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Ember Babiak (they/them) @wendybabiak.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

“We’re in the middle of a trans genocide,” bi comedienne Margaret Cho says - LGBTQ Nation

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Cynthia Rose @stillcham.blacksky.app · 16/08/2026

See?

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 16/08/2026

Ah! So this is how we end up dressing in the form fitting rubber suits that are a common cyberpunk staple.

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Man's Surprised Disbelief Reaction

Alt: Weebay’s shocked and stunned as it all comes together for him in The Wire

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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Stavros Halkias: I don't wanna do the both sides bullshit because it's not true. One side is worse than the other, objectively speaking. One side is disappearing people and one side wants children to have healthcare. A lot of stand up comics happened to have some of the dumbest opinions on Earth

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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Before they announce any more food recalls, maybe we should recall RFK Jr.

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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The people within these walls are suffering so severely that as many as 140 people are going on a hunger strike over concerns about access to nutrition and medical care. It is egregious and immoral. Watch to learn more. ICE must be abolished. Stay loud.

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✨Zelly✨ @hazelcakes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

HAHAHAHAHAHA

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Now, look, I don't know if the poor fellow plagarized or not. But I know when NYT publishes an op ed by Jesse Singal on plagarism accusations against a Black British academic no one in the US has heard of it's not really a story about plagarism any more than the stories about Claudine Gay were.

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

If you never looked into the Claudine Gay scandal (Dec '23 - Jan '24) you can be forgiven for thinking she plagarized. Her colleagues at the time protested that the examples of "plagarism" Rufo found were things like commonly used definitional phrases, not actual plagarism. It didn't matter.

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A.V. Deggar @avdeggar.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

On the left, the villain—a professor who was hounded to death after Rightists made him a target for their culture-war grievances. On the right, the hero—a man who committed domestic violence & openly questioned the validity of criminalising pædophilia. I leave you to judge the morality at play.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/08/2026

“You can’t blame people for what they’re born into and what they’re taught as children, but you can hold them accountable for what they become as adults.” @monacharen.bsky.social & @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on how Mark Twain outgrew prejudices of his time and became a fierce critic of them.

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Ember Babiak (they/them) @wendybabiak.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I’m deleting this app at the end of the day. I’ve decided that this sort of platform isn’t a net positive for my mental health. I’m not deleting my account, though I will be locking down comments, since I won’t be checking. You can find me at my blog, if you’d like to chat. Some of you are great.💜🙏🏼

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Jack Churchill's Arrow @churchillsarrow.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

They were warned.

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Transphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Still not a trans person or a drag queen

An article titled "Bishop of Northampton 'had sex with 15-year-ola girl after Lourdes pilgrimage"

And a community note that reads "The Bishop of Northampton has been charged with two counts of rape of a girl under 16; the age of consent ir the UK is 16, making sexual activity with anyone under that age unlawful even if they appear to agree"

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/08/2026

After winning Teacher of the Year award at a conference in TX, UMD Professor Kibret was detained by ICE at the airport. 3 weeks later he’s still in custody. He’s not the “worst of the worst” & detaining him isn’t making communities safer. He should be released, now. www.wbaltv.com/article/mary...

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Maryland professor Berhanu Kibret remains in ICE custody

ICE confirmed Kibret is being held at Diamondback Correctional Facility in Watonga, Oklahoma, more than 250 miles from the airport.

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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I don’t think there’s ever been a clearer example of the British media bullying someone, who was so clearly vulnerable, to death so shamelessly in my lifetime for engagement and clicks And now we’ll have to watch the people that did it claim they’re shocked, and horrified Revolting

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/08/2026

🚨EXCLUSIVE: Military families and service members are now describing horrific conditions across MULTIPLE ships: human waste flooding bathrooms, virtually no food, water or soap, months without port calls, exhausted crews, and no end in sight. This crisis is far bigger than just the Lincoln.

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Not Just the Lincoln: Families Describe Human Waste, No Food, No End in Sight Across Multiple Ships

Since MeidasTouch began reporting on conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, messages have poured in to MeidasTouch from military families and service

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

God almighty 🤯

Nathan Cofnas:
Every child who gets measles is a victory against vaccines #MAGA

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Ember Babiak (they/them) @wendybabiak.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Most vindicated? I’ve been going on about climate change since graduating college in 1991.

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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Kind of hard for Bluesky people to argue this was all about academic standards when these guys are openly crowing that it was about race

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Arthur_Again @arthuragain.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Gotta watch what you're saying about this. In CA, they're using grinders to cut down the aluminum poles, which can be recycled for cash. I'm sure nobody wants to hurt a corporation or their profits, in spite of their participation in the surveillance state.

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Ember Babiak (they/them) @wendybabiak.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I’m adding footnotes to my novel, and I’m putting one on a word that’s followed by a comma. Do I put it before or after the comma? Strunk & White doesn’t say.

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𝔓𝔞𝔱𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔨 (𝔥𝔢/𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔶) ☘️🏳️‍🌈 @patmch51.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Oh good he blocked me. What a fucking clown.

John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social

It should go without saying, but sharing the findings of a survey does not mean agreeing with or endorsing the findings of the survey. Researchers produce research.

John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social NEW from @pewresearch.org: Most Americans are uncomfortable with transgender athletes on sports teams that don't match their birth sex

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

It's an all hands on deck moment. Lawyers need to do their job to protect elections. Courts must do their job to ensure the law is followed. And, voters must make sure they have a plan to vote and turn out.

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Ouaquaga on Chenango @jnxouaquaga.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

In what world is "oh no I got fooled bc I cared too much" worse than "everyone in need is a scam artist and I'm the smartest, bestest boy for ignoring them all"

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Trump said deportations would lead to more jobs for American citizens. But according to new research, his cruel immigration raids actually COST jobs, including those held by American citizens. This was never about “protecting American workers.” It was always about racism and cruelty.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I am not the first to make this point but imagine a woman president obsessing constantly over her “ballroom” as the economy imploded and her war spun out of control

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

You are never going to convince me that some 18-year-old in the Navy suffering on a ship "deserves what they get" because you're angry that the majority of the military who voted in the last election supported Trump. Some of you really need to take a step back and rethink all this. You sound insane.

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Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

So far the fat fuck has destroyed our history, murdered our citizens, broken our economy, lost a war against a second rate power, driven prices up and wages down, alienated ALL of our allies, squandered our military arms, created a Magastapo, and stolen billions. What the fuck does it take America?

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

there was a period in Chicago history, in the mid-twentieth century, when Black workers had to sign police logs to leave their apartments and get into squad cards to be driven to public transpo to get to work, lest they be attacked by segregationists. This was after Brown v. Board of Education.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I hate that we have let the nastiest racists on earth define and redefine our language. From "woke" to "DEI." Trump's policies are not anti-DEI. They are racist. US firms did not abandon DEI policies. They fired competent black women in droves on the basis of race and sex.

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Third Way people can't: 1) explain what "extremism" is; 2) explain their position on NSPM-7, which similarly targets "extremism" that's poorly and broadly defined.

Kate deGruyter
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There are 100 people at Third Way doing things like prepping amendments for votearama to highlight Rs jeopardizing public safety, doing polling on Trump actions that are and aren’t breaking through with voters we must win, building out new policy ideas like ending medical debt, and prepping Dems to grill Trump Admin officials. So forgive my eye roll about one new position.
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I personally think that $140-$150K could be better spent on a “Director of Defeating Republicans” — especially since we’re 83 days out from existentially important midterm elections — but you do you I guess. x.com/petersterne/st…
hannah gais
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NYT just published a long report on the governments efforts to investigate left-leaning groups engaged in First Amendment protected activity, and you don’t see how a position investigating supposed left-wing extremism isn’t received well?
Chris Kennedy
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If you care about defeating the authoritarian right, you should support efforts to ensure the viability of candidates running against authoritarian lawmakers. That means early and robust opposition research!

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That doesn’t answer my question. So the goal of this position is just opposition research? Then why use the term “extremism”? There’s some quite robust literature on it, and Third Way’s usage here is certainly, uh, interesting.
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You don’t think abolishing police and prisons, defunding the DOD, eliminating the Senate and letting Congress (not voters!) pick the president and Supreme Court, and government control of companies and industries is extreme? That’s what they say they are for in their new platform.
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hannah gais
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There’s a giant different between “extreme” (subjective, etc.) and “extremism” (has actual academic definitions). No, I don’t think it’s “extremism.” Who’s the out-group?

What do you think of NSPM-7 and how it’s been applied?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I think this gets to the heart of liberal-left complaints about the press. Political reporters think we're criticizing them for not being on "our" side. We're not. We're criticizing them for not being on journalism's side. Unplug from the DC celebrity access system and do honest independent work.

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If you or someone you know is a currently serving sailor or Marine deployed aboard a ship and dealing with poor conditions, @taskandpurpose.com wants to hear from you. We have a tip form in this article.

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Ember Babiak (they/them) @wendybabiak.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I adored Chanel as a brand and her as a designer as a child. No 5 was my signature frangrance as a teen. I wanted one of her tweed suits so much I could taste it. Now I refuse to buy or wear any of it.

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If you think woke went too far what would you say about Nat Turner, John Brown and Harriet Tubman, about Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, about Emma Goldman and Big Bill Haywood, please stop butchering your own fucking heart and soul in the name of internet points

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

When you condemn yourself, your friends, your past to only dismissive disrespect, when you laugh at the seriousness and earnestness of your own youthful attempts to make things better in order to feel less vulnerable and less powerless, you feel briefly better in exchange for beginning to die

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Woke went too far is a way of dems blaming the left for Trump 2 by obscuring how we got Trump 1 and what happened to resist and defeat him. This is pure anti-Black anti-movement anti-historical revisionist bullshit designed to sheepdog you into the new progressive wing of Dem politics and treating

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

BREAKING: What just happened at the Kennedy Center board meeting is a slap in the face to the rule of law. We will see the president and his corrupt cronies in court. This will not stand. Official statements @repbeatty.bsky.social @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG👇

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schlotrvlr.bsky.social @schlotrvlr.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The whole lot of Cohn proteges are every bit as despicable > see Stone, Manafort, Lee Atwater, Trump & many more. Cohen helped McCarthy w/ his "communist" head hunting operation & that legacy lives on today in the ENTIRETY of the Christian nationalist party. Despicable barely covers their depravity.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 13/08/2026

you have to learn to live with the reality that you do not have privacy. especially when you are organizing. especially when you are challenging this regime. there is no place safe to disclose anything that might be construed as illegal by the worst actors.

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U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)

The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.

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