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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h

AOC: When one party wants the votes of another party. You negotiate, you come to a compromise and you pass a bill. That is schoolhouse rock. And that is how things should be

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 21h

NEW @motherjones.com: Nobody in that GOP group chat praising Hitler or making racist comments was a “kid,” as JD Vance claimed today

I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)

Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.

But… no “kids”!

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

"a test"? you mean...a violation?

AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

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InkVoltage Design @inkvoltage.bsky.social · 2d

In case you missed it, @unexpectedgames.bsky.social
is sharing some images from our last collaboration with @psycorey.bsky.social a family board game.

Stay tuned on October 17th to find out more! 👀

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Corey Konieczka @psycorey.bsky.social · 2d

That promo video was hilarious. 🤣 Great work!

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Corey Konieczka @psycorey.bsky.social · 3d

By far, this was the scariest costume I saw at Spirit Halloween today. (It’s real, not photoshopped)

A Tariff Tunic costume which consists of a giant a spreadsheet showing tariffs the US is imposing on various countries (including Antarctica).

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 7d

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Zach Halper @zanath.bsky.social · 8d

"We took freedom of speech away" should be in every campaign ad moving forward.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 10d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 12d

Consumer-facing "A.i." is controlled by rightwing billionaires with an interest in spreading disinfo. Excise it from your lives, friends. It's trash.

Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 12d

About 25% of US adults say they use AI chatbots like ChatGPT for news, and 33% of them say they generally find it difficult to tell what is true and what is not (Pew Research Center)

Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

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Corey Konieczka @psycorey.bsky.social · 12d

Yes it does. A glorious big baby.

Corey Konieczka @psycorey.bsky.social · 12d

Two of our four players immediately ordered a copy, so I think this game has a good chance to go viral (IE: spread like a beautiful disease).

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Corey Konieczka @psycorey.bsky.social · 12d

I really hope Magical Athlete takes off and gets lots of expansions. In the meantime, I’ll just sit here and homebrew new racers and maps. 😁

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Corey Konieczka @psycorey.bsky.social · 12d

Finally got the new edition of Magical Athlete to the table last night and everyone loved it! The original game was one of my favorites, and the new edition is waaaay better.

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 14d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

www.mediaite.com

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Corey Konieczka @psycorey.bsky.social · 14d

Yeah, I also got a letter from Anthem that my current plan won’t exist next year and they’ll move me to a new plan. I am NOT looking forward to seeing the numbers.

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 15d

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

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Corey Konieczka @psycorey.bsky.social · 14d

“The plant called and said if you don't come in tomorrow, don't bother coming in Monday.”

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Corey Konieczka @psycorey.bsky.social · 15d

Saw this sign in the grocery store and I had to snap a pic. AD EXCITEMENT? I’m glad they listed that on the sign because it’s exactly what I was looking for. 😵‍💫

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 15d

I’m pretty sure I believe now in Hell and that this is it.

Halloween name @bootsmcgoot.bsky.social · 15d

"i just use it to generate ideas"

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Stonekettle @stonekettle.bsky.social · 16d

Trump just called us "the enemy within"

Those are LITERALLY the words Adolf Hitler used to describe Jews in Nazi Germany. Literally the same words.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 17d

It really can’t be set enough that the Trump admin, and particularly Miller, are just shooting people in the water and then saying they were drug dealers. That is what’s going on. Good arguments in favor of not charging the admin with murder under guise of authority don’t exist

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17d

yeah they're just murdering random people on these boats

Michael Paarlberg @mpaarlberg.bsky.social · 17d

I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were

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Corey Konieczka @psycorey.bsky.social · 17d

I just tackled another round of edits for my book, and I'm feeling REALLY good about it! Still more work to do, but we're making progress.

If you missed my campaign, there's still time to preorder the special edition: twelve-endings-a-collection-of-short-stories.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

Pre-order Twelve Endings - A Collection of Unique Stories on BackerKit

Twelve thought-provoking tales of suspense, heart, and mystery. Visions of our time with a unique twist: unusual powers, strange phenomenon, and forbidden science.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 19d

Appeasement never works. Sadly, it seems people have to keep learning that lesson over and over and over and

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19d

A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 24d

At the Nuremberg trials, Karl Dönitz was convicted of war crimes for the sinking of civilian vessels. This is not a complicated question, it's been illegal for centuries.

Joshua Collins @murosinvisibles.bsky.social · 24d

A fourth boat bombed in international waters. Total death toll now 19

What I dont get is, if these boats are "carrying fentanyl" as Trump says (they absolutely arent. Even the DEA says VZ doesnt produce fentanyl), then why not seize one and show us?
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

U.S. naval forces have sunk a fourth suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, Trump says

U.S. naval forces have conducted another lethal strike on a vessel President Donald Trump said was tied to a designated terrorist organization involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean.

www.miamiherald.com

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Corey Konieczka @psycorey.bsky.social · 28d

This is wild. He got fired over THIS? He didn’t say anything remotely offensive. Absolute insanity.

Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 28d

Hey, want to see what Jimmy Kimmel actually said?

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 28d

Not a big fan of Jimmy Kimmel, but if you think his show should be canceled for this, you’re a hack and a total fraud who should never pretend to care about free speech

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