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The Front Room @thefrontroom.bsky.social · 2h

I like it. It sounds great.

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 5h

it's monday morning, I'm afraid we all know what that means

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Cartoon: Effect and cause

The Kickstarter for my new book, OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE , ends in ten days. This is a compilation of the last five years in cartoon form, and will not be available in bookstores or on Amazon. I��

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The Front Room @thefrontroom.bsky.social · 11d

I guess it's too late to redo the primary in the hope that more people would vote for Fulop? Sigh.

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The Front Room @thefrontroom.bsky.social · 11d

That's just fantastic.

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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 12d

This is absolutely wild. I’m on a cross country flight. We are being diverted midway through to Denver. The reason? Some dude is sitting in the exit row who didn’t pay the $155 fee and he refuses to move back to his seat.

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 11d

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 13d

My favourite is Chendler. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2YsC7bGkSA

Learn Italian With 'The Friends' - S01E01 - 'That One With The Other Friend (female)'

YouTube video by [untitled normal entertainment vehicle]

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The Front Room @thefrontroom.bsky.social · 13d

Football fans want everything, but not enough to wait for it. Parkinson got them though three promotions in three years, a crazy record. Did they expect they'd be in the Premier League by 2026? They've only played 9 games! Give the man a break.

The Front Room @thefrontroom.bsky.social · 14d

Your son is very talented. 💕

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 18d

As long as the loudest folks on the left insist tone-policing, compromise on human rights, and acquiescence are our only options for a unified country, they will continue to lose the faith of the marginalized. And even when they win, they’ll just be waiting to lose the same way again.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 16d

I am once again calling on state governors to mobilize their National Guards to escort congressmembers into ICE facilities so they can DO THEIR LAWFULLY ASSIGNED FEDERAL DUTIES

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16d

Federal agents are overtly abusing their power to try to intimidate advocates and elected officials. We need ICE out of Illinois immediately and justice for people like Ald. Jessie Fuentes who are defending their communities.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...

Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER

In another incident caught on video Friday, federal agents inside a car randomly threw tear gas into a Logan Square street while people — including a 2-year-old — were outside nearby.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 16d

Serious question: has the Fed govt ever arrested so many elected officials in such a short period of time, across multiple cities, and not for legit corruption reasons?

This seems like a distinct degree of anti-democratic escalation.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 17d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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The Front Room @thefrontroom.bsky.social · 18d

I'm 61 and I'm rolling my eyes at her.

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The Front Room @thefrontroom.bsky.social · 20d

The colors are gorgeous.

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Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · 21d

Always wonderful to bump into my old friend Daniel Radcliffe!

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Ashley @inkedintrovert.bsky.social · 27d

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The Front Room @thefrontroom.bsky.social · 25d

I knew someone when I was a kid that name their all-white dog Cocaine. I was not impressed.

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The Front Room @thefrontroom.bsky.social · 28d

Gessen is a powerful writer.

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · Sep 19

it’s nosferatu but with muppets: thread

Count Von Count as Count Orlok looking out the window in the 1922 silent horror film Nosferatu.

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · Sep 18

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

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The Front Room @thefrontroom.bsky.social · Sep 17

I watched the whole thing before I even noticed there was sound. This is all fantastic

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Sep 15

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

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The Onion @theonion.com · Sep 8

RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism

WASHINGTON—Claiming that 100% of users experienced dangerous side effects as a result of wearing the contraceptive device, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly paused an amorous moment Thursday to issue a...

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The Front Room @thefrontroom.bsky.social · Sep 9

"Chuffed" is one of my all-time favorite words. And I learned it from The Great British Bake Off, of course.

My favorite insult, however, is "bell end"

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Sep 8

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"

A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.

Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

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