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The Tapeworm that Starved to Death in RFK's Brain @imperativelizard.bsky.social · 4h

The constitution doesn't act, it's words - it's the arms that aren't doing their jobs - so wouldn't the question be - what are the consequence? I mean - right?

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 22h

Being a lawyer right now is weird because you're sitting waiting multiple years for an Appellate Court to rule on basic shit, meanwhile SCOTUS rules every ten seconds that a different precedent doesn't mean what it very clearly says

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The Tapeworm that Starved to Death in RFK's Brain @imperativelizard.bsky.social · 4h

pt being - there is a difference b/n law changing or disappearing and the fact that they choose to ignore it.

the original post isn't invalid in its way - but we still have laws. we just also have cowards and nasty losers, inc on the supreme court etc, who refuse to enforce it.

I'm not giving up.

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Lisa Marie @lisamarietea.bsky.social · 12h

I don't mean to be cynical af but stand up to cancer signs should say stand up to the US government for defunding research if you want to do anything besides being weirdly performative.

Stand up to health insurance companies. Stand up for patients rights.

And then inexplicably the Jonas Brothers?

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Xauri'EL Zwaan @xauriel.satan.social · 5h

It's startling to me the number of anthology and journal editors I've encountered who are like "ABSOLUTELY NO AI-WRITTEN MATERIAL" in their guidelines and then openly use AI images for their covers. Granted that number at this point is two, but the fact that it happened more than once is concerning

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 23h

lol what has baffled me is talking to Black women who write for the public and realizing ALL OF US are going through varying degrees of the same kind of disrespect and dismissal.

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The Tapeworm that Starved to Death in RFK's Brain @imperativelizard.bsky.social · 5h

"In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists."

It absolutely exists. We just haven't enforced it on this shit yet.

We will.

We. Will.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 15h

An embarrassingly obvious point, but...

This. Is. Illegal.

If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed.

In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...

Trump says he’s increasing tariffs on Canada by 10% after Ontario’s Reagan ad | CNN Business

President Donald Trump said Saturday he is increasing the tariff on Canada by 10% over current levels, further escalating trade tensions over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-...

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Benjamin Balthaser @blbalthaser.bsky.social · 1d

Mayor Johnson is cooking

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 22h

Today is Larry Itliong Day in CA, honoring the Filipino American labor leader whose union members began the Delano Grape Strike on 9/8/65. They asked Cesar Chavez’s National Farm Workers Association to join their picket lines. The rest is history.

More: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Photo depicts Larry Itliong and Cesar Chavez shortly after the Delano Grape Strike began.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

I will be very disappointed if this doesn't happen.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 18h

Today, California celebrates Filipino American labor leader Larry Itliong, a trailblazer during one of the most pivotal movements for farmworker rights in U.S. history.

His commitment to unity and social justice continues to inspire Californians today.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12h

This is several days old. But amidst so much else id missed it. That’s a stunning number. No wonder they about-faced. Reminder of the power of consumers in oligarch era, not subject to the same kind of targeting.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 8d

I haven't had the capacity to keep up with moderation lists for a bit, but this one is really obvious, so I'm stealing some energy from Future Me: a list for the extremely obvious wave of inauthentic accounts following today's newly-created US gov accounts

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Robert Szasz 𓅆 @rszasz.saxonco.com · 1d

If you have a website, and a signup page, and you intentionally break copy-paste on the password fields, you deserve to shart yourself during a staff meeting.

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Lan ⛈️ @aquapunked.bsky.social · Aug 17

-it didn't communicate anything about what I thought beauty was. The painting said *nothing*. It was a reproduction of a reproduction of something that I have never seen or experienced.

He told me the purpose of art was to communicate something about *me* to my fellow human being. It is not a game-

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Lan ⛈️ @aquapunked.bsky.social · Aug 17

-of transliteration, it is the terror of being known.

I was wide awake after that.

I thanked him, as a student thanking their master, and asked to be excused. Then I went into the bathroom and fucking bawled my eyes out.

/thread

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · Apr 17

Your regular reminder, if you are a person for whom the TSA body scanners do not work well -- because of gender, sex, size, disability, any reason at all -- there IS a way to avoid getting patted down at the gate, but you MUST say the correct words. Do not use the words "opt out" for any reason.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 19d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 14d

"G-d have mercy on the souls of those who know exactly what they're doing." is also a banger.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 14d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Lyric "Spookysounds" Rain @rainsong.cloud · 2d

A rare example of indoor environmental mimicry, this specimen demonstrates the remarkable ability to disguise itself as a throw pillow

poorly drawn cats @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social · 2d

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 23h

Very helpful field guide

Embrace the Void @etvpod.bsky.social · 4d

Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull”

First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided.

With me so far? 1/x

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 20h

As you enjoy picking and carving your #Halloween pumpkin, remember the farm workers who labored to grow and harvest them. Let's give a big thanks to the Salinas CA farm workers who harvested these pumpkins that have ended up at local pumpkin patches and area stores. #WeFeedYou

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 1d

I think we should talk more about reparations

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 1d

like so many days since the blitz, today was terrifying. but the terror is outpaced by the burning hot solidarity of parents blocking school streets, hundreds of neighbors walking patrol, bicyclists chasing SUVs broadcasting whereabouts, and whistling winemoms bringing the fire of one thousand suns.

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