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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 3h

Very bummed to not see Michigan on this map

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 5h

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 3h

Ever since I read that pulling a dog away from sniffing is like not allowing them to read their social media feed I’ve been letting her sniff longer but I swear she is a doom scroller

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 2h

The turtle laughed. The lizards laughed. The snake laughed. The field mouse laughed, and Frog laughed.

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Patrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · 1h

I always use the institutional racism test: If a Muslim minister of colour personally tortured one of our most beloved young people, we would have ambassadors expelled, aid ties severed, and indignant tabloid A1s for days

LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 14h

I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 15h

Hakeem Jeffries posted pictures of two Rep. Members posing with “Young Republicans” who were part of a racist text thread (as reported by Politico).

In response, Mike Davis (well-connected in Trump World & on the Hill) called Jeffries a “house slave” for George Soros - proving Jeffries’ point.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 13h

excited to watch people lose their entire damn minds over this

👹👻 boo-rit 👻👹 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 13h

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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‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 🐱 Dr Pokemon, UMD 💿 @turnerjoy.bsky.social · 12h

Wild in Tron: Ares where Jeff Bridges says to Leto “I like Daft Punk but prefer Nine Inch Nails” and they both stared at the camera while an entire new NIN single plays

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Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 12h

A group of far right assholes have showed up to protest at David Douglas high school after students allegedly pushed back at a formation of a turning point chapter. School is out & they are outnumbered by predominantly Black & Brown students roasting the fuck out of them.

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 12h

i guess this kind of king is ok

Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social · 12h

Happy birthday Lincoln! The 👑 of Sea Pups is turning 8

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

(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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onion person @junlper.beer · 13h

important note from libcrusher:

Reactivating temporarily to send a warning.
Since I got doxxed, it appears the same doxxing ring has targeted several other users. I learned that they were banned this week, only for Elon to, apparently, personally unban them. I feel obliged to warn everyone about my experience.

It wasn't just my personal information that got published. Someone, somewhere, got my passwords too. For my banking accounts, brokerage accounts, venmo, etc.
Most of which had different and unique passwords. All these attempts started the day i got doxxed, and have sporadically continued since.

If you know anyone who's been doxxed by this group, you need to have them change all their passwords on every website immediately. Ensure 2FA and any other security measures are in place everywhere.
And, wherever possible, document and report it. Frankly, if you're a lefty of any note, do it now too

If anyone was also a victim of this or knows someone who was, there are ways to reach me. I wish I could go into more details right now. But until that time comes, protect yourself.

I will be deactivating in 20 minutes.
Hopefully, that's enough time for the warning to get out.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 14h

The antifa concept can be traced to Arditi del Popolo movement, an Italian anti-fascist group that was founded in 1921 for the purpose of defending working-class people and institutions from the assault of Mussolini’s blackshirts.

From 1920s Italy to 1930s Palestine to 1980s Ska Scenes, Antifa Has Many Faces

A historian discusses past anti-fascist organizations and practices in light of Trump’s effort to criminalize “antifa.”…

truthout.org

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 17h

I see the intolerant echo-chamber media elite as a net positive for public health because without them some people would have to throw themselves in front of a bus to slake their lust for victimhood

Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 18h

"disliking me is persecution" describes so incredibly many people's entire outlook these days defector.com/free-press-r...

Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends | Defector

It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult. People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch. Sometimes, you end...

defector.com

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 17h

Huh, that’s kind of exactly what Nazis would do.

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 17h

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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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 16h

Pope Leo XIV, quoting Scripture, notes that "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a Cubs fan to enter the kingdom of God."

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 16h

When a puppet dies and you feel sad even though it wasn’t a real person the phenomenon Is called “felt loss”

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 15h

Pretty sure that a baseball team just got anathematized

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 17h

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

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

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 15h

Headline actually understates it: it is deliberately designed to favor white supremacists who will, once here, support white supremacy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

www.nytimes.com

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 15h

the days when these guys worried about hiding their "power level" are far behind us

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 15h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Dragon Moll Z 🎃 @dopestatistics.bsky.social · 15h

Bruh???

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 16h

BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.

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Academic Anarchy🏴 - Antifa Founder @johnbrownbread.bsky.social · 14h

Fascist Gestapo agents in Portland have kidnapped Robbie Roadsteamer outside the Portland concentration camp. You may recognize him as the guy who goes around the country singing funny songs at protests and other Trump events. He does not appear to break any laws as he is kidnapped by 5 masked men.

Academic Anarchy🏴 - Antifa Founder @johnbrownbread.bsky.social · 15h

Instagram photo of Robby Roadsteamer in a giraffe costume being dragged into the Portland concentration camp by masked gestapo agents

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Mostafa @poiul21.bsky.social · 2d

Hello, I’m from Gaza.
We’re living through hell
homes destroyed,memories erased,loved ones gone. Even the innocence of our children has been shattered.
Every bit of help—even a small donation—could save a life or rekindle a flicker of hope.
👉 gofund.me/0fa0750c
Thank you for remembering Gaza 😢🙏

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totesillegit.bsky.social @totesillegit.bsky.social · 21h

Gob Bluth, a self-proclaimed illusionist from the sitcom Arrested Development, is standing on wide brick steps that lead to a columned building in the background. Behind Gob are nine other magicians, one of whom is dressed in a full robe and wizard hat ensemble. Gob is holding a professionally made sign that reads, in camel case, "We Demand To Be Taken Seriously."

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Ewamore, Quoth the Raven @ewacat.bsky.social · 1d

you know how i am easily amused right? well this has broken me

Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 1d

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 1d

This is an actual Philip K. Dick story, only in his story the secret weapon that hypnotizes its target forever is a super cute robot animal instead of a super pliant robot girlfriend

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1d

The one good thing about them taking the horny restraints off ChatGPT is that we will never hear from some people again

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