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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

Gov. Pritzker after Trump calls for him to be jailed: “I will not back down… what else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 1d

they just slapped a surgeons general warning on RFK like he’s a pack of cigarettes

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 1d

“Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk.”

Six former surgeons general condemn RFK Jr.

Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans

It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 3d

Leo: Psychologists say self-hatred is better than emotional numbness, but why settle for one when you can have both for free!

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The Onion @theonion.com · 3d

New Study Shows That Bones Are Incredibly Cool

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 7d

We believe healthcare is a right for every American.

But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies.

Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 4d

If you’re white, your accomplishments are your own and you can resent and criticize the country all you like, but if you’re black and successful you should be grateful to white people for allowing you in their presence. bsky.app/profile/jess...

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 4d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Every American should read this judge’s stirring rebuke to Trump | Austin Sarat

The court’s opinion in a case on immigrants’ right to free speech is a powerful lesson in civics

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

I am just so fucking proud of her.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 6d

Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress just shut down the government.

Why? They don’t want to lower your health care costs.

Graphic Copy:
The government just ran out of money.
How’d we get here?
We're in a health care emergency and costs are going up.
Republicans would rather shut down the government than work with democrats to save health care.
Republicans won’t even come to the table to negotiate, and Trump is telling them “don’t bother.”

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The Onion @theonion.com · 6d

This is not a paid advertisement. Subscribe at membership.theonion.com to receive the newspaper and see more print-exclusive content.

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 7d

Labour’s Identity Crisis

The new Private Eye is out now.

A photo of the front cover of issue 1659 of Private Eye magazine with the caption “on shelves now.” The front cover headline reads “Labour’s Identity Crisis” and shows Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham talking. Burnham says, “I would like to lead the Labour Party,” to which Starmer replies, “So would I.”

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 7d

It’s midnight, which means Trump’s government just ran out of money.

Our entire government is shut down because Republicans in power refuse to lower health care costs.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 8d

Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 8d

What "war" in Portland is Trump talking about? The battle of mellow artisans?

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 9d

Portlanders — show off your corner of war-ravaged Portland below.

Cats Pajamas @katzpeejays.bsky.social · 10d

Our corner of war-ravaged Portland.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 11d

We are a government ruled by viral video fiat now.

You aren't even allowed to research which viral video has whipped the regime into a mania and how they came to believe it, because the research of the systems themselves is viewed as "censorship."

This how you end up randomly invading Portland.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 11d

Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.

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nixCraft @cyberciti.biz · 11d

I tried to teach my cat how to use the terminal. But, my cat kept hitting 'F9' or ‘k’ in htop and killing random processes. I guess some habits are hard to break 😅

a cartoon of a penguin wearing goggles looking at a computer

ALT: a cartoon of a penguin wearing goggles looking at a computer

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12d

We have a white supremacist gestapo with complete immunity in our country now.

Right now: As an ICE agent sets up floodlights facing a few protesters outside the Broadview ICE facility, one activist remarks that photos “better not be for your spank bank.”

“Nothing from your genetic lineage would be in my sp…” the agent began to reply, cutting himself off.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 12d

Freedom is not about saying nice things or agreeing with those in power.

It is not flattering the President of the United States.

It is the right to express your point of view without government interference.

We must not allow anybody to take that freedom away.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYTY...

Republicans: Stop Using the Word “Freedom”

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

www.youtube.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · 13d

Trump To Travel With Own Escalator Following U.N. Embarrassment

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Brandon Whitcher @whitcher.bsky.social · 13d

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk

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NPR @npr.org · 14d

Acclaimed Italian actor Claudia Cardinale, who starred in some of the most celebrated European films of the 1960s and 1970s, has died, AFP reported Tuesday. She was 87.

Claudia Cardinale, star of '8½' and 'The Leopard,' dies at 87

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 14d

The U.S. Secret Service has found and is quietly dismantling a massive network of "SIM farms" across the New York area just as world leaders gather for meetings at the United Nations.

How a SIM farm like the one found near the UN threatens telecom networks

The U.S. Secret Service has found and is quietly dismantling a massive network of “SIM farms” across the New York area just as world leaders gather for meetings at the United Nations.

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 14d

Sadly this adorable cuddly bat is critically endangered. Who do we think we are!? | First Dog on the Moon

Here is my recovery plan to SAVE THIS IMPORTANT BAT * Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published * Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...

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