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Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 12d

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Brainmist @brainmist.bsky.social · May 4

Yeah, in response to the AIDS Memorial Quilt, some shitheads at the University of Iowa put together the "Gerbil Quilt", which was displayed in the student union.

dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1991/di19...

A "quilt" put together to mock AIDS victims.

Caption reads: "This quilt, on display in the lower level of the Union, has caused controversy over the way it satirizes the AIDS quilt. The display is sponsored by the Campus Review."

PDF of the school paper article. Text reads:
"'Gerbils' quilt sparks controversy
Dean of Students Phillip Jones responds to the Campus Review's latest Union display.
Heather Chase Daily lowan
Controversy has again erupted in response to the most recent Cam-pus Review display in the Union.
A "Save the Gerbils Memorial Quilt," sponsored by the Reviere, is currently on display in the cases near the Union Station dining area. The presentation includes a quilt with images of "deceased" gerbils and a report on "gerbiling an alleged sexual practice among some homosexual men.
A response to Kim Painter's June 24 Daily Jowan editorial titled "KGAN: Sex, Lies and TV News" is also included in the display. The response, written by Review contributor David Mastio, is titled "Censored by the DI."
Because of the controversy generated by the display, an open letter from Phillip Jones, dean of students, was placed in a nearby display case on July 15.
The letter, titled "Sensitivity Towards Others," states in part, "The university is a forum for the free exchange of ideas. While some views are repugnant and
despicable to others in a univer sity community, as well as to visitors to campus, the right to express those views is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution."
According to Jones, the UI has had a number of complaints about the gerbil display, some made by visitors to campus. Freshman orientation is cur-rently bringing many parents and new students to campus and into the Union.
"The (UI) has concerns about insensitive and degrading com ments. The (UI) also has an obligation to allow all forms of expression. But the university does not have to condone degrading statements," Jones said, and added the open letter endorsed
neither point of view on the issue. The UI Department of Dance sponsored a display case in opposition to the gerbil display and included pictures of the famous AIDS quilt display in Washing ton, D.C., and a written rebuttal.
A section of the rebuttal st…

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Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 2h

Did Elno and Cankles ever report back on whether or not there was still gold at Ft. Knox? 🧐 🤔

Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 2h

Does the Vermont state legislature have a mechanism for removing bad seeds? Congress can remove a member, although I can’t recall this happening.

Hmm… Gemini says expulsion requires a 2/3 vote in the relevant chamber.

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Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 2h

apropos …
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Movie 43 (2013) - Hugh Jackman Has Balls On His Neck Scene | Movieclips

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Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 3h

Save yourself! Sound OFF! 🔇

DO NOT LISTEN 🤣🤣🤣😳🤣🤣🤣

a woman is running in a dark room with her mouth open and the word run written on the screen .

ALT: a woman is running in a dark room with her mouth open and the word run written on the screen .

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Ben K. @benjaminkabak.com · 1d

The thing that Republicans worked themselves into a lather claiming, without proof, the Biden family did

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 23h

Here's why shit this is so damaging:

Idiots who don't know any better—or attention-seekers who do—spread bullshit

Uninformed, credulous people believe it

They get angry at Dems for not doing (what they can't)

They excoriate Dems, weakening them

They "punish" Dems by staying home on Election Day

Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 23h

I think the only way I'll be able to get through the time until she's properly sworn in without losing my shit is to mute:

Rep.-elect
Notary
Any federal judge can swear her in
5 USC § 2903

FFS, no.

There's so much wrong right now, why do so many insist on spreading such obviously false bullshit?

Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 1d

Yes: only the Speaker (or an *elected* pro tem) may swear in Reps-elect, or the House by resolution may designate someone else.

Anyone, such as Greg Doucette, claiming a federal judge (or anyone else) on their own may swear her in doesn't understand the Constitution and House rules and precedents.

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Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 23h

Unlikely that Dr. Phil's champion, Oprah Winfrey—the huge-profit-making champion of many, many charlatans, in fact—will face a similar collapse

Charlatan James Arthur Ray, whom Oprah Winfrey championed

Charlatan John of God, whom Oprah Winfrey championed

Charlatan Esther Hicks, whom Oprah Winfrey championed

Charlatan Dr. Oz, whom Oprah Winfrey championed

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Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 16h

I needed to write about, and to share, something good. Who better than Sophie? #GotchaDay #Adoptaversary 🐾 ❤️

writtenmatters.substack.com/p/three-year...

Three years (and counting) of joy

I rescued Sophie from the animal shelter. She rescued me from everything else.

writtenmatters.substack.com

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Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 10h

Those incels are still triggered by the 2016 reboot.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 11h

A musician, Oriana Korol, was peacefully playing clarinet with her protest band outside ICE facilities in Portland, OR.

When the band started playing “Ghostbusters,” ICE thugs suddenly poured outside, slammed her into the mud, arrested her and took her to a jail 9 miles away in Vancouver, WA.

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 9h

It's funny to see the people who spread the lie about who can swear in a Rep.-elect cite "legal experts," when

1. Just being an attorney doesn't make one a legal expert

2. One need not be an attorney to know Congressional procedure

3. No one telling that lie is a legal or Congressional expert

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Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 8h

That’s gonna come as quite a surprise, to her. She’ll make Leopards Ate My Face though, so at least there’s a consolation prize.

Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 8h

It feels like 4chan took over the federal government, because 4chan took over the federal government. 😑

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 9h

Yes, this was a real post. No, it’s not a typo. It’s white nationalist language from a government account.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 8h

White House press secretary is straight from central casting.

Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 8h

Nightmare fuel

a group of people are standing in a cave fighting a group of green aliens .

ALT: a group of people are standing in a cave fighting a group of green aliens .

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Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 8h

Bart Simpson Chalkboard Meme Generator
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Simpsons Chalkboard Generator

Create your own Simpsons Chalkboard image. Customize what Bart writes on the chalkboard and save the image to share with friends.

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 20h

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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Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 8h

BlueSky has a feature that lets you block text strings. Her last name would probably work.

Search for: BlueSky mute words and tags

boringstorybook.com/bluesky-mute...

Bluesky Moderation – Nuclear Block & Mute Lists for Beginners

With X‘s tailspin into an unusable platform—where you are aggressively served content that is unwanted, offensive, and a waste of your time while your own content is suppressed—I have really taken …

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Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 9h

David Brin @davidbrin.bsky.social has been suggesting for several years that the GOP is hard to explain, unless there’s a significant amount of kompromat and blackmail.

Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 9h

His campaign tour bus? Or is this some sort of trick question?

Gary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 9h

yeah… about that… I recommend not googling it

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Virginia Heffernan @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social · Apr 12

If you were a Trumpcast listener, this may be what you need now: my new show w/Stephen Metcalf. It's designed to be adrenaline for a better future.

We look straight at the catastrophe. And we ask what can be built from the rubble. It's also free & ad-free.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

What Rough Beast

Politics Podcast · What Rough Beast, hosted by Virginia Heffernan (Wired, Trumpcast) and Stephen Metcalf (Slate, Culture Gabfest) is a podcast where we bear witness to America’s demise, and ask what m...

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Ian L Morgan @ianlmorgan.bsky.social · 1d

For the first time in over 30 years, there are actually some really good new antibacterial options coming through the pipeline. That's why we need to keep investing in publicly funded research to fight antibacterial resistance.

Drug-resistant superbugs' spread surging, World Health Organization warns

The WHO warned that antibiotic-resistant infections are surging, with one in six cases resistant in 2023.

www.newson6.com

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