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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 12m

‘I’d like to personally welcome Bill Burr, Jimmy Carr, Dave Chapelle & Louis C.K. to the first North Korea Comedy Festival’

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Krasnovian Commando @krasnoviancommando.bsky.social · 10m

It’s not quite Ship Money but we’re getting close.

If we get any evidence that taxes collected by tariffs are being taken from the treasury to pay for unappropriated purposes we’ve officially hit Ship Money territory.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 41m

Trump and Vought are now breaking both sides of spending law. They’re illegally not spending where the law requires them to spend, and they’re illegally spending where they don’t have the money to spend.

What we have is an appropriations king.

Spending “deals” are meaningless under that setup.

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 40m

You can tell today that several political news orgs are kinda giddy about the idea of Rs being able to do racial gerrymanders aggressively enough to lock Ds out of power (Jake Shermans probably drooling) but I'll again note that assuming a static landscape both for voters & Ds in response is v risky

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 1h

Republicans lose cities by massive margins and their response is to defund the cities

Democrats lose rural areas by massive margins and their response is to increase rural funding

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 2h

by my count there are four vague proposals offered: national service, investing in rural communities, reform the supreme court, repeal citizens' united via constitutional amendment

one of these is profoundly important. the other three are memes.

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 2h

Are you participating in a nokings.org rally on Saturday, 10/18? Here are some helpful tips to get your messages across in safe, peaceful, and joyous ways.

NO KINGS
Top 10 Rally Reminders
Lead with Love, Not Anger.
Focus your energy on what you stand for, not what you stand against. Anger fades;
compassion lasts.
Look Out for One Another.
Offer water, a smile, or friendly chat to someone nearby. Check on families, elders, and people with mobility needs.
Smile and Greet Others.
Say hello, wave, or share a word of encouragement. Small acts of friendliness build community trust and lower tension.
Celebrate Families and Kids.
Keep the atmosphere family-friendly, and invite children to join in with chants and songs-joyful ways to express civic pride.
Lift Your Voice with Positivity.
Joy is contagious. The more you smile, sing, and stay grounded, the safer and stronger everyone around you feels.
Keep It Clean and Respectful.
Leave our rally space as beautiful as you found it-or better. Treat it with respect, care, and gratitude for peace.
Make Your Sign Speak Peace.
Choose messages that uplift-creative, clever, values-based signs draw attention without aggression or profanity.
Be Mindful of Words & Tone.
Speak with kindness, even when disagreeing. Avoid insults, sarcasm, or chants that demean others.
Model Nonviolence in Every Action.
If confronted, breathe, stay calm, and step back. Do not engage or argue, alert a Guardian in an orange vest.
Carry Joy Beyond the Rally.
After the event, share stories, photos, and reflections that highlight unity and courage-show the world what peaceful power looks like.

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 1h

again, it’s an open secret in DC that basically all of the GOP staff class are unabashed (literal swastika flags in their cubicles!) Nazis

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Damned Frightening Robot @supremerobo.bsky.social · 1h

God I hope whatever migration is happening from Twitter brings the non-politics posters over. I want to talk about other shit sometimes lmao

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 1h

As we all know, enthusiasm is a perfect proxy for turnout and can reliably tell you who is going to overshoot their mark in polling and who wont.

www.axios.com/2024/11/01/h...

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Damned Frightening Robot @supremerobo.bsky.social · 1h

See: Dems super excited to vote for Mondale!

The 1984 Democratic National Convention was lit, from what I've read

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Damned Frightening Robot @supremerobo.bsky.social · 2h

GOP voters in NJ are enthused because in the conservative bubble they think they're going to win the Governor's race.

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🎃scarecrowcialism👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 2h

Welcome to bluesky. You have chosen, or been chosen, to relocate to one of our finest remaining social media sites. I thought so much of bluesky that I elected to establish my Posting here. And so, whether you are here to stay or passing through on your way to parts unknown welcome. It's safer here.

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Damned Frightening Robot @supremerobo.bsky.social · 2h

One of the frustrating things about the guy is that he seems to not even fully understand his own political project and is thus acting like it's still 2011

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Damned Frightening Robot @supremerobo.bsky.social · 2h

I doubt that Roberts fully ends Section 2 rather than just making it harder to enforce because he just doesn't have that dawg in him

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 2h

Man, I really don't like people coming to Bluesky from X, The Everything App because of a Nazi doxxing ring and deciding that their first act should be to start telling people how to act

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Damned Frightening Robot @supremerobo.bsky.social · 2h

I also think Moulton is running knowing that losing a Senate primary is better than getting primaried in your House seat

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Damned Frightening Robot @supremerobo.bsky.social · 2h

Nazi doxxing ring, apparently

Damned Frightening Robot @supremerobo.bsky.social · 2h

Excited for Moulton to prove to the internet that campaigning on "I'm young" doesn't get you that far in a primary

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 7h

Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., is running for Senate. “We’re in a crisis. And with everything we learned last election, I just don’t believe Senator Markey should be running for another six-year term at 80 years old,” he says in his announcement video. Moulton is 46; Markey is 79.

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Praxis Thoughts Haver @praxisprocess.bsky.social · 2h

Theophite's assumptions are my base case as well: Google and Msft (fine), META (fucked), OpenAI(smoldering crater), Oracle (not fine). Also think companies like Coreweave and Anthropic are also pretty boned. The use case exists, but the business case remains ephemeral because the moats are fake.

rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 3h

at present, what is happening is that all of the capex out to 2027 is being done in 2025. the idea is that if there are first-mover profits on AI, you can buy them out of free cash flow right now and then pull back on capex if the market for AI is limited.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 3h

i genuinely do not see how exactly we are going to see all this AI/data center demand work out in the long run? like, thankfully most of investments are with cash not debt, but even then, what exactly is the case for AI investment here?

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 2h

Long story short, an actual Nazi doxxing ring. Enough people reported them that they went away for like 12 hours and then Elon personally brought them back. The site is dead. If you’re still on there, go lock your account right now

chris @knightscrest.bsky.social · 3h

what even happened on the other site this time

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politiBOO! @politiburb.bsky.social · 3h

Okay so just to be clear here, CNN is trying to trick their viewers. They want people to think these are poll numbers and there's been a surge of GOP support.

Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 3h

CNN is covering prediction market odds from an online casino as if it’s actual polling data

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Damned Frightening Robot @supremerobo.bsky.social · 3h

The public may have soured on Trump, but their timelines on Twitter haven't. And we know which is more important to the press!

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Damned Frightening Robot @supremerobo.bsky.social · 3h

ChatGPT is making our workplaces more efficient*

*for the people who don't do any real work and force everybody else to clean up their messes

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Damned Frightening Robot @supremerobo.bsky.social · 4h

90% chance this guy sent me some nonsense he copy-pasted from ChatGPT, but because the specific nonsense he copy-pasted created a 10% chance his bosses are misusing PII obtained from us I've gotta do tons more work. Love it

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KINDAFREE | IRI @denofsin.bsky.social · 4h

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Damned Frightening Robot @supremerobo.bsky.social · 4h

I think the Argentina thing might actually be awareness among some of the viziers that they might have to flee the country in 2028 and they're buying a stable place to flee to