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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 8h

i think it’s noteworthy that a lot of centrist pundits have decided to just take it as a given that jd vance lies constantly and to treat this as almost part of his intellectual program so that only gauche rubes would bother to mention or care about it.

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Jacob Harris @jacobharr.is · Mar 21

My brain as I encounter yet another "when is your $5000 DOGE dividend check coming?" story in my daily news scan of DOGE activities weeks after the initial promise by Elon to generate a distraction in the media

Meme of Jessica Lange in American Horror Story modified to say "There's not going to be a DOGE dividend check, you stupid slut."

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jj skolnik @modernistwitch.myatproto.social · 3h

the daily wear and tear of worrying about yr neighbors, constantly vigilant with whistle in hand, etc

Bom Tellino @bomtellino.bsky.social · 4h

It’s been said but it bears repeating: in addition to the people being abducted, all Chicagoans are being psychologically terrorized. Seeing feds driving/walking around and videos of violent attacks in places you know and love will fuck you up. Get ready, it’s coming to all of America soon.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4h

“America First.”

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Dave LaFontaine @davelf.bsky.social · 2h

Maybe if Obama hadn’t tried to “obey the norms” back in 2016, we wouldn’t be seeing rednecks with machine guns hunting brown folks in Chicago & Portland?

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 2h

This one is worth amplifying, because it's @barackobama.bsky.social using his platform to do exactly what we want him to be doing: @obamafoundation.bsky.social alumni who have been doing the work of fighting authoritarianism globally share what they've learned. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRNa...

How to stop authoritarianism across the globe: a conversation with President Obama

YouTube video by Obama Foundation

www.youtube.com

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Dave LaFontaine @davelf.bsky.social · 2h

Dammit

elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 3h

Absolutely horrible news - Saleh was killed today

www.middleeasteye.net/news/saleh-a...

Dave LaFontaine @davelf.bsky.social · 2h

Ownership to fans:

a cartoon drawing of a shower head with money coming out of it including one dollar bills

ALT: a cartoon drawing of a shower head with money coming out of it including one dollar bills

media.tenor.com

Dave LaFontaine @davelf.bsky.social · 2h

Nigerian Prince scam no longer works so the scumbags are trying this.

I hate the internet sometimes

Dave LaFontaine @davelf.bsky.social · 3h

Journeymaps done by AI

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Dave LaFontaine @davelf.bsky.social · 3h

Apparently the gluteus maximus has gotten tired of being sat upon, and was up and moved to the front of your body.

You’re welcome.

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Asher Langton @asherlangton.bsky.social · 19h

Based on the publisher, the professor's reviews, and the TikTok user's location, I'm pretty sure this is the textbook in question:
he.kendallhunt.com/product/huma...

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 10h

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 9h

Vought, we are told, is a pious man who never curses. Ok! Not a word about his Christian nationalism; instead, one of the most influential political platforms in the world chooses to perpetuate the number one fallacy about the modern Right: That this is all about “small government.”

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Anne Donovan @tango793.bsky.social · 7h

Sun Tsu wrote in 'the Art Of War';
Figure out what your enemy expects you to do then do the opposite.
That's what's happening in Portland. Feds expect and want violent protests. Protesters are dressing up in costumes & having dance parties instead.
Perfect response that should be used everywhere.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4h

Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 6h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6h

JD Vance is the worst. Luckily, he’s also dumb as a rock and has the charisma of that rock.

I, too, would like to interview JD Vance, primarily to tell him I’m done with him.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Nurse RoRo @nurseroro.bsky.social · 1d

Dear WH Press Corp
You should be ashamed of yourself.
Start demanding answers. Portland isn’t on fire. Chicago isn’t at war. Seattle isn’t thanking him.
ANTIFA isn’t assaulting ICE agents
Hold him accountable for the lies.
Refuse to ask anything else until he answers these.
Demand the proof

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Dave LaFontaine @davelf.bsky.social · 21h

I wish I could believe that there will be enough people on the right who will care more about their children than they do about ideology.

As we saw with the fight over vaccines, some parents are perfectly willing to let their children die rather than admit that the libs are right. About anything.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Children that were kidnapped by invading Russian barbarians, not displaced.

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Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · 1d

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Dave LaFontaine @davelf.bsky.social · 1d

Until there are measurable consequences to this kind of sadistic cruelty, it will just keep getting worse

I guess it hinges on how many of these parents are influential in Red States & give money to local GOP

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Dave LaFontaine @davelf.bsky.social · 1d

For me, the turning point was back in ‘95 with the OJ Simpson trial. Saturation coverage for no other reason than 95MM people watched the freeway chase & network owners drooled over those kind of ratings

News exists to spike ratings & make money. Not inform or enlighten

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1d

American broadcast journalism has utterly failed and is a dead industry, there's nothing left worth saving

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 2d

JFC. Ron DeHaas, founder of the Christian antiporn app Covenant Eyes, has stepped down from NCOSE after his 38-year old son was charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Covenant Eyes is the app used by House Speaker Mike Johnson and his son to monitor each other's internet behavior.

Covenant Eyes Cofounder Helps Post Bond for Adult Stepson, Who Is Charged With Felony Child Sex Abuse

In August, Thomas Wideman, an adult stepson of Covenant Eyes cofounder Ron DeHaas, was arrested during a CSAM sting operation.

churchleaders.com

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