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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Glass, Like Glass. Sunday's sunrise at the entrance to the Chicago River.
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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If police cannot protect us from this violent gang rampaging through our communities, then what the fuck good is policing?
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Scorigami @nflscorigami.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🏈 CHI 59 - 37 CAR FINAL ✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1096th unique final score in NFL history.
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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
dumpster beef! "TRUMP IS GIVING YOU DUMPSTER BEEF THAT OTHER COUNTRIES THREW OUT" that's gotta be the message, man
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takethepith.bsky.social @takethepith.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Part of the syllabus is to teach Noah's Ark to first graders. Are children that young equipped to understand the difference between history and parable? Of course not. This is meant to teach it to them as history. It's indoctrination.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
"hmm maybe this whole Arday affair shows that we need to have a Serious Conversation about whether Woke 1.0 overreached in manner X, Y, of Z" motherfucker you are generally in Fascism 487.0, as is this particular affair you're talking about. worry about *that*. /Final
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 07/08/2026
Hey, I made a video for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! Please, @mayor.nyc.gov, don't let the billionaires get their hands on our kids! Give us a full 2 year "A.i." moratorium for the schools - for students and teachers, 2K-12! (PLEASE share - and tell the mayor what YOU think at HeyMamdani.fyi !)
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UAW @uaw.org · 22/07/2026
We all win with Medicare for All! The UAW supports Medicare for All because everyone deserves quality healthcare. M4A would also strengthen our hand at the bargaining table to fight for better wages, time off, and retirement security for every UAW member!
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
most murders are committed by someone the victim knows - a partner, neighbor etc. but in cases where there is no relationship between murderer & victim? the killer is a cop about a third of the time. if you are killed by a stranger, there is a 1 in 3 chance that stranger is a cop.
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Violence in Blue
‘One-third of all Americans killed by strangers are killed by police.’
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takethepith.bsky.social @takethepith.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Kinda the whole problem is that too many ancient Democrats think that people like Lindsay Graham are their colleagues rather than their adversaries
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The real question for today is whether Iran actually carried out a regime change in the United States.
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takethepith.bsky.social @takethepith.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Fifield explicitly said they omitted things that should have been in it. Not sure if she's right or wrong, but Molloy's last sentence is clearly incorrect.
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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Anyway this is your usual reminder to spend at least as much time promoting content you find insightful/informative as you do dunking on content you find bad. To do otherwise creates perverse incentives.
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takethepith.bsky.social @takethepith.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Question I'd like these guys to be asked: Is God white?
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The Broadview Six should absolutely apply for compensation from Trump's "weaponization" slush fund and sue when they don't get it. In fact, they'd arguably have the strongest case for standing of any possible plaintiff. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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The DOJ Just Admitted to Weaponizing a Prosecution Against Trump’s Foes
A federal court threw out all charges against the Broadview Six—a group of protesters accused of obstructing a Chicago ICE facility.
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Ross Floate @rossfloate.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This is a joke for a very niche audience
Same image, upside down and back to front.
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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
incredibly funny that this bullshit trust and safety team is going to Streisand Effect themselves into everyone knowing about this restore @cara.city you miserable babies
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The Cleric @thecleric.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
His example of a penthouse is a perfect representation of why this is so dumb. A penthouse, by definition, is the one above the other apartments. Not everyone can have one! Some people have to live on the lower levels! There will be winners but a LOT more losers just as there is only one top floor.
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LBJ Again @50megatonfbomb.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Best case scenario is Iran negotiates with the democratic nominee to forestall the resolution until after Trump is out of office.
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takethepith.bsky.social @takethepith.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
So now he claims that he's so unfamiliar with depictions of Jesus Christ that he didn't notice what everybody else immediately saw.
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Left is NYT with 20 days in a row with 2+ above-the-fold stories about how we got crushed and it was all Biden's fault (withdrawal was necessary & messy) Right is NYT with its cute both-sides story about Trump claiming victory (despite getting crushed by Iran)
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/04/2026
"This is what you get when you elect Republicans." Every Dem within 100 feet of a camera needs to be saying this repeatedly. Every time we elect Republicans, we get dumbass wars, tax cuts for rich people, and financial crises. Every time. Fucking say it!
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takethepith.bsky.social @takethepith.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
My prediction for later tonight Trump: I just made the greatest peace deal ever GOP: All hail President Deals! MSM: All hail President Deals! Dems: Thank heavens the crisis was averted without us doing anything Iran: what deal?
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Notorious VOG @notoriousvog.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Let’s hope and pray these two soldiers Trump and Hegseth put in harm’s way are found safe and sound. We know what Trump think about service members who are captured or killed—calling them “losers” and “suckers.”🤦🏿‍♂️
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Again, this is the wrong question & we need to treat this like people who claim the Earth is flat. The question needs to be, "<Since we know mass voter fraud doesn't exist>, why are you lying & trying to pass a bill to disenfranchise people?" & when they hem & haw & lie, ask it again & again.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Tell Your State To Pass This Model Law to Protect Your Elections From ICE. NOW. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/tell-...
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Tell Your State To Pass This Model Law. NOW.
I’ve gotten a number of helpful responses to my post from earlier...
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takethepith.bsky.social @takethepith.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Colin Powell was an absolutely awful Secretary of State, but at least he understood the Pottery Barn Rule. Rubio wants to change it to "we break it; you fix it".
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
6. This is one of the biggest conflicts of interest in American history. A foreign government has invested billions with Trump and his top negotiator. The same government is pushed Trump to launch and then expand a war. And Trump seems to be listening!
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
A memo in Trump's stolen records case indicates he kept classified documents – the people’s documents – that were “pertinent to his business interests.” That establishes a motive, and not a surprising one. It’s always about money and power for the criminal Trump.
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Trump appeared to have business motive for keeping classified documents, Jack Smith finds
The special counsel’s team found Donald Trump held onto documents so secret only six people could legally review them — and believed his reason for doing so was personal financial gain.
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Ana Cabrera @anacabrera.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
NEW: Trump had business motive for keeping classified documents, Jack Smith finds The special counsel’s team found Donald Trump held onto documents so secret only six people could legally review them — and believed his reason for doing so was personal financial gain. www.ms.now/news/trump-c...
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Trump appeared to have business motive for keeping classified documents, Jack Smith finds
The special counsel’s team found Donald Trump held onto documents so secret only six people could legally review them — and believed his reason for doing so was personal financial gain.
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Andrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 24/03/2026
when you try to put the Ikea together without a buddy or the instructions
Tipsy the tortoiseshell kitten is limbs extremely akimbo while balled up in her little cat tree basket
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/03/2026
As ProPublica journalists, we share a common purpose with inspectors general: to hold our government accountable by identifying waste, fraud and abuse. If you work in or have recently left the office of an inspector general, we want to hear from you.
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An Open Letter to the Inspectors General Community
If you work in or have recently left the office of a federal inspector general, we need your insights to do important journalism.
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WIRED @wired.com · 14/03/2026
Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned.
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DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders
Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned.
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
NEW: Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly vowed Monday to vote against any additional funding for the war launched by President Trump against Iran in the last debate in the intense Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, hosted by @wttw.bsky.social. U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi did not.
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Kelly, Stratton Vow to Block Additional Funding for Iran War During WTTW News’ Senate Debate
While U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton flatly ruled out supporting any additional funding for the war effort, U.S. Rep Raja Krishnamoorthi did not.
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takethepith.bsky.social @takethepith.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Note Tapper's passive construction. He knows perfectly well that he will be the first to attack Ds, but he can't come out and admit it.
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I know journalism is a rapidly deteriorating industry, but it also feels like fighting a losing battle when folks on here are mostly sharing articles to dunk on them, rather than solid pieces from journos and critics out here trying our best every day to stay working and writing
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
If you saw today's headline that Gallup will stop measuring presidential approval, they did the same thing in 2018. They do it whenever Trump is president.
The Hill: Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years
by Dominick Mastrangelo - 02/11/26 10:38 AM ETPolitico: Gallup retreats from political polling , again under new leadership

Gallup will announce friday that it plans to measure President Donald Trump's job approval rating only on a monthly basis.

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takethepith.bsky.social @takethepith.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Good point from Belin: NYT journalists did good reporting, but instead of doing a drip-drip series of stories that would gain attention, management put everything in one story under the easily-ignorable headline "A Year Inside Kash Patel's FBI". The folks in charge are determined to protect Trump.
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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Right now, Democrats have the power to defund and abolish ICE. We should do it. This is about right and wrong—and the murder we are seeing on the streets is just plain wrong. Anyone who supports funding DHS and ICE is supporting the murder of Americans. We can stop this.
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takethepith.bsky.social @takethepith.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"What's especially exciting about this is the Bank of America sponsorship" The whole thing was about profit, not journalism. But that quote really crystallizes it.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I argued that communities targeted by ICE should be granted citizenship immediately. This is both a matter of justice and an imperative if we're going to crush fascism. Fascism thrives where there are groups that lack full rights. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/for-immigr...
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For Immigrants, Citizenship Now
Abolishing ICE isn’t enough.
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AILA @aila.org · 23/12/2025
"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." bit.ly/3MMdJvz
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ICE detains woman whose lawyer insists is US citizen. DHS says she isn't
Federal agents arrested Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales on her way home in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Like most Republicans these days, it's Wiles who is suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome. A person with a basic sense of morality and decency would simply walk away from such a deranged person and the party that enables him. It's not that hard. Many have done so. Susie has chosen not to.
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takethepith.bsky.social @takethepith.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
It's a website by and for Nazis - which exists for the sole purpose of turning you into a Nazi. Musk doesn't own Twitter to make money. He owns it to make Nazis.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/12/2025
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
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