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Nick-or-treat! @nickwidzowski.bsky.social · 9m

I always did think "Too Much" was a banger

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Nick-or-treat! @nickwidzowski.bsky.social · 51m

Related to the way that conservatives are in fact that most triggered, safe space-seeking snowflakes in existence

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Nick-or-treat! @nickwidzowski.bsky.social · 1h

No Kings (but if Olivia Colman can be on standby to give Charles Dance a death glare every now and then, that would be swell)

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 1h

I am interested in whether someone more serious and informed and academic than me has bothered to try to write a compare/contrast with the printing press, the invention of radio and cheap newspapers, and social media. does this inevitably end up in a bloodbath that leaves ruins on which to build?

Ian @brocktoon.bsky.social · 1h

Yep. And the seemingly less radical innovations in communication technology (newspapers, radio/TV) also coincided with periods of mass slaughter.

Let's rerun it baby!

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Nomadic Warriors for Pritzker @nomads.bsky.social · 2h

Tired: we’re living through a repeat of the 1920’s
Wired: were living through a repeat of the 1620’s

elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 2h

i am unfortunately increasingly inclined to say we should look to the invention of the printing press and the centuries of disorder and chaos and dysfunction that followed its introduction until people and the system eventually adjusted to a new reality where ppl could read nonsense & believe it

Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 2h

I don't see how we can have a democracy when about one-third of our country's population is COMPLETELY psychotic and detached from reality. I mean that literally and in reference to many of my family members: they flat-out reject the real world and the very concept of evidence.

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 2h

The fact that they're trying to frame No Kings as a "Hate America rally" makes it even more important to bring your American flags. We're Americans. We don't have a king.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Emmer: "To continue this shutdown, for what? For a hate America rally that's taking place on the Mall on Saturday, Maria? This is ridiculous."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2h

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

the broad public does not like chaos and disorder and everything you can do to emphasize that it is the federal government that is responsible for chaos and disorder is a point in your favor. it’s classic nonviolent confrontation!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 4h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

newrepublic.com

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 4h

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

newrepublic.com

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Nick-or-treat! @nickwidzowski.bsky.social · 3h

History shows again and again how poasting points out the folly of men

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 14h

"I stand on solid rock and I will not bow, I will not break, I will not bend, I will not capitulate, I will not give in, I will not give up."

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks out after being indicted by the Trump DOJ.

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 14h

Look at him trundling over to third! This is playoff baseball!

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 14h

So it's a double play, an out at home (out #2) and an out at 3rd since Will Smith did not advance from 2nd (3rd out)

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 14h

So, bases loaded. CF Frelick tipped the ball into the wall, making it in play and not an out. Frelick relayed to SS Joey Ortiz to catcher William Contreras, forcing out the runner at home. Contreras then ran the ball to third, forcing the runner there.

You know, a garden-variety double play.

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 14h

what in the hell just happened in Milwaukee

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NTodd @ntoddp.bsky.social · 14h

"what the fuck just happened?"

yeah, buddy, we're all wondering that.

Casey Drottar @caseydrottar.bsky.social · 14h

The Brewers just pulled off the most chaotic double play you'll ever see

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Nick-or-treat! @nickwidzowski.bsky.social · 17h

thanks,

ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 17h

obama

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 18h

"we spent years gleefully angering and shitting on our core reader demographic of educated Democrats, and now we're shocked they're not giving us money anymore"

incredible work

Doc Revan @docrevan.bsky.social · 22h

Can’t find much on the digital numbers, but as of June the print numbers cratered to below 100k subscribers

www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

we are once again locked in a worldwide ideological struggle. kinda sucks but it is what it is. time to pick a side kids

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

one thing that has been obvious for a while is this aspect of the authoritarian internationale: they recognize that their allies abroad are not *countries* but *political movements* within foreign countries.

time we liberals woke up and recognized this--because it's the truth.

Rigorous, Fred-based Reporting @thefred.bsky.social · 1d

Or maybe, just maybe, what was obvious in 2024 was correct: Netanyahu fully backed Trump and would not deal with Biden because Trump would give him a free hand to escalate the starvation, bombing, and do full ethnic cleansing. Which he then did, until Netanyahu embarrassed him by bombing Qatar.

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Nick-or-treat! @nickwidzowski.bsky.social · 1d

Transgender for Everyfish

Clownfish
& Anemones
Anemones can sting like their jellyfish cousins, but clownfish are uniquely immune. Thus, clownfish find safety amid an anemone's tentacles. In return, the clownfish cleans the anemone and chases away its predators. This mutually beneficial arrangement is cailed a symbiotic relationship.
The 30 species of clownfish, a.k.a. anemonefish, are in the damselfish family. All clownfish are born male, and they live in harems led by one dominant female. When the female dies or leaves the harem, the largest male turns into a female and takes charge!

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 1d

Garibaldi was like, "Hey Mr. Lincoln, I'd be happy to lead your forces to victory if you free the slaves. "

Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Garibaldi day to all who celebrate

Giuseppe Garibaldi, founding father of modern Italy. Leftist revolutionary. Presented here with sword and flag in hand after landing on a beach. In the background there are ships and the silhouettes of soldiers.

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Nick-or-treat! @nickwidzowski.bsky.social · 1d

Is he supposed to be the new Ask Lesko or something

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 1d

These guys are terrified of the numbers that are going to turn out on Saturday, and that's all the more reason to put down your "wine mom protest" objections and join them.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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Nick-or-treat! @nickwidzowski.bsky.social · 1d

I know it’s passé to do react gifs these days but still

a close up of a man with long hair smiling in the woods .

ALT: a close up of a man with long hair smiling in the woods .

media.tenor.com

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