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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 13h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 12h

Israel continues to restrict aid entering Gaza says Hamas has not met its end of deal to release all bodies of captives.

Gaza ceasefire concerns as Hamas returns ‘all bodies it can access’

Israel continues to restrict aid entering Gaza says Hamas has not met its end of deal to release all bodies of captives.

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 12h

Announcing the authorization of a covert action at a press conference seems like exactly the opposite of authorizing a COVERT action.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 12h

Welcome Twitter / X refugees:

The culture on this platform is to block trolls rather than engaging with them. Doing so makes the environment less contentious and more pleasurable for everyone.

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🦝 Adrienne 🦝 @imadrienne.bsky.social · 12h

Aside from the aforementioned lyrics, which Michael and Spike Lee went over in the media at length, isn't "They Don't Care About Us" a protest song???

That's like using Fortunate Son in an Army recruitment video.

Michael Colborne @colborne.bsky.social · 18h

“The video is very short, making it clear that the choice of lyrics was the intentional focus. Viewers are obviously meant to hear the antisemitic aspects, since it’s more or less the only audio in the 13 seconds being presented. “

Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 18h

Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs

🦝 Adrienne 🦝 @imadrienne.bsky.social · 12h

Me: *looks at the mosquito bites on my leg* Cool. Cool.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 12h

A mosquito-borne virus more common in South America has been detected in the United States.

What is the chikungunya virus now transmitted in the US for the first time in years?

A mosquito-borne virus more common in South America has been detected in the United States. Health officials say the chikungunya virus has been identified in a patient living in the suburbs of New York City who began experiencing symptoms in August.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 13h

Pentagon journalists vacate workspace as new restrictions take effect reut.rs/4ni9W5O

Pentagon journalists vacate workspace as new restrictions take effect

Dozens of journalists who cover the U.S. Defense Department vacated their offices in the Pentagon and returned their credentials on Wednesday as new restrictions on press access took effect.

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🦝 Adrienne 🦝 @imadrienne.bsky.social · 13h

"Joe Biden did it!" - A Guy Who Had A Nazi U.S. Flag Neatly Pinned Behind Him

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 15h

Politico received an initial tip that a Taylor staffer had a swastika neatly pinned to his cubicle during a zoom call. When confronted, the congressman’s press office pretty implausibly sought to present the situation as a police matter, and Politico went along with that in its headline and lede.

Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 16h

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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🦝 Adrienne 🦝 @imadrienne.bsky.social · 13h

I'm NOT putting my store on the TikTok Shop. Ever.

If there are alternative options please let me know. I do not want to have my store anywhere near fascist merchandise or images.

What are the TikTok alternatives? Are they still being worked out? Skylight isn't it (right now).

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🦝 Adrienne 🦝 @imadrienne.bsky.social · 13h

They're advertising nazi shit in between videos about resisting nazism.

🦝 Adrienne 🦝 @imadrienne.bsky.social · 13h

And it advertised between videos about resisting ICE in general and news organizations reporting on Chicago resisting ICE.

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🦝 Adrienne 🦝 @imadrienne.bsky.social · 14h

TikTok is sliding further into fascism every single fucking day.

This is on the TikTok Shop right now across multiple retailers despite my reporting the product and the retailers.

A white hand seig heiling over the raised black raised fist of revolution and resistance.

This is disgusting.

A TikTok Shop product page for a black t-shirt that says, "Paper Beats Rock" with a white cartoon hand outstretched Seig Heiling over the black raised fist of revolution and resistance.

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🦝 Adrienne 🦝 @imadrienne.bsky.social · 14h

My momma's work is making them sign a "loyal to The Constitution and State" pledge in writing for their personnel file.

She's like, "I don't have a problem with the Constitution and the State keeping with the Constitution. I'm just wondering why now?!?!?"

I feel like shit is about to pop off.

a close up of a man 's face with the words `` wind 's in the east '' written above him .

Alt: Dick Van Dyke as Bert in Mary Poppins singing the icon line, "Wind's in the east"

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15h

ICE agents kidnapped a US citizen in Chicago because she didn’t “look” American to them. She even had her US passport on her. 🤬

ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn’t “Look Like” Her Last Name

She even had her U.S. passport on her.

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Rheum Cat @rheumcat.bsky.social · 1d

They just killed NHANES.

Every US public health student learns about this study.

It’s given us all sorts of important knowledge about the health of Americans and they just ended it.

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 1d

Ugh... This study has existed for decades, providing valuable health data for all sorts of topics and publications. This is just more awful news. 🛟😷 Sociology medsky

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

Federal agents barrel into band at Portland ICE protest, arrest clarinetist, accuse her of assault

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

At about 0:55, a couple in a nearby car gets out and hurries away with an infant in a carseat to try and escape the tear gas:

Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · 1d

Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way🇺🇸

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🦝 Adrienne 🦝 @imadrienne.bsky.social · 1d

We need China more than China needs us to be really honest.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Pfizer CEO says US pharma industry needs to collaborate with China reut.rs/47qrurq

Pfizer CEO says US pharma industry needs to collaborate with China

Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday that the U.S. pharmaceutical industry needs to collaborate with China’s, where speedy processes have vaulted it to 30% of global drug development over the past decade.

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 1d

#OtD 14 Oct 1977 anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant was "pied" by Thom Higgins, a gay rights activist. She then began praying and burst into tears. Following a boycott, she lost her job as brand ambassador for Florida orange juice. More LGBT+ history here: workingclasshistory.com/tag/lgbtq/

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: Text messages of Young Republican groups across the country have just been leaked.

They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 1d

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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the hype @thehyyyype.bsky.social · 1d

The freedom of speech lovers are at it again

WSJ headline that reads "breaking news: The U.S. has revoked the visas of at least six people for their comments on the death of Charlie Kirk, the State Department said"

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 1d

it's almost like it was never about crime and democrats who blustered about deporting "violent criminals" instead of standing firmly against trump's racist agenda only paved the way for this to happen

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.”

But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.

Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

www.msnbc.com

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