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Peter Brantuas @peterbrantuas.bsky.social · 5h

It’s time to remember, it all went bad with Rupert Murdoch and his purchase of Fox, because the English didn’t want his right wing bull.
The NFL TV rights in the early 90’s led to this.

Peter Brantuas @peterbrantuas.bsky.social · 6h

Some people just say the dumbest shit…

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

Yikes — WP reports Rubio turned over gang informants to El Salvador to get that deal to let Trump send immigrants to their hard labor prison without due process.

A lawless regime.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Will Washington @willwashington.bsky.social · 12h

Normally I don’t like to hold these people to contradictory sentiments because people with no principles don’t care anyway.

But it does say something deep to me when I had to spend the last decade hearing about how Tamir Rice and Trayvon Martin… who were actual kids… should’ve known better.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

“Kids”

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Alexander @octatron3030.bsky.social · 12h

People will have issues with violent AEW matches but say nothing about WWE taking money from the Saudi government and being a propaganda arm for Trump. That’s real world violence.

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Peter Brantuas @peterbrantuas.bsky.social · 1d

They brought the tastes back.
#AEWWrestledream

Peter Brantuas @peterbrantuas.bsky.social · 1d

This show is awesome. I wish the tag match ended differently, but the next match between them will be great.
Opening with the women’s singles match is awesome too!
#WrestleDream

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Peter Brantuas @peterbrantuas.bsky.social · 1d

Our little town of 3k, Petersburg Alaska, turned out around 500 people for the No Kings rally, in the pouring rain.
It was awesome!

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 2d

Fascists in 2024: Ah ha ha!! Run to Bluesky, you pussies! Twitter is OURS now.

Fascists in 2025: it appears I have misunderstood how much I need attention

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El Ingobernable ... Better Knuckle Up 👊🏼 @ooooyeeeah.bsky.social · 1d

"I always laugh when I hear, 'You can make money or you can make friends, but you can't do both in wrestling.' That is an asinine statement. I've made tons of friends and I've made tons of money."

Samoa Joe is one of the wisest men in wrestling.

#aew

Samoa Joe warns 'asinine' selfishness could destroy pro wrestling: 'I've seen them fall apart to pieces'

Joe challenges for the AEW world title at WrestleDream, but he's more concerned with the future of wrestling

www.cbssports.com

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ceehawk @ceehawk.bsky.social · 2d

He's all the way in on singles wrestling, he's having battles and having a ball, and in his own words, Mark Briscoe is ready to win the big one. sports.yahoo.com/wrestling/ar...

'There's only one Chicken': AEW's Mark Briscoe is finally ready to win the big one

Suddenly blossoming as a singles star almost 26 years into his run, Briscoe challenges Kyle Fletcher for the AEW TNT Championship at AEW WrestleDream 2025.

sports.yahoo.com

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Amy Nemmity @amy.wrestlejoy.com · 2d

The new WWE Senior Director of Creative Strategy will not only be using AI in WWE...

***He will also be acting as a liaison to The White House as Paul Levesque is taking on more duties with The Trump Administration***

There is no separating politics from WWE.

WWE is MAGA

Then. Now. Forever.

Paul Levesque, also known as Triple H, seen speaking at a podium at The White House, surrounded by Donald Trump, JD Vance, and various members of the Trump Administration

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AEW On TV @aewontv.bsky.social · 3d

Need some Halloween inspo? Let us know who you got in the comments 🎃 🗓️

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Peter Brantuas @peterbrantuas.bsky.social · 3d

Brody Lee, for certain.

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 3d

Those of you who keep a close eye on the right wing will want to be sure to read this all the way through to the end... the discussion about the (alleged) leaker and where he works today will be of interest...

Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 3d

NEW: Right-wingers are torn over how to respond to the racist chat among Young Republicans. Some (like JD Vance) want to treat it as just youthful indiscretion. Others think the right should police its own.
www.thebulwark.com/p/racist-you...

Racist Young Republican Chat Leaves GOP Stumbling to Respond

Split over whether to discipline the offenders or just ignore the whole affair.

www.thebulwark.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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Barracks Life 🇺🇸🪖🌈 🎃 @barrackslife.com · 4d

Before you buy Girl Scout cookies you should know they support transgender girls and reject donations from anti-transgender organizations. Then buy a couple more boxes

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 4d

Very straightforwardly detained by secret police for speech. I honestly don't know what establishment figures are telling themselves any more to avoid cognitive dissonance over this shit.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 4d

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

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Peter Brantuas @peterbrantuas.bsky.social · 4d

That may have been the best cinematic wrestling scene ever.
#aew

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All Elite Wrestling @allelitewrestling.com · 4d

🚨 REMINDER FOR TONIGHT! 🚨

For our fans watching on HBO Max, at the conclusion of the first two hours of #AEWDynamite, remember to switch over to the LIVE #AEWCollision feed for the final hour!

The 3-Hour Special Event starts at 8/7c on TBS + HBO Max, TONIGHT!

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Chris Mirasola @chrismirasola.bsky.social · 4d

I can’t overstate how entirely untethered to the constitution and past practice this unilateral move to repurpose funds to pay for military pay is. The commander-in-chief clause has precisely 0 bearing on the ability to expend funds. Here’s a list of authorities that do:

National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-8

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF WAR THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET SUBJECT: Use of

www.whitehouse.gov

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 4d

the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4d

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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JRock @jrockdraws.bsky.social · 4d

I love that he has said this repeatedly for months and not one reporter asks where the money is and why it is not being used to benefit the American people.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "It's over $18 trillion being poured into our country." (The entire GDP of the US is $30 trillion ... )

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Parker @jeffparker.bsky.social · 4d

for Portlanders marching this Saturday who want the best tactical gear without feeding Amazon, our local party supply house The Lippman Company has plenty of inflatable costumes

Racks of Inflatable costumes like T-Rex, Sasquatch and Pokemons and such, photo grabbed from the Portland Reddit

outside The Lippman Co. with employees holding up rainbow flag balloons- there's no form more graceful than The Arch, no object more whimsical than The Balloon

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Amy Nemmity @amy.wrestlejoy.com · 4d

Seeing a lot of rumblings about a large influx of people moving from The Bad Place to BlueSky

WELCOME!!!!

And if you're an AEW fan - here's where you can make BlueSky feel like wrestling twitter with WrestleSky!

Pin them to your page & you'll have all your sickos right there in one fun place!

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Andy @andy.wrestlejoy.com · Dec 12

I have 3 AEW Feeds that are useful if you like A, E, or W.

AEW Community: bsky.app/profile/did:...

AEW Top Posts: bsky.app/profile/did:...

AEW Quiet Posters (uncommon tagging of AEW): bsky.app/profile/did:...

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