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ViolinMage

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I play the violin. Sorcery will cost you extra.

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Daniel @deargodwhaat.bsky.social · 21h
Prompts a fun question: whats the most niche historical inaccuracy in a piece of work that annoys you Not like 'oh they were referring to the wrong king' , more 'they had the wrong king on a banknote in one scene'
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026
This is as treasonous as it gets
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trump says the Kennedy Center is too dangerous to walk into Unless you play in the National Symphony, which rehearses there most weekdays @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG are still in court w/ @repbeatty.bsky.social. Say one thing, do another, as we told @nytimes.com👇 -TN
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If the Kennedy Center Is ‘Dangerous,’ Why Is the Symphony Rehearsing There?
The National Symphony Orchestra is practicing inside a building that President Trump and his allies say could fall on their heads.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Absolutely 👇 This.......
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My oldest daughter, who is also an attorney, has said these things to me as well. When your life is built around the law, all of these blatant criminal acts must be even more frustrating.
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What a lie. Some of these people are being imprisoned indefinitely in squalid condition in African prisons. Others report being beaten and arbitrarily deported in violation of international law back to their home countries, where they face persecution or torture.
The indefinite nature of their confinement has taken a severe toll. In October 2025, a Cuban man who was on the July flight went on a hunger strike for a month-until he started showing signs of organ failure —to protest the conditions of his detention, including his ongoing confinement and lack of access to legal counsel.
Terrified of being imprisoned in Eswatini forever, another man repeatedly told his attorney that the prison there never lets people go. One man told his attorney that he feels like a caged animal with no end in sight. The prison does not have air conditioning, making the hot, humid summer months especially uncomfortable for the men.
Food is insufficient, medication is scarce, and requests often go unmet or are belatedly met.
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darksideoftheforce.bsky.social @darksideoftheforce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Critics Shred Paxton’s Head-Scratching Defense of Child Predator’s Short Sentence: ‘It’s Like He Does Oppo on Himself’
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) drew a flood of shocked and critical responses when he attempted to defend a child predator's short jail sentence.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
John Oliver lists off just some of Ken Paxton’s scandals: “Paxton spent nearly 9 years under indictment for securities fraud... He was also accused of bribery and abuse of office by eight of his own top deputies... But wait, because I'm still not done.”
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I don’t see this place as an echo chamber, just as a place where thinking people come to actually think and discuss. And then those conversations are short, because we don’t have the drag factor of trying to convince a conspiracy theorist they’re full of nonsense.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
So glad he never apologized!
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 18/09/2026
The one and only Lynda Carter — Wonder Woman herself — is here at the Kennedy Center. WATCH: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
🚨LIVE: Protests ERUPT at Kennedy Center…
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🚨LIVE: Protests ERUPT at Kennedy Center…
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Huge turnout at the Kennedy Center tonight! 💚✊ Thank you!
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/09/2026
Diesel fuel costs 71% more than it did before Trump’s reckless war.
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TofuNYG 🏈🏳️‍🌈🗽🇺🇦 🚫👑🖕🧊 @groguspeak.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Key And Peele - Nooice Meme
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026
The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/09/2026
Oil just topped $109, the 10-year Treasury yield broke 5%, diesel hit another record high, and a major U.S. refinery suffered a total power outage. Then came the bombshell about who secretly helped bankroll Don Jr.’s wedding. Read the full Monday update:
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Monday Updates: Oil Tops $109, Yields Break 5%, Don Jr.'s Russian-Funded Wedding, and Trump's AI Meltdown – 9/14/26
Monday afternoon updates. Paywall free.
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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 13/09/2026
We’re with Michael Steele on this! “…tear it all down — every last inch of it. Every last bit. If his name is on it, take it off. If he built it, tear it down.”
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is an average conversation in the USA and it is a disgrace. Everyone has had a discussion, “hey what if we just don’t get sick, then we could save money on a healthcare plan.” Ridiculous.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“They treated us like we were criminals” 😕
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I’m pretty sure AARP is the one selling your email to lists that are scamming everyone. I’ve been getting scam mail designed for old folks since was 18, when my father, against my permission, gave AARP my email and said I was retired age. He wanted extra free gear I think.
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
That episode where someone on the Enterprise brought one of these on board and everyone thought they were adorable and then they ate all the food.
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Purple Furby in a Pizza Box
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/09/2026
When 3M scientist Kris Hansen discovered that a chemical the company produced was in the blood of the general public, her bosses questioned her work. Yet all along, some people inside the company had known the same thing. Listen to this excerpt:
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
There was an unreleased 4th ending that they are now discussing they might release. It was apparently Tim Curry’s favorite ending, but it got cut.
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Maybe it’s just me growing up w/ old record players, BetaMax etc and one day, *blip* they’re gone w/their players too. Money spent, gone. But if you go back to listen/watch those, the quality was cringe. So I respect a company to control quality and just pray they listen to fans to retro-remaster.
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
My unpopular opinion. I love video games but you can keep your error-filled discs away from the future of gaming. If companies say they’re moving forward then so am I. They do amazing work and I trust them to preserve programmers’ past work in the manner they see fit. /
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I honestly feel more and more people are turning into NPCs in rl. The handful of non-bot trump supporters left are all conditioned to react in only one way: haha he doesn’t mean that, he’s just making a joke, its so funny he triggered you, haha none of it is real. These people hold real jobs.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
60 Epstein victims will receive compensation in this court ordered settlement with the bank. But DOJ says there’s no evidence Epstein trafficked victims to anyone other than himself? www.nydailynews.com/2026/08/27/j...
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NY judge approves $72.5M settlement between Epstein victims, Bank of America
Amid endless reporting about the need for those who facilitated Epstein’s abuse to be brought to justice, Judge Jed Rakoff said, “There are cases, including very much this one, where that hasn’t just ...
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
In all seriousness, Trump is a broken NPC. When you poke at him he just goes around saying the same script over and over, and runs away the second there’s an actual fight. He doesn’t even react in an emergency, he just stands there like a programming glitch.
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Taskmaster in Marvel Universe
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
in Springfield Ohio right now. I’m told by multiple activists and religious leaders here that ICE took a second Haitian pastor
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
While you’re at it, Iron Man 2 could use a cameo cut as well. It’s so super-cringe to watch now.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/08/2026
The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it. (Published Dec. 2024)
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A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.
U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/08/2026
Want to take Meidas on the go? Free news reports every day here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 27/08/2026
To honor Tim Curry's memory, we are making Brütal Legend FREE on Itch.io, for 666 minutes: itch.io/s/199277/the...
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Brütal Legend | The Tainted Coil shall rule forever! by Double Fine Productions
A sale by Double Fine Productions, 100% off Brütal Legend
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
WATTERS: “Some of this stuff is just straight-up wacky.” 🔥 @abdulelsayed.bsky.social : “You know what’s wacky? We have a president who cares more about the drapes in a ballroom than the affordability crisis or the war he got us into.”
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Canadian official Doug Ford just threatened to shut off electricity to the US following Trump's 50% tariffs on Canada. “We power 1.5 million homes and businesses... I’ll do whatever it takes.” apnews.com/article/cana...
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JeanneRussell.bsky.social @jeannerussell.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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Virginia Democrats rally behind 6th congressional district candidate Beth Macy
“What would it look like if we didn’t count anybody out before we started?” said Joy Powers, a fourth-generation farmer in a speech Friday night.
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
It’s a lie, we have beer. There’s all sorts of alcohol here. Beer, wine, hell there’s a sake flight at Asian Art Moon cafe. Overpriced of course, we are the nation’s best tourist trap. Hell there’s beer at the Zoo.
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
You can also buy beer and wine at some of the museums to have with your lunch. Overpriced of course but it’s there. And I haven’t gotten to all the places off the mall, like just go down to the Wharf. Fair Warning: all our cocktails in the DC area are at least $16. It’s not cheap but it’s here.
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This is a hardcore lie. Every Folklife festival that the Smithsonian organized in the last ten years has sold beer. And our Japanese cherry blossom festival features both Japanese beer gardens and sake tasting. If you’re quick you pre-order your bundled ticket before they sell out./
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“It’s Déjà vu all over again” Rep Joyce Beatty (D-OH) files emergency motion asking court to block Trump acolytes on Kennedy Center board from their latest attempt to add Trump’s name to facility
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
ICE just arrested a 5-year-old on his way to a soccer game in Austin. His name is Liam, just like the little boy from Minnesota. He should be in kindergarten this week. Instead he's in a trailer prison in the desert. Release Liam. Release these kids. Close the Dilley children’s prison.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/08/2026
Ken Paxton’s office helped bury records involving hundreds of lab animals, including at least 100 dogs subjected to painful testing. Now, Meidas News has obtained disturbing photos and video of what he fought to keep hidden.
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Ken Paxton Helped Bury the Records on 400 Tortured Lab Animals.
Ken Paxton is no stranger to cover-ups. But one episode that's gone largely unreported is the fact that Paxton's own office actively helped conceal evidence of
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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Have you signed yet??📜Add your name to this petition and join USDA workers pushing against the Trump administration's disastrous reorganization plan! 👇#supportfederalworkers #saveUSDA linktr.ee/defendusda
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Join union leaders and community allies organizing against cuts to the USDA workforce and to protect our food, farms, forests, and families.
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ViolinMage @violinmage.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Letter board menu = you will have good old-fashioned mom and pop cooking here Letter board + misspelled word = the best thing on the menu AI menus = totally sus, crap food, possibly give me food poisoning AI menu+ misspelling = IM GONNA DIE
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We aren’t talking enough about those Destroyed American Bases….
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