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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 7h

From a young age, Diane Keaton, who died Saturday at 79, seemed to understand that actual beauty, the timeless kind, required a degree of depth, even darkness, @adriennelaf.bsky.social.bsky.social writes.

The Romantic

How Diane Keaton’s quest for beauty left an imprint on American culture

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

Not just laughable, but utterly bonkers.

SiriusXM Progress @siriusxmprog.bsky.social · 8h

"And so the idea that it would in any way benefit me or any of the other women is just… is just laughable."

@lindseyboylan.bsky.social tells @deanobeidallah.bsky.social about Andrew Cuomo's claims the sexual harassment investigations were politically motivated

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Chief Pro-Democracy Schadenfreude ❌👑 @retcw3.bsky.social · 4h

The @theonion.com is going to make InfoWars the greatest comedy site on the interwebs!!!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7h

Buh-bye

Josh Campbell @joshscampbell.bsky.social · 9h

The Supreme Court just declined an appeal from right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. He was seeking to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment over his lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre.

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Supreme Court rebuffs Alex Jones’ effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment | CNN Politics

The Supreme Court declined an appeal from Alex Jones on Tuesday, brushing aside the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s effort to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment a lower court ordered against him ...

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 6h

The crash of 1929 remains the most significant—and largely misunderstood—financial disaster in modern history. And few people today “perceive the remarkable parallels between that era and today’s political and economic climate,” Andrew Ross Sorkin writes.

The Lesson of 1929

Debt is the almost singular through line behind every major financial crisis.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 5h

The American experiment only works if people believe in it. George Packer on why we still need patriotism:

America Needs Patriotism

The experiment only works if people believe in it.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Darin Self @darinself.com · 6h

I love that markets are like "WOOOO RATE CUTSSS" as the head of the Fed is saying "The economy is flashing critical signs of distress"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Powell on Trump's immigration policies: "Stronger policy than most people had expected. We've seen a very sharp decline in growth of the labor force and in and people entering the country ... new people that come into the workforce create supply but they also create their own demand."

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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 6h

ANTIFA terrorists were spotted bouncing in other cities! The movement is growing and Inflating.

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Chief Pro-Democracy Schadenfreude ❌👑 @retcw3.bsky.social · 4h

The one person still at FNC with morals and integrity actually got this statement through?

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 5h

🚨 Major networks just told Pete Hegseth no.

The press answers to the people. Not the Pentagon.

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Chief Pro-Democracy Schadenfreude ❌👑 @retcw3.bsky.social · 4h

Kristi Noem’s guns don’t argue…🤬

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The Specials - Gangsters (Official Music Video) [HD]

YouTube video by TheSpecialsOfficVEVO

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Roger ZenAF 🖕🐸🖕 @rogerzenaf.bsky.social · 1d

The federal judiciary knows, and they aren't fuckin' happy.
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‘War zone’: Multiple federal judges unite in blistering Supreme Court warning

A majority of federal judges who spoke with The New York Times recently – many of them appointed by Republican presidents – are sounding the alarm on the Supreme Court’s increased use of its emergency...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

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askgma.bsky.social @askgma.bsky.social · 1d

Quid quo pro for Larry. lol. Cucks

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Wonderful 🎃 Secret Czar 🇺🇸🇺🇦💙💛 @petczar.bsky.social · 1d

🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 1d

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Chief Pro-Democracy Schadenfreude ❌👑 @retcw3.bsky.social · 1d

I swear, this cat has run through at least seven of his nine lives…😼☠️💥

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Luciano Marín Arango, alias 'Iván Márquez'

Luciano Marín Arango, alias “Iván Márquez,” is a guerrilla commander who rejected a 2016 peace agreement and formed the Second Marquetalia.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Saturday, October 18. Everywhere. Find your local event at nokings.org.

#NoKings

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Only the best people

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 3d

Before targeting Trump foes, Pulte practiced on his own family, per @
Brian Slodysko and Chris Megerian. He accused his grandfather’s widow of insider trading, was tied to a website trashing an aunt as a "fake Christian" and called another relative "a fat slob." apnews.com/article/trum...

How Bill Pulte learned the art of the attack, from his own family to Letitia James

Bill Pulte has become a significant player in the Trump administration. Known for his aggressive online persona and bitter public fights with several family members, Pulte currently serves as director...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

A Pulitzer for investigative journalism should be awarded to any reporter who can identify a major official in the Trump administration who is *not* a certifiable wacko

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 3d

Before targeting Trump foes, Pulte practiced on his own family, per @
Brian Slodysko and Chris Megerian. He accused his grandfather’s widow of insider trading, was tied to a website trashing an aunt as a "fake Christian" and called another relative "a fat slob." apnews.com/article/trum...

How Bill Pulte learned the art of the attack, from his own family to Letitia James

Bill Pulte has become a significant player in the Trump administration. Known for his aggressive online persona and bitter public fights with several family members, Pulte currently serves as director...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Dave @desertdave.bsky.social · 6d

Me thinks thou dost protest too much, Mikey. Especially when nobody brought up Epstein.

Burgess Everett @burgessev.bsky.social · 6d

Speaker Johnson crashes Kelly and Gallego gaggle. Says he’ll swear in Grijalva when they reopen the government

Kelly asking why Fine and Petronis got sworn in on pro forma, Johnson says it has to do with being on recess.

Johnson: “this has nothing to do with Epstein”

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

I keep seeing this get posted. The AZ electors were charged a year and a half ago. The AZ Superior Court ENDED the case five months ago. The AZ AG will have to appeal to the AZ Supreme Court or go back and start again with a grand jury. Please stop sharing this.

Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 3d

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