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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 1d

They used the words but managed to use the worst photo, kudos

Low angle to give the appearance of dominance but also to highlight the labial neck folds and barely there comb-over, good work

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

Time magazine cover featuring a photo of Trump from a dramatically low angle

HIS
TRIUMPH
by ERIC CORTELLESSA
THE LEADER ISRAEL NEEDED
by EHUD BARAK
HOW GAZA HEALS

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Sebastian Bohrn Mena @bohrn-mena.at · 5d

Maria Corina #Machado wurde also der #Friedensnobelpreis verliehen. Und viele jubeln jetzt: Ein "Zeichen gegen Trump" sei das, eine Hoffnung für die Welt. Das Gegenteil ist der Fall. Bitte informiert Euch. Als Nachkomme chilenischer Faschismusopfer ist mir das wirklich wichtig. Ein Thread: (1)

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Donnie Johnson Sackey @donniejsackey.bsky.social · 5d

Danke für die Informationen. Der Kontext hilft mir.

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 5d

“The presence of frogs is often a mark of a healthy ecosystem, something we should strive to preserve.” – David Attenborough

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Donnie Johnson Sackey @donniejsackey.bsky.social · 5d

Car brain is a terminal illness.

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 6d

One day - *one day* - a UK newspaper will do a similar count of motor vehicles speeding inside a 20mph zone.

In 60 minutes I saw 172 cyclists run these lights – it’s a matter of time before they kill someone

The offenders included Lime bike riders, school children and a woman in high-heeled boots

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Donnie Johnson Sackey @donniejsackey.bsky.social · 5d

I don't have a StromFront account. What's Tangerine Palpatine up to?

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Donnie Johnson Sackey @donniejsackey.bsky.social · 5d

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Donnie Johnson Sackey @donniejsackey.bsky.social · 5d

I love a dark horse winner!

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

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Donnie Johnson Sackey @donniejsackey.bsky.social · 5d

Looking forward to Nov. 8.

Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 10d

October 5: Apologies for the bad news, but today is one of the 3 unluckiest days of the year in the Roman calendar. Definitely let people know that the underworld opens up to the living today (mundus patet) and so you just can’t leave your house, especially to sail (also on August 24 & November 8).

The tomb was designated the “Tomb of Cerberus” after the incredible mural of Hercules fighting the three-headed dog that guarded the underworld.

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Donnie Johnson Sackey @donniejsackey.bsky.social · 5d

What the....

Donnie Johnson Sackey @donniejsackey.bsky.social · 7d

This is hilarious. They thought it was a gas leak but it was really just durian.

"Stinkfrucht" Durian sorgt für Feuerwehreinsätze in Wiesbaden

Wegen vermeintlichen Gasgeruchs musste die Feuerwehr in Wiesbaden viermal in den Einsatz fahren. Ursache des Geruchs war aber kein Gas, sondern die "Stinkfrucht" Durian.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 14d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Donnie Johnson Sackey @donniejsackey.bsky.social · 14d

This kind of thing happens because Americans have terribly short memories.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 14d

Right wingers in 2017: Dumb libs think words are violence
Right wingers in 2025: Words are violence and we're going to throw you in jail for saying the wrong ones, which is terrorism bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

Stephen Miller: "They say they are trying to kill the fascists & stop the fascists. It's deliberate. President Trump is saying that we as a nation are not going to tolerate it anymore & the joint terrorism task force at the FBI is going to find these terrorists & we're going to put them behind bars"

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Louis Römer @lromeranth.bsky.social · 16d

Start thinking of the "moderate" as a Trump-AOC voter, or Trump-Tlaib, if you will.

Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 18d

"Infrequent voters are voting. It's a very low-trust environment. So the traditional left-right spectrum and going moderate on issues, it's not as clear. Anybody saying, 'I can win the election by tweaking positions" slightly is selling you something," says @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social.

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 16d

Jeffries is damaging public trust in our system. The most disaffected voters who choose Republicans or don’t vote at all ALWAYS have told me “both parties are the same”. This is not true, However this kind of praise is exhibit A in that argument

Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 16d

He. Was. Indicted. For. Bribery. In. 2024. Do. Not. Congratulate.

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 16d

He. Was. Indicted. For. Bribery. In. 2024. Do. Not. Congratulate.

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Donnie Johnson Sackey @donniejsackey.bsky.social · 16d

The man who cannot bring himself to endorse the current Democratic Party nominee for NYC mayor praised the current mayor who was indicted for bribery, had his charges dropped as part of a bribery scheme, and possibly dropped out as part of another bribery scheme.

Andrew Solender @andrewsolender.bsky.social · 17d

NEW: Jeffries praises Eric Adams in a statement, saying he has "served courageously and authentically for decades" and that "meaningful progress has been made" during his mayoralty.

Says he will "publicly weigh in" on the mayoral race "well before the start of early voting.”

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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 19d

This is sad…

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 17d

Yes, that is precisely what is happening. Dems believe the way to win in politics is to outsource their own voices and rhetoric to pollsters, and pollsters relentlessly push the idea that health care is Dems’ strongest issue, and thus every event and crisis should be redirected towards health care.

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 17d

there is clearly some consultant telling them to do this because after indicting the former FBI Director because the president demanded it and illegally ordering troops to occupy another U.S. city my own member of Congress sent a text out about protecting our healthcare

Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 17d

The Trump administration’s threat to deploy troops in Portland is unlawful.

Here’s a thought.

Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 20d

Is this supposed to be a threat? They did this exact thing while the government was open

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Donnie Johnson Sackey @donniejsackey.bsky.social · 21d

Did white supremacists threaten to cancel their Apple TV+ subscriptions?

Vulture @vulture.com · 22d

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

www.vulture.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21d

A couple weeks ago, these blowdried chucklefucks were "joking" about how they should reclaim the word Nazi and now they're "joking" about blowing up the UN or gassing the foreign leaders inside.

But they didn't say anything questionable about Charlie Kirk, so no big deal.