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O @omagus.bsky.social · 12h

However.

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O @omagus.bsky.social · 12h

I do NOT condone body shaming.

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O @omagus.bsky.social · 12h

Ok. I just started reading this. And then I got to the pictures of the people making these comments.

Y'all. Y'ALL.

How. Dare. They.

Politico @politico.com · 17h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘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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O @omagus.bsky.social · 13h

I reached the same destination taking a different route. I liked and respected Stevie and Marvin and Al. But I still thought of them as artists for a previous era.

Then D'Angelo and Erykah and Amel and Jill showed me that it could be MY music too (and in turn helped me appreciate the older music).

Dart Adams @dartadams.bsky.social · 18h

As a Gen X kid obsessed with Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson & Prince who had Jazz and Blues playing all around but was drawn to Funk, we immediately identified with D’Angelo and clocked his influences…

He became OUR version. And now, he is one of the ancestors.

Rest in eternal peace.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 17h

To be clear: these are the exact same folks who have been doxxing & putting people on must-fire lists for simply posting innocuous Charlie Kirk comments…

“the messages reveal a culture where racist, antisemitic and violent rhetoric circulate freely”

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

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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O @omagus.bsky.social · 17h

Shit. Damn. Motherfucker.

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O @omagus.bsky.social · 17h

Some of these announcements hit much harder than others and this is definitely one of them.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19h

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

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C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 3d

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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O @omagus.bsky.social · 2d

🎶 Early one Sunday morning 🎶

The Jewel of the Nile @mzkatlynd.bsky.social · 2d

Fellas, if your woman told you she needed you to nut in a cup three times a day for her to drink it to survive, would you do it?

O @omagus.bsky.social · 3d

All these commercials for the US Gestapo airing during college football games <<<<<<<

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O @omagus.bsky.social · 4d

Listen to me now. Believe me later on.

White supremacy has plenty of use for non-White people willing to carry its water. But it will never, ever let you forget that you are not actually White.

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O @omagus.bsky.social · 4d

I wonder how he decides which words should be capitalized. Because it doesn't seem quite random enough.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 4d

oh no

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 4d

He may not have ethics but ain’t nothing wrong with his eyesight

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 5d

sherman, for the love of god!

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O @omagus.bsky.social · 4d

I actually don't think it's that strange. Or at least it's not unusual. The clearest example is the multitude of industries that surround college sports.

But whether consciously or subconsciously, many people understand that universities help shape society and react accordingly.

Laurasaurus @laurasaurus.bsky.social · 4d

It is frankly strange to be this obsessed with college if you no longer attend one and do not work in education. More people in legacy media need to be told that.

Dan Sinykin @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social · 5d

And who is the author of this op-ed? The billionaire CEO of an asset management firm who helped author the compact.

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O @omagus.bsky.social · 5d

Why are you watching what you want to watch instead of the thing that I want you to watch?

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 6d

Dolly Parton has been a good person all her life. She does so many kind things for people. Compare that to someone like JK Rowling who wakes up every day and decides to be an absolute asshole.

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Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 6d

From one UNC defensive assistant: "What we've done to these kids is fucked up."

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Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 6d

Belichick's communication with his staff in the past two weeks has been described as "weird" and "distant" by multiple members of UNC's coaching staff. Multiple coaches were unable to get hold of him during UNC's bye week

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Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 6d

Per sources: Bill Belichick has discussed buyout options with North Carolina’s hierarchy. Belichick has signaled a willingness to trigger his own $1 million buyout if he can find a soft landing with another team or in media

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O @omagus.bsky.social · 7d

Nobody is watching more Tar Heels and Longhorns football--and thoroughly enjoying it--this year than Mack Brown.

Nicki Washington, Ph.D. @drnickiw.bsky.social · 7d

I imagine Mack Brown is somewhere like that duck smokin a cig, shakin its head, and having a chuckle. I would be surprised if they don't just save face as well as a few mill and cut ties at the end of this season.

www.wral.com/sports/belic...

Divided locker room, disastrous results: Players, parents blame Belichick culture for UNC problems

Multiple sources with knowledge of the inner workings of Bill Belichick's program say that UNC football's losses are a product of a divided locker room, a disorganized coaching staff and a failure to ...

www.wral.com

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O @omagus.bsky.social · 7d

These are the most Chicago looking Texans I have ever seen.

BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 7d

These guys are so vulnerable to defecting to Chicago

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 7d

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

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O @omagus.bsky.social · 7d

And, of course, there's the fact that Weiss changed the lyrics. The line from Hamilton is "Immigrants. WE get the job done." It's inclusionary. By changing it to "they" Weiss reinforced the perpetual othering that so many Americans of Asian descent constantly have to deal with.

O @omagus.bsky.social · 7d

Nagasu IS the daughter of immigrants. But she was born and raised in California. And I personally have a hard time believing that a White figure skater named Noemi Monet who was a first gen American with French parents would have made Weiss think of immigrants.

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O @omagus.bsky.social · 7d

This isn't the main focus here but it's also worth considering what Bari Weiss means when she says "American." Because I remember when, at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Mirai Nagasu became the first American woman to land a triple axel and Weiss tweeted "Immigrants. They get the job done."

Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 8d

I kind of can’t believe this Bari Weiss quote is even real, and yet www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

“I know that there are some people in this room who don’t believe that my marriage should have been legal … and that’s ok. Because we’re all Americans who want lower taxes.”

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