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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1h

The answer is an obvious yes!

Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 12h

I didn't know that I needed to watch Slash and Mike McCready do guitar god battle, but I most certainly did need to see this...

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Guns N’ Roses joined by Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) | Paradise City | 10.14.2023 | Seattle, WA USA

YouTube video by ぼっち別アカ

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 12h

In light of the young Republicans talking about their hate...

My son had to perform a famous speech in class.

I only found out about this after the fact.

He chose FDR's first inauguration speech because he thought it was a message that his classmates needed to hear now.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 4d

You break it, you own it. Kudos to @akalhan.bsky.social.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 5d

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”

Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 4d

This was simply the most incredible show I’ve ever seen. I’ve dreamed of seeing QOTSA with an orchestra and I can’t believe it was better than I imagined. Amazing

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 18h

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*

You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

Politico @politico.com · 22h

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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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 12h

Ridicule is my way of dealing with most MAGA.

But this is so toxic and irredeemable that I can't find it in me to ridicule these folks.

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

‘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

Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 12h

I like the more forceful position and stronger language.

Also, the question is ridiculous...

It's like this reporter doesn't exist in the real world.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

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.

Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 13h

Just that the 'culture eats strategy for breakfast' hustle culture quote is as tired as it gets...

Besides the fact that we've all seen it 10+ times a day on LinkedIn for the last decade.

Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 13h

The fact that Pochettino lost it over this quote drops him in my estimation.

Ange, Conte, and Jose would never fall for this tripe.

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 15h

Rumor is that he needed to rewatch the video several times to make sure he was offended.

Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 17h

Wow!

He will truly say anything!

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 20h

Cormac plays at 4:30. 😃

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1d

We are all frogs now!

Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanhneville.medsky.social · 2d

Solidarity. In frog we trust. #NoKings

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1d

A++

Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1d

I only have a subscription because it is the local paper.

And, you need it for a few things...around local news, weather, etc.

If I didn't live in DC, I wouldn't ever need to read the Post.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

wow. bezos has destroyed this paper.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1d

Will ain't wrong.

This is 100% DC & the DNC in a nutshell.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

It's really simple

Voters want an opposition party that will fight for them, and democracy, like there's no tomorrow

Dem elites want a members-only social club where polite, dues-paying members who they like to see at cocktail parties get rewarded with plum roles www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Chuck Schumer gets his preferred candidate, Janet Mills, in crowded Maine Senate race

Schumer had been aggressively recruiting Mills to challenge Republican Susan Collins.

www.politico.com

Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1d

I guess folks will have to listen to find out...

You'll have to conduct the interview to find out?

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1d

Is it me?
Is it not?

You'll have to listen to find out!

Which you should be doing anyway.

it’s iainoween! 🎃 @iain.coys.social · 2d

Lining up an amazing guest for Poddenham

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1d

I’m #TeamPablo, but it seems like Mark Cuban’s whole argument in the Kawhi case is: “Trust me, I do business.”

Or am I missing something @pablo.show?

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