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prop @jailrespecter.bsky.social · 4h

this is mike johnson propaganda. he's the one who blocked it

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Bathsheba in Blue @bathshebablue.bsky.social · 1d

Dems tried to ensure troops get paid … and the GOP blocked it. Guessing Dems understood it would be popular.

www.politico.com/live-updates...

Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown

GOP leaders are seeking to keep pressure on Democrats to reopen the whole government.

www.politico.com

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prop @jailrespecter.bsky.social · 4h

it is not dems blocking the troops getting paid

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

I expect that “should the troops get paid” is something most Americans would support if you polled it without any context.

The average American doesn’t give a shit how something happens, they just want good things to happen, however they define that.

Elected Dems haven’t adjusted to that reality.

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prop @jailrespecter.bsky.social · 4h

i see this irl too - i have friends who subconsciously believe that it's not real validation unless it comes from a man so comically toxic that he makes tony hbo and walt hbo look like meryl streep as the ghost of ethel rosenberg

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prop @jailrespecter.bsky.social · 4h

dr house is canonically shitty to trans people, asexuals, gay people, intersex people, everyone. he would not be a wholesome chungus. neither would the southparks. neither would the successions

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prop @jailrespecter.bsky.social · 4h

old cishet white males are not the magical identity validators. you don't need to make one up to validate you. you can watch shows with other demographics of people in them. you are reinventing the atheist version of what religion is from first principles

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prop @jailrespecter.bsky.social · 4h

the worst tumblr tic is "[shittiest, most narcissistic cishet gen x or older male character on tv] would be an enthusiastic ally of [my identity]". no he wouldn't. watch another show

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prop @jailrespecter.bsky.social · 4h

i remember realizing even pre-elon that i had to get off twitter when some dumbass middle-aged professor was going on and on and on about how his zoomer students laughed at the thought that she was hot enough to be a successful groupie. i think he made the whole thing up

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prop @jailrespecter.bsky.social · 4h

there's nothing really likable about alma mahler but she sends people into such fits of misogynistic rage, as if all those art guys were somehow tricked into banging her

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prop @jailrespecter.bsky.social · 4h

@samaltman i need an ai script that will filter out gen x nonsense

Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 1d

An alien fleet appeared in Earth's orbit, and broadcast a message:

"Having studied you furtively, we now seek formal contact, and want to meet your greatest thinkers..."

A long list followed.

"How do we tell them?" world leaders wondered.

Topping the list were the names Calvin and Calvin's Dad.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 8h

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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prop @jailrespecter.bsky.social · 6h

I’ve spent 100000000 hours on bluesky and I’ve put together how to defeat fascism. Frog suit AND the monstrance

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Countess Sappho @countess-sappho.bsky.social · 22h

YOU HEARD THEM

Meme image of Shinji from Evangelion leaning forward in a folding chair with his heads in his hands. Text around him reads "GET IN THE FUCKING FROG" and there are two depictions of someone in inflatable frog suits

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daryl "shut down, ass up'" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 19h

what a social scene, they both have so many amusing anecdotes about doing blackface or killing a nun

VinegarMike @vinegarmike.bsky.social · 20h

And here I am on a weekend vacation with my family which means I'm much closer than ever to an ocean to walk into

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau appear to confirm romance - report

After months of rumours, proof seems to be in that Katy Perry is dating former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The loved-up couple were spotted kissing and cuddling on board Perry's 24-metre y...

uk.news.yahoo.com

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prop @jailrespecter.bsky.social · 6h

Also like the terrestrial warfare is the problem here

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schleiermocker @schleiermocker.bsky.social · 18h

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C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 12h

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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prop @jailrespecter.bsky.social · 6h

Memri? Yes

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Jake @jakeall.bsky.social · 7h

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 7h

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Céline Extenso @celinextenso.bsky.social · 10h

Marie"Claire : Le cancer du sein, le courage des hommes. 💀

Ok bah parlons-en du courage des hommes :
Après l'annonce d'un cancer, 20,8 % de femmes sont quittée par leur mec.
Seuls 2,9% des hommes sont quittés après un diagnostic.
Le courage des hommes. 🚮

Post Insta Marie-Claire, photo en noir et blanc un homme torse nu porte dans ses bras une femme en culotte noire. Il a le regard droit et valeureux, elle a la tête enfouie dans le cou de l'homme.
Texte : "Ce portrait saisit un instant suspendu, où l’amour et le soutien prennent toute leur force. Elle révèle ce lien profond que la maladie ne peut effacer, ces gestes silencieux, ces regards porteurs d’émotion, cette force invisible qui éclaire les jours sombres."⁣
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Joséphine Neuville a photographié Aurélie, touchée par un cancer du sein. À ses côtés, Jérôme, son compagnon. "Il est cette présence constante, discrète mais essentielle, qui soutient et accompagne sans relâche", écrit la photographe qui fait partie des 40 finalistes de la 14ème édition du concours Pink Ribbon Award, concours photo engagé à l'initiative d'Estée Lauder et de l'association Ruban Rose qui réunit des professionnel·le·s du monde de la photographie ainsi que des acteur·rice·s engagé·e·s dans la lutte contre les cancers du sein. ⁣⁣
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Cette image raconte "une histoire d’amour, de lutte, de tendresse et d’espoir", nous dit Joséphine Neuville qui veut, au travers cet instantané noir et blanc, "reconnaître la dignité et la beauté de celles et ceux qui avancent ensemble, malgré l’épreuve."⁣
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Photo @josephine_neuville_photographe ⁣
Avec @esteelauder @rubanroseofficiel⁣
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#cancerdusein #octobrerose #pinkribbon #breastcancer #cancer⁣

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prop @jailrespecter.bsky.social · 10h

i am so sick of people saying "the [(often proper) noun] of it all"

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Great art on Bluesky @art.feediverse.org · 11h

Boy Cutting Grass with a Sickle, 1881 #vincentvangogh #vangogh

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 23h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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