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Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 33m

Just ate Jesus Christ

Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 1h

Honestly need

Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 1h

Craving dried poblano peppers

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2h

“Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar”

Never forget or forgive that Trump, Rubio, & Musk *chose* to inflict this monumental level of death and suffering on the poorest & most vulnerable people.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 11h

Bluesky Spaces when

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Ian is the Priest-King of the Sacred Grove at Nemi @poetinbabylon.bsky.social · 15h

y’all this goes so hard

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Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 12h

It was so bad back then you could barely use the platform

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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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Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 13h

I spent today working 1:1 with a third grader in the Structured Learning classroom (think one step above full special ed class) which was fun but very tiring. He likes to do headstands which are not allowed so it was a lot of "Okay, we are going to put our feet on the ground now" all day lol

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William Gillis 🏴 @rechelon.bsky.social · 15h

"most of us never thought to counter that argument because it’s stupid and doesn’t make any sense"

is basically the entirety of the present situation on every front

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 16h

I think something we have to do more of is talk about how kickass a lot of American cities are because right now some people think they’re run by Sharia Law nudists and most of us never thought to counter that argument because it’s stupid and doesn’t make any sense

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19h

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

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Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 20h

Off topic but I cannot imagine being a Bishop and typing in a sans-serif font

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 23h

MAGA is a wholesale rejection of the Enlightenment including stuff so basic that we don't even think of it being part of the Enlightenment project--like being polite to people and making social interactions smooth and pleasant.

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

We really hit on something with the 12 year old theory of governance because that’s really the entire political project. It’s being 12 years old and not even normal 12 year olds but real pieces of shit 12 year olds

Texas GOP candidate
Shelley Luther complains that students can't make fun of transgender children
By Jay Root, Staff Writer
Updated Feb 9, 2022 6:02 a.m.

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Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 23h

Yes

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Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 23h

Insane take

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

The NY Times continues to be the biggest sucker in the world for bad faith bullshit, just so the publisher can claim they're not too liberal and to pretend they'll somehow convince MAGA they're being fair to them.

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 1d

Despite appearances, this is not a @nytpitchbot.bsky.social joke, it's an actual @nytimes.com column by some Claremont hack who praises Hegseth for his "nuanced vision of the military’s purpose and its relationship to civilian society."

Opinion
Guest Essay

That Hegseth Speech Was Actually Pretty Good
Oct. 7, 2025, 5:01 a.m. ET

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Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 1d

David Greene on LRC one time was so credulous to a stupid conservative gripe about his reporting that I just tuned out and gave up on the show

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Vincent van Gogh @vangogh.bsky.social · 1d

The Bridge at Trinquetaille - 1888
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14443

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 1d

just an incredibly impressive human being in so many ways

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

Greta Thunberg has just been released and she is back on the warpath, exactly like our leaders should be.

Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.

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Just Some Guy @utopianparallax.bsky.social · 1d

Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian in Chicago, in clerical, praying.

Shot in the head with a pepper ball by laughing federal agents.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

1. As Chris notes, in addition to journalist plaintiffs in here, there's a religious plaintiff: Rev. David Black, a Presbyterian minister who was filmed being shot by federal agents with what appeared to be pepper balls while praying outside the Broadview ICE office.

I just spoke with that pastor…

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: I'm listening in on a second new lawsuit out of Illinois today, addressing First Amendment freedoms surrounding protests, including press and religious claims.

Judge Sara Ellis, an Obama appointee, is hearing the TRO motion and has found the plaintiffs, for TRO purposes, have standing.

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Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 1d

a fascist president, a corrupt president, a vindictive president, a senile president we might endure — but a pelagian president?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I want to be good because you want to prove to God so you go to that next step, right? So that's very important to me."

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

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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Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 1d

Literally could not care less about the CEO drama on this site

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Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 1d

IANAT but this seems like an underexplored avenue

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Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 1d

Real talk why don’t thieves use tasers on people to stun them and steal their stuff

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Ross @trusty.bsky.social · 1d

I am aware that this view represents a kind of violence against Jewish identity and self determination

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