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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 5h

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Memento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 12h

www.newsweek.com/full-list-yo...

Full list of Young Republicans involved in offensive chats

Politico obtained 2,900 pages of exchanges over seven months among a dozen Young Republican leaders in New York, Kansas, Arizona and Vermont.

www.newsweek.com

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 13h

Oh hell yes!

Margaret Morgan 🇳🇱🇦🇺🇪🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 14h

Ah, it's that time of year when the Dutch consume deep fried sweet delights. Our local oliebollen* van has returned. Lekker! 🎉

On New Year's Eve the queues go around the block.

"De leukste oliebollen van Rotterdam!"

[*Literally, "oil ball". It's better than it sounds 😊]

Oliebollen van in front of old Dutch building, tramlines in the foreground

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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 1d

"We have a rising new Dem star who really engages with people, and is sure to win their next election."

DEM LEADERSHIP: That's fantastic.

"What are the next steps?"

DEM LEADERSHIP: Simple. Force them to step aside and throw their support behind this 80-year-old lifetime politician.

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 15h

“And therefore I will…” ?????

Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 1d

Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 17h

hakeem jeffries sucks but at least pelosi found a successor under 60

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heim2yankel.bsky.social @heim2yankel.bsky.social · 17h

LePen and Bardella work to achieve Russian goal of bringing down French govt.
The rest perhaps don't know that they are working to achieve Russian goals.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

French PM suspends Macron’s pension plan before no-confidence vote

Sébastien Lecornu hopes delaying changes until after 2027 election will win him enough support to survive

www.theguardian.com

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The Needling @theneedling.com · 19h

ICE Detains Leaves as They Turn Brown: tinyurl.com/37euaejk

Masked ICE agents throwing bags of brown leaves in unmarked van

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 19h

It’s true, but I think he would have gone whichever way he thought he could be successful. Following polls instead of leading. Which is the definition of centrism, really.

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 20h

Man, people gotta stop saying “bad apples”. The whole point of this old saying is if you don’t remove the bad apples they spoil the rest of them. If the GOP had been removing their bad apples all along, maybe they’d be a sane party today.

There’s a lesson for Democrats there.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

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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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 20h

Once the DC “experts“ got their hands in there, all the fun went away.

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 20h

It’s really too bad. He could have more beloved than FDR but the right wing had labeled him a radical and he was terrified of inhabiting that. He carried a lot of weight being the first black president and I think that led to him play it way too safe.

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 1d

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OuttaMyCandyBowl @outtamylaine.bsky.social · 1d

Still fully bitter about whichever Dem insiders muzzled Tim Walz. He was right, it was working, and it was coalescing as a theme that would work across disparate liberal groups. What a huge failure of understanding modern political cultures.

Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 1d

this is really the key insight. it's why the best attacks against them highlight that these violent, sadistic racists are not really able to coexist in society - they aren't just offensive, they're deeply off-putting: weirdos, creeps, etc. bsky.app/profile/junl...

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 1d

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 1d

Yes they used to barely suppress their Nazism but they've egged each other on so much that they've dropped the mask. And the fact they are feeling so comfortable to just say it in writing is what makes it so shocking.

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 1d

Yep. Very disturbing.

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 1d

I’m seeing two reactions to this story: “OMG” and “Well, duh”.

Which group you fall into depends entirely on whether or not you ever interacted with a member of the Young Republicans going back to at least the ‘80s and probably 20 years before that.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

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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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 1d

we're understanding Joe Rogan Brain more and more every day

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Fnord Borgly @borgly.bsky.social · 1d

FROG LIBRARY

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

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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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 1d

I was referring to whether he had the votes. As far as what he really wanted, I don't really care. But I agree he always kept too much to the middle and if he'd just gone for it, he would have been the greatest president in history.

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 1d

I'm guessing the alternative is worse.

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 1d

I often compare higher education costs to new car costs. The availability of financing drives up costs and higher costs drives more financing. The two push each other forever upward.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“Once rare, 7-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average sale prices surging 28% in 5 years to approach $50k.”

Designed-in car dependency, surging car prices, longer loan periods with more interest.

Sound like “freedom” to you?

Cars are so expensive that buyers need 7-year loans

Once rare, seven-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average auto prices nearing $50,000.

www.seattletimes.com

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 1d

If you could find him…

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 1d

Unsolicited ick pic.

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Nicholas Smith @borninawar.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously!

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