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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 17h
They have one move: criminalize their victims
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president, Spreadsheet Persons Local 153 @werrrp.bsky.social · 23h
a weird and disturbing side plot of the Trump years was discovering a crowd of nominally leftist guys who made it extremely clear their absolute, unconditional line in the sand was over there being any sort of consequences whatsoever for sexual assault
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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 22h
Republicans always say “out to get Trump” to describe attempt to “apply the law to Trump.”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h
So funny. Facts do not matter to these people. They’re just gonna lie their way through it in their alternate universe
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h
SPOTTED IN MEMPHIS: A billboard calls out Tennessee Republicans for ducking debates 🦆 @BrentTaylorTN @MarshaBlackburn @RepDavidKustoff @repgillespie From indivisible memphis: www.instagram.com/p/Ddj6dodICg...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
So it turns out that when Eric Schmitt thought Jack Smith snuck off for a secret meeting to conspire with Fani Willis he was actually in Maryland watching Caitlin Clark play basketball.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23h
if the GOP runs a vance/schmitt ticket then they should just give up the pretense and make the party’s slogan the fourteen words www.axios.com/2026/09/29/e...
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Sen. Eric Schmitt is drawing buzz as a possible Vance VP in 2028
Vance views the Missouri senator as trustworthy.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 22h
One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 21h
Fraternity Under Investigation After Forcing Pledges To Volunteer At Soup Kitchen
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 21h
Some old school Wikipedia here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Sc...
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 21h
lmao (since reversed)
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TN Senate Dems @tnsenatedems.bsky.social · 21h
Workers who punch a clock already know this. Research by Sycamore Institute
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game.
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 21h
ok doesn't she mean a 180 though?
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Micah @rincewind.run · 21h
I think the entire right wing media ecosystem was primed to make this a huge deal, they all had their talking points ready to go and this was going to be THE big gotcha that brought down Jack Smith and they are just scrambling because it turns out the whole thing was an embarrassing mistake
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21h
These people are utterly shameless
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
About 6 outlets are telling this story. None have opted for the headline, "Some guy you've never heard of has quit government without ever becoming someone you did hear of." The Reality TV producers introduced an ENTIRELY frivolous character and now he's gone.
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is so weird. I was JUST at the grocery store this morning and I thought, "You know what would fix these prices? A new steel mill in Iowa that might be running by 2030." Our prayers are answered! www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
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Exclusive | Trump to Unveil Planned $15 Billion Iowa Steel Project
The announcement comes as the president is looking for wins ahead of a tough midterm election for Republicans.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“His approvals are down in Tennessee. It feels like a cheap ploy to bring that up (before the midterms) — it feels gimmicky.” @maryamfortn.bsky.social on Trump going to the UT game with Marsha etc.
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NPR @npr.org · 28/09/2026
JUST IN: The Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment.
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The Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new cars
The Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment.
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The action-packed GOUT COP! paperback is now available on Amazon. The nonstop thrill-ride that is the GOUT COP! ebook can still be easily obtained at dumb-industries.com/goutcop. Either way, all of your GOUT COP! needs are being met. GOUT COP!
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
at some point governments are going to start demanding reparations from the united states for all the theft, coercion and attack by trump.
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"The reason I protested in the 1st place was the anti-democratic behavior of Speaker Sexton." Asked if he'd protest in congress as he did in Tennessee (for gun safety laws to protect kids), @justinjpearson.bsky.social reminds NC5 Sexton's authoritarianism necessitated it.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The mayoral race has all the headlines, but one of the starkest choices for Angelenos is further downballot: the race for city attorney. From enforcing tenants' rights to policing homelessness, this office matters matters on all sorts of things. Learn more in our new Bolts reporting!
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The Most Overlooked But Wide-Reaching Office on the Los Angeles Ballot - Bolts
In June, when Hydee Feldstein Soto became the first Los Angeles city attorney to lose a primary reelection race in nearly 100 years, her ouster put the spotlight on an... Read More
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samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 28/09/2026
My “Involved in Human Trafficking“ shirt has a lot of people asking questions that are making me want to stop wearing my shirt rather than reconsider my involvement in human trafficking
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
If I had to guess, he was forced out for not subverting the elections fast enough. That’s pure speculation. OR he stood up for the agents who were demoted for not indicting the people who allegedly threatened Katie Miller. But most likely the former.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 28/09/2026
Sanders is failing miserably on the "A.i." issue.
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Brandon Downey @bdowney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is one I have a hard time explaining to people: Some very brilliant people have believed some absolute bat shit stuff over the ages. Parsons is a good example here since it sort of hits wild new thing, engineering innovation, with a bunch of deeply weird absolute nonsense.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nailed it ⛽️ 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Ben Schwartz @benschwartz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Jeremy Culhane's Tucker Carlson bit on Weekend Update continues to kill me. I feel like Tucker's taken a way darker, uglier turn than they can get across, but it's there around the edges. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD5z...
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Weekend Update: Tucker Carlson Reviews the Summer’s Blockbuster Films - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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NPR @npr.org · 28/09/2026
New York prosecutors are reopening an investigation into an alleged rape case at Cornell University in 2024. The alleged victim recently filed a lawsuit against seven members of Chi Phi fraternity. n.pr/4z5Hcn2
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Prosecutors are reexamining a Cornell fraternity rape case. Here's what we know
New York prosecutors are reopening an investigation into an alleged rape case at Cornell University in 2024. The alleged victim recently filed a lawsuit against seven members of Chi Phi fraternity.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨🚨Quite a scoop: A #US based data-extraction firm accused of being secretly run from #Russia has worked on #EU-backed projects and sold its services to European #lawenforcement agencies. www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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Russian tech surveillance company infiltrated Europe’s law enforcement agencies
The same technology used by Western police was allegedly being developed in Russia and sold to Russian security services.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 28/09/2026
Congressional Republicans have spent 18 months as yes-men for Trump's unconstitutional war in Iran, his illegal tariffs, his devastating cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and his unbridled corruption. Instead of standing up for their constituents, they bowed down to Trump.
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Coworker: I love this time of year. Me: Yeah I can’t wait to dress up like a witch and sit on my porch to frighten children. Coworker: Halloween is the best! Me: What the fuck is Halloween?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you put Republicans in charge of the presidency, they blame Congress for their failures. If they also control Congress, they blame the courts. If they control the courts, they blame their state. If they control their state, they blame a secret shadowy deep state, NGOs & media.
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Kathryn Salamander 🦎✨ @transsalamander.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Porn addition" is literally the Immortan Joe bit about growing addicted to water. Yes it's true, you can in fact cause people to become ashamed of natural, healthy urges if you give them an entire complex of shame around it.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"“Imagine losing a third of a city’s firefighters and then wondering why downtown is burning...” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Marge finally realizing the Republican caravan fearmongering stuff (@MarshaBlackburn loves to peddle) has always been bullshit
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Leila Brillson @leilza.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
REVEALED: Why millennials act “like that”
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Colin @colin-fraser.net · 27/09/2026
*Throws a rock at a beehive* uh guys? The bees seem to be going rogue
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J. Elvis Weinstein @jelvisweinstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'd heard of "Choosin Texas" but still haven't heard the song. I blame my algorithms for deciding I'm old and uninterested in anything current.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I think it’s a little different in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Republicans cannot find anyone who can win a Senate seat in the state. So they pick have to go with a proven loser like Mike Rogers.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 27/09/2026
On Gold Star Mother’s and Family Day, we honor the families of the servicemembers we’ve lost and the legacy of these heroes that they will carry forever. Our nation owes immeasurable debt to our Gold Star Families and their sacrifices.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
For my sins, I see way too much content and even I’ve only encountered the song in glancing and meta ways, like being scolded to acknowledge its popularity. It’s easier to top the charts w/o reaching everybody today bc we don’t have a monoculture, and that’s not the fault of individual consumers.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Who could’ve foreseen that after the Supreme Court gave Trump immunity from prosecution for committing crimes while in office he would commit lots of crimes while in office?
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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ireland's artist basic income returned €1.39 for every €1 spent. They made it permanent. South Korea just announced plans to follow. Now Scotland too.
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Christy Quirk @cequirk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Context for the starvation of Oleshky that is absolutely unnecessary for any Ukrainian and essential for everyone else
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Team Glass @capnbeerdo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I don't think there's a genre of music more combatively exclusionary than pop country. Every song is about bolstering the Southern ego: you're better than "them", more moral than "them." To turn around and call people who tune that shit out the snobs is a joke. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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What Some Folks Really Mean When They Claim to Have Never Heard 'Choosin' Texas'
Claiming to have never heard Ella Langley's record-setting country song 'Choosin' Texas' is similar to saying, 'I listen to anything but country.'
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I guess the hundreds of millions Republicans are getting from billionaires for ads in the midterms aren’t enough so they are just going to steal taxpayer dollars to run more of them.
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