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I have a potentially controversial opinion. Moving away from physical media like CDs with inserts with lyrics to streaming has contributed greatly to people's inability to understand themes and concepts in music. And the shift away from physical media for the written word has led to

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 6h

Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 7h

@congressmanboyle.bsky.social, see below. Is there any way you could talk to Schumer's office about this? Fetty has to be made irrelevant.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This fucked up and Ricketts needs to go.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

@willbunch.bsky.social great peace on "woke." As for the lesbian bar, I lived in that area all through college in the 1990s. The freakout is a PERFECT example of "show me you've never been to Western MA without saying so," bc for real: it's been like that for DECADES. Nothing changes.

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Rep. Brendan Boyle @congressmanboyle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

President Trump would have you think he's a king — that he can cancel federal programs established by law and instead spend your taxes on whatever he wants. My Congressional Power of the Purse Act would stop Trump's power grabs and hold him accountable.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's weird to see the same people who loved "Crashing the Gate," a book which urged and guided frustrated Dems to take their party back from the feckless and useless DLC Dems, getting so upset about DSA Dems crashing the gate. 1/several

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026

Just a comment on the media. The @msnowreports.bsky.social coverage of Jack smith is terrible. Cutting away. Talking over it. Awful.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My lovely trans daughter and I were on the phone yesterday, and she told me she's helping to launch Montreal's first transgirl baseball team. I think this is wonderful for so many reasons, not the least of which it's a big middle finger to the "No TrAnS aThLeTeS" haters. @transgirlbaseball

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm generally not in favor of capital punishment, but some of these people need to be sentenced to capital punishment. Life in solitary, no parole would also be OK.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is great. The already failing Republican in Ohio is on TV saying poor people are stupid. #gotv

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

No. One. Did. Shit. That's because these privileged, rich little bastards--like their parents--are selfish little shits who don't care about anyone but themselves. That's what inherited, unearned wealth does to a person: you raise an entitled little sociopath.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you participated in a gang rape, then yes: you deserve to have your life ruined. Sorry/not sorry, do not pass go, do not collect $200, go straight to jail.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Whether it’s Benjamin Netanyahu empowering Hamas, presiding over a massive intelligence failure that let them kill 1,200 Israelis on October 7th, and then killing 74,000 Palestinians in response or Zohran Mamdani pointing out that he did this, both men have fueled their bitter feud.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is a very good, and short, thread. Why indeed? The answer is "you're not a good man, and a worse person."

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

@philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social so you're cool w/ Palestinian genocide, anti-free speech, and want to act like you're Christians? GTFO and go read your NT. Go read Matt 25:31-46, fake Christians.

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BeshearStan @beshearstan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

God I love Angie Nixon. I hope she wins

Now @AshleyMoodyFL. Why would I want to abolish the police when I want you arrested and in jail for stealing $10 million from sick kids? BFFR

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If I worked in admin at @cornelluniversity.bsky.social I’d resign, whether I was involved w/covering up #SA or not. If I was any of the people who let the rapists off, honestly I’d probably find a place to dispatch myself out of shame. #cornellprotectsrapists

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I don’t trust her, but I think this is sincere

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Out of state residency is a GOP/MAGA thing. In PA, we know Sen. McCormick may have been born here, but spent most of his life in CT. Check out his Peter Griffin accent on his office VM (202-224-6324). @r5-to-philly.bsky.social @booman23.bsky.social @timklateriser.bsky.social @eschatonblog.com

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Also @nytimes.com , it’s not “broke with” when she voted to implement/fund those policies. It’s not “regret” either, bc if her seat was safe, Salazar wouldn’t “break.” No, it’s “I want to avoid consequences for my bad choices.”

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I do not feel sorry for Salazar, who voted in favor of all the immigration policies, and is now trying to distance herself from the same to save her job. Trump is right to attack her, same way Boyle is right for attacking Fetterman.

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Jean-Michel Connard @torriangray.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

White House announced it is breaking the law again.

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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Pedro Mendoza Chavez was caught up in ICE’s dragnet in San Antonio, leaving him hospitalized with a head injury that required stitches. His wife has no idea where he is and has not been able to speak with him. My office is in contact with his family, and we will continue monitoring his case.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck you @cornelluniversity.bsky.social You let students get raped. I'm going to tell my students NOT to apply to your shitty rape factory.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Worst person you know makes excellent point.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If we win--they are really trying to fuck us--we need to make sure we reform the SCOTUS. We gotta fuck these fuckers they way they're fucking us.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tim Tebow isn't a Christian. He's a scam artist grifter hiding behind Jesus. The REAL Jesus knows who Timmy is, and has a special place for that crook. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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The Gospel of high yields: Inside Tim Tebow's favorite wealth seminar

Life Surge pairs Christian celebs with hard-sell pitches. Some attendees ended up deep in debt.

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Untold story: Huge U.S. diesel refiners like ExonMobil, suddenly able to charge exorbitant prices because of the world shortage, are making staggering profits at the expense of hard-working Americans.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If I looked like this I'd hate myself and everyone else too. It's like if Roald Dahl's "The Twits" became real.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

@eschatonblog.com I know the Hooters was a thing for oldies like us, but TBH I never really got the appeal. Nice guys, good politics by all accounts but that music ain't for me.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

When I first SAW images of KISS as a little kid, I was hooked. When I first heard their music in 3rd grade, at a party, I thought they SUCKED--the music didn't match the look. KISS looked like Black Sabbath sounded, if that makes any sense. But in my mid-40s, a guitar player I know... 1/2

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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Can’t eat a sandwich until you subscribe to sandwiches. Can’t eat today’s sandwich until it has applied daily sandwich updates. Sandwich now has adverts even though you paid for ad-free sandwich. Can pay again to have less sandwich adverts. Now you can eat the sandwich, but it’s smaller.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We--@thenogoodcrowd--just released our debut album, Unproper, on all the platforms. For mass enjoyment, here's the YT playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Oh look, the Nice Polite Republicans at @npr.org (who haven't gotten a dime out of me in YEARS because of shit like this) is helping to whitewash (heavy emphasis on the "white") Tucker Carlson. @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social @nprextra.bsky.social@steveinskeep.bsky.social @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A fascist loving trillionaire with a pedophile robot is bankrolling the Republican Party and the opposition won’t say anything about it.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

@troyjackson207.bsky.social is right. Susan Collins is a crook. She’s always been a crook.

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Brendancalling @brendancalling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I feel doubly bad for the detained guy: first of all for being detained, and secondly having DePage as a relative.

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