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Clay Ranck @clayranck.bsky.social · 4h

Trump playing up his bullet dodging skills at the Charlie Kirk memorial is really beyond parody.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 3h

Delve into my pussy — it’s moist —

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 3h

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Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 4h

Beautiful speech sir

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "You hear those sirens going off? That's good. A good sound. That means they either got the bad guy or they're gonna stop the bad guy. You didn't hear that sound bc nobody wanted to do anything. Listen to the beauty of that sound. That's the real deal sirens, not politically correct sirens"

Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 6h

Crisco delivering a golden trophy

George Pearkes @peark.es · 6h

"We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil" is an all-timer. Thank you Mr President, we appreciate your insights.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act. We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution. As an example, we can easily produce Cooking Oil ourselves, we don’t need to purchase it from China.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h

They all look like failed clones of Blake Farenthold

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 6h

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 8h

“Don’t eat lead” is woke

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 9h

two of the products we tested — Huel's Black Edition meal replacement powder and Naked Nutrition's vegan mass gainer — had enough lead that our experts caution against using them at all

a single serving of these protein powders contained between 1,200 and 1,600% of CR’s level of concern for lead

Two plant-based protein powders contained enough lead that our experts advise against consuming them. Naked Nutrition’s Mass Gainer powder contained 7.7 micrograms of lead per serving, which is roughly 1,570 percent of CR’s level of concern for the heavy metal. One serving of Huel’s Black Edition powder contained 6.3 micrograms of lead, or about 1,290 percent of CR’s daily lead limit.

Two other powders contained lead between 400 and 600 percent of CR’s level of concern: Garden of Life’s Sport Organic Plant-Based Protein and Momentous’ 100% Plant Protein. Consumers should limit these to once a week, Akinleye says. (See company responses below.)

The only non-plant-based protein powder with lead detected at over 200 percent of CR’s level of concern was MuscleMeds’ Carnivor Mass powder. Six additional plant-based powders, five dairy-based powders and shakes, and one beef powder contained lead above CR’s level of concern.

We also found measurable levels of cadmium and inorganic arsenic in some products. One serving of Huel’s Black Edition plant-based protein powder contained 9.2 micrograms of cadmium, more than double the level that public health authorities and CR’s experts say may be harmful to have daily, which is 4.1 micrograms.

Another plant-based option, Vega’s Premium Sport powder, had enough cadmium that one serving would also put you just over that level. In one dairy-based product, Optimum Nutrition’s Serious Mass whey protein powder, we also detected 8.5 micrograms per serving of inorganic arsenic, which is twice the limit of what our scientists say is safe to consume daily.

Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 11h

a close up of a woman 's face with a grid of lines behind her

ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with a grid of lines behind her

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Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 11h

AI GENERATED ROBOT PORN

404 Media @404media.co · 11h

A man who works for the people overseeing America’s nuclear stockpile has lost his security clearance after he uploaded 187,000 pornographic images to a Department of Energy (DOE) network

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Man Stores AI-Generated Robot Porn on His Government Computer, Loses Access to Nuclear Secrets

A man who works for the people overseeing America’s nuclear stockpile has lost his security clearance after he uploaded 187,000 pornographic images to a Department of Energy (DOE) network.

www.404media.co

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Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 11h

I like the feature where ios suggests the rest of the sentence and then just goes ahead and adds it when you press send

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Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 12h

“Can i pay in supplements?”

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion judgment for calling Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.

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Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 12h

Local food distrib center that distributes food throughout the region especially in underserved rural areas was outgrowing their warehouse. Without asking, McKenzie Scott donated several million to build a larger distribution center. She has a person who investigates orgs with needs, cuts check.

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 12h

8. Bezos' ex-wife, McKenzie Scott, has donated more than 4x as much as Bezos since their divorce.

Jeff Bezos Can’t Give Away His Money

Maybe he should ask his ex-wife.

oligarchwatch.substack.com

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James Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 12h

Next time somebody asks me what Bluesky is like, I'll send them this

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Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 12h

Tate looking motherfucker

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 12h

A man pleads guilty in the arson that damaged the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion and forced Gov. Josh Shapiro’s family to flee.

Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept

A man who scaled a security fence in the middle of the night and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and other charges.

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Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 13h

I asked the AI for some uk policing tv shows i might like and it invented “dinnertime with the baddies” and that was me out

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Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 13h

Never had covid, never (beyond a brief novelty dabble) used AI, date me

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Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 13h

They disappeared his hair the bastards

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

Seems the Narcissist-in-Chief is mad about the Time Mag cover neckgina pic so please don’t share it widely

Thank you for your attention to this matter

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 1d

things bullets say

Ian @brocktoon.bsky.social · 1d

Almost every time I go thru JFK something weird happens.

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Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 15h

iOS 26 is definitely the buggiest release for a long long time.

Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 1d

A boiled egg is also acceptable

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Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 1d

*bowl of chilli with crackers akshually

House on Huntered Hill (1959) @drhbus.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow is Columbo's Day, so remember to eat the traditional chili dogs, wear your best disheveled raincoat, and above all, don't let any rich assholes get away with anything

A pencil drawing of Columbo by Peter Falk himself.

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Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 1d

Land of the free

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson's full statement, in which she says she will sign an EO permitting protest "only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street," is up on the village's website.

"There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest," Thompson says.

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Broadview Shrinks Protest Safety Zones

The following statement can be attributed to Village of Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson:

“The protests at the ICE facility on Saturday night degenerated into chaos. There were 15 arrests, and 10 of those were around the age of my own daughter. As a mother and a mayor, I am mad. Broadview didn’t choose to have the ICE facility in our community. But it’s here. And so are Broadview residents. There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest. Too many are raising their fists rather than their voices, creating chaos at the expense of the people who call Broadview home. Broadview residents lack the protestors’ privilege to return to calm, quiet neighborhoods for undisturbed rest.

Therefore, I have issued a new executive order, in consultation with the Illinois State Police and Cook County Sheriff, that permits protests only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street.

There will no longer be a designated protest safety zone at 2000 South 25th Avenue between Lexington and Fillmore.

Additionally, it has been only God’s grace alone that a protester has not been struck and killed by a motorist on 25th Avenue given how frequently protesters dash onto this busy, four-lane street. This new
measure will provide for both the serenity of residents and safety of protestors.

As I have repeatedly said, I respect, support, and defend the protesters’ free and – peaceful – speech against the outrageous injustices and deplorable unprovoked chemical arms attacks by ICE agents against American citizens, journalists, and ministers that put Broadview police and firefighters in harms’ way.

Nevertheless, my first priority is to defend public safety and the residents who live here and people who work here. They deserve stability, safety, and respect, a quality of life that is currently being denied to them. They deserve the love and kindness that they expect by being Broadview residents.”

Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 1d

Famously yes, that’s just a redo of Michael Biehn in terminator on the front

Hourly Videogame Box Art @vgboxart.bsky.social · 1d

METAL GEAR

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Grave Dirt Boy @gordbrush.bsky.social · 1d

2 Panel Comic.
1. Bart Simpson is looking back at you with the remote control pointed at the tv showing Trump turning to Starmer and Starmer with a big smile on his face: "You can actually pinpoint the second he knows he's fucked it"
2: Literally seconds later Trump has turned his back on Starmer leaving him high and dry in front of an assembled crowd with nothing else to do but make the humiliating walk back to his spot

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Ben @gridlock.bsky.social · 1d

(I know that's the archaic term, but the mechanism is very real)