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Hayes Brown @hayesbrown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

i got one of my favorite kickers in ages published this weekend www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Given the difficulties Trump has had, there’s no telling when or how the Iran war will end. But the longer the conflict persists and oil shipments remain hindered, the more likely the shifts in oil demand we’re seeing are to become permanent.

This administration doing anything to purposefully encourage that outcome is deeply unlikely. But if I had a nickel for every time Trump accidentally drove down global carbon emissions through a terrible policy decision, I’d have two nickels. Which, as a fictional mad scientist once said, “isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice, right?”

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Max from UNFTR @unftr.com · 10/07/2026

10 sitting house democrats signed the Promise to America pledge ensuring they're not socialists. It has 6 points; 5 are empty platitudes. The 6th cuts Medicare, Medicaid + Social Security. Are they corrupt, or just stupid? You decide. 🎧 Listen to the latest episode of #UNFTR: The New Republicrats.

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The New Republicrats: Snakes of the Democratic Party.

Ten sitting house democrats and five candidates just signed the “Promise to America” pledge ensuring the public they are not socialists. It has six banal points with no specifics, no plan, and no agen...

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

BREAKING NEWS: Small otter thinks it’s a cat, but nobody really minds and everyone has a great time.

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Alisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Our entire economy is being artificially propped up by astrology for men: AI, crypto, sports betting, and prediction markets. It's an economy shaped entirely by male insecurity and lack of impulse control, and we'll all pay the price.

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Dylan Wilbanks is not a Halloween person @dylanw.social · 19/05/2026

Users: We don't want AI Google: What if it were an Ask Gemini button Users: no Google: What if we drafted reply emails for you Users: NO Google: What if we redid search to be an "experience" Users: WHAT PART OF NO ARE YOU NOT GETTING

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Max from UNFTR @unftr.com · 06/05/2026

Checking on our friends up north. Carney wants to privatize airports, is cutting 40K public sector jobs, boosting fossil fuels, and letting social transfers fall below inflation. Seems the Liberal government is actually conservative, with better branding. Watch the full video: youtu.be/3K4Y1XVxyAU

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Every splashy New York Times profile of a right wing influencer.

Bugs Bunny giving a monster a manicure, caption: My I'll bet you monsters lead interesting lives.

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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Two photos. Same room. Same flags. Same astronauts. In one, the President stands with them, smiling, centered, human. In the other, the President sits scowling, rambling, diminished. Four astronauts. Two presidents. And the faces tell you everything.

A tale of 4 astronauts, and 2 presidents, and faces that tell a story.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Today I turn 89. I’ve seen this country at its best and its worst, and I know how much community matters. For my birthday, I’m asking you to stand with PFLAG and support the work that’s helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community, including me. give.pflag.org/page/95493/d...

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Dave Frampton @majicdave.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I've just put out the first release of my cheeky little programming language, tui. I really bit off more than I could chew to be honest, lost some more hair. But it works! Tui is now a genuinely useful tool which is building exciting things. I'm very proud of it ☺️ github.com/mjdave/tui

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GitHub - mjdave/tui: tui is a small, cross platform, open source embeddable scripting language and serialization library for C++

tui is a small, cross platform, open source embeddable scripting language and serialization library for C++ - mjdave/tui

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Spooky Femme Peter Lorre 🙀 @sarahkite.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

“Sir, are you aware that you are a cat, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing right behind you?”

Mayor Zohran Mamdani behind the counter of a bodega in The Bronx, flanked by various people. A journalist with a microphone labeled “Shop Cats” is standing in front of the sales counter, and holding the mic up to a black and white cat sitting on the counter next to bananas. The cat has an expression like in the famous “Sir, are you aware that you are a cat” meme

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Boo London @cmdrsue.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

The hardest room to escape.

Chalk board with a conversation.
Me: This escape room is hard.
Friend: This is a bookstore.
Credit: Daisy Chain Book Company

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Thomas Neville @goobermunch.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Just going to leave this here.

A series of three tweets:

Rabbi Akiva Weisinger
@MisfitTorah

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For those wondering why I, an Orthodox Rabbi, am outraged by the Texas trans law, aren't I supposed to stand up for Torah Values or whatever A thread:

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I don't like it when kids kill themselves.

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End of thread.

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 31/03/2026

Travel writer Rick Steves on Washington's newly signed "Millionaires Tax"

Text from a Rick Steves post on Facebook:
"A Millionaires Tax? Let’s Try Shared Prosperity!
A new tax on fat paychecks like mine was just signed into law in my home state — and I like it. In 2029, Washington state will start collecting a 9.9% tax on income over $1 million. The 8,000,000 Washingtonians whose households make less than a million dollars a year will pay zero under this new tax and enjoy all the benefits of a better-funded state. And for the wealthy (like me and an estimated 30,000 others), every million dollars in taxable income that our households earn after the first million will cost us about $100,000.
It takes a lot of money to run a state that’s as livable as ours. Yet Washington is one of only nine states that don’t currently levy a traditional income tax. Our state is still funded by consumption taxes, such as sales and excise taxes, giving us the second-most regressive tax code in the country. (Only Florida has us beat.) And it’s time for Washington millionaires to pay our fair share.
Right about now, Republicans reading this are queuing up in the comments to holler their well-worn excuses: A state income tax will penalize, and therefore demoralize, Washington state’s job creators! Letting the rich get richer results in more wealth trickling down! Wealthy people will flee your state for those with more regressive taxation! (Since California and Oregon already have a comparable tax, that would be distant lands like Texas, Tennessee, and Nevada.)
As a wealthy person myself, I see this tax as essentially free money for all Washingtonians. Everybody in my state gains. And speaking from personal experience, I know that anyone who earns enough to be subject to this tax is beyond the point where consuming more adds to their security, their well-being, or even, arguably, their happiness — meaning there will be basically zero human cost."

Text from Rick Steves Facebook post:
"If you disagree, consider the minuscule impact this tax will have on my state’s millionaires. Now, contrast that with the value of close to $4 billion a year in tax revenue once it’s smartly invested in programs that will help the roughly one-third of Washington households living paycheck to paycheck.
For those who still aren’t convinced, here’s a lesson I’ve learned in my travels: Even if you’re motivated only by greed, if you know what’s good for you, you don’t want to be filthy rich in a society with a huge gap between rich and poor. It’s just not a nice place to raise your kids. And remember: Shrouds have no pockets…especially if you’re a multimillionaire with no heart for your neighbors.
Plus, helping build a better community for you and your neighbors just…feels good. I learned this firsthand back in 2011, when — after years of receiving a Bush-era tax break for the wealthy that I didn’t need — I noticed that to pay for that tax cut, public funding for community programs and institutions was being decimated. Recognizing the practical value of investing my tax savings in my community, I’ve donated $100,000 a year to our local arts center and symphony ever since, covering concert hall rental costs for our volunteer orchestra and much more. Paying a “self-imposed wealth tax” and knowing I’m helping my entire community has brought me great joy for 15 years and counting. It’s far from heroic…but it is a little lonely."

Text from Rick Steves Facebook post:
"The “millionaires tax” that Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law today will make our state better than ever — not just for the working class and poor, but for everyone who values a healthy and sustainable future. And for us millionaires who are enlightened enough to realize that we’ve reached a point where consuming more won’t make us genuinely happier, it just feels right to pay a little extra. For me, it’s biblical (“To whom much is given, much will be required”)… It’s European (after all, societies that are equitably funded are much more “content” than ours)… And — for those of us with a heart for the public good — it’s simply common sense.
Sign me up!"

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Champaign County Indivisible 📎 @cc-indivisible.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

He’s making me tap the sign, isn’t he? — Jeff

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." - President Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Muskrat 8647 @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I drew a couple of #Munchkin cards for Lucy Darling/@carisahendrix.bsky.social. My pal @ooryl2.bsky.social delivered them at her Detroit show. Her reaction is hellacool.

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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

As an IR professor, it's depressing that this is outperforming all others as the best theory of US foreign policy

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 04/03/2026

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons

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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/02/2026

Democrats Wear White Flag Pins To SOTU To Indicate Surrender

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FR🎃 V🎃 @frovo.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

every AI commercial was like “learn to use this so we can fire you”

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Sarah ⚧ ✡︎ @sarahkorse.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

They could not be more cartoonishly evil if they tried. He's KICKING A PUPPY!

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

MINNEAPOLIS ALERT: ICE IS SENDING FLIERS OFFERING FOOD SUPPORT IT IS NOT THE MINNEAPOLIS VOLUNTEERS IT IS A TRAP

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Jess @jesscamnj.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Cancel the World Cup and Olympics. No one should be coming here. It’s not safe at all

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 21/01/2026

I'm just a simple country lawyer but this whole "you can only read the memo in front of supervisors and you can't take notes on it and don't tell anyone" doesn't sound like the behavior of an administration that believes it's behaving in the right!

The memo is addressed to all ICE personnel. But it has been shown only to “select DHS officials” who then shared it with some employees who were told to read it and return it, Whistleblower Aid wrote in the disclosure.

One of the two whistleblowers was allowed to view the memo only in the presence of a supervisor and then had to give it back. That person was not allowed to take notes. A whistleblower was able to access the document and lawfully disclose to Congress, Whistleblower Aid said.

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VoteHub @votehub.com · 20/01/2026

Using public voter files, Peter Lutz takes a first-of-its-kind look at partisan registration among pro athletes by league.

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Art by Emily K @museum.of.emilyk.art · 13/01/2026

Based on a WW2 anti-Nazi poster where a bayonet stabs a Bible. Our enemy today is within, destroying the U.S. Constitution, which governs this land, and not a king. If you were a patron, you'd have seen this already! www.patreon.com/emilyk

A hand grasping a bayonet stabs through a book containing the U.S. Constitution. It is on a red background. The shirtsleeve has "DHS" on it. The bayonet blade has "ICE" on it. At the bottom it says "This is the enemy" in all caps.

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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

I totally agree with Bill Joe Armstrong of Green Day!! “FUCK ICE‼️” We need more musicians to call out what this authoritarian regime is doing!! I’ll say it again “FUCK ICE‼️”💥🔥💥

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

“Neo-royalism says that the state, the country, is not the key actor. It’s groups of elites that are organized around political leaders. That system doesn’t play by the same rules.”

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A new theory explains why Trump keeps threatening global takeovers

Neo-royalism challenges us to look beyond a century-old paradigm and see the hierarchical lens through which Trump justifies domination.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

So if you’re Venezuelan and in the U.S., we’re kidnapping you and flying you back to Venezuela. And if you’re Venezuelan and in Venezuela, we’re kidnapping you and flying you to the U.S.

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

If you still think ICE is only after illegal immigrants, I present to you this story about a middle-aged American-born white woman who was tackled, cuffed, arrested, and had her wedding band cut off. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

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Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block

Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 10/12/2025

White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross

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Global Museum @globalmuseum.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance. @MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury

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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

If I had a million dollars (if I had a million dollars) We wouldn't have to eat Kraft dinner But we *would* eat Kraft dinner Of course we would, we'd just eat more

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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 25/11/2025

Never underestimate the intelligence of a bird.

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Max from UNFTR @unftr.com · 13/11/2025

Dems ended the shutdown with zero wins—just a promise to fight again in months. GOP threw Gatsby parties during the shutdown and fought to defund SNAP for poor people. The whole thing was political theater that accomplished nothing. Watch the full video: youtu.be/1GGkemM2geA

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