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Micah @rincewind.run · 21/09/2026
congratulations to everyone on reinventing Worse Cable
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Matt Lombardo @mattlombardo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Kickers, man … Every time Harrison Butker misses a field goal, a tradwife gets to leave the kitchen.
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
mens rea, kids.
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Close-up photo of a red car's rear bumper featuring a black bumper sticker with white text reading:

"I'LL BELIEVE CORPORATIONS ARE PEOPLE WHEN TEXAS EXECUTES ONE"
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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
this is very simple and applies to them all
At the same time, Cunningham is a backup who is probably past the midway point of her career, and it makes total sense for her to be thinking about what comes next. There are plenty of after-basketball paths Sophie Cunningham could explore that do not involve further emboldening vile bigots obsessed with driving trans people from public life. But none of those paths are as easy or as lucrative as this one. That's why she's taking it.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
He has the wit and soul of an adenoidal thirteen-year-old boy and it's entirely reasonable, if unpleasant, to imagine him pulling down stained trousers and jerking as he posts this shit. It is so deeply embarrassing to be an American in these times.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Yes—it’s been 12 years (!) and this remains one of the most prescient pieces of media criticism ever written. And everything has only gotten worse. deadspin.com/the-future-o...
deadspin.com
Deadspin | The Future Of The Culture Wars Is Here, And It's Gamergate
Deadspin | The Future Of The Culture Wars Is Here, And It's Gamergate
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A deeply unpopular administration is doing everything it can to make a peaceful revolution impossible. Dangerous waters. apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms
The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in a case over President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much can be implemented befo...
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 11/08/2026
June 28: Belgium’s diamond industry gifted Trump an 18-karat gold ring encrusted with 321 diamonds and 75 gemstones. July 24: European diamonds got their exemption from Trump’s tariffs. I'm investigating what looks like cartoonish corruption.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 10/08/2026
Important: Trump’s executive order is NOT legislation. Though the executive order promotes more misinformation about vaccines, nothing has changed about the availability of childhood vaccines. For evidence-based guidance, please follow and share American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations.
AAP Recommended Immunization Schedule
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 09/08/2026
At 4:30 AM, Republicans confirmed Trump’s Attorney General: - Trump’s personal lawyer - Refused to release the Epstein Files - Pushed for a $1.8 billion slush fund for Trump allies - Gave Trump tax audit immunity - Pledged to block abortion access nationwide
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 07/08/2026
The way we stop Trump’s election sabotage isn’t panic — it’s organized community power. Nearly 30,000 Americans across all 50 states are building the nationwide infrastructure we need to respond to attacks on voting rights in every community. Please join us.
mobilize.us
Hands Off Our Vote in 2026! · Indivisible
**We know that Trump and his Big Lie cronies are plotting to do everything they can to undermine our elections in 2026.** Whether it’s trying to end mail-in voting, targeting registration programs, bl...
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 04/08/2026
Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
bloomberg.com
Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says
Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...
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tyler @tylergscott.com · 31/07/2026
in portland someone spray painted penises around potholes, and they got filled pretty immediately www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
oregonlive.com
A crude pothole graffiti tactic got Portland’s attention. Please don’t copy it, officials say
Nearby apartment dwellers had a bird's eye view of the graphic murals.
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
A billion dollars is the socio-economic equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work with the same urgency and ruthlessness to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.
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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Screenwriter Adam McKay on the WGA lawsuit to block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger. Read more writer testimony here: vist.ly/5ci4w. #BlockTheMerger
Text discussing WGA lawsuit against Paramount-Warner Bros. merger by Adam McKay.
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Brynn Tannehill @brynntannehill.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I watched 10 minutes. More flopping than a commercial fishing boat full of cod. 3 rounds of magic dirt being rubbed on players in that time. I've literally seen people shot who roll around and scream less than the guys I saw. Football is just WWE with a bigger audience. I can't take it seriously.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/07/2026
We didn't previously integrate wildfire-smoke costs into the supposed cost of climate change for the US, and it turns out to be bigger than all those other costs combined. Oops! Gosh I wonder if we're underestimating anything else. Probably shoulda done something about this. Ah well.
heatmap.news
What Worries Me Most About This Wildfire Smoke
We didn’t know days like this could happen. Then we learned how bad they really are.
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Mike Austin @reymiguel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A reminder that cities used to have terrible air quality like we have today on a regular basis and the current administration continues to actively dismantle the protections and regulations that cleaned that up.
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
If you’re a Democrat and plan to vote this fall, please acquaint yourself now with what looks to me to be a highly skilled extrapolation of where that’s headed. Which is by definition not merely a best guess.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 04/07/2026
"America was originally a spinoff of the long-running England. Airing from the 1776-77 season through today, America focuses on a small ensemble of white people using things in the ground to become rich or kill brown people."
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America: A Review
july 4 2020
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Definitely give this a read about seeming the mix of ellison takeover and AI suppressing Trump critical content on TikTok while fascist content seems to thrive talkingpointsmemo.com/the-weekende...
talkingpointsmemo.com
TikTok Doesn’t Want Us To Talk About the News
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I assimilated all the way to Congress and this idiot still tells me to go back where I came from.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
JD Vance thinks it's no biggie to orchestrate a vast conspiracy to steal an election and then commit obstruction of justice when you get caught.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Apparently, you're not allowed to post: “BREAKING: The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in broad daylight has been identified as Jonathan Ross by the Minnesota Star Tribune. I think today is a great day for Jonathan to be indicted!”
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 10/06/2026
Republicans just blocked a five week FISA extension in order to cover up ongoing FISA abuses
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Raleigh Selene @presidentkelly.blacksky.app · 05/06/2026
i did not know this
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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Follow this feed for first hand news of the atrocities happening at Delaney Hall.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Giants OLB Abdul Carter on why he responded critically to Jaxson Dart’s decision to introduce Donald Trump: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
"First off, I'm going to say that some things are bigger than football, and this is one of those things. Jason is one of our leaders," Carter said.
. "He's the face of our franchise. He not only represents himself and what he does, but he represents all of us, and that goes for anybody who wears a Giants uniform.
"But if he chooses to align himself with a man like President Trump, it's my responsibility based on what I believe and what I stand on to not only show my teammates that I'm against that, but to show the world.
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Matt Lombardo @mattlombardo.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Abdul Carter is a leader in every sense, and I applaud him standing on his convictions, even if that includes tying a bow on this issue publicly with Jaxson Dart. This is the entire issue in one sound byte.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/05/2026
Rubio: "You've got friends who have been shot in the head because they're out protesting, and it's heartbreaking to him to see these people are abused in this way and have no measures to take against their own government as a result of it. This is a vicious regime."
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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Just asked Google how old Mike Macdonald is and was told by the AI that he is 74. It's a reminder that what a fool believes, no wise man has the power to reason away.
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 30/04/2026
Re-upping this for anyone who cares about (lowers sunglasses dramatically) The Future Of Independent Journalism
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
A billion dollars is the socio-economic equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work to prevent the acquisition of the former with the same urgency and ruthlessness we use to prevent the acquisition of the latter.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
We are the human traffickers. Our government.
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Jake @retailpoet.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
SEND VANCE TO RUSSIA NOW
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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
You must learn to hate the aristocracy as much as it hates you. It changes shape, tosses aside old husks like "divine right of kings" and "bloodlines" and slides right into slick new shells like "meritocracy".
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Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
On to other clusterfucks: [Announcer voice] AI is a bad tool. arstechnica.com/google/2026/...
arstechnica.com
Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour
Is 90 percent accuracy good enough for a search robot?
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 31/03/2026
"ICE agents will be stationed outside graduation events for the nation’s newest Marines to identify whether any of their family members are undocumented, according to the Marine Corps."
nbcnews.com
ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina
As the U.S. continues to fight the war in Iran, the Marine Corps has boosted protection measures on bases, requiring everyone to present REAL IDs, passports or birth certificates to access any sites.
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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Why waste your breath moaning at the crowd? Nothing can be done to stop the shouting!
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Mike Tanier @miketanier.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
My 86 year old mother, tuned out of much of reality these days, asked me about the No Kings rally, my participation, etc. In addition to making you feel better, they help send a message of strength and hope to folks who don't live in Internetland.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 28/03/2026
One month ago today. #LestWeForgetTheHorrors
February 28, 2026 – At 2:30 a.m., Trump announced on social media that the US had launched an extensive military attack on Iran. He did not return to the White House to monitor events, nor did he deliver a televised public address to inform the public. Author and presidential historian Michael Beschloss stated, “What Americans of our time are accustomed to is a president giving a White House speech—usually from the Oval Office—that befits the supreme importance of making war.” That evening, instead of delivering a speech to the American people, Trump finished the day of US military aggression by attending a glittery fund-raising dinner at Mar-a-Lago.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.
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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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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
When a federal judge (finally) put ICE officers under oath, they admitted that they are given daily detention quotas and rely heavily on a Palantir-supplied AI tool to select targets, without warrants and without enough evidence to obtain one. They simply go into neighborhoods and round people up.
theguardian.com
ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony
Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 19/02/2026
"A salesman who will make a lot of money if we buy his product says the world will die if we don't buy his product," I cry newsily, lifting my newshound snout as I scent the aroma of pure news
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
startribune.com
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
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Jake @retailpoet.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
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