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carly @carlyhawk.bsky.social · Aug 10
man in "sickos" shirt stands at window saying "yes...ha ha ha...YES!"
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brfarley.bsky.social
Let these folks go home to their families, already
noturtlesoup17.bsky.social amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2d
National Guard wearing Santa hats while patrolling in DC.
December 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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drewmagary.bsky.social
Merry Christmas! It's the Hater's Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog! defector.com/the-2025-hat...
The 2025 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog | Defector
[Opens front door while holding a toy corgi in one arm] Merry Christmas! Oh my God, you made it! I thought you might be stuck at the airport for weeks! Well, because it’s such madness out there. Piper...
defector.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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mikexnichols.bsky.social
This is Spinal Tap. “It really puts perspective on things, though, doesn’t it?” “Yeah, too much. There’s too much fucking perspective now.”
December 15, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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aedwardslevy.bsky.social
"there's a new serif in town"
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16d
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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atrupar.com
some days you just have to laugh at how unbelievably stupid everything is
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Black Mirror was not meant to be inspiration
moreperfectunion.bsky.social More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 23d
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23d
NEW: Republican-led states, in a new filing at the D.C. Circuit, say D.C. residents are irrelevant, D.C. belongs to everyone else. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The filing is led by the South Carolina and West Virginia attorneys general. Both states sent troops to DC.
No. 25-5418 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Plaintiffs-Appellee V. DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States, et al., Defendants-Appellants BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE SOUTH CAROLINA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND 22 ADDITIONAL STATES IN SUPPORT OF STAY PENDING APPEAL Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia District Court Case No. 1:25-Cv-03005-JMC ALAN WILSON ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Thomas T. Hydrick Solicitor General P.O. Box 11549 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 JOHN B. MCCUSKEY ATTORNEY GENERAL STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA Michael R. Williams Solicitor General OFFICE OF THE WEST VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF AUTHORITIES 11 INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE ............... 1 INTRODUCTION ............ 1 ARGUMENT ........... 3 The Equities Weigh Heavily in Favor of a Stay, as the Injunction Usurps Presidential Power and Endangers D.C. Citizens and the Government ............................... ..... 3 A. Securing the District Is the President's Constitutional Responsibility and Vital to a Functioning Republic .... .....3 B. Crime Has Exploded in Our Capital, Hurting Residents and Hindering the Federal Government 5 C. In the Few Months Since the Executive Orders, President Trump and National Guard Troops Have Made the Capital Safer ......... 10 CONCLUSION .............. 13 ADDITIONAL COUNSEL........................ 15 INTRODUCTION The District of Columbia is the Seat of America's National Government and the house of all three of its branches. U.S. CONsT. art. I, § 8, cl. 17. Safety, security, and domestic tranquility in D.C. are critical, not only to the good people of the District, but to the functioning of the United States. The American People rely on the effective operation of their Government, which in turn depends on the safety of elected representatives and officials who carry out the popular will. The American People travel from all over the country to Washington, every day, to visit its historic sites and exercise their First Amendment right to petition the Government. See U.S. CONST. amend. I. The District belongs to "the People" as a whole, and its safety is critical to our constitutional republic.
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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kchironis.bsky.social
😈 Maleficent, the evil queen, had her goblins searching for Sleeping Beauty for 16 years.

🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!

🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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titlesinmedia.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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kiaspeaks.us
My favorite piece of content today.
actuallychloehayes › millennials 20h serious question for the millennials... my older cousin said she used to 'burn' cds for her crush. like... with ? was that a ritual? did it work? you guys were literally practicing witchcraft just to get a text back. i'm scared of y'all. Q 2.9K
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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booksofm.com
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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petridishes.bsky.social
look as someone who can be incapacitated for weeks by the fear that I put the wrong number of exclamation points into an email this has been a fascinating glimpse into a some brains that work extremely! differently! from! mine!
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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caylen.bsky.social
a “Space Force”, if you will
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Nov 13
we need a department of kerning
The Department of War's seal hangs on a wall. The kerning appears to be off.
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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pixelatedboat.bsky.social
I’m starting to think this Jeffrey Epstein guy was up to no good
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com
there was a time i never thought i could hate a politician more than i hated that guy. in retrospect, very naive of me
November 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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nickkapur.bsky.social
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!

Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.

Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!

#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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dskamper.bsky.social
This is why Ezra Klein’s argument fails. No amount of message discipline will prevent the Right from claiming Dems have said horrible things that they never said.
katz.theracket.news Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · Sep 30
They don't even need to have said it! You just need some activists to have said it! Often you just need some weird anons online to have said it!
paulwaldman.bsky.social Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · Sep 28
This is a demonstration of how powerful the right wing misinformation machine is. They take a phrase or a word some Democrat said, attach the worst possible interpretation to it, and repeat their view of it THOUSANDS of times until even liberals remember it the way conservatives want them to.
September 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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fleerultra.bsky.social
so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining
September 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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daveholmes.bsky.social
Moments like this are when we really need a functioning Doonesbury www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/p...
Oliver North marries Fawn Hall, his document-shredding secretary at the center of Iran-Contra scandal | CNN Politics
Two key figures in the Iran-Contra affair quietly married last month, nearly 40 years after the scandal rocked US politics and President Ronald Reagan’s administration.
www.cnn.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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shakespeare.lol
What is the city but the people?
September 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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jodyavirgan.com
This was the best thing I read all week. Easy to get caught up in the latest outrage, but the big story of 21st century is found here: "The market, and increasingly the culture, is dominated by the affluent." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
Opinion | Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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smashfizzle.bsky.social
A lot of people are learning that cowardice won’t save them in real time. Might as well be brave.
August 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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dcpierson.bsky.social
When I say “trust the process,” this is the process I’m talking about
Sesame Street: Making Crayons
YouTube video by Sesame Street
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August 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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ericcolumbus.bsky.social
Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.

(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
"We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa and Mark. They were the bright lights at the center of our lives, and we can't believe they are gone. Their love for us was boundless. We miss them so much. "We want everyone to know that we are both safe and with loved ones. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support we have received, and we appreciate your respect for our family's privacy as we grieve. "Our family would like to thank law enforcement for their swift action that saved others and for the coordination across communities that led to the arrest of the man who murdered our parents. We especially would like to thank the officers who were first on the scene to our parents' home and their heroic attempts to rescue our mom and dad. "Our parents touched so many lives, and they leave behind an incredible legacy of dedication to their community that will live on in us, their friends, their colleagues and co-workers, and every single person who knew and loved them. "If you would like to honor the memory of Mark and Melissa, please consider the following: • Plant a tree. • Visit a local park and make use of their amenities, especially a bike trail. • Pet a dog. A golden retriever is ideal, but any will do. • Tell your loved ones a cheesy dad joke and laugh about it. • Bake something — bread for Mark or a cake for Melissa, and share it with someone. • Try a new hobby and enjoy learning something. • Stand up for what you believe in, especially if that thing is justice and peace. "Hope and resilience are the enemy of fear. Our parents lived their lives with immense dedication to their fellow humans. This tragedy must become a moment for us to come together. Hold your loved ones a little closer. Love your neighbors. Treat each other with kindness and respect. The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."
June 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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brfarley.bsky.social
If you—like me—are a huge Titus Andronicus fan (looking at you @atherton.bsky.social @bcfinucane.bsky.social), checkout this @lifeoftherecord.bsky.social episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l... (h/t @carlyhawk.bsky.social)
The Making of THE MONITOR by Titus Andronicus - featuring Patrick Stickles
Podcast Episode · Life of the Record · 04/15/2025 · 2h 33m
podcasts.apple.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM