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T.J. Mitchell

@workingstiff.bsky.social

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NYT bestselling coauthor of the Jessie Teska mysteries #FIRSTCUT & #AFTERSHOCK, & the medical examiner memoir #WORKINGSTIFF. Wife & creative partner Dr Judy Melinek does autopsies. I am careful with her. Books & columns: https://drworkingstiff.com/books

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Lori 🇺🇦💜💙 @coalsmom.bsky.social · 15h

Yesterday they deliberately sprayed pepper spray into his air intake hole.
Such bastards.
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'Frog' protester recounts being pepper-sprayed at protest outside Portland ICE facility

YouTube video by KATU News

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 1d

the guy who caught cal raleigh’s homer was wearing a shirt that said dump 61 here and he immediately took it off and had a shirt that said dump 62 here

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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 1d

"With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport."

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

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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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 2d

You chose well, cummà.

T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 2d

I guess the idea is to black-eye the GOP by pointing out that tariffs are taxes & "taxes" is a dirty word? Even if that's the strategy, the tactic is, yes, bad.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 7d

It's kind of wild that crypto scammers became *the single biggest source of political donations* in the last US election and barely anyone even noticed. These dipshits basically own both parties now and are getting whatever they want and there's been zero (0) public deliberation or debate about it.

Crypto's $245 million campaign finance operation filled airwaves with ads not about crypto

The crypto sector emerged as a top donor this election cycle, but the ads it funded weren't about digital currencies.

www.cnbc.com

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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 7d

Embiggens is a perfectly cromulent word

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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 8d

Jimmy Fallon is a coward.

Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 8d

Fucking disgusting variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Jimmy Fallon Plans to ‘Keep My Head Down’ and Avoid Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’: ‘We Hit Both Sides Equally’

Jimmy Fallon says he plans to "keep my head down" and avoid politics on "The Tonight Show."

variety.com

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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 7d

Sure beats driving cross country, a thing I have done a bunch of times

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Joseph Galbo @josephgalbo.bsky.social · 8d

Me, experiencing a moment of temporary professional bliss and using a common figure of speech: I'd do this job for free.

The magical bird that landed outside my window one moment ago: I will grant this, his greatest wish.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 8d

You'll be shocked to learn New College of Florida is on the brink of implosion just a couple of years after DeSantis engineered an extreme right-wing takeover

Fun fact: NCF's new overlords spend $134K per student (!!...the average at other FL publics is $10K) www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Spending Soars, Rankings Fall at New College of Florida

Student outcomes and rankings are slipping at the liberal arts college while spending is up. Critics believe the college is at risk of implosion, and some are calling for privatization.

www.insidehighered.com

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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 8d

…and sunrise from the sam train as we roll thru Hamilton County, Kansas. We have a beautiful country.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 9d

NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.

I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.

Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 8d

before and after hegseth's directive

Sean Connery is a red strapped outfit. He's very hairy.

William Shatner as Captain Kirk. He's in a black strapped outfit and has a smooth chest.

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Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel.com · 8d

Hi Donald!

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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 8d

Crossing the Mississippi River on Amtrak train 3 into Fort Madison, IA

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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 8d

Amen! Seems like that cliché is on tight rotation

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 9d

fewer than 1% of the human population will ever get to type a comeback as contextually devastating as this

Holy shit, I remember the backlash I got for appearing in Alvin and the Chipmunks!

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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 9d

Oof. Sorry to hear it & hope the resulting plan is something arthroscopic & easy

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Sally Greaves @cardiokiwi.bsky.social · 9d

A magnificent new champion for Aotearoa!
Fast, fierce, and fearless.
Of the top 10 birds, only 2 are listed as "doing ok" - the rest are all "in serious trouble", including our wonderful falcon. 😳
www.forestandbird.org.nz/resources/ka...

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Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST @chathamharrison.bsky.social · 10d

They don't imagine themselves sexist. They don't imagine themselves racist. But fear of cities & what they represent (which is to say, a great mass of strangers of all kinds) they will admit to instantly & implacably, & above all they hate that their taxes go to subsidize it

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 11d

the amount of raw, unadulterated fear that many Americans have of even small cities is never going to stop being darkly hilarious to me

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T.J. Mitchell @workingstiff.bsky.social · 10d

Earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings kill people.

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