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Karl Bode

@karlbode.com

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands

February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM

Brian Nuss

@korosuzo84.bsky.social

Fuck Cancer!

a man in a red suit is walking on a red carpet in front of a crowd

ALT: a man in a red suit is walking on a red carpet in front of a crowd

media.tenor.com

February 11, 2026 at 7:55 PM

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Marc Deschamps

@marcdachamp.bsky.social

Paying tribute to Latino culture like this in the midst of everything happening in America is such a baller move. Bad Bunny doesn’t have to mention Trump or ICE. He went on the biggest stage in the world to show America that multiculturalism is its greatest strength.

February 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM

Brian Nuss

@korosuzo84.bsky.social

The Leftovers is the most emotionally devastating and amazing shows of all time. Rewatching and the first episode in season 1 is already getting me 😢💔

February 1, 2026 at 5:41 AM

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Jeff Rueter

@jeffrueter.bsky.social

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti
Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

“We are heartbroken but also very angry.

Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.

I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed.

Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM

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MinnMax

@minnmax.com

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM

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Sharon

@sharonk.bsky.social

mad king moment

from the PBS Newshour correspondent

NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:

Dear Ambassador:

President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]

“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”

January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM

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Federal Reserve

@federalreserve.gov

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

YouTube video by Federal Reserve

www.youtube.com

January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM

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🏳️‍⚧️ The Milkmaid of Human Kindness

@josie.zone

Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:

archive.is/ur35j

First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people
who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family.
This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her.
Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine,
Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole.
Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles,

What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever.
We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine
On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns.
Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way.
We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E

January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM

Brian Nuss

@korosuzo84.bsky.social

I already cannot fathom how we haven’t done more to protect our children from gun violence. I don’t need this to convince me. Hope it helps enable change and reaches people who don’t know or realize how traumatic this is to so many families all over the United States. Heartbreaking 💔

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · Dec 1

"I felt like I was growing more and more numb... I started just racking my brain to what I could do to restore people’s empathy."

Netflix’s new documentary leaves policy behind to explore the grief and mourning that stays with the families of school shooting victims.

A New Documentary Goes Inside the Untouched Bedrooms of School Shooting Victims

bit.ly

December 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM

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Formula 1

@f1tv.bsky.social

MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS THE QATAR GRAND PRIX!!!

The Red Bull driver will fight for the title at the season finale! 💪

#F1 #QatarGP

November 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM

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Amanda Mull

@amandamull.bsky.social

I have been looking at Black Friday sales for a week but I do not actually need anything so instead I closed all those tabs and bought a Polaroid for a foster kid in Florida who uses photography to deal with big feelings. Perhaps you would like to do the same for one of the kids at the link below?

treb @treblaw.bsky.social · Nov 21

🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...

November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM

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Peter Wartman

@peterwartman.com

just wanted to re-post this messaging that helped win an election

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Oct 11

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸

@patriottakes.bsky.social

A running team from Chicago posted that Trump’s federal agents dragged a runner (67 years old) from his car, broke his ribs, and caused internal bleeding.

IG: dwrunning1

October 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM

Brian Nuss

@korosuzo84.bsky.social

The Perfect Neighbor on Netflix made me furious and sad and furious all over again. That Karen had hatred in her heart and I wish she would have left that community before she ruined those children’s lives forever.

October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM

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Carl Quintanilla

@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞

@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...

October 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM

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Brian Grubb

@briancgrubb.bsky.social

the morning after staying up late to watch a 14 inning playoff baseball game

October 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM

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Jeff Gerstmann

@jeffgerstmann.com

Xbox 360 Dollars Per Year

October 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM

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Alan Sepinwall

@sepinwall.bsky.social

Some news: yesterday was my last at Rolling Stone. For now, I'm going solo, doing all my TV reviewing, recapping, etc., at my newsletter. I hope you'll consider subscribing. Many more details here:

Don't stop believing

Some news, as they say

alansepinwall.ghost.io

September 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM

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Wesley Morgan

@wesleymorgan.bsky.social

IDF sniper from Chicago who says he killed Gazan teenager just for trying to retrieve his brother's corpse: “They’re thinking, ‘Oh I don’t think [I’ll get shot] because I’m wearing civilian clothes and I am not carrying a weapon' and all that, but they were wrong. That’s what you have snipers for.”