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Ed Wenck @edwenck.bsky.social · 10h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Ed Wenck @edwenck.bsky.social · 19h

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 1d

I actually liked the book Jack Torrance had been writing out at the Overlook Hotel. I thought it was pretty neat

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Ed Wenck @edwenck.bsky.social · 2d

a close up of a man wearing a white lab coat and smiling .

ALT: a close up of a man wearing a white lab coat and smiling .

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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 3d

Hot off the presses! If you need a bigger size to print your stickers let me know!

The Portland frog as a founding father, surround by the words "give me ribberty or give me death"

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 2d

Find a rally. Show up.

Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 3d

Next Saturday's anti-Trump 'No Kings' protest is expected to be the largest single demonstration in U.S. history.

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Ed Wenck @edwenck.bsky.social · 2d

I MET WITH EVERYONE IN OREGON AND NO ONE WILL ADMIT THAT THE FROG IS ANTIFA MS-13 HAMAS

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2d

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 2d

We’ve had to suffer through Carrie Underwood screeching every Sunday night since 2013. They can handle Bad Bunny for a 30 minute halftime show.

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Ed Wenck @edwenck.bsky.social · 2d

“Legal has numerous edits”

Joshua B. Hoe @joshuabhoe.bsky.social · 2d

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

"New Manhattan Institute article"

Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 2d

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

New LMS platform adopted

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 3d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Ed Wenck @edwenck.bsky.social · 3d

I was on the Doc’s show once, 30 years ago. www.discogs.com/release/2057...

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4d

The shameless GOP lying about the No Kings gatherings scheduled for next Saturday reveals how deeply hostile much of the Republican Party is to “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” I look forward to our local No Kings event, and urge my fellow Americans to attend in their communities.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."

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Ed Wenck @edwenck.bsky.social · 4d

This is, IMHO, why Dem leaders and rank and file need to be at the forefront of this and other rallies on 10/18.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

Ed Wenck @edwenck.bsky.social · 4d

The paranoia dripping off of every word of Loomer’s screed is just delicious.

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 4d

'GOP will struggle': Trump ally panics over 'deliberate sabotage of MAGA' from within

A controversial Donald Trump ally is sounding the alarm, warning on Friday about a "deliberate sabotage of MAGA."MAGA activist Laura Loomer, who has the ear of the president and has been dubbed the Trump-whisperer, melted down over the weekend about a weakening of MAGA. She specifically noted that s...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 4d

He wants X thing so he gets X thing is not a given. And to me that's the thing to uproot from people's consciousness. Because we're less than a year in and many people seem already defeated.

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 5d

It's important to focus on who won, not who did not.

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

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Ed Wenck @edwenck.bsky.social · 5d

If you have imposter syndrome, fear not — six year olds can write WSJ columns in 2025.

Jesus weeping on the cross, get a clue, Jon.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 5d

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 5d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6d

Country fans are upset with Zach Bryan after he criticized ICE in a song.

But don't let it be known that Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash all despised fascism and leaned heavily to the left.

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Ed Wenck @edwenck.bsky.social · 6d

MY INFLATABLE AMPHIBIAN HERO

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 9d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents