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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
For the love of God, stop saying this regime's ruthless authoritarianism "raises questions" and start telling us what answers you have for us. If you can't do that, get the fuck out of the way.
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Luis Paez-Pumar @lpp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Queen Hayley
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is the funniest possible statement they could have released, thank you
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.
But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families.

The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.

Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened.

Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other
stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.

Ed was in …What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me.

And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.

I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed.
Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation.

When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic:
لا شكر على واجب
"La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty.
That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.

Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…
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Micah @rincewind.run · 06/09/2026
they don’t even try to hide the fact that this is not about women’s sports this is about crushing anyone who doesn’t conform to their particular view of gender and what they actually want is to never see the wnba or its fandom ever again
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Here are the details on why Pearce is being suspended for those who don’t know. Pretty harrowing stuff, and it seems obvious he would’ve been cut if he wasn’t a top draft pick who played well: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
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Rickea Jackson, 'in fear of my life,' filed for protective order vs. James Pearce Jr.
WNBA player Rickea Jackson filed a petition for protection against her ex-boyfriend, Falcons player James Pearce Jr., saying she was "in fear of my life" and, if the court didn't intervene, she believed "James will kill me," according to court documents.
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Eldritch Racasner 🎃🕷️ @velodus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In the same way ppl eventually caught on that gamergate was just an excuse to harass women, it's high time people realized that when guys are anti-trans while claiming they're looking out for women's sports, it's really just so they can humiliate and belittle women.
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 31/07/2026
"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG
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bcole42.bsky.social @bcole42.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Biblical level of greed in the article. Sick to my stomach this is what we are.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Sign me up 👋🏽
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bcole42.bsky.social @bcole42.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Rest in piss any evil mfs who died recently
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Currently going mad viral on TikTok
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 30/06/2026
As someone who has been struggling with this for months, if not years, without the ability to take any time off due to the crumbling economy and empty social safety net he helped create, I am torn between “glad you got the help you need” and “fuck off.”
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Johnson: If we lose the midterms, these Democrats will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they'll go after the president's family, the cabinet, his donors, friends, half of you in this room will be targeted. I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
They could’ve just used the original picture but instead used AI, a process which somehow took more human effort, cost more money, and looked worse
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Donald Trump is a fascist, the leader of the pedophile protection party, and a disgrace to the nation.
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Andy Cortez @andycortez.cool · 04/06/2026
Ohhh look at me I'm New York City. I have an awesome basketball team with likeable players and a mayor that cares about making life better for every citizen man fuck you
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 28/05/2026
Here's the serious bit for anyone who'd rather skip the 4000 words of jokes
Because the truth is, tech doesn't have an image problem. It doesn't have a message problem. It has an intention problem. What's wrong with the axe murderer who broke into my house is not that he hasn't successfully persuaded me to buy into his narrative. What's wrong is that he's trying to kill me with an axe. Similarly, when you launch a product that's designed to put millions of people out of work, block access to sources of verifiable truth, replace human creativity with slop, and lower the barriers to every sort of atrocity, the problem isn't that you haven't told the public a good story about those things. The problem is that you are trying to do them. (
There are things in the world that are more important than money. The fact that you seem not to believe this, that you seem to think any motive beyond ruthless acquisitiveness is fake, dishonest, or childish, is the heart of your problem. Your attitude is not by any means unique to tech, but the
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Problematic Otter @problematicotter.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Before you vote, relevant information: the Aggies are responsible for making jalapenos less spicy. Their tyranny must be held accountable
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bcole42.bsky.social @bcole42.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This 8 minutes per pick thing is changing nothing
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The Trump regime, which is unconstitutionally withholding evidence that the President sexually abused children, sent the FBI to investigate an NYT reporter for investigating the FBI director’s use of government planes for his girlfriend. Just a true thing that we learned about today!
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 18/04/2026
BOOMER SOONER 🏆 Oklahoma's gymnastics dynasty continues, with its eighth national title in the last 12 years.
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Patrick King @patrickkingart.com · 18/04/2026
Batman from The Dark Knight Returns breaking a gun labeled "AI even if you're making fun of it" in half as he says "this is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it."
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Look, I’m sure she is a nice lady who found some financial benefit to the tax cut on her tips but please don’t insult my intelligence by suggesting that she was suddenly able to cover CANCER TREATMENTS with the money she saved on tips.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Magyar’s speech is powered. From a contact in the audience: “He’s basically just asked all the puppets, all the supreme justices, all the heads of media, all the heads of the ministries to leave their jobs tomorrow and not wait to be fired.”
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crazy ass moments in nu metal history @numetalmoment.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Maya Glover, daughter of NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover, celebrates father's accomplishment to Korn's "Freak on a Leash" (2026)
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bcole42.bsky.social @bcole42.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Someone put this in Civ 8
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:
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The Jer Witch Project @neveronbrand.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
How it feels doing literally any task right now.
Viral photo from some years back of a man nonchalantly mowing his yard with a tornado on the horizon .
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“A whole civilization will die tonight” is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they’ve had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I’m staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history.
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BeJohnSay 🖤🤎✡️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @bejohnsay.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
In Korea, when the president declared martial law after midnight and erected barricades in Seoul, congressional reps from all parties ran into the streets, yanked ak47s from the army at the barricades, broke down the locked door to Congress, repealed the martial law order, and arrested the president
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Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Golden retriever runs 15 feet after owner mimes throwing tennis ball
Headline: 
Dow rises 300 points after Trump says U.S. in ‘serious' talks to end operation in Iran
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much like your ghosting @mlyp.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Perfect
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Katie Barnes @katiebarnes.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Spent some time in Iowa and went long on Iowa State’s Audi Crooks. Despite her dominance, she deals with a lot of negativity, especially about her body. But no matter what is said about her, Audi Crooks wears a smile. www.espn.com/womens-colle...
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The pride and power of Iowa State basketball's Audi Crooks
Audi Crooks hears the haters. But Iowa State's star inherited resilience from her mom and joy from her dad. Her high-scoring game is the ultimate counterpoint.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
this guy challenged a sitting Democratic lawmaker in yesterday's primary, angered by her pro-ICE vote, and he ousted her 70% to 22%. boltsmag.org/north-caroli...
“At the end of the day, she didn’t sound any better than some of these ultra-conservative people who were demeaning Black and Brown folk on a regular basis,” said Rev. Rodney Sadler, a Bible scholar and longtime community activist in Charlotte. “It felt like a betrayal of the utmost.”

Cunningham’s comments proved so problematic for Sadler that he said he realized that she was “no longer worthy of being our representative” and he had to run against her. “It drove me to a point of saying, ‘She needs to go, and she needs to go now,’” the 58-year-old pastor, who works at Charlotte’s Union Presbyterian Seminary, told Bolts.
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bcole42.bsky.social @bcole42.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Thank you for your courage Brian Mcguinness. We are behind you
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 28/02/2026
WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The thing is that this isn’t just weakness from Democrats like Schumer, it’s a performance so they can help launder a war they fully support
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onion person @junlper.beer · 25/02/2026
ilhan omar might be the bravest american in congress right now. solidarity to her forever, i wish she could be president
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
hey man, Josh Pate here, just wanted you to know I am total ass
Josh Pate interviewing a giant talking pile of nazi shit
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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Q: When you look at today's [US balance of trade] numbers, what do they tell us about the effectiveness of Donald Trump's tariffs? Professor Justin Wolfers: *laughs*
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Josephine Riesman @josie.zone · 17/02/2026
Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹) RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I don't see anything
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 11/02/2026
Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
We now have data from Trump's first full year in office. Let's review the performance of Trump and the two parties since 1989 and a new age of globalization began. However you cut the data Trump continues to have worst jobs record of last six Presidents. 1/
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Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
[frantically raising hand] ooh, ooh. I know. Because Americans have a constitutional right to vote but don't have a right to open a bank account or drive a car.
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bcole42.bsky.social @bcole42.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Put me back in the normal dimension
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