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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 34m

This was a pretty small protest, but it honestly seemed incredibly effective. I don’t think that they’ve done this before, the only time I’ve been to a protest at this building was on a weekend. I really don’t think these workers liked being shamed!

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 2h

"you have to give up your daily coffee because we're losing the dumb illegal war we started and now you can't afford groceries" is a hell of a closing message

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Amelia Emberwing @thatwitchmia.bsky.social · 8h

Rape as a tool of political violence was the natural escalation point to allowing an adjudicated rapist to become President. I think I'll just start shrieking at the top of my lungs at anyone who tells me I'm overreacting from this point forward. No words, just the feral sound of unbridled rage.

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 9h

This is sexual violence as a form of terrorism. It is political violence and it is chilling and horrific, and AOC was absolutely right to be terrified that the goons (now pardoned) laying siege to the capital would rape her if they found her. Small changes won't fix this. FLIP THE TABLE NOW

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 9h

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 10h

By his own standards, I think this may disqualify him as Secretary of Defense.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h

An authoritarian government forcing people to use new politically-driven language in their speech -- call it "newspeak," if you will

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 12h

begging people not to let the right get away with their decade of support for trump the way we let them get away with backing bush and the iraq war (and reagan before that) i am pleading

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 13h

"why don't more women come forward?" men. the answer is men.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 14h

Modern conservatism began with Goldwater and his opposition to civil rights legislation (it’s why MLK endorsed Johnson). That led to Reagan which led to both Bushes which led to Trump. This aren’t occasional interruptions. Bigotry beats in the heart of the right.

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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 14h

oh look paid protesters

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 16h

"We don't want to turn into a banana republic, so we won't try to rein in corporations" is the kind of thing you say if you don't know what makes a banana republic a banana republic, and instead want to be a banana republic where the bananas are data centers.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I am aware of the history of 20th century fascism and grew up around Holocaust survivors. When fascism returns, they said, expect indifference or outright cowardice from 90% of your friends, neighbors and colleagues. AND YET, it still shocks me to see this groveling cowardice in real time.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 07/10/2026

I don't mind this analogy because it is also a confession--AI proponents can't imagine giving the gray matter a workout unless it's on the clock.

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Anthony Pignataro @apignataro.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is the 44th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD in 2026. Last year, the department reported 56 traffic-related fatalities, making it the deadliest year on the road since at least 1990, when the city reported 51 deaths. The LBPD reported 45 traffic fatalities by this time last year.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.com · 07/10/2026

Police are investigating a crash in Central Long Beach that killed a pedestrian early Tuesday morning. Read more from @apignataro.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/pedestrian-k...

Pedestrian killed in Central Long Beach crash, police say.
This is the 44th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year.

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 06/10/2026

Given how many of these guys have been rearrested for sex crimes and other felonies…

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The Lever @levernews.com · 05/10/2026

Donna Brazile is probably right... But the real story is that the Democratic establishment is suddenly worried about an insurgent left winning enough races to actually matter. This isn't about DSA taking over the party. It's about the people who've long run it facing a real challenge to their power

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Michael "Fallen Coffee Pot of Shadows" Senters the Sigillite:ABD @mikesenters.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The fact GOP candidates own their domestic abuse and violence with pride is a direct consequence of electing Trump twice.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026

Given the rest of the financial news it looks like they’re high fiving each other about how the plebes get 7% mortgage rates

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

back in the pre-marriage equality era I once heard a close friend from church earnestly say to someone “I just can’t understand why gay people want to DESTROY my marriage by redefining the meaning of it” I’ll remember the way she said the word “destroy” until the day I die, because she meant it

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"Let them watch us eat cake."

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"Radical" Russ Belville @radicalruss.com · 06/10/2026

You know they do this to pre-emptively stop the Democrats from doing this. "See? We told you they'd attack Trump! See? We told you it's a witch hunt!" The sad part is that it works on Democrats. Prepare yourself for "look forward, move on, heal the country" bullshit.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

dawg I WISH

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm just gonna bookmark this for future reference when Dem pundits complain about how the party has trouble communicating its message to voters. The reason you keep running into trouble with your branding isn't campus radicals. The reason is that your opponents purchased all the media outlets.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So, one of my best argument against the electoral college is that it actually provides perverse incentives to presidents to ignore states they’re not going to win. Of course, Trump takes “perverse” to unhinged extremes.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026

An American president is encouraging an enemy to destroy American cities. This is treason, though he will claim we are not at war.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hastert ain’t dead

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Ladies and gentlemen, the Republican Party

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This starts with her aggressively trying to link him to the Muslim Brotherhood. I'd like to see someone turn the tables on this. "You're Christian, right? Did you support Timothy McVeigh? Did you agree with Dylann Roof? Or Eric Rudolph? Robert Lewis Dear? No? Even though you share their religion?"

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026

in a just world someone would stone cold stun these guys into concrete

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.

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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’

Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The reason you see people falling behind Mamdani, El Sayed and even Newsom (at least his social feed, the real guy is a dud) is because they show signs of fucking life. It’s insane that the Democratic Party of FREAKING BARACK OBAMA thinks that we should just quietly shamble through things

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Meanwhile bloodless appeals for mushy centrism arouse zero passion (see Jeffries, Hakeem and Schumer, Chuck)

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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

ugh, women and their "ideas," amirite

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

80-something white conservative journalist thinks 60-something white conservatives journalist has a good point about how the more diverse media is unfair to Mr. President Trump

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"The U.S. prison population is declining at an accelerating rate, and prison admission rates are predicted to fall an additional 50% within the next two decades, according to new research from University at Albany professor Shawn Bushway." "the decline is driven mainly by generational change."

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New research shows steep and continuing decline in prison population in the US

The U.S. prison population is declining at an accelerating rate, and prison admission rates are predicted to fall an additional 50% within the next two decades, according to new research from Universi...

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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Totally normal reaction by a country that has its opponent begging for surrender

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Anthony Pignataro @apignataro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Well, look at this: in 2025 a couple Cornell University police officers were disciplined for “sexual harassment in the workplace,” according to this report shared by @katemanne.bsky.social in her latest newsletter cupolice.cornell.edu/wp-content/u...

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sounds like the villain team in a bad 70s Hanna-Barbera cartoon, or like some company went scrambling for a third-rate anime to adapt and dub after the success of Star Blazers and Battle of the Planets.

Donald J. Trump f @realDonaldTrump
Following the Historic White House Accord on Super Intelligence, where the World's most important Technology Companies came together, and confirmed their responsibilities to the American People, I am announcing the formation of the Super Intelligence Force (SIF). The Super Intelligence Force is tasked with coordinating the effort of the Federal Government to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence, which many say is bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and the Internet, and will protect the interests, and improve the lives, of all Americans. The Super Intelligence Force will coordinate the Federal Government's engagement with Consumers, Public Interest Groups, Religious Organizations, Critical Infrastructure Providers, and Super Intelligence Companies, and will be led by Director of National Intelligence, Jay Clayton, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Ferguson, Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, and Chief Technology Officer, Emil Michael, and Director of the Office of Personnel Management, Scott Kupor, and will report to the President of the United States (ME!), and the Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J.
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Last Whom Standing @lastwhomstanding.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

One reason that rabies shots are mandatory. Please be sure that your pets --cats, too--have their shots. Be safe. Support local indie journalism at @lbwatchdog.com.

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Thank you once again Politico for providing a canonical example of when not to grant anonymity.

"Looks like a pussy move to send a text instead of actually saying it to someone's face. Shows what kind of character he is," a senior White House official told Playbook's Megan Messerly.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In 1974, Cornell lecturer Lin Farley began recognizing a pattern in the experiences women shared in her Women and Work course: women were being pushed out of jobs by men’s sexual behavior. Farley coined the term, “sexual harassment.”

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.com · 01/10/2026

Long Beach’s new speed cameras will be operational this month, but there are questions about how the city will enforce the fines and whether the system will perpetuate racial and economic bias. Read more from @brandonrichardson.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/long-beach-i...

Long Beach is getting speed cameras. Residents, city staff and advocacy groups have concerns.
The cameras will be operational this month and begin issuing tickets in December, but there are questions about how the city will enforce the fines and whether the system will perpetuate racial and economic bias.
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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.com · 03/10/2026

The first bat in a dozen years has tested positive for rabies in Long Beach, city health officials said Friday. Read more from @apignataro.bsky.social on the Watchdog. lbwatchdog.com/1st-rabid-ba...

1st rabid bat found in Long Beach since 2014, city says.
'Once people and animals are infected with the rabies virus and begin to show symptoms, it is almost always fatal,' city health officials said.

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