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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 12h

The thing about young republicans is they grow up into old republicans

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 13h

One of many alarmed reports from the 1963 Young Republicans convention where John Birchers seemed to be in ascendancy.

Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, July 7, 1963
'MOB RULE' TACTICS CITED
YGOP Convention
Shocked Ex-Leader
By MERCER CROSS
Minneapolls Tribune Staff Writer
Leonard Nadasdy said Sat-
rushes at the podium to take
urday he is "still in a state
the gavel away from me."
of shock"
because
of the
"There
Young Repub-
the floor!" Were fistfights on
lican
Nation-
At one point the national
al Federation
anthem had to be played to
convention
in
make the delegates sit down.
San Francisco,
and police were summoned to
Calif.
keep order.
"The whole
Radicals distributed scurri-
thing has been
lous printed matter attacking
very
disillu-
Nadasdy.
sioning. for
McDevitt's hotel room was
me,"
said the
immediate
Nadasdy•
broken into
and campaign
past president of the 500,000-
literature, two typewriters
member federation.
and some
briefcases: were
elected. to suc-
ceed Nadasdy for the two -years was Donald Lu;
Washington, D.C.,
who campaigned as
porter of Sen. Barry Goldwa-er R-Ariz., for president. beleated was Charles.Me Devitt, 30, Boise, Idaho, who took no stand on a GOP presidential candidate. McDevitt had the unantmous support of the 15-member Minnesota
McDevitt had the edge go: ing into the YGOP conven-tion, said Nadasdy,
32,
General Mills public rélations san who lives in Plymouth.
But, he said, Lukens' supporters
"used the old Communist technique of causing a lot of dissension and a lot of furor, at which they were eminently successful."
THEIR PURPOSE, said Na-
dasdy,
"was to completely
ensnarl the convention and confuse everyone.
All this
was accompanied by scream-oing and hollering."'
At the center of the confu-
sion
were members of the John Birch Society and the radical right, Nadasdy said.
Two years ago the Minnesotan was elected chairman as a member of the Young Republicans'
moderate fac-
tion. As convention chairman this year, he said:
Right-wing delegates shouted at him to "go back to Russia."
"They made a couple of
• "Tve never seen such violence at a Young Republican affair," s…

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 15h

My vote in the 2028 D primary for POTUS will hinge almost entirely on the % of this Administration they promise to imprison

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 18h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Danielle Sepulveres @ellesep.bsky.social · 17h

She’s here and she’s perfect

Skinny welcome mat that reads “juuuuuust a bit outside”

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Brianna Chesser @chessercat.bsky.social · 21h

Actual safety notice from my alma mater:

Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses being used exactly as everyone expected

The techbros are not okay (it’s a completely open campus…not all the buildings, obviously)

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Office of Public Safety

Crime Safety Advisory:
Suspicious Occurrence Reported

Dear USF Community,

We want to make you aware of recent reports of a suspicious occurrence on and around campus. Multiple community members have reported contact from an individual, described as male and wearing Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses, who has approached women with unwanted comments and inappropriate dating questions. Reports indicate that this individual may be attempting to post these interactions online under the account name "pickuplines.pov" on TikTok, Instagram, and possibly other social media platforms.

While no threats or acts of violence have been reported, we want our community to stay informed and take steps to support one another.
If you encounter this individual or any suspicious activity:

Take immediate action to report the incident at the time it occurs by calling Public Safety Dispatch.
.

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metsfan @metsfan.bsky.social · 17h

Oh they're free until 3 years. Sweet.

metsfan @metsfan.bsky.social · 17h

Ugh I don't get guests into the Centurion and only two guests into Escape. My youngest daughter is now 2 so not exempt. Can I take in 3 guests if I have two business platinum cards?

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metsfan @metsfan.bsky.social · 17h

I'm going camping this weekend so can't attend a protest but the campground does a Halloween thing and it is really tempting to buy a frog.

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metsfan @metsfan.bsky.social · 17h

a man wearing a black jacket and a green sweater has the word woah above his head

GIF by Tenor.

media.tenor.com

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 20h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 20h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 18h

Sir. All perspective will be consensual.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 18h

There’s nothing wrong with masturbating online. There’s everything wrong with using The Pollution Machine to do it.

(Also, if you use ChatGPT to do this, *everything* will be in their databases)

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Sooz Bee @soozbee.bsky.social · 19h

Sooner or later, an athlete or a family member will be hurt or even killed by some angry gambling addict and whichever league it ends up being will act like they just don't understand how such a senseless tragedy could have happened.

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April Glick Pulito @aprilglick.bsky.social · 19h

I HATE SPORTS BETTING SO FUCKING MUCH

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 22h

Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:

Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain

www.nytimes.com

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metsfan @metsfan.bsky.social · 19h

Damn I thought this was your daily attempt to get hired by Cuomo

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 19h

I’m still a little puzzled by the woman on here who began yelling at me that she was tired of seeing me in her timeline. Ma’am, that is not under my control, it’s under yours!

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metsfan @metsfan.bsky.social · 21h

I'm only 46 and can't imagine how anyone at that age does any of this. I can barely get out of bed in the morning.

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MASHFanficChick @mashfanficchick.bsky.social · 22h

Wrong time of year (and, obviously, not exactly what that means), but I LOLed.

Dr. Larry Mitchell™️ @drlarrymitchell.bsky.social · 22h

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23h

As another Jewish woman in the industry, I can clear this up: It's due to her being an asshole.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 23h

Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that the backlash to Bari Weiss being named CBS News editor-in-chief is due to her being Jewish:

"This kind of thing would make me laugh if there was not an antisemitic thread in there."

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metsfan @metsfan.bsky.social · 22h

Keep in mind the Republicans can end it any time they want without the Democrats needing to cave.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

PIMCO, on the #shutdown:

“.. At this point, this standoff feels like a war of attrition with neither side suggesting they will blink .. we think is likely to last until November and possibly extend to Thanksgiving.

“.. we are on the precipice of the longest full government shutdown in history.”

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metsfan @metsfan.bsky.social · 22h

no no maybe they're just in a group chat with Nazis but... oh.

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 22h

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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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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metsfan @metsfan.bsky.social · 22h

doesn't matter what you say, people will think you're not joking here

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 22h

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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 23h

How AI saves time and increases productivity.

Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 1d

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 23h

The whites are literally arguing it's literally *unconstitutional* if they're not OVERREPRESNTED in Congress.

Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 23h

Just so everyone is clear, the main issue in the Supreme Court voting rights case tomorrow is whether it's racist against white people to enforce the Voting Rights Act.

I'm dead serious. We live in incredibly stupid times.

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