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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 15h

When this regime is over and buried, I don't want to hear about oh it's not worth the money or it's too petty to worry about. The order to bulldoze this illegal and unconstitutional monstrosity should be signed on Day 1.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 17h

Exclusive: More than three dozen organizations and individuals are expected to attend a dinner with Trump on Wednesday after opening their checkbooks to support a $250 million White House ballroom.

Trump Invites Ballroom Donors to Glitzy White House Dinner

The dinner is set to include representatives from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon and Palantir Technologies.

on.wsj.com

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 1d

A musician, Oriana Korol, was peacefully playing clarinet with her protest band outside ICE facilities in Portland, OR.

When the band started playing “Ghostbusters,” ICE thugs suddenly poured outside, slammed her into the mud, arrested her and took her to a jail 9 miles away in Vancouver, WA.

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 21h

Another good way to think of this moment is that the American secret police are increasingly comfortable black bagging American citizens on camera and in broad daylight with no basis of detention. The mere act of criticism, no matter how petty and silly, is its own justification for brutality.

Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 23h

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1d

Buying a pack and cooking your own at home is not the same.

Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1d

I think you should be able to get a Costco hot dog delivered.

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1d

You will be assimilated. Or else.

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1d

You have to listen to my mix tape. I will be quizzing you on key changes and lyrical themes.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

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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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1d

You ever get a strain of weed that makes you temporarily dumber and then you react post to things before processing all available information? Just me? Anyway the discard/delete button is super handy for acute moments of idiocy.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

deeply sick of all the goddamn nazis

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1d

Area peace prize coveter continues murder spree of boaters.

Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1d

Nazis. NAZIS.

Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1d

No qualifier needed; the entire party, old and young, are goddamn Nazis.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 1d

Further premeditated, lawless killing in the Caribbean.

Making at least five such US strikes.

Against unidentified "narcoterrorists" affiliated w/ an unspecified "designated terrorist organization" allegedly trafficking unspecified narcotics.

POTUS is asserting a license to kill outside the law.

Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off the Coast of Venezuela. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known DTO route. The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike. No U.S. Forces were harmed. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!!!!

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 26d

Trump loves to kill people. He loves that he can kill people with zero repercussions. He believes he is king of planet Earth by divine will, and will continue to kill people where ever, whenever he feels like it. Because he enjoys killing. It might be the only thing that genuinely brings him joy.

Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 26d

This appears to be the 3rd lethal US strike in the Caribbean.

Once again, the specific "terrorist" entity targeted is not identified.

No legal justification is offered for this premeditated killing.

President Trump is asserting a license to kill outside of the law. 1/n

On my Orders, the Secretary of War ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking illicit narcotics, and was transiting along a known narcotrafficking passage enroute to poison Americans. The strike killed 3 male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel, which was in international waters. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this strike. STOP SELLING FENTANYL, NARCOTICS, AND ILLEGAL DRUGS IN AMERICA, AND COMMITTING VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM AGAINST AMERICANS!!!

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of people are going to be out today trying to convince you these people are an outlier, an aberration, a cluster of bad apples. They're not, they just got caught. This is every Republican from the White House to your neighborhood.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 1d

LIVE: Israel shoots dead at least 9 Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire

Israeli soldiers kill at least nine Palestinians trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Younis

‘You cease, I fire’: Israel kills 9 Palestinians despite Gaza truce

Israeli army confirmed it opened fire saying a group of people approached soldiers before being targeted.

www.aljazeera.com

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a denim shirt says sounds like a lot of yappenin

Alt: Bruce Campbell saying "Sounds like a lot of yappenin and not a lot of happenin"

media.tenor.com

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1d

*Having ceased shaving pubic hair* Ah, my winter coat is starting to grow in.

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1d

In the history of whiny bitches, has there ever been a whinier bitch than Eric Trump?

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1d

The only people paid to attend protests are cops and Feds.

Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 1d

In the history of whiny bitches, has there ever been a whinier bitch than Eric Trump?

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Ben @liquidgelcaps.bsky.social · 2d

Carrying your papers doesn't matter, the Nazis will just claim they are fakes and fuck up your life anyway.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d

"During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she 'doesn’t look like' a Greeley."

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Chicago Tribune: Greeley, who was born at Illinois Masonic hospital and is adopted, carries a copy of her passport just in case she runs into federal agents.

“I am Latina and I am a service worker,” Greeley said. “I fit the description of what they’re looking for now.”

During the encounter, Greeley said they told her she “doesn’t look like” a Greeley.

“They said this isn’t real, they kept telling me I’m lying, I’m a liar,” Greeley recalled. “I told them to look in the rest of my wallet, I have my credit cards, my insurance.”

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TheSleepWatcher @thesleepwatcher.bsky.social · 2d

1918 Bull Street Asylum Fire

Asylums and the history of mental illness has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. Both of my parents worked at the state hospital in North Dakota until we moved to Alaska in 2001. I got my bachelor's degree in psychology in 2017 and have been working in the…

1918 Bull Street Asylum Fire

Asylums and the history of mental illness has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. Both of my parents worked at the state hospital in North Dakota until we moved to Alaska in 2001. I got my bachelor's degree in psychology in 2017 and have been working in the field since; including an inpatient mental health facility, ages ranging from 4 to 76.

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aslynn's tremendous 'tism horror show 👻 🎃 @audhd-psychnp.com · 2d

any time a politician answers a question with, "I don't know anything about what you asked about, but what I DO know is..." someone should come and just pie them in the fucking face because we didn't ask you about whatever the fuck talking point you had loaded and ready to go, so now you can eat pie

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 2d

The Pentagon press corps, unlike the White House press corps, has some people who do genuine reporting, with real sources and investigation, rather than just glorified stenography. And so they better understand access to the briefing room is the least important part of the job.

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign.

Media outlets, including MAGA channel Newsmax, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will n...

www.cnn.com

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