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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 03/10/2026

I keep seeing strident (and accurate) posts about what the Democrats MUST DO when they regain power but the Democratic party absolutely will not do *any* of that shit as long as Chuck & Hakeem are driving the bus let's be real

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Don’t send me to fight the rebels”

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Mike Rogers wants to put a data center in your backyard because he's getting rich off of them.

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Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape @breakify.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"This practice is a scam intended to pump up share prices. Companies often borrow money in order to buy their stock, in a kind of arbitrage play that adds nothing of value to the economy but enriches insiders."

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How Wall Street Feeds Itself - The American Prospect

Today on TAP: Stock buybacks hit new records last year. They should be banned outright.

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is an eye opening article. My only conclusion is that, if India truly wishes to become a world power, it needs to first euthanize 90% of its male population.

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We’ve been kicking this dead horse for a decade now. We need a community coffee jar and anyone who relitigates the 2016 election has to put in a dollar.

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I know it’s more than a little insane, but it’s also very impressive how capital investment can mobilize so quickly and so massively. Like the nimblest 800 pound gorilla you ever saw.

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Piddington Bear, the adorable stuffed animal from darkest Uruguay, who came to the UK and is now an irredeemable racist.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is Maeve. She may be the sweetest, most good natured, most trusting dog I have ever met. She was abandoned in DC last week, and since I’m not able to adopt a dog now, I had to turn her over to the Brandywine Animal Shelter. I want to make sure this absolute delight of a dog finds a good home.

An adorable female Rottweiler named Maeve

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 22/09/2026

The world has made real progress in steering away from some of the darkest climate futures where global emissions doubled (or more) this century. But as David Wallace-Wells and I note in today's NYT, we are not out of the woods yet, and climate uncertainty is not our friend: www.nytimes.com/2026...

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Iran will have a nuclear weapon within a year. Godspeed.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

so i may be out of my depth here but hes at 30% approval, you elites can stop capitulating now

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Every fucking day Trump or one of his weird rapists comes out and is like "we're putting sharks with lasers on their heads in the capital, to defend our country from the genders. This will double gas prices" And somehow the dems can't figure out how to counter it. Even a goddamn decade in.

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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

NOVA, by Samuel R. Delany. Possibly his best book, which is really saying something. A complete vision of cyberspace...in 1968!? Among a lot of other amazing things.

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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is shocking to hear! Einstein kept a picture of Maxwell on his office wall and admired him more than any other scientist. Every fall I teach a whole course about his work. This is like hearing that Westminster Abbey might be purchased so a new car rental place can built on Newton’s grave.

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Truly a moment for all us sickos to look thru the window, rub our hands and say “Yesss …”

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Now would be a good time for the people of Venezuela to rise up and take their country — and their oil — back.

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 13/09/2026

Why are the AI guys all simultaneously panicked about their bank accounts (this is the only thing they will panic about, whatever they are saying, except maybe fleeced investors coming to kill them)

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Yuuuuup…

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Gallifreyan Jedi @jediofgallifrey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

talrico is doing that classic vichy democrat move "alienate your support base to appeal to people who will never vote for you"

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I predict the term “settlement-washing” will become common in the coming year.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Wrote about the claim that paying attention to Israel's genocide more than other atrocities is somehow suspicious or antisemitic. It is not. Israel receives more American military aid than any other nation, and has a unique place in american identity. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/whatabouti...

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Whataboutism In Defense of Genocide Is Bad

It ignores Israel’s unique place in American foreign policy and American identity.

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Nancy/Sluggo relationship is a mirror held up to my own marriage.

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Isn’t a larper a sub species of furry?

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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Democrats should be expected to condemn this bigoted shit, not Piker

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Norse Norns? Greek Fates? These are what the Arab world knows as “Ifrit of the Loom”.

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Not sure why but shopping makes my head itch.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026

There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

What is the “good fight” that he imagines he’s fighting?

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

These people are all going to burn in hell but it's our job as American citizens - maybe our only job - to make sure that our political system is reformed to make punishing them in this life a reality.

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Adam P Knave @adampknave.com · 01/09/2026

You want a really excellent cookie? Don't forget the humble Nilla Wafer. Strong, simple, delicious, there for you. They're just so good. Love me a Nilla Wafer.

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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026

We’re not changing it.

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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

trump says he can start making things perfect for you if he can manage to deport 20-30 million of your neighbors. but what if i told you i could make things significantly better for you by deporting just two or three guys

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Tony Colletti @tonyc007.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Hasbara quality has really taken a dive.

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Any volunteers to do the alt text for this?

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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

whether or not AI is on the verge of super sentience or just a plagiarism machine i am still not sure i want either one plugged into everything. it's alive! it's so dangerous! it might kill us! it's a mechanical turk! it's just faking! and it's plugged into things that can kill us

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Turns out, Vanity’s name is actually “Gary”.

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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A New Color (1/5🧵)

Page 1: A man is walking home, smoking a cigarette, being quietly trailed by a UFO above him. As he enters his apartment, two aliens watch from inside the ship. Alien 1, who has a large head, says, “that’s him. Let’s move.”

Page 2: The man walks upstairs as the aliens watch from the entrance of the building. The man enters his apartment and greets his little dog. Suddenly there is a knock at the door.

Page 3: he peers through his peephole, and sees the two aliens standing in the hallway. Alien 1 is holding a briefcase. From behind him, the voice of alien one: “don’t scream.”

Page 4: The aliens are seated across the room on the man’s couch. Sadie is in her bed next to them. Alien 1 says, “you’re not in any danger. Have a seat.” The man looks at his dog and thinks, “sadie is unusually calm.” Alien 1: don’t scream, or it’s a problem.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I just donated to help SPIDER-MAN, who took on nazi scumbags trying to invade Minneapolis again. Arrested by our local cops (boooo) who were diligently defending their racist turd pals. Let’s help good ol’ Webhead with his defense! (PS I can vouch for the GoFundMe creator) gofund.me/6f36a1ac1

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Donate to Support Spider-Man’s Legal Defense, organized by Ash Chudgar

Awesome update: I'm in touch with Spider-Man's family, and we're setting things up so t… Ash Chudgar needs your support for Support Spider-Man’s Legal Defense

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roterote @roterote.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

There are dozens of academics signing this open letter to defend the American Eugenicist Nathan Cofnas from the consequences of his own actions. They are calling him a “whistleblower”

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As academics, we are concerned that Ghent University's disciplinary proceedings against Dr Cofnas appear to constitute retaliation, at least in part, for publicizing academic misconduct that occurred in British universities.

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

There’s a lot of stupid bullshit that could be avoided if we simply flayed Rupert Murdoch and his large sons and hung them from lamp posts.

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The Straight of America @emphyrio.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I’m just gonna come right out and admit I have no fucking ideas what “NAFO” stands for. I mean, as an acronym.

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Matt @mattferrel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Most Never Trump Republicans refuse to accept that their party sucked well before Trump and all Trump did was magnify the worst parts and expose their lies

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