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Area man watching in bemused horror as a runaway freight train of stupidity smashes through a dozen "Bridge Out" signs and plummets into a ravine full of illegally-dumped toxic waste and killer bees.

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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Secret Panel HERE 🧠 patreon.com/mrlovenstein/posts/mind-body-84972760
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
This was awesome, great work! I think this might dethrone Impressions as my favorite Noiselund masterpiece, but I'll have to listen to it another 400 or so times to be sure.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
People escape from the bad place and come to Bluesky where there's a special goat named Jerry who leads them past the gates to safety. Jerry, The Escape Goat™ is quite a coveted position among Jerries, but I think you've got this in the bag.
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
don't forget
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
SCOOP— FEMA essential functions are at "high risk" of not functioning properly just days before hurricane season because of staffing shortages, per a recent internal memo obtained by The Handbasket. These deficiencies "may disrupt life-saving and life-sustaining program delivery." Full story here:
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FEMA at 'high risk' of disrupting 'life-saving' disaster relief, per internal memo
The agency in charge of mitigating disasters is in the midst of its own.
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WIRED @wired.com · 01/04/2025
NEW: Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
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The CDC Has Been Gutted
Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator. In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
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RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/03/2025
Dozens more pregnant and postpartum women have died in Texas hospitals since the state banned abortion, our analysis shows. As the maternal mortality rate dropped nationally, it rose in Texas by 33%.
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Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
The whole point is not just the state disappearing whoever they want, it's you being in the habit of accepting the state choosing whom to disappear, without question. It's submission to the state. Same as with Gitmo after 9/11. The state's judgment must not be questioned.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
NONE of this is normal
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Jon Rauch @jonrauch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Forget those woke losers with their Python and their pandas creating a functional and accurate tool for analysis. The real skill is in dumping a bunch of data you don't understand into an LLM and making it say what you want so you can shitpost for Elon's attention without doing any actual work.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
If you don't fix these exaggerated or made-up problems right now, we're going to actively make it worse and blame you anyways because reasons and furthermore.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Oh no, not copper wires! Is my multi-gigabit cable internet service woke now!? I will be replacing all my home's coaxial and electrical wiring with Starlink ASAP!
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 18/03/2025
INCREDIBLE Ruling! Judge Reyes just ruled that transgender people have served honorably in the military, judges Trumps trans military ban - which states trans people are inherently dishonorable - as unconstitutional and motivated by animus. Trans military members may continue to serve.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/03/2025
Dictator shit
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 16/03/2025
Every person on Bluesky should know: * Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever * Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies * Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured * Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic www.404media.co/the-200-site...
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The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring
404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it an...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable. Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes. Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.
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Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Right now there is clear, overwhelming opposition to Mahmoud Khalil’s abduction across the moderate, liberal, progressive & left spectrum. This kind of loud unity is what authoritarians are afraid of. To keep it up we need every institution & public leader to join the chorus.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
A+ for Arnold's inspirational spoken word section. Top notch work once again!
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
A crowd has gathered for the NYC protest against the illegal ICE arrest of Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil. Protesters are chanting and calling for his immediate release. Multiple helicopters overhead.
a photo of a few hundred protesters gathered in NYC
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/03/2025
I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence. This is a campaign of eradication. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
"A screenshot of an NBC News article headline. The headline reads: 'Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a felony punishable by jail.' Below the headline, a subtext states: 'The bill, while unlikely to pass, highlights the increasing extremism of legislation targeting trans people, especially in Texas, in recent years.' The NBC News logo is visible at the top, along with a navigation bar that includes a 'WATCH' button and a user profile icon."
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
“Trying to appeal to a voter who will congratulate you for scolding a member of your own party for peacefully protesting fascism is a losing game because that voter does not exist.”
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The time for a spine
Democrats who censured Rep. Al Green are as clueless as they are feckless.
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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
I got your waste, fraud, and abuse right here

CDC plans to study autism, vaccines
Move comes despite strong evidence finding no link between them.
By LENA H. SUN and LAUREN WEBER • The Washington Post
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
They want federal employees to suffer psychological abuse and not speak to press about it. It’s not difficult to imagine them coming after members of the media next. Scary shit, but silence is not an option.
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DHS has begun performing polygraph tests on employees to find leakers
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan have blamed lower-than-expected ICE arrest numbers on recent leaks about planned operations.
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Yes, my economic plan will cause short term pain. But after that you won't feel the pain anymore because you'll be dead
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The Birdemic sequels are just getting out of hand now.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/03/2025
1. Today, powerful speeches from trans representatives in Montana SJ Howell and Zooey Zephyr flipped 29 Republicans, killing anti-trans bills. While some Dems like Newsom abandon trans people, these reps show the power of representation. Watch their speech. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana
Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
In response to this revelation, George Santos claimed he was a foremost Marisa Kabas expert and champion downhill skier in a past life, which I found a little dubious.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/03/2025
REPORTER: Are you considering revoking the TPS status for the more than 20,000 Ukrainians who live here in the US? TRUMP: What are you saying? REPORTER: TPS status. TRUMP: On GPS?
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
SCOOP: FEMA's top lawyer was forced out yesterday after less than a week on the job—and sources tell me it was because of his unwillingness to write a memo providing legal cover for the agency's impoundment of $80 million from NYC migrant shelters. Full story:
thehandbasket.co
FEMA’s top lawyer placed on leave after less than one week in role
It may be tied to a lawsuit about funding for migrant shelters.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The shire should open a Waffle House for all-day breakfast.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Jack in the Box tacos.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
I've noticed more and more, especially on Reddit, that people with no apparent expertise on the topic will start a post with some variant of "I asked ChatGPT..." and post a wall of text as if it's an authoritative response. There is often still some pushback with downvotes, at least.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
"He was fired" He? HE? Why is Greg allowed to use third-person pronouns? Can Greg be fired?
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U.S. Representative Al Green @algreen.house.gov · 06/03/2025
Last night I stood up for those who need Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security. Democrats will never abandon the fight to make sure every American has a safe, healthy, and financially secure life. #ISaidWhatISaid
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Ladies and Gentlemen, Rick Springfield's lost epilogue.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
lol, NBC he snapped those facts in half. Do any of y'all ever ask yourselves if you should take all this more seriously?
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I've been listening to this since it popped up on my feed. I got to the track Cleo and I'm 99.9% sure it's a reworked Joe Satriani's Always With Me, Always With You but loaded with sax and wolves and I love it. It even has a surprise guitar solo. Thank you to everyone who championed this today.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Jazz Wolf would also be a great name for the protagonist in a low-budget late 80s/early 90s spy thriller film with this exact soundtrack.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The context is he's lying about everything and understands nothing. Hope this helps.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Dang, I don't have any money right now, but I've got some leftover Kohl's Cash® that expires in a week or so if that helps.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Oh that's nice, a patriotic RSI awareness hat. Repetitive stress injuries are no joke, and they are often hidden like the red on red letters, very clever. Just weird how they alternated the let... oooooh.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
They could at least let them do the wave with all the fun colors.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
You see, he actually won bigly by showing mercy. It has nothing to do with the 47,000 voicemails from business executives across the globe that are 90% expletives.
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bertsy @bertsy.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Getting some real graphic design is my passion vibes from that hat.
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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
I spent last week in Taipei with hundreds of human rights organizations, many of which had been impacted by the US aid freeze. While we were there, news came down that even more grants had been canceled, some of which were then reinstated. "Total chaos." @wired.com www.wired.com/story/rights...
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DOGE’s Foreign Aid Cuts Have Sparked ‘Total Chaos’ Around the World
Human rights organizations say the cuts have undermined years of global democracy-building and free-speech initiatives and put the lives of their staff at risk.
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