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Chuck Wendig

@chuckwendig.bsky.social

Everything is bad but birds are good so time to reinstitute BIRD PROTOCOL where a bird is deployed to offset endless evil vibes, please enjoy, birds are good, okay bye

(photo by me)

Portrait-oriented photo featuring a wooden post with a rusted hanger hook jutting out of it, and standing atop the post, triumphant and at least slightly indignant, is a plump little bluebird. The bluebird is a male, and we see the electric blue of his head, but the predominant part facing us is the coppery-orange and pale white front. He is standing amidst little pink-and-red tree blossoms, but I like to imagine these are instead the extracted organs of his enemies. So let's just pretend this bluebird stands vengefully astride a scattering of viscera -- gobbets of gore taken as a prize from his unnatural and invasive foes. I'm sorry I've really made this a gross photo. It's actually quite nice. Kind of a dreamy vibe to it, what with the wall of yellow forsythia blurring in the background, and here I am adding drippy bits and internal organs. I'm sorry. I'll do better next time. Probably. Photo by me, Chuck Wendig

April 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM

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50501 Movement Washington State

@50501washington.bsky.social

📣 BREAKING, get ready folks, let’s make APRIL 19th even MORE SPECTACULAR! Will YOU be there? Please promote🙏

April 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM

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Jess Calarco

@jessicacalarco.com

The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.

April 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy

@physiciandemocracy.medsky.social

Now economists know how scientists felt when he said “inject bleach”

April 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM

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Heather Antos

@heatherantos.bsky.social

Today's Headlines

April 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM

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Peter Sagal

@petersagal.bsky.social

UPDATE: From the original poster of the letter on FB:

I just now got off the phone with Allan Schappert, the author of this letter. He’s not on social media. When I shared how his letter has travelled, he said, “I’m gobsmacked.” He wrote to share his story, and perhaps to let other veterans know they’re not alone, and he’s amazed that he touched a nerve. “The pen is mightier than the sword!” exclaimed this pilot who once wielded the nuclear sword at the controls of an American B52. Whew. He thanks you, Peter, for sharing his words. Allan and I have plans to grab a beer together this weekend.

March 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM

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Laura Helmuth

@laurahelmuth.bsky.social

It's hard to comprehend this if you have even a smidgen of empathy, but Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. does not care if children die of measles. 🧪 www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...