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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 3h

Now That's What I Call Scathing

Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 4h

"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...

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 4h

I think they heard me.

A fancy Lugia ex Pokemon TCGP card with vibrant rainbow holographic elements.

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 4h

Marge Simpson meme "I just think they're neat" and the potato is labeled "AIPAC"

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 4h

Oh hell yeah. This looks awesome.

`Tek @thetekshow.bsky.social · 4h

you thought void stiles was bad,

meet corporate ladder stiles!
#dylanobrien #sendhelp

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Send Help | Official Trailer | In Theaters Jan 30

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 4h

I've heard several high profile Democrats claim in the past week that they're shocked anyone cares about AIPAC or that they haven't even thought about AIPAC in recent memory.

I'm not sure if this is an indictment of how out of touch they are or if they really are that afraid to even acknowledge it.

Google Trends chart for five years of interest in AIPAC search term. Increases significantly in late 2023 and then again dramatically to an all-time high in 2025.

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 4h

Do they have blackmail on all of these people? I mean seriously, does AIPAC literally have all these people's nudes and private DMs or something?

At what point do the cons of AIPAC money outweigh the benefits?

Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 5h

Interesting

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 5h

Alright, I mean... if you insist.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 6h

I think the idea of "cancel culture" persists mainly because it conveniently is some outside force acting on someone rather than them torching their reputation all on their own

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 7h

We live in incredibly stupid times.

Hasan Piker and the Future No One Is Ready For

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Dari/scitydreamer @scitydreamer.bsky.social · 16h

Purity tests is just the Democrat way of calling people woke.

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Against all enemies, foreign and domestic @anddomestic.bsky.social · 21h

Why do people always skip the point of the bad apples phrase. A bad apple spoils the bunch. Allowing “bad apples” to be part of your group makes the whole group bad.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 20h

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 21h

Nice try. October 14th is already Be Bald and Be Free Day.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 21h

New — Donald Trump officially proclaims October 14, 2025 a National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk.

Comes as the Trump State Department targeted at least 6 people in the US, revoking their visas, for their speech on Kirk.

NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
FOR CHARLIE KIRK
Proclamations
October 14. 2025
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
On the afternoon of Wednesday, September 10, 2025, pure evil struck when the legendary Charlie Kirk was assassinated in broad daylight in a campus courtyard, triggering a groundswell of righteous fury all across our land. Today, our Nation honors the immortal memory of Charlie - a father, a husband, a Christian martyr, and a titan of the American conservative movement. We honor his life, we send our condolences to his beautiful family, and we pledge to advance the values for which he laid down his life.
Every day, Charlie devoted himself to a set of simple causes: Defending the truth, encouraging debate, and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was gracious and articulate beyond measure, always welcomed opposing perspectives, and never deviated from his noble goal of bridging our political, cultural, and philosophical divides.
As we mourn this extraordinary loss, my Administration will continue to do everything in its power to end this devastating wave of political violence. No civilized country can endure a culture where open debate is met with gunfire, the pursuit of truth is met with bloodshed, and love of country is met with seething hatred. In Charlie's absence, we are now tasked with continuing his mission of giving voice to our cherished American ideals with confidence and clarity. Like him, we must not flinch in the face of darkness and hostility - and we must never waver in speaking the truth with joyful and steadfast resolve.
Today, on what would have been his 32nd birthday, our Nation honors the loving memory of Charlie Kirk. We offer our condolences to his beautiful wife, Erika, and two precious children.
We call on every American to pray for peace in our public square. Above all, we renew our resolve to always defend our principles of truth, faith, and the open exchange of ideas.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRU…

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 22h

I always thought so!

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 22h

Finally some advice I can get behind.

Financial Advisors Recommend Throwing Away Unopened Bills

NEW YORK—Calling the strategy an “effective solution” for anyone feeling weighed down by economic hardship, a group of leading financial advisors recommended Tuesday throwing any unopened bills in the trash. “It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by invoices piling up—those things are the worst—so just get rid of them,” said Goldman Sachs advisor Adam Bridge, adding […]

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 22h

I always wanted a Tom DeLonge.

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 23h

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 22h

I have five others but I can't do a lip piercing as a 30-something in the corporate world, I don't think.

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 22h

Teenage me never got a lip piercing and I don't think I'll ever get over it.

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LeAnn Crimes @audhdylan.bsky.social · 22h

Nope! It's pretty good. Many brands have gotten better lately, you just have to avoid the Daiya-tier cheeses. Miyoko's Creamery, Chao, and Treeline are pretty legit, IMO.

Disclosure: I haven't eaten real cheese in a decade.

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