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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 3d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5h

I’ve been sitting with this the last few hours. It’s really hitting me just how fucking depraved you have to be to respond to an inquiry about an abducted child with a screenshot of a post on elon musk’s hellsite smearing this kid who has no ability to defend himself. It’s unfathomable.

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cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 5h

well if they're using reconciliation funding there's no reason they couldn't fund the civilian positions -- but they won't. Because.

cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 7h

so, like "there is no such thing as a fish" -- any definition precludes some other form that you would think complies

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cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 7h

... will it include civilians? bcz there's probably a thousand or so "excepted" civilians.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 8h

gene kelly is antifa

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Liz @lizbarr.bsky.social · 1d

Modern day The Americans AU where Stan and Philip are playing pickleball. And also Philip is like, "I'm working for Putin lol" and there's nothing Stan can do about it because he's been furloughed and also literally everyone in Washington at this point is working for Putin.

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Alt US Coast Guard @altcoast.altgov.info · 12h

There are no press releases during the shutdown, making it difficult to find this kind of news.
But the AK Air/Army National Guards, and the USCG, are conducting SAR operations. The flooding is in remote areas, and affecting primarily small villages, it appears.

taskandpurpose.com/news/alaska-...

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 12h

You fucking just know that the federal personnel doing much of it already think they’re troops, they think they’re seal team 6

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cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 12h

Word! Nice article, of course you wrote the XF entry! And I'm glad to see some folks still remember Fringe fondly. I had my issues with it, but Anna Torv was spectacular.

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cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 12h

I find the Hoopla audiobook interface to be frustrating, but it's better than nothing.

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cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 12h

AND you're much less likely to lose them bcz you can just loop them around your neck when you're not listening

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 13h

These unprofessional and easily threatened idiots are going to get people killed.

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

"The liberty and security of our fellow citizens is our great object, and not the prompt execution of the laws. Indecision, delay, blunders, nay villainous actions in the administration of government, are trifles compared to legalizing the full exertion of a tyrannical disposition."

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Micah @rincewind.run · 18h

a foundational belief of the modern right is that there is no such thing as organic disagreement with their policies, it’s all directed from the top down

they just can’t conceive that ordinary people find them horrifying

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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Just a Phone Guy @phoneguy517.bsky.social · 18h

Any time you see the words “labor shortage” you can replace them with the words “unwillingness to pay a decent wage”

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 17h

- It is legal to organize and fund protest.
- That someone organizes and funds promotion of a protest does not mean most, some, or any protesters are paid.
- Even if all protesters are paid, that is also legal
- It is good to oppose kings and fascism
- That's not what what "begs the question" means

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17h

When authoritarians tell you they like authoritarianism, over and over and over and over and over again, believe them

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump on Egypt: "They have very little crime. Because they don't play games. That's why. Like we do in the United States with governors that have no idea what they're doing."

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cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 15h

But even then it wasn't about Trump returning to office: 45 exposed a lot of weaknesses in the system, that Congress should have worked on closing those loopholes. It wouldn't have saved us, but it would have prevented at least some of the bleeding. So far as I can tell, they did fuckall.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 16h

Hard to argue with any of this.

Kelly C @kacphl.bsky.social · 16h

Yup. This guy nailed it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Qv...

How I View the US After 13 Years Living in Europe

YouTube video by Evan Edinger

www.youtube.com

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cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 1d

from your lips to god's ears.

The scary thing is that after the last 6 weeks, it's clear that online celebration will NOT be tolerated. I don't know what's going to happen, if it happens.

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E Ontis @e-pidgeon.bsky.social · 1d

San Francisco is literally in the middle of our military Fleet Week love fest and the WH is going on about sending troops here. Surprise... troops are already here, we're all hanging out, and mostly buying them drinks. Like... whatever.

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cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 1d

He was directly involved in the passage of the independent districting system; Prop 50 overturns his signature effort. I don't think his involvement will make any difference.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

Ultimately, the death of US manufacturing is about this attitude. It's easy to say "buy american or stfu" because virtue signaling is free. But it's hard to actually sustain a business because many Americans simply don't want to pay what it costs to produce things ethically in this country

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Construction found oily soil...

cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archaeologist fired before trenching.

(This actually happened once! Luckily nothing was discovered, but the state was NOT happy.)

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

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