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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 8h

Don’t know why Pete Davidson needs to go on Shark Tank asking for $500k after the Riyadh Comedy Festival.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 18h

Got a recent Pulitzer for warning on the spread of autocracy around the globe, after decades of service to the paper? You can bet your butt you're getting laid off by form email, on Yom Kippur

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 23h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 15h

Gonna move to Portland to start a plywood window company

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 15h

Can’t wait to see all the Republicans on the Sunday shows say they haven’t seen this clip

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

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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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 19h

TONIGHT (and especially for followers outside of NYC who want to get involved):

Join @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on a special phonebank at 6pm!

Sign up: volunteer.zohranfornyc.com/phonebank-fo...

A graphic with a photo of Brennan Lee Mulligan that says "Phone Bank with Zohran, Wednesday, October 8th at 6pm."

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 22h

I bet the sternly worded letter from Chuck Schumer is going to solve this whole thing

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 1d

bUt hE pOStS gReAT mEmEs

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

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

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 1d

Last night I watched episode 8 of The Pitt while my two week old son slept on my chest.

Anyway, scripted television was a mistake and I welcome the AI slop overlords.

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 2d

Gain has a new campaign called “scent of Oz” and I feel like no one at the company said the phrase out loud before moving full steam ahead

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 2d

After Mare of Easttown and Task, I can’t wait to see what comes next in the Wooder Ice Cinematic Universe

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 2d

If you’re a media outlet still quoting the regime at face value on any subject then guess what woodward you are the regime

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Sounds like Republicans ought to get all the Republicans who form the Republican majorities in the Republican-led House and the Republican-led Senate together to pass the budget that Republicans wrote with the Republican White House and that Republicans now insist absolutely must be passed.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 2d

We have ants in our house, and this morning I saw a bunch of them caught in a spiderweb, and I told the spider “Good work.” I’ve never felt more connected to @soundoftheforest.bsky.social in my life.

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 3d

The scene in Uncle Buck where his car backfires and all the kids at school think it’s a gunshot and drop to the ground sure was a lot funnier in 1989

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 3d

I think it is the best possible way to watch the show and also a catastrophic mistake

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 4d

In my sleep deprived from having a 10 day old baby state, I decided to binge Scavengers Reign for the first time. I believe I am the first person to see this show as it was intended.

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 4d

This obviously isn’t in the top 20 reasons to move to Canada, but never seeing a prescription medicine commercial again is somewhere on the list

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 4d

My son informed me that when it comes to cookies, sharing is not caring

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 4d

I know that for most of human history infant mortality has been just astronomically high, but holding a week old baby really makes you surprised it isn’t much, much higher.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5d

I said what I said.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 5d

IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."

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THEJordonBrown @thejordonbrown.bsky.social · 5d

Discovered the triangle button on my PS5 controller didn’t work. Googled broken triangle button and the recommended fix on reddit was dropping your controller on the ground from like four feet.

That worked. It’s fixed now.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 6d

Stephen Miller told police they are now “unleashed.”

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 18d

Every time I watch ALIEN I am transfixed thinking to myself "there's no way they've left themselves enough room to get the third horizontal line in that E without it looking like a squashed-in mess!" but no, every single time there it is, and it's beautiful. Most tense part of the movie tbh.

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