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Eve Sandwich Pope @sandwichpope.com · 12h

Y'know... If Google's really gonna lock down Android as hard as they are threatening, I may as well just switch to an iPhone.

The main reason I use android is that I can tune and customize it as much as my little geeky heart desires and yes, that includes sideloading or alternate appstores.

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The Steady State @steadystatevets.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow, we release the Steady State’s assessment of American democracy—written by former national security officials using the same tools once used to evaluate authoritarian regimes abroad. The conclusion is clear: We are facing an existential threat of growing autocracy here in the US.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 18h

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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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d

Trump can simply give $40 billion in US tax money to his pals in Argentina, openly admit it is for the intended purpose of keeping the MAGA allied right wing government in power, and pocket billions for himself. The US has no laws anymore and that's your money they are stealing.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Mike Johnson – the more you facilitate a cover-up and do everything in your power to prevent the release of the Epstein files – the more your constituents, the American public, and the whole world are going to believe you are guilty of the exact same types of crimes as Jeffrey Epstein.

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alastairryan.bsky.social @alastairryan.bsky.social · 17h

a man wearing a mask with the words " there is something terribly wrong with this country isn 't there " behind him

ALT: a man wearing a mask with the words " there is something terribly wrong with this country isn 't there " behind him

media.tenor.com

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alastairryan.bsky.social @alastairryan.bsky.social · 17h

Is what one might say if one were a gullible moron that swallows funhouse mirror nonsense from their insulated echo chamber all day every day

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alastairryan.bsky.social @alastairryan.bsky.social · 19h

I guess they didn't understand the game was 1: get lied to, 2: give up your money and sovereignty, 3: shut the f%ck up and pretend to enjoy it you useful little pawn

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Amir Talai @amirtalai.bsky.social · 20h

In last night's stream @katmabu.bsky.social hilariously recounted how Dem strategists ask her advice on how to get their candidates to be relatable and authentic.
Sorry, no amount of coaching will get you there. Sit down and make room for people who can do it, like Kat (and others).

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alastairryan.bsky.social @alastairryan.bsky.social · 20h

Not even if I pull my grandma glasses allllll the way down to the tippy tip of my nose and tell folks to Pokemon GO to the polls?

Yeah we're pretty f#cked if the strategy is going to be teaching grandparents, who insist Americans lost for being too socially progressive, to be cute on tiktok.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21h

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Bring as many American flags to No Kings as you can.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Scalise refers to No Kings as the "Hate America Rally"

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alastairryan.bsky.social @alastairryan.bsky.social · 1d

Gutfeld is the drunk racist uncle that Bobby Moynihan played on SNL - but in the real world - and not funny.

He gets by because the Conservative higherups (billionaires) insist he's a "comedian", and all of Conservatism is performatively agreeing with what you're told by your Masters.

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alastairryan.bsky.social @alastairryan.bsky.social · 1d

Pathetic how fundamentally uninformed the ANCHORS on, ostensibly, a "news" channel are on the biggest story of the last two years.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 2d

Confirmed, the "Gaza peace deal" was the same deal offered to Netanyahu and the US repeatdly, but it was turned down by Israel because they wanted to gift Trump (Israeli asset) a perceived victory at the expense of the Israeli hostages and Gaza population.

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alastairryan.bsky.social @alastairryan.bsky.social · 2d

Its pretty well hypothesized that guys know looking like that will impress other guys - and just assume they'll also be beating the women off with both hands ..when..? they achieve it. Its hard for bros to fathom that women often work differently than they do.

alastairryan.bsky.social @alastairryan.bsky.social · 2d

The entirely of conservatism has become a game of chicken as to "who'll blink first" on being the worst humans imaginable - and "community building" performative worship of the people playing it.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 2d

Things to do in the future:

1. Putting them all on trial for crimes against humanity at the Hague

2. Totally reforming entire government to root out corruption and abuse of power so this bullshit never happens again

3. At some point you’d imagine, brunch

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2d

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 2d

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 3d

every asshole on this website loudly braying that elections either won’t happen or won’t be fair in 2026 had better be buying an inflatable costume and sturdy walking shoes for this saturday, because if truly believe that, you’re not gonna like what the next step is

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alastairryan.bsky.social @alastairryan.bsky.social · 2d

When a bad person, through whatever means, achieves one "good" outcome, it does not change their history. It is at best one unsoiled spot on a rotten mattress riding down the sewer.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 2d

“No, what has happened is not a victory for anyone. No, Netanyahu and Trump are not heroes.

War criminals who cease do not become heroes by ceasing to commit war crimes. Moments of happiness, relief and joy for some do not offset enduring sadness and loss for others.”
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 3d

When a bad man does a good thing, he does not cease to be a bad man. This is a complicated moment in the Middle East. Each of us must work to make sense of it. My latest. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

Joy. Sorrow. Fury. Disgust. And Hope. All at Once.

Reacting to this disorienting, misrepresented, misperceived moment in the Middle East.

open.substack.com

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alastairryan.bsky.social @alastairryan.bsky.social · 2d

Well that's worth at least two perfectly executed nazi salutes wouldntchasay @reuters.com

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alastairryan.bsky.social @alastairryan.bsky.social · 2d

If you want to educate yourself on the issues, the Atlantic wrote one of the better articles chronicling the long process to barely pass the ACA: archive.ph/ZNXkP

Reminder: Dems had a majority at the time unlike many of us have seen in our adult lives. For 90ish days out of the last 30 years.

archive.ph

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