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@johngcole.bsky.social hey John. Just saw this and thought of you. Been a long time ! I hope you and your family are good. Aldo: Impress that you hv stated all the way off twitter all this time. Kudos .
January 17, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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Nebraska state senator. One of the good ones.
Trans people exist, have always existed, and will loved and valued, no matter what their government tells them.

(Also, I’m a part of the government, and I’m here to tell you I love you + I won’t stop fighting for you no matter what!)
January 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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This is so inspirational. Saying the words to his actual face
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.

(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
January 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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I wrote this nearly 15 years ago about Megan McArdle so as to avoid ever writing again about Megan McArdle crookedtimber.org/2010/10/27/a...
A not-so-brief history of violence
Public health warning: much much more McArdle-blogging beneath the fold. But take heart – this may possibly be my last and most definitive statement on the topic. I certainly can’t imag…
crookedtimber.org
January 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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These 1,000 men and women are heroes.
January 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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oh wow

The Library of Congress has a trove of images “free to use and re-use” that are in the public domain - and they’re fantastic
January 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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In the nine months between these posts, Musk has changed his story’s location, number of victims, and circumstances of whether or not the man was reported.
January 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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"Right-Wingers Blame California Wildfires on Anything but Climate Change"

Diversity! Migrants! Salmon! For Zeteo, @katmabu.bsky.social breaks down the right’s most ridiculous claims about the LA fires and what's actually responsible for them.

Watch/share/subscribe:
Right-Wingers Blame California Wildfires on Anything but Climate Change
Diversity! Migrants! Salmon! Kat Abughazaleh breaks down the right’s most ridiculous claims about the LA fires.
zeteo.com
January 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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But in the lore of the Twitter Files/Murthy case, this email has been the smoking gun of "OMG, the Biden admin cursed out FB officials over content moderation!" You can see the email above though, it has nothing to do with content moderation.
January 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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And... that's what matters. Because it only violates the law if the gov't engages in *coercive* pressure, which it didn't do here. The gov't tried to persuade the company, the company said no. That's... not unusual. Nor is it a violation of free speech.
January 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Whether it's right-wing outlets reporting things that are not true or liberal outlets reporting things that are true, both sides have a reporting problem.
January 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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As a reporter who covered the Facebook apology tour circa 2016, and spent HOURS on the phone with FB flak and executives earnestly telling me Zuckerberg was torn up over Russian election interference and was making it a top priority to fix misinfo on FB, this week’s developments are 🙃
January 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Israel is just violating international law left and right with total impunity because Biden will back up any land grab. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/w...
In Visit to Territory Seized in Syria, Netanyahu Says Troops Will Stay
The previously unannounced trip highlighted Israel’s expanded military presence across the de facto border with Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 12:55 PM
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It's rare you get such a clear illustration of whose lives have value in America and whose don't
December 10, 2024 at 7:14 PM
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I got the Luigi Mangione manifesto. The real one, not the forgery circulating online. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-man...
Luigi's Manifesto
Exclusive: read Luigi Mangione's 262-word manifesto on the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:51 PM
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Arctic tundra is now emitting more carbon than it absorbs, US agency says https://buff.ly/3VAbahI
Arctic tundra is now emitting more carbon than it absorbs, US agency says
Noaa details drastic shift driven by frequent wildfires, pushing surface air temperatures to second-warmest on record since 1900
buff.ly
December 10, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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#Florida school board chair, at Moms for Liberty summit, admits to feeding false data to her board to get agenda items passed. www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/e...
Deltona mayor calls for Volusia School Board chair's removal after disparaging remarks
The new chair spoke about falsifying information to get agenda items passed and made derogatory remarks about students and fellow board members.
www.news-journalonline.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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BREAKING: A judge has blocked Kroger’s $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons.

The judge sided with the FTC, finding that the deal would reduce competition for US grocery shoppers.
December 10, 2024 at 8:37 PM
@johngcole.bsky.social hey missed over at other place. Just noticed you made the full move over here. I’m a bit slow. Glad to see you’re okay.
December 10, 2024 at 8:40 PM
@edroso.bsky.social howdy Roy. Twttr pal of old.
November 19, 2024 at 2:19 AM
‘Portait of C asleep, in the afternoon’. 11/2024. House paint and acrylic on canvas. 50 x 40cm
November 17, 2024 at 11:59 AM
‘Harbour sunset’. Acrylic on canvas.
March 5, 2024 at 2:23 AM
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In case you were wondering what's going on at the Atlantic, today they're doing a "but do you condemn hamas" on the guy who self immolated to protest innocent people being slaughtered.
February 29, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Saturday arvo.
January 13, 2024 at 2:22 AM