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aaron boothby @ellipticalnight.bsky.social · 35m

I don't believe she's nearly haunted enough by her failure to say even this mediated version a year ago

also just say the word, it's not controversial and you already lost

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 47m

On MSNBC, Kamala Harris was asked if she agreed that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians.

“I will tell you that when you look at the number of children that have been killed [...] the refusal to give aid, we should all step back and ask this question and be honest about it, yeah.”

Former Vice President Kamala Harris held back from labeling Israel's actions in Gaza a "genocide" on Sunday but said it was an appropriate question.
"A lot of folks in your party have called what's happening in Gaza a genocide. Do you agree with that?" correspondent Eugene Daniels asked Harris during an interview on MSNBC's "The Weekend."
"Listen, it is a term of law that a court will decide," Harris responded. "But I will tell you that when you look at the number of children that have been killed, the number of innocent civilians that have been
killed, the refusal to give aid and support, we should all step back and ask this question and be honest about it, yeah."

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Eric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 37m

gotta switch over to the "roman gladiator all legume diet" to get our protein and protect our gains

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Vulpez @vulpez.bsky.social · 5h

every ICE agent deserves the death penalty and they must be prosecuted

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Eric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 44m

you can tell the grifters don't take their roko's basilisk bullshit seriously, because it seems like "we had to delay your ascension to the Godhead for two years so we could use your processing power to make bespoke CSAM porn" would certainly get them thrown in AM's hellworld, you know what i mean?

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Eric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 48m

we're on the cusp of a gigantic expansion of a.i. so profound that it will functionally be the apotheosis of a new God...but first we need to monetize it into a factory for the most depraved, vilest pornography you can imagine

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Eric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 1h

cannot state this strongly enough, but

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Laura Flanders @gritlaura.bsky.social · 1h

Meanwhile, in Masafer Yatta, the ethnic cleansing continues. Having attacked homes, fields, wells and ancient caves, the Israelis are now flattening the tents and trees families shelter under. Is it good to see hostages / prisoners released? Yes! But Middle East “peace” this is not.

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Palestinians see ‘new Nakba’ in West Bank villages as demolitions return

Israeli forces have carried out multiple demolitions in the West Bank's Khallet al-Daba in 2025.

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Eric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 1h

it looks incredible, and what a great project!!

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Eric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 5h

COME for the great discussion of The Barre Incidents by @renbolger.bsky.social...STAY for the praise of Toadstones's Hell Reagan cover made by the inimitable Alan Good of @malarkeybooks.bsky.social!!!

HorrorJoy Podcast @horrorjoypod.bsky.social · 1d

Our episode with @renbolger.bsky.social and Alan Good of @malarkeybooks.bsky.social is out NOW! Give it a listen to hear about Lauren's new book, The Barre Incidents, and to hear about the great work being published at Malarkey.

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Eric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 2h

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 5h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

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Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

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Karlo Yeager Rodríguez @kjy1066.bsky.social · 3h

Forgive the cobbled-together feel of this, but eat up!

Nine stories in this TropiWeird combo - including two stories never before seen! As they say in PR: buen provecho!

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Eric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 3h

the "protein powder has a zillion percent lead in it" story explains a LOT of the conversations i overhear while waiting for a bench to free up

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Politico @politico.com · 4h

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.

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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 6h

So far TODAY Israel has:

- bombed Gaza City
- bombed Khan Younis
- shot and killed five Palestinians in Gaza City
- refused to open the Rafah border crossing
- announced they would once more block aid

This is what a "ceasefire" with Israel looks like. This is what it has always looked like.

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Public Books @publicbooks.bsky.social · 3d

“Taken together, our roundtable contributors present a suite of ideas that, if enacted, just might make higher education more livable for us all.”
The full series “Higher Ed Under Trump” is live at Public Books. Read all the contributions here:

Toward the Next American University: A Roundtable Discussion on the Future of Higher Ed - Public Books

The path higher education was on before Trump’s reelection was neither certain nor stable. There is not much to go back to now.

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Eric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 5h

it's a fun cover, and accurate

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 5h

🚨In blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement, Israel has announced it will slash agreed aid shipments in half and keep the Rafah crossing closed, after Hamas returned four of the 28 bodies of Israeli captives believed to be in Gaza.

Hamas officials had repeatedly told mediators...

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According to Reuters who cited three Israeli officials, the Rafah crossing will remain closed through Wednesday, and aid deliveries will be sharply reduced. And Israeli outlets are claiming Hamas violated the deal, with Channel 12 citing an official alleging Hamas is “in severe breach” by not releasing more bodies. Egypt has reportedly deployed teams in Gaza to help locate them.

In a formal COGAT communication, Israel tied humanitarian aid directly to the return of bodies — a move amounting to collective punishment of a famine-stricken population:

“Yesterday, Hamas violated the agreement… As a result, political leadership has decided to impose a number of sanctions related to the humanitarian agreement. Starting tomorrow, only half of the agreed number of trucks — 300 — will be allowed to enter, all belonging to the UN and humanitarian NGOs. No fuel or gas will be allowed into the Strip, except for limited humanitarian needs.”

Senior Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzouk told Drop Site’s Jeremy Scahill last week that a prisoner exchange “would be impossible” while Israeli forces remain in Gaza’s population centers:

“We don’t know exactly where the prisoners are. Even the negotiators don’t know their locations. There cannot be an exchange if Israeli forces remain.”

Marzouk warned that Israel’s refusal to withdraw proves it “does not want Trump’s ceasefire plan to be implemented.”

As early as October 3, when Hamas first delivered its response to Trump’s plan, Marzouk said on television that locating remains “would take months” after Israel destroyed and blocked off delivery of desperately needed heavy machinery. It would be “impossible” in 72 hours.

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Eric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 5h

BEHOLD THE HORROR:

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Eric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 5h

COME for the great discussion of The Barre Incidents by @renbolger.bsky.social...STAY for the praise of Toadstones's Hell Reagan cover made by the inimitable Alan Good of @malarkeybooks.bsky.social!!!

HorrorJoy Podcast @horrorjoypod.bsky.social · 1d

Our episode with @renbolger.bsky.social and Alan Good of @malarkeybooks.bsky.social is out NOW! Give it a listen to hear about Lauren's new book, The Barre Incidents, and to hear about the great work being published at Malarkey.

redcircle.com/shows/979960...

#horrorfans #horrorsky #booksky

Lauren Bolger and Alan Good on Meet Your Maker

Listen to Horror Joy on RedCircle

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chris-ture from the black lagoon @thecorlew.bsky.social · 6h

KILL THE COP THAT LIVES IN YOUR HEAD

THIS IS A PROCESS ANYONE BORN IN THE UNITED STATES MUST UNDERGO

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 1d

For my newsletter today, I wrote about the American police state and how Democrats are going to have to kill it if they have any hope of rebuilding from the authoritarian Trump regime. www.burnsnotice.com/democrats-mu...