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camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 5h

camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 20h

Well, hope y'all didn't like voting too much, since the Supreme Court looks ready to gut the last of the Voting rights act.

Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court appears ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that's helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century.

apnews.com

camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 23h

camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 1d

Scientists Are Testing a Vaccine for Food Poisoning. It Can't Come Soon Enough

University of Maryland researchers are developing a vaccine that targets the dangerous foodborne bug, Salmonella.

gizmodo.com

camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 1d

Surprise?

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Politico @politico.com · 2d

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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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 3d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 3d

10/13/2025

Concession Depression

thedevilspanties.com

camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 4d

Fascists are Eugenacists so this sort of thing was inevitable.

abcnews.go.com/Politics/spe...

Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources

The nation’s special education services have been significantly damaged after Fridays’s mass layoffs within the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.

abcnews.go.com

camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 4d

These people are monsters

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 5d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein @deepcuts.blog · 5d

I don't like to burst bubbles, but this is from the Mar 1938 issue of WEIRD TALES, and was in a letter from Gertrude Hemken (1912-1992). Who was not a teenage girl, but one of the prolific letter-writers in WEIRD TALES during its initial run (1923-1954).

archive.org/details/wt_1...

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camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 5d

Remember, every Republican accusation is a confession. thedevilspanties.com/archives/16792

10/11/2025

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camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 5d

Oh good. So glad we burned that money.

Why Argentina’s Economic Crisis is Still Getting Worse

YouTube video by TLDR News Global

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camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 5d

We have reached the Anne Frank stage of Fascism.

Be ready to help.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 5d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 5d

So uh... always check and make sure your flight isn't going to be on a Boeing.

Airlines Say Fixing Broken Boeing Planes Is Bad For Business

After regulators found cracks in Boeing 737s, Airlines are fighting increased inspections and safety measures.

www.levernews.com

camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 5d

650%

Do none of these people know how to math?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Dr Oz: "Drugs for lung diseases are discounted massively. The president highlighted 650%. Significant discounts ... "

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camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 5d

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity www.levernews.com/the-human-tr...

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

www.levernews.com

camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 5d

UPS Is Destroying Packages Stuck in Trump's Tariff Chaos

Nobody is happy, from the businesses overseas to the Americans waiting on their packages. And it's all Trump's fault.

gizmodo.com

camweck.bsky.social @camweck.bsky.social · 6d

WTF?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 6d

All my comics have happy endings!

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 6d

in the second cnn portland city councilor hit of the day, the anchor couldn’t keep a straight face

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