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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 12m

John Randle is a very funny man btw

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the corgi from cowboy bebop @realqrampage.fightins.online · 41m

mike johnson talks a lot of shit for a guy who looks like that

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Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · 28m

It is insane to me that his approval is in the toilet, especially in the economy and the chattering classes just pretend it is not happening.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 41m

alternatively, trump's at 41% approval — that's pretty "sour" right?

Dan Hopkins @dhopkins1776.bsky.social · 47m

In his interview w @jonfavs.bsky.social, @ezraklein.bsky.social asks, "why haven't the tariffs soured the public on Trump?"

An answer from my book on ACA opinions: the contemporary US economy is so diverse & complex that even sizable policy changes don't move opinions consistently.

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Jordan @slclunk.com · 54m

Well yeah, JD Vance isn’t going to denounce the loli hentai nazis in his own group chats

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1h

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.

‘College Group Chat’: JD Vance Dismisses ‘Pearl Clutching’ Over Young Republicans Leak to Attack Jay Jones

Liberals hit back at Vance's blunt dismissal of racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat.

www.mediaite.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 1h

wait until Mike Johnson hears about what his side did to Capitol police

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."

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Denver Area Man @burleyzack.bsky.social · 2h

Chuck Schumer praising Trump for the ceasefire deal which has already been breached, this man is such a hapless sop, a sniveling weasel. An inanimate block of wood would be a better leader

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Andrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · 21h

NEW: A significant gap in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska, caused by Trump admin cuts to NOAA/NWS, may have hurt the forecast accuracy for the deadly storm there over the weekend. www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...

Predictions for deadly Alaska storm may have suffered due to DOGE cuts | CNN

The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...

www.cnn.com

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 2h

don’t look up what happened like immediately after

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 3h

BESSENT: THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE HERE THAT CURRENT ERA FOR U.S. GROWTH IS LIKE THE LATE 1800S OR THE 1990S

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3h

A Chicago teacher said tear gas deployed by ICE drifted toward a school playground, forcing students and recess indoors.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Chicago teachers say immigration enforcement near schools is scaring kids and disrupting class

Staff members are reporting ICE activity and patrolling areas around their schools and, in some cases, escorting families to and from school.

www.nbcnews.com

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Travis Mason-Bushman @snarkranger.bsky.social · 3h

Oh yeah, there's lots of private sector jobs out there for park rangers. Sure.

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 3h

BESSENT: AS FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT COMES DOWN, THE PRIVATE SECTOR WILL PICK UP THOSE PEOPLE

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 3h

New 400 character truth social post about highlights magazine is on the way

Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 3h

mr president sir which magazine would you like us to be mad about today sir

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Bort @senatorgiggity.bsky.social · 3h

These people are fucking losers

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 4h

save me Ayanna Pressley,,,, save me

WBUR @wbur.org · 6h

Rep. Moulton is challenging incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, saying it's time for a new generation of leadership in the Democratic party.

Congressman Seth Moulton announces run for U.S. Senate

Moulton is challenging incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, saying it's time for a new generation of leadership in the Democratic party.

www.wbur.org

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Classics & Virtues @classicvirtues.bsky.social · 15h

Woke 2.0 is going to hit like 80s crack

@loganclarkhall

Trump won. You don't have to do this anymore.

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Young Republicans

We are appalled by the vile and inexcusable language revealed in the Politico article published today. Such behavior is disgraceful, unbecoming of any Republican, and stands in direct opposition to the values our movement...

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 14h

lmao

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?

SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open

C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open

S: ... Well, that's unfortunate

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Star Marshall of NC 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦 @andrewtravler.bsky.social · 16h

“This bullshit has to stop” is a quote for the ages.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

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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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 18h

well I know she’s not writing this so whatever social media specialist the DSCC sent up there - keep it up you’re doing amazing, sweetie

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 19h

Reading Tom Taylor’s Nightwing for the first time (phenomenal btw) and came across these two very relevant pages

Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 21h

Jarvis die for their sins

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Chris “BOO! 👻 DISASTER! WHAT A SCARY IDEA 🎃!” Dobbertean @bracketdobber.net · 21h

The games aren’t even in fucking Boston, you fucking chowderhead.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 22h

Can you call it a ceasefire if people are shooting other people

onion person @junlper.beer · 22h

israel has already broken the ceasefire

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 22h

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Tom Wright @tomwright.bsky.social · 22h

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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 22h

we’ll hold these people just as accountable as those who posted their opinions about the Utah shooting right

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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