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Chris Hodges
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The purpose of a system is what it does
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docatcdi.com
About fifty years ago, NASA strapped a message in a bottle to a rocket and flung it into the deep dark
It wasn’t supposed to go this far, but it did. Long past its mission, it’s still out there so far away now that a simple hello takes a day to reach it, and another day to hear if it says hello back
March 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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tristansnell.bsky.social
Donald Trump on eggs and other high-priced groceries:

August 2024: “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One."

March 2025: "Shut up about egg prices."
March 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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kdnerak33.bsky.social
If you’ve already started calling it the Gulf of America instead of the Gulf of Mexico, you should have no trouble with someone’s preferred name and pronouns.
February 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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fpwellman.bsky.social
The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
A memo listing all of the clubs eliminated by USMA.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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stephstephking.bsky.social
"I have a PhD; you have Dunning-Kruger" needs to be on a t-shirt if it isn't already
A guy arguing there are "only two biological sexes" is corrected by a scientist. When his retort is "fillow the science," Dr. JEY McCreight responds "I did, I literally have a PhD in human genomic. You have Dunning-Kruger"
January 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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other98.bsky.social
Republicans tell you DEI is bad because it means the best person for the job won’t get the job and then vote to nominate Pete Hegseth.
January 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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mollymcghee.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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benedictsred.bsky.social
Fix your hearts or die.
January 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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literarypearls.bsky.social
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin
January 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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firewalkwjaime.bsky.social
With the amount of porn bots on this site now, you might want to subscribe to this blocklist too.

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January 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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walmsley.bsky.social
strong argument that this bit from Satre's Anti-Semite and Jew is the key to understanding Trumpism: it is a joke, and the joke is precisely that you are required to take them seriously
Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.
January 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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tommchenry.bsky.social
an idea of the world

www.noncanon.com/comics/2025-...
drawing of a cowboy with a rifle saying "Yessir, I've constructed an idea of this here world -- and if that idea ain't true -- why I'm of a mind ta flip the fuck out."
January 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
“Back in 1867, Democratic President Harry Truman tried to buy Greenland”
January 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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emmaberquist.bsky.social
everything is just a scam now, phishing emails, fake texts, online betting, AI, sex bots, politicians begging for money, supplements. fucking snake oil country
January 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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sraars.comrades.social
@criminalerin.bsky.social You see this?

Someone tries to rob a couple unarmed guys with a .22 AK, so they grab him and wrestle for the gun. LAPD rolls up and shoots both the victims, allowing the robber to grab the gun and run, at which point they shoot him as well.
Officer-Involved Shooting in Southeast Division Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Force Investigation Division is investigating an Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS) in Southeast Division. On December 28, 2024, at around 11:30 p.m., two victims were standing on the sidewalk in front of a church located in the 1700 block of East 114t Street. The suspect, later identified as 54-year-old Los Angeles resident Kevin Doby, approached the victims, produced an AK style rifle and demanded their property. As Doby attempted to rob the victims at gunpoint, the victims charged him, taking Doby to the ground. As the victims and suspect struggled over control of the gun, Southeast Patrol Division uniformed officers were conducting regular patrol in the area and observed the group fighting. The officers deployed from their vehicle, approached the group and as they did, one of the victim's yelled, "He's got a gun!" multiple times. The officers broadcast a backup request and gave numerous verbal orders to drop the gun. As the victims continued to struggle with Doby, they attempted to break away, and an Officer-Involved-Shooting (OIS) occurred. Doby, rearmed himself with the rifle and began to run, when a second OIS occurred. During the incident, the suspect was struck by the gunfire and dropped the rifle under a nearby parked car. The officers redeployed and after back-up units arrived took the suspect into custody without further incident. Doby sustained gunshot wounds and was transported to a local hospital listed in stable condition. It was later determined that the victims were also struck by gunfire. Kevin Doby was placed under arrest for 211 PC-Armed Robbery. The victims were transported to a separate hospital and listed in stable condition. A loaded black and brown AK style, 22 Caliber rifle, and an approximately 3-inch folding knife were located and collected as evidence. No officers or other community members were injured during this incident.
December 31, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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katie.bzky.team
can anyone tell me if the economy is good
The Onion Point/Counterpoint The American Economy is Fundamentally Unstable Following Continued Economy Policy That Has Lead To Unimaginable Wealth Inequality vs. No It Isn't Published: December 9, 2024
December 28, 2024 at 8:21 AM
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banjeaux.bsky.social
THE GREEN KNIGHT
jessiegender.bsky.social Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · Dec 25
What’s your favorite underappreciated Christmas movie?
December 25, 2024 at 1:44 AM
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laboxalaroxa.bsky.social
Oh, go on, it's Christmas Eve. Give them one reskeet, as a treat.
December 24, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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yimmysue.bsky.social
At least Germany was in serious economic trouble when its people fell for a lawless lunatic....Americans just did it out of boredom.
December 20, 2024 at 3:39 PM
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davidfrum.bsky.social
After his successful consolidation of power, the Leader prepares for show trials of those who resisted his first failed putsch.
December 18, 2024 at 12:31 PM