allow you to stop or park illegally.

They are meant to indicate a vehicle that is a “hazard” to others because it is physically unable to move.

They do not make it legal for you to block traffic just because you feel like it.

Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 8h

“The most consistent thing in Trump’s career is that any word or deed that he deems contrary to his political interests is illegitimate. Any unfavorable news story is libel, any election he loses is rigged, any unflattering fact pattern is a hoax, and almost anybody who opposes him should be locked up.” —Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, October 6, 2025

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Brett Nicholson @aggiebrett.bsky.social · 11h

“We took the freedom of speech away”
-TRUMP

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone.bsky.social · 16h

Yes on 50, California!

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Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 11h

Taking mandatory annual ethics training at work. Read the following in the "Bribery" section:

"...all [countries] have made bribery illegal, especially when it involves government officials."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Almost every example listed is something TACO has done repeatedly, with no consequences.

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Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 11h

Happiest Anniversary!

Your marriage = #lifegoal

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Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 11h

Hat-tip to @ruefrex.bsky.social

alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 16h

kinda sweet that bookshop.org's anti-prime sale overlaps with banned books week, which means today you can get free shipping PLUS 20% off their banned books list! bookshop.org/info/banned-...

Banned Books

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Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 12h

Am I the only one who has to post something every time I check Bluesky, just so I can figure out how far to scroll back through all the reskeets the next time I check?

Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 12h

Oh, it’s (allegedly) worse than that:

“While on the phone with 911, Rinderknecht allegedly typed a question into ChatGPT: ‘Are you at fault if a fire is lift because of your cigarettes,’ according to the criminal complaint.”

Also he allegedly asked genAI for a picture of a burning city beforehand.

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Claire Mullaly @clairemullaly.bsky.social · 20h

Happy International Lesbian Day to me and the rest of us!

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Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 16h

MOPOP has an exhibit for “Mr. Pointy,” the stake from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 1d

I believe that is at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, WA.

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Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry, [friend who keeps pushing genAI], but I agree with Mr. Inman.

Let the Right Hon In @danhon.com · 1d

Needless to say I think this is brilliant.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 1d

Hey all, I'm trying to get a baseline for how good people are at detecting whether fiction is AI-generated or human-written (most of the research on this is for nonfiction and my hypothesis is we're better with fiction).

If you have time, give it a try?

jlp-experiment.github.io/ai-detection...

AI vs Human Fiction Detection Test

jlp-experiment.github.io

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Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 1d

Hat-tip to @mcvalada.bsky.social

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Early voting is underway for Prop 50 in California.

I urge anyone in the state to vote yes.

This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-blue-states-should-do-when-red

Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 1d

It has been suggested that calling Stephen Miller a “toadie” was hurtful, insulting, and just plain wrong.

Upon reflection, I agree. I hereby apologize to all toads.

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Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 1d

NOTE: Not spam. Just good books from @stephenblackmoore.com.

Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 1d

How about a violent, sweary necromancer with anger management issues making really horrible life choices many of which involve murdering his problems away? The Eric Carter series www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/EC2/e...

Eric Carter

Buy books online and find book series such as Eric Carter written by Stephen Blackmoore from PenguinRandomHouse.com

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Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 1d

Hat-tip to @lianabrooks.bsky.social

Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 3d

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Andrea Phillips @andrea.bsky.social · 1d

Happy book day to me! After going out of print a few years ago when Fireside Fiction closed its doors, today my book about a wiki where your edits come true is available again!

This thread will have links for where you can buy it. Obviously Amazon www.amazon.com/Revision-And...

Revision

Amazon.com: Revision eBook : Phillips, Andrea: Kindle Store

www.amazon.com

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Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 2d

SCOTUS said TACO is presumptively immune.

His appointed “advisors,” whom Congress never vetted or approved, are not.

Time to arrest Stephen Miller for wanton and reckless endangerment. (And terrorism, according to his own definition.) And sue his ass for defamation and fraud.

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 6d

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Shadow (he/him) @shad0.bsky.social · 2d

Hat-tip to @stephenblackmoore.com

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d

Trey Reed, a student at Delta State University in Mississippi, was found hanging from a noose. Mississippi police ruled the death a suicide. Now an autopsy reportedly concludes that he suffered extensive blunt force trauma across his body before he died, meaning he was beaten before he was lynched.

Kaepernick-Funded Autopsy Reportedly Finds Trey Reed Didn’t Die by Suicide — Family Attorney Ben Crump Hasn’t Confirmed

According to a source who isn't authorized to comment publicly, the autopsy of Trey Reed reveals that his death was not caused by a suicide.

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