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onion person @junlper.beer · 3h

jd vance is currently defending this

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 3h

Young Democrats: hey maybe don’t kidnap my international friends

Young Republicans:

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 2h

JD Vance can dismiss the Young Republicans as a college group chat.

But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.

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MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 5h

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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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h

Why would the cartels want to stop ICE and CBP activities that have been diverting resources away from drug interdiction?

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 5h

Of all the things that didn’t happen

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Matt Ford, Ph.D., P.E. @zeotherm.bsky.social · 1h

Where does one volunteer to be exiled like this?

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Dr. Fred J. Calef III @mapperwocky.bsky.social · 8h

Whelp, survived the JPL layoffs. Thankful, but oof, we lost serious, irreplaceable talent. Call your Congress folks and let them know what an unforced error this was because of the current criminal administration who don’t have a 🤬 clue what this country does or can do.

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Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 2h

It truly appears that the desire to say this sort of stuff without being socially ostracized and so on has been a main driver of one side of our politics from the "anti-PC" 1990s all the way through the "anti-woke" / "anti-DEI" present.

A true political juggernaut, this desire certain people have.

Politico @politico.com · 12h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘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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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 3h

You can say amazing things if you know that the follow-up question will be "wow."

(Smith didn't plant anything at Mar-a-Lago because he was hired months after it was searched.)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Eric Trump: "We found out that Jack Smith was actually planting classified folders in Mar-a-Lago"

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 2h

She has been doing a fantastic job covering ICE

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2h

Anyway, I have only booked a flight out there. I have 24 hours to cancel, or to convince 20 people to sign up for annual subscriptions to subsidize my lifestyle (following federal agents all around the country).

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11h

Whether it's young Democrats expressing their support for DEI or young Republicans saying "I love Hitler,' both sides have expressed controversial opinions.

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Matt Ford, Ph.D., P.E. @zeotherm.bsky.social · 3h

The “classic rock” station here (Baltimore) will say all “the rock classics” after playing Nirvana, Metallica, The Doors, and Pink Floyd ….

I hate them for not being wrong… narrowly technically correct, but I’m not old

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Matt Ford, Ph.D., P.E. @zeotherm.bsky.social · 3h

That’s burning around 7000 calories right there

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 5h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 5h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 6h

Great news! We have built the Blackmail Machine from the classic sci-fi short story, "Help, The Blackmail Machine Is Selling My Sex Dreams to Stephen Miller"

The Verge @theverge.com · 11h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 13h

Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.

I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 5h

I feel like we're going to have to do this with all of Tricia's lies.

www.thedailybeast.com/senior-ice-b...

Senior ICE Barbie Official Posts Totally False Information About Violent Arrest of Teen Girl

DHS communications lead Tricia McLaughlin made the false claim over a video that went viral.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · 6h

So does this mean Visa and Mastercard will cut them off as a payment processor?

The Verge @theverge.com · 11h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Mistress Matisse @mistressmatisse.bsky.social · 5h

I’ve been a sex worker in this town for 20 years, I have a big reputation in my field, and yet every day, people contact me and are afraid to tell me their name or their phone number, because they fear I will somehow steal their information or violate their privacy.

But they’ll tell SAM ALTMAN 😱

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 5h

No surprise to see Elise Performative Outrage Stefanik here.

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 5h

And there’s this guy. I’ll keep adding as I find more…

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Matt Ford, Ph.D., P.E. @zeotherm.bsky.social · 5h

I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you!

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Lindsay Ballant @lballant.bsky.social · 1d

Right wing grifters grifting each other down an infinite spiral of grift will never not be funny

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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 10h

Calling Young Republicans the “youth wing“ of the party doesn’t capture how bad this is.

No excuse at any age but some might be tempted to chalk it up to age. Membership age for this org. is 18 to *40*. Some have jobs in government. We’re not talking abt high schoolers.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 11h

“Epithets like “f----t,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined”

If you ever had any doubt that the youth wing of the GOP is fully radicalized and proudly racist these days:

‘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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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 11h

"why do you keep calling us Nazis?"

Because you're Nazis.

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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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