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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 5h

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 5h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Alberto Acerbi @acerbialberto.com · 13h

More null results in relationship between smartphone usage and mood (US adults)
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Smartphone use in a large US adult population: Temporal associations between objective measures of usage and mental well-being | PNAS

Smartphones are essential tools in daily life yet concerns persist about their potential effects on mental health and well-being. Research on these...

www.pnas.org

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5h

“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 5h

Griem goes there, arguing in response to Justice Jackson that there can be no race-conscious remedy absent a finding of intentional discrimination.

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ConteZero @contezero.bsky.social · 10h

This is a quick way to see the whole thing:

www.youtube.com/shorts/hmeG7...

Putin and Xi's Bromance WILL End – Sarah Paine

YouTube video by Dwarkesh Patel

www.youtube.com

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 11h

I don't think Putin can afford to admit that the war hasn't been a mistake&stop the war he cannot win.This’ll mean the end of his power.He needs a war that lasts- lasts until the end of his life

Is Putin ready to stop the war?That is the wrong question
The right question is:Can Putin stop the war?⤵️

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Smoot Hawley remix @manssearch4meaning.bsky.social · 4h

Of course it's illegal. And Trump will get away with it Again!
This will keep happening until... IDK when it ends. When Trump rotting body breathes its last breath?

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

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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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

Linus is right. Release the Epstein files!

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Smoot Hawley remix @manssearch4meaning.bsky.social · 4h

I keep saying it. Trump will crash the American financial system. This is what Americans voted for. They want to blow up a system that is keeping them down.

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10h

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h

Color me shocked.

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 6h

Just to be clear:
(1) The old guard (both literally the older ones but also the spiritually/ideologically/tactically older ones) of the Democratic Party doesn't seem to understand the moment we're in.
(2) The competitive primaries (which are good!!) are going to prove that out.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 6h

I think one of the biggest cleavages in our society that no one talks about is the division between those that think powerful people must be held to a higher standard than non-powerful people and those who think powerful people should be flattered and sucked up to.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 13h

Getting COVID 5 times doesn’t make you “stronger.” The immune system isn’t a muscle—repeated infections can cause cumulative damage and raise long-term risks.

Protect your immune system by avoiding repeat infections: clean air, masks, vaccination.

Source: x.com/Engineer_Won...

Alt text: Screenshot of a tweet by Adam Wong.

Quote: Someone claims having COVID 5 times gives them antibodies and makes them stronger than someone who hasn’t had it.

Adam (masked, with air purifiers) replies: “Then why did you have it 5 times??” Laughing emoji.

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Smoot Hawley remix @manssearch4meaning.bsky.social · 5h

@vulturetrades70.bsky.social Hey investment person. What is the point of collecting dollars when they are becoming worthless?

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

This is what happens when your country is run by incompetent knuckleheads.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Smoot Hawley remix @manssearch4meaning.bsky.social · 5h

Trump is going to kill Americans. Some from taking away their insurance, some from measles. How many will he kill before he is done.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Over 1,500 measles cases have been reported in 42 states — a 500% increase from 2024 and the highest count in more than 30 years.
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5h

It's all about racism and power.

This corrupt right-wing Supreme Court will gut the Voting Rights Act. It's been a dream of Roberts for decades.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: Supreme Court Questions Role of Race in State Election Maps

www.nytimes.com

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 8h

He would rather shut down our government than have you see the truth. It's not complicated.

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Smoot Hawley remix @manssearch4meaning.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you. This is the first thing I thought of when I read that post.

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Joad The Wet Sprocket @joadsprocket.bsky.social · 21h

gonna spend the rest of my days wondering if blue shark already had that hoverboard or bought it for this

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Resist Republicans in Florida @flwillregret22.bsky.social · 6h

WHOOOOO THIS IS FIRE 🔥
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
youtu.be/Coa7gIjnpts?...

The Reason White Women Vote Trump Is Sicker Than We Thought

YouTube video by Channel 100 News with Evie

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Hazel B. | Meme Resister | Forever Canadian @hab3261.bsky.social · 6h

The UCP's priorities are crystal clear: Cut public school funding, while taxpayer dollars are pumped into subsidizing elite private schools. That’s not 'choice,' that's creating a two-tiered, elitist education system. Our kids deserve better than a crumbling classroom. #AbEd #UCPcuts #FundPublicEd

Political cartoon showing a UCP politician pointing a bag of 'Taxpayer Funds' toward a lavish, castle-like private school with a swimming pool, while behind him, the public school is a crumbling, overcrowded ruin with students sitting on the floor.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump Administration should honor Charlie Kirk and his birthday by fulfilling his wish of releasing the Epstein Files.

Pass it on.

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Truth Social(ist) @twitterrefugeeog.bsky.social · 1d

This idiot keeps bragging about the 20 hostages being released in another country while he's kidnapping thousands of people a day here in America.

Fuck him and the fascism he rode in on.

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