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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 5h

Completely in his head, what's left of it.

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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 5h

True.

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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 6h

Part of the general cognitive decline?

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 7h

At the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, a Facebook group used by nearly 80,000 people to report sightings of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area has been taken down by the social media giant Meta, Facebook’s parent company.

Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request

The group, "ICE Sighting-Chicagoland," has been increasingly used in the last five weeks of President Donald Trump’s intense deportation campaign to warn neighbors that federal agents are nearby.

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 6h

It is to the shame of all the male reporters in the room that they do not immediately leave

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 6h

a man with long black hair is standing in front of a shelf and making a funny face .

Alt: Loki rolls his eyes and exhales heavily

media.tenor.com

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Allison Hantschel @allisonhantschel.com · 7h

Fear is the point. Chaos is the point. Mass deportations are not about deportation. They are about terrorizing everyone, legal or not, such that normal life becomes impossible. Friends' kids can't play outside anymore. Sports are cancelled. Schools are on lockdown. Fuck these fascists.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

What if the unidentified masked men with guns don't accept the validity of your papers?

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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 7h

Well, you don't have the unearned arrogance of a Young Republican.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 7h

Not sure I’ve ever written in a text chain, “If we ever had a leak of this chat we would be cooked fr fr.”

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 8h

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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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 8h

AH-HAHAHAHAHA! 🤮

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8h

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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 8h

HAHAHAHAHA!

watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 8h

Goddammit. 51 is way too young.

The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 8h

D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died.

D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies - The Boston Globe

The singer’s family confirmed in a statement Tuesday that he died after a prolonged battle with cancer.

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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 8h

Just have to see if I can wear a bike helmet in the suit

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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 9h

Awww.

Breaking news: Supreme Court denies Alex Jones's appeal of Sandy Hook payments

a tardigrade playing the world's smallest violin

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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 9h

that's a mangina.

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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 10h

😆 PLEASE! AND HURRY UP!

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 10h

“That is a hallmark of authoritarianism," said professor who has studied the effects of propaganda.

Trump administration doling out access to select right-wing media personalities equates to propaganda, experts say

“That is a hallmark of authoritarianism," said professor who has studied the effects of propaganda.

www.oregonlive.com

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 16h

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 21h

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 11h

We should get this number to zero. (NYT too)

AP & Guardian are relatively better general news sources. Don’t sleep on Teen Vogue & Rolling Stone. Bolts, Balls & Strikes, & Pro Publica are better on democracy niches. New Republic, Boston Review, Liberal Currents are better on analysis & commentary.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 11h

Basement dwellers, ARISE!

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 12h

This is the whole ballgame: “A candidate in today’s day and age needs to be able to explain ideas in a 30-second vertical social media video, a three-minute television hit and a three-hour long-form podcast.”

Can’t do all 3? Can’t hang in 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/m...

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

www.nytimes.com

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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 12h

I see Fox aims to be the sole conduit of bullshit streaming out of the Pentagon.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 13h

This from the great @sulliview.bsky.social on the media's anemic (or non-) coverage of the massive No Kings movement is such a great point

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watertigernyc @watertigernyc.bsky.social · 13h

😆😆😆

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