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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 9h

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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🍟 ~hanni~ 🍟 @saffronscarf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

well well well, if it isn’t ol’

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Joe Flynn @chinajoeflynn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The White Sox have to retire Munetaka Murakami's number immediately. This is the greatest interview of all time.

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Murakami loving his first clubhouse celebration 😂

YouTube video by Bleacher Report

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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

/confused, tentative "Hello Newman?"

An image of UCLA RB Wayne Knight pointing at the camera next to his name, from the Big Ten Network broadcast on 9/19. It is not the guy who played Nedry in Jurassic Park.

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Tony Tulathimutte @tonytula.com · 19/09/2026

William Carlos Williams if he slayed

Instagram photo of a tortoiseshell spoon next to an iced coffee, caption:

u left u sunglasses at my house. I melted them down & made a spoon with which I now stir my iced coffee. forgive me

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Micah @rincewind.run · 18/09/2026

cops doing the drug bust photo op with a bunch of rolls of toilet paper is incredible, no notes they've even got the K9 unit in the picture, give that dog a roll to play with

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Me: I’d like a slice of pizza Server: that comes with three sides Me: I know what shape it is

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

biggest laugh ive had in a minute

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Fix Your Heart or Die. @petrochemicsoul.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thinking about "plus they'll probably have to deal with Godzilla at some point".

"Tried to watch 'Shin Godzilla" on the plane only to realize by the end of the movie that it actually a drama movie called 'Tears for you'. Words can't describe the feeling of watching an incredibly sad movie while constantly thinking: 'Damn... This is depressing. Plus, they'll probably have to deal with Godzilla at some point too...'"

What follows are four screencaps (presumably from "Tears for You"), showing a smiling woman (subtitled "I really love you."), a distant image from above of axwonsn in a white dress (subtitled"Thank you... for raising me."), a short-haired person weeping, and finally, an apprehensive woman (subtitled "living happily.")

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sarah @scareaspider.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I listen to Blank Check and I think, how can anyone talk this much? Don’t they run out of words? I don’t say this many words in an entire week.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I was unfamiliar until recently with the story of Father Mychal Judge, a gay priest who became the first recorded casualty of 9/11 while administering last rites in the lobby of the North Tower. There is an effort to canonize him, which would make him the first openly gay saint in history.

thelettersfromleo.com

Father Mychal Judge, Gay Franciscan Killed in the North Tower, Could Be 9/11’s First Saint

The first recorded death at Ground Zero would become the first known gay person canonized a saint in the Catholic Church’s history.

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Hey all, I am Looking for some help for a vulnerable community member in North who currently isnt able to leave her home and needs transportation for their daughter back home from school in the west metro starting Monday. Any folks have some ideas please DM.

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Them @them.us · 11/09/2026

We investigate the claims circulating on social media about the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas.

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No, There Wasn’t a Grindr Outage at the 2026 Republican Midterm Convention

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J. Michael Mull @jmichaelmull.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

even now, she's still teaching us

screen on car radio reading:
Dolly Parton
Love is Like A Butt
(it should be Butterfly but the last part couldn't fit on the screen)

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Kylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Gloria Steinem was short for Glory Of Stein Them

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Tuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026

If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:

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are you not infotained @alopex-ii.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Services I provide for my cats

Chicago streets and sanitation truck with the first s missing so it says treets and sanitation

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VoteHub @votehub.com · 23/08/2026

NEWS — Former Anchorage Mayor Dan A. Sullivan has endorsed Alaska Sen. Dan S. Sullivan for re-election this fall over teacher Dan J. Sullivan and former Rep. Mary Peltola, according to a post on his Facebook page.

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🔪🔪🔪bryan 🔪 🔪 🔪 @murderxbryan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I don’t think Joker really needs to tell the guys clicking on this video to die single.

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MRSPOURS @mrspours.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

2026 MN State Fair Crop Art entry "Witness" based on pStar Tribune photograph by Leila Navi with MPR reporter Sam Stroiza.

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Coach Jerry (referee 🔵) @gopher33j.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The many many faces of David Ortiz. The first row is the only one that is accurate. Either that or Ivan DeJesus was traded a lot. Also - wow this is bad.

AI Slop that show David Ortiz was on many many teams. the lgots for the teams are wrong, the information is wrong.

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Lune 🐈‍⬛ @lune.monster · 13/08/2026

Stole this from the comments because this shit shouldn't be behind a paywall.

Crucially, the GLOVE has limitations, chief among them that for the device to work effectively and deliver its restraining pain shock, it must come into contact with the subject's bare skin. According to Compliant Technologies, the gloves won't work through dry clothing or thick hair. The gloves will work, however, if the subject is wearing thin, wet clothing, such as soaked T-shirts or blouses. The GLOVE also does not like being dunked in water and will likely be rendered inoperable if this happens.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I FOIA'd the FTC for consumer complaints about the telehealth company Hims & Hers. People describe being signed up for subscription services they never wanted.

gizmodo.com

'They Are Thieves': FTC Complaints About Hims & Hers Detail Surprise Charges

You can read the complaints for yourself.

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

NEW: Voters have rejected Republicans' scheme to unseat the Kansas Supreme Court's Dem-appointed majority and overturn abortion rights. Amendment 1 would have let the GOP replace the system of a nominating commission, gubernatorial appointment, and retention elections with direct partisan elections

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Luke Knox @lukeknox.me · 04/08/2026

in the Québécois version of King of the Hill (“Henri pis sa gang”), Boomhauer is named Papineau and sounds like this

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socmot @socmot.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I despise Substack and have previously said I will never read it (and I don't). But I will break my rule just for this eally disturbing piece of writing by Neko Case, who was / is in a band, The New Pornographers, who were supported by The Frames in 2002. nekocase.substack.com/p/in-what-fu...

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IN WHAT FUCKING UNIVERSE?

This last week I was just cookin’ along minding my business when I suddenly found myself quite depressed.

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Snopes @snopes.com · 01/08/2026

A video doesn't authentically show Black children throwing water balloons, shooting water guns and dumping water on an ICE officer to protect Latino neighbors. Here's the real story: www.snopes.com/fact-check/v...

snopes.com

Video doesn't show Black kids protecting Latino neighbors from ICE officer. Here's evidence

People promoted a false, politically charged narrative about a video showing Black students participating in a water fight.

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ash 🏳️‍⚧️ @rollingfor20.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

senator hoffman has released a new statement regarding angie craig’s actions towards him, released via EMQ’s Facebook: she is so cooked

From Senator Erin Maye Quade on Facebook:

“Statement from Senator John Hoffman:

Congresswoman Craig went on FOX 9 this morning and declared that what I said was “emphatically” untrue. Her campaign has also characterized my account as “categorically false.”

Let me be equally clear: I told the truth about what Yvette and I experienced.

The screenshots released by her campaign show direct text messages from Congresswoman Craig. They do not address the substance of what I said: that a dear and trusted friend approached us twice on her behalf regarding an endorsement, once while I was in the ICU and again while I was recovering at home.

That friend confirmed that the endorsement requests came from Congresswoman Craig. Yvette was also present for these conversations. I did not invent them, and I will not allow our family’s experience to be dismissed simply because it is politically uncomfortable.”

“I acknowledge that Congresswoman Craig sent a message expressing sympathy after the shooting. My remarks addressed the endorsement requests that followed and the painful impression those requests left on our family while we were trying to survive and recover. It is dishonest to give condolences and then immediately ask for endorsement like her text showed.

Peggy Flanagan’s repeated contacts with our family were different. Peggy reached out simply to ask whether Yvette, Hope, and I were okay. She sought nothing in return.

My remarks were about that contrast, and I remain accountable for every word I said. Congresswoman Craig may disagree with my endorsement. She may defend her campaign’s conduct. But she does not get to rewrite what my family experienced or publicly attack my honesty.

After everything Yvette, Hope, and I have endured, we deserve better than having our trauma turned against us for political damage control.

Senator John Hoffman
Chair of Human Services Policy and Finance

Serving the cities of Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Coon Rapids, Dayton and Rogers and the Counties of Anoka, Hennepin and Wright.
www.johnhoffmanmn.com”

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New Flesh 🇵🇸 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @esedia.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Your food processor has a chute that fits your dick. Should you?

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...

climatecoloredgoggles.com

Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.

The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.

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Jeff Weiss @passionweiss.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The results are in

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

new keyboard came in the mail and yeah. it's got a big button that just says "diarrhea" whre the enter key shld be

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

shout out to The Strand bookstore staffer who did this

sign that says STAFF PICK:
The Ill-Fitting Skin by Shannon Robinson
Please turn to page 108, because I need to tell you something.

page 108 says:

HE'S GOT A KNIFE, AND HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU!
PUT THIS DOWN AND RUN AWAY!!!!!!!!
GO THIS WAY. →

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daviss @daviss.org · 18/07/2026

"Are you 25+ years old, a resident of Minnesota for at least the past year, and not a fundamentally underwhelming establishment politician?” “We want YOU to run for Governor!” “God, i’m just so sick of it” Minneapolis, July 2026

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

If the people who run companies see "Taco Bell helps authorities find outbreak > then just gets blamed for starting it" How willing do you think they're gonna be to help pin down the next outbreak?

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 16/07/2026

Overheard from a group of four guys on the subway: “Yo, why are you doomscrolling? You’re with the bros”

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francis @dilfkink.kindboys.online · 15/07/2026

everyone who's called the latest MAHA testosterone grift "gender affirming care" needs to pay the nearest trans man $20

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A man who publicly was doing something which, when done wrong, can cause graft-vs-host disease, an autoimmune disease which can attack, among other things, your GI tract, now has an autoimmune disease which is attacking his GI tract. What a coincidence.

the-independent.com

Millionaire biohacker reveals he has incurable disease amid mission to ‘defeat death’

‘My stomach is eating itself,’ the tech entrepreneur announced on social media

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Molly Morrison @mollyhannahm.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

LeBron leaving the Lakers after Bronny’s contract locked in:

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Flat Pluto Society @adhdgobl.in · 28/06/2026

Mel Brooks has been around for 40% of the US's existence.

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