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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 7h

He’s going to just have soldiers cleaning up trash like the National Guard in DC. This stuff sucks, but don’t let them scare you into believing it sucks more than it does.

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 7h

Using the Insurrection Act would be basically the same as his current thing of deploying the National Guard and it’s similarly “kayfabe authoritarianism.” The goal is to scare you and make you think you live in Stalin’s USSR, but the fact is you don’t.

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 7h

Reminder since this is in the news again that the Insurrection Act is not martial law; it means soldiers can be cops and doesn’t mean anything else. Please don’t respond explaining why that’s still bad; I know it’s bad. I just think the panic this stuff causes is dangerous.

Alex Koppelman @alexkoppelman.bsky.social · 9h

Exclusive from @nbcnews.com: Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say

A decision is not expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.

www.nbcnews.com

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 11h

i wonder if a sufficient number of viable democrats have it in them to effectively counter a narrative of "i am tanking the economy, firing everyone i can, and sending soldiers to push you around if i dont like the way you think, and also lee greenwood is the only music allowed"

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 11h

There isn’t a functional difference between this and a child benefit but the framing is so much nastier.

William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 13h

My most controversial take on this is probably that while I think reproductive freedom should be sacrosanct, I don’t really have any problem with additional taxes on (high income) childless people. Someone gotta pay into the pensions!

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 17h

Pope Leo tells US bishops to address Trump's immigration crackdown

www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Clearly true

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

more and more I am convinced a good share of why Trump 2 is so much worse than before is because of what Elon did to Twitter. it's like those group chats where people gassed themselves up to join ISIS, scaled up a millionfold

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

🎶 When you try your best but you don’t succeed 🎶

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

ALITO
Now this website is called Reddit?

ATTORNEY
Yes.

ALITO
Can I access it on my phone? Do I need an app?

ATTORNEY
There’s an app available.

ALITO
Uh-huh. Does that work with my wifi?

KAGAN
I’ve used it. I love the cat memes on there.

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 2d

I'm sorry but how does this person have standing to challenge Colorado's ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy when she has explicitly disclaimed any desire to change a patient's sexual orientation or gender identity? How is this a real case? slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Supreme Court’s First Blockbuster Case This Term Looks Pretty Fake

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that seeks to undo a major triumph of the LGBTQ+ movement.

slate.com

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 2d

Has Glorious Leader Trump Made Chocolate Too Delicious? We Dig In To The Data

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 2d

The situation is not at all the same because there’s lots of Trump criticism in other mainstream outlets and in independent outlets, but it’s uncanny how much the Post in particular is like a parody of North Korean or Soviet state media.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 3d

At my old law firm we used to joke about so-and-so being a "Third Amendment specialist" because it was so incredibly funny to imagine a Third Amendment case ever happening. Kristi Noem is a second away from telling everyone to hold her beer. bsky.app/profile/port...

PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 3d

The way these people think they're entitled to whatever they want. This is what happens when you raise children who are never told no. 1/

www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-...

'Very difficult situation': Kristi Noem whines locals not letting ICE agents use restrooms

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem complained that her agents were not being permitted to use restrooms in Chicago because of opposition from residents.During a Sunday interview on ...

www.rawstory.com

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s the thing about Curtis Yarvin making plans to flee the country: yeah bitch we are going to win and your friends are going to jail.

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 3d

Musical about authoritarianism called “‘Rendt”

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 3d

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Lifelong Democrats for Zohran #ImWithHim 🌊🌊🌊 @vodkasnowflake.bsky.social · 4d

brutal lol

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 4d

what's funny is, as always, the liberals and progressives are ruminating over this and grappling with it long after the people who swore this meant a whirlwind would be reaped have completely forgotten about it. you can forget about it too!

Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 4d

Progressive students in the south have had to navigate “deeply uncomfortable” conversations with their conservative family members (after Charlie Kirk’s death), said John, a sophomore at Appalachian State University in North Carolina.

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

‘He wasn’t this national hero’: US college students voice concern over Charlie Kirk’s idolization

Black, brown and LGBTQ+ students across the US are puzzled by all the praise the far-right commentator has received after his killing

www.theguardian.com

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 4d

There will be one in November. There always is and people are always surprised about it.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 5d

Okay in fairness Mr. Computers he also went to “Yale”

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 5d

So the cycle from here is 1. Criticism of Taylor goes viral which is 2. Framed by right wing influencers as "the left" turning on Taylor because she 3. Is getting married and made an album about her husband so 4. "Why do Democrats hate marriage/men/women/families/straight people"

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 5d

Reading comprehension check

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 5d

People love saying stuff like this as if it’s insightful. I can help out here. The difference is that race is a social construct and even if it weren’t would involve treating people unfairly based on very limited information about them whereas LLMs are COMPUTER PROGRAMS.

The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 5d

@dystopiabreaker.xyz
i'm completely serious when i say that much of the dismissive ai discourse on here fires the bigotry neuron

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 5d

Being a Taylor Swift fan is the shitlib line I cannot cross. I will always be a hater. She’s a great talent if you hate lyrics and music.

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 5d

I mean Severance is good but what else

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 6d

I would say everyone should cancel their Apple TV+ subscriptions, but what kind of idiot subscribed to Apple TV+?

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 6d

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

www.404media.co

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doctor eek [free link arc] (alt decorative gourd season) @absolutely-not.bsky.social · 6d

i looked at the methodology for this and it is
a. sex addiction counseling group in texas did a surveymonkey and extrapolated the results to the entire us population which is the sort of research design that earns you an ff on an intro methods class (the extra f is for extra effort), and
b. p-hacked

The Independent @the-independent.com · 6d

Nearly a third of Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

1 in 3 Americans have had a ‘romantic relationship’ with an AI bot, new survey says

www.independent.co.uk

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