TxDede and Minka @txdedeminka.bsky.social · 2hMinka’s Evening Report: What are the odds of having a neighbor move in next door who has the same last name as the neighbor on the other side? They aren’t kin. And the name isn’t unique, but it also isn’t ordinary like Garcia or Thompson or something. Later, frens! 110
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaRedwall Feasts Bot @redwallfeasts.bsky.social · 2hThey gathered up some food—a wedge of beechnut cake preserved in honey, a hunk of chestnut and celery cheese, and a small fresh-baked oatfarl. 0113
Reposted by TxDede and Minkacgniehaus.bsky.social @cgniehaus.bsky.social · 4hJack Smith would be the BEST AG ever! 714525
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaScrappy @scrappy53.bsky.social · 8h“…he said what he said…”static.klipy.comBarack Obama's Iconic Mic DropALT: Barack Obama's Iconic Mic Drop 110925
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaJake P @jahre.bsky.social · 7hThis is the result of not ruining more young men’s futures. 650420
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 8hGobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports. 233105041790
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 4hThis is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 321796690
Reposted by TxDede and Minkacalamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 2hSee, this is only a joke if you think women's basketball is a joke. How can they get their knickers all twisted over the idea of keeping women's sports pure if they're snickering behind their fists about college women's basketball? Lord, these people are awful. So. Fucking. Awful. 271
Reposted by TxDede and Minkabrasidas @brasidas.bsky.social · 2hObviously not this senator’s staff… 2247034
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaDoug Thompson @nwadoug.bsky.social · 5hBTW, any journalist at a credible outlet would have been fired and his employer sued for getting something as wrong as they did.. 1202
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaSecrets and Laws @secretsandlaws.bsky.social · 8h🚨Exclusive🚨: I have exculpatory evidence in what is easily the dumbest congressional oversight episode of the year...maybe the decade. I was at the Iowa v. MD game & just looked at my pics & sure enough, someone who looks like Jack Smith is sitting in Sec 109, Row 1. Complete & total vindication! 27855155
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaJosh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 2hI am grateful to announce 20 more Iowa veterans are joining our growing Veterans for Turek coalition. I am proud to have the support of these brave men and women from across our state who know that I will fight for an end to the type of forever wars Ashley Hinson has repeatedly voted to continue. 15517
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaEmma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 4hMy Day of the Dead clock finally came This isn't where I'm going to keep it I don't think because it has the good life/good death wooden arch but I like it there until I can install it where I want it. I might keep it there anyway. Looooooove it The artist: www.instagram.com/gabbiecustom... 1319122
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2hthis really is impeachable for any president, but really grotesque coming from a regime that cut life-saving development aid because they said it was not efficient 9669216
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaJosh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 3hi remember talking to my dad my towards the end of my senior year about all the time i had spent at the sun over the years and he said "well, that was really your fraternity for your time there." never been prouder to be a small part of this brother/sister/siblinghood 🫡🫡🫡nytimes.comStudents at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two YearsThe student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case. 137931
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 6hYeah. That’s exactly what happened. 26602116
Reposted by TxDede and Minkadonnie harrison @donnieharrisonn.bsky.social · 5hWhenever I want to have a clandestine meeting to do illegal things, I go to an arena with facial recognition cameras everywhere idtechwire.com/atlanta-hawk...idtechwire.comAtlanta Hawks Launch Facial Recognition Entry System at State Farm Arena - ID TechThe Atlanta Hawks have launched a new facial authentication entry system at State Farm Arena, marking a significant advancement in stadium access technology. The system, which leverages Verizon’s 5G E... 3245
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaPaul Leigh -Some Rascal on the Internet @pleightx.bsky.social · 5hThat Senator knew exactly what he was doing. He knew that accusation was wrong. But the Republican propaganda machinery is built to create a 'moment' then rightwing influencers/Fox would take clips of it and run with it to potentially smear Jack Smith, calling him a dirtbag. That is their MO. 3375
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaLAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 22hA Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican. www.ms.now/news/russia-...ms.nowA Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midtermsThe Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican. 8370321
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6hPieter Brueghel the Younger, Earthly Paradise (Antwerp 1626) 0274
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaConcretebotany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 6hPurple Heart (Tradescantia pallida) shot today. 1243
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6hWe are currently offering a 5th anniversary special on PN subscriptions, and if you appreciate my coverage on big news days like today, please sign up. My work as an independent journalist is possible only thanks to paid subscribers and I think you'll enjoy our coverage. Thank you.publicnotice.coSubscribe to Public NoticeSign up for independent, incisive coverage of US politics and media, right in your inbox five times a week. Click to read Public Notice, by Aaron Rupar, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousan... 017339
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaMolly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 6hGenocide apologists in the Jewish establishment are panicking because prominent Jewish politicians like @avilewis.ca reject their pet ethnostate and instead believe in Palestinian humanity So they try to incite violence against them 0342
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaMolly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 6hThis article is attempting to incite violence against @avilewis.ca . I am not being hyperbolic. Back during Covid, this “mosar“ rhetoric led to the mob beating of a Chassidic journalist. it was the rhetoric that incited the assasination of Rabin nationalpost.com/opinion/yoni...nationalpost.comYoni Goldstein: Jewish law tells us how to deal with Avi LewisHis Yom Kippur message was indefensible 38330
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 6hIn a variant on the "oh so you hate waffles" tedium, today I received "oh so you think pancakes and waffles are equally bad" 🙄 453617
Reposted by TxDede and Minkamtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 6hit is important to realize that many reporters for mainstream outlets are enthusiastic cogs in this elite-coordinated propaganda machine. don't print lies in the newspaper 18951177
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 5hThe real-world political economists who post through these vicious divides are members of an elite squad known as the Double Consciousness Dealers. These are their posts. 2767
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 6hOfficial monthly data is in, and US solar power generation hit a new record high, up 21% compared to this time last year! 11878182
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5hOh my God, this just keeps getting better. 781231205
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5hWow. Democrats and independents making attack ads that are harsher than the Republicans. bsky.app/profile/usap... 25519
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 5hThe VERY conservative 11th Circuit unanimously refused to block the lower court's sanctions order against the DOJ in the Trump v IRS (that resulted in the slush fund) case. 101143323
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 13/02/2025I am no longer accepting the argument "there are bigger problems than this!" unless you are personally working to stop the ultimate Heat Death of the Universe. 337186542141
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaNeil M Kennedy @nmkennedy.bsky.social · 5hGiven where we are, and culture here, more than few students are performers or musicians of various kinds. My older actor student, a great big guy softened a bit in late 50s, told me this afternoon that he’d just been in a short art film. He said he was nude in it, so I thanked him for the warning. 121
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5hAccording to leaks, Anthropic reported a $42B net loss in 2025. This was revealed as Anthropic is preparing a massive IPO and even bigger investments in AI infrastructure. How worried should we be about the AI bubble bursting?youtube.comBrace Yourself for the AI BubbleAre we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster? 33612231
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7hTrump thinks that because he's changed the name of AI, now all concerns expressed about it previously are a hoax. The illogic is breathtaking. (Note that in this clip he's also lying about economic growth.) 1401379338
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaGod @thegodshow.com · 5hBless this woman for DESTROYING this Christian debate bro. 20629140
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12hThanks so much! If you'd like to support my work too, I'm currently running a 5th anniversary special. Paid subscribers make my coverage possible. Click the link to sign up. I appreciate it!publicnotice.coSubscribe to Public NoticeSign up for independent, incisive coverage of US politics and media, right in your inbox five times a week. Click to read Public Notice, by Aaron Rupar, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousan... 038979
Reposted by TxDede and Minkatherealtarantelli.bsky.social @therealtarantelli.bsky.social · 7hPete Ricketts: Pro-Rape 126213
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7hTrump repeatedly says Kim Jong Un "is a friend of mine" and "likes Trump" and Trump says, "I like him" 171903238
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 5hTrump is stealing nearly $1 billion from the American people, plain and simple. Republicans don't care. It seems like every time Trump says “stoop” The only response most Republicans can muster is: “How low?” 1419761
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5hNEWS: SCOTUS won't stop Tennessee from killing Christa Pike on Wednesday. There were no noted dissents. If Tennessee proceeds, Pike would be the first woman put to death in the state in more than 200 years. It would be the state's second execution this year. 67024
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 8hBy my math, the order was filed 11 minutes after the Trump administration's reply brief came in. 35865192
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 8h#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the third-country removals case; clears way for Trump admin. to continue removing non-citizens without a full chance to litigate the conditions in those countries (while also taking up the full merits appeal). 911026447
Reposted by TxDede and MinkaTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 5hI never ate today. If you’re wondering what’s up. 4962