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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 14h

There is no conceivable argument that these ships, even if we assume they were carrying narcotics, could not be dealt with in some other way. I think we can just drop the caveats and say: This is mass murder.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 19h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 13h

I mean, credit to him, he knew that wasn't what the grift was

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Hermione, Texas Granger @misterfungi.bsky.social · 26d

2004: mark zuckerberg invents a website he can use to spy on girls without their knowledge

2025: mark zuckerberg invents glasses he can use to spy on girls without their knowledge

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26d

of all the things I am not going to buy, this is the thing I am not going to buy the most

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Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 15h

you _paid_ someone for this drivel?

Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 15h

what the flying fuck is your problem
"[Will Welch] championed the concept of "New Masculinity" and explored of how traditional notions of masculinity are being challenged, evolved, and overturned"
By finding a shitty nazi and promoting him? Disgusting pieces of shit.

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Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 1d

I think I was in my teens before someone let me know that our surname is just something my great grandfather picked

Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.social · 1d

Why does this matter?

Because people changed their names in order to deter discrimination. This went on for a good long while. I literally only learned some of my relatives actual first names a few years ago, while I was doing genealogy shit.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

Discworld QOTD, from Monstrous Regiment

“Keep out of the way of officers, ‘cos they ain’t healthy. That’s what you learn in the army. The enemy dun’t really want to fight you, ‘cos the enemy is mostly blokes like you who want to go home with all their bits still on. But officers’ll get you killed.”

Micah @rincewind.run · 2d

Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather

The late (or at least severely delayed) Bergholt Stuttley Johnson was generally recognized as the worst inventor in the world, yet in a very specialized sense. Merely bad inventors made things that failed to operate. He wasn’t among these small fry. Any fool could make something that did absolutely nothing when you pressed the button. He scorned such fumble-fingered amateurs. Everything he built worked. It just didn’t do what it said on the box. If you wanted a small ground-to-air missile, you asked Johnson to design an ornamental fountain.

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Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 2d

The beauty of her posting is that we know exactly what she'd say if the politics were reversed. She doesn't even need to write the article (it's free!).

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 3d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 2d

I don't check the context for misogyny. you do you.

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Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 2d

it was this guy, but with later meta commentary about mindless posting. I guess he doesn't like the view in the mirror.

The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.... • 18m
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As much disdain as I have for Large Accounts that do a bunch of venting on main like they're smol beans, I have a ton more for the army of followers who swarm people like "they're a human being, don't police their expression of emotions!" This is the same as simping for favor from the rich.
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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.... • 14m
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Just because you're simping for a leftist conventionally attractive thirst trap white woman doesn't make you any different from the people who spend all day doing the same on X for Elon Musk.

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Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 2d

dude needs to buy a fucking mirror

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Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 2d

this about the short film is good, but I don't _think_ she's done anything deep on the pure music videos variety.com/2022/film/fe...

Taylor Swift, Film Director, in Conversation With Martin McDonagh: How They Brought Heartbreak to Life

Taylor Swift and Martin McDonagh talk about filmmaking in Variety's Directors on Directors.

variety.com

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Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 2d

A person without honour bsky.app/profile/mike...

Mike from Burke (now Cville) @mikefrburkecville.bsky.social · 2d

Heck, she justified Lance’s cheating on the basis that everybody else did it.

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/other...

Why I’m not angry at Lance Armstrong

COLUMN | Exposure of cyclist’s use of performance enhancers doesn’t diminish him in eyes of his co-author.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 2d

This is the best that @theatlantic.com can do nowadays. Get its people to stick their fingers in their ears and pretend the world doesn't exist.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 2d

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 2d

take your pills

Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 3d

My favourite random Diane Keaton thing www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBqh...

Two blonde women in a recording studio. Diane Keaton is wearing black with a dark brown long leather jacket and a black hat. Ashe is wearing blue jeans, white shirt, and a red long leather jacket. Both are very happy.

Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 3d

damn

Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 4d

so punk

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Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 4d

shit, I know they defunded NPR but this is pretty unforgivable

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Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 4d

gfys

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Rob Stanley @rjstanley.bsky.social · 5d

Everyone in Hove: Remember that Peter Kyle made this happen. He was told this would happen, he was told that the law wouldn't even have the benefits they claimed it would, and he did it anyway. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social are doing move fast and break things with our lives.

404 Media @404media.co · 5d

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...