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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 18m

I have seen one and scattered people in El Tri shirts

Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 1h

@patty1216.bsky.social is on point 😂

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 1h

you can be a Young Democrat until you are 35, and in my experience there are very few (in the party org) under 25, so these people are 1000000% not kids lmao

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

last i checked these young republicans were like 25 years old. but this is a classic case of infantilization to diminish the significance of the offense. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’

The vice president called the texts "edgy, offensive jokes."

www.yahoo.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

(AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.

@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/pent...

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 4h

google says Wob is the Dutch equivalent of FOIA lmao

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 4h

I only started wearing it this season

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 5h

the emergency: Petey drank all the whiskey already

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 5h

The aircraft carrying US Secretary of Defense/war/whatevs Pete Hegseth from Brussels declared an emergency before turning around over the Atlantic and heading back toward the UK.

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50 Plus Döner @50plusdoner.bsky.social · 5h

Incredible that we have a Pope that has probably questioned his faith at one point because of Derrick Rose's knees

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 6h

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 5h

This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding.

"When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says.

This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...

Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening

There’s one simple pledge Democrats can make to voters about ICE that’s easy to understand and will have broad support.

newrepublic.com

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Ryan Belmore @ryanbelmore.com · 5h

Transportation board unanimously defers I-495 express lanes project, directs VDOT to report back in 2026

The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board unanimously voted Wednesday to defer including Virginia’s controversial I-495 Southside Express Lanes project in its long-range transportation plan, effectively blocking the highway expansion […] Read more on ALXnow: Transportation board unanimously defers I-495 express lanes project, directs VDOT to report back in 2026

dlvr.it

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 6h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 7h

TRINITYYYYYYYY

Taylor Vincent @tayvincent6.bsky.social · 7h

#USWNT October Friendly Roster for the upcoming October matches against the Portugal and New Zealand.

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Jake: Drinks with no ice @brehlol.bsky.social · 6h

Oh they left that lady in France, theyre trying to win some games this break huh

U.S. Women's National Soccer Team @uswnt.ussoccer.com · 6h

Fall footy awaits 🍂

The squad for our October matches is here ⬇️

🔗 ussoc.cr/octoberroster

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 7h

Dolphins-Browns on eleven (11) CBS stations still feels like too many (lolsob)

506 Sports @506sports.bsky.social · 7h

Week 7 maps are up: 506sports.com/nfl.php?yr=2...

506 Sports - NFL Maps: Week 7, 2025

506sports.com

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andré @838carlisle.bsky.social · 7h

it's so funny that this man's entire job now is to stand at a podium every day and prove to the world that he and he alone has its fullest diaper

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 9h

omg 😂😂😂😂

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Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 1d

The pivot from “I’m building god” to “I’m building a jerkoff tool” is pretty funny

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December reut.rs/3J8NTAi

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December

OpenAI will allow mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said, after the chatbot was made restrictive for users in mental distress.

reut.rs

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Someone sure is thinking a lot lately about heaven, hell, and where he’ll end up, huh

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "They have the devil's ideology. They become violent on the left."

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 1d

sports gambling is a pox upon society

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 1d

Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:

Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain

www.nytimes.com

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Jonathan Tannenwald @jtannenwald.bsky.social · 1d

At the second time of asking, England qualifies for a men's World Cup in the United States.

One of many ways in which next year's tournament will be different from 1994.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Israel Warns Gaza Still Harboring Hundreds Of Doctors https://theonion.com/israel-warns-gaza-still-harboring-hundreds-of-doctors-1850964439/

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Courtney Bublé @courtneybuble.bsky.social · 1d

Durbin just now: "We don't need National Guard troops to bring peace to Chicago; we just need a few runners," referring to the Chicago Marathon this past weekend

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 1d

👏👏!

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 1d

Trump says a lot of weird and concerning stuff that people just kind of shrug at but right now I’m stuck on how he keeps insisting he’s going to hell

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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