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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 2d

Very serious person Andy Ngo has now been reduced to pleading with his audience to please please PLEASE take the dancing antifa muppets seriously

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SarahBCalif @sarahbca.bsky.social · Mar 5

I hate him

I hate his fucking face

I hate his fucking voice

I hate his burnt sienna fake tan

I hate his tiny anus-shaped mouth

I just fucking hate him so much but most of all, I hate what he’s done to our country.

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Buddy Spell @buddyspell.bsky.social · 1d

Fort Worth, Texas.

#WeAreEverywhere

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 8h

Murders per 100k residents:
* Houston 19.0
* Dallas 16.6
* San Antonio 15.9
* Ft. Worth 10.8
* NYC 4.6

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 4h

This seems like a persistent problem--it feels like what really happened to LA and DC never fully got through, is already in the process of being forgotten, and now lots of people seem only vaguely aware of Chicago's situation. How do we get more people to care before it shows up at their doorsteps?

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 4h

So many people i talk to mention that their out-of-state friends or family have heard little to nothing about what’s going on in Chicago.

Some viral stories like the South Shore apartments raid or Rev. Black getting shot break through but the persistent Fed violence in the streets in lost.

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svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 2h

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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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4h

if we are going to have a supreme court that is as powerful as it is, i basically think justices should be forbidden from public comment on their work as well as any supplemental source of income while they are on the bench. (they should also ride circuit again but that's a bit separate.)

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 11h

The substance of what she's saying is bad and unconvincing, but more fundamentally, I really don't think Supreme Court justices should be going on book tours where they publicly comment on their work and respond to criticism of it. Either put it in a written opinion or hold your peace.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4h

yes bsky.app/profile/bill...

billypilgrim65.bsky.social @billypilgrim65.bsky.social · 4h

And take away their power to choose their own clerks, give it to an independent body with an explicit remit for diversity away from Ivy League hires. It's a racket.

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Boston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 3h

This brings to mind Captain Vimes boots theory of wealth. Rich people pay a lot of money for well made boots that last them a decade or more. Poor folks buy crappy boots that they can afford that then wear out in a year. By the ten year mark they will have spent way more than the rich guy.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5h

to add a data point to this thread, i just bought a j press MIUSA shirt that ran me $185.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6h

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 7d

Coping with the fact that tomorrow is Monday by convincing local strangers to send me pictures of their pets throughout the week.

Chalk art on a sidewalk of a multcolored burst of angular lines, under which "GOOD DOG" is written in fluorescent yellow, pink, and black with an arrow pointing up to the line burst, encouraging people to put their dogs in the middle and take a photo because sharing pet pictures makes the world a better place. At the bottom of the sidewalk it says "SHOW US YOUR DOGS!" with the handle of the art instagram @rocks_on_the_block

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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 1h

People are delivering pictures of their good dogs by night and I love that for me.

A photo of a golden retriever standing in the middle of brightly colored sidewalk chalk designs that say GOOD DOG in yellow, pink, and black, with an arrow pointing at said dog.

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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 4d

This DOG is GOOD.

A brown dog with a white stripe up her nose sitting in a multicolored chalk art feature that says GOOD DOG in yellow, pink, and black. Barry is a good dog!!

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Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 5d

THIS DOG IS GOOD TOO even tho she’s been barkin all day 😗

A mini Australian shepherd sitting in a multicolored sidewalk design that says GOOD DOG, gazing up with the bright blue eyes of a haunted Victorian child.

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 11h

I'm laughing out loud because, *twenty years ago*, a friend in robotics told me that showing off a dancing robot is what you do when your robot sucks, and a *group* of them even more so.

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stealingsand @stealingsand.bsky.social · 1h

On dating apps, the ones employed as cops or military are absolutely out of the question. I don’t even have to ask their affiliation.

Ppl shouldn't have to ask why anymore 🫠 At first it was bc they can abuse their partners/women who reject them with impunity, now they just do it on video.

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 3h

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 3h

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

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:”

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 1h

I know everyone’s struggling to justify their investment in AI, but “LinkedIn AI will prevent you from hiring actual vampires” is not the strongest use case one might’ve imagined.

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stealingsand @stealingsand.bsky.social · 1h

媽媽的乖乖太可愛的波霸奶茶在睡覺 🥹

🫧✨ him liddle hed resting on my leg as he faced me to fall asleep...✨🫧

still awake-ish because he's got the flaps slightly-lowered in surveillance mode ✈️

You wouldn't believe how soft his head is. 🪶

A fluffy black cat, Tablo, rests his head on a duvet cover, eyes closed, his ears slightly askance

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Nappy DOOMlemite @nappydolemite.bsky.social · 1h

Instead of taking away their licenses, we should probably take social media away from old people instead

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YK Hong @ykhong.bsky.social · 8h

The NYC MTA is transitioning to OMNY tap-and-pay cards, rendering swipe cards obsolete by June 2026.

OMNY is notorious for tracking riders through our devices, digital wallets, and credit card top-ups, and the MTA is besties with the NYPD. MTA Surveillance is a given.

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Uzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 2h

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1h

SCOTUS has announced it will review a Hawaii law that forbids gun owners from bringing firearms on private property without the property owner’s explicit permission.

If it falls, the court could make it harder for states and cities to keep guns out of everyday life. trib.al/lrF0Sqm

The Supreme Court Could Make It Easier to Bring a Gun Everywhere

The justices just took up a challenge to a Hawaii law that bars people from carrying guns on private property against the owner’s wishes.

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 2h

Why would you fuck with this guy

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h

Matt Stoller being very Matt Stoller, calling someone else a "classic left poseur snob"

Matt Stoller being eviscerated by @dieworkwear.bsky.social

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Joshua Casey 😷🎮🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸 @joshuacasey.net · 1d

Disappointed to see "Center for Countering Digital Hate" pushing anti-Section 230 propaganda. @fightforthefuture.org

Section 230 is the ONLY THING allowing you and I and everyone else to be able to post on social media and have free speech on the Internet.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1h

Graham was looking all over the place during this appearance and seemed like he was glancing at notes or something below. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him struggle this much during an interview before. But he’s no spring chicken so I guess this kind of stuff happens to all of us eventually.

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