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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 4h

In the continuing sinner-to-saint transformation of Charlie Kirk -- a man who embodied bigotry, hatred, and misogyny -- Kirk is being awarded the Medal of Freedom.

It's everything that is wrong about Trump and his cult.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/p...

Trump awards posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump on Tuesday posthumously awarded Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, saying he was entering the late conservative activist’s name “into the roster of true American he...

www.cnn.com

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 6h

It should not be understated how much clever shit like this actually annihilates morale at places like ICE/CBP.

Getting made fun of like this on national television while people laugh at you is.. well, you may call it victory wine, but it ain't.

Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 6h

I love this so much. Funny, sweet, hopeful, and kind of bad-ass.

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 6h

Something I learned very quickly (lol) in 2019 was that I specifically am not the right messenger for some things, even if other people might agree with the message. It’s part of why I was a policy lead at one point. The message was my words sometimes, but not necessarily coming from me.

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kristinaw1021.bsky.social @kristinaw1021.bsky.social · 8h

This is a very scary bit of information. Think about this - no actual money. Worse, the centers rely on taking advantage of and destroying small communities with pollution (increasing health problems) and use of clean water (creating shortages).

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

And this:
92% of the growth in the entire country this year has been data centers. And some of that is "circular deals" that dont involve actual money

fortune.com/2025/10/07/d...

Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says | Fortune

Is a U.S. without data centers a country without GDP growth?

fortune.com

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Cynthia Rose @stillcham.blacksky.app · 6h

He was really like "he wasn't as quick as me." He didn't give a shit about that man 😭

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 7h

In a town hall yesterday former Infowars host Owen Shroyer hosted, Mark Lynch, who's running against Sen. Lindsey Graham in the GOP primary, suggested going to the home of a federal judge who ruled against Trump & "kicking his door in" for "treason," & told Shroyer he "applaud[s] you for your show."

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Tron's evil twin brother Troff @tonygoldmark.bsky.social · 7h

GOOD. Go full Nuremberg on these fascist fucks. "I was only following orders" wasn't a valid excuse then and it ain't a valid excuse now.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 7h

The State of Illinois is documenting the criminal misconduct of Trump secret police agents in order to bring charges against those who engaged in acts ranging from assault to reckless endangerment and negligent operation of motor vehicles in the near future, Newsweek reveals.

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Dr Alex Cruikshanks @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 8h

Serious chance he's basically going to break one of the world's premier sporting events on a whim one day.

Trump threatens removal of World Cup games from Boston, Olympics from LA

Blaming Boston street takeovers and LA wildfires, the US president said both global sporting events could be moved for supposed safety reasons

www.theguardian.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 8h

So glad we’re burning down rainforests and drying up lakes to help total losers masturbate in an entirely new way

The Verge @theverge.com · 12h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · Jul 13

Presidents don’t own the country.

It doesn’t belong to them.

It’s ours.

Never forget this basic fact.

It’s ours.

Never normalize dictatorial power grabs.

They’re NOT normal.

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 8h

I swear I did not have "I'm better at ducking bullets than Charlie Kirk" on my Donny Batshit Bingo card

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Clay Ranck @clayranck.bsky.social · 8h

Trump playing up his bullet dodging skills at the Charlie Kirk memorial is really beyond parody.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Andrew @acunaandrew.bsky.social · 8h

His brain is even more pudding than in Trump I and that’s saying something

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 8h

suspect it will not be bizarre by second year of the second term standards, tho

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 8h

this entire speech is fucking bizarre, even by second term trump standards

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump: "You hear those sirens going off? That's good. A good sound. That means they either got the bad guy or they're gonna stop the bad guy. You didn't hear that sound bc nobody wanted to do anything. Listen to the beauty of that sound. That's the real deal sirens, not politically correct sirens"

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 10h

i did however enjoy the editorial decision to include photos of many of the chat participants

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 10h

i don't want to ho-hum this because it's apparent the message hasn't penetrated general consciousness and every time helps and we should encourage it. but this moves my priors about young R staffers absolutely not at all

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 10h

oh wow they are who we knew they were

Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 11h

"They referred to Black people as monkeys and 'the watermelon people' and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery."

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Andrew @acunaandrew.bsky.social · 9h

Let’s be clear here: their looks are not the problem. You can be drop dead gorgeous on the outside and still be a reprehensible sack of shit on the inside

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 10h

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 9h

They have no excuse. No explanation. Plenty of us manage to get through life not being the physical ideal and do not become sociopaths to cope. Do not take struggles out on innocents for pleasure. Do not grasp onto delusions of superiority.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 9h

There are so many responses savaging the looks of these men. It's taking the easy way out. There are plenty of people who look like those men and are not racist sacks of human refuse. Something is deficient in their souls. In their minds. In the manner in which they were raised.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 10h

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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holdmybooks @holdmybooks.bsky.social · 10h

What is it with these people letting HRC, Obama and now Biden live in their heads like this?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump: "I'm just a little busy. I'd love to go to Argentina. I'd like to be like Biden. I'd like to go to the beach. My legs are not quite as thin as his. My legs are slightly heavier, my arms are slightly larger. My body is a little bit larger than his. I'm not sure it would be appreciated."

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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 10h

The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty troops this week, despite Congress not passing legislation to allow it during the ongoing shutdown. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/14/r...

Pentagon to shift research dollars to pay troops during shutdown • Ohio Capital Journal

The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty troops this week, despite Congress not passing legislation to allow it during the ongoing shutdown.

ohiocapitaljournal.com

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Andrew @acunaandrew.bsky.social · 10h

It’s a Miller idea more than a Trump idea

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

"Miller slipped up because even he knows it is an outrageous thing for Trump to claim absolute, unreviewable power to send active-duty military troops into American cities based only on his delusions."

Stephen Miller's radically bogus idea of "plenary authority"

This is not how the Constitution works.

www.publicnotice.co

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

"Miller slipped up because even he knows it is an outrageous thing for Trump to claim absolute, unreviewable power to send active-duty military troops into American cities based only on his delusions."

Stephen Miller's radically bogus idea of "plenary authority"

This is not how the Constitution works.

www.publicnotice.co

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