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Adroitly Absurd @adroitlyabsurd.bsky.social · 8h

Oh fuck yeah the Reeve’s Octoauto mentioned

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HorselessAge @horselessage.bsky.social · 8h

I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don’t like the vehicle.

The 1911 Reeves Octoauto, a car with eight wheels

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Adroitly Absurd @adroitlyabsurd.bsky.social · 8h

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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.bsky.social · 14h

What do national parks and democracy have in common? They're both built on a powerful idea: the best of America belongs to the people.

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Adroitly Absurd @adroitlyabsurd.bsky.social · 8h

“I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don’t like the vehicle.”

Three men stand on a wooden pier in a painting beside a Diamond-stacked 4-4-0 American steam locomotive - behind them, tall clipper ships in various states of rig sit at anchor

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The Red-Headed Strangler @emmaberquist.bsky.social · 13h

my god there has never been a more accurate use of this

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Adroitly Absurd @adroitlyabsurd.bsky.social · 15h

I’m in a competitive area so the same damn political ads have been NONSTOP

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Adroitly Absurd @adroitlyabsurd.bsky.social · 15h

It’s also worth noting one of the parties has fully signed off on & endorsed the wholesale destruction of said guardrails

It’s less “they didn’t hold” & more “half the people gleefully took a torch to ‘em”

Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 16h

The 1st term guardrails didn't hold. We live in a republic now, albeit a dying one, because largely unknown Congressional staffers saved the electoral college ballots in 2021

A man attempted a terroristic insurrection, failed, lied about it, & was rewarded with the most powerful office in the world

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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Dread Pirate Sex Badger @badgercult.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry what now?

Barbara Sobel @barbarasobel.bsky.social · 1d

RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The CFPB is one of the most staunch financial watchdogs for the American people.

The agency has returned at least $20B to the victims of financial fraud and abuse since 2011.

It's no longer protecting consumers now...BECAUSE THIS REGIME DOESN'T WANT IT TO!

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

the year is 2030. a doctor solemnly informs you that you have plastic in your testicles bc millions of people persuaded by celebrity marketing bought synthetic pubic hairs that were eventually consumed by fish that you ate

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Adroitly Absurd @adroitlyabsurd.bsky.social · 17h

And as always:

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Adroitly Absurd @adroitlyabsurd.bsky.social · Jan 2

I’ve said it before - I’d like to see the folks screaming about “lack of care” & “disinterest” to pony up some cash & volunteer some time to actually help instead of hollering from their armchairs at the overworked & dedicated people who do their damndest to care for these ships

It takes loads of $

Semper Gumby @dbfenthusiast.bsky.social · Jan 2

We are definitely going to see a reduction in numbers regarding museum ships in the next decade or so before we see new ones.

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Adroitly Absurd @adroitlyabsurd.bsky.social · 17h

Hoo this

Semper Gumby @dbfenthusiast.bsky.social · 17h

Sad news about the Falls of Clyde being scuttled today so I am once again prompted to share this piece medium.com/@dbfenthusia...

Don’t Give Up The Ship

Museums and Community Support

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Adroitly Absurd @adroitlyabsurd.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting that YouTube videos are down but the ads work perfectly - in fact, they keep cycling on as the videos I click fail to load

Feels apt for the current state of things - no, you can’t access the creative media you want; only forced consumerism

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Roberta DJ Ross 🏳️‍⚧️ @djross2000.bsky.social · 1d

Good thing I checked the socials... seems Youtube is fucked right now.

Which sucks because there are a half dozen videos I wanted to watch tonight.

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Adroitly Absurd @adroitlyabsurd.bsky.social · 1d

Nice, but ‘twould be far more apt for our current clime if a bunch of folks came up w/ sledgehammers to the bottom of that thing

This ain’t a slow erosion - it’s a direct, brazen assault

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: A huge ice sculpture of the word “DEMOCRACY” is currently melting away in front of the US Capitol.

Organized by artists and activists, it was commissioned by the Up In Arms campaign, an effort led by Ben Cohen, the cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

It's the worst thing watching resegregation happen in real time to please a bunch of white supremacist nazis in power.

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NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

last i checked these young republicans were like 25 years old. but this is a classic case of infantilization to diminish the significance of the offense. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’

The vice president called the texts "edgy, offensive jokes."

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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 1d

No one ever confused Eric Adams for someone with principles.

The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 1d

After calling Cuomo a "snake and a liar," Eric Adams appears to be getting ready to endorse him. x.com/Annie_McDono...

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

♥️🎉Fed Court grants temporary restraining order in AFGE v. OMB, halting firings on 10/10 during govt. shutdown for 14 days. Applies to ALL agencies (including CDC) with at least 1 AFGE member. Your Union Power at work! ♥️💪

#unionstrong #AFGE

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Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated.”

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Adroitly Absurd @adroitlyabsurd.bsky.social · 1d

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Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 2d

ONLY migrants though, no one else is to study English because it's a rip off and a waste of time, am I getting this right.

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 2d

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Some of those people are currently on the staff of elected Republicans, in fact. They’re part of the present of the GOP.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1d

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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Dread Pirate Sex Badger @badgercult.bsky.social · 2d

I just can't.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 2d

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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Resistance Rangers @resistancerangers.bsky.social · 3d

"By facing this history, we honor the original stewards of the land. We honor the Indigenous Peoples who never stopped fighting for their homelands. That's the story behind America's Best Idea. And it's a story we all need to be telling."

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3d

Solidarity is the only way

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