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St. John Barned-Smith @stjbs.bsky.social · 10h

"Together, the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely — and where the Trump-era loosening of political norms has made such talk feel less taboo among those positioning themselves as the party’s next leaders."

St. John Barned-Smith @stjbs.bsky.social · 10h

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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.

www.politico.com

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Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 1d

Any time I don’t understand a line in Shakespeare, I just assume it’s a dirty joke and think up my own (bonus points if it fits the scansion)

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Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 2d

The crows and seagulls are looking shifty. Maybe time for the Navy?

A beautiful beach with ocean waves in the background and fluffy clouds. A crow patrols the sky

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Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 3d

If it’s any consolation, there’s every reason to think he’ll be really bad at it

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Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 4d

Hey, I heard you like baseball, so I added some baseball to your baseball

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 4d

America needs, at some point, to start prosecuting white collar crime.

The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 4d

Nevada could’ve fined Elon Musk’s Boring Co. more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

Via ProPublica: thenevadaindependent.com/article/elon...

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Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 4d

Yep, the next night’s dance party was bigger. That’s a good sign

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Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 4d

“if the public can't believe what law enforcement is saying then law enforcement probably can't depend on the cooperation of citizens to report information to them accurately”

NPR @npr.org · 4d

ICE claims assaults on its officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

White House claims "more than 1,000%" rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claim assaults on their officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

n.pr

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Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 4d

Ok San Francisco, now let's do this!

Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 4d

MAJOR NEWS: @GavinNewsom signed SB 79, my bill allowing more housing near public transit — rail, subway, rapid bus.

It’s a huge step for housing in California. It’ll create more homes, strengthen our transit systems & reduce traffic & carbon emissions.

Thank you, Governor!

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Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 5d

This is the way

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 6d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 5d

But I actually like this duo of Judiths even better. Excellent composition and contrast. (Also, don’t sleep on the Houston Museum of Fine Arts)

www.mfah.org/press/portra...

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Presents “Portrait of Courage: Gentileschi, Wiley, and the Story of Judith” in January 2023

Two paintings depicting the Old Testament story of Judith slaying Holofernes—one by 17th-century Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi and the other by contemporary American artist Kehinde Wiley—contin...

www.mfah.org

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Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 6d

This has always been one of my favorite versions of Judith because it shows just how hard these women were willing to work to get the job done.

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 7d

Artemesia Gentileschi,
Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1620 #womensart

Painting featuring two white women in the act of beheading a white man with a sword as he lies in his bed

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Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 6d

Noe

Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 6d

“And other things” is doing a lot of work here

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 6d

If you're a California voter, please vote YES ON 50 and send that ballot back ASAP so the volunteers don't waste any time on you. And maybe volunteer if you have the time.

linktr.ee/cadem

Sweet Californians, send those ballots back ASAP, so the volunteers don't need to bother with you.

TikTok video by LOLGOP

www.tiktok.com

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Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 7d

In a just world, people would be prosecuted for this

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 11d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 10d

apparently driving around tossing gas out of their cars is just their thing now.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 10d

Remaining feds left the scene in a large caravan, deploying more tear gas straight into the crowd - and right at my feet - as they left.

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Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 11d

Any time someone talks about a theory…

a man in a suit and tie says " i 'm not saying it was the aliens but it was the aliens "

Alt: a man in a suit and tie says "I'm not saying it was the aliens… but it was the aliens.”

media.tenor.com

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Kevin Uhrmacher @kevinuhrm.bsky.social · 11d

Food banks had scheduled 94mil(!) pounds of food deliveries through a government program that buys meat, dairy, eggs and produce from American farmers and sends them to help people in need.

Trump’s USDA abruptly canceled those deliveries.
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

projects.propublica.org

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Joan Allen @jallensf.bsky.social · 11d

Seems like a good litmus test for who should/shouldn’t be in charge

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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 11d

The market the farmers had was absolutely fine until Trump fucked it all up

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Joni Ernst: "Unfortunately, our farmers do need that assistance. They don't like it. They consider it welfare. They want trade, not aid. So we really need to see some of these new markets opening up around the globe ... but if there's anybody that can make a deal, it's President Trump."

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Pavithra Suryanarayan @pavisuri.bsky.social · 11d

See if you saw this in Indonesia or India you would call it corruption. But since that’s the word used only when it happens in the developing region of the world here will just call it sparkling money-making

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12d

“.. no modern American president has positioned his family to make so much money while in the White House. Already, since the early days of his reelection campaign, he’s more than doubled his net worth to about $5.4 billion.”

@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

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