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sociologist of disasters pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will. (views aren't even my own) roll tide. come on, come on, get down to goodison park.....wooh!

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wesin-🎃a spooky version of 🎃-japan @wesinjapan.bsky.social · Dec 10

You might not know me from my other summer camp life Anyways- it overlaps this year as we are located in the mountains outside of Asheville and we don't yet know how the floods are going to affect camp. If you would like to help fund scholarships for kids in Appalachia: givebutter.com/t2VbFE

Support AICL

Keep our summer camp running, support our scholarship fund, and expand our mission to bust out of the boxes of traditional education

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1h

“Epithets like “f----t,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined”

If you ever had any doubt that the youth wing of the GOP is fully radicalized and proudly racist these days:

‘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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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h

A federal judge said "DHS, you cannot legally put this language into a grant." So what DHS did is... keep putting that language in grants — but with a new disclaimer saying it would only apply if the court order was struck down.

The judge was NOT happy.

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 3h

Judge William Smith (W. Bush appointee): The Government has done "precisely what the ... [court's] Order forbids."

The case is Illinois v. FEMA

On Wednesday, we'll publish an updated catalogue of such judicial decisions on noncompliance with court orders at @justsecurity.org at the link below:

The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation

Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."

www.justsecurity.org

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 11h

Not homes.
Not streets.
ENTIRE TOWNS!

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 2h

The fundamental problem with "Sapiens" is that Harari doesn't actually know the scholarship he's haphazardly citing. He's a historian of early modernity - his first book was on Renaissance military memoirs - and I'd bet he had grad students doing most of the research for "Sapiens."

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 11h

"Sapiens" is so normal for the first 70,000 years of human history but then goes absolutely buckwild as soon as it gets to colonialism

Had the Aztecs and Incas shown a bit more interest in the world surrounding them - and had they known what the Spaniards had done to their neighbours - they might have resisted the Spanish conquest more keenly and successfully.

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 2h

Yesterday, California adopted a law to raise the pay received by incarcerated firefighters when they’re fighting a fire from $1 to $7.25 per hour—meeting the federal minimum wage. Four other new laws also give new rights to incarcerated firefighters.

California's incarcerated firefighters to see a ‘historic’ pay increase in laws Newsom signed

Hundreds of California state prisoners worked to put out this year's deadly Los Angeles wildfires, inspiring new laws that will improve their pay and open other opportunities.

calmatters.org

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 2h

God needs to be saved??? lol these fucking people

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood announces that immigrants will have to recite Beowulf in its entirety in Old English, without notes, before being allowed entry to the U.K.

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 2h

Tbh this is a hilarious and mean photo to use especially juxtaposed against framing that can only be described as "glazing"

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23h

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

Time magazine cover featuring a photo of Trump from a dramatically low angle

HIS
TRIUMPH
by ERIC CORTELLESSA
THE LEADER ISRAEL NEEDED
by EHUD BARAK
HOW GAZA HEALS

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Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 2h

Some in the far-right have criticized Trump for getting a COVID vaccine booster, calling Trump a "bozo" & a "weirdo" for doing so or wondering how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could "allow him to get it."

QAnon figure MJTruth: "President Trump, in Preparation for his trip to the Middle East, received various immunizations and… the Covid booster shot

Think he really got that shit?

If not, How could RFK Jr allow him to get it?

UP is down. Do not always trust what you read."

John Sabal: "Trump apparently just took an mRNA COVID booster and flu shot, and there are still people who think that people like Bill Gates, Albert Bourla, and Anthony Fauci will actually see justice for their MANY crimes against humanity due to the death jab…

What an ABSOLUTE SMACK IN THE FACE to a vast majority of his base, to 'MAHA', to the entire medical freedom movement, to those who vehemently reject this poison, and even MORE so for those who have lost or injured loved ones as a result.

Many will say 'he didn’t mandate the shot' and it’s 'his choice' etc. but either way this sends a HUGE MESSAGE.

It’s hard to say if he even ever took the shot at all or if this is a placebo, which would actually make this MUCH WORSE because the optics of him taking it encouraged MANY who would other wise not have taken it.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, and I said this MONTHS AGO…

WE HAVE ALL BEEN EPICALLY DUPED"

"Stop the Steal" organizer Ali Alexander: "Trump got a covid shot today. What a judeo-weirdo!"

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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 2h

In light of events, I think about this chart sometimes.

Either the Baby Boom was an almost entirely white phenomena or minority groups aren't making it to the 54-72 (as of 2018) age bracket, or both.

Either case has implications that need to be thought about.

Chart showing age of different American racial groups in 2018. White Americans have a pronounced peak in the 54-72 age range (the Baby Boom generation) that is not really present in other groups. African Americans, white Americans, and Asian Americans all have a slight peak in the 22-37 age range (the Millennial generation). Hispanic Americans peak in the 0-21 age range (Gen Z and younger).

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wesin-🎃a spooky version of 🎃-japan @wesinjapan.bsky.social · 2h

Disaster Fascism™️- filling open jobs at DHS with Proud Boys.

TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 3h

Members of the most extreme Proud Boys chapters are on encrypted appa sharing DHS recruiting materials and memes about joining ICE.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...

In the New Trump Era, the Proud Boys Are ‘Not Apologizing Anymore’

To hear him tell it, Gavin McInnes’ recent return to the site...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2h

"64 Are Dead and Dozens Missing in Mexico After Heavy Rains Bring Flooding to Five States" via @democracynow.org: www.democracynow.org/2025/10/14/h...

64 Are Dead and Dozens Missing in Mexico After Heavy Rains Bring Flooding to Five States

In Mexico, at least 64 people are dead and dozens remain missing after tropical storms triggered severe flooding across five states. Authorities say some 100,000 homes have been affected. In Alaska, C...

www.democracynow.org

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J🎃ckie (possibly) @doesnotcare.lol · 2h

D’Angelo is one of many, I fear. Cancer rates in younger people are up at an astronomical level.

Please get screened. Go to your doctor and get a physical. Get labs checked. Get your colonoscopy, your mammograms, your paps - everything you can do to catch it early.

It will save you.

Why Cancer Is on the Rise in Young Adults

Why is cancer increasing in young adults? Let’s look at the trend.

health.clevelandclinic.org

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Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 4h

Just saw on IG that Drew Struzan has died. RIP to the man who painted my childhood.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by Struzan

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

Speaker Mike Johnson just said he's completely fine with ICE agents shooting priests in the head with pepper balls and roughing up journalists.

I'm sure he'll tell us soon about how it's the Democrats who are waging a war on religion and free speech though.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Jared Cram @jscram3254.bsky.social · 2h

A: Forcing continued famine is an attack.
B: The IDF is engaging in drone strikes.

Israel kills several Palestinians in Gaza strikes

Attack on Gazans inspecting homes comes days after fragile ceasefire goes into effect

www.ft.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2h

"The richest man in the world and the owner of the most influential social media site in US politics is a nazi who openly supports and amplifies other nazis" would, on its face, seem to be rather newsworthy!

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 3h

Hey news people: I know you like to pretend this doesn't exist, but you need to pay attention to the Nazi drama on Twitter. Basically, it seems as if Elon just restored two major neo-Nazi accounts that were banned by his product head, and might be about to fire the product head for banning them

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 5h

Please be conscious if you protest this weekend that there are feds at the protest. They look like you and they sound like you, not like Steve Buscemi in that one clip with the skateboard. Thinking you can spot them is self delusion. Nobody you haven’t met needs to know your last name.

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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 11h

David Harvey, The Story of Capital: What Everyone Should Know About How Capital Works - @versobooks.bsky.social, February 2026
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...

The Story of Capital

For decades, David Harvey has been teaching Marx's work, particularly Capital, to great acclaim. He has analysed chapter by chapter - sometimes line-by-line - Marx's three volumes and the Grundrisse. ...

www.versobooks.com

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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 3h

D'Angelo speaking out about the physical and emotional burden of maintaining a nearly unobtainable physique and sexy image as a Black male artist should be taught in labor studies. It absolutely impacted how I analyze pop culture.

GQ Profile Of D'Angelo Explores The Perils Of Being Sexy

Visit the post for more.

uproxx.com

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wesin-🎃a spooky version of 🎃-japan @wesinjapan.bsky.social · 2h

morons

Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 3h

The Dem establishment appears to be putting its thumb hard on the scales against Graham Platner:

The DSCC (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee) has formed a joint fundraising committee with the campaign of Janet Mills.

It’s called “Maine Senate Victory 2026”:

docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
HOME / CAMPAIGN FINANCE DATA / COMMITTEE DETAILS / HTML VIEWER
FEC FORM 1
STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION
FILING FEC-1919061
1. Maine Senate Victory 2026
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Email: compliance@dscc.org;anderson@dscc.org
2. Date: 10/14/2025
3. FEC Committee ID #: C00923177
This committee collects contributions, pays fundraising expenses and disburses net proceeds for two or more political
committees/organizations, at least one of which is an authorized committee of a federal candidate.
Committees Participating in Joint Fundraiser
Joint Fund Participant(s)
1. Mills for Maine,
Committee Id: C00923144
Committee Type: Senate
2. DSCC,
Committee Id: C00042366
Committee Type: Unauthorized
Affiliated Committees/Organizations
NONE
Custodian of Records:
Connor Reilly
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Title: Custodian of Records
Treasurer:
Evan Clary
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone # (202) 224-2447
Designated Agent(s):
Tristan Anderson
120 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
Title: Assistant Treasurer
Banks or Depositories
Amalgamated Bank
1825 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006
Signed: Evan Clary
Date Signed: 10/14/2025
(End FEC FORM 1)

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Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 3h

I’ve not seen anyone mention this as a factor as to why the Dem establishment isn’t throwing its weight behind Graham Platner, but:

Platner has been outspoken against US military aid to Israel and called its actions in Gaza genocide, whereas Mills has been consistently pro-Israel in her rhetoric.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 3h

“Infantino has abandoned all pretense of the political neutrality that FIFA espouses & is statutorily committed to uphold, & has put FIFA firmly in the corner of Donald Trump & Benjamin Netanyahu,” said @ncgeehan.bsky.social, director of the human rights advocacy group @fairsq.bsky.social

FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 3h

Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit? Featuring comment by FairSquare’s @ncgeehan.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...

Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit?

www.nytimes.com

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 3h

One of the things that our political class refuses to admit even though it's obviously true is that Twitter is very obviously radicalizing many American elites into full-bore white supremacy

Steve Smith @edmlawyersteve.bsky.social · 3h

It actually seems like Twitter made Vance into a Nazi.

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