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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 12h

See this ICE agent? He’s a holding a *military assault rifle.* And according to a witness, that‘s the agent who shot a man **while the man was in his car with his 5-year-old kid.** Also, I’m no expert, but i’m pretty sure it’s bananas to hold your phone in one hand & your ASSAULT RIFLE in another

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 10h

I discovered The Straight Dope books as a freshman in high school, and man, Unca Cecil did an amazing job rewiring my little brain. The Teeming Millions rejoice!

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21h

Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon

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Rev. Deral "FreeLink" Fenderson @fendersonia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Tonight’s featured artists

Pharoah Sanders.

The Night Terrors.

The Sorrows.

William S. Burroughs.

Dr. Dooom.

Kool & The Gang.

Minutemen.

Blue Oyster Cult.

The Fall.

Monty Python.

Naked City.

Unwound.

Sun City Girls.

Sifl & Olly.

The Sisters Of Mercy.

The B-52s.

Heaven 17.

Booker T. & The MG's.

The Orb.

The Conet Project.

LL Cool J.

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Rev. Deral "FreeLink" Fenderson @fendersonia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It’s Wednesday night so I got a radio show going live (pre-recorded) at the top of the hour! Two hours of your time wasted, FOR FREE and with no efforts on your part! 10-Midnight EDT Won’t you join us?

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Listen - WUVT: Radio for Everyone!

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 08/10/2026

This 100% reminds me of discovering college radio when I was a HS freshman and all the glorious ways it rewired my brain!

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 08/10/2026

You spelled "entrapment" wrong.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This is the vice president's guy, no? This should be every headline, it should lead every newscast and EVERY REPUBLICAN SHOULD BE ASKED ABOUT IT.

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Noah J. Nelson, Spooky Cat Enthusiast 🎃 @noahjnelson.com · 07/10/2026

Also: Props 41 & 42 are deceptively written to look like they support Prop 40 (billionaire tax) when in fact, they will nullify it. Tell all your friends who support prop 40 to not make that mistake.

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 04/10/2026

After I see y'all I am EXTREMELY aware of my neck and knees the next day. God bless you folks for doing it hundreds of nights a year.

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 04/10/2026

The awesome thing is we're by far The Olds on this bill, and so far all the other kid bands have reminded me of The Get Up Kids, Braid, Promise Ring, old Jimmy Eat World, and now even Seam, so my 90s heart is warmed.

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 04/10/2026

Fighting to stay awake so I can play a set in 20 minutes, but caffeine will keep me up until tomorrow morning at this point. Can anyone make me 23 again please?

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 28/09/2026

Seeing this on 120 Minutes in high school was very seriously A Formative Moment for me musically. I don't know exactly what about it grabbed me so hard, but it's up there with Psychocandy in terms of "this guitar should be grating but it's beautiful" for me.

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 28/09/2026

Columbus would have had to pay roaming charges, so he did not use the Google Maps route that had been pre-plotted for him to "discover" "India" - I mean... there is enough to hate the dude for, but not wanting to pay out the nose for remote data is reasonable!

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 28/09/2026

I spent my 20s working in record stores. I have done my time HAVING to know every song on the radio. I'm not doing that again unless I get paid a shit ton more. Now leave me to my vinyl hoarder's cave, where I am happy and throw rocks at you if you try to talk to me.

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

News: “Racehorse Renamed Due to Apparent Hitler Reference” Me: Ok, must have been subtle News: Austrian Painter Me: 😳 News: He had an alternative name Me: Thank heaven News: My Struggle Me: 🫪 News: His sister is named New Order Me: ”Apparent”???!

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 25/09/2026

I'm sure you can take advantage of some schism in the Dungeon Crawler Carl fandom for your band...

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 25/09/2026

Republican who sports traitor flags somehow supports other side. News at 11.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Advice for my younger friends: if you want to encourage yourself to stay healthy and functional, to exercise and eat well... ...pick a couple of motherfuckers you really want to outlive.

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 25/09/2026

Fuck someone has been looking at upcoming shows at The Ritz. DDOS their site!

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 22/09/2026

The Milwaukee Bucks signed a jersey patch deal with ULine today. ULine owner Richard Uihlein is a GOP megadonor who funded statutory rapist Roy Moore after news of him having sex with multiple girls broke, the rally preceding 1/6, and candidates that support a national abortion ban, among others.

bloomberg.com

NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks Sign Jersey Patch Ad Deal With Uline

The Milwaukee Bucks are shifting their jersey patch deal to Uline, a packaging materials company based in the NBA team’s home state, from electronics maker Motorola.

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 22/09/2026

Controversial meaning "chuds got their diapers messy", we see.

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A couple went on a Fox News podcast and claimed the state of #Massachusetts took away their teen because they won't help the teen transition. But it's actually because the father was charged with beating and threatening to kill the teen and the mother was charged with witness intimidation.

wbur.org

Mass. parents' story about child's gender transition complicated by court records

Joseph Kutzko was charged with assaulting the child in January 2025, not long before the child was removed from the family’s home. Mother Arlene Kutzko was charged with witness intimidation in connect...

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 20/09/2026

"Her boobs like elegant plantains, arching in throes of scintillating perspiration"

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Help request—I received this image from a person filing for unemployment in Missouri. The ID verification asks "Are you of Haitian heritage?" I've been unable to confirm additional info w the state or find others who saw it. Any info, reach out: Signal: marisakabas.04 Email: marisa@thehandbasket.co

screen from Missouri ID verification. under Ethnic Origin it asks "Are you of Haitian heritage?" with options "Yes, No, I do not wish to comment"

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 18/09/2026

If "unearthed" translates to "made a lot of people feel like they could just be public about it again", sure. It's always been there but he and his people sure emboldened racists to be louder. Now to not forget who they were when they try to hide again.

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Ayloss @infinitedreamscape.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

As antifascist groups are getting persecuted worldwide, we need to remember that anti-fascism is not just a culture, but praxis first and foremost. We need more of this and also coming from within the metal scene. Don't let NSBM shitheads do their work in the dark; expose them everywhere.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 18/09/2026

ICYMI, Ken Paxton demanded Adam Hoffman, a lawyer who statutorily raped a boy, be given 29 years, 11 months, and 29 days less jail time than a Texas resident who transported a box of zines that contained constitutionally protected content opposing ICE. The judge sentenced Hoffman to 60 days instead

reason.com

Texas man gets 30 years in prison for transporting 'anti-government' pamphlets

The case stems from a violent anti-ICE protest, but critics say the government's prosecution threatens First Amendment rights.

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monarch of ashes @cephalopod.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

very funny to pretend that bluesky takes toxicity seriously when their lead engineer is openly posting like this lol

@katelynburns.com: Literally do not have tome for that every month. That's just not how humans work.

@why.bsky.world: You’re a podcast host, you have enough free time to talk to the latest chatbot every so often

@katelynburns.com: you think I do my podcast full time?

@why.bsky.world: Well I assumed “freelance journalist” was just a euphemism for unemployed “influencer” so yeah

@katelynburns.com: Lol

@why.bsky.world: Claiming to be a journalist while refusing to do some pretty basic research is some clown shit

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 17/09/2026

Full band show doing Tin Cans With Strings To You! R2 gets a night off!

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 17/09/2026

(delayed alt text: the stage of the make-out room in SF as the crowd begins to come in)

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 17/09/2026

Stage is set for @onelinedrawing.bsky.social tonight - stoked for a loud show?

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 15/09/2026

I... I would do this. I will totally rub a bagel on someone, then munch away, and say "Yeah, I mean, I guess you're absolved. I'm already on the express elevator to hell impatiently pounding the close door button, but as far as I know, I consumed your sin and you're good to go. Here's my card."

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 14/09/2026

You interviewed a fancy type ahead keyboard app.

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Blanket reply to everybody who’s sent this story to me for comment today: Take a beat and send it to ten of your male friends instead

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Media Diversified @writersofcolour.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A HMRC official was sacked because he was caught on camera saying he gives wrong information to black and brown people when they call for advice in a bid to sabotage them. He was a member of the far right group Patriotic Alternative. How many more?

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The Booooobarienne @thebarbarienne.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"I'm glad he's dead and I hope this email makes someone mad" needs to become a meme immediately.

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 10/09/2026

I was going to waste brain cells on a clever retort, but no. lol lmao

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is happening all over the country. And again, the billionaires who claim to be about a healthy democracy—not many I grant you—could invest in journalism instead of campaign ads and dark influencers. But they don’t.

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 10/09/2026

This is the fucking dumbest thing I've seen today, including the Trump speech.

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

THREAD 🧵 This week, Elon Musk's America PAC launched hundreds of anti-trans ads, part of a $100 million midterm spend. In 2024, a Musk-funded PAC ran antisemitic ads reminding Muslim voters that Doug Emhoff is Jewish. That's not a coincidence.

Screenshot of an article headline reading, “Elon Musk Targets Democrats on Transgender Issues in Key Senate Races.” The subheadline says a political group associated with Musk is running attack ads against Democrats in Texas, Ohio, and Iowa.

Screenshot of an article headline reading, “Antisemitic Ads About Doug Emhoff Target Muslim Voters in Michigan.” The subheadline says a Republican-linked group appears to be running ads reminding Muslim voters of Kamala Harris’s pro-Israel views and her husband’s Jewish faith.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

heather mac donald is one of the biggest racists in the public sphere, what a disgrace this is

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Senator Roger Marshall is up for re-election (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...

It was Easter weekend in 2007 when a police car pulled up to Joe Vasquez’s home in rural Kansas.

A doctor had filed a lawsuit against him and his wife over an unpaid $4,561 bill from her emergency hysterectomy three years earlier. They had missed a court date, and the doctor’s lawyers asked the court to issue an arrest warrant.

The police took the couple into custody as their grandchildren prepared for an egg hunt, Mr. Vasquez said. They spent two days in jail before their son could borrow the money to post bond.

“We had no money to pay,” said Mr. Vasquez, now 68. At the time, his wife was working at a manufacturing plant and he was on disability, he said.

The doctor who sued the couple was Roger Marshall, now a senator from Kansas. Mr. Marshall, a Republican who is seeking re-election this fall, filed lawsuits against more than 700 patients with outstanding bills during his decades-long career as an obstetrician-gynecologist, according to a New York Times analysis of Kansas court records.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 08/09/2026

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Giselle Fernandez/GZ Fern (they/them) @gzfernvo.com · 05/09/2026

The AI slop app “Talkie AI” illegally stole my voice & MANY coworkers’ voices, and is actively profiting off of our stolen work. Good news is the App Store banned em! Bad news is Google Play hasn’t replied to a single DCMA takedown request. If you use this app, please stop now. It’s harming us. 💔

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Mike Fennelly @swizzlebeef.com · 05/09/2026

Me sophomore year of college would rock this. "See three different bands ending at 2am, go to the all night diner after, work a full shift at Tower Records, repeat until body gives out for 36 hours". Me now will politely demur.

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