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Jeff "Spooky" Crypt-sko @jeffkrisko.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

RT if your favorite team is 5-0

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David Pauling @dcpauling.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

why Seattle didn't just kneel it out I'll never know but thank you very much

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'm against the death penalty in most cases for consequentialist reasons (you almost never are preventing future harm by killing someone already in jail for life), but even if I thought it was justified here, to livestream it is the policy choice of a toddler who masturbates while torturing pets.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity.

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David Pauling @dcpauling.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Cosign 100% - the NYT is part of the problem and has been for a long time

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

FDR v. Stephen Miller

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 01/10/2026

If you need any more evidence that: 1. Twitter is the hitler site 2. You, as a socialist, should not be on the hitler site 3. Social media in general, here included, cultivates a lot of people, you included, into emotive reactionaries and should not ultimately be where you shape your ideas.

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David Pauling @dcpauling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bo Nix bailing out the back when he had a gorgeous lane to step up and through, that's some nasty shit

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Jeff "Spooky" Crypt-sko @jeffkrisko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

RT if your favorite team is 3-0

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David Pauling @dcpauling.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This right here is how democrats should be talking about trans rights. I'm impressed

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Tamra Bonvillain @tamrabonvillain.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Very disheartening to see more and more Dem politicians lean into anti trans positions and when trans people say "man, this sucks" they get swarmed by people yelling at them for handing elections to the GOP. Wish they had that energy for the politicians.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

attacking trans people hurts dem politicians and that take is missing from this whole news cycle. dems attacking trans people makes it more likely you will lose, defending trans people makes it more likely they win I want democrats to win so they need to defend trans people

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

In Massachusetts, we have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable and stand up for those who need it. We don’t throw trans kids under the bus for political points. We protect them—and all of our neighbors—because trans rights are human rights.

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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 23/07/2026

Fuck this guy forever. Hundreds of thousands of the world's poorest people have already died because of his casual cuts and so many more are doomed. He is one of mankind's most evil figures.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Man, that sounds terrible. Killed with impunity by agents of the state for just being on the street and protesting? Hard to see how regimes like that can continue to claim a popular mandate.

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Fourfoot @fourfoot.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Never met Tony Peters, don’t know who he is, but a million years ago on Facebook he posted this and I don’t think anyone’s ever put it better.

A summation of the situation where people are directed to focus their ire at fraudulent benefit claimants rather than at the rich who are the cause of all poverty.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Trump coup conspirator John Eastman has been disbarred. That’s good. He abused his status as a White House lawyer to advocate lawbreaking, even doing so in writing the night of Jan. 6 But quite bad that this, years later, is the only consequence for him, or just about any high level coup plotter.

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Matt Ufford @mattufford.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I haven't lived in New York for 6 years but this guy has me fist-pumping about tax day. what if an entire party could get behind "tax the rich to pay for services that improve lives." what if.

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alexis simpson is confused by display name changes @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

you're laughing? orban is eating shit immediately after our loser vice president went there to try to help him in the biggest display of contagious loserdom in history, and you're laughing? yeah, me too

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

This is the message. This is what Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer should be shouting from the rooftops.

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David Pauling @dcpauling.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

This is making the rounds; I found it extremely persuasive both as a retrospective of how we got here and as prospective guidance for how to get out of it. I don't see how to credibly address Trumpism without driving a persuasive message of anti-corruption and structural institutional reform

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Abolish ICE. There’s no reforming it. There’s no compromise. There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.

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Memento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

As seen on r/nursing Alex Pretti's coworkers taking a moment of silence to honor him

screenshot of a reddit post in r/nursing

Photo of a hospital hallway where staff in scrubs stand with their hands clasped and heads bowed

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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

If you want to know what people mean when they say Democrats are "controlled opposition," rather than whipping votes against ICE funding, Hakeem Jeffries struck a deal with Republicans to allow Democrats to feign outrage at ICE while still funding the spending package.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

This is a systematic effort to violate constitutional rights as policy while keeping it secret from the public, the courts, and Congress. Yet more evidence that "reform" is not an option. The bare minimum is to abolish ICE and permanently bar all employees from future federal employment.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

No! The criticism of the Dems isn't that they never win elections, it's that they don't use power to solve the problems that got us here. Elite impunity, concentration of wealth, the unitary executive. Winning is only step 1

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .

Text: “A friend said those of us who live in Minneapolis should write about what's going on here for folks who live elsewhere. You need to know that whether you're a Republican, Independent or Democrat, the Constitution is being violated by our federal government. This is not about catching criminals, or even deporting people. It is about punishing an entire state, including
citizens, for not supporting the president. Everyone in my part of Minneapolis is affected. On our streets, ICE is stopping people of color and demanding their papers. In America. US citizens do not have to prove citizenship to ICE. Yet people are being intimidated, some cases beaten up and detained, for requiring ICE to follow the law. ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter homes. Yet there are documented cases of them
ignoring the law - violating a bedrock constitutional principle. Americans of color are staying home, afraid to go to work, school, to grocery shop, or fill their cars with gas. This isn't just "illegals" or immigrants with valid work permits, it is citizens who have had their cars rammed by ICE for merely looking Hispanic. Businesses are closing. Schools are 50 percent full. When they are open, fascists are calling in bomb threats because the
president decided to make us a meme. After a daycare teacher with a valid work permit (through 2030) was snatched from her workplace, parents (and grandparents) have had to organize to watch their SCHOOLS, to make sure conditional rights are observed. This is being repeated throughout Minnesota. Imagine trying to do your job or live you life while also taking volunteer shifts to make sure the federal
government doesn't act extrajudicially.
Because of ICE's documented abuses, neighbors have organized to monitor federal actions. This observation is legal, as long as it doesn't interfere with a valid action. Yet since ICE killed Renee Good, they are increasingly stopping this observation, breaking car windows and …”

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Shapiro: J.D. Vance is profoundly and pathetically a weak human being, and he does whatever he thinks his boss wants him to do. What we need right now is not idiotic gaslighting from the sitting VP He should be ashamed of himself—and he’s not. I think that speaks to the weakness of his character.

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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made. Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊

Nerdy kid at keyboard:
Hi guys, I've noticed that it is International Men's Day today, and I'm confused. Why do we need a day to talk about men? We're not a marginalised group like women, queer people, or people of colour. The media is already full of stories about men.

Big buff shirtless dude at keyboard:
I'm glad you asked, champ. Whatever your view on men's place in society, it's still true that we face a lot of issues - like social isolation, risk of suicide, health problems, and attitudes towards sex and child rearing. Having a day to talk about those doesn't take away from anyone else's problems. In fact, having a day to talk about them helps us be more mindful, and listen better at other times.

Second shirtless buff dude on a couch at his laptop:
The chief here is really on to something. I want to echo what he said, and also point out that the idea we should remain silent about our problems actually contributes to a lot of our issues. We are human beings, with human needs. Seeking mutual support and understanding isn't the same thing as placing a burden on others. Especially if we're providing it for each other.

Third buff dude at his laptop:
Right on, my fellow kings. We've inherited a social legacy of competition and division, and a lot of what makes a man in our era is under question. IMD is a chance for us to examine and rethink what we are together, and build the bonds of solidarity and support that will make a better way possible - like in this meme. Because in our hearts, we're all curious kids and buff guys on keyboards.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —MLK Jr.

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 14/09/2025

Yeah man they ain’t coming back. This is going to be one of the biggest foreign policy blunders of my lifetime, and it’s entirely possible that some guy at ICE ordered it not having any clue what he was doing. This is why we used to leave foreign affairs to sensitive nerds.

Their waists and hands were tied together, forcing them to bend down and lick water to drink. The unscreened bathrooms contained only a single sheet to cover their lower bodies. Sunlight barely penetrated through a fist-sized hole, and they were only allowed access to the small yard for two hours. Detained by US immigration authorities for eight days, the workers and their families expressed shock, describing human rights violations and absurdities they could not have imagined as ordinary Koreans living in
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

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Terrible Swift Sword Enjoyer @hamantaschendog.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Charlie Kirk was a bigot, a grifter, and a traitor. That is his life legacy, and nothing else. Political violence is corrosive to society and should be condemned. This does not mean we must or should pretend that being murdered transubstantiates him into a saint from a degenerate asshole.

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one dozen bats at a keyboard @panasonicdx4500.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”

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Ted Leo 🍉 @tedleo.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

bleak fucking outlook for our stupid species

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 21/05/2025

Newsletter: We are in the era of the Business Idiot, where middle management has seized power, breeding out true meritocracy and value-creation in favor of symbolic growth and superficial intelligence. This piece ties together everything I've ever written. www.wheresyoured.at/the-era-of-t...

wheresyoured.at

The Era Of The Business Idiot

Fair warning: this is the longest thing I've written on this newsletter. I do apologize. Soundtrack: EL-P - $4 Vic Listen to my podcast Better Offline. We have merch. Last week, Bloomberg profiled ...

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

probably not the entire Neo-fascist moment, but large parts of it, could have been strangled in it's crib by taking the law seriously when it came to rich people and right wing politicians, rather than pearl-clutching about slippery slopes or the appearance of impropriety.

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Kendra Albert @kendraserra.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Our official statement from Albert Sellars LLP on President Trump's recent executive order.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Tonight, hours after the Paul Weiss news broke, an associate at Skadden Arps sent a firm-wide email: "Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."

Jeremy and colleagues, Many deals I work on have concepts of conditional
notice. This is mine. Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment, which should include at minimum (i) signing on to the firm amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie in its litigation fighting the Trump administration's executive order against it, ii) committing to broad future representation, regardless of whether powerful people view it as adverse to them, (iii) refusal to cooperate with the EEOC's request for personal information of our colleagues clearly targeted at intimidating non-white employees, (iv) public refusal to fire or otherwise force out employees at the Trump administration's directive or implied directive and (v) public commitment to maintenance of affinity
groups and related initiatives. This is not what I saw for my career or for my evening, but Paul Weiss' decision to cave to the Trump administration on DEl, representation and staffing has forced my hand. We do not have time. It is now or it is never, and if it is never, I will not
continue to work here.

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David Pauling @dcpauling.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

More particularly, firms who don't stand for the rule of law in these moments need to know that fecklessness will be remembered if we can get through the next four years. I'll never send a dime of business to Paul Weiss or Jones Day ever again

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

This is how law firms should do it.

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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 12/03/2025

"They are looking to their leaders for courage and for conviction, and what they are finding instead is collaboration. That is unacceptable." MORE OF THIS PLEASE

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.

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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

These are brown shirts, and this is Nazi behavior. We are not in a fight between right and left anymore. This is a fight between Americans and those who would bend the knee to a king. If you care about the soul of this country, we have to stand for each other.

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