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Bob Mould @bobmouldmusic.bsky.social · 15m

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Bob Mould on the Reunion of Sugar: 'I Want to See If People Are Still Interested'

Bob Mould talks reuniting Sugar, his Nineties alt-rock band, for a new song and a pair of concerts.

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jakemadtown.bsky.social @jakemadtown.bsky.social · 44m

No doubt written by one of those dweebs in the text thread that Politico wrote about yesterday.

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jakemadtown.bsky.social @jakemadtown.bsky.social · 4h

The dumbass doesn't even know that there aren't any games in Boston. They're slated for Foxboro at the Patriots Stadium (a team owned by GOP mega-donor Robert Kraft).

If FIFA had any integrity, they'd start threatening to take away all games from the U.S. because int'l fans can't feel safe here.

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RD Topp @rdtopp.bsky.social · 10h

As frustrated as I am with some of the decisions that were made in games 1/2, they absolutely were not the story.

The Dodgers billion dollar rotation has been worth every penny so far and I don't think there is an offense in the game (other than maybe theirs) that would be doing much here.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 13h

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 11h

Three senior Republican appropriators agree it doesn't make any sense for Democrats to agree to a government funding deal unless Trump actually adheres to the deal.

The Democratic alternative CR has language that would begin to address this, but Trump and Vought are completely opposed.

"If you're a Democrat - even just like a mainstream Democrat - your predisposition might be to help negotiate with Republicans on a funding mechanism," said Rep. Steve Womack, a senior GOP appropriator. "Why would you do that if you know that whatever you negotiate is going to be subject to the knife pulled out by Russ Vought?"

"I don't think the Democrats want to shut down either," Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), a senior appropriator, told Bloomberg Government. "Their concern right now, and it's a legitimate concern, is that, how can we agree to any deal when our OMB director will just impound the funds and say we're not going to spend them there?"

Julie Tsirkin @news_jul •1h
MURKOWSKI blames Russ Vought for making it harder to negotiate shutdown end:
"The appropriations process is being run over, and that, to me, is absolutely unacceptable."
She understands why Democrats don't trust them given Vought's rescissions and layoffs.
"Why would you?"

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 12h

It's wild that when Trump talks about how they're getting rid of Democrat Programs and keeping Republican Programs he means "public health" and "Sicario Fantasy Camp: Chicagoland." Full polarization, to the point where anything aimed at keeping people alive or alleviating suffering is woke bullshit.

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 12h

Ugh... This study has existed for decades, providing valuable health data for all sorts of topics and publications. This is just more awful news. 🛟😷 Sociology medsky

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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jakemadtown.bsky.social @jakemadtown.bsky.social · 15h

We're still believing there was an actual bullet that nicked this guy last year? Come on folks. Dude's ear has been fine the whole time.

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 16h

No one should be surprised Kansas' Young Republicans vice chair, William Hendrix, used nigga and nigguh dozens of times in a group chat. Apparently, these Republicans were huge fans of Hitler as well: tinyurl.com/3cjm35m5

In Trumpworld, this is what the master race looks like. 😂🤣👇

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 18h

watching the government's social media accounts spit out groyper stuff on main this whole last year, this is how i imagined the behind the scenes chats were going

Politico @politico.com · 20h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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jakemadtown.bsky.social @jakemadtown.bsky.social · 19h

If I were a Dem Guv candidate for 2025-26, I would absolutely make "look at how shitty things are in GOP-run states" a central theme.

It has the added benefit of being true.

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JR Radcliffe @jrradcliffe.bsky.social · 1d

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jakemadtown.bsky.social @jakemadtown.bsky.social · 22h

Great thread. As I said often during the Biden/Garland Admin "Time is a privilege", and a lot of us that aren't in the connected elite don't have that privilege, and far too few elected officials understand that.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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jakemadtown.bsky.social @jakemadtown.bsky.social · 1d

Which venture capital funds? Seems like a good target to find out who is really stupid with their money, in addition to being right-wing hacks who support Wingnut welfare cases like this kid.

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 1d

That the third in line for the presidency has no idea what extra-constitutional actions a president from his own party is up to is obviously grounds for removal—his or the president’s. Or both. Obviously.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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jakemadtown.bsky.social @jakemadtown.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Keebler Elf, isn't that kind of your JOB to know about staffing and funding govt services? Especially those REQUIRED BY LAW (as special education is)?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?

MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know

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Lee Drutman @leedrutman.bsky.social · 2d

New study finds Democrats represent public opinion better than Republicans: "the quality of statehouse democracy, here meaning the dynamic relationship between opinion and policy, is substantially weakened by Republican Party control of state government."

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

The high-profile success of Olivia Nuzzi & Bari Weiss sends such an awful, awful signal to, and about, female journalists. So many sharp, careful, dedicated journalists out there and *this* is what the establishment rewards? This is the incentive structure? It's so gross.

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Vince Mancini @vincemancini.bsky.social · 2d

15 years of every C suite going “we need to fire the skilled workers and do more internet” and this is how every business works now.

Vince Mancini @vincemancini.bsky.social · 2d

Wife did a gravel order from Lowe’s for me to pick up. I drive to the pick up dock. Guy with a radio comes out. I show him the order receipt. He radios inside. They tell him to tell me to tell my wife to download the app so that she can check in on it to let them know I’m here to pick up the order.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 2d

There's no "regular politics" anymore because you can no longer maintain the idea that we all agree on common goals but we only differ about the means of getting there or whatever. The guys in charge now are plainly amoral, sadistic nihilists. They delight in it! You can't civilly disagree with that

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jakemadtown.bsky.social @jakemadtown.bsky.social · 2d

"Coach LaFleur, we got 3rd and 1 1/2, and a 1st down clinched it. Josh Jacobs had been getting 5 yards every time he runs. What's the call."

"Don't worry, I've thought of this intricate pass play. They'll never see it coming!"

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

In the last week, Donald Trump has insisted that there are no more stores left in war-ravaged Portland, asserted that Joe Biden was president during the January 6th insurrection, hosted conspiracy theorists for an "Antifa" summit, and said he'd consider pardoning his good friend the sex trafficker.

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jakemadtown.bsky.social @jakemadtown.bsky.social · 2d

Oh wow! Turns out George did some real journalism and cut off Vance for his BS parade.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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jakemadtown.bsky.social @jakemadtown.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, I assume Stephanopolous asked what the services were.

That's what he did, right? Riiiiiight?

(This is a sarcastic and rhetorical question).

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