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Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · 3h

It is insane to me that his approval is in the toilet, especially in the economy and the chattering classes just pretend it is not happening.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 3h

alternatively, trump's at 41% approval — that's pretty "sour" right?

Dan Hopkins @dhopkins1776.bsky.social · 3h

In his interview w @jonfavs.bsky.social, @ezraklein.bsky.social asks, "why haven't the tariffs soured the public on Trump?"

An answer from my book on ACA opinions: the contemporary US economy is so diverse & complex that even sizable policy changes don't move opinions consistently.

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Jacob Graveison @jacobdavison.bsky.social · 2h

Gas prices are skyrocketing. I think we should blame the president for that again.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2h

I’ve seen criticism of No Kings not being “real” protests because they aren’t designed to be openly confrontational with law enforcement, which is a misunderstanding of how many different types of protest actions there are and the varied purposes they can serve.

People need to stop splitting.

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Alex Goldman @agoldman.bsky.social · 1h

Hi I’m Alex goldman welcome to my web site

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 1h

Long story short, an actual Nazi doxxing ring. Enough people reported them that they went away for like 12 hours and then Elon personally brought them back. The site is dead. If you’re still on there, go lock your account right now

chris @knightscrest.bsky.social · 1h

what even happened on the other site this time

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Ewepinko @scdemandred.bsky.social · 17h

I’ll finally get to learn canasta!

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Ewepinko @scdemandred.bsky.social · 17h

If SOAD is “classic rock” I’m a septuagenarian

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 19h

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 19h

Of all the things that didn’t happen

Screen shot of ABC article with the headline “cartels issuing bounties up to 50k for hits on ICE and CBP agents, DHS says.”

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Matthew Halloween @krubuntu.onlydreamsnow.com · 18h

ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT ICE FROM KIDNAPPING OUR NEIGHBORS f you see ICE or suspicious activity
CALL OR TEXT PIRC: 888-622-1510

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 23h

The President of the United States is a stone-cold murderer, and more people need to say it..

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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 23h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 23h

The “Oops, protein powder is full of lead” thing would explain so much.

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Marcel Proust of Eating Brains @thotchev.bsky.social · 1d

PDX Community Alert:

Just posted by @pirc_oregon
10 am update on 10/14/25:

multiple confirmed ice sightings throughout the metro area including in Washington County near TV highway, near Poytner MS, Naito Parkway and Gresham off Hogan road and Division. Please be aware, careful and report suspicious activity you observe to the hotline - 1-888-622-1510.

We know this is scary news, but remember that you have rights.
You have the right to remain silent, the right to not sign anything without a lawyer present, and if you're in your home or another private space, the right to demand a warrant signed by a judge before you must allow ICE entry. Further, if you are a bystander and see ICE, please call the hotline and film the incident. Community is here to stand with you. Together, we keep each other safe.

Actualización de las 10 a. m. del 14/10/25:
Se confirmaron múltiples avistamientos de ICE en el área metropolitana, incluyendo el condado de Washington cerca de TV hwy, cerca de la escuela secundaria Poytner, Naito Parkway y Gresham, cerca de Hogan Road y Division.
Por favor, tenga cuidado y reporte cualquier actividad sospechosa que observe a la línea directa: 1-888-622-1510.

Sabemos que esta noticia es alarmante, pero recuerde que tiene derechos. Tiene derecho a guardar silencio, a no firmar nada sin la presencia de un abogado y, si se encuentra en su casa u otro espacio privado, a exigir una orden judicial firmada por un juez antes de permitir la entrada a ICE. Además, si es un testigo y ve a ICE, llame a la línea directa y filme el incidente. La comunidad está aquí para apoyarlo. Juntos, nos protegemos uno al otro.

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Ewepinko @scdemandred.bsky.social · 23h

Going into the DSM as Nate Silver Disorder.

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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 1d

horseshoe theory works, but only for yoked up goons who have been drinking paint-chip smoothies for 20 years.

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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 1d

new explanation for our current political climate just dropped

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

this is very important, but not as important as making sure we never have a terminally online administration again

Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1d

one thing we can never allow to happen again is making someone president who is rich enough to fund endless frivolous lawsuits

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 1d

This made me realize I’ve never actually heard her speak out loud before and that she is a deeply cringey walking humble brag. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 1d

i had forgotten this moment

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve not seen anyone mention this as a factor as to why the Dem establishment isn’t throwing its weight behind Graham Platner, but:

Platner has been outspoken against US military aid to Israel and called its actions in Gaza genocide, whereas Mills has been consistently pro-Israel in her rhetoric.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

A gorgeous fall day here in the burning hellscape of Portland.

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Michael E @michaeleichner.bsky.social · 1d

The 2024 media failures, from “fact checks” to active disinterest in Trump lies, to … everything is infuriating. When people say “I didn’t vote for this” sometimes I believe them, because the media whitewashed a TON of Trump’s more distasteful positions and statements.

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking fondly of all the pre-election fact-checks that said we couldn’t possibly know whether Republicans wanted to get rid of pre-existing condition protections.

• New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said that Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, "want to ... repeal the Affordable Care Act and elim nate protections for preexisting conditions." It's unclear what Trump would do, since he hasn't released a plan to replace the ACA. He said he would do so, if "we can come up With something that's better."

Schumer, meanwhile, was wrong to
say, as he did on the Senate floor April 28, that the bill goes "back to the day when insurance companies could deny coverage to those with pre-existing conditions."

perorats and Republicans have made
competing claims on whether the latest version of the GOP health care bill maintains protections for people with preexisting medical conditions. President Trump has said, "Pre-existing conditions are in the bill. And I mandate it." Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer has said that
"insurance companies could deny coverage to those with pre-existing conditions."
Neither of those comments quite gets it right. The latest version offers lesser protections than the Affordable Care Act, but it doesn't allow insurers to deny coverage to someone with a health

Who's right? Like everything else in health care, it's complicated.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

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MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

newrepublic.com

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 1d

Making jokes on social media is awesome, because you'll get whiplash between hilarious replies from some of the cleverest people in the world, and also bewildered replies from people who have never before heard of the concept of humor

James Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 1d

Next time somebody asks me what Bluesky is like, I'll send them this

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Ewepinko @scdemandred.bsky.social · 1d

I think these people have simply convinced themselves that they’re the good guys and they’re on the side of truth and justice, which is how most people get to be capable of such evil. Even Trump probably truly believes this.

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

One thing that I’ve come around on in comics is it used to seem corny and childish that a bunch of guys would call themselves the Legion of Doom and meet in an old castle where they’d be like ”hiss let us defeat the ideas of hope and love hiss” but that’s what they’re actually doing in real life lol

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