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Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · Feb 10

Robbins: We’ve had dark ages in the past.
Marshall: Does it feel like a dark age to you?
Robbins: It’s starting to feel that way more and more, but my porchlight is burning night and day.

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Frogs together strong.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

We are Amphifa.

AMPHIFA:

Amphibians Against Fascism.

Black and green flag of a Portland protest frog.

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Mark Shatraw @markshatraw.bsky.social · 5h

I think every Democratic candidate in 2028 is going to need a version of Gov. Walz's "One person's socialism is another person's neighborliness," sir

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 2h

I know it's fun social media posture for people to say they are not surprised.

It may not be counterintuitive but it's important to share actual proof and facts when they arrive. It's also crucial to reach people who might be surprised.

That is probably more important than seeming cool on social

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Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 2h

FROG LIBRARY

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 17h

The Portland ICE protest camp literally has a rack full of inflatable costumes for demonstrators who want to try one on...

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will, from wrestling @itswilltime.bsky.social · 5h

Lyz rules and I’m happy that I’ll be able so subscribe to her newsletter again!

Lyz @lyz.bsky.social · 5h

It’s time, beyond time, really, I’m leaving Substack. I didn’t do it before because I had no other income to rely on. I don’t think abandoning spaces is always the right answer but sometimes it’s necessary www.patreon.com/posts/why-i-...

Why I am leaving Substack | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 5h

Come out this Saturday!
www.nokings.org#map

Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 14h

obragado kkkk

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Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 14h

I was wondering about that, but didn't want to bug my Brazilian coworkers.

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Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 15h

I think the previous owner of this textbook spoke Spanish, I hope they made it to Denmark and have a lovely life now.

A table of English and Danish pronouns in a book. "eu", "tu", "ele" et cetera are handwritten next to them.

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Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 16h

Estacada's a lot closer tho

Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 17h

🙏

Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 21h

Counterpoint: Americans keep emus as pets.

Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 22h

Don't lecture us how to doom, Aussie. We beat England, you couldn't even beat emus.

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Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 22h

Gawd I love and appreciate the Saturday sign wavers by City Hall.

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Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 1d

The US can call snap elections in Israel now?

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Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 1d

Congress wants to buy weapons for Israel. Biden wants to buy weapons for Ukraine. A deal is made.

Biden hates Gazans so much he spent most of the war humiliating himself begging Israel to allow humanitarian aid to them.

Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 1d

Mini tale🧵- more fun if you don't scroll up for context first.

Shadow of a shadow of a @shadowofashadowofa.bsky.social · 1d

The silo was dead quiet when I got there. No wind. No bugs. The kind of stillness that makes your skin itch because it feels like the Earth’s holding its breath.

I parked the cruiser and stepped out. Called it in—nothing unusual so far.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 1d

He has…sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people…

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

—Declaration of Independence, 1776

David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 4d

ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog.

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Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 1d

"Everyone knows there's a need for real journalism, so we figured we could get away with pawning the fake stuff."

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 2d

Describe the opposite of The Free Press in a sentence

Screenshot of text:

It’s a business story. [Highlighting begins] Everyone in journalism has known for years that there’s been a huge opportunity for a publication that employs the traditional methods of U.S. journalism—reporting, deep sourcing, fact-checking, fearlessness—to subjects that either don’t get covered enough or get covered only from a certain perspective. [Highlighting ends] If creating such an enterprise seems simple

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Netscape @netscape.bsky.social · 3d

You need to decide if you’re art or not

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Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 1d

What you mean "we"?

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barcachicago.bsky.social @barcachicago.bsky.social · 1d

THIS.

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 1d

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 1d

Read my words. Ty.

Arrests and Protests at the Broadview ICE Facility

The Department of Homeland Security says that eleven people were arrested Saturday at a protest outside of the Broadview ICE facility.

www.turtlediaries.net

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Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, that account was exquisitely blockable.