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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 8h

His kid’s phone alerts were blowing up.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 8h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 7h

Minneapolis after dark

view down Marquette avenue downtown with yellow and pink lights in the rain, west streets, someone walking

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Becca @bekaboomn.bsky.social · 17h

It reminds me of the regular attacks on ilhan no matter how much success she has.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 17h

Possibly the funniest thing in here is Jones’ lawyers describing The Onion as his “ideological nemesis.”

Meet the Press @meetthepress.com · 18h

The conspiracy theorist had asked the justices to immediately intervene, warning that the ownership of his Infowars website could be transferred to the satirical news site The Onion.

Supreme Court turns away Alex Jones' attempt to block $1.5B defamation judgment

The conspiracy theorist had asked the justices to immediately intervene, warning that the ownership of his Infowars website could be transferred to the satirical news site The Onion.

nbcnews.to

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Becca @bekaboomn.bsky.social · 17h

ICE isn't the gestapo. It's the Klan.

Audiobook screenshot of Timothy Egan's A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's plot to take over America, and the woman who stopped them.

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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 18h

a picture of a bottle of prednisone knocked over and the pills are everywhere and it says "you should fight that cop.."

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Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 19h

Yeah, the 2000 election & the 2016 election

Karen Schwartz @pithywidow.bsky.social · 21h

Was there ever a more epic press failure than the 2024 election

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking fondly of all the pre-election fact-checks that said we couldn’t possibly know whether Republicans wanted to get rid of pre-existing condition protections.

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Becca @bekaboomn.bsky.social · 19h

My nervous system is in too many directions this morning aaaaaahhhhhh

Becca @bekaboomn.bsky.social · 19h

Ew barf no

Becca @bekaboomn.bsky.social · 19h

I've been living this lack of appetite life lately. Remember that broccoli salad with miracle whip I was going to make? Sounded disgusting by the time I got the ingredients. 🫠

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Sam Bergman @violanorth.bsky.social · 20h

I don't have that much knowledge on it but it's something that I don't care for.

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Becca @bekaboomn.bsky.social · 19h

I am howling 😂

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Lady Grittle @cinatyte.bsky.social · 19h

The Portland costumed protests have messed with my brain to the point where I had an extended dream where a big battle of good and evil, e.g. The Stand, was being fought in the fields of Woodbury and I had to do hand to hand combat with a guy dressed as Tim Allen in The Santa Clause.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, "official" link of a bunch of tees here! Any "proceeds" beyond $100 will go to MIRAC immigration rights org in the Twin Cities. antifalilacs.threadless.com

AntifaLilacs's Shop | Featuring custom t-shirts, prints, and more

Antifascism and Lilacs

antifalilacs.threadless.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

They took entire families from their beds in the middle of the night.

None of us deserve peace.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 1d

Ta-Nehisi Coates speaking to Ezra Klein. Quote: "Was silence not an option?"

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Becca @bekaboomn.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't get enough salt today so I'm fixing that with Fritos.

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 1d

You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't

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Becca @bekaboomn.bsky.social · 1d

Today I was spitballing with a coworker about setting up an amazon wishlist for inclusive and inspirational tshirts to wear around students each day.
I get told they like my rainbow-related ones.

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