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No true bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 3h

This has been bothering me all day because the obvious point of No Kings is to show we have the power to do a color revolution if they don‘t honor the results of future elections.

The other point is to radicalize fence-sitters by having people who are *clearly doing nothing wrong* be tear gassed

Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 14h

This is exactly backwards, the no kings protests are a mass movement of regular people that have every republican politician in the country raging about "hate America rallies," and the online protest industry weirdos who say shit like "radlib" to each other are the ones skimming off the top of them

it is no wonder that 50501, a movement of radlibs who are very upset but don’t want to get in trouble, would be boosting superficial activism.

superficial activism has its place, but if that place is front and center, it kills whatever movement it is skimming off the top of.

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Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne.bsky.social · 1d

Scenes from my evening walk in Baltimore.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 1d

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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Nick Schiwy @nickschiwy.com · 1d

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🦇planets @radplanets.bsky.social · 1d

Mostly bc of this I think www.mta.maryland.gov/cybersecurit...

Impacts From Cybersecurity Incident | Maryland Transit Administration

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Nick Schiwy @nickschiwy.com · 1d

Ahhhhhh that would do it. Damn

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Nick Schiwy @nickschiwy.com · 1d

Does anyone know why bmore bus service has been noticably worse for the last couple of months? Is tracking ever coming back?

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climategreenma.bsky.social @climategreenma.bsky.social · 1d

The Baltimore region needs major league transit marylandmatters.org/2025/10/10/t...

The Baltimore region needs major league transit - Maryland Matters

Sports franchises aside, Baltimore won't really be a major league city until it has a major league transit system, write Paul Sturm and Lauren "Bemi" Byrd, but they say the plans are there for one if ...

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Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 1d

Good, DC needs new mayoral blood.

Alex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 1d

New: Mayor Bowser is seriously considering turning down a bid for a fourth term.

She's discussed the prospect with her allies in recent days. Several have described it as a 50-50 chance she runs again. This would be a huge shift for a mayoral race defined by the incumbent:
wamu.org/story/25/10/...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser might not run for reelection. That could scramble the 2026 mayoral race

The three-term mayor is discussing the possibility of stepping aside, despite months of speculation she planned to mount a bid for a fourth term.

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Lisa Snowden @lisasnowden.bsky.social · 2d

I’m going to remind everyone every day this week that the Baltimore Running Festival is SATURDAY.

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Nick Schiwy @nickschiwy.com · 1d

The thing I have now realized about my posts auto deleting is that I have to actually be a poster now. Please join me on this journey into madness

a cat is looking at a laptop computer screen with a lot of text on it .

Alt: a cat is looking at a laptop computer screen typing the letter A repeatedly, with increasing size

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Matt Lewis @neuroclef.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2d

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.

Maria Greeley, 44, had just finished working a double shift at the Beach Bar on Ohio Street
earlier this month when she said she was surrounded by three federal agents who grabbed her, forced her hands behind her back and zip tied her.
Headphones in, Greeley had been focused on getting home to her two dogs for a walk.
Instead, she said she was detained by masked agents who did not answer when she asked for names. They questioned her for an hour, she said.

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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 3d

For almost two decades, The Gift was a low-key neighborhood carryout. Then TikTok found their fried fish sandwich, and overnight, the spot became a viral sensation. baltimorebeat.com/baltimores-b...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

Reminder: Trump vaccinates himself 👇🏽

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5d

a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall

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Patrick LaForge @palafo.bsky.social · 5d

“I love hiking and I love fighting and I love lifting weights and I like beer and hamburgers, but I also want people to have fucking health care” www.wired.com/story/as-the...

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born miserable @bornmiserable.bsky.social · 5d

19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PROVERB: may you live in interesting times
ME, IN 2025: first of all, fuck you

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Reuters @reuters.com · 5d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

Breaking News: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, for her work promoting democracy.

María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Live Updates and Video

The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5d

WSJ: “.. the portion of subprime auto loans that are 60 days or more overdue on their payments hit a record of more than 6% ..”

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404 Media @404media.co · 6d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...