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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · 5d

Hard to believe, but yeah. 😞

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Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · 6d

A wonderfully cogent piece by @elienyc.bsky.social that does a great job explaining in plain English why Thomas' approach to jurisprudence isn't just casual partisan hackery but an existential threat to the foundations of how the SC is supposed to function. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Clarence Thomas Admits That He’s Coming for Our Rights

In a little-covered speech, the Supreme Court justice explained how he thinks the court should reverse rulings conservatives don’t like.

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 6d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

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Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · 10d

I guarantee that Pete "Warrior Ethos" Hegseth is the type of guy that's too embarrassed to buy tampons for his wife or daughters because he thinks it's "unmanly."

Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · 13d

I have beautiful twin boys named Juan and Jamal. Like most dads, I keep a picture in my wallet. But I only keep a picture of Juan, because if you've seen Juan...

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Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · 14d

The real problem is that, while progressive politicians and pundits do plenty of dumb things, conservative politicians and pundits are usually the ones doing LAUGHABLY dumb things. As a result, more jokes about conservatives.

Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · 14d

Conservatives' suggestion that comedy shows need to add right-leaning staff writers to make their jokes more "fair" completely misunderstands what's happening. The problem is isn't writer bias; comedy writers will happily skewer ANYONE for doing something dumb. See, e.g., SNL's treatment of Biden...

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 19d

Don't apologise for your dog showing up during the Zoom, apologise for hiding him all this time

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Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · 20d

Also anyone on the right who thinks Kimmel's cancellation is fine because it's just "owning a Hollywood lib" should understand that it doesn't just punish Kimmel, it puts an entire staff/crew out of a job, and, despite what Fox News tells you, plenty of below-the-line crew types are Trump supporters

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Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · 20d

If there's any silver lining to the ABC/Kimmel debacle, I'm hoping that it's that it helped some people finally understand why capitalism's amoral emphasis on placing shareholder value on an altar above all else is not a great tenet on which to base a democracy.

Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · 22d

I hate to link to CVLT Nation since their shtick is largely just bulk re-posting other people's content without permission, but this cache of materials from PROPAGANDA magazine is so fun to revisit. I'm pretty sure I have a number of these issues still stashed away in a box in the closet somewhere.

CVLT Nation Salutes The Best Goth Magazine Ever Made: PROPAGANDA Magazine! - CVLT Nation

If I had to pick one publication that covered the Goth movement the best, it would be PROPAGANDA Magazine by Fred H. Berger. As a teenager in Venice,

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Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · 22d

If you don't have at least five nicknames for your dog in addition to their actual name, can you honestly even call yourself a dog owner?

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Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · 27d

I hate that a significant contributing factor to the failure of American democracy is Democrats' unrelenting need to be liked by everyone.

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Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · Sep 4

Kicking myself for not tagging this #madonnaandchi instead

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Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · Sep 4

#madonnaandchild

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aliciablackgirl.bsky.social @aliciablackgirl.bsky.social · Sep 2

The United States is the only place on earth where poor people shun unions, free healthcare, and free education because the rich tell them to.

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Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · Aug 30

Friends, I'm BEGGING you, do NOT take materials from people you hire to provide you w/services and upload them to ChatGPT for feedback & then expect your service provider to respond to that.

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · Aug 8

i have also asked openai to "show me a diagram of the US presidents since Herbert Hoover, with their names and years in office under their photos" and i'm sorry but this is worth every single lake i evaporated.

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ceej @ceej.online · Aug 8

one thing that's making me feel particularly insane lately is how there is no longer any limit to the amount of wrong you can be

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Dr. Tiffany A. Flowers @drtiffanyaflowers.bsky.social · Aug 2

There is a a Black-owned bookstore in Las Vegas. It is called Analog Bookstore. Please support!

#Blacksky

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Spencer Cross @spencercross.bsky.social · Jul 25

Not that the existence of Elon Musk doesn't definitively prove this every day, but if you need it here's another great reminder that the fact someone is very rich or is a high-level corporate executive doesn't mean they're smart.

CEO Andy Byron Looking To Sue Coldplay After Viral Kiss Cam Moment, Says ‘Source’

Coldplay‘s viral kiss cam moment may take a turn for the worse for the band. Insiders exclusively told Rob Shuter’s #ShuterScoop that former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, who is at the center of the inci...

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Surly Amy @surlyamy.bsky.social · Jul 6

Heyyyyy. I could really use some sales so I put my shop on sale. Everything is 15% off and lots of items have free shipping. Everything is handmade/hand-painted.

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If you could share this it would also help me.

#ceramics #art

A hand painted stoneware mug with an ocean theme.

A round handmade ceramic pendant with a koi fish design.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · Jul 2

I think most people severely underestimated how much fascism and kleptocracy would triumph through the surrender and default of forces that should have opposed it.

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