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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

last i checked these young republicans were like 25 years old. but this is a classic case of infantilization to diminish the significance of the offense. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’

The vice president called the texts "edgy, offensive jokes."

www.yahoo.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2h

Politico received an initial tip that a Taylor staffer had a swastika neatly pinned to his cubicle during a zoom call. When confronted, the congressman’s press office pretty implausibly sought to present the situation as a police matter, and Politico went along with that in its headline and lede.

Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 3h

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 6h

The dominant business plan these days seems to be let’s turn everyone into slaves, who famously never revolt

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Ian Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.social · 3h

I've just seen this photo of them, and my god does it spark joy.

Three sumo wrestlers on bicycles in London

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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 10h

The real blockers are the water profiteers – and Labour won’t touch them because it’s in bed with the lobbyists.

Ex-MPs like Angela Smith went from defending water firms to working for them. Current ministers have backgrounds in water lobbying.

Who do you think you’re fooling?

Keir Starmer tweet:

@Keir_Starmer • 1d
National renewal means more homes, more jobs, and more money back in working people's pockets.
But to get there, we need to take on the blockers…

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 2h

The anti-vaxx conspiracy theorist MAHA movement is heading to Europe, as are the US anti-abortion/anti-trans activist groups (who are of course closely tied with the kooky anti-science MAHA folks)

Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 3h

The darkness descends...

US vaccine misinformation is having “frightening” ripple effect in Europe, leaders warn www.bmj.com/content/391/...

US vaccine misinformation is having “frightening” ripple effect in Europe, leaders warn

Vaccine misinformation and disinformation being spread in the US—including by senior politicians—is affecting patients and researchers in Europe, experts have warned. Speaking at the World Vaccine Co...

www.bmj.com

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Materialist Gnostic @walmsley.bsky.social · 4h

the guy who, being married to an Indian woman with whom he has multiple children, is willing to publicly defend "normalize Indian hate" has to be saying some absolute nightmare shit in private

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Simon Parker @simonparker.bsky.social · 4h

The absolute bloody vandalism of austerity in one chart. Good analysis of the overall picture here.

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bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 2h

”capitalists hATE him!!!!”

[pressing fingers to ear, looking confused, whispering]

“sorry, i’m getting word that they actually pretend it doesn’t exist, and do nothing to prevent the obvious outcome, illness, that then becomes economically detrimental? are we sure that’s right?”

betsy ladyzhets 😷 @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social · 3h

Fascinating new paper: higher levels of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater correlate with higher health-related absences from work.

"COVID-19 may have created a new year-round baseline for work absences that is similar to influenza season conditions before the pandemic," the authors write.

Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market

This cohort study examines the extent to which COVID-19 continues to generate work absences and decrease labor force participation beyond the pandemic period in the US.

jamanetwork.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22h

Klippenstein: The memo says it considers as indicators things like anti-Christian sentiment, anti-government views, and anti-traditional family positions.

These are descriptors that would cover millions and millions of people in this country.

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Bouba's Delivery Service @fernmonkey.bsky.social · 2h

I know "who's this clown" is the ultimate insult, but for layered insults with many different implications I'm quite fond of "well, YOU haven't changed since Livejournal".

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 3h

Physics Insight

xkcd.com/3154/

Comic. PERSON: Sure, when *Einstein* suggests using the Lorentz transform to explain the connection between velocity and time, people call him a genius. But when *I* suggest it, it’s “basic physics” and “undergraduate stuff.” PERSON 2 with white hat: Such a double standard!

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 2h

This is a grim read. I stick to my view that the wilful blindness of the government to the financial crisis in local government will cost them their majority at the next election. Why not roll the dice for change when the local public realm is falling apart? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

English councils to remain poorer than in 2010 despite funding rise, says report

Exclusive: Impact of austerity cannot be undone by end of parliament despite above-inflation funding, analysis finds

www.theguardian.com

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 4h

“Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

Oh man, I wonder which party this congressman belongs to

Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 3h

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · Jul 27

It bet it was a really cool leaf

A tweet: A little kid came up to the ice cream truck today holding a $5 in one hand and a cool leaf in the other. She asked for a bomb pop, and I said
"okay, that will be one leaf please!" and she said no and handed me the $5.

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 3h

I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news

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Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 2h

Rikishi just existing make me happy. Out there, doin' stuff. Keep up the good work, fellas.

Ian Kikuchi @curatorian.bsky.social · 3h

I've just seen this photo of them, and my god does it spark joy.

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Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 6h

In one crisp para — & the 2 charts he highlights — @chrisgiles.ft.com bursts a huge number of “welfare” myths www.ft.com/content/ee67...

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Kathleen Cottontail 🏳️‍⚧️♿️🖖🏻🐰 @kathleengmaz.bsky.social · 4h

A "friend" wants to know, can you sit in these inflatable outfits or are the fans by your tush? My "friend" is a wheelchair user. 😉 ♿️

Picture is a pink version of the Portland protest frog.

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Annie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · 4h

this is, in fact, what's happening

Ayo Hirschman @contextproblem.bsky.social · 4h

The bad scenario I see people talking about (MT Sweeney on here e.g.) is a real face to face liberal arts education for the children of the elite and intellectuals, religious/patriotic charter schools for the middle class, and basically kid jail/work programs for the poor kids

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Annie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · 4h

teach brave new world, teens like it 💫

Peter Greene @palan57.bsky.social · 4h

School should prepare them for their proper place, instead of filling their heads with crazy ideas about rising above their station, or trying to teach high level education stuff to people who should be content as meat widgets for the rest of their lives

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 18h

Altman: the next update will *not* tell people to kill themselves in order to attain quantum resonance with god.

Everyone: yeah that'd be pretty nice

Altman: It will *not* tell people to murder their spouses.

Everyone: cool, good feature.

Altman: and you can fuck it

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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 4h

"This shows that 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."

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 6h

Greta Thunberg: “Israeli soldiers hit, kicked, starved, and tortured me”

• They placed a flag next to me, and anytime the flag touched me, they kicked me
• Whenever I raised my head to look at Ben-Gvir, I was kicked
• She was filmed while stripped naked

Aftonbladet: tinyurl.com/a33vxatc

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 4h

Funny, it sounds like she knows exactly how it works around there.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

FOX: Grijalva says you're afraid of her being the 218th signer to the Epstein petition, that if she was a Republican you would've sworn her in. What do you say?

MIKE JOHNSON: I say bless her heart. She's a representative-elect, she doesn't know how it works around here.

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