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Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 43m

Given they're offering young ppl absolutely nothing with their economic illiteracy, you'd think they might offer some young ppl a job by commissioning them to make a video. The use of AI is lazier than the stereotype of young ppl.

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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 7h

So far TODAY Israel has:

- bombed Gaza City
- bombed Khan Younis
- shot and killed five Palestinians in Gaza City
- refused to open the Rafah border crossing
- announced they would once more block aid

This is what a "ceasefire" with Israel looks like. This is what it has always looked like.

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Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 2h

Definitely not another Korea. 🙄🫩

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 6h

Nearly every media outlet is announcing they will refuse to sign the Pentagon’s new rule stating they cannot report information if it’s not government “authorized.”

Even Newsmax is refusing to sign.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 5h

Israel has destroyed the "ceasefire" in hours.

It is murdering Palestinians, and maintaining its illegal siege.

Not a ceasefire.

New post 👇

www.owenjones.news/p/israel-des...

Israel destroys ceasefire in hours

Today, Israel slaughtered Palestinians and resumed siege. Not a "ceasefire"

www.owenjones.news

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Jeff's Fact Checker @thunderbayed.bsky.social · 8h

'Just a dumpster fire of misinformation'

Entire video:
vm.tiktok.com/ZMAChoHHv/

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Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 3h

Just gangsters, really. Hoodlums doing a shakedown.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump and Bessent clarify that they will only help out Argentina as long as Milei is in power. Trump adds that the same thing goes with NYC, where the White House will hold up funds if Mamdani wins.

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Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 3h

The story of Cynthia Ann Parker, captured by Comanche aged 9 and stayed with the Comanche for 25 years. Her son became Comanche chief. Never voluntarily returned to Anglo society.
www.tshaonline.org/handbook/ent...

The Life of Cynthia Ann Parker: Captive and Comanche Pioneer

Explore the remarkable life of Cynthia Ann Parker, her capture by the Comanche, her integration into their culture, and her legacy through her son Quanah Parker.

www.tshaonline.org

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 8h

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Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 4h

Definitely not fascists. 🙄🫩

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 5h

'“Can we fix the showers? Gas chambers don’t fit the Hitler aesthetic,” Joe Maligno...wrote'

'Many of the chat members already work inside government or party politics, and one serves as a state senator.'

‘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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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 16h

This week is a major milestone for British comics, as Judge Dredd Megazine celebrates 35 years since it debuted back in 1990.

https://downthetubes.net/happy-anniversary-punks-judge-dredd-megazine-hits-35/

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Ben Jennings @bjennings90.bsky.social · 1d

Latest @theguardian.com cartoon

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 21h

A new take on "yanky".

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 21h

The 🍊 🤡 is so embarrassing 🙈

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jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social @jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social · 1d

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

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?
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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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Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 1d

The Solar Furnace website:
swissfurnace.com

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Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 1d

When I started writing about the fascistic turn in politics in 2015, I was imagining a future situation that became reality ten years later.

The thing is, in 2025, I'm now scared to imagine where we will be only ONE year into the future.

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(((𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚊𝙲𝚘𝚘𝚔))) @creativeelc.bsky.social · 1d

My cartoon in today's www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

The Scream is a metaphor for nature & Munch was the receptor for its pain. Here he is, so overwhelmed he's taking time out of the painting only to find more pain in the news...

#NzPol #PoliticalCartoon #ClimateChange #EdvardMunch

Cartoon. Title: Government almost halves methane reduction targets...

We see the Scream, from Edvard Munch's most famous works of art, collapsed in a wingback armchair.

He had stepped out of the painting to take a break from the chaos. The metaphor of the artwork is of natures pain and how he had actually felt it.

But sadly he's entered into a world that is chaotic and deliberately trying to hurt Mother Earth even more.

He has a newspaper slowly sliding out from his hand with the title - Farmers Rejoice.

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Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 1d

Let's all respect each other by working for someone who does not respect the right of a minority to exist. Utterly deluded.

Laura 🍁🍄🦇🎃 @tricksyliesmith.bsky.social · 1d

oh no. no. absolutely the fuck not. fuck off.

a bullshit statement from Keira knightley saying she was not aware of a boycott against jk Rowling before taking a job on the new audio series and that she's "sorry" and "we're all going to have to figure out how to live together and we've all got very different opinions"
She can fuck off.

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 1d

lol “find your own instead of stealing” in defense of columbus day

AJ West • 1h
Find your own holiday instead of stealing. Today is Columbus Day as designated by the federal government
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Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 1d

As of Sept 25, USians can now be deemed terrorists if they are not conservative. See alt-text in 2nd image for deets. #USpol

White House memo Countering Domestic Violence and Organized Political Violence. NSPM-7.

Definition of domestic terrorism is as follows: 'There are common recurrent motivations and indicia uniting this pattern of violent and terroristic activities under the umbrella of self-described “anti-fascism.” These movements portray foundational American principles (e.g., support for law enforcement and border control) as “fascist” to justify and encourage acts of violent revolution. This “anti-fascist” lie has become the organizing rallying cry used by domestic terrorists to wage a violent assault against democratic institutions, constitutional rights, and fundamental American liberties. Common threads animating this violent conduct include anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity; support for the overthrow of the United States Government; extremism on migration, race, and gender; and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality.'

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 2d

New article out this month on how doctors become fascists.

50% of German physicians joined the Nazi Party––twice the proportion of any other profession. US doctors today are arguably the most conservative in the world, and we're heading along a similar path.
drive.google.com/file/d/1CAk9...

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 1d

It’s #WorldThrombosisDay. I woke up with a DVT one morning in 2019 and discovered I have May-Thurner syndrome, an anatomical anomaly that compresses the iliac vein. A stent was inserted to correct the anomaly. Here’s my #SciArt #embroidery of that experience: deep dilation (2025)

A pelvis with lumbar vertebrae is stitched in thick backstitch in a white just slightly bluer than the white linen. Part of the iliac vein is outlined in grey-green stem stitch. A section on the left branch is outlined in darker grey-green split stitch with a honeycomb filling stitch stent on it. Intricate turbulence is stitched in single strand dark aquamarine backstitch within the iliac vein. Three blocks of text are stitched in dark grey. They read: Branches of the internal. A single trunk. A stem which opens. Deep. Deep. Deep. Dilated. A tributary. A portal. Lia’s initials stitched in white thread on the bottom left.

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 1d

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samuel @quilombo.bsky.social · 6d

The level of destruction and erasure in the Gaza Strip is simply incredible. North Gaza, before and after:

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Biodiversity Council @biodivcouncil.bsky.social · 1d

Australia’s only shrew has been declared extinct. Australia leads the world in mammal extinctions and ranks second for loss of biodiversity. We need better funding for conservation action and stronger environmental laws to uphold our international commitments to prevent further extinctions 🧪

A photo of a small, black-furred shrew climbing on a branch with text overlay that says "Australia’s only shrew declared extinct. Australia continues to lead the world in mammal extinctions."

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