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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

Holy fucking shit excommunicate this man from this city. Get out and don’t come back.

Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 1d

“It was a mistake to put so many migrants in New York City.” - Cuomo

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golden gate ghoul @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 1d

once upon a time we actually liked this guy in san francisco

NYT:

Salesforce Tries to Help ICE
Boost Its Immigration Force
The San Francisco-based firm has told ICE that it could use A.I. to help the agency nearly triple its staff. The company's C.E.O., once a progressive tech titan, has embraced President Trump.

[under a photo of the disgraced asshole]

Marc Benioff, Salesforce's chief executive, surprised many San Franciscans when he said he "fully supports" President Trump and invited the National Guard to San Francisco. Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle, via
Associated Press

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Jeremy Stanley @jeremydstanley.com · 2d

And are you married?
I was married, but I'm not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle.

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 2d

Real "Epstein wasn't Trump's friend. They just happened to be in a photo together" energy here

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: Are you worried about extremist pro-Hitler sentiment among young Republicans?

JOHNSON: No. I don't know who any of these people are. I've never heard of them. Somebody posted a photo of me standing next to these guys wearing tuxedos. It was at the inauguration, people were coming up for selfies

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 2d

Here's the opinion. It's a rout. Too often, courts address only the actual malice question and do not reach falsity. This court correctly says there's no actual malice *and* the plaintiff did not show there were any false statements. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 2d

In 2024, I wrote a story for Texas Monthly about Michelle Haas, whose complaints resulted in the removal of books about slavery from historic Texas slave plantations. Haas sued us, alleging defamation, and was represented by the preferred lawyer of billionaire J.P. Bryan. Today, we won on appeal.

The header of the appeals court decision:

NUMBER 13-25-00005-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

The conclusion of the appeals court decision, which states: The trial court's judgment is reversed. We remand the cause to the trial court with

instructions to (1) grant appellants' TCPA motion to dismiss, (2) award court costs and reasonable attorney's fees to appellants in accordance with the statute, (3) consider whether to assess sanctions against Haas in accordance with the statute. See TEX. Civ. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 27.009(a).

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Owl Farmer @owlfarmer.bsky.social · 2d

Have you touched any of the Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere stuff?

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Gabe @cwgabriel.bsky.social · 2d

That's not how "kids" talk. That's not how "boys" talk. That's not how "gamers" talk. That is how fucking racists talk.

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Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 2d

This is how authoritarianism cements itself in power and crushes opposition, all while the eggheads debate if it's fascism or something else.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING via WSJ

The Trump administration is planning sweeping changes in criminal division at the IRS.

Full Story: on.wsj.com/3LbVFtK

The Trump administration is preparing sweeping changes at the Internal Revenue Service that would allow the agency to pursue criminal inquiries of left-leaning groups more easily, according to people familiar with the matter.
A senior IRS official involved in the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors, some of the people said.
The undertaking aims to install allies of President Trump at the IRS criminal-investigative division, or IRS-CI, to exert firmer control over the unit and weaken the involvement of IRS lawyers in criminal investigations, officials said. The proposed changes could open the door to politically motivated probes and are being driven by Gary Shapley, an adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d

Shorter Mike Johnson:

Beating up a woman isn’t “really serious.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 3d

Minnesota nice

bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...

'No Kings' protests to be held in 69 Minnesota cities this weekend

An estimated 2,500 rallies will take place nationwide on Saturday.

bringmethenews.com

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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 3d

"One party only needs 44% of the national popular vote to maintain control over the legislature" sure is a statement about the state of American democracy

Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · 3d

If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act falls, Democrats might need to win the national popular vote by 5 to 6 points to take control of the House, via Nate Cohn
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · 3d

If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act falls, Democrats might need to win the national popular vote by 5 to 6 points to take control of the House, via Nate Cohn
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 4d

If Mike Johnson is refusing to call the House back into session during the shutdown, then we’ll do the work right here the Bronx.

The New York Essential plan is being eliminated entirely next year due to the GOP healthcare cuts. People’s lives are at stake.

And that’s why we’re fighting back.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 3d

President Trump on Tuesday threatened to pull assistance for Argentina — led by a political kindred spirit whose philosophy aligns with that of the Republican administration— if the nation’s internal politics don’t go the United States’ way in its upcoming elections. https://to.pbs.org/3KQERbF

WATCH: Trump meets with Argentina's Milei as U.S. prepares $20 billion bailout

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to pull assistance for Argentina — led by a political kindred spirit whose philosophy aligns with that of the Republican administration— if the nation’s in...

www.pbs.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

"Miller slipped up because even he knows it is an outrageous thing for Trump to claim absolute, unreviewable power to send active-duty military troops into American cities based only on his delusions."

Stephen Miller's radically bogus idea of "plenary authority"

This is not how the Constitution works.

www.publicnotice.co

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Bruce McCorkindale @brucemccorkindale.bsky.social · 4d

R.I.P. Drew Struzan. I based my Muppet version of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA off his poster art "with apologies to Struzan." Thanks for all your many inspiring works, Drew.

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Josh @joshmallow.bsky.social · 4d

Winning back suburban women

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Owl Farmer @owlfarmer.bsky.social · 4d

For the record, I wholeheartedly endorse Indigenous People’s Day replacing it. Columbus was detestable on almost every level. Systemically, I doubt many had the historical education in 1880’s-1940’s United States to really grasp the reality of his crimes.

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Owl Farmer @owlfarmer.bsky.social · 4d

In the late 1800’s Italian-Americans faced widespread discrimination in the US, & it was embraced as a point of cultural pride. In the 1930’s pro-Italian lobbying coupled w/ Catholic-Italian fraternal order Knights of Columbus were the driving force behind its recognition as a federal holiday.

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visoredavenger @visoredavenger.bsky.social · 5d

One of the few highlights of the Animanics was the song that laid why why Indigenous People's Say is the only day. Made me wonder how he even got into American History in the first place.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxPR...

Christopher Columbus Song (Animaniacs Reboot Season 2)

YouTube video by Lewis

www.youtube.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5d

me after attending a protest

Jeff Goldblum running out of a store with a bunch of shopping bags in his hand. He's dressed fashionably in a tan jacket, black shirt, gray trousers, and black loafers.

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The Secret Labuor MP🥀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 @secret-labour-mp.bsky.social · 5d

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svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 5d

Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact;

Riot cops standing a street with less-lethal weapons, and one in a gas mask has a cloud of pepper dust around his helmet.

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Gabe @cwgabriel.bsky.social · 5d

I just saw MTV is shutting down. Funny story, they were trying to buy Penny Arcade back in the early 2000s when we were at the height of our popularity. Crazy that we outlived them 😆

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youngmi mayer @youngmimayer.bsky.social · Apr 19

come check out my show where i verbally abuse asians as my korean grandma tickets: youngmimayer.com/tickets

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