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larigrat.bsky.social @larigrat.bsky.social · 9h

I see so much complaining about the leftists who supposedly hate the No Kings protests but so far I've seen maybe one leftist with somewhat mild criticisms of the No Kings protests
Are you sure you're all not just making someone up to get mad at? #nokings

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Ben Miller @benwritesthings.bsky.social · 12h

anyone acting like this should be disqualifying in 2025 is actively trying to make it so

Ben Miller @benwritesthings.bsky.social · 12h

cnn and schumer attempting to ratfuck him and making him seem cooler

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larigrat.bsky.social @larigrat.bsky.social · 12h

I would vote for him still if I could

elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 13h

- refers to himself as a communist
- says all cops are bastards
- says rural white people are racist

these are from 5 years ago, when he was 35, not the musings of an angsty teen.

other than that it’s fine.

elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 13h

this doesn’t seem great!

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Oriana Korol, a clarinetist with the Unpresidented Brass Band, was arrested after a man and federal agents barreled into band members who were standing across the street from the ICE office and playing the theme from “Ghostbusters.”

Read more: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 23h

Because the civil rights movement WASN'T A MARCH. It wasn't a series of marches. That's just factually, empirically, fundamentally not what the civil rights movement was.

To say No Kings is "bigger" because of crowd size, you must first adopt an incorrect definition of the civil rights movement.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

Also a reminder these weren’t “Kids”! Some of these “Young Republicans,” which includes ages up to 40, were elected officials or government appointees.

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larigrat.bsky.social @larigrat.bsky.social · 1d

Same and I went to college in 2007 in a blue ass state. I distinctly remember a graphic picture of a severed fetal head in full color handed out before going into the cafeteria for lunch

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larigrat.bsky.social @larigrat.bsky.social · 1d

I not been in an official organizing capacity but I have close family members who thought I was being hysterical when I said that your average conservative was shifting into a proud Nazi. They do not think I am hysterical any more.

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is a racist. A bigot. A misogynist. A true piece of shit. But there’s no one he hates more than the rubes who buy his bullshit. Absolute contempt. And they love it. They cannot get enough.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2d

So like this is funnier and more offensive than anything anyone else said about Kirk that got them fired

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 2d

Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month

ChatGPT boss predicts when AI could cure cancer

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 2d

First sentence says it all: "Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have required data centers to report how much water they use." Read the rest of the story though. from @ianjames.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/environment/...

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required data centers to report their projected water use when applying for a business license.

www.latimes.com

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larigrat.bsky.social @larigrat.bsky.social · 2d

The sad thing is a lot of dudes that might fit the description he's currently scapegoating to cut off health care for the population voted for Trump to own the libs and get game developers to regress their art style for female character to the early 90s🙄

larigrat.bsky.social @larigrat.bsky.social · 3d

The man understands that when he bites it there will be celebrations across the USA and the world that we can't begin to comprehend
You know who im talking about

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 3d

he has been talking obsessively about the afterlife for some time, he is missing for chunks of time, his aides are trying harder than usual to show he’s fit, his public appearances show someone in visible physical decline, and jd vance talked impromptu about being prepared to assume office

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 3d

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.

This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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larigrat.bsky.social @larigrat.bsky.social · 3d

Once again obsessed with the look on the British PMs face lol

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 3d

“Win every election” is not a viable strategy for preventing authoritarianism

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 3d

Worth emphasizing that Trump's singular trick for facilitating a deal in Israel was just...being publicly frustrated with Netanyahu and threatening to walk. That's not a unique talent, it's just a thing Biden personally and ideologically was unwilling to do. Lowest bar cleared to great relief.

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svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 3d

Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact;

Riot cops standing a street with less-lethal weapons, and one in a gas mask has a cloud of pepper dust around his helmet.

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larigrat.bsky.social @larigrat.bsky.social · 4d

I will never forget this evil for as long as I live

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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 4d

Every day at noon, no matter how busy, Johny Merida Aguilar left his construction job and hurried to his 5-year-old son's school to feed him. His son has brain cancer and generally only accepts food from his father.

Merida Aguilar was arrested by ICE in September and faces deportation to Bolivia.

He was caring for his 5-year-old son with brain cancer. Then he was detained by ICE.

A court has temporarily blocked Johny Merida Aguilar's deportation to Bolivia.

www.inquirer.com

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larigrat.bsky.social @larigrat.bsky.social · 4d

Im as much of a hater as anyone but I think this is just a rich dude not wanting to do an annoying thing

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