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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 20h

Some people got upset with me a few days ago for saying I thought Machado and Trump were working together toward regime change in Venezuela, and now there are B-52 bombers in the sky off the coast of the country and the CIA engaging in covert ops within it.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 20h

BREAKING

“The Trump administration has secretly authorized the C.I.A. to conduct covert action in Venezuela, according to U.S. officials, stepping up a campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian leader.”

Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela

www.nytimes.com

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Jim'll Paint It @sirpaintalot.bsky.social · 1d

Just when I think I've read the worst sentence I'll ever read every day it gets worse

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PANGOLIN2 @pangolin2.bsky.social · 1d

Can we make a lore reason for this? Lord Montgomery 612 years ago set rates so that prices can't fluctuate when disasters happen (essentially, trying to stop things like people hoarding key items and selling at highly inflated prices), which for an RPG world, is probably a lot more common than ours

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redwyrm @redwyrm.bsky.social · 1d

Conversations with the 8yo DM:

8yo DM: The prices of magic item in DnD are messed up.

Me: How do?

8yo DM: The prices are based off rarity which is supply and they completely ignore demand.

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PANGOLIN2 @pangolin2.bsky.social · 1d

I think you do what's right for you in your own body

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 1d

stylish, practical, brave, good: www.404media.co/the-surreal-...

The Surreal Practicality of Protesting As an Inflatable Frog

Say goodbye to the Guy Fawkes masks and hello to inflatable frogs and dinosaurs.

www.404media.co

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PANGOLIN2 @pangolin2.bsky.social · 2d

I prefer my literal interpretation and that's what I'm going to choose to believe

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PANGOLIN2 @pangolin2.bsky.social · 3d

This sounds like you've been creating some kinda Scooby Doo traps at the fairground

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strongest fedykein @artieboucault.bsky.social · 3d

did you guys know neurotypicals lack object permanence and are incredibly easy to lure into an obvious trap with bright lights and nauseating sounds. it’s really funny actually

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 3d

Miya Wilkes, 29, eschews romantic gestures like touch, acts of service or words of affirmation in favour of being treated like a disease-carrying rodent.

Read this and other exclusive articles on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/114030...

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No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 6d

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

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Trans Revolutionary Anarchist @traexecutive.bsky.social · 6d

I don't understand what Kemi Badenoch thinks she's doing.

"Hi guys, I'm a black woman here to tell you we should all be a little more racist and sexist. Please vote for me."

Anyone you're getting through to is just gonna find a white man to vote for who's saying the same things!

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Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · 7d

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Kanna Banana 🏳️‍⚧️🇧🇷 @kanna-banana.bsky.social · Feb 21

girls night out

a forest camera photo at night showing a coyote, a red fox and a gray wolf walking together in a line

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 7d

Let’s also remember that the ECHR has protected British people from abuses of power by its own government.

We must protect the ECHR, not leave it

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 10d

When the Tories were last in office - according to international Human Rights Watch - UK was on course to make list of countries that abuse rather than protect human rights. Is it any wonder they want us to join Russia & Belarus as only European countries outside the ECHR
youtu.be/ceukUFLBrFo?...

🚨UK will leave the ECHR if Tories win next election Kemi Badenoch has announced

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 7d

Never underestimate the corrupt things a government will do—such as letting a dangerous virus run rampant while convincing everyone it’s harmless or just a cold. #COVID

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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · 7d

People who work with RFK Jr has claimed that RFK Jr believes that Diseases should be allowed to run through populations and kill the weak.

Which is consistent with exactly what RFK Jr actively did in Samoa leading to many deaths.

He is a Eugenicist.

#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 7d

Never underestimate the corrupt things a government will do—such as letting a dangerous virus run rampant while convincing everyone it’s harmless or just a cold. #COVID

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 8d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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PANGOLIN2 @pangolin2.bsky.social · 7d

This is literally @leramuzyka.bsky.social getting thrown through the window

X-Men Don't Need Britches 💙💛 @rphutch1975.bsky.social · 7d

2 hours??? If they LUCKY.

It's the meme with Ralph Wiggum coming through the window.

Text reads:

MY KIDMAPPERS RETURNING ME BACK
After listening to me talk about X-Men for 2 hours

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SuddenlyOranges @oranges.gay · 7d

#bionicle

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Cheshire Cat ᓚᘏᗢ, @autismsupsoc.bsky.social · 7d

Billionaire claims that know what non-billionaires really want …

Including weird claim that people “miss”
things that apparently used to be free but aren’t free anymore that AI will make free again???

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d

ANDREESSEN: Even if AI ends up destroying all the jobs, “the result would be hyper-deflation of prices, which is the thing that people miss. .. Things that today cost a lot of money will all of a sudden be cheap or free.”

@fortune.com
fortune.com/2025/10/08/b...

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 7d

Library cards are cheaper than an Amazon unlimited subscription

And they have better ebooks available anyways

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 9d

In Discworld, cities thrive because they welcome dwarfs, trolls, vampires, and humans alike. Ankh-Morpork works because everyone belongs. Funny how fiction can seem more humane than policy sometimes.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 7d

With an unusually loud bang of his gavel Wednesday, a federal magistrate judge agreed to dismiss charges without prejudice against a Chicago couple found lawfully carrying guns outside an ICE facility.

"Case dismissed."

UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Federal grand jury refuses to indict couple found with guns outside ICE facility in Broadview

Prosecutors moved to dismiss a criminal complaint against the couple but have not ruled out new charges.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Abolish ICE @addoman.blacksky.app · 7d

Advertising AI with Tron seems…wrong

It’s like if Robocop was sponsored by Northrop Grumman

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