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Scoiattolo @offline.mountainherder.xyz · Aug 23

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Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 21m

Then they came for Bolton and I was conflicted.

Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 39m

Bolton. Man, I don't know. (Yes, I know, but for something different)

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Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 22m

House of Wax

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 3h

You're writing this down right? Good. As I was saying my car sucked so bad my wife left me. Yes I can spell my name for you.

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Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 38m

Zosia Mamet in Girls

Me and a small nugget of love. 🇸🇪♥️🇺🇦 @mnotme.bsky.social · 1d

I should let my hair grow long again...

Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 39m

Bolton. Man, I don't know. (Yes, I know, but for something different)

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Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 1h

Blech, blech
The body horror continues

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Dr Oz: "Turns out that about 1/3 families don't have the number of babies they desire. They're under-babied. So this president committed to address that during the campaign and he's delivering on that today."

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Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 1h

Right? I'm perplexed, but I'm also On Here

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Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 1h

And make it stick

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 1h

A main organizer of VC Defensa in Ventura County was rammed in his vehicle by federal agents and taken into custody this morning. This video is from VC Defensa IG and shows the ramming. Organizers are thinking he’ll be taken to LA MDC—headed there now

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1h

Whether he jumped or was pushed, this seems like a big deal. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

www.nytimes.com

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 1h

"Even applying great deference to the administration's view of the facts, ... there is insufficient evidence that protest activity in Illinois has significantly impeded the ability of federal officers to execute federal immigration laws." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

We need not fully resolve these thorny and complex issues of statutory interpretation now, because we conclude that the administration has not met its burden under either standard.
Even applying great deference to the administration's view of the facts, under the facts as found by the district court, there is insufficient evidence that protest activity in Illinois has significantly impeded the ability of federal officers to execute federal immigration laws. Federal facilities, including the processing facility in Broadview, have remained open despite regular demonstrations against the administration's immigration policies. And though federal officers have encountered sporadic disruptions, they have been quickly contained by local, state, and federal authorities. At the same time, immigration arrests and deportations have proceeded apace in Illinois over the past year, and the administration has been proclaiming the success of its current efforts to enforce immigration laws in the Chicago area. The administration accordingly is also unlikely to succeed on this argument.

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Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 1h

Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.

Samuel Pepys @samuelpepys.bsky.social · 1h

The King gives them half-pay, which is more than is used in such cases, for they never used to have any thing, and yet the men were most outrageously discontented, and did rail and curse us till I was troubled to hear it, and wished myself unconcerned therein.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 2h

Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point

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Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 2h

The car.

a woman is sitting at a desk with her hand on her face

Alt: a woman is sitting at a desk with her hand on her face

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Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 2h

Shadow president

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h

Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.

Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h

Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.

Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.

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Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 2h

Trumpian, and we should call it out

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 3h

At this morning's Seattle budget hearing, CM Bob Kettle and Maritza Rivera want the public to try to understand that when the council takes funds away from the thing they voted for and put it to other purposes, they just need to understand that the money didn't go away, it's just being "shifted."

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Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 3h

He's wearing Cotopaxi

KOTH Screens @kothscreens.bsky.social · 3h

Screenshot from King of the Hill Season 9, Episode 8

Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 3h

It's the people who share an email, and because they're "Like That" feel the need to scroll the others phone and find a lot of things.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4h

Just received from a colleague: looks like Penn is going to join the universities refusing the extortionary Trump "compact". I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

screenshot of an email saying:

"To the Penn Community:

For 285 years, Penn has been anchored and guided by continuous self-improvement, using education as a ladder for opportunity, and advancing discoveries that serve our community, our nation, and the world.

Since receiving the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education on October 1, I have sought input from faculty, alumni, trustees, students, staff and others who care deeply about Penn. The goal was to ensure that our response reflected our values and the perspectives of our broad community.

Earlier today, I informed the U.S. Department of Education that Penn respectfully declines to sign the proposed Compact. As requested, we also provided focused feedback highlighting areas of existing alignment as well as substantive concerns.

At Penn, we are committed to merit-based achievement and accountability. The long-standing partnership between American higher education and the federal government has greatly benefited society and our nation. Shared goals and investment in talent and ideas will turn possibility into progress.

I am grateful to the Penn community for your thoughtful input and for what you bring to our University and our missions every day.

Sincerely,

J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
President
University of Pennsylvania"

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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 4h

“San Francisco does not need a federal invasion because you don’t like paying for extra security for Dreamforce.” Good on you, Ron Conway www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

Venture Capitalist Resigns From Salesforce Foundation Over Benioff Comments

www.nytimes.com

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Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 4h

Just absolutely insane

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"Emotional support shitposter" Fella @stealthbadger.net · 4h

I remember thinking that Sean Spicer, Kellyanne Conway, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Kayleigh McEnany were S-tier shameless liars. I was so innocent.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Leavitt: "President Trump had to tap into tariff revenue to get WIC money out the door for vulnerable women, infants, and children/"

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Vamprillia @aprillia.bsky.social · 4h

This stuff, as much as anything, is driving normies to the edge.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Sean Duffy: "We are gonna save billions of dollars by getting rid of the fuel economy standards that are set way too high, that no combustion engine can meet, costing each car to the tune of thousands of dollars for the end consumer. We're in the process of getting rid of those rules."

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