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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 2h

Charlie Kirk and The Diaper Incident remain synonymous in my memory.

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clyde bruckman's ghost's final repost says free link @ultralaser.bsky.social · 8h

no kings includes shaun king

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 13h

Philly

Protest sign that reads “you work for us, bitch”

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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 3h

The average amount of SNAP received is about $173. Which means you could fund nearly a million families for a month if we just didn't buy her two private jets to fly around and do racist pressers. Which by the way, seems excessive.

Rory Flynn @roryflynn808.bsky.social · 8h

Do I understand this correctly? We're shelling out $172 million for two private jets for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and other federal officials while no funds are available for SNAP (food stamp) recipients in November. Does that about cover it?

LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 9h

$172 million on private jets for Kristi Noem? Incredible.
Meanwhile, the Coast Guard is supposed to save lives and protect our coasts, but apparently it’s easier and far more important to fund her personal travel budget. Wasteful doesn’t even begin to cover it.

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Big Demon Energy @mayawest.online · 11h

Remember, pornographers have always been on our side. Brave, ready to fight for our friends. Smut is our friend - John Waters

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 1h

(Seriously, this is the stance I want every city with a police union to take. Their contracts are not guaranteed, no contract should be, and once the cops cost the city in settlements and suits and increasing insurance, the countdown clock on that contract should be ticking.)

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 1h

Thread, up and down.

LAPD reverting to mean. (both senses of the word)

They can't even behave for 48 hours in a row.

Their contract needs to be considered breached and no new contract offered when it comes up for renewal.

Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 3h

More charging, pushing down the street

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 1h

LAPD and other local cops using flash bangs and horses against peaceful protesters without provocation in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, not even half a mile from City Hall.

(deleted older version of this as I typed block instead of mile, sorry)

Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 3h

Brutal clearance of the protest including the horse mounted unit and flash bangs

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Lauowolf @lauowolf.bsky.social · 1h

There's the platform right there
Stick to this

gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 2h

“I will abolish ICE.”
“I will codify abortion rights.”
“I will divest from and sanction Israel.”
“I will tax the rich.”
“I will protect trans lives, Black lives, marginalized lives.”
“I will salt the ground in which fascist republicans and fascist-sympathizing democrats grew.”

See? Those work.

Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 8h

critical to remember that this energy doesn’t just automatically become Dem electoral enthusiasm. you still have to win people over. give them something to vote for more than just “I won’t be a king”

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1h

This applies to everything, not just social media content.

Trump abolished USAID without Congress. His close advisor gave two Nazi salutes the day he was inaugurated. If that’s the baseline for normal politics, why get worked up? That’s just how the world works if you don’t remember much pre-2015.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1h

As weird as it sounds, I think Trump’s shit-bombing video helps explain why protests have skewed older.

Older folks remember a time before the president posted this stuff. If you’re young and the past decade (maybe half your life) has included a president who posts diarrhea videos, that’s just life

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 5h

Trump's Truth Social account just posted this AI video of him flying a fighter jet that reads "King Trump."

AI Trump is wearing a crown while he dumps shit on protesters. He's such a pathetic little man.

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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 2h

OK serious question. We were out at Six Flags America today and what seemed to be a military cargo plane flew over (low) around 5:10. I know when it was because we were watching the 5:00 stunt show and it was so weird that the performers stopped the show to watch it go by.

Wtf was that?

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 8h

The notion that regular people could be political agents outside of elections isn’t threatening to them, it’s incomprehensible.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 8h

For sure some of the legacy media outlets are downplaying the protests because they’re aligned with Trump, but I think an even bigger factor is how many elite journalists have a patrician disdain for the idea that politics can happen in the streets and not just the CNN green room.

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Helen @miffyhelen.beige.party.ap.brid.gy · 22h

Shout out to people who love ebooks but hate Amazon:

Bookshop.org has started doing eBooks! They have an app! They have classics for free! They have daily 99p deals!

Much excite!

#books #bookstodon

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 3h

The block is fairly long and there are only so many ways out of that area, with freeway overpasses/ramps/etc. If people are trying to leave it's hard to begin with, let along being fired at.

Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 3h

Los Angeles, CA -

More pushing, shoving, “less lethal” projectiles towards the crowd that was assembled at Metro Detention Center. Protesters were as far as I can tell peaceful outside of remaining in the area (but were attempting to leave) until the charge from horse mounted units.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 4h

Cops complimenting protesters, cats and dogs living together, MASS HYSTERIA

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 5h

In any other presidency, from Truman to Biden, the family monetization of the office & the use of immediate family members as a substitute for senior diplomats would have immediately ended it all. But here we are, with this One Special Boy, & we just stopped being a serious country. It’s maddening.

Tahar 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇺🇳 🇪🇺 @rochaa.bsky.social · 5h

Why the f**k is Jared Kushner talking on behalf of the US government? And/or is involved in the this file?

In what capacity?

60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 5h

Tonight, the U.S. State Department issued a media note that Hamas appeared to be planning an attack “against Palestinian civilians,” warning that such an attack would “constitute a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire agreement...”

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Matt Strabone @mattstrabone.bsky.social · 3h

I just can't get over the fact that the administration SHUT DOWN INTERSTATE 5 just to SHOOT BIG GUNS

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 9h

One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.

#NoKings #Manhattan

Hand drawn sign reads ACTION ABSORBS ANXIETY

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Tahar 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇺🇳 🇪🇺 @rochaa.bsky.social · 5h

Why the f**k is Jared Kushner talking on behalf of the US government? And/or is involved in the this file?

In what capacity?

60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 5h

Tonight, the U.S. State Department issued a media note that Hamas appeared to be planning an attack “against Palestinian civilians,” warning that such an attack would “constitute a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire agreement...”

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Mike has successfully implemented Caramel Apple Season @sendalienstome.bsky.social · 4h

Hey, Mr Tally Mon, tally my new banana.

The First New Commercial Banana In 75 Years Is Coming To The Market Next Year

The banana that "doesn't brown" is hitting the shelves.

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · Jun 16

good lord apparently PSA that grapefruit fucks with like every medication ever. WHY ISN'T THIS COMMON KNOWLEDGE

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joemag @joemag.games · 3h

"gentlemen, I'm beginning to think that Mr. Altman's projections of eleventy zillion dollars is not a realistic revenue target for Q1 2026"

Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING: Microsoft, $MSFT, leaders worried that meeting OpenAI’s rapidly escalating compute demands could lead to overbuilding servers that might not generate a financial return, per the Information

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 3h

The crowd did not disperse, an instead started playing Tubthumping by Chumbawamba — I get knocked down, but I get up again.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 4h

Portland ICE facility now.

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