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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/09/2026

peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot”

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Every photo of Altman looks like he just got caught jerking off in the ball pit at Chuck E Cheese

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

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Bunker @bunkmatexxx.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Your view 📸 @jamesaugust.bsky.social

A picture taken from the pov of someone on their knees, looking up at my face and torso. I’m posing and flexing in front of a white background

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Axle @axlemelb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Casual pic by @jamesaugust.bsky.social

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No Cartridge Trev @nocartridge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I’m Ross Douthat. I’m cat turd 2. I’m Rob Schneider. I’m the ghost of the little person kid rock toured with. I’m MuricaFirst1776. And I’m Austin Tyler Harper. All this and Dean Cain, on 60 Minutes.

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J. Michael Mull @jmichaelmull.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

even now, she's still teaching us

screen on car radio reading:
Dolly Parton
Love is Like A Butt
(it should be Butterfly but the last part couldn't fit on the screen)

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ratfucking operatives who earn millions in dark money to demonize and sabotage progressives are now GLOATING that Republicans have adopted their playbook to win in November

Matt Bennett
@ThirdWayMattB
We've been pleading with Democrats to disavow Hasan Piker
for a while now, and not everyone has loved that advice! But
we were right.
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Neera Tanden
@neeratanden
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Republicans are attacking Hasan Piker and candidates that
campaign with him because he alienates swing voters. Don't
blame the people who warned you.
Blame yourselves for not listening to the warnings.
You can fight Trump's hatemongering without supporting
hatemongers on the left. It's actually consistent to oppose
both.
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Hasan Piker is absolutely a "problem" for Democrats. Centrists
are attacking our party over him instead of the authoritarianism
and corruption unfolding literally right before our eyes.
Republicans are laughing about it. We are fabricating an.
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James August ✊🏳️‍🌈🌹🍉 @jamesaugust.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It’s such a blessing to have a life touched by Dolly Parton’s music and the knowledge of her brilliance, kindness, and warmth. Let’s be the kind of people who remind each other of her every day.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is VERY big news. Previously, even vacated or expunged convictions could still get someone deported, if an immigration judge determined that the conviction was vacated for reasons unrelated to a legal defect (such as for rehabilitation-related purposes). The 4th Circuit says not any more!

Courts and agencies have long struggled with how to analyze the immigration effects (if any) of a vacated conviction. Eventually, agency practice cobbled together a framework that sought to balance policy priorities. Under that framework, a conviction vacated because of a substantive or procedural defect in the underlying proceedings no longer qualifies as a conviction for immigration purposes, while a conviction vacated for rehabilitation, immigration hardship, or another reason still does. Many courts deferentially accepted that distinction. But the statute we apply here does not make the continuing effect of a vacated conviction turn on the state court’s reason for vacating it. It makes inadmissible “any alien convicted of” the relevant offense. 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A)(i). In this case, the petitioner’s conviction was vacated and her charge dismissed. At that point, she was no longer “convicted of” that offense. So we grant in part the petition for review

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James August ✊🏳️‍🌈🌹🍉 @jamesaugust.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Nothing less surprising than Boy George’s “radical centrist” arc to complement the “morally hollow genocide cheerleader” persona.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/08/2026

Todd Blanche Vows To Remain Fully Independent Of The Law theonion.com/todd-blanche-vows-to-r…

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The Onion @theonion.com · 17/08/2026

White House Taps Mean Teen In Zara Fitting Room As New Press Secretary theonion.com/white-house-taps-mean-…

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Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Brendel
@brendelbored.bsky.social
Guys will listen to male influencer bullshit about needing to have a six pack and manipulate everyone and meanwhile women will go "you know who is the sexiest fucking guy l've ever seen?" and post this

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively.

Mother Jones

"In today's society, you know, everybody's filming everything, everybody has a cell phone," Glueck said. If an officer punches someone on camera, that can go viral in an instant; even a standard taser leaves puncture wounds. But "the glove is low optic, and it looks better on camera, and it looks better to those witnesses. With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars."

But local police across the country are still eagerly buying the gloves—in large part so that they can harm people and avoid being sued for it. It's been successful "from the patrolmen to the jailers," Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said in a Compliant Technologies promotional video. "It's been a great tool as far as mitigating liability," according to Nelson County Jailer Justin Hall.
Bob Couey of the Floyd County Sheriff's Department sung the GLOVE's praises, too: "I highly recommend these gloves to anybody that's looking for a utility they can use that is conducive to not leading to lawsuits."

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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 14/08/2026

There Is nothing in her binder

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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 14/08/2026

concerning

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Ernest Penfold @penfoldsfiv.eurosky.social · 12/08/2026

the media when the centrist loses by 1% vs the media when the leftist loses by (less than) 1%

bluesky post by Politico saying "Progressives didn't get the big election night they wanted" referring to Abdul el-Sayed defeating Haley Stevens in the MI Senate primary and linking to their story with that headline.

bluesky post by Politico with the text "The far left hits a wall" referring to David Crowley defeating Francesca Hong in the WI Governor Primary and linking to their story with that headline

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James August ✊🏳️‍🌈🌹🍉 @jamesaugust.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I have an annoying itch right between my lower lip and my chin, which would be no big deal, except that I’m totally numb there after some dental work and can’t even feel my finger as I desperately try to scratch it. I may suffer a complete break from reality before the anaesthetic wears off.

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Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

AI DATACENTER?
I'D RATHER BE AT THE GAY GUY
DATING CENTER

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James August ✊🏳️‍🌈🌹🍉 @jamesaugust.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This is so gross. If you have put so much time and energy toward depriving workers of basic rights, you are objectively unfuckable forever. It's unfortunate to see that labor was represented in part by an amoral twit. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/s...

nytimes.com

They Fell in Love Across Two Sides of a Bargaining Table

Amber Parrish and Vikrum Aiyer were on opposing sides of one of the most expensive and closely watched political fights in California history.

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James August ✊🏳️‍🌈🌹🍉 @jamesaugust.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

September 11 was turned into a free-floating political cudgel for advancing right-wing grievances within a matter of minutes. Obviously that remains, and proudly self-proclaimed “mainstream” media shouldn’t be acting so naïve about the game they’re taking part in.

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James August ✊🏳️‍🌈🌹🍉 @jamesaugust.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Why does the City of West Hollywood operate like the worst stereotype of a 1940s racist southern backwater that is funded entirely by shaking down visitors with false accusations and kangaroo courts? Deeply, deeply embarrassing.

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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

And yet

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

Scott Galloway: America Abandoned Its ‘Unremarkable’ Young Men

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CSketch @csketch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Oh my god I think I found the video.

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L.A. County Public Defenders Union @lapubdefunion.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Morally bankrupt decision by District Attorney Nathan Hochman to protect racists inside the #LAPD

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The Onion @theonion.com · 04/08/2026

This is not a paid advertisement. Subscribe at membership.theonion.com to receive the newspaper and see more print-exclusive content.

Protecting America From Fair Elections - AIPAC

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James August ✊🏳️‍🌈🌹🍉 @jamesaugust.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is the platonic ideal NYT story: a feel-good celebration of the ADL and Epstein class coming together to resurrect the reputation of a notorious antisemite, and the only person criticized for recklessly downplaying the harms of antisemitism is Zohran Mamdani (who has no role in the story).

nytimes.com

The Next Met Fashion Blockbuster and Gala Will Honor the Controversial Designer John Galliano

As famous for his antisemitic rant in 2011 as he is for his fashion, Galliano would be one of only three living designers ever to receive the honor.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

two panel animated meme with left panel showing a character dialing on a phone (meme edit has added "Gender Studies" to the above the number pad) and right panel showing a stone faced animated character with their phone to their ear

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Appropriate air quotes because the most infuriating part about Americans debating "lockdown" is that it simply never happened. Having to pick up your Applebees and eat it on the sectional does not count. There wasn't even a brief moment where "everything" was closed. That's not real.

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post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

and GOD IS EMPTY JUST LIKE ME

democrat is socialist and socialist is communist

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silas denver 🍎 @sweatermuppet.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

reposting an old one

a black and white edit that reads "get more out of life...! be a faggot!" there are stars all around the design. it is textured to look old and printed.

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I saw a viral tweet from an anti-Trump lib that was like "I miss Obama, I even miss Bush" and it had a lot of shares from big pages and over 20k likes. Why would any elite neolibs/neocons ever actually fight Trump if his existence in power makes everyday anti-Trump American libs love and miss them?

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Homocommunist @homocommunist.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

“I think Americans are terrified of feeling anything. And homophobia is simply an extreme example of the American terror that's concerned with growing up. I never met a people more infantile in my life.” —James Baldwin (Photo of James by Carl Van Vechten, 1955)

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James August ✊🏳️‍🌈🌹🍉 @jamesaugust.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I don't mean this to sound petty, but I can't take the former AG of California seriously if she's mixing up circuit and district courts. No 1L would make this mistake, and certainly someone who was paying attention when litigating in those courts would have this down the rest of their life.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/07/2026

GigSlave Goes Public With $84 Billion Valuation

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Joannervej @joannervej.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

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SKELLYTON @pizzalawyer420.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

YOU WILL BELIEVE A DOG CAN READ YOUR MIND

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

A dark money campaign is offering influencers $1,500 per post to attack Abdul El-Sayed and support Haley Stevens. Same exact dollar figure that was paid to attack @katmabu.bsky.social (Nobody ever found out who was paying for that campaign.) Gross, lazy and above all cynical shit.

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Secret paid influencer campaign backing Stevens floods Michigan Senate race

Rep. Haley Stevens and the Senate Democratic PAC said they were not involved in the effort to pay for user-generated content endorsing her.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

we had nothing to lose but our chains and whips

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WIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026

Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.

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ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 17/07/2026

very weird seeing some women speculate that at the heart of misogyny is some kind of latent homosexuality. i'm sorry but like you have to come to terms with the fact that some categorically hetero men truly emphatically subscribe to the idea that violence against women is the natural order of things

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Robert Anthony @gaydudesketches.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Dress better, or undress better? 📸 @jamesaugust.bsky.social

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