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Rui Santos @ruisantos.net · Jul 8
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astrokatie.com
Humans: capable of building entire skyscrapers but still afraid to put the scary number on one of the floors
An elevator button panel with the numbers 12 and 14 next to each other and no number 13
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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gtconway.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Don’t be like Amy. Ask the bigger questions like Melanie.
Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) writes: “Why are our tax dollars subsidizing Lobster for SNAP recipients?” Below is a screenshot from an online grocery listing for lobster tails priced at $9.99, marked “SNAP EBT eligible”, from Whole Foods Market. Melanie D’Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) posts: “Why are our tax dollars subsidizing private jets for billionaires?” The image below is a CNBC headline reading: “Tax cuts for private jet buyers expected to lead to surge in sales,” written by Robert Frank, published July 14, 2025.
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
lol
Rasmus Jarlov on Twitter writes: "There is nothing to celebrate. Moving from average tariffs of less than 2% on trade between the USA and Europe to 15% under today’s deal will inevitably lead to inflation. Almost everything will become more expensive in both Europe and the USA, and we will all be worse off. The economic illiteracy in the White House is doing serious damage to the West." Stylish Skunk replies: "I have a feeling you have 0 idea what you're talking about. In fact I know you do." Rasmus Jarlov responds: "Of course. I am former minister of trade in Denmark and you are an anonymous Twitter profile. You probably know a lot more than me. For sure."
July 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
Riley Gains encourages Trump to sue "into oblivion" Rupert Murdoch, who owns Fox Corp, which owns Outkick, which employs Riley Gains.
July 19, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
July 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
Make it make sense.
July 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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joshtpm.bsky.social
Harvard sociologist/polisci Theda Skocpol explains how the vast expansion of ICE in BBB may be Trump's secret weapon to overcome the barriers of federalism and complete his autocratic takeover of the American state. (History from Germany & Hungary in 20s/30s.) talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...
Critical Read About the BBB, Federalism and the Future of American Democracy
TPM Reader TS (Harvard sociologist/political scientist Theda Skocpol) and I often compared...
talkingpointsmemo.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Espina: It doesn’t matter if you’re Cuban, Mexican, Venezuelan—it doesn’t matter if you’ve been here five years or thirty. When Trump talks about immigrants, he means all of us. That includes people who’ve been here a long time. That includes permanent residents
June 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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muellershewrote.com
Who is against these policies? Are people so far gone that they prefer their taxes pay for corporate welfare and massive pointless bombs over education and transportation?
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jun 27
All these tweets criticizing Zohran just end up seeming like ads for his campaign
June 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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eliothiggins.bsky.social
🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
The Misleading Panic over Misinformation
People can’t agree on how to define misinformation and its related terms, making regulation nearly impossible. Instead, free expression serves as a better tool for discovering truth.
www.cato.org
June 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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astrokatie.com
I still can't get past the idea that people in America are now supposed to accept that this is a valid form of law enforcement and just assume it's fine when random dudes in groups with face-coverings, no ID, no warrant, & no uniform grab people off the street and force them into unmarked vehicles
jlazarus.bsky.social Jeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · Jun 17
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jun 17
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
June 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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mollymckew.bsky.social
“People on Bluesky are the crazy ones”
robertscotthorton.bsky.social Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Jun 10
Musk's Twitter is now running paid advertising calling for the extrajudicial execution of protesters in Los Angeles. In most countries around the world, this is a criminal act.
June 10, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Gathering of fascists in Moscow, Elon Musk's father in attendance
maks23.bsky.social MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · Jun 8
🫠 Elon Musk's father has arrived in Moscow to take part in the "Future Forum 2050." Нe is listed as a speaker on the forum's website.
June 8, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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muellershewrote.com
DOGE was a smash and grab robbery of our personal data.
June 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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atrupar.com
Trump still hasn't figured out that insane asylums and political asylum claims are different things
May 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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piperformissouri.bsky.social
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drannieandrews.com Annie Andrews, MD @drannieandrews.com · May 29
I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.

Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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murosinvisibles.bsky.social
I do find the honesty about their intentions finally to be refreshing

To all the migrants from Latin América who support ICE Gestapo:

They'll never consider you a "real American" because it's always just been about ethnic cleansing
May 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
🚨🚨🚨 The Supreme Court has just allowed Trump to strip as many as 350,000 people of legal status, effectively IMMEDIATELY.

Every Venezuelan granted TPS through the July 31, 2023 designation has been rendered undocumented as of now, significantly increasing the undocumented population.
mjsdc.bsky.social Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · May 19
NEW: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to resume its termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan migrants, staying a lower court decision that had halted the process. Only Justice Jackson notes her dissent.
ORDER IN PENDING CASE 24A1059 NOEM, SEC., DHS, ET AL. V. NAT. TPS ALLIANCE, ET AL. The application for stay presented to Justice Kagan and by her referred to the Court is granted. The March 31, 2025 order entered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, case No. 3:25-cv-1766, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court. This order is without prejudice to any challenge to Secretary Noem's February 3, 2025 vacatur notice insofar as it purports to invalidate EADs, Forms I-797, Notices of Action, and Forms I-94 issued with October 2, 2026 expiration dates. See 8 U. S. C. §1254a(d)(3). Justice Jackson would deny the application.
May 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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rami.spaceaustralia.com
There was a huge X-class solar flare yesterday on the Sun!

You can see it on the right-hand limb in these SDO images.

I find it so neat that we live next to, and can study, a star.

We take it for granted that it's "the Sun" and it's always in the sky, but there is a star and it is RIGHT THERE.

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The solar disc, seen in a special filter by the SDO satellite. This surface of the Sun in this image is turbulent and knotty. The colour of the twisted light is gold with dark brown patches. To the right, on the limb, an extended structure emerges from the surface and extends into space. The solar disc, seen in a special filter by the SDO satellite. This surface of the Sun in this image is turbulent andgranular. The colour of the twisted light is yellow with dark black patches. To the right, on the limb, an extended structure emerges from the surface and extends into space. The solar disc, seen in a special filter by the SDO satellite. This surface of the Sun in this image is granular. The colour of the twisted light is red and orange. To the right, on the limb, an extended structure emerges from the surface and extends into space. The solar disc, seen in a special filter by the SDO satellite. This surface of the Sun in this image is granular. The colour of the twisted light is teal. There are dark patches as well. To the right, on the limb, an extended structure emerges from the surface and extends into space.
May 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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ianbremmer.com
vice: > 10,000 cybertrucks are currently sitting unsold in dealerships
Tesla Reportedly Has $800 Million Worth of Cybertrucks That Nobody Wants
Tesla is overstocked with Cybertrucks, the PS1 graphics-looking mobile monument to Elon’s deep lack of creativity.
www.vice.com
May 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
Quite an exchange just now between Sen. Merkley and FBI Director Kash Patel over whether due process applies to people targeted by the Alien Enemies Act.
May 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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jeffstein.bsky.social
Scoop: We've obtained internal cables showing how the U.S. government is pushing countries facing tariffs to clear way for Musk's Starlink

State Dept says it's good to encourage Starlink adoption

Others point to blurring of Musk's private/government roles ...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show
Some countries have turned to the satellite internet firm in preparation for trade talks, State Department staffers wrote. The U.S. has a strategic interest in countering Chinese internet providers, b...
www.washingtonpost.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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skepchick.org
I stayed at the Liberty Hotel last time I was in Boston and had planned to go back, but those plans are now canceled. They allowed a MALE SECURITY GUARD to barge into a women's bathroom to remove a CIS woman because she looked too masculine. Get fucked, transphobes.
May 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM