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Fred Smith @coyotefred.bsky.social · 53m

Today's winner of a nickname for Il Douche, seen Elsenet: "SchmucKKK a l’Orange."

Fred Smith @coyotefred.bsky.social · 4h

Or the Doctor Doolittle books.

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si oppington (fat general, antifa 3rd battalion) @stillwellgray.ca · 4h

modern life is just seeing yet another potato faced jackass brag about how they're gonna make things suck for other people

Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 5h

Not once have I seen an explanation for why teenagers must hear things that upset them in virtue of the unspecified speech-acts being upsetting, nor have I ever seen an explanation for why teenagers will be forbidden to express displeasure with upsetting things.

William Hague: Why I’ll banish ‘safe spaces’ at Oxford
The new chancellor tells Cheltenham Literature Festival that there will be no ‘cancel culture’ and students should expect to hear things that upset them
October 14 2025, The Times
The new chancellor of Oxford University has said there will be no safe spaces for students and warned would-be undergraduates that they will “hear things that will upset and offend them”.

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Jazz Tehara 👻 (Spooky mode) @drjazztehara.bsky.social · 4h

Would I, as a student at Oxford, be allowed to stand on a soap box and call for the public flogging of every single racist on campus?

Would that be my right to say?

Or does it only work one way because this sounds awfully like Hague wants the right to say what he wants with impunity.

Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 5h

Not once have I seen an explanation for why teenagers must hear things that upset them in virtue of the unspecified speech-acts being upsetting, nor have I ever seen an explanation for why teenagers will be forbidden to express displeasure with upsetting things.

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Fred Smith @coyotefred.bsky.social · 4h

WORD.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 15h

Under no circumstances should you have more than one credit card, and the limit should remain low. Practice saving money for expensive things you want. It's good training for life and you'll never be tempted to live beyond your means.

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 1d

11. What is something that you wish someone told you before you went to college?

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Fred Smith @coyotefred.bsky.social · 22h

Legendary poster artist Drew Struzan, rest in peace.

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Cassiopeia7 @cassiopeia7.bsky.social · 23h

Amazing. You probably know this story already, @quickreaver.bsky.social ... but just in case ...

Phineasferatu @phineas.bsky.social · 1d

Need to share for anyone who doesn't know the story of how Drew Struzan painted the poster art for The Thing in less than 24 hours

The Thing | The story behind Drew Struzan's iconic poster

Artist Drew Struzan created an iconic poster for John Carpenter’s The Thing. Incredibly, it was conceived and painted in a matter of hours…

filmstories.co.uk

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Fred Smith @coyotefred.bsky.social · 23h

Tease. (In this reality, I used to live around the corner from a vacant lot which used to be the house that was used for Trina's family's home.)

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404 Gender Not Found @dropthepackets.net · 23h

just bailing them out with 20bil for the lols

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: What is the benefit for the US in helping Argentina?

TRUMP: Just helping a great philosophy take over a great country ... we don't have to do it. It's not gonna make a big difference for our country.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

It's the story of the last ten years--kiss his ass in the most debased possible way, and this is what you get in return.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1d

Trump complains about his Time Magazine cover photo in new post:

"the picture may be the Worst of All Time. They "disappeared" my hair, and then had something floating on top of my head that looked like a floating crown... Really weird!"

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Fred Smith @coyotefred.bsky.social · 1d

Shepherd's pie peppered/
with actual shepherd

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Fred Smith @coyotefred.bsky.social · 1d

This is an absolute blessing.

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I'm Margaret! I'm the beast! Blah Blah Blah! @vt-vagabond.bsky.social · 2d

They told us this was coming. The writing has been on the wall for so long, and so many people refuse to reckon with what it means.

*Especially* w/ how many kids are impacted by Long COVID, the average American is wildly unprepared for what this means.

They want to eradicate public schools.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2d

U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 2d

Paul Simon is 84.
Seen here with Art Garfunkel.

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Fred Smith @coyotefred.bsky.social · 2d

Bless you for using "decimation" correctly.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

NEWS: Seven hostages have just been received by the International Red Cross from Hamas in the Gaza Strip, all walking upright on their own

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 2d

The right way to protest is to protest.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d

Oh my godddddd I cannot fucking STAND this shit!!! THERE IS NO ONE WAY TO PROTEST. EVERYONE EVERYWHERE SHOULD PROTEST IN EVERY WAY. STOP WORKING AGAINST YOURSELVES

SORRY TO YELL IN YOUR MENTIONS

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Someone in my mentions is upset because these people haven’t suffered the worst at ICE’s hands and therefore they shouldn’t be praised for being out on the streets?

Yeah, no. To push back on these people we need everyone — especially those with relative privilege — to get up and get involved.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Portland, you magnificent weirdos

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 2d

portland continues to serve up a protest that confuses the feds and totally disrupts the false narrative they're pushing via propaganda channels...

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

“We’re cold, but not as cold as ICE,” said a sign on one rider’s back.

Portland cyclists strip down in pouring rain to protest ICE facility and Trump troop deployment

“We’re cold, but not as cold as ICE,” said a sign on one rider’s back.

www.oregonlive.com

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T Back to Back, Belly to Belly Q @tbqtalks.com · 2d

Honestly I'm amazed Trump hasn't already declared himself a god, a la Caligula.

Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 2d

The bullshit medical reports they always give out for Trump are gonna cause an extra level of MAGA crazy when he croaks. “He actually had too much pure health in his body, it was needed on a higher plain of existence. He’s too powerful for our little world now”

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Lillian Hochwender (a.k.a. Lillie) @ligerlillie.bsky.social · 3d

Papa Smurf wears a Phrygian cap, most often associated with the French Revolution, indicating Smurf Village had a monarchy it has since overthrown. This makes Papa Smurf, de facto head of state post-revolution, akin to Robespierre. In this essay I will —

An image of Papa Smurf, a small blue man with a white beard. He’s wearing red trousers that lead into shoes and a red cap that slouches forward.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 2d

Even a stopped clock, etc.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Fred Smith @coyotefred.bsky.social · 2d

Or Dolph Sweet: "You write? Uh-uh: you wrong."

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Fred Smith @coyotefred.bsky.social · 2d

Glad you came to town!