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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 8h

I don’t think any world where birds still sing on telephone lines and breezes still drag dry leaves across sidewalks is beyond saving.

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 8h

The truth is that in real public life the number of people who have been overtly transphobic and cruel to me is vanishingly small compared to the number of people who are kind and normal to me every day wherever I go and that’s why I think we can win

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 8h

Sorry for earnestposting but the grocery store checkout lady made some cute comments about my bellybutton and an old man tipped his hat at me and there were water droplets glittering and cascading off a cafe scaffolding and birds were singing

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 8h

The world is so filled with beauty and wonder and I feel very strongly both that it should be a kinder place to live in and that it is within our power to make it as such

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 7h

This describes so many people in my life

Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 9h

Izunyan, a fashionable cat-like fairy who enjoys changing clothes and eating mandarin oranges, is the mascot for Izumiya Shopping Center in Osaka.

A white cat-like mascot with orange, green, and blue patches and a red love heart on its chest is standing in a park.

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Reaganometry @reaganometry.bsky.social · 6h

Calling them weird may seem like a good strategy to you, but have you even asked a dozen political consultants who make 6 figures and have lost 66% of the elections they’ve worked on?

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 6h

Any election pitch against these guys should be "Hey do you hear what they're saying they're insane"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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onion person @junlper.beer · 6h

no this seems perfect

elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 12h

this doesn’t seem great!

‘I got older and became a communist’: Deleted posts show Maine Senate hopeful’s raw views on politics, war, and police | CNN Politics

Graham Platner, a Marine veteran turned oyster farmer, now disavows posts he made years ago, saying they came from a time when he felt disillusioned and angry and expressed those emotions online.

www.cnn.com

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 4h

new lawn sign

yard sign with rainbow color font reading:

IN THIS HOUSE, WE BELIEVE -
IF CONVENTIONAL OVEN REHEATING INSTRUCTIONS SAY COOK FOR 17-19 MINUTES IT WILL BE DONE IN 18 MINUTES CONVECTION OVEN INSTRUCTIONS ARE A WILD CARD, HOWEVER

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thorny, proud Bleeter @ithinkiplaygames.bsky.social · 4h

imagining one of those guys that blasts super bass boosted speakers as he rolls in his car, except it's NPR

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Lily 🍓 @well.actulily.com · 9h

the editor's note

People occasionally just flip [me] off or whatever, but nobody's come up to me and tried to make a statement about anything. Personally, it's kind of dumb. It's just a vehicle. So it's ironic that it would even become a political statement, but nonetheless it is. [Editor’s note: Taylor was arrested and plead guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. He was later pardoned by President Trump.]

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 9h

yeah my car is a pussy magnet (negatively polarized)

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 9h

"women don't like the vehicle" is going to be lodged in my brain's neocortex for the rest of my natural life www.wired.com/story/owning...

Q: And are you married?
A: I was married, but I’m not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle.

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Boo-is @louisevans.bsky.social · 9h

doing an inception to introduce Chuck Schumer to the various trajectories of the Baileys today

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 9h

i asked if she meant tickets to watch or to actually pull the trigger and she replied “well…i don’t know”

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 9h

look i was recently talking to a septuagenarian life long dem (who shall remain nameless) and generic lib, and she was like “i just think there should be firing squads and they should sell tickets.”

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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 1d

Ben Gvir personally oversaw the torture of Greta Thunberg, as reported by Aftonbladet.

www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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the fisherrrrr @starrdiver.bsky.social · 5h

Democrats will prove their hard stance on the topic by vowing to get the same result on a lower budget

The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 8h

If you're the Dems and you were scared of immigration as a topic before, I might try making it an issue now that masked goons are beating the shit out of innocent people in the streets on a daily basis. A lot of people are probably not down with this whatever their views on immigration are

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 8h

If you're the Dems and you were scared of immigration as a topic before, I might try making it an issue now that masked goons are beating the shit out of innocent people in the streets on a daily basis. A lot of people are probably not down with this whatever their views on immigration are

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richard @richardnormal.bsky.social · 8h

the powers that be want you to know less about your computer. they are taking away your beautiful file pathing, keyboard inputs, considered mouse clicks, and expertise of your OS. everything will soon be done by mumbling into the open air and praying it works correctly. this is a nightmare.

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 11h

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

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she jack on my lantern til i o' @rhena.bsky.social · 8h

starting to think maybe israel doesn't have a right to exist

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Supper Mario Broth @mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 8h

While this may be obvious to some players, Cataquacks resemble Wiggler segments that have come to life. This is likely intentional due to them originating in Gelato Beach in Super Mario Sunshine, where the antagonist is a Wiggler.

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DaysAhead❔🌌@ ClipseObsur @kendricklamario.bsky.social · 7h

This next part is The End, it's not the end of the run it's a boss called The End. There's also a boss called The Boss but that's not this boss, that boss is at the end.

GRAVEiator REAnimator @aviatoranimator.bsky.social · 1d

Fuck it, quote this with an obscure quote you think most people won't know.

"Every time you do a sit-up, eat six cups of ramen!"

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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 12h

We wanted to know what it was like to own a Cybertruck. So @zoeschiffer.bsky.social went to the desert got this absolutely amazing quotes (and Michelle Groskopf took the pictures!) www.wired.com/story/owning...

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