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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 2d

Blackface that exists without any actual human behind the makeup is a special kind of dystopian phenomenon

Racist Influencers Using OpenAI's Sora to Make it Look Like Poor People Are Selling Food Stamps for Cash

Folks looking for evidence of SNAP recipients as welfare queens have no shortage of AI generated schlock to use as justification.

futurism.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d

“Selma van de Perre, a valiant Jewish secretary who during World War II covertly transported suitcases bulging with cash, seditious newsletters, identity cards and ration books to Dutch resistance agents, even penetrating Nazi headquarters in Paris, died on Oct. 20 in London. She was 103.”

Selma van de Perre, Dutch Jew Who Resisted Nazis, Dies at 103

www.nytimes.com

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 1d

It's gutting.

But in the cold light of morning, what matters is that it was the best Toronto sports story in years. Probably a better story, even, than the Raptors winning in 2019.

And we got to experience it fully.

But man, two outs away.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 3d

So there were some AI-generated videos that purported to show Black women ranting about SNAP benefits, and... Fox News is reporting on this like these are real people. They're not! They're AI!

This is truly insane. Total unreality. www.foxnews.com/media/snap-b...

CULTURE TRENDS
SNAP beneficiaries threaten to ransack stores over government shutdown
One mother claims taxpayers must feed her children as
SNAP benefits face cuts
By Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi • Fox News
Published October 31, 2025 2:16pm EDT

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 2d

this is why I think Matt Yglesias’ stance that we shouldn’t talk about anything other than healthcare is insane

the average American doesn’t yet realize that Trump has created a Gestapo. Democrats need to talk about it and raise awareness of videos like this rather than just ignore it.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.

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Ariel Fisher @arielfisher.com · 2d

We know what to do when they tell us to eat cake, guys.

Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 2d

THIS MOTHERFUCKER HELD A GREAT GATSBY PARTY WHILE 43 MILLION PEOPLE GO HUNGRY AND HEALTHCARE COSTS KEEP RISING.

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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 2d

THIS MOTHERFUCKER HELD A GREAT GATSBY PARTY WHILE 43 MILLION PEOPLE GO HUNGRY AND HEALTHCARE COSTS KEEP RISING.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 2d

This is flat out false. SNAP cannot be used for that. It’s not permitted under federal law and no states have an exemption for it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.

SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2d

Trump hosted a glittering ‘Great Gatsby’-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago — just hours before millions of people were set to lose SNAP benefits

Trump Hosts Glittering 'Great Gatsby' Bash As Millions Lose SNAP Benefits

The president hosted his glittering, Roaring '20s-themed event at Mar-a-Lago hours before federal food benefits were set to go on pause.

www.huffpost.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

Hey remind me, has Pierre Poilievre finally completed his standard security check yet and managed to get the normal, standard security clearance that everyone else even close to his position has?

No?

STILL REFUSES TO?

Hmm.

Wonder what the REAL reason for that is?

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Ariel Fisher @arielfisher.com · 7d

Made my @nerdist.bsky.social debut today with a list of horror remakes that are both political and politically influenced because — say it with me, folks — we don't live in a vacuum!

nerdist.com/article/horr...

These Horror Remakes Are Vital Sociopolitical Mirrors Of Their Time

Horror remakes that hold up a mirror to the social and political climate of their time bring something poignant to the genre.

nerdist.com

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Ariel Fisher @arielfisher.com · 6d

100% it does. Not projecting at all there, a few writers have focused on that aspect of it. There are SO many ways to unpack The Fly, too many for my word limit 😅

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 7d

I've talked before about power struggles within hardening authoritarianism. Usually, regime supporters fight over using rule-of-law in crackdowns (with massive abuses, of course) vs. completely embracing extrajudicial methods. Here, we see the latter dominating. Which is very bad news going forward.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7d

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in:

- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Philadelphia
- Denver
- El Paso
- San Diego
- Seattle/Portland
- New Orleans

Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.

Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed.

Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino.

ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year.

I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations.

I am hearing from both sides of this friction.

One senior DHS official tells me:

"ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?".

Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me:

"What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there.

Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results.

Official statement to
@FoxNews
via
@TriciaOhio
:

"While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country."
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Allan Mott @houseofglib.bsky.social · 7d

Haven't read this yet, but I always bring up THE FLY as the best film about the dangers of toxic masculinity to ever be made by Hollywood (by way of Toronto).

Ariel Fisher @arielfisher.com · 7d

Made my @nerdist.bsky.social debut today with a list of horror remakes that are both political and politically influenced because — say it with me, folks — we don't live in a vacuum!

nerdist.com/article/horr...

These Horror Remakes Are Vital Sociopolitical Mirrors Of Their Time

Horror remakes that hold up a mirror to the social and political climate of their time bring something poignant to the genre.

nerdist.com

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Ariel Fisher @arielfisher.com · 7d

Made my @nerdist.bsky.social debut today with a list of horror remakes that are both political and politically influenced because — say it with me, folks — we don't live in a vacuum!

nerdist.com/article/horr...

These Horror Remakes Are Vital Sociopolitical Mirrors Of Their Time

Horror remakes that hold up a mirror to the social and political climate of their time bring something poignant to the genre.

nerdist.com

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 8d

The night manager of the Chicago Laugh Factory is now out on bond. He faces a federal assault charge that could mean as much as eight years in prison.

www.avclub.com/laugh-factor...

Chicago Laugh Factory manager detained by masked Border Patrol agents

www.avclub.com

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Ariel Fisher @arielfisher.com · 8d

Lol 😂

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 8d

"Velasquez Martin faces one count of throwing a deadly Missile into an occupied vehicle, which is a second-degree felony."

www.wptv.com/news/treasur...

19-year-old arrested by Port St. Lucie police after rock thrown at ICE vehicle window

Police say 19-year-old Pasqual Velasquez Martin, of Stuart, picked up a landscaping rock and threw it after his father was arrested by federal agents.

www.wptv.com

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 8d

May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8d

His plan to go after the midterms is clear

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HorrorGirl Problems @horrorgirlprobs.bsky.social · 10d

QUEENS OF THE DEAD is now in theaters! This is not a drill. Take your friends to see it this weekend. It’s fun, it’s original, and it’s unexpectedly one of the most important movies I’ve seen this year. 🧟🪩

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Anine Hartmann @aninehartmann.bsky.social · 12d

Since this verdict was first reported four weeks ago, we’ve identified three additional studies that raise serious concerns. They may have followed the same unlawful procedures.

Grateful to see @transgenderreport.com covering this important story!

Transgender World @transgenderreport.com · 12d

Oslo University Hospital Censured for Unlawful Research on Transgender Minors

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Oslo University Hospital Censured for Unlawful Research on Transgender Minors

Oslo University Hospital (OUS, also known as "Riksen") has been found to have conducted unlawful research on transgender minors, according to the institution’s own research integrity committee....

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Ariel Fisher @arielfisher.com · 11d

I hope you're right!

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Ariel Fisher @arielfisher.com · 12d

He's never leaving office, and I have a sickening hunch he won't honor any power shifts that come with midterm elections. That festering toad is going to squat with all his weight and delusion.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d

Trump: "We can never let what happened in the 2020 election happen again. We just can't let that happen. I know Kash is working on it, everybody is working on it. And certainly Tulsi is working on it. We can't let that happen again to our country."

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