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Tuxie @lawyerforcat.bsky.social · 6h

He's stolen from homeless people with his own hands on camera. And he's an anti-trans bigot. And he loves having white male conservatives on his podcast. He's a decent troll and a terrible person.

Tuxie @lawyerforcat.bsky.social · 6h

How to Use Stairs Like There Are Other People in the World

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Tuxie @lawyerforcat.bsky.social · 7h

You are a child who cannot cope with the low-stakes conflict of people on bluesky disagreeing with you. It's not thought police to be confronted by your own ignorance.

Tuxie @lawyerforcat.bsky.social · 8h

She knows how to cover and sell propaganda. Of course the Atlantic is a fan.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

I am happy that more people see that the police state is a BIPARTISAN project.

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Tuxie @lawyerforcat.bsky.social · 1d

I like it when it tells me that a package I got 2 days ago will be arriving soon

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 1d

the inverse of this is how much of politics is now just accepting that you have to vote for people who hate you, so your best option is to vote for people who hate other people more than they hate you

dr. hazel 🐝 @hazelmonforton.com · 1d

I think the main refreshing thing about Mamdani, for me, is that he actually likes New York City and wants to see it thrive for everyone.

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bort @crushbort.bsky.social · 2d

is it not weird that every day there’s a new video of anonymous masked men having the time of their lives beating/shooting/disappearing people and the dem response from the top down is “republicans want to double your health insurance premiums”

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Tuxie @lawyerforcat.bsky.social · 6d

I think if you want to give Trump a gift you could just switch parties

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Homeless ♿⚧️ Please Help @day10machine.bsky.social · 9d

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Pink Pony Club (Chappell Roan Cover)

YouTube video by Rick Astley

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Tuxie @lawyerforcat.bsky.social · 8d

I just found her IG and she's still posting about trans vulvas

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Phineasferatu @phineas.bsky.social · May 13

A photo of a light-colored cat with a gray face and ears and wide blue eyes. Unknown forces are holding up to the cat’s ear the handset of a beige antique-type touch tone phone. A rectangular speech bubble with a jagged tail has been drawn on the photo to indicate it is the sound coming out of the handset. Words inside the bubble read, ‘Maybe it will happen today…’

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Tuxie @lawyerforcat.bsky.social · 10d

If you want angry liberals to donate to you, you should stop with this bullshit

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Tuxie @lawyerforcat.bsky.social · 10d

Do you think states vote? People vote. 47.65% of the people in her state voted for Kamala Harris.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11d

i feel like im going crazy bc housing prices are crushing me and every day i wake up and see the political convo being "is cantaloupe is woke?" "did TGIF change its logo?" "are we renaming new mexico to new america?"

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Katharine Ainger @katainger.bsky.social · 11d

You can see which boats from the flotilla are being intercepted in real time here: flotilla-orpin.vercel.app

Screenshot of Tracker showing intercepted flotilla boats

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 11d

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute.
Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner.
I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way.
Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose.
The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a

desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why.
Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes.
I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic).
"To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus

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Tuxie @lawyerforcat.bsky.social · 11d

If an american came to your country and refused to comply with your customs to the detriment of your workers and then preached to them about how superior american culture is, you'd lose your fucking mind. And rightly so. So maybe shut the fuck up and stop being such a condescending prick.

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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 12d

hi, federal judge expert here! this is not funny. conservative, Reagan-appointed district judges only use epistolary framing devices in their opinions when they are in extreme distress.

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 12d

the postcard cited in judge young's ruling isn't just at the top, it's a framing device. the whole opinion is a letter to the postcard writer. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Post card dated June 19, 2025
(On file in Chambers) TRUMP HAS PARDONS AND TANKS ... WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous,
Alone, I have nothing but my
sense of duty.
Together, We the People of the
United States –- you and me --
have our magnificent Constitution.
Here’s how that works out in a
specific case –-
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

I hope you found this
helpful. Thanks for writing.
It shows you care. You
should.

Sincerely & respectfully,
Bill Young

P.S. The next time you’re in
Boston [the postmark on the card
is from the Philadelphia area]
stop in at the Courthouse and
watch your fellow citizens, sitting
as jurors, reach out for justice.
It is here, and in courthouses
just like this one, both state and
federal, spread throughout our land
that our Constitution is most vibrantly
alive, for it is well said that “Where a
jury sits, there burns the lamp of
liberty.”

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Tuxie @lawyerforcat.bsky.social · 12d

Do you think Donald Trump has a sophisticated understanding of the difference between liberal and left? Donald Trump? He's talking about Democrats. He's talking about anyone to the left of the Klan.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 12d

In a sane country with competent leadership, the 50 highest-ranking Democrats would call a press conference to denounce what just happened as a threat to the republic and demand Trump's immediate impeachment and removal from office.

I don't know he could make his intentions more clear.

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Tuxie @lawyerforcat.bsky.social · 12d

They're implementing actual fascism now. The fact that it's not complete and unchallenged doesn't mean it's not fascism.

Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 12d

It's becoming clear that this is not an administration that is popular or skilled enough to do the consolidation needed to implement actual fascism, so they've decided that constantly creating fascism-flavored content is good enough

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Tuxie @lawyerforcat.bsky.social · 12d

I hope we get some good leaks because I'm extremely curious how many of them are ok with this. The past few months have shown that a lot of people are totally fine with killing Americans if it means they can be as racist & misogynist as they want to be.

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Tuxie @lawyerforcat.bsky.social · 12d

These are also the generals who've overseen a military with rampant sexual assault and who haven't said a peep about the purges of women & POC in leadership. I genuinely wonder where a lot of them stand on this.

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cass city @heavenlygrandpa.bsky.social · 16d

meanwhile at the Riyadh Comedy Festival

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