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mlex @mlex.bsky.social · 10h

substance is rare. and who can distinguish it from pretense? to your point: I also think style & aesthetics are crucial. I'm quite pleased with our amphibian & other inflatable heroes. Long may they dance!

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mlex @mlex.bsky.social · 10h

avoiding the treasure house of literature and wallowing in putrid slime. we're at peak ignorance, alas.

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mlex @mlex.bsky.social · 11h

#NoKings

now is the time to represent your culture.

there is room for personal expression, my friends!

play the fools against each other, then be like water.
stay safe.

Toshiro Mifune being threatened by Tatsuya Nakadai in the classic Samurai outsider film, Yojimbo (1961).

mlex @mlex.bsky.social · 11h

sure, there is an uncomfortably large cohort of resisters who are in it for egoistic & narcissistic reasons, above all for performing a ritual to exhibit their "style." so what? the aesthetics are paramount! would anyone argue with Mifune and Nakadai about being too stylish? I think not!

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 12h

Cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war.

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Neon Deutschland @neondeutschland.bsky.social · 1d

Finest neon cigars.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

MCCALLUM: “Margaret Thatcher said socialism’s great until you run out of other people’s money.”

🔥ZOHRAN: “Cuomo had $900 million and gave it to Elon musk in tax credits— I wish the debate were like NASCAR so people could see logos of billionaires who sponsor him on his jacket.”

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mlex @mlex.bsky.social · 12h

the ramen shirt and monkey d. luffy straw hat whilst marching behind a one piece pirate flag are doing my soul good!

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 15h

Just a thought: Instead of Argentina, how about we bail out America first?

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Ruben Garcia @gorubenruben.bsky.social · 17h

Oralè Resisters
Are you ready to make history?
No Kings March Nationwide
18 Million Loud Voices
Please wear Yellow Solidarity
We will not be ignored!
Answer Robert DeNiro call
The Whole World is marching in Solidarity with us
against Tyranny! #NoKings #USDemocracy #VivaUkraine #HOP

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mlex @mlex.bsky.social · 13h

www.thedailybeast.com/senior-ice-b...

mlex @mlex.bsky.social · 13h

McLaughlin is actually head of communications for DHS. If she posts this ridiculous crap and doesn't take it down, I think that's a pretty good indicator of what DHS is actually doing. The Daily Beast article (unfortunately paywalled) is very good. Shows without doubt that it was ERO / DHS bust.

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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 1d

Like, squaresville, man.

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mlex @mlex.bsky.social · 13h

flat out amazing album! always loved it.

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mlex @mlex.bsky.social · 14h

they are terrified of free and peaceful assembly.

mlex @mlex.bsky.social · 14h

ICE and Trump will be remembered as a shit stain on human civilization.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15h

Midway Blitz Operations in Chicago

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mlex @mlex.bsky.social · 14h

before www and mosaic we used TTY and Gopher protocol to dig around in University file systems. there was even a free dial-up service called "The Simpsons" for a while. hard to believe what has happened in 30 years!

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Khaines Chosen - NAFO - Slava Ukraine @khaineschosen.bsky.social · 21h

how does "no kings" = "hate america"

does america have a king now ?

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Eric Badofsky @ebadofsky.bsky.social · 1d

@kornetzke.bsky.social writes:

“𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺—𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦: 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘯. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯.”