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Walter Chaw @mangiotto.bsky.social · 1h

Was not expecting a Gaff prequel, but shouldn't be surprised.

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Chris Matthews @larksong4.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to everyone in America who turned out for the No Kings Rally. The coverage today, as far as watching from overseas, appears to be fair and balanced. I think that today the USA reached the magic 3.5% threshold.

In particular way to go Boise, San Antonio and all of Ohio❤️

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

lolololololol

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "We're in Chicago now ... Beautiful Black woman wearing MAGA caps all over the city. It's the most incredible thing. I love it."

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Blue Texas @turntexasblue.bsky.social · 11h

2026 Senate Races:

Platner will defeat Collins
Talarico will defeat Paxton
Brown will defeat Husted
Cooper will defeat Whatley

D-51
R-49

We need one more, because Fetterman cannot be trusted. Iowa would be our best chance with Ernst retiring.

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 5h

My husband was bitten by a sea otter who climbed onto his board on Vancouver Island last spring. Thanks to a thick wetsuit, the bite left only an impressive bruise.

Bottom line: they're the real locals. Like sharks and other marine life, the ocean is their home and we're guests when we visit.

Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in California. Again.

www.nytimes.com

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 49m

I seem to have neglected to mention that Steven Witkoff did not deign to show up for our fifty-year high school reunion, to the surprise and disappointment of no one.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 7h

We gotta do a nationwide inquest into antisocial behavior. Leaving your dog's poop on the street. Not returning shopping carts. The What's Wrong With You initiative

tinybaby @tiny.baby · 7h

people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 3d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 3h

Kevin Dolan told the “Network State” conference that his group is “gonna build a clubhouse” in the Austin, TX area.

(In 2023, he RTd a video suggesting Black people move “back to Africa” & wrote, “This is probably the closest thing to a practicable solution to the race problem in America.”) 1/

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

We all knew Trump was going to sell out Ukraine to Putin. All his false promises - to end the war in 24 hours, to sanction Russia, provide Tomahawks, on and on. All bs. Pro-Ukraine GOP Sens & Reps suddenly silent. The US abandons allies under Trump. Putin owns Trump like a dog.

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you to the Association of Corporate Counsel for inviting me to your conference in Philadelphia to discuss ways to recognize and address the problem of disinformation. I hope you will all find value in reading “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.”

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 7h

FT: In a heated, curse-laden meeting, Trump told Zelenskyy at the White House that Putin told him the conflict was a "special operation, not even a war", adding that the Ukrainian leader needed to cut a deal. "If he [Putin] wants, he will destroy you."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

She alleged in the past that it was former Israeli PM Ehud Barak but we can’t know that for sure because Trump, Bondi, Patel and Johnson are hiding this person’s identity from the public by blocking release of the Epstein files.

Whoever it is.

For some reason.

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 7h

Awesome

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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 7h

people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 3d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6h

Irving Berlin 1941. youtu.be/XDkhzVw0yBs?...

When that Man is Dead and Gone (1941) - Protest song against Hitler (Live Take)

YouTube video by Lizzy & the Triggermen

youtu.be

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 15h

For much of the 1960s and 1970s, Prince Andrew was second in line to the throne and could - had tragedy struck - have become king three years ago.

Those who oppose a republic on the not entirely convincing grounds of "I don't want a President Farage/Blair etc" might do well to contemplate that one.

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Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 4h

"...the ICE facility was a mess of overflowing dumpsters, loose body armor and crowd control munitions and a broken HVAC air conditioning system that raised both temperatures and tempers in the aging building."
www.newsweek.com/portland-may...

Portland Mayor: ICE Facility Is a Disaster Waiting To Happen

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s visit to Portland was a taxpayer-funded whistle-stop tour to prop up a ludicrous fable of domestic terrorism.

www.newsweek.com

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DomiDomkaSmol @domianismol.bsky.social · 20h

Pumpkin Smol Latte dla Was

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1h

Prison consultant Sam Mangel reveals on the Daily Beast Podcast that Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred at the orders of higher-ups.

Prison Is Helping Massive Ghislaine Maxwell Coverup for Trump: Insider

Prison consultant Sam Mangel reveals on the Daily Beast Podcast that Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred at the orders of higher-ups.

trib.al

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 8h

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress nearly a month ago with 70% of the vote yet Mike Johnson refuses to swear in. This is a continuation of the Jan 6 attack that was designed to overturn an election.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 9h

Zelenskyy: "I instructed our diplomats - and have already spoken about this with many leaders - to prepare a meeting of the coalition of the willing in the near future. We need strong joint positions in Europe. And this will happen. Thank you to everyone who is with us."

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🦋💙🏳️‍🌈 Goldie (aka Kh’ymm) 🏳️‍🌈💙🦋 @thegoldfishmind.bsky.social · 11h

The more we expose their lies, the more we will win. And when we win, we will bring back all the things that truly make our country great!

#NoKings
#Pinks
#USDemocracy

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Hansine Ilse of the North Shore @parisinthespring99.bsky.social · 7h

Not shocked… he knew his reign of terror was coming to an end. Hope he’s arrested.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Peep the byline

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 16h

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