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anne banks
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jewelheist.bsky.social
Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.

Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.

[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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anildash.com
It absolutely *is* polite! Cooperative overlap is a supportive and loving way of talking. There are only, like.. one or two cultures where it's _not_ considered polite, and they can go fuck themselves if they think the rest of us have to conform lol www.anildash.com/2021/09/26/c...
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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joshuaerlich.bsky.social
“where’s the whale? did he get the whale yet?”
October 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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newsjennifer.bsky.social
“I don’t know if we’ve ever seen a major media organization do such an about-face this fast. This is the paper of Watergate, multiple Pulitzers, the Access Hollywood tape—the thorn in Trump’s side—now completely flipped.” -- @karenattiah.bsky.social
www.thedailybeast.com/karen-attiah...
Star Columnist Fired by Bezos Says Billionaire Is Helping Trump Destroy Democracy
Washington Post star who got kicked out reveals how the Amazon boss ‘flipped’ the paper to suck up to Trump.
www.thedailybeast.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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tomscocca.bsky.social
It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all
tomscocca.bsky.social Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · Oct 7
One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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wiswell.bsky.social
I love that the Zoology department was integral to finding text about Merlin that was otherwise invisible to the human eye.
Rare Merlin and King Arthur text found hidden in binding of medieval book
The ‘extremely significant' text was hidden for centuries.
www.popsci.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
Tapper writes this without acknowledging that Milk himself served in the US Navy during the Korean War, or that Milk was assassinated while serving honorably in public office
June 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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hellafitzgerald.bsky.social
I hate making angry phone calls, I hate engaging with these ghouls, I’m sure you do too, but: it’s a beautiful day to call Gillibrand’s office, especially if you’re one of her constituents, and express your outrage at her hideous Islamophobia and outright lies.
NYC office: (212) 688-6262
June 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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tomtomorrow.bsky.social
brb going to visit this page and only this page for the rest of my natural life
June 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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scumbelievable.bsky.social
To quote my friend @seantcollins.com, the ice cream guy is braver than virtually the entire US government, and so are you.
premthakker.bsky.social Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · May 14
Ben of Ben & Jerry’s *arrested* after confronting RFK Jr. & Congress:

"They need to let food into Gaza. They need to let food to starving kids! Congress is paying to bomb poor kids in Gaza, and paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US!"
May 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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lexmcmenamin.com
today marks 40 years since Philadelphia police bombed the Black liberation group MOVE's home in West Philadelphia. 6 adults and 5 children burned to death. over 60 homes were destroyed from the resulting fire, and over 250 people left homeless. (resharing @kimkelly.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com)
What You Need to Know About the MOVE Bombing
And how Philadelphia became "the city that bombed itself."
www.teenvogue.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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thehockeyboomer.bsky.social
"Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe:
wagatwe.com Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · May 8
I don't trust missionaries lol
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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weratedogs.com
This is Nugget. She only met these new friends today, but they have already made her their leader. 13/10
a light gold cockapoo pup walks toward the camera in a field of grass. behind her is a herd of similarly colored alpacas. it appears as if they are both curious and in awe as they follow the curly pup.
May 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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hedlikeahole.bsky.social
this is definitely the best pope yet (only covered up approx 2 dozen individual cases of child molestation during his time in the church)
May 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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jcsalterego.bsky.social
do i lift? yeah, spirits
May 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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jonwithtattoos.bsky.social
Sooner or later, the Dan comes for us all.
mcsweeneys.net McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · May 2
"I awoke to a sharp, unsettling sensation, as though something in the universe had shifted and my very DNA had been altered. The low, almost imperceptible hum of a Fender Rhodes electric piano reverberated through my bones."
I Just Turned Forty, and Steely Dan’s Entire Discography Mysteriously Appeared on My Phone
The big 4-0. It was supposed to be a moment of reflection. A time to consider what the next chapter of life will hold. But that morning of my forti...
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May 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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erinkaylockwood.bsky.social
I think it's worth working through the logic of how the AI cheating mess is symptomatic of a broader epistemic and economic crisis, in which the tenuous bargain higher ed struck with to society to credential job applicants in exchange for being allowed to exist has completely eroded.
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erinkaylockwood.bsky.social Erin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · May 7
Students are AI-cheating their way through college because they are rightly terrified of economic precarity and doing everything they can to avoid it, which means getting a college degree because they've been told that a degree is necessary for a reasonably well playing job. And they're not wrong!
May 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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annkpowers.bsky.social
A lovely tribute to Clem Burke
anniezaleski.bsky.social Annie Zaleski @anniezaleski.bsky.social · Apr 8
So sad today about the death of Clem Burke from cancer at the too-young age of 70. I kept seeing people mention his drumming on "Dreaming," which is one of my very favorite Blondie songs, and so I dug into why the tune (and his performance) is so brilliant. anniezaleski.substack.com/p/dreaming-i...
the cover of blondie’s “dreaming” single
April 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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mikecaulfield.bsky.social
This is a video of PBS travel guy Rick Steves at the Edmonds WA Hands Off event, giving a speech which I think is one of the BEST explanations I've seen for the average person of what is going on now and it is 🔥🔥🔥. You are going to want to watch this. youtu.be/86hnPrWozUo?...
Hands Off National Day of Protest - Edmonds, WA
YouTube video by R
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April 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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perilinpink.bsky.social
Today is the 5 year anniversary to when I slowly started losing my mind during the pandemic and began dressing up as works of art.

As my Twitter account has long been abandoned, why not make a thread of my madness on BlueSky?

This was “The Maid” by Wilhelm August Lebrecht Amberg, from 1862
Two photos. The left shows me, in a red shirt with a white blouse under it, a daisy flower crown in my hair, a navy blue knee length skirt, and brown flat, holding a tray and drinking from a champagne flute. The right painting is a woman in a red shirt with white cuffs, a dark green ankle length skirt, a maid cap, brown shoes, holding a tray and drinking from a champagne flute.
April 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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swolecialism.bsky.social
They... misspelled automobile.
peark.es George Pearkes @peark.es · Mar 26
We have the text of the White House proclamation raising 25% tariffs on vehicles.

I am reading fast and it looks like some parts apply except those qualifying for USMCA preferential treatment.

Please forgive me the in-laws are here for dinner.
Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Autombile Parts Into the United States
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATION 1.  On February 17, 2019, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report
www.whitehouse.gov
March 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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jamalgreene.bsky.social
The President does not have the constitutional or statutory authority to dictate the content of voter registration forms. This EO is an incredibly dangerous power grab. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
March 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
WHOA. On March 15, a Cornell PhD student with UK and Gambian citizenship, here on a student visa, filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn Trump's EO aimed at foreign students accused of "antisemitism.

Last night, the DOJ emailed asking him to come to ICE to be detained and put into removal proceedings.
Last night at 12:52 AM, the Department of Justice contacted the undersigned via email. Under the subject line “Momodou Taal et al v. Trump, 25-cv-335 (NDNY),” the government informed the undersigned for the first time that the government intended to serve Mr. Taal with a Notice to Appear (NTA), and that they intended to take Mr. Taal into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Given that this information confirms the factual basis for Plaintiffs’ request for an emergency temporary restraining order, ECF No. 23, and the increased urgency with which the Court’s intervention is needed, we respectfully request the Court construe this letter as any procedurally appropriate vehicle to obtain the same. Plaintiffs’ counsel is immediately available to follow up with any submissions the Court deems appropriate in this extraordinary situation. Attached to this letter is an affidavit from Counsel Eric Lee (Exhibit 4), the government’s 12:52 AM email (Exhibit 5), and Plaintiffs’ counsel’s reply (Exhibit 6). The email reads: My colleagues and I represent the United States in this matter. The applications for admission of Messrs. Stone, Moss, and myself to the bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York are pending, so we have not noticed our appearances yet. But we wanted to reach out to establish a line of communication, and relate some information concerning your client. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has asked us to convey to you the following. ICE invites Mr. Taal and his counsel to appear in-person at the HSI Office in Syracuse at a mutually agreeable time for personal service of the NTA and for Mr. Taal to surrender to ICE custody. Accordingly, if you are interested in proposing such a date and time, we will promptly forward it to ICE for consideration
March 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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doctorstardis.bsky.social
We can upload 3 minute videos now.

YOU KNOW THE RULE
March 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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audrelawdamercy.bsky.social
resharing with alt text. truly terrifying shit

in addition to my fear, I feel fury

both at the perpetrators and all the facilitators who greased the wheels
Amy E. Greer is an associate at Dratel & Lewis and issues this statement: Last night ICE agents wrongfully arrested Mahmoud Khalil, claiming his student visa was revoked -- even though Mahmoud is legal permanent resident (green card) and not in the U.S. on a student visa. Confronted with that fact, the ICE agents detained him anyway. Overnight we filed a habeas corpus petition on Mahmoud's behalf challenging the validity of his arrest and detention. Currently we do not know Mahmoud's precise whereabouts. Initially we were informed this morning that he had been transferred to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey. However, when his wife -- a U.S. citizen who is eight months' pregnant and was threatened with arrest as well by the ICE agents last night -- tried to visit him there today, she was told he is not detained there. We have subsequently received reports that Mahmoud may s be transferred as far away as Louisiana. We will vigorously be pursuing Mahmoud's rights in court, and will continue our efforts to right this terrible and inexcusable - and calculated - wrong committed against him. ICE's arrest and detention of Mahmoud follows the U.S. government's open repression of student activism and political speech, specifically targeting students at Columbia University for criticism of Israel's assault on Gaza. The U.S. government has made clear that they will use immigration enforcement as a tool to suppress that speech. Many individuals and organizations have expressed support for Mahmoud and outrage at the government's conduct, and have offered their assistance in the legal proceedings. Mahmoud greatly appreciates all of that support, as do we.
March 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM