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standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · Feb 18

standard choi and the multiverse of madness

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I Nied to drink your blood! 🧛 @nied.bsky.social · 1h

"Wow so it's illegal to have sex now?"

New right wing thing is describing crimes as generically as possible to pretend like they're not crimes. Someone gets convicted of conspiracy and the start yelling "Wow so it's illegal to make plans with friends now"

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 1h

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

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standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 2h

check out my company at wokeseatbelts.com

standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 14h

the funny thing is that there's a nonzero chance that the dalai lama read this post and spent at least a few moments trying to come up with a justification (he has a rolex collection)

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 15h

the subreddits for luxury watches are some of the darkest places on earth

Rolex subreddit post:

My uncle has Alzheimer's and is often forgetful of his possessions. One of them is a Rolex Submariner. Would I be justified in taking and caring for it as my own instead of having it left neglected and forgotten in his jewelry box? Thanks.

standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 23h

i've been telling rightwingers on nextdoor that seatbelts are woke

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 1d

tom buchanan should have said this to jay gatsby

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Vaquera Elisa @boxelderdust.bsky.social · 1d

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standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 1d

the structure of scientific revolutions

standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 1d

nordic semiconductors scares me

standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 2d

accidentally broke prod on my day off, how's everyone else doing

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3d

New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
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Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

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standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 3d

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 3d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 3d

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 3d

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 3d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

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He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 3d

Yeah this is a government that could definitely handle a financial crisis

Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 3d

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3d

OOOPS! UPDATE: Two HHS officials tell me that disease detectives, measles response officers, global health officials and the MMWR staff were laid off by mistake and will be reinstated. But Washington office is still RIFed

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standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 3d

so my only fucking option is to return the package to the sender!!!!

standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 3d

no! you get some stupid fucking screen where there's only two options, and the first option is broken! I'm stuck on infinite load even on different browsers!

standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 3d

You would think that all you would have to do is click that hyperlink, log in, and add a code, right?

standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 3d

All I wanted was a few bottles of Mrs. Meyers Holiday Hand Soap

This is a Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Hand Soap variety pack with four limited edition seasonal scents: Peppermint, Iowa Pine, Snowdrop, and Gingerbread. Each pump bottle contains 16 fl oz (473 mL), giving you a total of 64 fl oz across all four bottles.
These appear to be holiday-themed scents, with the festive peppermint and gingerbread options alongside the wintry Iowa Pine and Snowdrop fragrances. The packaging notes they're made with olive oil and aloe vera, which is typical for Mrs. Meyer's formulations.

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standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 3d

essay: I Hope Carol Tomé Gets Cancer

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standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 7d

reconstruction is a decades-long process though, we'd want someone who isn't just chasing the polls

standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 7d

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 7d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 7d

Here’s video of the incident

standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 7d

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standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 7d

there's this ex classmate from high school that I've had recurring dreams about since like, ever

standard 🥪 @standard.bsky.social · 7d

I'm in a good place now with my mental health, so really there's nothing keeping me from visiting her in the Bay Area