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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1h

"It's very bad that military paychecks depend upon the willingness of the President politicizing the military to dig into the treasury, as opposed to it being a bipartisan matter of law"
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...

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Jacob Schriner-Briggs @jschrinerbriggs.bsky.social · 3h

The empty formalism used to constitutionally forbid diversity-enhancing or remedial action—that to “stop discriminating on the basis of race we must stop discriminating on the basis of race”—is possibly the most invidious trope the Roberts Court has cultivated in our modern legal culture.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1h

The Supreme Court simultaneously holds that:
*it is impossible for them to do anything about blatant gerrymandering
*they are entitled to dismantle, bit by bit, the landmark civil rights law of the last century
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: Supreme Court Appears Poised to Upend Key Provision of Voting Rights Act

www.nytimes.com

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 3h

A woman says "hi, I'm here for the Magic: The Gathering tournament." A man at the registration booth says "of course. and ma'am I hope it's not too presumptious of me to say that your transition is going incredible." The woman says 'uh... I'm cis actually." Another man comes up and says "hi... wow ma'am your transition..." The first man interrupts him shouting "Tony! No!"

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David Harper @davidharper.bsky.social · 1h

NYCC was insane, but in the best of ways.

So, I wrote about it, exploring everything from it being so back and how the River Pavilion changes complicated that to Nick Dragotta's Artist Alley heat and the dreaded Butter Corner. This was a fun one, and it's best digested in chunks like NYCC itself.

SKTCHD @sktchd.bsky.social · 1h

Today on SKTCHD, I shared 20 observations and anecdotes from the glorious, and gloriously overwhelming, New York Comic Con. It's SO back, but it was a lot!

20 Observations and Anecdotes from This Year’s Glorious, and Gloriously Overwhelming, New York Comic Con - SKTCHD

New York Comic Con is over. It was a lot, both in the way it always is and several new ones — at least for me. But what stood out from this event? Did anything burst through the chaos enough to make a...

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Bill Mudron @mudron.bsky.social · 2h

If we’re gonna build concentration camps, they should be for the edgelords who’ve built their entire personalities around 60+ FPS framerates.

Ryan Higgins @ryanhiggins.bsky.social · 2h

I'd simply never watch another new movie or tv show if this happened.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Neguse: "What Trump is attempting to do is create a perception that he has all the power & create a sense of hopelessness or helplessness in the public. We've gotta resist the temptation. He's electorally unpopular. In fact, the most unpopular POTUS at this juncture than any modern POTUS in history"

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Shane Bettenhausen @shanewatch.bsky.social · 1h

Go see 'One Battle After Another" while it's still in cinemas
variety.com/2025/film/bo...

‘One Battle After Another’ Projected to Lose $100 Million Theatrically as ‘Smashing Machine’ and Others Also Struggle Due to Oversized Budgets

Why "The Smashing Machine," "One Battle After Another" and other buzzy films are failing to make a profit at the box office.

variety.com

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Modfly Alters @modflyalters.bsky.social · 2h

Darth Maul Hatred
Ref. Movie still
Not for sale.

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Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · 2h

It is insane to me that his approval is in the toilet, especially in the economy and the chattering classes just pretend it is not happening.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 2h

alternatively, trump's at 41% approval — that's pretty "sour" right?

Dan Hopkins @dhopkins1776.bsky.social · 3h

In his interview w @jonfavs.bsky.social, @ezraklein.bsky.social asks, "why haven't the tariffs soured the public on Trump?"

An answer from my book on ACA opinions: the contemporary US economy is so diverse & complex that even sizable policy changes don't move opinions consistently.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2h

This entire argument by Louisiana and the conservatives questions are premised on an erasure of Congress’ enforcement power under the 14th & 15th Amendments.

Literally swinging for the fences to wipe out the premise for the legitimacy of Congress’ power to enact civil rights statutes.

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little lamb @puddleofbrain.bsky.social · 1d

Charlie Browns mom: Waaah wah wah wah waaah waaah waaah wah

Charlie Brown: oh, you mean pigpen

Charlie browns mom: Wah way. Waaaah wahwahwah wah wah waaah waaaah wahwhawah wah wah

Charlie Brown: yeah I get that. It’s pretty bad over there but I don’t think they hit him

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

A key moment was Vance succeeding in reinstating Marko Elez, a DOGEr who resigned after racists posts emerged including “I would not mind at all if Gaza and Israel were both wiped off the face of the Earth.”

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 4h

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.

‘College Group Chat’: JD Vance Dismisses ‘Pearl Clutching’ Over Young Republicans Leak to Attack Jay Jones

Liberals hit back at Vance's blunt dismissal of racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat.

www.mediaite.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

New Hamilton revival just dropped

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 17h

WHEN THERE’S TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Oh wow. Yes, very clever! Waterfall treasure! No one’s ever done that before. Lazy jackass

WHEN THERE’S NO TREASURE BEHIND THE WATERFALL: Wow. Too stuck-up to put treasure there huh? Too much of a fucking ICONOCLAST for that? Piece of shit. FUCK you

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Brennan Lee Mulligan @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social · 15h

For anyone who can, a GoFundMe has been set up to help Rob's wife and their young daughter. Sending tons and tons of love and deepest condolences to Rob's family and friends.

www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-...

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3h

The retro-themed pizza and ice cream joint is the latest project of Sizzle Pie co-founder Matt Jacobson.

Late-night pizzeria, soft serve spot to open in original Sizzle Pie location this week

The retro-themed pizza and ice cream joint is the latest project of Sizzle Pie co-founder Matt Jacobson.

www.oregonlive.com

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The Verge @theverge.com · 4h

Japan wants OpenAI to stop ripping off manga and anime

OpenAI is struggling to contain fallout from copyrighted characters like Mario and Pikachu running rampant on Sora.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Aman Batheja @amanbatheja.bsky.social · 4h

Axios: "The most expensive political ad campaign of the year is being run by the Department of Homeland Security."

DHS has spent "at least $51 million this year on ads thanking President Trump for securing the border, according to AdImpact."

U.S. government pays for 2025's most expensive political ad campaign

The next closest ad campaign is the $41 million effort to support California's redistricting measure.

www.axios.com

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 4h

Women are the fastest-growing group of veterans. Over 600,000 women receive veterans health care, and they have particular mental and physical health needs. Suzanne Gordon reports on how VA health cuts affect them:
prospect.org/health/2025-...

How VA Cuts Damage Women Veterans

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 20h

Currently on a flight to Japan watching a Pentagon Assistant Press Secretary (Riley Podleski) work on a document in the open on her laptop. She spent the last hour copy and pasting headlines from articles critical of the Administration’s hostility toward the 1st amendment.

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Joe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 4h

there are some arguments a-flying around about how we shouldn’t “slut shame” Olivia Nuzzi because RFK, Jr, is the villain of the story.

Nuzzi isn’t bad because she has sex, or because she’s associated with RFK. She had a severe conflict of interest in a public interest job.

That’s bad.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 5h

"No amount of appeasement of Trump will work short of turning yourself into a lapdog. So news outlets have to choose. And if you go halfway, you’re basically going to lose everyone."

On the pod, @brianbeutler.bsky.social is great on the failure of Trump appeasement:
newrepublic.com/article/2017...

Trump Erupts at ABC over Vance On-Air Fiasco as Presser Goes Off Rails

As Trump’s exchanges with reporters appear more power-crazed than usual, a sharp observer of our slide into authoritarianism explains why the Resistance must find a new kind of response before it’s to...

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Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 6h

Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.

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