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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

It’s hard to blame woke DEI when the military is losing a war because of the straits.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

If you're a service member being ordered to prep for deployment for the War in Iran and you have moral and/or ethical misgivings on all this, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status. Call the G.I. Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here. Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning: Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime. And recognized as such by the US Government. From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors
or surrender accepted;
(2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such
that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted;
(3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable
ability to accept surrender would exist;
(4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate
forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and
(5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

the pitt should introduce a character exhibiting symptoms of delirium who won't stop yelling that everyone in the hospital is in a tv show

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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I do love the fact that, given it's Hegseth, it's equally plausible that he's announcing that the US military will execute prisoners of war as policy or that he just doesn't know what "no quarter" means

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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

What the caller says, how different things are when viewed from a western perspective, is the context missing from most media reporting.

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Oil prices wouldn't be all over the news today if more of our economy was powered by local, secure renewable energy. This isn't an "energy crisis". It's a fossil fuel crisis. 44% of UK electricity came from renewables in 2025. More of that plus an electrified economy => no more oil shocks.

Crude oil prices, showing a very sharp increase in the last day, from around 65 to 101 dollars per barrel..

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danstark @danstark.com · 05/03/2026

1940 - I was following orders 2026 - I was following orders from AI

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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

One of my favourite sides of politics/media.

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John Irvine @jeirvine.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Favorite song 10 mins or longer: Television, "Marquee Moon" Banger not in English: Stereolab, "Lo Boob Oscillator" Song for when It Happens: The Damned, "Wait for the Blackout"

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

part of me still can't believe the East Wing was completely destroyed and there have been no negative consequences or reports on whether items inside were properly archived or not

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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robynhitchcock.bsky.social @robynhitchcock.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

“Dead people are important. They’re a vital part of the eco-system: without them we would have no context. We’d also have very few houses and far inferior libraries & record collections. So: go dead people!” - Virgil S. Dinwiddie

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Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 05/11/2025

Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/10/2025

The top three things Jesus was on about were feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger. Rich men have convinced so-called Christians to starve the hungry, gut health care, and deport the stranger to enrich themselves. It’s astoundingly anti-Christ.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/10/2025

Everything they are doing & saying right now is very obviously meant to clear the way for mass repressive violence. Fact checking is not going to do shit. Talking about kitchen table issues is not going to do shit. We need open, unapologetic defiance & conflict.

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alexis simpson is confused by display name changes @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

pam bondi is a sentient yankee candle in which resides the spirit of Morgoth

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John Irvine @jeirvine.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

This. No matter how good their candidates and messaging are, it doesnt matter a whit when the media universe is controlled by right-wing oligarchs.

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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Best thing I've seen on the hellscape that is the internet in a long time.

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 23/09/2025

Ireland just released a report showing the huge success of the unconditional basic income it provided to artists. Each $1 spent led to society gaining $1.39. Artists' earned incomes went up more than their side job incomes fell. And they were happier and used less welfare www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

For every €1 of public money invested in the pilot, society received €1.39 in return
The net cost of the BIA pilot went from €105m to under €72m due to tax generated and savings on social welfare payments

It also finds that recipients’ arts-related income increased by over €500 per month on average, while their income from non-arts work decreased by around €280. Dependence on social protection declined, with recipients receiving €100 less per month on average, and 38 percentage points less likely to receive Jobseeker’s payments.

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Pinky @pinky1259.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

If you think Tylenol is bad for children, wait until you find out about guns.

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

A fun fact about McCarthyism is that just two and a half years after he was condemned and censured, Sen. Joseph McCarthy drank himself to death at 48. Fevers break. Petty tyrants fall. Censorship and persecution drive good people to stand together and fight back.

After his condemnation and censure, McCarthy continued to perform his senatorial duties for another two and a half years. His career as a major public figure, however, had been ruined. His colleagues in the Senate avoided him; his speeches on the Senate floor were delivered to a near-empty chamber or received with intentional and conspicuous displays of inattention.

The press that had once recorded his every public statement now ignored him, and outside speaking engagements dwindled almost to nothing. Eisenhower, finally freed of McCarthy's political intimidation, quipped to his Cabinet that McCarthyism was now
"McCarthywasm".

McCarthy died in the Bethesda Naval Hospital on May 2, 1957, at the age of 48. His death certificate listed the cause of death as "Hepatitis, acute, cause
unknown"; previously doctors had not reported him to be in critical condition. It was hinted in the press that he died of alcoholism (cirrhosis of the liver), an estimation that is now accepted by modern biographers. Thomas C.
Reeves argues that he effectively died by suicide.

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Abbie Richards @abbierichards.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

THE HYPOCRISY IS THE POINT!!

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Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

anti-fascism puts you on the right side of history

allies landing at normandy to defeat fascism

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

When freedom is under fire you can count on me to ramble and mutter incoherently.

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

The FBI right now could probably use all those experienced senior career professionals with decades of investigative experience that they fired for absolutely no reason.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

"I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights" - Charlie Kirk, 2023 www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...

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Charlie Kirk: “It’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment”

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 01/09/2025

If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.

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Melissa Schober @melissaschober.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Maryland: Do you live in District 1? Family, friends? Please call Andy Harris's office and implore him to vote no on the budget bill. Over 180,000 people -- mostly children -- rely on Medicaid in his district; just about one in four (!) of his constituents (24%) are Medicaid enrolled.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 07/05/2025

…y'all need to rehire all those DEI's because it seems like they were the ones who understood how aircraft carrier tie-downs work

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 30/04/2025

So this is exactly what I mean. Not trying to dump on this specific person, but the idea that “bread” 100 years ago was pristine wheat and yeast is just not true.

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Ultra Processed People discusses this. That rule is weird, because, yes, it looks like bread, but it may have emulsifiers and a bunch of sugar in it, so it's not the same bread as 100 years ago.

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

There’s an Icelandic way of saying of “I’m gonna kick your arse” that translates to “I will take you to the bakery.” A Hungarian version is “you’re prying open the lid of the slap-crate.” And the most colourful threat I’ve come across in Urdu… “my foot is in your butt’s destiny”

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John Irvine @jeirvine.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Cylburn Mansion open house today, 11-2.

Hallway of the Cylburn Mansion in Baltimore, Maryland.

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John Irvine @jeirvine.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

A Puncture card for Pederson, and a Crash card for Pogačar made the difference today. #ParisRoubaix

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 09/04/2025

One of the most clarifying things I've seen in the past few weeks is "de-escalate all conflict that is not with the enemy."

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John Irvine @jeirvine.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

What a great race. Reminds me of the three-up sprint in 2017, when Kwiatkowski pipped Sagan and Alaphilippe. 🇮🇹 #MilanoSanremo

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Sara Alfageeh @saraalfageeh.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

My advice for emerging artists and pros alike: it’s time for in person events. The industry and community is scattered and algorithms are currently siloing us off. Go to cons, festivals, screenings + launches, and other art events. While social media is still shifting, invest in face to face.

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