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Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 3h

I was hoping that each of them know the crushing weight of their grossness.

Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 6h

When everything feels tenuous and confusing and unsure, having your dependable vehicle suddenly not start is a great way to feel a lot of sudden anxiety you did not want.

A blue Volvo SUV sits on the back of a tow truck

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Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 8h

I just... whew.

Politico @politico.com · 11h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 15h

Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE and their owner is helping to develop military AI. Maybe hit that "cancel my account" button?

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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Scott Goldstein @scottgoldstein.bsky.social · 14h

her miserable track record of de-funding the social safety net, over-policing young people, siding with national Republicans on crime and so much more. It's way past time for new leadership in DC.
@janeese4dc.bsky.social

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Perfidia Cool Springs Galleria @fancycwabs.bsky.social · 14h

Reminder: the DC metro area, where the Post is the *local paper,* has a population of six million. That’s how much it sucks.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 1d

Jesus, people, why are you still paying Spotify a dang nickel??

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

Nick Fuentes’s show is back on Spotify after having been previously banned.

Would not be surprised to see him back on YouTube at some point.

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Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 2d

I both want to know what the shirt said, but searching for it on BlueSky seems.......fraught.

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Amanda Weaver @amandaweavernovels.com · 2d

“Highly organized.” That means some Chicago folks saw Portland videos online and said “That’s hilarious” and bought a $30 inflatable on Amazon.

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 2d

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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John Scholvin @scholvin.com · 2d

One year ago today at about this time, I was lining up for the Chicago Marathon. I have many feelings about it, but maybe top of the list today is just how clearly this day illustrates the lie of my city being a “hellhole.”

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3d

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 3d

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

“We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close.”

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 3d

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 3d

I genuinely cannot express how vital it is that you train yourself to recognize AI-generated images and videos for your own good because none of this is going away and many, many people are counting on you to fall for their shit

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Himbo Blacksmith🇿🇦🇮🇹 @himboblacksmith.bsky.social · 6d

The tank's role is to draw aggro

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 8d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 3d

lol. I mean I hate the “ghost runner” rule so I’m glad it’s gone. Fun fun

Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 4d

TO THE 15TH

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Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 3d

The Nats/Giants 18 inning game was like that for me. We flew all the way from SFO to Dulles and drove back into DC just as it ended.

Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 4d

i boarded a cross country flight to seattle *before this game started* and i might end up flying over the stadium before it ends

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Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 4d

Lesson from tonight's movie: don't get on a yacht with rich people.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 4d

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 4d

For the years that I wrote in the Nats Press Box, Craig Heist was one of the most welcoming faces in there. He was a veteran then, and always had a kind word for those of us who were new media. I'll miss him terribly.

RIP Heisty.

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Josh Burch @jburchdc.bsky.social · 4d

Sign me up for some of that #DCStatehood action & more! Sounds like democracy to me!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 4d

“we are telling you right now that we do not intend to honor anything we agree to” is certainly a negotiating position one can take

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Q: Rescission are something Dems have said is a reason for a lack of trust. What rescissions are you discussing?

JOHNSON: We have more than $37t in debt. We're doing everything we can to get us back to sound fiscal responsibility. What does that include? A rescission package is part of our process

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Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 4d

A good place to start for 2027

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4d

Democrats has a trifecta in 2021 and did not do any of these things. Maybe Dems should be taking notes on power politics here.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 5d

First windows open with a blanket on the couch evening. Achievement unlocked.

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Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 5d

Pass the Snickers.

Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 5d

uhhhhhhhhh....

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 5d

AS: My opponent has also previously said that she thinks it’s okay for someone to be fired from their job for being gay. That is discrimination.

WES: That’s not discrimination! (2/2)

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