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molly @mollymoss.bsky.social · 19h

this one gets me the worst

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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 19h

My favorite way to make myself depressed is Soviet time capsule messages

www.russiabeyond.com/history/3266...

Soviet time capsules: messages from the past with lessons to teach us in 2017
"We're a little jealous of all you who are celebrating the centenary of our Soviet motherland"
Arkhangelsk
"You are talking with representatives of other galaxies about scientific and cultural collaborations"
Novosibirsk
"You have eliminated harmful bacteria and viruses, ageing and sickness"
Tiraspol
"We address you, those who don't know what war is"
Okulovka

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jenny_tightpants🪑 @jtp.bsky.social · 19h

you are not immune to propaganda. starting to think i am tho

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jenny_tightpants🪑 @jtp.bsky.social · 19h

seeing a lot of people have their brain cooked by elon's twitter which honestly surprises me since whenever i used to browse its predecessor (a certain imageboard) it just made me think less of everyone on that site, including myself, which is why i stopped going there

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Taint Inspector General @janejfuckerbutt.bsky.social · 19h

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 21h

beetle bailey arc where we learn who in camp swampy will obey orders to fire on american citizens once the insurrection act is invoked. my picks are rocky, zero, and, surprisingly, plato. killer surprises everyone by making a big show of not doing it. beetle simply goes AWOL

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Jeffries: "If Donald Trump can find $20b to bail out his right-wing dictator friend in Argentina, it's extraordinary to me that Republicans are unwilling to even have a discussion about how we address the healthcare crisis that they've created."

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 21h

My vote in the 2028 D primary for POTUS will hinge almost entirely on the % of this Administration they promise to imprison

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 23h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 1d

I need ppl to understand that no matter how well meaning someone running as a democrat is, when they are absorbed and become somewhat dependent on the party, they will make concessions and use language they provide etc

It’s like how capitalists, no matter how well meaning, need to increase profit

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axolotl lovely / fka frog k ⚧️🏴‍☠️ @vaporlight.bsky.social · 1d

i have no idea what the exact deal of the disco elysium guys was, but as an ancom with gender nonsense "are women bourgeois?" is like your older brother who was in the pen for a while giving you a birthday present and it's a 9mm with the serial numbers exquisitely filed off and stippled down

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Blaise Ulysse Bernard Collins @wittywebhandle.bsky.social · 1d

Mock cover for 'Atlas Shrugged' by Ayn Rand

"Ayn Rand

Atlas Needs You To Spot Him Like 20 Billion Dollars

1st Argentinian Edition"

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grimm ☀️ @mugrimm.bsky.social · 1d

The first response is going to be "Do you think Dem staffers aren't making gulag jokes in their group chats?" and they absolutely are, the main distinction is what each group does relatively with power, which for the GOP is just ethnonationalism and a complete anger at religious pluralism.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Ropa Vieja @chaggles.bsky.social · 1d

God i love this one

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exfauna @poisonjr.bsky.social · 1d

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Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · 1d

Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.

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Ben Fleuter @benfleuter.bsky.social · 1d

Hello I draw a lot of mechs and environments creatures.
#PortfolioDay

A Beamsaber mech with the look of an angelic knight

A cyberpunk cityscape - the sky polluted with neon light. Designed for Hit the Ground Running.

A bio-horror creature with organic censors, a hood made of hands, and a cape made of flesh.

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Hatok @hatok.bsky.social · 1d

Woolie talking about how Sonic is the coolest thing you get to experience as a christian child hence the christian sonic crossover art, and I wanna remind everyone this also applies to Kingdom Hearts

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SPOOKYDEAD💀SKELEHEAD @mikeluckas.bsky.social · 1d

a good night's sleep in the Deadly Premonition bed could fix me

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 1d

I swear I did not have "I'm better at ducking bullets than Charlie Kirk" on my Donny Batshit Bingo card

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 1d

everyone needs to internalize that this is just how all republicans are and when nancy pelosi said "the country needs a strong republican party" she meant that more people like this should be powerful. they are all like this! they all think just like this and like trump and they love it and it's fun

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Diredoof @doofivirus.bsky.social · Dec 27

Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 1d

Mutual blackmail material has always been the backbone of elite solidarity. Aristocrats don't send their kids to boarding schools because the teachers are better; they send them to learn the group dynamic of being above the law. Whether you participate or only witness it, keep your mouth shut.

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 1d

The unspoken meaning of regular "If this gets leaked we're cooked lololol" jokes is to remind everyone that they're in a position to coerce or destroy anyone who gets out of line.

Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 1d

the chat logs leaked clearly show members are aware they’re posting compromising messages, they’re even talking about how cooked they be if it leaked

bc the social function of extremist rhetoric is that in-group members bond and attain status by transgressing with one another as witnesses

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 1d

I know the temptation is to just scroll past this with a “not surprised” reaction, but you should read this if you have the emotional bandwidth to encounter horrifying slurs and violent sentiments, because there’s an important takeaway: extremism is often performed to reinforce an in-group’s bond.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Taint Inspector General @janejfuckerbutt.bsky.social · 1d

"GUYS, GUYS YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!"