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Tombendel

@tombendel.bsky.social
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Retired military officer, Dad and grandpa. Dog dad. Expatriate. Minnesotan

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 10h
It’s hard to think of a better definition of a traitor to the West than someone who deliberately sabotages a European democracy’s military operation against a barbaric Russian invasion.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
BREAKING: KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE HAS RESIGNED.
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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 13/10/2026
Matthew Shepard died on October 12th in 1998, 28 years ago. His ashes were interred at Washington National Cathedral 20 years later, in 2018, because before Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson offered the Cathedral's crypt, his family had no place for him that would be safe from desecration.
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carmenlynn.bsky.social @carmenlynn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Pedophiles love AI, for the same reason Criminals love Crypto. Because it hides their crimes. Should probably think about why this current regime, led by a Pedophile Criminal, is pushing both, so very hard.
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A Core Demographic of People Who Love AI: Pedophiles
AI models that are partially or fully open-source have led to a major surge in child sex abuse material online.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Looking forward to the same scrutiny being impartially applied to Elon Musk and Melania Trump, whose immigration documents are much much worse than anything alleged about Omar's father
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Trump has sent ICE to arrest kids, to shoot innocent citizens, and now to raid the home of a US Congresswoman because he thinks it’ll help his party this election season. Ilhan Omar stands up and won’t let Trump do whatever he wants to our country. It’s up to us to do the same.
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Michael Ditto @janus303.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
He is specifically targeting Omar in this way because he intends to strip her citizenship to make sure that Somali Americans know that their citizenship does not matter.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you are shocked this am that Trump’s government executed a search warrant against a Democratic Member of Congress and ignored a judge’s order then you haven’t been paying attention. Stop saying this isn’t how it works in the US. It is exactly how it works under Trump.
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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I think that if millennials/gen Z work together we can drive HOAs to the breaking point
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My HOA once charged me $75 because my trash can was visible from the street for approximately six minutes. So now I use the anonymous form on their website to report myself for having grass that's too long. Sandra has to walk all the way over with a ruler and measure it once a week. It's important to stay involved in your community.

A lady with a ruler walking away from a yard
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
why the fuck was a DHS agency doing the search
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
who the fuck signed this warrant
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
off the fucking rails. a rogue government.
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Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say
Federal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
these people are so fucking stupid that it’s embarrassing to inhabit the same planet
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Sarah Kelly @sarahkelly.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
That’s neat
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Here are the details: literally any time, any place, any network.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026
huh, interesting that vance thinks this is the worst terrorist attack and not oklahoma city
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Sorry! I've been corrected: Do you ever think about how rarely it's mentioned that jurors found, by a preponderance of the evidence, that Elon Musk defrauded investors before he launched the largest and possibly most fraudulent IPO ever? yay
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.
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Luke Côté @locutusof.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Concentration camps ✅ Human testing✅ Wars of aggression✅ Racism✅ Hates ‘the gays’✅ Hates ‘the Jews’✅ Kidnapping people off the streets✅ ‘Eliminating’ the disabled✅ Am I talking about MAGA America or Nazi Germany?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
If Democrats retake the Senate, Warren will surely become chair of the Senate Banking Committee and, as such, in a position to investigate, humiliate and ultimately destroy Scott Bessent.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 11/10/2026
If Congress doesn’t act, Social Security benefits are on track be cut in 2032. Not on my watch. We must protect Social Security by lifting the cap so that those with the highest incomes pay the same share as everyone else.
“Just take the cap off” Elizabeth Warren on removing the Social Security tax cap to make the highest earners pay their fair share.
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Anu @nofirstorder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Thanking the invader & villainizing the nation being bombed. You couldn’t write a russian state tv script any more shameless than this.
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God @thegodshow.com · 11/10/2026
The Republicans all work for Putin. They don’t even care to hide it. He paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding. They are traitors to their country.
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Betty Kraken of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It’s already illegal! But worth calling your reps about — shitty Republicans especially since their party leader is breaking the law, betraying an ally and funding a genocidal dictator who’s helping Iran target U.S. troops.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It is, in fact, possible to impeach and remove President Trump from office next week. It won't happen, however, because Republicans also support Putin and Russia and agree with Trump.
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 10/10/2026
They have been dealing secretly with Putin for weeks over this. Impeach. Impeach. Impeach.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
raise revenue and undercut right-populism with One Weird Trick (capitalists HATE this)
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566unicorns.bsky.social @566unicorns.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"The early excitement of reconnecting with old friends on Facebook was replaced by the relentless push of automatons. You reach out for connection, but the algorithm ties your hands. You follow friends but are instead shown influencers. Where did everyone go, and who are these made-up strangers?"
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Good to see Donald buy Russian diesel instead of Canadian. I know its right on USA border but they sell imperialist, woke diesel that makes your truck gay.
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Maria Drutska @mariadrutska.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Putin has bought Trump with Russian diesel. Just before the US elections. Meanwhile, Russia keeps killing our children while they sleep at night. So Americans are now funding Russia’s war machine? I’m sorry, guys, but WHAT A FUCKING DISGRACE.
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JustVisiting-1123 @chefskiss-1123.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
republicans used to complain about the violence in gangster rap and now they want to livestream an execution
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God @thegodshow.com · 10/10/2026
Dear Humans, Donald Trump and Peter Hegseth are going to burn in Hell for all eternity and I thought you should know that.
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Tombendel @tombendel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 09/10/2026
On Supreme Court term limits: Sen. Susan Collins: “Absolutely not. I’m sure that Troy wants to pack the court.” Troy Jackson: “I wouldn’t have to pack it if you didn’t put in Kavanaugh."
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, literally used himself as a human shield to protect students from police violence
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me.
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
An old-fashioned expression because it's been barred by international law for several decades now.
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 06/10/2026
the main tradeoff of going to grad school isn't money or prestige. that would be laughable. the main reason to do it is so you can ruthlessly pick apart movies that touch on your area of subject expertise
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“.. U.S. trade deficit blew out to $105.6 billion in August ... up significantly from the prior month and now up by $34.4 billion in the past two months. .. Outside of the Liberation Day swings, this is a record.” - Schwab
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 06/10/2026
Trucks have a chance to do the funniest thing.
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Econ 101
Person one: Taught my kids how socialism works. Let them trick or treat while I stayed home. Then took all their candy. Socialism 101.

Person two : The socialism part is where the community came together and fed your kids for free. The capitalism part is where you made them do all the work and stole from them.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
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Dewie @judgedewie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
OMG I had to check my work emails regarding an extra case in court tomorrow and I've just read this from an HR person. "on a knee to nose basis" A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026
it's such a perfect example of what is actually alito's hallmark as a justice, shoddy, sub-undergraduate thinking dressed up with five dollar words.
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