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MJ @marciej.bsky.social · 20h

Dr Demento??!!

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MJ @marciej.bsky.social · 21h

Love it, is this Baltimore?

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god

The Pope tweets: "The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty. #DilexiTe"

Someone replies: "I was so hopeful I could be a Catholic again after the disaster that Francis was, guess we just get Francis 2.0 now and I am heartbroken. How do I stay a Catholic now...I don't want to lose faith but I am. You belong to someone else, not God."

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MJ @marciej.bsky.social · 22h

Admiral In Charge Of War With Venezuela Retires For Reason Of F*ck This Sh*t

Oh yeah we are at war with Venezuela for real for real.

www.wonkette.com/p/admiral-in...

Admiral In Charge Of War With Venezuela Retires For Reason Of F*ck This Sh*t

Oh yeah we are at war with Venezuela for real for real.

www.wonkette.com

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MJ @marciej.bsky.social · 1d

LOL. Who’s next, Diddy?

www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...

Trump commutes prison sentence of ex-GOP Rep. George Santos

President Donald Trump on Friday evening said he has commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, releasing the disgraced former Republican congressman immediately.

www.cnbc.com

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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 1d

John Bolton Indicted!
Looks like Donald J. Trump's revenge tour is just getting started.

By @marciej.bsky.social

www.wonkette.com/p/john-bolto...

John Bolton Indicted!

Looks like Donald J. Trump's revenge tour is just getting started.

www.wonkette.com

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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 2d

JD Vance Says Young Republicans Just A Buncha Goofy Hitler-Loving Kids
Make comedy legal again!

By @marciej.bsky.social

www.wonkette.com/p/jd-vance-s...

JD Vance Says Young Republicans Just A Buncha Goofy Hitler-Loving Kids

Make comedy legal again!

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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 2d

Trump Brings In Recycled Goon To Make IRS Go After His Enemies Some More
Surprise, surprise.

By @marciej.bsky.social

www.wonkette.com/p/trump-brin...

Trump Brings In Recycled Goon To Make IRS Go After His Enemies Some More

Surprise, surprise.

www.wonkette.com

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Evan Hurst @evanhurst.substack.com · 5d

How does one distinguish between Trump‘s feds and common rapists?

Trick question, I reckon?

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5d

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 5d

Hey JD Vance! Hey JD! What Did Tom Homan Do With The FBI’s Bag Of Cash? Hey JD!
Just still asking questions again some more!

By @marciej.bsky.social

www.wonkette.com/p/hey-jd-van...

Hey JD Vance! Hey JD! What Did Tom Homan Do With The FBI’s Bag Of Cash? Hey JD!

Just still asking questions again some more!

www.wonkette.com

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 5d

I honestly think Miller realized Trump was basically a Facebook Aunt and it would be real easy to show him AI clips on his phone in between showings of Escape From Alcatraz and Jaws 2 and he'd think he was looking at the news

merritt @merrittk.com · 5d

love to hear family members being like "can you believe they give $50,000 to refugees for doing nothing i read it on facebook" homie you were forwarding me chain emails about mars inverting the earth's gravity in 2003 you should not be allowed access to the internet

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 5d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
2? Questions
I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 5d

The Curious Case Of The Qatar Air Base
Heck of a job, Hegseth!

By @marciej.bsky.social

www.wonkette.com/p/the-curiou...

The Curious Case Of The Qatar Air Base

Heck of a job, Hegseth!

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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 6d

Donny Two Dolls Strikes Again!
Chinese goods getting 130 percent tariffs, just in time for the war on Christmas.

By @marciej.bsky.social

www.wonkette.com/p/donny-two-...

Donny Two Dolls Strikes Again!

Chinese goods getting 130 percent tariffs, just in time for the war on Christmas.

www.wonkette.com

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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Monday!
It’s Wonkette’s tabs of things to read and watch!

www.wonkette.com/p/tabs-mon-o...

Indigenous Peoples' Day. Tabs, Mon., Oct. 13, 2025

News and stuff to read and watch!

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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 7d

Don't Worry, Farmers, Trump's Got A Bailout ... For Argentina!
Tricked again!

By @marciej.bsky.social

www.wonkette.com/p/dont-worry...

Don't Worry, Farmers, Trump's Got A Bailout ... For Argentina!

Tricked again!

www.wonkette.com

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 8d

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8d

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 8d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Bluegal Fran Langum #NoKings @bluegal.bsky.social · 9d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 8d

Yep, Trump's Personal Lawyer Indicted NY AG Letitia James For Definitely NOT For Indicting Trump First!
He's not the fraud, she's the FRAUD!

By @marciej.bsky.social

www.wonkette.com/p/yep-trumps...

Yep, Trump's Personal Lawyer Indicted NY AG Letitia James For Definitely NOT For Indicting Trump First!

He's not the fraud, she's the FRAUD!

www.wonkette.com

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MJ @marciej.bsky.social · 9d

Sounds like somebody needs a-suing!

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MJ @marciej.bsky.social · 9d

We’re in hell

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The Onion @theonion.com · 9d

Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/

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Wonkette @wonkettemedia.bsky.social · 10d

Trump Going To Make Chicago And Portland Safe If He Has To Put Governor And Mayors In Jail!
www.wonkette.com/p/trump-goin...

By Marcie Jones @marciej.bsky.social

Trump Going To Make Chicago And Portland Safe If He Has To Put Governor And Mayors In Jail!

Civilization retreats.

www.wonkette.com

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