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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 1h

the elon musk doge plan was to kill black people. its working.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1h

The tiny African nation of Lesotho had victories in its HIV fight. Then, the US aid cuts came. Now Lesotho’s care system is crumbling. Clinics shut down, workers were let go, and patients stopped treatment. Experts are sounding alarms.

In Lesotho, US aid cuts leave people living with HIV in limbo

Lesotho, once with the world’s second-highest HIV rate, faces a health crisis as U.S. aid cuts dismantle vital HIV treatment programs, leaving patients without care.

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BOOston gay boy™️ @bostongayboy.bsky.social · 45m

you have five seconds to eat the Dunkin hashbrowns or they turn to rubbery trash

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 10h

Congratulations to Brann on her transition

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 2h

“but you commented earlier about a naked bike ride in portland” would be a legitimate follow up for any reporters in the room w johnson when he says he didnt see the important story youre asking him about

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 3h

We wanted to know what it was like to own a Cybertruck. So @zoeschiffer.bsky.social went to the desert got this absolutely amazing quotes (and Michelle Groskopf took the pictures!) www.wired.com/story/owning...

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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👹👻 boo-rit 👻👹 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 18h

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Dominic Michael Tripi &
@DMichaelTripi
X.com
NEW: X executive says creator monetization program may potentially be ended, saying that the system does
"more harm than good."
10:27 AM • 10/15/25

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

"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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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

"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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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. Trump's masked federal agents tear-gassed a crowd in Chicago and ended up gassing a bunch of local Chicago cops who were there to *deescalate tensions.* One local cop was captured on film washing out his eyes with a hose:

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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🎃 @vamospeat.bsky.social · 1d

an entire episode dedicated to the juxtaposition of a tarot card reading and a screaming match. britani cONSTantly whacked. meredith ON. MARY ! soup man!! the horse! all in one sitting - #RHOSLC is rhony reborn

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James (Spooky) @jamesky.bsky.social · 1d

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load-bearing wokeness @pauleke.bsky.social · 1d

plugged and caged at Whitney’s Telepathic Tasting

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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 1d

Kansas Young Republicans shut down after Politico report on racist, violent encrypted chat | #ksleg via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2025/10/14/k...

Kansas Young Republicans shut down after Politico report on racist, violent encrypted chat • Kansas Reflector

Politico reports the chairman and vice chairman of Kansas Young Republicans participated in racist, antisemitic encrypted chats with GOP political peers.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

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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load-bearing wokeness @pauleke.bsky.social · 1d

scammer queen

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 2d

Why would a billionaire want a functioning paper? Functioning papers cover shit like “did you know this billionaire makes his workers pee into bottles instead of taking a break” and “you pay way more tax than a guy with ten yachts”

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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jaker @jaker.fightins.online · 1d

talking shop with the fellas

187k images of ANYTHING is absurd
a two hour movie shot at 24fps is
172.8k frames
he has more images of robot porn than Interstellar has single frames

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load-bearing wokeness @pauleke.bsky.social · 1d

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.

Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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ACLU @aclu.org · 2d

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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load-bearing wokeness @pauleke.bsky.social · 2d

there’s always a self-identified empath at the scene of the crime

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load-bearing wokeness @pauleke.bsky.social · 2d

misogyny is when you not like billionaire album

Gays Of Bluesky @gaysof.bsky.social · 2d

THE BACKLASH AGAINST TAYLOR SWIFT IS PURE MISOGYNY. WHEN A WOMAN OWNS HER MUSIC AND SUCCEEDS, THE PATRIARCHY CAN'T HANDLE IT. LET'S CELEBRATE HER POWER AND STAND WITH ALL WOMEN WHO REFUSE TO SHRINK THEMSELVES. 💖

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pumpkinboy 🎃 (adam) @lemonboy-dc.bsky.social · 2d

the “you can’t believe everything you read on the internet” to “constantly reposting AI slopaganda nonsense” pipeline

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 2d

few ideas have damaged the average psyche more than ‘the customer is always right.’ it should be a little bit humiliating, being a customer. you should walk into any service transaction knowing that the other person, and not you, is in control over whether you get your treats

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