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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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Dr. Stephen Bieda III @drwildcatwx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yep, definitely spinny. #TXWx (Timestamped 7:12 PM CDT, 9/29 from 806 Stormchasers).

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Bartholomew Collins @bigfatbartolocolon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

they are so lucky that none of their voters will ever see an accurate account of this from any news source they might look at

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Franzke & LA @franzkela.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’ve had a weird relationship with this Phillies team for a while now, I still have major legitimate concerns about all of it. But as soon as Franzke opens the game with his essay and I see those stupid braves on the field I’ll be where I need to be, ready to be hurt again. That’s how this works

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delco de leche @delcodeleche.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Senator, MLB says it wants to grow the game among children so what time do the Phillies play today

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NeonSquirrel86 @neonsquirrel86.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well that case keenum revenge game sucked.

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Cullen @hellocullen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Dragula is actually the number one song in America

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Nick Piccone @piccone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

well well well

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Absolutely Hammered @ahpod.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

phillies win.

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The Good Phight @thegoodphight.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is just sad

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NeonSquirrel86 @neonsquirrel86.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Look, whatever. Real ones know that Lamb of God's "Sepsis" is actually the #1 song for catching the mood in America in 2026.

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Small World-Big adventure @louise007.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The media made the 🍊🤡 and now it's time for them to unite and destroy him. Malignant narcissist without all that attention will have a narcissistic collapse If the media hadn't consistently, over the years, given him a platform and megaphone, he might not be where he is today and nor would America

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

(Cam Skattebo barges into the MRI tube) “what are they doing to you in here bro”

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autogynephagia @cas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

the sad part of all this is we could be demanding so much more from our representatives if so many people weren't completely hoodwinked into yelling at other voters to demand less

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Ian Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 19/09/2026

If I met a guy with an arm growing out of his head, I would turn around and run for my life. Get away from me, Derek.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

[banging on table] FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK www.popsci.com/environment/...

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The Fat Bear Week 2026 bracket is here and chunkier than ever

Voting starts September 22 with a final winner crowned on September 29.

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Shawn Milrad @shawnmilrad.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Should AI kill us all to save us from this timeline? It's complicated.

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NeonSquirrel86 @neonsquirrel86.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is what happens, though, in abusive relationships with narcissists. You're always exhausted and that cruelty is the point. I think that's the underlying problem that humanity needs to address, we need to not platform narcissists or give them oxygen as a society.

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NeonSquirrel86 @neonsquirrel86.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If I don't finish this skeet, it's because my head exploded from the projectio

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Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

biggest laugh ive had in a minute

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NeonSquirrel86 @neonsquirrel86.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Is this hell? Because I'm really, really starting to think it's hell.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.

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Mark @markmacleod33711.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is accurate. He’s a malignant narcissist with sadistic tendencies. He’s never in his miserable life thought anyone but himself was worthy of anything, including life. He’s surrounded by Christian Nationalists who want to force Jesus to come back (or some such bullshit). Yes, it’s bad news.

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NeonSquirrel86 @neonsquirrel86.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

They gotta change the team name now. At least, I'm never gonna call them the 49ers again.

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Mike Marz @mikebmarz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

another angle of the Waverly, Nebraska tornado from 4/26/2024 with the white horse -

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AEW On TV @aewontv.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We miss you We love you The Butcher Forever #AEWDynamite brings our Rebel Heart to TBS and HBO Max

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NeonSquirrel86 @neonsquirrel86.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Fuck yeah, and I'd feed them grapes too.

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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 07/09/2026

In my lifetime, Republicans have gone from impeaching a president for lying about a blowjob to not wanting to impeach a president who commits 10 crimes per day, including fraud, stealing, & massive violations of the constitution. This isn't "politics as usual." It's a psychological break in reason.

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NeonSquirrel86 @neonsquirrel86.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Still doesn't feel real, but that line in a colossal wreck "ALL THE WRONG PEOPLE ARE GONE" hits 20 million times harder today. Rip Andy.

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NeonSquirrel86 @neonsquirrel86.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

You know, maybe this will be the thing that finally reverse opens the portal to hell and unfucks the world in its current state. It's certainly bad enough to be portal to hell stuff. Limp bizkit deserves better.

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