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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 22m

Where is all this "Oh, Republicans weren't always racist!" shit coming from? Yes, they were.

I grew up in the 80s in LA. I'm white, Hawaiian and Chinese. I don't look Asian at all. Barely Hawaiian if I get a tan.

When you can pass for white, you hear a LOT. Trust me, they were always like this.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 54m

It's somehow both wildly underreported and just out in the open that the vice president is either a neo-Nazi or, at a bare minimum, a neo-Nazi fellow traveler.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1h

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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Mark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 48m

Spooks on the BBC: “We have to climb onto the roof, through a skylight and plug this thumb drive into the Chinese server.”

Spooks on Chinese TV: “We’ve just bought the British data centre. Job done.”

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Steven Santos @stevensantos.bsky.social · 1h

Might be time for people to reacquaint themselves with the story of Enron.

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 2h

Nvidia is paying OpenAI to buy Nvidia chips. The money is going out of one pocket and into another.
This "vendor financing" is what has analysts concerned about AI reaching bubble territory. Bryan McMahon explains what's going on.
prospect.org/power/2025-1...

The AI Ouroboros

Nvidia and other companies are paying startups to buy their products.

prospect.org

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"spooky sukkot" daniel s. @self.agency · 1h

everyone on that stage went along with pardons for jan 6 participants

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2h

Respectful Jogger Yells ‘Move Or I Could Kill You’ As They Run Past

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 11h

Somebody should replace Hegseth's whiny speech with that clip where he takes a nut shot from a skateboard on a three-hour loop.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12h

“Australia's national interest is best served when Candace Owens is somewhere else.”

Australian court upholds decision to block visa for Candace Owens

The High Court has backed a decision by the government to refuse a temporary visa to American commentator Candace Owens Farmer, who had planned a speaking tour to Australia in 2024.

www.abc.net.au

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 19h

Kitty is home with medications to improve his appetite & reduce nausea. Has a small heart murmur that could just be caused by stress, but is something to keep an eye on & if he doesn't eat tonight/tomorrow we'll need more advanced tests

This was another $240 soooo toss a coin to your writer?

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 1d

Cat update: He only ate one of his two usual meals yesterday & ate it very slowly, a few bites at a time. And today he only had three bites of breakfast. So we're taking him in to our usual vet this afternoon for a checkup

Send good vibes and also, if you can, money

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 14h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 14h

I'm sensing a theme.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 14h

Three senior Republican appropriators agree it doesn't make any sense for Democrats to agree to a government funding deal unless Trump actually adheres to the deal.

The Democratic alternative CR has language that would begin to address this, but Trump and Vought are completely opposed.

"If you're a Democrat - even just like a mainstream Democrat - your predisposition might be to help negotiate with Republicans on a funding mechanism," said Rep. Steve Womack, a senior GOP appropriator. "Why would you do that if you know that whatever you negotiate is going to be subject to the knife pulled out by Russ Vought?"

"I don't think the Democrats want to shut down either," Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), a senior appropriator, told Bloomberg Government. "Their concern right now, and it's a legitimate concern, is that, how can we agree to any deal when our OMB director will just impound the funds and say we're not going to spend them there?"

Julie Tsirkin @news_jul •1h
MURKOWSKI blames Russ Vought for making it harder to negotiate shutdown end:
"The appropriations process is being run over, and that, to me, is absolutely unacceptable."
She understands why Democrats don't trust them given Vought's rescissions and layoffs.
"Why would you?"

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 14h

Another in a long line of things I did not need to be reminded of having happened.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 14h

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 15h

What will be the next animal to show its true anti-fascist leanings?

LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 15h

Portland brought frogs.

Chicago brought bulls.

The animal protests are beautiful.

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 15h

Nothing bad can possibly go wrong unlike all those other times where something went catastrophically wrong.

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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 15h

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 1d

So I asked myself, "Why on earth would this be a thing I would want?"

I love storytelling, as an art form. I love games, TV, movies, books, plays. But I think something just clicked for me -

For some people, TV is just lights and sounds.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 15h

Is that what he calls that tightness in his pants?

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 16h

You should feel threatened, Mike. They're biking naked in Portland in October in the rain. These people are fucking Terminators.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 16h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 21h

NEW: Huntington Beach, California passed an anti-voting resolution using false data from an election conspiracy group to stoke baseless fears about election integrity, underscoring how anti-voting groups' efforts are tightening voting rules even at the state and local level.

California City Passes Anti-Voting Measure Based on Election Conspiracy Group’s False Data

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 17h

DO THIS OR FOREVER BE DAMNED

Peter Clines @peterclines.bsky.social · 17h

Okay, yes, every month about this time I tell you "hey, you should sign up for my newsletter." But you should REALLY sign up for the newsletter because it's going out tomorrow with information about GOD'S JUNK DRAWER signings, some other events, and an offer just for newsletter subscribers...

The Uncanny Cosmic Horror Zombie Almanac

More-or-less monthly updates on things from author Peter Clines

buttondown.com

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 18h

Congrats!

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 21h

So far there are only three books in Sworn Soldier series and they're quick reads, so now's a good time to get into them.

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 21h

T. Kingfisher's What Stalks The Deep, third in their Sworn Soldier series. Excellent book. Highly recommend it if you haven't read it, yet.

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 22h

Never a murderous squirrel around when you need one.

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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 22h

It's a good thing tariffs are only affecting coffee and...

I'm sorry, what?

Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 22h

It’s funny that this post implies that if you are annoyed that coffee is more expensive you are just not being rational about it.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

Tariffs have rapidly increased the price of coffee—a drink with almost no nutritional value and lots of functional substitutes. Yet coffee may also be the one thing Americans can’t live without, @elcush.bsky.social writes:

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 23h

Gavin Newsom can go straight to hell. Like just take the goddamned express train, Haircut. Supporting him for president is like trying to put JK Rowling in charge if she also made a habit of persecuting unhoused people.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. Yesterday, the press gave Gavin Newsom favorable coverage for signing pro-LGBTQ+ bills.

Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.

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Gavin Newsom Vetoes Important HRT Stockpiling Bill For Trans Californians, Signs Other Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills

The bill would have allowed transgender people to maintain a safe supply of medication in the era of government crackdowns on care.

www.erininthemorning.com

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