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ivy @askylitocean.bsky.social · 1d

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 11h

I almost forgot to do my annual (re)post of my Christopher Columbus essay. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

How Christopher Columbus Ruined My Life

I have to explain to my children the difference between Native Americans and Indians simply because one man got lost one time.

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Scissors @rningscissors.bsky.social · 1d

Devour Your Nice Things
Burn the fancy candle.
Wear the special-occasion dress.
Pop the good bottle.
Scribble hurry slowly on the first page
of your leather-bound notebook.
Gorge on your pearls,
your cashmere, your silks.
Use the high-end eyeshadow
until the silver pan winks back.
Baptize your wrists in Baccarat Rouge,
a little extra for the collar.
Devour your nice things—
don't let the best go cold on your plate.
The anticipation of living is empty calories
and you were meant to be full.
Elise M Powers

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d

Instagram is extremely confident that it knows what sort of images I would like to see

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @jesseduquette.bsky.social )

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 3d

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3d

What fucking country is this?!

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Melissa Herrera 🎃 @junkbabe.bsky.social · 6d

It’s birthday week.
I’ve got some things to say.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AhxsW6/

I’ll be 57 this week. I have a few things to say. Follow me on Substack @ Missy Uncensored! https://open.substack.com/pub/melissaherrera?r=b21z&utm_medium=ios #birthdayweek #birthday #57 #fiftyseve...

TikTok video by Missy Sundheimer Her

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 7d

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 9d

When your partner/spouse is out and you have to thread the needle of finding something that is good enough to bother watching but not so good that they would be annoyed that you watched it without them.

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Melissa Herrera 🎃 @junkbabe.bsky.social · 8d

“If I’ve been radicalized because of what I now know, then so be it. Call me a radical left lunatic if you must, because I’ll never go back to where I cannot see what hurt my husband or bruised my kids.”

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Just a joke

…like they always say

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Melissa Herrera 🎃 @junkbabe.bsky.social · 8d

NE Ohioan here. You don’t know what a bad game is until you’ve gone nearly 64 years (I’m 56) without a championship. Every game feels fresh until it’s heartbreak. 💔

(I’ve followed you forever and love your political analysis and posts. I’m just bitter.) #Browns 💛

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

That was the worst game I’ve ever seen. What a great win for the Vikings.

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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 9d

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11d

Everyone should listen to Chris Murphy's extraordinary warning about Trump on our pod. First, he says the logic must be that the more lawless he gets, the stiffer the resistance.

"If I give in and consent to these kinds of tactics then it just normalizes it all." 1/

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9d

“There’s a baby!”

Guns drawn. Windows smashed. With a 1 month old in the car. (They did this as he was coming home from an immigration court appointment— which is illegal in Colorado: coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...)

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 10d

this is the way

Micah @rincewind.run · 10d

the single best decision I’ve made about how I use this website is that I do not argue in my replies

I ignore it or I block people, nothing good ever comes of it

and I am just some guy and not the sin eater for every moderation decision

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Machine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 10d

Somewhere in America, a young Hispanic girl is hiding in an attic writing a diary.

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Immigrant Defenders Law Center @immdef.bsky.social · 10d

No child should ever be coerced to give up their rights, but that's exactly what the Trump administration is attempting to do, even amid the chaos of a government shutdown.

Read the story: 🔗Link in bio
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Melissa Herrera 🎃 @junkbabe.bsky.social · 10d

Hauntingly gorgeous.

That @mohu dude @mohusseini.com · 10d

My latest essay…

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Eating Dreams

Reflections on exile, memory, and the traps of symbolic identity.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d

This is due to a law signed by Ronald Reagan and has nothing to do with this shutdown fight.

But consider this...

Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending.

Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Leavitt: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer."

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🎃NicocoCreates🎃 @nicococreates.craves.pizza · 11d

I'm gonna getcha

A white cat crawling out of a TV that is playing the movie The Ring

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Melissa Herrera 🎃 @junkbabe.bsky.social · 10d

“If I’ve been radicalized because of what I now know, then so be it. Call me a radical left lunatic if you must, because I’ll never go back to where I cannot see what hurt my husband or bruised my kids.”

open.substack.com/pub/melissah...

Just a joke

…like they always say

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11d

Matthew 15:29-31: And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them after verifying their citizenship status.

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Blacque Jacque Shellacque @bornwithatail.bsky.social · 13d

we’re so back

Chi-Chi's revival: Mexican restaurant sets opening date in St. Louis Park

The brand's highly-anticipated relaunch will begin at its flagship St. Louis Park restaurant.

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