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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 2h

When someone absolutely has to let you know that lying on the couch in this particular moment is completely unacceptable and you should be feeding her instead

A snoot closeup of our dog, a tan with white streaks chihuahua-terrier mix

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 10h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 14h

Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”

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geoffrey, 💀 mode @parsnip.bsky.social · 3h

as i recall very recently it was absolutely critical, a matter of national security even, to hold 18-22 year olds accountable for their speech

Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 3h

NEW @motherjones.com: Nobody in that GOP group chat praising Hitler or making racist comments was a “kid,” as JD Vance claimed today

I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)

Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.

But… no “kids”!

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 3h

"If Israel, with the whole world watching, can treat a well-known, white person with a Swedish passport this way, just imagine what they do to Palestinians behind closed doors."

Lisa Röstlund @lisarostlund.bsky.social · 14h

We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.

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Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Nails the Tabaxi 🍉 @nailsthetabaxi.bsky.social · 8h

If I were writing an 80s style action movie and wanted the audience to understand without a doubt that Generic Evil Country is in fact the bad guys, and I had them do a tenth of the shit Israel does every day, the producer would tell me it was too on-the-nose to be believable.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7h

I am not an expert partisan communicator or anything but for months, it was weird to me how so many Dem leaders and key figures just didn’t tack on things like “… while using armed troops to invade american cities, and using your tax dollars to fund a secret police terrorizing your town” even as…

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 7h

“My congressional aide’s cubicle swastika has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my congressional aide’s cubicle swastika.”

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 7h

So Nazis. They want to give refugee status to Nazis.

OK, maybe not JUST Nazis. Also certain other white people who hate non-white immigration. But Nazis can definitely come.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The proposals also advise Mr. Trump to prioritize Europeans who have been “targeted for peaceful expression of views online such as opposition to mass migration or support for ‘populist’ political parties.”

That appeared to be a reference to the European far-right political party Alternative for Germany, whose leaders have trivialized the Holocaust, revived Nazi slogans and denigrated foreigners. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Germany for trying to suppress the views of the group, which is known as the AfD.

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Gizmo the Yipster @spacedoutkoblet.bsky.social · 18h

dragon: Hello, kobold!
kobold: ..... *opens mouth and makes gmod ragdoll sounds*
dragon: the language of kobolds is beautiful ;v;

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 12h

Like I am sorry but "bigots show different faces in different company" is not a hard fucking concept to grasp if you are already familiar with the idea that abusers do that shit, because it is the same thing at scale! This is a very basic extrapolation of feminism 101! Get a clue!

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 12h

They can't be racist, they were always nice to me, a white lady! Please listen to yourself. Do you do this shit with abusive men, too?

Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

For those tempted to say Young Republicans have always been this way, they really have not. When I worked on campus and did bipartisan college events after, they were very much not like this.

That’s why groups like YCT and eventually TPUSA formed — because Young Republicans weren’t radical enough.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

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👇

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 13h

the customs and border patrol page is so openly racist that you don’t even have to look for it. every post is openly racist.

there is so much “we also arrest Black people” content, they are really normalizing CBP being like, police 2.0. police with none of those pesky regulations.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection &
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From popping bottles to popping cuffs, party is over.
This individual thought he was having a party in his car, but got a front row seat to Washington Metropolitan Police Dept. booking. CB assisted in the arrest of an individual in possession of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana with intent to distribute, all while having an open container of alcohol in the vehicle.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 13h

it’s amazing how easy it is to chase off evangelical extremists with the mere sight of a naked butt

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 13h

This is bullshit, but also, yet another example of attempts to rely on technology to give supposed “objective” pain ratings while denying the most useful way to get that information: ask the person (or in the case of babies/toddlers, their parents), and actually believe them.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 13h

Facial expressions common to all humans! 🙃

PainChek is one of these behavioral models, and it acts like a camera‑based thermometer, but for pain: A care worker opens the app and holds a phone 30 centimeters from a person’s face. For three seconds, a neural network looks for nine particular microscopic movements—upper‑lip raise, brow pinch, cheek tension, and so on—that research has linked most strongly to pain. Then the screen flashes a score of 0 to 42. “There’s a catalogue of ‘action‑unit codes’—facial expressions common to all humans. Nine of those are associated with pain,” explains Kreshnik Hoti, a senior research scientist with PainChek and a co-inventor of the device. This system is built directly on the foundation of FACS. After the scan, the app walks the user through a yes‑or‑no checklist of other signs, like groaning, “guarding,” and sleep disruption, and stores the result on a cloud dashboard that can show trends.

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Jessica Stark @jessicakstark.bsky.social · 19h

I'm buying a milsurp submarine and turning it into a houseboat. Not sure any level of "fuck you money" could get me a nuclear powered one though.

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Calaca Byproduct @cacaobyproduct.bsky.social · 20h

It’s so funny that people hate him and his stupid thoughts so much the WH felt the need to do this to prop up Hegseth

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 1d

John Oliver is what liberals imagine Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert to be — a genuine critic of America’s systemic failures who stands up for trans people and other marginalized groups, while actually offering real actions and hopeful solutions.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning

a building with a sign that's only partially lit so that is reads "Rage"

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Jessica Stark @jessicakstark.bsky.social · 21h

Reminds me of that livestream I saw in 2020 where the feds deliberately shot someone in the head with a tear gas can for the crime of kicking another gas grenade out of the gutter full of fallen leaves underneath a car so it didn't start a fire. Instant TBI at range. Point blank, definitely lethal.

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 23h

I thought that’s what it looked like happened (but honestly couldn’t tolerate rewatching the clip to be sure):

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 22h

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 21h

Keira Knightley cares so little about trans people that she couldn't even be bothered to prep an answer about working w/ Rowling & just seemed very angry to be asked. And no, I don't believe that she didn't know. Come on. www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/co...

From the Fauxmoi community on Reddit: The video of her response to this was so much worse than the transcript

Explore this post and more from the Fauxmoi community

www.reddit.com

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 1d

I’m very very tired of “living in fear” being lobbed at maskwearers by people who frequently say they can’t wear one because no one else around them is.

Living in fear is ignoring science and endangering lives and your own health because you’re terrified of not fitting in.

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