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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 2h

brother, they have 15 foot animatronic mothman but no Bigfoot?? I need to see more cryptid representation at halloween. save the giant Jesus' for Christmas and easter.

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Justin A Levine @justinalevine.bsky.social · 2h

There are no World Cup games inside Boston, where the mayor is in charge, but the guy who owns the stadium where the games will be (outside of Boston) is Trump's buddy/donor billionaire Robert Kraft

Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 3h

Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 3h

tbh I’m fine with that.

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 8h

This is horrifying and yet explains so much www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 7h

while 'young republicans are literal nazis' is well known to folks here, the extent of it is surprisingly not that commonly known even in media and analyst circles, let alone normal people.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h

POLITICO: “.. 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 lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 6h

ty we rate dogs.
ICYMI - cops shoot and kill about 10,000 dogs a year in the US

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 6h

“This heckin’ pupperino fucking hates La Migra,” to paraphrase from @weratedogs.com

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This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE. They showed up at his door "looking for migrants after receiving a tip." The son of the family asked if they could wait before entering the home while he put Chop away in the bathroom, as the dog can be aggressive with strangers.
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home, opened the bathroom door, and shot Chop. None of the agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to Chop, as he bled to death on the kitchen floor. Unsurprisingly, the agent who shot their dog then hid from them and refused to give his name. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place.
Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop
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CBP Office of Professional Responsibility:
202-344-1808
JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov
El Paso Border Patrol Sector:
915-834-8400
fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov
Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso):
915-541-1400
veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-family-claims-border-patrol-killed-their-dog-during-search-cbp-

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 6h

So like this is funnier and more offensive than anything anyone else said about Kirk that got them fired

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

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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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 6h

Yup. Looks sleek and cool, but if I'm in a wreck and a bystander or firefighter can't get me out quickly then that is a car I'm not gonna buy and might not even ride in.

Joel Stocksdale @geekygearhead99.bsky.social · 7h

Been a lot of discussion about car door handles lately. I think I actually covered a lot of the reasons for/problems with electronic ones in this story, if you’re looking for a quick primer.

carbuzz.com/electric-doo...

Electric Door Handles Keep Popping Up On New Cars: Here's Why

Electric door handles look good, have aero benefits, and can reduce mechanical complexity. But they can also be problematic without power.

carbuzz.com

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 7h

huh - alt text didn't save -
a small mostly white rabbit with some brown spots and a cute little dewlap sits in a garden working his way through beet greens and carrot tops.

Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 12h

It's the 10th anniversary of Olaf in the Garden, so unless some shtt goes down or I have a steaming hot pile of take to share, it's a #bunpost day 🐰
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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 7h

It's the 10th anniversary of Olaf in the Garden, so unless some shtt goes down or I have a steaming hot pile of take to share, it's a #bunpost day 🐰

a small mostly white rabbit with some brown spots and a cute little dewlap sits in a garden nomming a carrot stalk with some twisty lip action

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 10h

whoever did this little bit of magnificence, take a bow

satire: a spirit halloween costume that’s a “violent antifa terrorist” and includes:
- inflatable frog suit
- cape
- pepper spray filter
- a thirst for the blood of the innocent
- air pump

batteries and Molotov cocktails not included

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11h

As another Jewish woman in the industry, I can clear this up: It's due to her being an asshole.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 11h

Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that the backlash to Bari Weiss being named CBS News editor-in-chief is due to her being Jewish:

"This kind of thing would make me laugh if there was not an antisemitic thread in there."

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 14h

Showing up to No Kings with a sign reading “monarchy is an affront to human dignity but, when incorporated into a liberal democratic system, may nevertheless be a useful safety valve for nationalist and/or authoritarian impulses” and then getting clobbered by a Buttigieg-supporting grandmother

Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 14h

Incidentally, I’ve been chafing a bit at the “No Kings” thing, because there are loads of monarchies that have more limits on executive power than the US does, but it has the great advantage that it makes Americans who want to oppose it sound, well, unamerican….

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 16h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 12h

Different clip of Olaf in the Garden, OTD 2015 #bunpost day 🐰
Slo-mo. Imagine Barber's "Adagio for Strings" playing over this as he mows down the plants.

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 12h

It's the 10th anniversary of Olaf in the Garden, so unless some shtt goes down or I have a steaming hot pile of take to share, it's a #bunpost day 🐰
nomnomnomnomnomnomnomnom

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bikepedantic @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 14h

Don’t forget “doubling down on alienating yourselves from the residents of the local region you claim to cover”

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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monkeyrotica @monkeyrotica.bsky.social · 15h

I remember when American Gravy Concepts opened for New Potato Caboose, The String Cheese Incident, and the Dismemberment Band. George Soros ran the merch counter. True story.

Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 1d

Time to tune in to some analysis from Antifa expert…Chef Andrew…Gruel?…founder of…American Gravy Concepts?

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 16h

woooo!

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 16h

It's the 10th anniversary of Olaf in the Garden, so unless some shtt goes down or I have a steaming hot pile of take to share, it's a #bunpost day 🐰
"So many greens....where do I start??"

a small mostly white rabbit with som brown spots and a cute little dewlap sits in a garden wondering what to eat next

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 18h

Reminder that you can donate here: bsky.app/profile/napa...

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.

alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 18h

There needs to be more coverage of this in the news. I have read so many stories bout this on Facebook, first hand stories of the terror of that storm, and very little coverage n media.
www.facebook.com/100000960660...

Screenshot of a Facebook post. Photo is an elderly woman holding a child on her ap on a couch with flood water around them. Both are wearing jackets inside. Text says: This was after our 1st drift.. staying put for awhile. Our 3rd and final drift was terrifying. House moving fast then we started spinning in circles. While we were spinning in circles my oldest daughter was just staring at me while I held onto my younger two. Kipnuk doesn't look like kipnuk anymore, like more than 3/4 of the homes displaced, power poles fallen. It smells like stove oil outside. Contaminated

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Robyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social · 17h

Once again: this is also happening in DC. Still.

It feels like we’ve been forgotten, maybe because there aren’t huge confrontations to run photos of. But our neighbors are still being taken every day. Routine traffic stops are now done by 12+ feds alongside local police.

Please talk about us too.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

"Residents in Chicago and Portland are living in a police state where masked armed forces kidnap who they want to kidnap, where they have to listen to public officials routinely lie about what is happening in their neighborhoods." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1d

Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.

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Doc Revan @docrevan.bsky.social · 1d

I think the counter argument to “Ellison and Weiss will turn CBS News into an unstoppable propaganda machine” is Bezos’s WaPo which lost basically all the talent and also is in a subscription death spiral

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 1d

you know you're pretty much my ideal role model at this point. 🫡

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

Police officers who publicly declare that they’ll quit if a mayoral candidate they dislike wins the election are (1) usually bluffing—sure buddy, toss away that paycheck and pension—and (2) exactly the sort of cops cities would be better off without, ones who don’t see themselves as public servants.

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