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Felix @felixbc.bsky.social · 1d

Singular news event that makes national and international news and could raise their profile with brand new readers
[INPENETRABLE PAYWALL NO GIFT LINKS EVER NOT EVEN A NEW SUBSCRIBER DEAL]

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Felix @felixbc.bsky.social · 2d

I have doubts as well, but am bemused that I find former republicans interesting to listen to. Any podcasts you’d recommend? I need to expand my choices.

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Felix @felixbc.bsky.social · 2d

He has! I listen to him on the Bulwark every week. Would not have believed that in 2003.

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Felix @felixbc.bsky.social · 2d

I saw this reposted by Bill Kristol and my mind boggled painfully. But people can surprise us even decades later.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Felix @felixbc.bsky.social · 3d

It’s not so much a boycott as it’s self preservation. We’re not stupid, and we are stubborn. 🇨🇦 Let’s go for 💯

Forbes @forbes.com · 5d

President Trump’s tariffs and demeaning “51st state” rhetoric spurred a sustained boycott among Canadians traveling to the U.S.—and has cost the country tens of billions of dollars in visitor spending, according to tourism experts.

Canadian Visits To U.S. By Car Fell 35% In September—9th Consecutive Month Of Drastic Declines

President Trump’s tariffs and demeaning “51st state” rhetoric spurred a sustained boycott among Canadians traveling to the U.S.—and has cost the country tens of billions of dollars in visitor spending, according to tourism experts.

www.forbes.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 7d

Solidarity with @mark-bray.bsky.social, a fantastic, thoughtful, and generous scholar whose work about antifa is so important in this moment.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Felix @felixbc.bsky.social · 7d

Wagon-lit? Sleeper car, model train size? 🚞

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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 7d

We love this flashback from The 2014 GRAMMYs.
Sara Bareilles & Carole King doing a Beautiful/Brave mashup.

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Felix @felixbc.bsky.social · 7d

Cruise ship at dusk, Ogden Point, Victoria. A floating city.

The waterfront in Victoria with a bike lane, yellow lounge chairs, a pedestrian walkway along the ocean with a fence and railing at the edge. The sky and water are golden at sunset. In the background is a huge cruise ship, docked. Its lights are all on and it sparkles. In the foreground is a tall lamppost with a golden light at the top.

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Felix @felixbc.bsky.social · 7d

The sky tonight in the Salish Sea, 6:43 pm.

The straight of Juan de Fuca looking towards Washington state from the southern tip of Vancouver Island. The sea and sky are tinted pink from the sunset. The clouds and the ocean form horizontal bands of colour.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 8d

9) People are, all things considered, pretty good.

I see twenty thousand people a day, and maybe two of them are assholes. Even on a stressful day, even in an unfamiliar environment, even hungry and tired and on a timer.

That's a *much* better ratio than folks realize.

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Felix @felixbc.bsky.social · 9d

Moonrise over the Salish Sea, 6:47 pm.

Photo of pale, almost full moon rising, the ocean is calm, the sky is shades of blue and orange. In the foreground are rocks and tufts of dry grass. Southern tip of Vancouver Island.

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Felix @felixbc.bsky.social · 9d

What an amazing photo 🖤💀

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Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 11d

This could be a long and rambling thread. Be patient with me.

I bought an old mahogany bureau on Ebay. I didn't really want a bureau as we're meant to be downsizing, but it was a beautiful piece & obviously very old. Google lens suggests the brass chased handles are Queen Anne. That's 1702-1714 😯

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Felix @felixbc.bsky.social · 12d

Is someone going to remove the abomination in the background? The huge banner of Dear Leader’s mug is more of a condemnation than even these figures.

Felix @felixbc.bsky.social · 12d

Mordor, sorry, Sooke hills, sending up a big searchlight at sunset tonight. 6:45 pm, time is speeding up.

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Felix @felixbc.bsky.social · 12d

Ah, Hwy 1. Hope they’re ok ❤️

Felix @felixbc.bsky.social · 12d

Boat it is then. What’s happening?

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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 13d

it is very hard to view this behavior as having anything to do with law enforcement

the guy who didn't get raided because he had strong door locks... he had the right idea

Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 13d

"Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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performative male @milesklee.bsky.social · 13d

This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.

He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks

Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.

www.rollingstone.com

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 13d

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute.
Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner.
I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way.
Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose.
The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a

desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why.
Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes.
I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic).
"To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus

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