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henry sholar

@mapablue.bsky.social
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eugene, oregon • cruiser on a beater • bookish hippie • great great great great grandson of isaac harby • rorty-esque flexibility in my anticipatory resoluteness • progressive • choice • LGBTQIA2S+ • BLM • fight fascism • social media doggerel • he/him/old

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cowboys past and present are: Black, Indigenous, Latino, immigrant, queer, trans, radical, female (and the ones in rodeos rely on rodeo clowns to keep them safe). And that pro-democracy pro-Constitution patriots despise this dimwitted pile of hatreds. I've met cowboys and you, sir, are no cowboy.
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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 30/09/2026
The kids won't remember peak Newt.
If combat means living in a ditch, females have biological problems staying in a ditch for 30 days because they get infections and they don't have upper body strength. I mean some do, but they're relatively rare.

"On the other hand, men are basically little piglets, you drop them in the ditch, they roll around in it, it doesn't matter, you know. These things are very real.

"On the other hand, if combat means being on an aegis-class cruiser managing the computer controls for 12 ships and their rockets, a female may again be dramatically better than a male who gets very, very frustrated sitting in a chair all the time because males are biologically driven to go out and hunt giraffes.
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Love this
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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
You have to admit that Senator Eric Schmitt (Idiot - MO) really did everything he possibly could during Jack Smiths testimony to earn this Wile E Coyote gif.
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Wile E. Coyote's Ball Trap for Road Runner
Alt: Wile E. Coyote's Wrecking Ball Trap for Road Runner swings down, misses Road Runner and swings back up to crush Wile E Coyote.
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henry sholar @mapablue.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
jd "couch" vance would have a great running mate in eric "hawkeye" schmitt in 2028. just sayin'
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Making fundamental due process rights a nullity with the emergency docket (again)
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: Donald Trump preyed on party loyalty and fear. One of the reasons he [failed] is bc Republicans stood up. I personally find it hard to understand how our investigation could be viewed as partisan when our strongest witnesses were Republicans. [Names Rusty Bowers and Mike Pence.]
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is not something you say if you actually like education or children
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
related, January: "Larry Krasner and a group of reformed prosecutors around the country announced on Wednesday the launch of a coalition to assist in prosecuting federal law enforcement officers who violate state laws -- Project for the Fight Against Federal Overreach, or F.A.F.O...."
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District Attorney Larry Krasner, Reformed City Prosecutors, Announce the Launch of the F.A.F.O. Coalition to Support Prosecution Against Federal Agents Who Violate State Laws - Office of the District ...
PHILADELPHIA (January 28, 2026) —Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and a group of reformed prosecutors around the country announced on Wednesday the launch of a coalition to assist in prose...
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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I suppose the problem I’ve always had with taking Effective Altruism seriously is how obviously stupid it is.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Eric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yeah, it might be time to change the name of your publication
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it
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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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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026
great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
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I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So what Duckworth actually said was worse than that short clip I saw... www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmYs...
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What should Democrats do if they win?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 25/09/2026
Gen Z isn't just learning about cocaine — they're learning how to use it to become more productive, employable and potentially earn more bsky.app/profile/reut...
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henry sholar @mapablue.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
fascists on scotus throwing monkey wrench into the midterm election today. cool cool cool what next will they do to try and prevent the blue tsunami?
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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If this guy hates you you're probably doing something right
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Cake or Death @johngcole.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I am just going to post this here without comment so my secret service agent does not have to call me www.ms.now/news/trump-f...
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Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre
The playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW.
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Indivisible Guilford NC ❌️ 👑 @indivisiblegconc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Do not give in to the hopelessness. Now is NOT the time to give in to despair. Quite the opposite! This admin is foundering - and it knows it - so the people are lashing out. It's scary but not effective way to govern. Keep going! Get involved! 🚨DO SOMETHING!🚨 #GetInvolved #VoteEarly
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henry sholar @mapablue.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
feeling really olde today, as in, "Springsteen and i turn 77 tmw," and also, olde = "feeling like i live in such a stupid time, such an ignorant time."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'm sorry, what? Shakespeare didn't write the play in Olde English. And Shakespeare didn't set the play in a time or place where the characters would've spoken Olde English. Eggers is free to make his choice, but how does this show "meticulous attention to detail"? It shows the opposite?
As befitting a filmmaker who is known for his meticulous attention to detail in capturing a time period, even when it comes to dialogue, sources say that this adaptation will feature actors speaking in Olde English.

A tragic romance, Shakespeare’s play told the ill-fated story of the titular young lovers who hail from two warring families, the Capulets and the Montagues, in the city of Verona, Italy.
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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.
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Betty Cracker of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
LOL! 🎁 www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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Byron Donalds strips Trump references from his campaign website
The Republican gubernatorial candidate stopped emphasizing his endorsement from Donald Trump as the presidents’ approval ratings plummet.
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
it I had to cite a key moment from Trump's speech, it would be this one. it is a threat not just to the Iranian government but to the Iranian people, and in that sense it contravenes both the international laws prohibiting war and the international humanitarian law that protects civilians
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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s nice to have my work corroborated by another DNA test. What is also deeply gratifying is the vindication of Madison Hemings, Israel (Gillette) Jefferson who spoke of TJ and SH, & Fawn Brodie, who put the men’s recollections in her TJ bio that I read at 14 and got me started on this journey.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/09/2026
i mean, just look at how the populists talked about the railroad barons and others like them. "The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes, unprecedented in the history of the world, while their possessors despise the republic and endanger liberty."
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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This Day in Labor History: September 21, 1908. The Industrial Workers of the World met for its 4th annual convention in Chicago. This convention would reshape the struggling nascent organization, moving it clearly from an intellectuals’ movement to a workers’ movement!!!
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💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
♥️ if ya need a smile 🎂🐶♥️😘 enjoy this precious moment 🐶
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henry sholar @mapablue.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Rep. Joyce Beatty shows how easy it is to call this monster out if you're *not* a coward and you love this country.
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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 20/09/2026
Common sense if you're not a motivated reasoner is genuinely so perfect and why we can build houses that stay up, systems that are helpful. There are also systems, like AI, that are immensely harmful, but those contain horrendous contradictions that lead to the erosion of common sense. By design.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Fascinating: Human brain has a split origin, new research suggests medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09...
The new findings show that the human brain consists of two ancient nervous systems packaged together —a more primitive part that regulates our hearts' beating, breathing and other functions, and another that makes us distinctly human, capable of poetry, mathematics and wondering about our own origins.
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Max Granger @maxgranger.info · 18/09/2026
Honduran riot cops are evicting an afro-indigenous Garifuna community so that a foreign billionaire can use their ancestral islands to film the reality TV show "Survivor."
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Teaching kids the etiquette of public transport Original post
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18/09/2026
More US military personnel have reportedly died during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has shared publicly, the latest and most serious evidence of the Trump administration’s ongoing cover-up around disastrous military failures in that conflict.
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What else is the Pentagon hiding from us?
Four more troops have died than Pete Hegseth's DOD has admitted, new reporting reveals.
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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This Day in Labor History: September 18, 1873. The firm of the railroad monopolist and financier Jay Cooke collapsed, sparking the Panic of 1873. This sparked the first global depression in the history of industrial capitalism. Let's talk about the total greed that created such a terrible situation!
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henry sholar @mapablue.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Look: The guy who arrests newborn babies' moms tellin' you tuh shut up about gas prices.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm in love.
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2026: Time for the Midterms
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Betty Cracker of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hopefully a court stops this vulgar vanity project, but if not, the opposition party should warn that the Arch de Participation (read in fake French accent) will be torn down as soon as the regime falls, so don’t waste our money.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17/09/2026
i’m sorry but this entire worldview seems not just evil but deeply stupid? the far future is fake! it doesn’t exist! what matters are people here and now!
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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This Day in Labor History: September 17, 2011. A group of activists started protesting in Zucotti Park in Lower Manhattan. Soon gaining the nation’s attention and spawning similar groups across the country, Occupy Wall Street was the first grassroots protest against inequality in the New Gilded Age!
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Morning Kittens
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RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A woman sprayed red paint on the head of the Icelandic Foreign Minister in protest against the continuation of diplomatic relations with the Israeli occupation despite the atrocities and violations committed by Israel in Gaza
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Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🔥 @jamellebouie.net photonerding his way to an excellent point about Trump’s posture of dominance: he has power, that’s undeniable, but he also relies on a projection of dominance that doesn’t match reality.
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HumboldtBlue @humboldtblue.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Aaron Rowe showing the spine Ed Sheeran never had. Sheeran, who pretends to be Irish, thinks he can side with genocidal maniacs like Robert Kraft and now he's finding out that the real Irish stand with Palestine, not with billionaire Epstein pals.
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