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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Notice the absence of the traditional olive branch? The olive branch symbolized America prioritizing peace with war as a last resort. It has been part of the Great Seal of the United States since 1782 and was part of the original seal of the Department of Defense.

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Volko @volko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Setting up for extended session of the full Thirty Years War on my table: Cuius Regio by @fgradaille.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social ... 1618-1648, so 31 turns.

Boardgame set up: Cuius Regio - The Thirty Years War 1618-1648 by Francisco Gradaille, GMT Games

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Dave Watson @balkandave.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Speaking at the University of St Andrew’s this evening. It would be rude not to visit the castle. Oh, and the cathedral, museum, and of course the golf course. The university is pretty impressive too.

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Natural-born citizens have birthrights, which include not being treated like this. And their parents’ identity or status does not matter, despite what many lawyers, politicians, and law professors tried to tell you.

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Riki Wilchins @rikiwilchins.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Sep LGBTQnation After a legal battle for nearly 10 years, Bulgarian Supreme Court bows to EU court finding that member states must recognize trans people’s gender changes and rules that Bulgarian trans people can change name and gender on govt IDs.

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"A deep relief": Trans advocates celebrate Bulgarian court's ruling in favor of legal gender changes - LGBTQ Nation

“It is a deep relief and a source of satisfaction to see that the system delivers," one advocate said.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Looking at NYC from LA and I'm jealous as hell.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname

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Lesley Carhart @hacks4pancakes.com · 20/07/2026

Having an in person international or national event in America? Are you weighing factors like lodging and transport? Cool stuff to do? Here's a map to consider if any of your attendees may possibly, even remotely be LGBTQIA. And you care about them.

Source: Movement Advancement Project (MAP) LGBTQ Equality Maps

See original source of US LGBTQIA safety study for tabular data by state.

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Mbappé good grief what a shot

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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The atmosphere here is incredible, rivaling the Super Bowl parade from just a few months ago. What a year for Seattle and football.

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Grant (Cardboard Pusher) @pushingcardboard.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Turn 3 of teaching myself @gmtgames.bsky.social Baltic Empires. There is a lot going on, but so far it all flows together. Not a ton of exceptions and special cases, and those that exist are all on a single page in the rulebook (and on each of the playmats)

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Oberst Wilhelm Klink | Alfredo Yu @oberstwklink.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Nein. They fled tyranny after the failed 1848 revolution in Germany, as well as others from Poland, Hungary, Russia, Italy etc. who then served in the Union Army. Krzyżanowski | Stahel | Turchin | Ferrero

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kat cosgrove @kat.lol · 04/07/2026

I think one of the most patriotic things you can do is hate this government and still love America

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Jason Kuznicki @jkuznicki.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A creedal nation can be good or bad at living up to the creed. It’s possible to succeed or fail. It faces meaningful tests. A nation of mere blood lacks any workable plan for self-improvement because purifying the blood doesn’t build; it only diminishes.

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AdmiralNick22 @admiralnick22.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

“Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives. We ought to do all we can.” John Adams 🪶 Happy 250th, America. Let’s do all we can to make “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” a reality for ALL people. Everywhere. Don’t sit down. Stand up! 🇺🇸

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1776: Sit Down, John! (John Adams, William Daniels)

ALT: 1776: Sit Down, John! (John Adams, William Daniels)

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Kori Schake 🎃 @kschake.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

“I love how many languages we speak. How many places we come from. How many ways we pray. I love that there are truths in the U.S. Constitution that even those who penned it could not possibly have understood the full power of.” (h/t @queenofthinair.bsky.social)

thecorners.substack.com

Why I Spent 90 Minutes Steaming an American Flag

Yesterday I spent a good hour and a half steaming the creases out of an American flag.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I know some think we should all cede America and its symbols to bigots and fascists, and that’s all the country ever was anyway. And to that, my answer is no. A hard no. I will not.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

The corruption is staggering in scale and scope, it doesn’t stop, and Republicans in Congress refuse to do any oversight because, as Mike Johnson admitted this week, they serve as a protection racket to cover up the crimes of the regime.

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

::reads the Declaration of Independence:: Wow this shit goes hard. I want to live in that country.

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Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Just tremendous from Cabo Verde. All tournament and then tonight. SO much respect. And this game, this WC… words fail. End up almost feeling badly for those who are not fans.

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Lynda Boothroyd @drboothroyd.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Just perfection 👌

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Habsburg derby let's goooo
winner gets Naples.
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Jon @sloopjonb1960.b.. Loser gets Belgium.
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Vill George @willgeor...
I'm sure the loser will take it on the chin

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Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

it's the war of spanish succession all over again

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026

really cannot be emphasized enough that the drafters of the birthright clause very much considered cases analogous to undocumented immigrants and *included them too*

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

This is just so wonderful. “Africa had a historic 10 nations qualify for the 2026 World Cup. After Congo's 3-1 victory over Uzbekistan and Algeria's stunning 3-3 draw against Austria on Saturday night, nine are headed to the knockout stage. The previous record was two.” #WorldCup

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Nine out of ten African teams secure World Cup round of 32 berth

Africa completed a historic World Cup group stage on Sunday, sending nine out of 10 teams to the round of 32 after Congo and Algeria secured knockout berths.

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Algeria equalizes on the most unlikely goal I think I've seen in this WC by Rafik Belghali

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I will vote for any Democrat who runs on a platform of De-Trumpification modeled on post-war Germany. Get rid of the ideology root and branch and prosecute those eligible.

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Rui Pinto, count your days @thombomb816.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

A Black man with the surname Freeman scored for the USA on Juneteenth in a home World Cup match.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Happy Juneteenth. We can honor the people who have fought for freedom and justice by learning from them and remembering their history.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 18/06/2026

Pete Hegseth’s efforts to diminish the presence of Black people in the military is a war on history itself, Jake Lundberg argues. In this week’s Time-Travel Thursdays, he revisits the impact of Black soldiers since the Civil War:

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The Black Soldiers who Changed the Meaning of the Civil War

These troops helped transform a conflict fought initially to preserve the Union into one that destroyed slavery as well.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Exactly right. Thousands of different cultures are mingling happily in lower Manhattan right now, and anyone who can't get on board with that is the social misfit. America always has been and always will be diverse. Love it or leave it, assholes.

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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The DR Congo goal scored by Yoane Wissa in the 45th min (+5 extra time) against Portugal and the absolute SCENES in the stands after

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Fox made sure to note that there's a sizable population of immigrants from Cape Verde in Rhode Island and, honestly, I'd love to see that for each match. Remind Americans that we have connections to all these countries through immigration, collapse the distance and give us rooting interests.

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Sarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Aerial PARTIAL view of the anti racist, anti fascist crowd in Belfast right now. City Hall to the left for scale. This - this is the real Belfast. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 13/06/2026

Folarin Balogun, born in New York to Nigerian parents. People like JD Vance would say he's not *really* American when, in fact, he's the epitome of American. 🇺🇸

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Elon Musk could give every homeless person in America $1 million and still have $250 BILLION left over

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

That’s called a bribe.

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Kori Schake 🎃 @kschake.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

"the United States seem to be replaying the Melian Dialogue at the regional and global levels with the actual consequences Thucydides had observed.” @abuaardvark.bsky.social

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Dave Watson @balkandave.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

OTD in 1453, the city of Constantinople fell to the Ottomans. One of the defining dates in history, and not as inevitable as many think. You can see the walls today, and a diorama in the museum. While the artillery gets the credit, it was the Ottoman infantry who clawed their way in.

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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

“Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.” ~President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941. Wishing everyone the best for a meaningful Memorial Day. Image: Arlington National Cemetery.

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I always come back to Lincoln on Memorial Day

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Dead Carl @deadcarl.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

THE FREE AND HANSEATIC CITY OF BOSTON

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I am "radically pro-transgender" in that I believe that every human being is entitled to autonomy, agency and self-determination in all aspects of their lives - legal, romantic, personal, medical, and aspirational.

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · 09/05/2026

Happy National Train Day! Celebrate with us by taking a trip on public transit today 🚇🚉

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

NAACP President Derrick Johnson responds to the Supreme Court's decision to gut the Voting Rights Act:

“Today’s decision is a devastating blow to what remains of the Voting Rights Act, and a license for corrupt politicians who want to rig the system by silencing entire communities. The Supreme Court betrayed Black voters, they betrayed America, and they betrayed our democracy. This ruling is a major setback for our nation and threatens to erode the hard-won victories we’ve fought, bled, and died for. But the people still can fight back. Our best defense and offense is the ballot box, and we’re going to turn out voters in the midterm elections to make sure we can elect representatives who look out for us. Our democracy is crying for help.”

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Connor Hansen @conhans.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I wish you better fortune than I had as Denmark last weekend! Had a blast as the Danes at CircleCon, but the Swedes totally wiped the floor with me in that game.

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Steve Foster @slfoster22.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

“I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war." -Darrow 1:1

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