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@giantlaserbeams.bsky.social
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I like to ride my bike, eat Mallowmars, and fix things. (~):-} not all at the same time, but maybe.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 04/08/2026
NYPD claimed that it was responding to a “a rise in terror attacks” involving vehicle rammings. But these attacks have been a common threat for decades — and the agency did not publicly discuss any specific threat this year. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/08/04/m...
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Mamdani Stands By NYPD's 'Overkill' In Policing Summer Streets - Streetsblog New York City
The NYPD's justification for filling this weekend's car-free Summer Streets with patrol vehicles isn't adding up.
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Don’t tell anyone but the office chef put a pound of duck fat and two tablespoons of saffron in every #Flock camera. Bon appetit!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
So many sneering elitist journalists with snarky posts over the past months that the Reflecting Pool story was trivial. It was so trivial that the DC US Attny presented false evidence to a grand jury to indict an innocent man to please the President while they both lied about it.
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I made a thing.
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
please stop the looped audio music, im not on hold!
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
they mixed the boos out of the TV audio. i want to see cell phone video.
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
is it time for the buuuuu yet??
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Jesus is just AI?
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
kiss of death, #knicks game 3, USA vs Belgium, #harrykane
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
#harrykane can go play golf all he wants now.
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
muting #tapper
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
i just spoke to #LindayGraham for about 20 minutes. We mostly complained about the weather. He said it was very hot where he was.
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Now the whole USA gets to experience the Knicks game 3 feeling #worldcup. Everything he touches turns to shyte.
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amityf @amityf.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Little kids, graduating kindergarten. Little kids.
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victoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 04/07/2026
CABO VERDE, THE ONLY TEAM IN FIFA WORLD CUP HISTORY TO BE UNDEFEATED IN REGULATION
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Dude will never pay for a bowl of #cachupa again
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Stock trades by President. The blatant corruption is just staggering
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Muting #greenspan
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 19/06/2026
A 22-year-old just got a $30 million investment valuing his new futures exchange at $300 million. He graduated Stanford, wrote for Thiel's Stanford Review, interned at Andreessen Horowitz. His mom? Pro-crypto Sen. Gillibrand, D-NY. Bipartisan capture in full bloom. fortune.com/2026/06/18/t...
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Son of pro-crypto New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand raises $30 million to launch a derivatives exchange | Fortune
Lux Capital led the investment, which values the Stanford graduate’s exchange at $300 million.
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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
SCOOP from @by-cjewett.bsky.social & me: Markwayne Mullin urged the Department of Health and Human Service to remove warnings from the FDA website about the health risks of the gas station drug kratom. Mullin owns equity in a leading kratom company called Botanic Tonics that could have benefited.
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How an Addictive Gas Station Drug Found Allies in Trump’s Cabinet
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Another small joy is not having to hear or see Eric Adams through all this winning. #knicks
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Jalen Brunson: “You’re allowed to think about the worst possible scenario. But you gotta go out there and do something about it.” A good mantra for fighting fascism too.
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
This is just a small taste of what NYC will be like when he dies.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 07/06/2026
There are currently more bills attacking trans youth’s right to play sports across the U.S. than there are trans youth in school sports.
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
#Paxton let a pedo go free. #AdamHoffman groomed his son's best friend, a 7 year old boy, while the boy's father was in prison. Who could vote for this person? #texas
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Slightly diminish a book. Bored of the Rings.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved public transit, not only did it TRANSFORM the city’s public life and economic success, but the car traffic got better. The car traffic got BETTER.
Former elevated highway in central Seoul, South KoreaDaylighted stream and public space where highway used to be
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Marking myself safe from the Bluesky #SAR
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
A pay what you want restaurant with a fully disclosed running tally of bottom line so patrons see if the restaurant has enough money to continue.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The Democrats sense that they're gonna cruise to midterm victory by doing nothing and offering nothing and are using it as a freebie to punch left to make sure the voters don't get any ideas.
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
In 1953 Iran had a functioning democracy. A free press. Seven political parties. Women in universities. Women granted voting rights in municipal councils in 1952. A secular prime minister named Mosaddegh who believed Iran's oil belonged to Iran. The US and Britain decided he had to go.
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
He’s going to nuke them on Easter isn’t he.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Iran’s open letter to the US public
In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful To the people of the United States of America, and to all those who, amid a flood of distortions and manufactured narratives, continue to seek the :truth and aspire to a better life
Iran—by this very name, character, and identity—is one of the oldest continuous civilizations in human history. Despite its historical and geographical advantages at various times, Iran has never, in its modern history, chosen the path of aggression, expansion, colonialism, or domination. Even after enduring occupation, invasion, and sustained pressure from global powers-and despite possessing military superiority over many of its neighbors-Iran has never initiated a war.
.Yet it has resolutely and bravely repelled those who have attacked it The Iranian people harbor no enmity toward other nations, including the people of America, Europe, or neighboring countries. Even in the face of repeated foreign interventions and pressures throughout their proud history, Iranians have consistently drawn a clear distinction between governments and the peoples they govern. This is a deeply rooted principle in Iranian culture and collective consciousness—not a
•temporary political stance
For this reason, portraying Iran as a threat is neither consistent with historical reality nor with present-day observable facts. Such a perception is the product of political and economic whims of the powerful the need to manufacture an enemy  in order to justify pressure, maintain military dominance, sustain the arms industry, and control strategic markets. In such an environment, if a threat does not
•exist, it is invented 
Within this same framework, the United States has concentrated the largest number of its forces, bases, and military capabilities around Iran-a country that, at least since the founding of the United States, has never initiated a war. Recent American aggressions launched from these very bases have demonstrated how threatening such a military presence truly is.
Naturally, no country confronted with such conditions would forgo strengthening its defensive capabilities. What Iran has done-and continues to do is a measured response grounded in legitimate self-defense, and by no means an initiation of . war or aggression
Relations between Iran and the United States were not originally hostile, and early interactions between the Iranian and American people were not marred with hostilty or coup d'état-an illegal American 1953 tension. The turning point, however, was the intervention aimed at preventing the nationalization of Iran's own resources. That coup disrupted Iran's democratic process, reinstated dictatorship, and sowed deep distrust among Iranians toward U.S. policies. This distrust deepened further with America's support for the Shah's regime, its backing of Saddam Hussein during the imposed war of 1980s, the imposition of the longest and most comprehensive sanctions in modern the history, and ultimately, unprovoked military aggression-twice, in the midst of .negotiations-against Iran
Yet all these pressures have failed to weaken Iran. On the contrary, the country has grown before the Islamic %30 stronger in many areas: literacy rates have tripled-from roughly today; higher education has expanded dramatically; significant %90 Revolution to over advances have been achieved in modern technology; healthcare services have improved; and infrastructure has developed at a pace and scale incomparable to the past.
These are measurable, observable realities that stand independent of fabricated narratives
At the same time, the destructive and inhumane impact of sanctions, war…on the lives of the resilient Iranian people must not be underestimated. The continuation of military aggression and recent bombings profoundly affect people's lives, attitudes, and perspectives. This reflects a fundamental human truth: when war inflicts irreparable harm on lives, homes, cities, and futures,
•people will not remain indifferent toward those responsible
This raises a fundamental question: Exactly which of the American people's interests are truly being served by this war? Was there any objective threat from Iran to justify such behavior? Does the massacre of innocent children, the destruction of cancer-treatment pharmaceutical facilities, or boasting about bombing a country "back to the stone ages" serve any purpose other than ?further damaging the United States' global standing
Iran pursued negotiations, reached an agreement, and fulfilled all its commitments. The decision to withdraw from that agreement, escalate toward confrontation, and launch two acts of aggression in the midst of negotiations were destructive choices made by the U.S. government-choices that served the delusions of a foreign aggressor
Attacking Iran's vital infrastructure-including energy and industrial facilities-directly targets the Iranian people. Beyond constituting a war crime, such actions carry consequences that extend far beyond Iran's borders. They generate instability, increase human and economic costs, and perpetuate cycles of tension, planting seeds of resentment that will endure for years. This is not a demonstration of strength; it is a sign of strategic bewilderment and an inability to achieve a sustainable solution
Is it not also the case that America has entered this aggression as a proxy for Israel, influenced and manipulated by that regime? Is it not true that Israel, by manufacturing an Iranian threat, seeks to divert global attention away from its crimes toward the Palestinians? Is it not evident that Israel now aims to fight Iran to the last American soldier…the burden of its delusions onto Iran, the region, and the United States itself in ?pursuit of illegitimate interests
?Is "America First" truly among the priorities of the U.S. government today
I invite you to look beyond the machinery of misinformation-an integral part of this aggression-and instead speak with those who have visited Iran. Observe the many accomplished Iranian immigrantseducated in Iran-who now teach and conduct research at the world's most prestigious universities, or contribute to the most advanced technology firms in the West. Do these realities align with the distortions you are being ?told about Iran and its people
Today, the world stands at crossroads. Continuing along the path of confrontation is more costly and futile than ever before. The choice between confrontation and engagement is both real and consequential; its outcome will shape the future for generations to come.
Throughout its millennia of proud history, Iran has outlasted many aggressors. All that remains of them are tarnished names in history, while Iran endures-resilient, dignified. and proud
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Liz Crash @lizcrash.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
"Jesus does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them, saying: 'Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood'.”
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giantlaserbeams @giantlaserbeams.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
It is entirely possible that they wanted to bomb that school intentionally to send a message.
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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Let’s talk about Graham Platner’s Big Lie, finally. In 2009, at the height of the Gulf War, the Marines barred him from active duty. Platner claims it was his forearm tattoos. But his one forbidden tattoo was the Nazi symbol on his chest. He knew - and he left the Marines rather than give it up. 1/
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
One of my favourite sides of politics/media.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Trump in 2011: “Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective.”
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
If you saw today's headline that Gallup will stop measuring presidential approval, they did the same thing in 2018. They do it whenever Trump is president.
The Hill: Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years
by Dominick Mastrangelo - 02/11/26 10:38 AM ETPolitico: Gallup retreats from political polling , again under new leadership

Gallup will announce friday that it plans to measure President Donald Trump's job approval rating only on a monthly basis.

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brian pillion @anaphoristand.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
This is some genuinely psycho shit...
Pam Bondi loves dogs. Always had them, one after another. She got involved with dog shelters and dog rescue, and once pulled off to the side of a busy road and got out of her car to chase down a stray. Another dog she helped was a Saint Bernard named Master Tank. She adopted him from a shelter after he was lost during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, not long after her own Saint Bernard had died. The story has been told but bears repeating. Master Tank belonged to Steve and Dorreen Couture and their grandson, who was 4, recovering from the murder-suicide of his parents and losing his dog during the storm. Bondi said the dog was a “walking skeleton” and “dying from heartworms” when she adopted him. The Coutures eventually tracked down Master Tank, but instead of giving him back, Bondi hired a lawyer, who accused the Coutures of abusing the dog, which Bondi had renamed Noah. “She lied,” Dorreen told a Palm Beach Post columnist years later. “My little grandson begged her to take the dog home, and she refused. She thought she would just wear us down. That we were unstable people and would just quit.” The case was settled out of court, with Bondi securing visitation rights, but she never did visit. She got another dog.
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America Is Divided @petrep.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
#Sold
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
1. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for ICE agents to kill a 37-year-old nurse, who was only there because another ICE agent killed a 37-year-old mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors
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