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Dave Jamieson @jamieson.bsky.social · 1h

Wow. Sidney Reid, the DC woman just found not guilty of assaulting an FBI agent, issues a withering and gutsy statement on Trump through her attorneys.

"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."

It's a must-read:

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Jennifer Cheek @jennifercheek.bsky.social · 2h

I have to assume people who think this have never had a real job

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3h

This is one of the significant fault lines between the Left(s) and the Right. On the Left(s) [in general], we believe that everyone deserves public goods and to live in dignity. Period.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

Q: “Most hospitals + people who will lose insurance are in rural areas. If Trump & Republicans are so intent on sticking it to their own voters, why not let them?”

@aoc.bsky.social : “That’s the difference between us & Trump. I don’t care if you voted for me, I want you to have health care.”

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Jennifer Cheek @jennifercheek.bsky.social · 3h

Words cannot explain how much I loathe WWE, nasty evil company

Zoe TunnHELL @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 3h

Turns out: new WWE contracts have a ONE YEAR non-compete clause if someone is fired for cause or breach of contract.

Talent were not informed of this change from previous contracts.

Which means WWE is claiming Andrade cannot work in wrestling FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR because he was fired.

Fightful Wrestling @fightful.com · 9h

Report: WWE Sent AEW A Letter Regarding Andrade And His Non-Compete Clause

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h

NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.

We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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bort @crushbort.bsky.social · 6h

happy tenth anniversary to the mother’s food must be hot story, which immediately gave me severe brain damage upon reading www.jezebel.com/restaurant-c...

I was working in an upscale restaurant that specialized in fresh seafood. Check averages pushed $200 for two, so the tips were good. Now, I get that some people can't eat seafood; either they're allergic or they just hate it. Which is cool, but why the fuck would you come to a seafood house, then?
One night, I have one of these tables. They first bitch about all the fish. I'm crying inside but don't say anything as I point out sub-10 dollar items on the back of the menu that are not fish or fish-like. Took them 20 minutes to decide on some horrific cheese-covered thing that was apparently French or something. Whatever. Within 20 seconds, their order was being assembled.
Every 20 seconds, the man stretches his neck and starts looking for his waiter (which is me). Before he can turn the other direction...I'm there.
"Mother likes her food very hot," he says. He's already told me 4 times, so the 5th should really make me remember.

"Yes sir. Absolutely," I say or, something equally as ass-kissingly sweet. "Right out the saute pan," (lol, it was all pre-made and largely microwaved).
It was served in a special dish that sat inside a broiler so the food would be extra hot. The cook tops the French Gloop with a fistful of cheese and I watch it melt. I grab the dish with tongs and chuck it on the tray. Ten seconds later, it's in front of mother.
"Oh no... this simply is not hot enough," says
Pa.
I make some remark about re-doubling my efficiency. I then serve it three more times with the same result. "Oh...mother likes her food hot.
Mother likes hot food. Food....hot food...mother must have it," I had to endure every permutation.
The cook (who is also my stoner buddy) is at this point genuinely confused. "Dude... that shit will not get any hotter unless we flambee the fucker and you serve it on fire. Lucifer doesn't eat food that hot."

$At this point, I come up with a plan: we'll heat the serving dish until it's on the verge of melting (or fracture). The radiant heat alone would cook a steak to well-done in under a minute. We leave this dish under the broiler until it glows dull red. Half of the gloop burns away instantly so we add another bag. The cheese is the temp of lava and literally boiling. We add another fistful just in case. My fear is that when I place this in front of mother, the tablecloth will burst into flames. She's got a can's worth of hairspray on her blue-haired head, so she'll likely blow up as well. This would cost me money. (Editor's Note: Oh my God that sentence is every server l've ever known in a nutshell.) Finally, I place the dish in front of her like it's radioactive. Fuck, it probably is. And for the 4th time, I mention that the outer dish is very hot... do not touch the very hot outer dish. Of course, she grabs the dish with both hands. I can hear the skin sizzling. She can't pick it up though. Know why? BECAUSE SHE BURNED THE SKIN FROM HER FINGERS AND THUMBS! She's essentially pan-seared her hands and fingerprints with it. I'm waiting for her to start screaming, or maybe pass out into a bubbling cheese magma in front of her.$

She sweetly tells me it's "perfect" and dishes out half to Pa (yes, they split the entree). They seemed to enjoy the whatever-it-was, and each other's company. And neither seemed to mind the odor of human flesh that perfumed my station. I did manage to up-sell them dessert, which brought the check total to $30.00.
They left a pair of 20 dollar bills and told the manager I was a very nice young man.

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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 10d

"He's some weirdo professor from fuckin' Canada. His thing is cryin' that a piece of ass in a magazine is why we ain't gladiators in Ancient Rome anymore or some shit. Weird dude, think his brains got scrambled when his kid fed him only T bones for like eight months straight."

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Erik Whalen @erikwhalen.bsky.social · 22h

Famous Last Words.

Kris Statlander v 'Timeless' Toni Storm at AEW Wrestledream.

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/\__/\__/\__/ @cardiograms.bsky.social · 1d

Personally, I think whatever nuance there is about whether or not young republicans have always been like this or not is pointless to argue, because the nuances really only exist if you’re white.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

the days when these guys worried about hiding their "power level" are far behind us

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Jennifer Cheek @jennifercheek.bsky.social · 1d

You’re right and I love every minute of it tbh

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 2d

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 2d

Kind of amazing that the photo Politico used of one of these folks -- the one who made a joke about gas chambers -- is from an event that Politico sponsored last summer.

Peter Giunta participates in a CNN-POLITICO Grill discussion at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, July 16, 2024. | Rod Lamkey Jr. for POLITICO

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 1d

you simply do not "have to hand it to" any generation of the young republicans, and if you're a reformed former young republican the appropriate place to discuss your feelings about it is a therapist's office

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Jennifer Cheek @jennifercheek.bsky.social · 1d

It’s D&D time! @dndpodcast.bsky.social live now at twitch.tv/geeklyinc

Selfie of Jennifer wearing a spooky space skeleton shirt and giving a peace sign

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 2d

Caillou's dad: (texting) caillou is freaking the fuck out

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

Based on the video shared by Univision (they've paired it with overhead from ABC), today's attack might be the most chemical gas we've seen feds launch into a neighborhood so far. The clouds are enormous/that's a lot of canisters. Completely engulfing cars and homes.

instagram.com/reel/DPzWnGCklvl

unichicago on Instagram: "Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información …"

Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información en nuestra biografía.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 2d

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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.

www.politico.com

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 3d

Elon Musk is a white nationalist. Anyone who needs more data points to reach this conclusion is beyond help or persuasion.

If you buy, rent, service, or supercharge a Tesla you are supporting the most powerful white nationalist on earth. Period.

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 3d

Musk is funding the legal battle of UK Far Right activist Tommy Robinson - real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon - as he faces charges brought by counterterrorism police.

Tommy Robinson claims Elon Musk is funding his legal battle — The Times and The Sunday Times

Tommy Robinson has claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counterterrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year. Robins...

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 2d

It is tacky for really famous people to be in TV commercials for products. Their gambling debts/boat repairs are not my problem, those roles should belong to actors like the Time To Make The Donuts guy and the actress who said "who are you calling a cootie queen you lint licker" in that Orbit ad.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 3d

the claim that protestors are "creating chaos at the expense of" Broadview residents who "lack the protestors’ privilege" to go back to their neighborhoods is v sus

on what basis are you assuming that protestors are ~outside agitators~ and not residents mad about what's going on in their community?

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 3d

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson's full statement, in which she says she will sign an EO permitting protest "only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street," is up on the village's website.

"There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest," Thompson says.

Image text:

Broadview Shrinks Protest Safety Zones

The following statement can be attributed to Village of Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson:

“The protests at the ICE facility on Saturday night degenerated into chaos. There were 15 arrests, and 10 of those were around the age of my own daughter. As a mother and a mayor, I am mad. Broadview didn’t choose to have the ICE facility in our community. But it’s here. And so are Broadview residents. There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest. Too many are raising their fists rather than their voices, creating chaos at the expense of the people who call Broadview home. Broadview residents lack the protestors’ privilege to return to calm, quiet neighborhoods for undisturbed rest.

Therefore, I have issued a new executive order, in consultation with the Illinois State Police and Cook County Sheriff, that permits protests only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street.

There will no longer be a designated protest safety zone at 2000 South 25th Avenue between Lexington and Fillmore.

Additionally, it has been only God’s grace alone that a protester has not been struck and killed by a motorist on 25th Avenue given how frequently protesters dash onto this busy, four-lane street. This new
measure will provide for both the serenity of residents and safety of protestors.

As I have repeatedly said, I respect, support, and defend the protesters’ free and – peaceful – speech against the outrageous injustices and deplorable unprovoked chemical arms attacks by ICE agents against American citizens, journalists, and ministers that put Broadview police and firefighters in harms’ way.

Nevertheless, my first priority is to defend public safety and the residents who live here and people who work here. They deserve stability, safety, and respect, a quality of life that is currently being denied to them. They deserve the love and kindness that they expect by being Broadview residents.”

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 4d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 3d

This morning I was filming ICE abducting sometime in Petworth. One of the agents told me "the last US citizen that did this he put in cuffs all the way to the courtroom".

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Individual K @hahahahakev.bsky.social · 4d

Thoroughly enjoyable, though I wish that Tribulation Farce by @timlanning.bsky.social @jennifercheek.bsky.social were just a niche nostalgic podcast look back at a weird slice of U.S. Christianist pop culture, and bears no salience on current news at all. shows.acast.com/tribulation-...

Tribulation Farce: A Left Behind Podcast

A comedy podcast about Left Behind and Christian Trauma

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