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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 3h

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 6h

horror movie posters but with muppets: thread

Oscar the Grouch in the movie poster for Alien.

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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 3h

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Trump Literally Brags About Taking Away People’s Free Speech

Donald Trump has been saying the quiet part out loud for some time now.

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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 4h

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Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are (from Old Grey Whistle Test)

YouTube video by billyjoelVEVO

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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 4h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House had more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and it appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records.

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

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August West @voteearlyvoteoften.bsky.social · 4h

Trump is an Evil, vindictive convicted felon. He is in the Epstein Files!

Release them. Unredacted!
#EpsteinTrump

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Average Dad 🌻 Beer League Hockeyist @davetheaveragedad.bsky.social · 10h

And that would be a problem how?

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Red Lori Bright Eyes Pissed Off American @redloribrighteyes.bsky.social · Jul 5

Even though civil rights were "won" the republicans never let it settle.

Not for a long shot. It has ALWAYS been in their sights.
Author Max Boot on Ronald Reagan’s legacy, the roots of Trumpism, and how the Great Communicator opened the door to the far right
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What happened to the Republican Party?

Author Max Boot on Ronald Reagan’s legacy, the roots of Trumpism, and how the Great Communicator opened the door to the far right

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 15h

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 5h

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with @mark-bray.bsky.social, a fantastic, thoughtful, and generous scholar whose work about antifa is so important in this moment.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

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Red Lori Bright Eyes Pissed Off American @redloribrighteyes.bsky.social · Jul 5

Then our racism lead to exporting exceptional American barbarism to the middle east, giddily handing the reins over to a right wing sadist.

How can we be surprised when it's aimed back home?

www.democracynow.org/2018/12/3/me...

Mehdi Hasan on George H.W. Bush’s Ignored Legacy: War Crimes, Racism and Obstruction of Justice

George H.W. Bush died in Houston on Friday night at the age of 94. Bush was elected the 41st president of the United States in 1988, becoming the first and only former CIA director to lead the country...

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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 4h

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Red Lori Bright Eyes Pissed Off American @redloribrighteyes.bsky.social · Jul 5

And even when we needed to band together to win the fight white women could not do it

The US suffragette movement tried to leave out Black women. They showed up anyway

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The US suffragette movement tried to leave out Black women. They showed up anyway

Racism and sexism were bound together in the fight to vote – and Black women made it clear they would never cede the question of their voting rights to others

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RutgersAAUP-AFT @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social · 8h

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 4h

We should never allow this to happen.

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