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Peter Clines @peterclines.bsky.social · 7d

two men in leather jackets are standing next to each other .

Alt: Steve Rogers sighs and gives five bucks to Nick Fury

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 13h

I know there's a lot to keep up with but someone has ALREADY been killed by ICE in Chicago, its not a theoretical question, and folks are dying in ICE detention and being disappeared constantly, when you say "someone's gonna get killed" youre actually washing the blood from their hands 😘✌️

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 15h

ICE now very literally at war with Presbyterians

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 15h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14h

thank you brett kavanaugh!

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 14h

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

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

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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madison! @madepn.bsky.social · 23h

here is my first rendering of the bread scale of triviality (any suggestions welcome; I love thinking about bread)

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 14h

Frankly surprised I still have these. They're $24, handpoured and handpainted, and I know a bunch of you love orange cats.

www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...

Hillary's The Communal Brain Cell: The Pendant | Peculiarity Shop

We love our orange cats around here. Sometimes, they've got one brain cell shared among all. Components: plaster of Paris, epoxy clay, acrylic paint, Mod Podge, stainless steel chain18" Can be paired ...

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 19h

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 19h

“No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”

George Pearkes @peark.es · 19h

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 19h

This is Boksil. She is reaching levels of cozy previously unheard of. 12/10 a trailblazer (IG: with_bokdanji)

a small cream colored dog stares up at us. this is Boksil, swaddled in a grey robe, and tucked underneath a thick blanket on a bed. her little paws poke out of the robe's sleeves, and her toe beans are in full view. her tiny pink tongue mlems from her grinning mouth.

a higher angle of Boksil. a small yellow pillow rests beside her for scale, and her eyes are closed peacefully as she rests swaddled under a white blanket, looking very cozy.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 19h

this is literally stuff King Charles did, like not only did the American colonists have a revolution to not have this happen, but they did so in the wake of the English revolution, which was about not having stuff like this happen

George Pearkes @peark.es · 19h

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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Micah @rincewind.run · 19h

Gavin Newsom fucking sucks, part MCXVII

he still has until the end of the week for the rest of the bills so unfortunately it’s time to suck it up, call his office, and politely ask this living hairpiece to do the bare minimum to protect the most vulnerable among us

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 20h

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

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 19h

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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💀 🎃 ThemBOO! 🎃 💀 @thembo.bsky.social · 18h

Well, well, well...if it isn't the endlessly dismissed Left being proven 100% correct about someone for the one billionth time.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 20h

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

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 18h

She is not doing well

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20h

Schiff: This is supposed to be an oversight hearing when dozens of prosecutors have been fired simply because they worked on cases investigating the former president.

Bondi: What about the fires in California? Are the riots in LA serious?

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18h

I forget-- who controls the White House, Senate, and House?

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the ghost of brightshadow @cuil.world · 18h

letting the proud boys know they gotta spin up a fake leftist terror cell that he can pretend to bust for the news cameras and then let them go later

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 18h

Obviously not the main point here, but it's interesting how this is framed as content rather than policy.

"BREAKING" is typically what journalists or influencers say when they have a big story -- not what government officials say when they launch "undercover" operations

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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 17h

"Ballerina Aesha Ash wandering around inner city Rochester breaking the stereotypes about women of color and to inspire young kids."

its a picture of a ballerina teaching future young ballerinas!!!

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 17h

This strikes me as pretty bad

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 17h

Data indicates that dogs are considerably MORE likely to eat their owners after they die than cats are.

I like to periodically remind people of this

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 17h

we spent thousands of years breeding dogs to like humans and collaborate with us - we have more of a “begrudging standoff between equals” thing going on with pigs

However to be fair dogs eat humans way more than most people know or want to know

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 16h

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Hillary Monahan @hillarymonahan.bsky.social · 17h

My kid's therapist has been billing for an hour and we just found out he's been meeting with my son for fifteen minute sessions.

My son's autistic and B's his health proxy so uhh. The therapist deciding this was cool and still billing for an hour with zero communication until I CAUGHT HIM.

a woman in a hat is standing next to another woman in a closet .

Alt: a woman in a hat is standing next to another woman in a store saying big mistake, huge.

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Ethan “Brother Ethan” Kocak @ethankocak.com · 17h

The number of extremely Christian snake breeders on morph market with absolutely bonkers logos is…greater than one

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Ale @alepresser.com · 17h

Oh, nice!
I think it's a new option: you can now preorder SideQuested's Book1 in ebook format too!

I saw it available at Barnes&Noble and Amazon, at least.

sidequested.com/preorder-boo...

So if your shelves can't take it anymore, maybe your kindle/phone can!

You can preorder SideQuested Book 1 NOW! - Side Quested Webcomic

Yes, finally! You can preorder SideQuested Book 1 wherever books are sold! Here are convenient links to some of the big stores (but your local indie brick-and-mortar store will also…

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 19h

i have met a number of pigs, including pigs i later went on to eat (we have small farmers in our family) and quite frankly, getting to know pigs has made me feel even less bad about eating them

they would 100% eat us if given the chance

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