RigbyTheDog
@rigbythedog.bsky.social
Every day, I think deeply about being the kind of dog that I strive to be. #existentialism
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“The Far Right doesn’t stay within borders. It’s at work everywhere and it works in sync. The strength in one area magnifies the strength in another. It’s a global threat.”
The Far Right Hits The BBC
The assault on free media gathers pace
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
“The Far Right doesn’t stay within borders. It’s at work everywhere and it works in sync. The strength in one area magnifies the strength in another. It’s a global threat.”
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A crash is coming, it's only a question of how bad it's going to be
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A crash is coming, it's only a question of how bad it's going to be
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We just launched the biggest primary program in Indivisible’s history. Help us (literally) send Schumer and the surrender caucus a message. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
Democratic leaders failed us again. Time to get some new leaders.
Indivisible's weekly newsletter with analysis and action
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We just launched the biggest primary program in Indivisible’s history. Help us (literally) send Schumer and the surrender caucus a message. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
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The fact that none of the 8 Dems are up for re-election in 2026 is a pretty good sign @schumer.senate.gov engineered the surrender
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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Released 37 years ago
Fugazi, also known as EP 7 Songs, is Fugazi's eponymous debut release, available in record stores in November 1988 with this opening track
Waiting Room – live at the Wilson Center 1988
#punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #fugazi #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Fugazi, also known as EP 7 Songs, is Fugazi's eponymous debut release, available in record stores in November 1988 with this opening track
Waiting Room – live at the Wilson Center 1988
#punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #fugazi #history #punkrockhistory #otd
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Released 37 years ago
Fugazi, also known as EP 7 Songs, is Fugazi's eponymous debut release, available in record stores in November 1988 with this opening track
Waiting Room – live at the Wilson Center 1988
#punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #fugazi #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Fugazi, also known as EP 7 Songs, is Fugazi's eponymous debut release, available in record stores in November 1988 with this opening track
Waiting Room – live at the Wilson Center 1988
#punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #fugazi #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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It’s all up to US!
November 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It’s all up to US!
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The AHA will partner with @nationalhistoryday.bsky.social for Revolutionary Ideals: Understanding 250 Years of American Principles, a virtual professional learning series for K–12 educators in April 2026. Applications will launch in January 2026, with 240 spots available for teachers nationwide. 🗃️
National History Day Announces Partnership with AHA for 2026 Program - AHA
The American Historical Association will partner with National History Day for Revolutionary Ideals: Understanding 250 Years of American Principles, a virtual professional learning series for K—12 edu...
www.historians.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The AHA will partner with @nationalhistoryday.bsky.social for Revolutionary Ideals: Understanding 250 Years of American Principles, a virtual professional learning series for K–12 educators in April 2026. Applications will launch in January 2026, with 240 spots available for teachers nationwide. 🗃️
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The definition of what a real American is has been rather fluid. Sometimes it was defined by what we ate.
The Election That Defined What 'Real Americans' Ate and Drank
Large, drunken rallies touted a populist who drank hard cider.
www.atlasobscura.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The definition of what a real American is has been rather fluid. Sometimes it was defined by what we ate.
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She's the Fetterman of the Republican (MAGA) Party?
November 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
She's the Fetterman of the Republican (MAGA) Party?
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Folks, this is the play. An this situation is simply the canary in the coal mine. They are planning not to seat the 2026 Congress - they definitely won’t if the Dems win the majority, but likely no matter what.
November 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Folks, this is the play. An this situation is simply the canary in the coal mine. They are planning not to seat the 2026 Congress - they definitely won’t if the Dems win the majority, but likely no matter what.
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We have no congress. No House of Representatives, and without them the Senate can't do anything either.
They've ended the U.S. Congress and nobody noticed. If that's not the definition of a legal coup, nothing is.
They've ended the U.S. Congress and nobody noticed. If that's not the definition of a legal coup, nothing is.
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
We have no congress. No House of Representatives, and without them the Senate can't do anything either.
They've ended the U.S. Congress and nobody noticed. If that's not the definition of a legal coup, nothing is.
They've ended the U.S. Congress and nobody noticed. If that's not the definition of a legal coup, nothing is.
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Canada should invade us, they would be greeted as liberators
November 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Canada should invade us, they would be greeted as liberators
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It's coming soon. Which choice will you make?
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It's coming soon. Which choice will you make?
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I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
The TV's at tomorrow's tailgate will be football-less thanks to ESPN and Disney fucking with people's heads.
October 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The TV's at tomorrow's tailgate will be football-less thanks to ESPN and Disney fucking with people's heads.
LMS (Moodle, Canvas, etc) has taken an otherwise rewarding and enriching profession and transformed it into a simple job that requires toggling & checking boxes, copying and pasting, and clicking the 3 dots -- ALL FUCKING DAY LONG! Every class run through the LMS, I never talk to students anymore.
October 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
LMS (Moodle, Canvas, etc) has taken an otherwise rewarding and enriching profession and transformed it into a simple job that requires toggling & checking boxes, copying and pasting, and clicking the 3 dots -- ALL FUCKING DAY LONG! Every class run through the LMS, I never talk to students anymore.
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Yep, voted in by a portion of the population that doesn't give two shits about this country as long as their hatred for others is satisfied.
October 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Yep, voted in by a portion of the population that doesn't give two shits about this country as long as their hatred for others is satisfied.
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🤔 “load the jails full of them”
Ex-TN Highway Patrol troopers say they were pressured to arrest people for DUI’s to get higher pay, likely leading to sober drivers being arrested — “This is corruption. We’re ruining people’s lives.”
www.wsmv.com/2025/10/27/f...
Ex-TN Highway Patrol troopers say they were pressured to arrest people for DUI’s to get higher pay, likely leading to sober drivers being arrested — “This is corruption. We’re ruining people’s lives.”
www.wsmv.com/2025/10/27/f...
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🤔 “load the jails full of them”
Ex-TN Highway Patrol troopers say they were pressured to arrest people for DUI’s to get higher pay, likely leading to sober drivers being arrested — “This is corruption. We’re ruining people’s lives.”
www.wsmv.com/2025/10/27/f...
Ex-TN Highway Patrol troopers say they were pressured to arrest people for DUI’s to get higher pay, likely leading to sober drivers being arrested — “This is corruption. We’re ruining people’s lives.”
www.wsmv.com/2025/10/27/f...
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teen vogue out here doing better reporting than some of the most highly renowned news institutions of our time.
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
teen vogue out here doing better reporting than some of the most highly renowned news institutions of our time.
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A reminder: This is what America looks like without a legislative branch.
October 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A reminder: This is what America looks like without a legislative branch.