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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 24m

Vance was a Senator for 23 months, the total extent of his actual interaction with other elected politicians. His entire political perspective is he thinks voters love Trump, and Trump is an asshole, so if he’s an asshole he’ll be the next Trump. Third graders understand civics more lucidly.

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 29m

The production time of the next spider verse movie is longer than JD Vance’s entire political career, and it shows when he does stuff like this, defaulting to the basic cornered-animal instincts of a person whose entire immersion in American politics stems from his Reddit addiction.

Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 6h

Here is the Vice President defending adults who said they love Hitler, want to rape their enemies, put their political opponents in gas chambers, and that Black people are monkeys. Just to name a few.

Are these those Christian values JD Vance talks about?

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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 1h

a skull full of soup.

cinesthetic. @TheCinesth.... 13h
Teaser trailer for 'AMADEUS' starring Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany has been released.

Graham Linehan @Glinner 7h
How would you like to see Amadeus again, except this time Mozart is black?
Me neither! Yet here it is!

Clara @Americana Mama79 6h
That guy is black?

Graham Linehan @Glinner 6h
Apparently not but the point rrrremains!

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 40m

In fairness to JD Vance, praising the guy he once called Hitler and then defending people who said “I love Hitler” is the most ideologically consistent thing he’s ever done in his comically short career in politics.

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 11h

My vote in the 2028 D primary for POTUS will hinge almost entirely on the % of this Administration they promise to imprison

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 13h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 10h

Pro tip for everyone thinking they’re the first to drop a useless “60 senators wasn’t actually 60 because some of them were shitty and political pressure simply doesn’t exist for democratic presidents” comment: you’re not, I’m just muting you and blocking if you try it again

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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 11h

this is so flagrantly unconstitutional that i actually felt compelled to go back and re-read the first amendment to make sure it still prohibits "abridging the freedom of speech"

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
5:55 PM • Oct 14, 2025 • 34.1K Views

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 14h

Also, yes. Suggesting Kamala Harris, former vice president of the United States, can’t “fight back” against critics is an especially funny thing to say about her being interrupted at a promotional stop for her globally published memoir.

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 14h

Again, the “why aren’t you protesting Trump instead?” people have always been lunatics, but they are especially insane doing this when we are three days away from what is possibly going to be the largest anti-Trump protest in history.

The issue isn’t criticizing Kamala Harris. The issue is why not come for the person that can change the situation in this current moment. You guys are cowards. You’re coming for someone that you know can’t fight back. You’re wasting and resources for coming for the wrong people.

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 17h

Perfect case in point: here is the vice president, who has spiraled into overt sociopathy thanks to Twitter, repeating a six year old racist “joke” about Elizabeth Warren and getting a quarter million likes for it. This is what constitutes conservative brain now. Trolling from the literal top down.

JD Vance: “The president told me he did this on Indigenous Peoples Day in honor of you.”

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onion person @junlper.beer · 17h

israel has already broken the ceasefire

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 18h

Also, and not to diminish this point, but there's of course another reason conservatives are eternally upset with Colin Kaepernick and it's the same reason they feel that way about AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush, Cynthia McKinney, and Barack Obama. I'm sure you can figure this one out.

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 18h

By extension, the grievance politics have to be repetitive. It's easier than coming up with something new and more conducive to their model. There's literally a meme about how conservatives only have one joke they say over and over again.

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 18h

My over-general, over-broad interpretation is conservatives are much more focused on bullying/trolling their ideological enemies, and a major element of that is repetition. "57 states" isn't funny. "57 states" said a dozen times in a single press conference is funny to them and annoying to us

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 19h

I'm generalizing, but why do conservatives remember political irritations for so much longer than liberals?

It's been 17 years since Obama said some voters "cling to their guns, to their religion" and I heard a senator denounce that last month.

Obvious theory: Media ecosystem puts it on repeat

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 19h

Imagine caring about Kaepernick in the year of our lord 2025

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 19h

Kamala Harris doesn't get to do this and then all her most insane blue MAGA followers scream that you have no right to criticize her on politics because she's a private citizen now. It simply doesn't work this way. You don't get both.

Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 1d

My statement on the ceasefire in the Middle East.

Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris
October 13, 2025

I am thankful and deeply encouraged that this ceasefire has brought long-awaited moments of joy and reunion — as 20 Israeli hostages are finally reunited with their loved ones and Palestinian families and the people of Gaza begin to receive desperately needed relief from unimaginable suffering.

Through diplomacy and persistence, today is an important first step toward a more hopeful future. I commend the leaders and partners whose efforts made this agreement possible, including the President and his team.

There is still much more work to do to secure a lasting peace, ensure the safety and dignity of every innocent life, and build a future where Israelis and Palestinians can live side by side in freedom and security.

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 19h

For some reason during breakfast like three years ago every X-Men fan suddenly decided Magik is Marvel's Harley Quinn and is therefore Constitutionally required to be in everything now and just like Harley Quinn nothing has done more to make an incredibly fun character less enjoyable

X-Men Don't Need Britches 💙💛 @rphutch1975.bsky.social · 1d

What's an opinion about X-Men that'll get you sent to jail? Is Jean really interesting or really boring? Should Logan have stayed dead? Do you think a certain x-mens outfit is positively horrendous even though people seem to love it?

The Brood Saga is better than Dark Phoenix imo 🤷

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 20h

Universes Beyond (the branding name for the IP tie in cards) was introduced in 2021. Four years ago. They just announced their TWENTY-SIXTH tie-in. In four years. This is the game now and it's garbage

mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Univers...

Universes Beyond

Universes Beyond (abbreviated as UB[1]) is a “sub-brand” of Magic: The Gathering that exists in addition to, and alongside, the regular line of products.[2] Not unlike the original Deckmaster concept,...

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 20h

It's why games like Multiversus collapse. IP slop ruins thematic elements that are in reality a major part of game quality. I don't want to play a game about dueling wizards on ethereal magic planes where someone casts an Optimus Prime to fight another player's Hatsune Miku THOSE ARE REAL EXAMPLES

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 20h

It was fine when they had occasional jumps into other -fantasy- universes (LOTR, Final Fantasy, etc) but it's just constant slop now every two months. There's a Walking Dead tie-in set. There are now Magic cards for The Office. The sitcom The Office. There is no word to define this other than slop.

Neil but spoooooky @burghpunk.bsky.social · 20h

The Final Fantasy set was legitimately cool and (unfortunately) made a fuckton of money and now Hasbro will chase that dragon forever

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Mr Halloween @jarjarfan69.bsky.social · 21h

Alright, man. But a lot of us said this was happening at the time and got yelled at by people like Chris Jackson for not being sufficiently appreciative of Joe Biden's foreign policy genius.

Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 1d

This. And this again.

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 21h

I guess they're making money doing it but the last few years of just seemingly endless pop culture tie-in reference slop has killed any desire for me to get back into Magic.

leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 21h

mtg in 1997: this card is selenia, a guardian angel from the heavenly realm of serra. twisted by the phyrexians, she drove crovax of urborg insane with unrequited love

mtg in 2025: this card is spongebob. from spongebob squarepants

mtg in 2035: we ran out of ideas. this card is your coworker jeff

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 23h

Also, with no offense meant to Platner, he’s a no name who probably invokes no pressure on Collins to just see the writing on the wall and retire. Mills running makes it much more likely Collins will do that, and an open seat is much more advantageous for an unknown quantity.

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 23h

Serious response, this is not denial/cope: glad she’s doing this. It is probably very good for Graham Platner that he gets tested in a primary, and if he’s actually the right person for the job, he will curb stomp someone who has no business running for a 6 Year Senate term at 78 years old

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: Janet Mills, the Democratic governor of Maine, is running for Senate, aiming to unseat Senator Susan Collins, a Republican.

Gov. Janet Mills of Maine to Run for Senate, Aiming at Senator Susan Collins

A two-term Democratic governor, Ms. Mills called herself “battle tested” in an interview. But she faces a Democratic primary before she can challenge the Republican incumbent.

nyti.ms

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 23h

Kamala Harris would be president right now if Biden supported the same deal that was on the table two years ago that Trump just did, and if you disagree you think Kamala Harris, who just -admitted to this in her own book-, is a liar

Consequences, indeed. Great talk, Professional Shitposter

“Professional Shitposter:” “Leftists cry about obvious and predictable consequences for their actions, news at 11”

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August J. Pollak @augustjpollak.bsky.social · 1d

Condescendingly asking me if I’m aware of the particulars of this story seems especially overconfident while simultaneously implying you don’t know how passing laws works

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