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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 43m

If it is Vance, they can say, “You must have been on vacation when that happened.”

gm0rk.bsky.social @gm0rk.bsky.social · 13h

It's a small thing, but I think journalists need to respond with a lot more condescension when pols try to get away with "I haven't seen it."

"Wow -- that kind of widespread mortgage fraud in your own admin seems like it would concern you if you thought it were serious to indict her over it."

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 56m

I can never get a brassica that fits right.

GhostLeigh @oddleighenough.bsky.social · 1h

Could someone explain why we’re talking about brassicas?

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 1h

Rubies and sapphires are both corundum. They are just different colors.

Josie Duffy Rice @jduffyrice.bsky.social · 2h

so no one was going to tell me that mountain lions and cougars are the same animal? as are pumas? and panthers?????????

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Wil Wheaton @wilwheaton.net · 5h

"To be a Republican in 2025 represents a clear public confession that you either don't know the difference between good and evil and you're so morally empty that you can't be bothered to begin to try, or that you do know the difference, and you prefer evil." Great essay from @juliusgoat.bsky.social

The Crime of Human Virtue

Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.

www.the-reframe.com

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 1h

Usually, when someone dresses like this, the school calls the cops and they get expelled and their mom takes away their computer and puts them into therapy.

Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 2h

Trumps head of operations for the war being waged in Chicago is openly trying to channel the supposedly masculine imagery of the Nazis

Make no mistake these domestic enemies waging war against the states are Nazis.

Bovino is really trying to sell its aesthetic now.

Bovino standing in a Trenchcoat in a hallway lit red. It’s giving Temu fascism.

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 3h

Or:
“If I have a pie cut into ten pieces and I give John 50% of the pie and Jane 50% of the pie, how many pieces do I have left?

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 3h

I would pay a reporter to ask Trump “What is 50% of 100?

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 5h

Sometimes I wonder if the lack of a big ICE presence here was the heat and all the trigger-happy gun owners.

Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 9h

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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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 7h

A person who truly believes in heaven doesn’t act the way Trump has acted. It is odd to say stuff like this aloud unless you want reassurance from the people around you and that is probably what Trump is thinking about: a lot of people will be glad when he is gone and he wants to hear otherwise.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 7h

President Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One that he doesn’t think he’s going to get into heaven.

“I don’t think there’s anything that’s going to get me into heaven.”

(I isolated Trump’s voice)

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 9h

Don’t you love it how the people who never shut up constantly complain about being gagged?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 12h

Oooooeeee there are a lot of people with gags in their hands on this site. Used to be a nice open space for idea exchange.

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 9h

There is more than one way to defund the police.

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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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 9h

It’s the Holy Trinity of shitty women.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 11h

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 11h

MAGA is hardcore authoritarian. They will follow wherever they are led. When we remove the leaders, we will win.

Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 12h

Really would like people to shift their thinking to the point where they see themselves and the people around them as the people who will collectively navigate through this moment.

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 12h

It’s the authoritarian contract: followers exchange obedience for a false feeling of belonging and security. The follower sees the authority in loco parentis, reproducing the dynamics of authoritarian parenting. He hands over responsibility and power to the authority to regain childhood security.

Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 12h

Someone must have told him that Christmas is going to be a bloodbath.

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 12h

My “don’t worry about China, it will all be fine” shirt has people asking a lot of questions that are already answered by my shirt

A tweet from Donald Trump that reads “Don’t worry about China, it will all be fine! Highly respected President Xi just had a bad moment. He doesn’t want Depression for his country, and neither do I. The U.S.A. wants to help China, not hurt it!!! President DJT”

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 12h

This can’t be said often enough. You want to play stupid, we will call you stupid. It doesn’t matter if Trump believes this. Make Rs defend stupidity.

Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14h

Biden wasn’t president yet. These folks aren’t too bright

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 12h

She *is* the mob, since her college days. She has never been a journalist. And shilling for billionaires does not make you an entrepreneur.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 13h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 12h

Tax the rich. Save the world.

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 12h

Maybe the media is learning that capitulating to the right ends up with media owned by billionaires who fire everyone who does not kiss the ass of vulgar fascists who play for their audience by humiliating the media and forcing them to their knees.

Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 13h

Not sure why it has taken until late 2025 to see this, but this is how you do it. Every time. For every one of these guests.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 1d

Rome might not use those words but Rome has thrown open the door to them being used, and clearly backs them. Think about that.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

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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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 13h

If you don’t cheer for the opposition, you must be a member of the opposition.

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 2d

I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 13h

The effect is to support the fascists in the government so it goes beyond both-sides. It is a deliberate choice, not an act of irresponsibility. And it is part of a very long-standing pattern.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1d

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 13h

This is why God created shitposting.

Orddu, Orwen, or Orgoch @troynovaunt.bsky.social · 16h

I DEEPLY resent that I have to take seriously the stunted, juvenile political and theological opinions of Peter Thiel

Susan of Hell @susanoftexas.bsky.social · 13h

It was some guy named Nichard Rixon. Totally understandable mistake. I suspect dyslexia was involved.

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