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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 13h

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lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 9h

Me, who years ago committed myself to not making fun of how people look, upon seeing these four fascists.

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Joel D. Anderson @joelanderson.bsky.social · 12h

One thing that’s probably getting overlooked here is: these folks are serious about this stuff.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 20h

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 1d

Damn... the reactions to One Battle After Another are sort of the proof the film accomplished its mission of being "Post Modern."

***Mild Spoiler***

The name of a certain character in OBAA is a simple but perfect example of a simulacrum... it's her actual stage name! 1/3 🧵

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13h

The ICE GOONS attempted to murder a baby by hurling a gas canister at it.

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lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 12h

Local child engagement charges should be automatic.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13h

The ICE GOONS attempted to murder a baby by hurling a gas canister at it.

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Kevin Moore @kevinwmoore.bsky.social · 1d

What Now: "Consolation Prize"

Title: What Now, by Kevin Moore. www.mooretoons.com
Four panel cartoon.

Panel 1: Trump whines at Marco Rubio, who looks ecstatic.
Trump: Huh? No Peace Prize for me? Maybe time to bomb Sweden!
Rubio: Norway, sir. But don't bother -- we won!

Panel 2: Rubio continues to look happy, while Trum gets confused.
Rubio: I recommended Maria Machado myself -- she is totally in line with our policy objectives.
Trump: Whuh?

Panel 3: Rubio tries to explain as Trump clutches his head in pain.
Rubio: She thanked you for "working for peace" -- and approved of your war crimes against boats for Venezuelans, despite no proof they're narco-traffickers.
Trump: I don't get it.

Panel 4: Rubio looks exasperated, while Trump cries like an infant.
Rubio: She'll make a great puppet for a coup!
Trump: I don't want puppets! Gimme prizes!

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Ian Whitney @iancwhitney.bsky.social · 13h

I'm not the first person to raise this but one of the fascinating things about American politics and political reporting is how much a follow-up question short circuits the brains of the politicians (and is a shocking thrill to the audience)

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h

"What do you have to say about the capitulation that you participated in?"

Cory Booker clearly wasn't expecting the pushback he got from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

Full interview: youtu.be/HLfzsOVjlxc

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SPiNDLE @aidenr0.bsky.social · 17h

i bring more women kissing to your TL

an illustration by Spindle of the characters Asimov (on the right), a half-elf with white hair tied up in a bun, and wearing a blue dress (with yellow accents and a red stripe on the bottom), sitting and kissing Ottilie (on the left), a human with short brown hair tied up in a small bun, wearing a green cardigan (with orange circles print, and white trim), white underwear, and black thighhighs (appearing green due to the tones of the art). She's in front of Asi and leaning on her, kissing back. The kiss is tongue-style

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 21h

Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month

ChatGPT boss predicts when AI could cure cancer

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13h

You really have to watch the whole thing. Booker clearly had no idea he was going to be asked real questions.

The Anti-Cult Club

YouTube video by I've Had It

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lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 12h

Bless her. I swear. Bless her.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13h

"I think the Democratic base feels like there is a disconnect. We hear you, when you did your 25-hour speech, I was like go Cory, I love this, that is amazing.

And then there's a photo shoot with you with Benjamin Netanyahu, and I was just like, what in the actual fuck? It was heartbreaking."

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 13h

the real plan all along

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Gov. Bill Lee says Trump’s military-police occupation of Memphis “may never end.”

“We have just begun. We do know this is going to last for months… In fact, I will tell you that it will last forever.”

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 12h

The moment when he starts giving his canned response and she goes “that’s such bullshit” lmao I have no idea who these ladies are but they rock

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h

"What do you have to say about the capitulation that you participated in?"

Cory Booker clearly wasn't expecting the pushback he got from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

Full interview: youtu.be/HLfzsOVjlxc

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lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 13h

Which is why they loved inviting Charlie Kirk!

brentmcb.bsky.social @brentmcb.bsky.social · 22h

News flash - college republicans are racist sexist misogynistic homophobic pigs. It’s been true as long as there have been college republicans.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22h

Of all the things I will read this week, this will be the least surprising.

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lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 13h

We all knew that this is how they were! The GOP is a Nazi party.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

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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Rigorous, Fred-based Reporting @thefred.bsky.social · 15h

1. No, he didn't.

2. That's somehow even more unconstitutional than the government paying them without an appropriation.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19h

Look for the helpers

www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trump/

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

www.rawstory.com

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 20h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 20h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

Showing up to No Kings with a sign reading “monarchy is an affront to human dignity but, when incorporated into a liberal democratic system, may nevertheless be a useful safety valve for nationalist and/or authoritarian impulses” and then getting clobbered by a Buttigieg-supporting grandmother

Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 1d

Incidentally, I’ve been chafing a bit at the “No Kings” thing, because there are loads of monarchies that have more limits on executive power than the US does, but it has the great advantage that it makes Americans who want to oppose it sound, well, unamerican….

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Mr Halloween @jarjarfan69.bsky.social · 1d

Alright, man. But a lot of us said this was happening at the time and got yelled at by people like Chris Jackson for not being sufficiently appreciative of Joe Biden's foreign policy genius.

Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 1d

This. And this again.

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Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 1d

I couldn’t disagree more.

Mamdani first says democracy v oligarchy. Second, he ties it to affordability and cost of living. He connects the two ideas! Like @jenancona.bsky.social has been saying.

Anyone can do this. And it’s not just NYC. We are seeing how it works in Maine too.

Lionel Dripps @lioneldripps.bsky.social · 1d

I’m a huge fan of the Mamdani campaign but this does not prove or disprove that democracy vs oligarchy is a compelling frame. First, econ populists will say Mamdani has a relentless, authentic focus on cost of living. Second, Dems need to compete with very different electorates than in NYC.

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lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 1d

Martial arts sensei? "I'm sure he kicks ass! Huh?"

"Uh oh, white savior time... Wait it's evil dude?"

"She's now badass revolutionary too...uhh she's on her way to Oakland to protest?"

Added Wikipedia entries for clarity of my little ramble. 3/3

Simulacrum - Wikipedia

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