Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTMags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 3hMonica Coglan was cross-examined for 13 hours by Archer’s lawyers in the libel trial. She was frequently in tears as her entire life and character was attacked. She died in a car crash before Archer was found guilty of perjury in that trial. Before it was found she’d told the truth all along. 5337140
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTUncut Femmes @juliagiantrat.bsky.social · 16hthe fun part about being trans is that not only will you get paid less and treated worse at your place of work most of the time but you'll also have your job prospects cut down by about 95% the moment any interviewer sees you and clocks the transness 51018
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTProf Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 9h 416835
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTJohn Hurst's TitanTron Entrance is just Episode 25 of Eva @johannhat.bsky.social · 14hAbsolutely saving this one for personal use. 05733
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTElizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 8hso the owner of this fountain pen store got yelled at by fountain pen Reddit for using AI in promotional images, apologized, and replaced them with ones they drew by hand and honestly I love them?? writelovepens.com 515119
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTEric Pazdziora @ericpazdziora.bsky.social · 10h"Opera doesn't make money. Opera’s what you spend money *on*.” “But . . what do you get out of it?” “You get opera. You put money in, you see, and opera comes out,” said Salzella wearily. --Terry Pratchett, 'Maskerade' 5536139
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTAliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 12hI've been deriving a lot of pleasure in that too, yep 319419
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTJohn-Charles Holmes @sonic9jct.jctholmes.com · 5hdude we need to bring back the $100 handheld. not a portable PC deck thingy, not a console you can take on the go. an honest to goodness $100 handheld. 57018
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTStrangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 8hWow imagine if there were whole institutions that people attended daily from an early age to practice using their brains in different ways, sometimes extending into adulthood, staffed by experts in particular ways of using brains and training others in such brain usage? Real sci fi shit. 2688
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTSildurs @sildurs.bsky.social · 11hLet me follow #warframe #warframefanart 020172
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 9hThree elected Alabama public officials, all Republicans, were running a human trafficking ring. They were arrested and booked this weekend. weartv.com/news/local/a...weartv.comThree Alabama officials among 17 arrested in Atmore undercover prostitution stingESCAMBIA COUNTY, Ala. -- Three public officials in Alabama were among the 17 people arrested Friday in a multi-day undercover prostitution sting in Escambia Cou 39571368
PURSUIT THUNDERBOLT @arcmage.bsky.social · 4hWhile my exposure is strictly incidental I can confirm both 'more het' and 'less process-oriented' 020
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTEmily Lakdawalla 🏳️⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 6hWhen I was a freshman, I disclosed to a group of male friends that I’d never been drunk before. Two guys were like, let’s get you drunk this Saturday, it’ll be fun. It was fun! There was loud talking and dancing and nothing bad. They cut me off before hangover level. That’s what’s supposed to happen 118224
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTNathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 9hYou know, I was curious how they squared that with any of the court decisions last week, but I guess the answer is that they didn't. 618324
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTJeremy - comms closed @chanjer.bsky.social · 17hspecial operations mecha #trailsofcoldsteel #閃の軌跡 110422
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTRusty Shackleman @rustyshackleman.bsky.social · 4hBeezelbub when Jim Bakker says it's awfully hot in Heaven: 0136
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTKath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 9hIt is truly so crazy to me that anyone sees trans people as a threat to their gender identity rather than as a welcome and exciting expansion to it. My life and relationship to my own gender are only enriched by knowing trans women and being in conversation with them about this whole “woman” thing 619417
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 10hTrump calling his Super PAC “my money” will make bribery charges a snap. Both accepting and making. Like the entire crypto industry for starters. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...nytimes.comFacing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads (Gift Article)The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money. 12361115
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTceroro @ceroro.com · 9hok it should be like $3 now why is it $55 without tax stop bragging 41043
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTProPublica @propublica.org · 7hThe breast cancer center appealed thousands of Blue Cross reimbursements for being too low. At trial, the insurer revealed that it had never considered any of the appeals — and that they were pointless: “An appeal is not available to review an underpayment.” (Published April 2025)propublica.org“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over DoctorsBlue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million. 14684343
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTJoe Brian 🇺🇦 will win @mrjoebrian.bsky.social · 9hThis made me laugh 425003985
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 9h"May Block..." My God. www.nydailynews.com/2026/10/05/s...nydailynews.comSchumer warns Democrats may block Trump’s judge picks if they flip SenateRepublicans used their Senate majority to block vote on Merrick Garland’s nomination after the 2012 death of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. 3281591282
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTRev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 10hNotice the absence of the traditional olive branch? The olive branch symbolized America prioritizing peace with war as a last resort. It has been part of the Great Seal of the United States since 1782 and was part of the original seal of the Department of Defense. 15601185
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTsongbird @noctsilk.bsky.social · 9hi am in pain and suffering, god i hate coding GUI in minecraft but yes i am once again working on my mod. More info about this image in the alt texttt 628413
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTJohn Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 7hThese are the layups. All these actions are crimes. All the perjuries are crimes. Find one vicious bastard prosecutor and have them chew through these ICE/DHS cases starting Day One. Just enforce the law! The lowest bar possible! 4388113
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 7hThe photo sits atop a story about how he’s blatantly exploiting his office for personal gain, corrupting the federal government to an unprecedented degree, and no one is even slowing him down anymore. And this is his only response. 21591112
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTJason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 8hThis is an important statement people, and especially elected Dems need to really understand. The current Republican project is one of destruction, by design. Yes, they have other goals, in RFK’s case he’s objectively pro-disease, but their primary metric of success is breaking government. 23650279
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTChris Franklin @errant-signal.com · 10hWe’ve had so many “Any Other Presidency Would Be Ended By This” statements that it feels banal to point out, but suggesting the deaths of millions of people by a foreign power would be a fine cost because they’re politically inconvenient should end a presidency in any functioning democracy. 419045
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTThe Onion @theonion.com · 10h“This is a huge scheme, maybe the biggest, most illegal scheme anybody has ever seen.” — Donald Trumptheonion.comTrump Drops Bombshell Evidence Biden Actively Campaigned Against HimWASHINGTON—During an address to the nation Tuesday in which he claimed to have obtained definitive proof that the election was stolen, President Donald Trump presented bombshell evidence showing his o... 1490067
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTmady castigan✨ 🏳️⚧️ @mady.cat · 8hthe Ohio Democratic party is purging its ranks by forcing trans people to either resign or go along with politicians who threaten their existence and calling a pride group an "unwelcoming distraction." If we're just a distraction, then win without our votes and get rid of the fake "pride" orgs 👍🏾 4830210
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTtaisuke kanasaki @kanasaki.bsky.social · 9hI finally got to meet the girl I drew. It’s truly an honor to see her here, and I’m incredibly grateful to Nintendo for giving her a place in this world. #nintendomuseum #anothercode 8381134
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTDavid Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 7hMy father-in-law used to say everyone should have at least one job dealing with the public. I don't disagree.That is a good supplemental degree after high school but if you want graduate level courses, get a few cows, not as many as I had but at least half a dozen. www.crystalcoast.me/afewcows.htmlcrystalcoast.meA Few Cows 021
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11hYeah, he’s lost the juice. 461587173
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 8hU.S. forces are retreating. That's what this means. "Pulled out and returned to their home stations in the U.S. as potential Iranian threats raise base security concerns" is a fancy way of saying the Iranian military has the U.S. military in retreat. This is unbelievably embarrassing. 152140658
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTCasey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10hIf I want one thing from my intermittent fame, it is to be as fondly remembered as Peter Lorre was; a staunchly pro-union actor who animators kept putting in cartoons as way of middle finger to their bosses. I can think of no greater honour. 241635346
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTunidentified sighting @liveandyearn.bsky.social · 11hwe've talked to experts and the answer is "don't hit your kids" to dodge this issue, tough pull 021
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTAppleseed’s Strongest Soldier @wiresandflesh.bsky.social · 19hSome of y’all got a Noble Savage view of eastern fan artists Like just because they live in Korea doesn’t mean they don’t watch the news babe. They got trans people over there too buddy 1255
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTrue @deathcarpets.enterdeepfo.rest · 15his this what yall are getting sploited by? weak af 511714
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTXanCow @bovinesiren.bsky.social · 13hTired: you can tell Gwyndolin was trans because she was a son turned into a daughter Wired: you can tell Gwyndolin was trans because she kept vital infrastructure running for a society that hated her while living in her dad's basement and projecting a vision of idealized femininity 128679
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTGiada Zavarise ➡️ AdvX @cheerfulgoth.bsky.social · 13hThe funniest/saddest reaction to this amazing article has been people going "wait, Stellaris has WRITERS?" Yes folks, if a game has words... someone probably got paid to write them... even if that game isn't an RPG or a visual novel... 1543588
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTvic-or-squeak!! ᓚᘏᕐᐷ @gizmouse.bsky.social · 11hdont wanna quote the person who wrote this since they did apologize for accidentally shared an ai-created project but im gonna be honest i feel like there shouldve been some level of scrutiny beforehand when a) the project didnt have a github b) the author's other posts are all about his rap music 34110
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTAysha U. Farah @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 12hI still think about the conversation I had with an uber driver Him: so what do you do Me: I’m a video game writer Him: wait, video games? They have writing? What do you write? Me: you know when you open up a game and you see the words? Him: yeah? Me: those 91466329
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTDavid Sobotta @ocracokewaves.bsky.social · 11hA bit of advice to what's left of the Republican Party. Your focus on investigating conspiracies that you know in your heart are a lie does the country NO GOOD. It costs ass lot of money, wastes time & makes you look like complete idiots who are twisting themselves in knots trying to deny the truth. 021
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTAnarchy Goose @anarchygoose.northsky.social · 14hThere is always a temptation to believe that if we just find the exact right combination of words we'll be able to win evil people over, but that's not true! It's a lie largely perpetuated by evil people to make sure they aren't ever challenged. 15814
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTJosh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 13hno hell hot enough www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...nytimes.comTexas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating ChildrenKen Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation. 310818
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTPatricia Taxxon @patriciataxxon.bsky.social · 15hi totally believe that some poor girl had to be a man's sacrificial lamb so her trauma could teach him boundaries, him actually managing to reflect and grow is irrelevant 01886
Reposted by PURSUIT THUNDERBOLTPatricia Taxxon @patriciataxxon.bsky.social · 15hit's not a concession to rape culture to say he probably feels bad abt what he did & had changed, in fact it's perfectly compatible. i don't know why in order to accept the severity of his crimes we must also understand him as perpetually dishonest, it feels like cope 828115