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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 4h

Like I am sorry but "bigots show different faces in different company" is not a hard fucking concept to grasp if you are already familiar with the idea that abusers do that shit, because it is the same thing at scale! This is a very basic extrapolation of feminism 101! Get a clue!

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 4h

They can't be racist, they were always nice to me, a white lady! Please listen to yourself. Do you do this shit with abusive men, too?

Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 19h

For those tempted to say Young Republicans have always been this way, they really have not. When I worked on campus and did bipartisan college events after, they were very much not like this.

That’s why groups like YCT and eventually TPUSA formed — because Young Republicans weren’t radical enough.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 5h

the customs and border patrol page is so openly racist that you don’t even have to look for it. every post is openly racist.

there is so much “we also arrest Black people” content, they are really normalizing CBP being like, police 2.0. police with none of those pesky regulations.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection &
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From popping bottles to popping cuffs, party is over.
This individual thought he was having a party in his car, but got a front row seat to Washington Metropolitan Police Dept. booking. CB assisted in the arrest of an individual in possession of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana with intent to distribute, all while having an open container of alcohol in the vehicle.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 5h

it’s amazing how easy it is to chase off evangelical extremists with the mere sight of a naked butt

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 18h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 4h

This is bullshit, but also, yet another example of attempts to rely on technology to give supposed “objective” pain ratings while denying the most useful way to get that information: ask the person (or in the case of babies/toddlers, their parents), and actually believe them.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5h

Facial expressions common to all humans! 🙃

PainChek is one of these behavioral models, and it acts like a camera‑based thermometer, but for pain: A care worker opens the app and holds a phone 30 centimeters from a person’s face. For three seconds, a neural network looks for nine particular microscopic movements—upper‑lip raise, brow pinch, cheek tension, and so on—that research has linked most strongly to pain. Then the screen flashes a score of 0 to 42. “There’s a catalogue of ‘action‑unit codes’—facial expressions common to all humans. Nine of those are associated with pain,” explains Kreshnik Hoti, a senior research scientist with PainChek and a co-inventor of the device. This system is built directly on the foundation of FACS. After the scan, the app walks the user through a yes‑or‑no checklist of other signs, like groaning, “guarding,” and sleep disruption, and stores the result on a cloud dashboard that can show trends.

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Jessica Stark @jessicakstark.bsky.social · 11h

I'm buying a milsurp submarine and turning it into a houseboat. Not sure any level of "fuck you money" could get me a nuclear powered one though.

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Calaca Byproduct @cacaobyproduct.bsky.social · 12h

It’s so funny that people hate him and his stupid thoughts so much the WH felt the need to do this to prop up Hegseth

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 1d

John Oliver is what liberals imagine Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert to be — a genuine critic of America’s systemic failures who stands up for trans people and other marginalized groups, while actually offering real actions and hopeful solutions.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning

a building with a sign that's only partially lit so that is reads "Rage"

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Jessica Stark @jessicakstark.bsky.social · 12h

Reminds me of that livestream I saw in 2020 where the feds deliberately shot someone in the head with a tear gas can for the crime of kicking another gas grenade out of the gutter full of fallen leaves underneath a car so it didn't start a fire. Instant TBI at range. Point blank, definitely lethal.

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 18h

Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 15h

I thought that’s what it looked like happened (but honestly couldn’t tolerate rewatching the clip to be sure):

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 13h

Yes your taxes should support disabled people.

They should support homeless people.

They should support those living in poverty, children and the elderly.

This is literally the purpose of taxes, and I would far rather support those who need it than continue to enrich the elite.

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Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 13h

Keira Knightley cares so little about trans people that she couldn't even be bothered to prep an answer about working w/ Rowling & just seemed very angry to be asked. And no, I don't believe that she didn't know. Come on. www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/co...

From the Fauxmoi community on Reddit: The video of her response to this was so much worse than the transcript

Explore this post and more from the Fauxmoi community

www.reddit.com

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 21h

I’m very very tired of “living in fear” being lobbed at maskwearers by people who frequently say they can’t wear one because no one else around them is.

Living in fear is ignoring science and endangering lives and your own health because you’re terrified of not fitting in.

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 21h

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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Alex Arrelia @alexarrelia.bsky.social · 22h

It is embarrassing that, as real science is under attack on an unprecedented scale in America, Scientific American has decided to use its platform and credibility to shill for the slop machine. Just embarrassing.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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bbygrl @faejae.bsky.social · 1d

I learned about this type of photo composition (shot from below the subject and angled up to infer power and authority) in my photojournalism class when we talked about propaganda and how we can know when not to lend our creativity to fascism…

Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 1d

Time magazine doing Nazi propaganda and using its language

This is very very specific language they only had one parallel and it’s originally in German.

TIME
HIS
TRIUMPH
by ERIC CORTELLESSA
THE LEADER
ISRAEL NEEDED
by EHUD BARAK
HOW GAZA HEALS
by MUHAMMAD BIN ABDULKARIM AL-ISSA

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 1d

As we all know, the right to protest is foundational to a functioning democracy. This is why my administration vigorously supports your right to do it quietly in your own home where no one can see it.

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.”

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make my jay, pvnc. @jaythenerdkid.bsky.social · 2d

absolutely infuriating that dems let the right talk whatever absolute shit they want about fiscal responsibility and tax cuts when literally the best thing for the economy and jobs is for the government to spend a fuckload of money building shit people actually need

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @hayao.lol · 2d

democrats pretend winning elections is this Herculean task when all they have to do is follow the blueprint of the guy who won so hard they changed the rule to "you can only be president for 8 years"

logo, acting spoopy @logophobe.bsky.social · 3d

Step 1: disband ICE
Step 2: give ICE's entire bloated budget to the IRS
Step 3: record white collar crime task force kicking in penthouse doors and macing unresisting billionaires
Step 4: one hundred years of Dem reign

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𝕍∃, Cyber closed shell syndrome relief fund coordinator @vortexegg.com · 1d

In some way I think it’s plausible that propagandists, activists, and public figures on the right do not, in fact, understand that your average citizen is not getting paid to protest fascism because they themselves are getting paid, and quite a lot, and there are receipts.

Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 1d

No, the protesters aren’t being paid. Believe it or not, lots of people are genuinely upset about authoritarianism!

paulwaldman.substack.com/p/ahead-of-n...

Ahead of No Kings Protest, Trump and GOP Try to Delegitimize All Dissent

There is no such thing as genuine progressive public opinion, and therefore mass and mobilized opposition to Trump doesn't count.

paulwaldman.substack.com

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 3d

Honestly, Grok sponsoring a Tron movie is the most anti-Tron thing and just shows how much Ares is straight up corporate tech bro propaganda. It’s very sad. Tron has such potential and never fully gets there. Legacy and Uprising are good but Tron: Identity tbh is the franchise peak.

A sponsorship installation for Musks Grok doing AI bullshit at the Tron Ares premiere.

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Jessica Stark @jessicakstark.bsky.social · 1d

I can still remember the number to my home landline. I haven't lived there in five years and it didn't see regular use in like fifteen

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

He was famous at our church for telling inappropriate and foul mouth jokes at every funeral reception "because we need to laugh"

When it was time for his funeral people came up to tell foul mouth jokes instead of doing a eulogy

Ź🖤🥀 @lalaspeaks.bsky.social · 2d

What’s ONE green flag about your father?

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