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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 7h

Sigh. If I had sold two million units of my book I would have fled to a tropical island.

Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 15h

Since BOP is no longer recognizing its union, the union has resorted to asking former union members to send out their press releases so they don't get in trouble for speaking to media - seeing as they don't have union protections if they speak out now.

This is their latest:

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 23h

SIX YEARS after Harris County deputies took a man's life savings - $41k - saying it ~could~ potentially be used to buy drugs at some point in the future, a Texas appeals court has ordered them to return it.

Will be interested to see if the current DA tries to appeal this... ij.org/press-releas...

Texas Appeals Court Reverses Forfeiture of Innocent Americans’ Life Savings and Orders Harris County to Return the $41,680 It Seized - Institute for Justice

Today, the Texas First Court of Appeals reversed a Harris County civil-forfeiture judgment entered after a six-day jury trial and rendered judgment for Institute for Justice (IJ) […]

ij.org

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 1d

Well if selling voice memos of the creative process is now a thing does anyone want to buy five minutes of me staring at a computer and muttering “what the fuck”

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 1d

Great point, Kid *checks notes* Rock

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 1d

I mean not bad as far as running scenery goes 💀

(The skull is me dying mid run)

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 2d

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

trib.al

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 3d

BREAKING: NY State AG Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Letitia James indicted by federal grand jury in Virginia

State Attorney General Letitia James has reportedly been indicted for alleged mortgage fraud.

www.cityandstateny.com

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 3d

I uttered “what the actual fuck” after nearly every paragraph of this insanity www.dailynews.com/2024/09/28/l...

LAPD officer lost rifle to MRI device during bungled raid, lawsuit alleges

Van Nuys medical imaging company alleges its constitutional rights were violated by officers who mistargeted the business for an illegal pot operation.

www.dailynews.com

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 4d

amazing fact check from yesterday's senate oversight hearing

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 4d

His speeches "leave the impression of an army of pompous phrases moving over the landscape in search of an idea..."

amazing turn of phrase describing...

former president warren harding

(from @hcrichardson.bsky.social newsletter)

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 5d

Guessing this is not, in fact, Office of Personnel Management-themed graffiti though that was indeed my first thought

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 5d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 5d

i would be more uplifed if the local baristas were not forced to do weird shit that just manages to make a coffee cup feel vaguely confusing and feels like it was an idea lifted straight out of office space

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 5d

"maybe they should have gone to amazon and bought some testicles online" is a wild thing to hear a 73 year old say in a senate hearing.

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 5d

i had no idea that's dumb af

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 5d

LMAO

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 6d

After Reconstruction, the media refused to believe that white supremacists were massacring entire towns of Black people attempting to claim local sovereignty over their own lives. It is not true that violence, even when it's "plain as day," necessarily moves public opinion.

The white- run news transformed this event from a coup that overthrew an elected Republican government into a horror story of armed Black men, turning the massacre into a legitimate act of white self- defense. The Shreveport Times described the event as “the most deplorable and bloody affray ever

perpetuated.” Years after the event, white Democrats would periodically fearmonger about a Black militia that would return to overthrow the government, blaming power- hungry Republicans.

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 5d

why are they making weird jokes about the backstreet boys i am so confused rn

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 5d

Wait what did I do to earn this commentary from the barista wtf 💀

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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 6d

I missed this story when it came out last month but my god there are some amazing fucking quotes in here www.tvinsider.com/1212741/is-t...

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Josh Vaughn @joshuapvaughn.bsky.social · 19d

Death County is a Signal Award finalist. If you’re so inclined, please go vote for it for listener’s choice.

vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 7d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Sharkhand @sharkhand.bsky.social · 7d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

www.theguardian.com

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Elon Green @elongreen.bsky.social · 7d

Incidentally, if you'd like to read about an actual clandestine revolutionary group on the run, do I have a book for you (French 75 owes A LOT to the United Freedom Front) bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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