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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 1d

I published this a few hours before the Politico story about the Young GOP text chain but oh my God if it doesn’t reinforce the thesis— the choice right now is not just ideological, but between irony-pilled nihilism and an actual belief in and love for people

thewhitepages.net/p/who-are-yo...

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 2d

❤️

Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 2d

"And once again, I could be tremendously wrong. But I’d rather be wrong and in love than right and alone. I’d rather be a loser with an outstretched hand than the coolest person in the world with a closed heart. I’d rather build with you than despair alone."

thewhitepages.net/p/who-are-yo...

Who are you going to believe?

The cynical refrain that nothing matters, or your own big, dumb, beautiful heart

thewhitepages.net

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 2d

SAL FRELICK

Matt Wild @bymattwild.bsky.social · 2d

SAL FRELICK

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 3d

If you are wondering "is Woody Allen's tribute to Diane Keaton in The Free Press as cursed an artifact as I'd expect?... it's, um, worse? [TW: extremely insensitive discussion of eating disorders]

During the few years we lived together, she taught me so much. Example: Before I met her I never heard of bulimia. We’d go to Knicks games and after to Frankie and Johnnie’s for a steak. She’d put away a sirloin, hash browns, marble cheesecake, and coffee. Then we’d get home, and moments later she’d be toasting waffles or packing a huge taco with pork. I would stand there, stunned. This slim actress ate like Paul Bunyan. Only years later when she wrote a memoir did she describe her eating disorder, but when I was experiencing it, I could only think I’d never seen anyone eat like that outside of a documentary on whales.

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 6d

Clergy protesting at the Broadview Detention Center

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6d

Chanting, "we are the body of Christ! The body of Christ will be free!"

This crowd has swelled considerably. Few hundred here now.

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 6d

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Wide shot of many people in inflatable costumes

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No Fascism for Me @nofascismforme.bsky.social · 12d

If you read one thing today, please read this. It’s a masterpiece. Sure, it’s about the Ezra Klein controversy of the day, but more importantly, it’s about empirical evidence of how to build a movement out of our current horrors.

Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 16d

A modest proposal!!

thewhitepages.net/p/ezra-klein...

Ezra Klein, have you considered just hosting a potluck?

Or volunteering for an ICE Watch, or organizing a childcare cooperative, or throwing an intergenerational block party...

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 12d

Oh thank you

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Tory Gavito @torygavito.bsky.social · 13d

Garrett Bucks nails it!

Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 16d

A modest proposal!!

thewhitepages.net/p/ezra-klein...

Ezra Klein, have you considered just hosting a potluck?

Or volunteering for an ICE Watch, or organizing a childcare cooperative, or throwing an intergenerational block party...

thewhitepages.net

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 13d

Sorry can’t talk right now, putting the finishing touches on my new essay “I was a lifelong leftist but I’d love a job at CBS News so I don’t know man, here’s a video of some sophomore at Sarah Lawrence who was rude to me on TikTok”

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Brian Moritz @bmoritz99.bsky.social · 16d

As always, the most thoughtful post about a topic (this time, Ezra Klein) comes from @garrettbucks.bsky.social

Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 16d

A modest proposal!!

thewhitepages.net/p/ezra-klein...

Ezra Klein, have you considered just hosting a potluck?

Or volunteering for an ICE Watch, or organizing a childcare cooperative, or throwing an intergenerational block party...

thewhitepages.net

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 16d

A modest proposal!!

thewhitepages.net/p/ezra-klein...

Ezra Klein, have you considered just hosting a potluck?

Or volunteering for an ICE Watch, or organizing a childcare cooperative, or throwing an intergenerational block party...

thewhitepages.net

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 18d

Man, it would be pretty cool if cities could just be “complicated places where a lot of people live” and not “overstuffed signifiers that exist primarily to be yelled at by culture warriors desperate to squeeze just a little more juice from their most chicken-hearted supporters”

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 26d

BRB writing an oped for the Times and The Atlantic about how this is Zohran's fault.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26d

I hope some newspapers use a crop where you can easily read the sign.

A protester outside an ICE detention facility marches through clouds of irritant gas carrying American flags. A sign lying on the pavement by his feet reads “EVERY ICE AGENT WILL BE HELD TO ACCOUNT.”

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saasyproduct.bsky.social @saasyproduct.bsky.social · 27d

'The counterpoint, I suppose, is “what if these rights are not allowed in the future?” but my friends, that’s not a counterpoint at all. It is but one more reason to do those things now.'

Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 27d

I wrote about how there are cowards in our midst, and how the temptation to follow their lead is real, but that we know deep down inside that our hearts are bigger than that.

thewhitepages.net/p/whatever-y...

Whatever you can still do, you can still do

On what despots want you to forget

thewhitepages.net

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 27d

I wrote about how there are cowards in our midst, and how the temptation to follow their lead is real, but that we know deep down inside that our hearts are bigger than that.

thewhitepages.net/p/whatever-y...

Whatever you can still do, you can still do

On what despots want you to forget

thewhitepages.net

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 27d

I wrote about how there are cowards in our midst, and how the temptation to follow their lead is real, but that we know deep down inside that our hearts are bigger than that.

thewhitepages.net/p/whatever-y...

Whatever you can still do, you can still do

On what despots want you to forget

thewhitepages.net

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 28d

social media posturing =/= bravery

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 29d

If Charlie Kirk lived in Liverpool Times, he would have been the third Beatle. They'd have kicked Ringo out to make room. If he lived in Mcdonaldland Times, he'd have been Grimace's best friend. If he had lived in Dinosaur Times, he would have been the biggest coolest dinosaur RAWR RAWR RAWR RAWR

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29d

Nehls to Kash Patel: "I would say if Charlie Kirk lived in Biblical times, he'd have been the 13th disciple."

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Francesca Hong 홍윤정 @francescahongwi.bsky.social · 29d

I’m Francesca Hong, a single mom, service worker, and State Rep—now running for Governor of Wisconsin.

This campaign won’t be funded by billionaires or corporate PACs. It’s powered by working people.

If you’re ready to take back our state, chip in today:
secure.actblue.com/donate/fran-...

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timothy faust @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 29d

Fran and I hosted about a dozen Medicaid town halls earlier this year, and I learned she's the real deal. For the past couple of months I've been helping with her gubernatorial campaign prep — I believe she is *the* left/progressive candidate for Wisconsin. Let's talk about policy:

Francesca Hong 홍윤정 @francescahongwi.bsky.social · 29d

I’m Francesca Hong, a single mom, service worker, and State Rep—now running for Governor of Wisconsin.

This campaign won’t be funded by billionaires or corporate PACs. It’s powered by working people.

If you’re ready to take back our state, chip in today:
secure.actblue.com/donate/fran-...

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Garrett Bucks @garrettbucks.bsky.social · 29d

A sincere RIP to Robert Redford but also everybody knows that the universe only has a finite amount of hotness available for adult blond men, so I am crossing my fingers that maybe moving forward we can spread that around a bit more evenly?

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 29d

What you can try to control is how YOU fight... not how they fight.

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