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I think that one of the most important messages that candidates like Ossoff communicate when they openly condemn neo-Nazis and white supremacists is “I’m confident that I can win without the support of people who think I’m out of line here.”

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 7h

It is remarkable how many Dems in competitive races are not doing the squishy bipartisanship tapioca routine and are instead just letting rip with these guys are a bunch of evil goddamned nazis who want to take all your rights and are also corrupt as fuck. It’s reading the room, I suppose.

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Michael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social · 19h

Your gentle reminder that the selection at @bookshop.org is just as good as at Amazon, and that using them doesn’t enrich someone who’s never missed an opportunity to fall on his knees and kiss an authoritarian’s jackboots. Seriously, what’s the point of “fuck you” money if you’re this servile?

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Brigid Alverson @brigidalverson.bsky.social · 21h

Today at Good Comics for Kids, @libraryladynyc.bsky.social reviews the first volume of The Villainess Who Came to Marry Into the Frontier Noble’s Household is an Exceptionally Capable Wife, Isn’t She?: goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2026/10/08/t...

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The Villainess Who Came to Marry Into the Frontier Noble’s Household is an Exceptionally Capable Wife, Isn’t She?, vol. 1 | Review

A nobleman finds himself betrothed to the villainess (or is she?!) in this isekai manga.

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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

An initiative on the ballot in Washington State this fall would require families to pay for their daughters to have a genital exam or other sex test if they want to play sports AT ANY LEVEL, and the left is sleeping on it. I talked to KUOW:

kuow.org

Polling shows ban on trans girls in girls' sports could pass in November

Washington state voters will soon weigh in on a ballot measure to ban transgender girls from playing on girls’ school sports teams. The initiative is controversial, but national and local polling sugg...

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Fade In @fadeinpro.com · 06/10/2026

The Skydance takeover was unnecessary, and like the WBD merger before it, it benefits only a tiny number of people. It will upend the lives of thousands while contributing to the downfall of one of America's most prominent industries, all so one billionaire can try to make a bit more.

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Brigid Alverson @brigidalverson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just sent Apple a comment explaining that I am NOT updating to Mac OS 27 because AI is now built into it and cannot be avoided. If you're having the same problem, here's where you let them know: www.apple.com/feedback/mac...

apple.com

MacBook - Thank You

Apple wants to hear from you. Send us your comments and feedback about MacBook.

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Nilah "Nine Jobs" Magruder @nilahmagruder.com · 05/10/2026

She's yelling about graphic novels again. I wrote a blog post about how to track work hours and do the math to build better work schedules. This speaks to graphic novelists specifically but it's good info for any freelancer!

nilahmagruder.com

Graphic Novel Math

How comic artists can track work hours to manage time and build better graphic novel production schedules.

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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“That there’s a damn shame, Bill. Yeah, no, sorry, I didn’t see anything. I was visiting my sister’s tree over on Morgan. I’ll ask around and let you know if I hear something, though. Geez, what a world, am I right? Anyway, your homeowners policy should cover it, no?”

A squirrel stands next to a partially-chewed pumpkin on a stoop.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 06/10/2026

“we can fantasize about raping people on livestream but if anyone thinks anything bad should happen to us as a result we will try to get them fired” sums up the state of right wing “intellectualism” pretty well

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Lilah Sturges @lilahsturges.com · 06/10/2026

BECAUSE, trans-girl-in-hiding who’s reading this, it can also be as GOOD as you dream it might be. THE DRESS SHE GOES SPINNY. It rules so hard to be trans. It really does. It’s so fucking rad.

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Lilah Sturges @lilahsturges.com · 06/10/2026

You know transitioning is hard and it can be lonely and it can suck sometimes and the fucking transphobes do their best to ruin everything and it hurts, it sometimes really fucking hurts and the only thing I would change about it is I wish I’d done it sooner

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“This is exactly what all Christians are called to do: to give our lives with love, every day.” — Pope Leo XIV

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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You've probably seen this bsky.app/profile/seis...

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 05/10/2026

Spooky bird stories. My Halloween comic from 2024.

A comic titled Spooky Bird Stories. In panel 1, a turkey vulture is telling stories to other vultures, and it says, "She walked toward the source of the terrible smell. She got closer and closer, and then, to her horror, she saw... No dead body." A black vulture says "No!" and a turkey vulture says "Did someone already eat it??" In panel 2, a northern cardinal is telling a story to some songbirds. It says "They peered through the windows of the house at the gory scene. Zombies had smashed through the door in the night. The homeowner was dead. But worst of all... He hadn't refilled the feeders." An eastern bluebird says "Aaah!" and an American goldfinch says "It can't be!". In panel 3, A screech owl is telling a story to other owls. It says "And then the ghost fluffed itself up really big to appear scarier." A saw-whet owl gasps, and a long-eared owl says "Horrifying!". In panel 4, a downy woodpecker is telling a story to other woodpeckers, and says "The eerie sound rang through the dark woods. Tap-tap. Tap-tap. It was the distinctive two-part knock of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. The species had returned from the dead... FOR REVENGE." A red-cockaded woodpecker says "Yesss".

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, rebukes ICE for arresting two people erroneously — including a U.S. citizen — and later claiming "mistaken identity." "ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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VERTICAL📼BLANKING📺INTERVAL @vertiblank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A Hark! A Vagrant classic

Watson: Oooh, what’s that you’ve got?
Franklin: My final report
Watson: Little Rosie Franklin’s research! I bet it’s something!
Franklin: ROSALIND.
Crick: Oh, that’s a big name
W: You’re getting fancy on us! Tell me—
F: Ah. I love this game.
W: Is it a scientific breakthrough in feelings?
F: Well, I suppose I have to go into hysterics or have a baby somewhere, good day gentlemen
W: GO, GO
[W and C slip a look at F’s notes]
C: Nice
W: Quit hogging

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Palm Beach GOP comes out in favor of pedophile county clerk candidate. Mike Caruso, Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts, said he still intends to win his November election for Clerk and Comptroller after being arrested in August for molesting a male relative under the age of 5.

miamiherald.com

Palm Beach GOP endorses candidate accused of child sex abuse

“I maintain my innocence and remain a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller,” Mike Caruso, facing child sex abuse charges.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.

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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’

Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.

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gochenourabout @sjgochenour.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

my online-only-to-look-at-facebook-marketplace mom: “[baby niece] loves videos by this lady called Miss Rachel? you probably haven’t heard of her.” me, endlessly entrapped in the internet: “I KNOW MISS RACHEL. MISS RACHEL STANDS ON BUSINESS.”

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Melissa Smith ❌👑☮️✌🏻❤️💪 @melissa4thrivingmt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Do you really, really need to shop at Amazon? Really? #ditchprime

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Judge Stadtmueller, a Reagan appointee in Wisconsin, orders the release of an ICE detainee in part because of the "systemic rigging of bond hearings against detainees." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Brigid Alverson @brigidalverson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I still think ICE should be abolished, tho.

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Brigid Alverson @brigidalverson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The PROTECT Act was supposed to stop this from happening, but ICE acknowledges no boundaries, apparently. ICE and DHS must be abolished.

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Thad @tyranicus.net · 05/10/2026

Scooby Doo meme of Fred pulling off the mask of a "ghost" to see the man underneath it. The ghost is labeled "lower quality at my favorite place," and the unmasked man is labeled "private equity."

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The amount of money the administration is promising in order to buy votes is significantly less than the amount of money it is taking away in programs and services. And it's OUR money!

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Brigid Alverson @brigidalverson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Most important: CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION NOW!! When I was a poll worker, I absolutely hated telling someone they could not vote. Don't make the poll workers sad. Check here, and if something is wrong, follow up ASAP with your local Elections office. www.sec.state.ma.us/VoterRegistr...

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Brigid Alverson @brigidalverson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

After doing all that thinking and considering, make sure you vote! The Secretary of the Commonwealth has info on voting hours and locations, and you can check that you are registered and register if you need to. Registration deadline is October 24: www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/el...

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Brigid Alverson @brigidalverson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ballotpedia has a list of the questions, along with explanations and, crucially, who proposed them and who is supporting and opposing them: ballotpedia.org/Massachusett...

ballotpedia.org

Massachusetts 2026 ballot measures

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Brigid Alverson @brigidalverson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Massachusetts friends! There are NINE (9) questions on the November ballot, some of which are confusing. Here's my local Dem committee's cheat sheet - we discussed the questions at length before voting on endorsements - and I'll put additional resources in the comments.

Know your ballot. Early voting: Oct 17. Election Day: Nov 3.
Melrose Democrats endorse these questions on all nine statewide questions.
Q1, Public records: governor and legislature - YES
Q2, Public defenders may bargain collectively - YES
Q3, Top two primary - NO
Q4, Election Day registration - YES
Q5, State tax revenue cap - NO
Q6, Nature for All fund - NO
Q7, Smaller minimum lot sizes (housing) - YES
Q8, Recriminalize marijuana - NO
Q9, Repeal gun safety law. YES keeps it. - YES

Q9 is worded backwards on purpose. YES keeps the gun safety law. NO repeals it.

melrosedems.org

Paid for by the Melrose Democratic City Committee

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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

never the wrong time for this classic

Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?"
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

What is the use of ethics reform without first enforcing the rules we already have?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.

rollingstone.com

J.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'

J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

yes. the big takeaway from the crucifixion of Jesus is that capital punishment is good.

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@JackPosobiec
Christ Himself accepted the death penalty

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

What everyone has to prepare for is the constitutional crisis to accelerate if the Democrats take the House and the Senate. Vought has been allowed by the Republicans to act with impunity, so have he will continue to ignore Congress. This is why you have to impeach him immediately.

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Mr. Buddy @alexfirer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Here's the thing, by the time I see something like this, it's gone too far. Bring back 1920's Democrats, they'd dig up Tim Burchett making a pass at his babysitter and have it be on the front page of every website before the day is over.

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Charles Booker @booker4ky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Families in Kentucky and across America are still waiting on their DOGE checks and Tariff refund checks. Does @barrforsenate support socialism? Because that’s what this is.

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Amateur Expert Opinions @amateurexpertop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

essentially, the project at hand of de-nazifying this Republican government will simultaneously require de-Reaganizing the Democratic party (good luck to us all! 🥴)

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Amateur Expert Opinions @amateurexpertop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

was just saying to an ally yesterday: if congress is indeed flipped blue-majority by a midterm landslide, the most critically thing forward on from this opportunity is present Democratic leadership must be ousted in favor of the progressive/left wing

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No Cartridge Trev @nocartridge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I wonder how much of this image is lost to time, I hope none of it it’s my favorite image to describe modernity

I voted leave….but now I’ve got 10,000 SEX ARSES stuck at Calais! A Sun exclusive from 2016 or 17 idk

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