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Rebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 2h

#MondayMotivation

Block letter print on notebook paper, pinned to wall

YOU LOOK GREAT.
YOUR TEETH ARE SHARP.
YOUR EYES ARE LUMINOUS.
THE TOWN FOLK WHISPER YOUR NAME IN HUSHED
TONES

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julie muncy @julie.radiantarray.io · 55m

if the democrats can't make hay out of "he is literally demolishing the white house" then idk what anyone's even doing, that patriotic nonsense plays so well with normie libs

Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 2h

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4h

On Sunday, a DOJ whistleblower told 60 Minutes what the public has suspected for months now: The Trump administration told him to lie to a judge about Ábrego García. trib.al/TE5xu42

"What’s to stop them if they decide they don’t like you anymore? To say you’re a criminal, you’re a member of MS-13?"

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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 5h

“I’ll give you something to cry about” as government policy

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Mike Johnson: "The irony was that they called it the No Kings Rally, but if President Trump was a king, the government would be open. If President Trump was a king, he would've closed the nationals parks and the National Mall so they couldn't of had the rally out here."

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 5h

These people are, not to put too fine a point on it, nuts.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Chip Roy: "The truth is the marxist, radicals, and Islamists the Democratic Party promoted this weekend, they cannot handle the truth. The truth is that there is a king and that king is Jesus. And the president has been willing to say it, & Charlie Kirk was willing to say it & he got killed for it."

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 16h

Is it good when even judges are saying you can’t trust the government anymore?

60 Minutes screenshot: "Trust that had been earned over generations has been lost in weeks."

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 1d

Five Eyes is going to be dead soon

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...

Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’

Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...

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Noah Caldwell-Gervais @noahgervais.bsky.social · 1d

I went to a midnight release of this at the Best Buy at Northgate Mall of all places. Got the collectors edition and also the hardcover of the guide. Hard to believe it was 15 years ago. I had just moved to Seattle. Hadn't figured out anything in my life yet. I was SO EXCITED. Played it all night.

Obsidian @obsidian.net · 1d

Today marks 15 years since the release of Fallout: New Vegas.

Since 2010, players have explored the Mojave Wasteland where countless Couriers have walked the same road—each carving their own story. Thank you for keeping the spirit of the game alive all these years.

Viva New Vegas. 🎲

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 1d

I'd never vote for Rand Paul, but on this issue he's absolutely correct. This is a clear and profound distinction. No declaration of war. No evidence of crime. What Trump & our military is doing is mass murder. It's no different than any mass-shooting of innocents – just with bigger (military) guns.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Rand Paul: "When you kill someone, if you're not in a declared war, you really need to know someone's name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime."

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 3d

You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2d

notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?

anyway that’s why these events are important

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 1d

I know it's a fool's errand to expect anything from the media but "President posts video of himself dumping diarrhea on America" is an important thing to call attention to for a dozen reasons

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

🚨 NEWS: Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses U.S. government officials of murder and violating Colombia’s sovereignty and says the Trump-ordered strike of a boat in the Caribbean killed a fisherman named Alejandro Carranza.

Screenshot of a post on X from Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s verified account. The post reads: “US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters. Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing. The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure. We await explanations from the US government.”

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1d

This is what they have now. There are no ideas, only "oh you don't like that? Then I'll do it more." That's the sum total of the right's brain trust now

Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 1d

It is a scandal totally unprecedented in history that the Vice President has shared a video depicting the President as king. It’s an obscene violation of every founding American principle.

And nothing will come of it. It makes me physically sick.

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 1d

"It never once occurred to me that Venezuela was a forerunner, that the authoritarian playbook Chávez and Maduro were enacting could play out one day in a place like the U.S." But now "every day brings new outrages that either rhyme with what Venezuelans went through or just repeat it outright."

Going Full Venezuela

No Kings day feels eerily familiar to me.

www.persuasion.community

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Colin Boyle @colinbphoto.bsky.social · 2d

The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight.
@blockclubchi.bsky.social

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Noah Caldwell-Gervais @noahgervais.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes a game sucks! If I ever met someone who worked on Resident Evil 6, I wouldn't feel compelled to apologize, I'd just buy them a beer and say "Sorry that happened to you".

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 2d

They'll cast these rallies as "angry" but everyone there is plainly having a great time because it's fun to get together with like-minded people to engage in the oldest American tradition: telling a tyrant to eat shit

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Noah Caldwell-Gervais @noahgervais.bsky.social · 2d

Nah, if you're just being honest and not grifting (which you are, obviously), no reason to be worried. Not everyone is gonna like everything, that's what being an artist is about. Like I saw a negative thread about my own stuff earlier I thought was unfair, but thems the breaks.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 2d

If you're taking to the streets to protest today, know your rights.

"KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS
You don’t need a permit to protest in response to breaking news and you don’t need a permit to march in the streets or along sidewalks, as long as you’re not obstructing traffic or access to buildings.
When you are lawfully present in any public space, you have the right to photograph anything in plain view, including federal buildings and the police.
If you believe your rights have been violated, when you can, write down everything you remember, get contact information for witnesses, and take photographs of any injuries.
If you get stopped by the police, ask if you’re free to go. If they say yes, calmly walk away.
If you get arrested, you have a right to ask why. Otherwise, say you wish to remain silent and ask for a lawyer immediately. Don’t sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present.
If you get stopped by a member of the military or any law enforcement office at a protest, you have the right to remain silent or to tell them that you’ll only answer questions in the presence of an attorney — no matter your citizenship or immigration status."

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 2d

They joined Bluesky because they can’t live without your attention. They don’t want to govern, they don’t even really want to “win” in a conventional sense, they just want to play online all day owning libs and it drives them crazy when they lose access to your one wild and precious life.

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Noah Caldwell-Gervais @noahgervais.bsky.social · 2d

The Greatest Thrill (unless I was snarky, in which case, oops)

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 2d

the US government has arrived on bluesky

4 panel comic

Panel 1: A group of people just having a lovely time. Everyone is laughing

Panel 2: An absolute Federal Agent appears in the middle of the group laughing like an obnoxious robot

Panel 3: The group quickly disperses, leaving the gross creepy agent by himself

Panel 4: The agent touches his ear and says “arrest their moms”

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty much every single one of these new government accounts is posting rage bait. It's possible (like 100% guaranteed) they are trying to provoke people here on purpose, so don't fall for it. Blockity block block block.

Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 2d

Gotta block ‘em all!
Here’s the one-stop shopping blocklist to disappear the Trump regime accounts that swarmed Bluesky yesterday.
Flush these turds HERE -

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

i imagine there’s about to be an influx of MAGA chuds spewing their bullshit but i really can’t stress enough that if we don’t give them oxygen, they’ll get bored and leave. block early and often.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

i know the desire to fight with these sick freaks is strong but resist the urge and just block. it’s better for your brain.

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