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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · Apr 18

periodic reminder you can send me tips securely on signal: timothypmurphy.41 or proton mail: [email protected]

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 11h

great story, really interesting...also can't help but note that he's picked the most videogame/ringlore aspect of Christianity to completely fixate on: how to defeat the final boss

Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 12h

wonderful lede here www.wired.com/story/the-re...

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

www.wired.com

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 12h

going to rewatch the clip of his dad getting a base hit off a ball that bounced in front of the plate

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 12h

SUPERMAN IS IN THE BUILDING

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 13h

We’re going to have a lot of work to do identifying and punishing every single one of these criminal thugs with the full force of the law.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 14h

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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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 13h

nah man those are the guys from the Ditka sketch

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 16h

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 16h

it's also kind of funny that they rolled back like 170 years of whiteness. had a change of heart on the Italians after all.

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 16h

these people are such fucking dweebs www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Are You a ‘Heritage American’?

Why some on the right want to know if your ancestors were here during the Civil War

www.theatlantic.com

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 16h

chris tucker made the most chris tucker noise imaginable when he saw where that was going

Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 16h

just an all-timer of a dek here, protect magazines

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Jacob Rosenberg @jacobrosenberg.bsky.social · 20h

"If the justices rule for Chiles, conversion therapy bans across the country are also likely to fall." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

SCOTUS wades back into the war on trans kids—and considers greenlighting conversion therapy

The science is in: The anti-LGBTQ "treatments" are ineffective and dangerous.

www.motherjones.com

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 19h

MAGA guy near my in-laws has taken down the yard sign he put up last year asking people if they missed when gas was $2.50 a gallon. (It's now $3.48.)

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 20h

honestly kind of amazing how hard they're working to completely invent a world in which Charlie Kirk was shot by anyone other than one random guy. They didn't even really do this with *Trump*

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 21h

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 23h

amazing how many people walk around with a giant sign around their neck that says "i can't cut it"

Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 23h

fellas is it gay to live in a city

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 23h

("holiday season" of course begins with the start of hispanic heritage month, continues through the high holidays and halloween, and then of course reaches peak velocity from thanksgiving to new years)

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

for folks who are looking to give back this holiday season

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

“We don’t actually give a fuck.”

10 ways to enrich the Trumps and the MAGA movement

10 ways to enrich the Trumps and the MAGA movement

“We don’t actually give a fuck.”

www.motherjones.com

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

indoor baseball will always look stupid, no offense

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

LinkedIn feels like it would be a fun language to learn

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

"...Carsten, a Swiss German 27-year-old who was designing AI-involved sandals but recently pivoted to drug testing" nymag.com/intelligence...

The AI Kids Take San Francisco

Brilliant, workaholic teenagers are flooding the city — and reshaping our future in their image.

nymag.com

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

"Until the early 1930s, the Supreme Court had never once used the First Amendment to block the imprisonment of dissenters" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

Opinion | How to Save the American Experiment

www.nytimes.com

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Grimey @grimey.bsky.social · 1d

this is every Guy Ritchie film

blaw @blaw.bsky.social · 1d

showing up to grandpa's will reading like

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

"As paramedics placed tourniquets on Martinez’s leg and arm, a bullet fell out of her arm and onto the shop’s floor, the manager said." chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

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 attorn...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 1d

Trump sicced the National Guard on LA, ramping up immigrant arrests in a city that’s been targeted by ICE for months.

Here’s how @lataco.bsky.social, a local taco site tracking the raids, became an essential reporting powerhouse to their community.

Listen here: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

"since California was admitted to the Union as part of the Compromise of 1850, there have been more than 220 proposals for it to divide or secede" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

www.motherjones.com

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

we need to level-up humanity and transcend to a more beautiful state of existence [40 gas-fired power plants later] here's a machine that steals movies and can make MLK sound like a monkey

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