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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 15h

One of the craziest stories I've seen in a long time. If you think Trump and his administration are extreme and depraved, just wait until you learn about the young guns who are positioning themselves to take over the reigns in the next few decades

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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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 14h

While everyone else painted their names above their bunk, I painted as many flowers over as much space as the standard issue black acrylic would allow. Instead of the usual personal items like photos or trinkets, I brought a lava lamp. There'll be no confusing my bunk with any of the others.

Tales & Feathers Magazine @talesfeathers.bsky.social · 17h

On an interplanetary merchant ship, strictly enforced rules and regulations are how a crew survives with ship intact and food properly rationed. Even so, each crewmember is allowed a few grams of paint and personal items for their bunk. What does your cot look like?

#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt

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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 16h

Tom Bowman has been a journalist for a long time, and done decades of work with US military.

He's turning in his Pentagon press pass. Let him explain what has been taken from US citizens.

www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

www.npr.org

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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 3d

No!!!!!!

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 3d

Diane Keaton has sadly passed away at the age of 79.

Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 4d

....but is he single?

Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 4d

Next summer? But I need it NOW!

a man with a mustache is wearing a blue jacket and a scarf and is making a funny face .

ALT: a man with a mustache is wearing a blue jacket and a scarf and is making a funny face .

media.tenor.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

And yes, they're trying to intimidate us but Pritzker's right -- everyone needs to be out in numbers at these events.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4d

By contrast, JB Pritzker told me that people should flood the No Kings protests precisely in order to let the American people know that something is deeply amiss.

More Dems should be doing this, to send the message widely that we are in real trouble right now.

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 5d

Donald Trump wants to sell YOUR student loan debt to Wall Street.

He's not looking out for you — he's looking to make his CEO buddies more money off of your back.

Trump administration considers sale of federal student loan debt

The discussions have taken place among senior Education Department and Treasury Department officials.

www.politico.com

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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 5d

Fuck off, ICE Barbie.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d

Noem claims Portland hid their war zone from her.

Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 5d

Be very, very, VERY wary of any reports of violence at protests. Certain people are chomping at the bit for an excuse to invoke the insurrection act. Remember whay happened at the protest on Ghorman from Andor? The regime wants a Reichstag Fire something awful. Don't fall for it.

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Cat Winters / C. E. Winters @catwintersbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Local station KATU in Portland is documenting what's actually happening outside the ICE facility through a 24-hour livestream.

katu.com/news/local/2...

24 hours outside ICE: What is really going on in Portland

Starting Thursday, Oct. 9 at midnight, we will begin a 24-hour livestream outside of the Portland ICE Facility. Our aim is to show the public everything we see.

katu.com

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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 5d

It contains MALK, so you know it's loaded with vitamin R.

Still from Season 6 episods 21 of The Simpsons "The PTA Disbands" showing Bart Simpson holding a milk carton that reads "Malk, now with vitamin R."

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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 5d

It contains MALK, so you know it's loaded with vitamin R.

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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 5d

New to-read list unlocked.

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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 5d

I'm assuming this doesn't include sales tax.

Yeah, I think I'd be happier and healthier with $19.79 more in my pocket than with a smoothie. Who has that much money to spend on a smoothie? What's in it? Gold? Bits o' Bitcoin?

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 5d

The Smashing Pumpkins’ “goth” Erewhon smoothie costs $19.79

www.stereogum.com/2325803/the-...

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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 5d

I think I'd be happier (and healthier) with the $19.79 in my pocket.

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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 5d

I heard Lazlo won a Nobel prize for literature and my brain immediately thought "...wait, they gave Lazlo Cravensworth a Nobel?"

Clearly I don't read enough Nobel-worthy stuff...

a man in a suit and tie says i am just a regular human guy ..

ALT: a man in a suit and tie says i am just a regular human guy ..

media.tenor.com

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 6d

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 5d

My lyrics are bottomless!

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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 5d

Two questions: one, where's the tree and two: show us the tree.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 6d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 5d

Oh shit this actually looks good. OK, fine, you've sold me on this. I'll watch it.
youtu.be/UPFRItMOgPo?...

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Official Teaser Trailer | HBO Max

YouTube video by HBO Max

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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 6d

Woo! Someday!! In the mean time, there's more than one way to fight book bans 😀

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7d

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 7d

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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Ashley and her Existential Panic @truestorydesu.bsky.social · 6d

I definitely need more reads for spooky season!

Hiron Ennes (Works of Vermin out 10/14/25) @hironennes.bsky.social · 6d

Look a big gay centipede crawled into Pink News!

www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/07/7...

7 queer horror books to make spooky season even scarier

Spooky season is officially here, so now is the perfect time to crack open a horror book or two to get in the mood.

www.thepinknews.com

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