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🏳️‍⚧️”Fall Futch”🦾 @faefutchauntie.bsky.social · 8h

This is often my wife. Oddly not often with dubs for anime. She hates if the dub and the subtitles don’t line up.

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 9h

Today, Oct 4, is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi: the day when you can bring your pets to church for a blessing.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 13h

If you have $100 million to spend on ads saying you shouldn’t be taxed you’re not being taxed enough Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses fortune.com/article/how-...

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune

The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My fucking mind is blown. I'm watching Agatha Christie's 13 at Dinner (1985) and Inspector Japp is played by none other than Poirot himself, David Suchet. Poirot in this movie is played once again by Peter Ustinov.

Ustinov saying that the suspect said publicly that she will kill in order to gain her freedom.

Suchet saying he has to get back to the suspect's flat.

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Why don't they make General Tso flavored potato chips?

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this.

Nichole Hiltz
The Democrats defend the Kennedy Center but not trans people.
A building.

@treewarrior.bsky....
maybe because defending everything about a super small minority of the population is not worth losing to fascists

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Once you start conceding ground to the “protect sports” angle in order to win an election you’re not fighting for anyone’s rights

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Return of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I like these ads from democrats responding to trans panic nonsense that are like “I believe in FAIRNESS in sports” and its really good that you’re engaging the wackjob republicans on this. It’s always good to give your opponent a free ad. You’re political masterminds.

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AIPAC Tracker @trackaipac.com · 19/09/2026

Shocker.

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Return of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Very fun how Americans are always “remember Tiananmen Square” and never “remember Kent state”

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The guy who fixes my bike out of his van invited me to his new beer release party in October at the new microbrewery and i feel like I've leveled up into a whole new annoying white person.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“And when one of them told an ICE agent that he was a US citizen, one of them allegedly said, ‘I don’t care, your parents can’t help you now.’” Susan Collins stole our tax dollars to fund this terrorism across our communities.

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

mainstream media has learned nothing

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Sen. Danica Roem @pwcdanica.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Update: I just spoke to former Haymarket Town Council member Madhu Panhti. The Manassas-based effort to support the surviving families from the flood in Nepal 3 weeks ago has raised >$71K of their $100K goal. I chipped in again, so please join me by donating and 🔃: funds.anhsdc.org (⬇️ Reuters, 9/14)

“There are 5,130 people still reported missing on the Nepal side of the border after the flood caused by a glacial collapse swept down the mountains, killing at least 1,386 people. In China, at least 43 people were killed and 519 are missing, including many foreigners.“
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/weeks-after-nepal-china-flood-disaster-families-missing-hold-out-hope-2026-09-15/

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Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

an important thing is that four decades ago these same fifty people worked at AEI and for Reagan, and they all slapped each other on the back and talked about how voters wanted small government and low taxes on rich people, and it turned out their voters didn’t give a shit about that at all

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I like how there's a microphone so you know you'll be able to hear what he's saying.

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 14/09/2026

voter abstention this, voter abstention that, the obvious answer here is that Democrats could and should just support trans people. if you're on the left and consider yourself on the left in any capacity you should just be supporting trans folk

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Made the mistake of putting on some red beans to slow cook overnight and the smell is driving me crazy.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Every other headline now is "Huge liar who's financially motivated to lie says"

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Y'all laugh but now onion petals are a thing.

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

On IG right now is this very funny actor from Ghosts doing a spot on baseball announcer voice but saying nonsense words and then women are using that voice as audio for their reels talking about what they have to hear for the next 18 weeks and the men getting mad because it's football not baseball.

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Morn is an anagram of Norm, like from Cheers. Sorry if someone already told you that. It was too hard to check and i was going to explode if I didn't share.

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Calvinball Congress @emericanjezebel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Reminder: Biden’s admin oversaw the largest crackdown of student protests in decades. He oversaw snipers being deployed on college campuses. For students reading in tents.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

i forget who on here was recently like 'anytime the food at the place starts quietly sucking you can google it and trace the quality drop to whenever it was bought by private equity' but hooooowee you sure can

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

When I'm king i will forbid the use of these chairs in anything other than the divyest of bars that only serve a beer and a shot for 7.50 or less.

A row of those metal chairs that look like they were stamped out in a prison factory.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 08/09/2026

well this answers my question

a reply I made to a clanker:

Post not found
Rebecca Watson
@skepchick.org
is it against bsky rules if I tell a bot to delete itself
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Central planning doesn't work because a few bureaucrats can't allocate resources efficiently for a massive country. That's why we love the free market, where a few billionaires do that

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eric shamow @botmatrix.myatproto.social · 07/09/2026

It started with the political press being stenographers for government, now tech and business press are stenographers for the tech industry We don't have to take their claims at face value! We can evaluate things people say!

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

If you want a rational conversation about tradeoffs you should start by demanding honesty from the industry that has been lying about this technology since its inception, not to mention one of the common talking points being "You're getting this whether you like it or not"

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I asked if there's a shuttle that goes to downtown New Orleans from the airport and the guy sort of chuckled and said no but there IS a bus that does that after I offered that I thought there was regular transport provided by the city. Sheesh, are you a "that's not a boat, that's a ship" guy too?

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Collaterly @collaterly.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

YOU’RE LITERALLY EITHER BORN WITH MAGIC OR NOT 🤦‍♀️ like sir are you stupid or do you think everyone else is

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Putting my face into airplane mode.

My big shiny head squeezed into a North by Honeywell 7700 Series Silicone Half Mask Respirator, with p100 filters.

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I know it makes me sound like an asshole or whatever but I can't stand the kind of small talk where it's just a series of questions you could easily look up yourself. Because now you're just making me do it.

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Yuri Winters @hotoldersisgf.sisc.one · 05/09/2026

Read The Hobbit to your kids my guy, come on.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The Supreme Court blocked the student loan forgiveness despite there being explicit statutory authority for Biden to do it and allowed the Iran War despite an explicit Constitutional prohibition on anyone besides Congress declaring a war.

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Super low in the list for why this is a terrible idea but some slams into you know at 20 mph and shatters the screen the car is now totalled.

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Gallifreyan Jedi @jediofgallifrey.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

everyone who said "you must reject the piker endorsement" and didn't say "you must reject the cheney endorsement" is a stupid asshole

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

men will come online and admit to both being stupid as fuck as well as never having spent any time around a woman in their entire pathetic lives

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

They followed distinct pre-programmed algorithms! One would just try to find the shortest path to you and another literally moved randomly and I forget what the other two did but it was static code!

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 05/09/2026

Ah yes, "Pacman ghosts are A.I." argument. I'd ask how people this stupid get to write for the NYT, but it seems to be a job requirement.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 05/09/2026

Not The Onion.

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

No he tried to take my spaceship.

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

We're talking about K Dramas now. I've been watching Marry My Husband lately which is about a woman who's absolutely treated like crap in the first episode so trigger warning there but then she gets sent back in time ten years to fix her life before it goes bad. Kinda like a long Groundhog Day.

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Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I'm reaching out but I'm being more upfront about it. "Hey, I'm feeling off today, i don't need you to fix it or cheer me up but if we could talk about something you're interested in that'd be great.".

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