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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 3h

was thinking today about how lower court judges are starting to go to the press about this and probably part of the reason is that it’s infuriating to be told you’re wrong but not why

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 3h

water/electric/gas meters are/used to be in there? the upshot is it looks like you could develop film in your laundry room

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Omri Marian @omrimarian.bsky.social · 3h

At least one of the hostages being released today, Eitan Mor, has not been seen or documented since his abduction on 10/7. He has reportedly already been delivered to the Red Cross. N12.

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Emilie Munson @emiliemunson.bsky.social · 3h

NEWS: Immigration authorities are increasingly detaining migrants including kids in temporary holding rooms at ICE and Border Patrol offices around NY for 3 days or more. These spots have no beds, showers, hot meals and were never meant for overnight detentions

www.timesunion.com/news/article...

Migrants languish in ICE, Border Patrol hold rooms across New York

In Buffalo, Albany, New York City, and along the Canadian border, detained migrants are waiting longer and longer in temporary holding facilities.

www.timesunion.com

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 3h

funniest possible target for dieworkwear

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8h

Matt Stoller being very Matt Stoller, calling someone else a "classic left poseur snob"

Matt Stoller being eviscerated by @dieworkwear.bsky.social

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 3h

if i was a billionaire my highest priority would be figuring out the sumerian bar joke. i’d have a whole multi-university consortium on it

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Daniel Kay Hertz @danielkayhertz.bsky.social · 4h

Finally got something out of my head that's been there a while: A capsule history of the mid-density Chicago apartment building daniel-kay-hertz.ghost.io/the-life-dea...

The life, death, and rebirth of moderate-density apartment buildings in Chicago

The pantheon of Chicago architecture tends to cluster at either end of the density spectrum. In one corner you have the trophy commercial skyscrapers; in the other you have icons of domesticity, the b...

daniel-kay-hertz.ghost.io

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Omri Marian @omrimarian.bsky.social · 3h

N12 coverage over the past hour or so: joyful celebration. Multiple laudatory mentions of Trump and Witkoff. Not a single mention of Bibi, Smotrich, or Ben-Gvir.

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 3h

last episode was amazing, especially the bit about confession. the actress who plays maeve is a real deal star

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 3h

people are like “oh this is giving me psychic damage” but i look at it like yeah i’m a short king. put me on a zip disk idc

SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 4h

wouldn't it be cool to know your own minimum length description? you could quine yourself

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 3h

i go to seafood city fairly often but i have never seen a dance party there. i must go at the wrong times

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 3h

cc @isanobody.bsky.social

Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 6h

Two friends are in Japan right now and found this at a store called "America Obsessed" - calling @mrillinois.bsky.social

A sweatshirt with a red collared shirt underneath it on a mannequin, displaying the crest of Decatur, Illinois with the word "Decatur" in huge text over top of it.

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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 6h

Two friends are in Japan right now and found this at a store called "America Obsessed" - calling @mrillinois.bsky.social

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 3h

the janitor monologue is a top 5 in american film. i also like how it’s a noir without being a Noir

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Microplastics Spookmelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 6h

thus marking the conclusion of Katy Perry: Flop Era and heralding the commencement of Katy Perry: Sicko Era

amy brown (spooky edition) @amybrown.xyz · 6h

my early prediction for 2026 is that katy perry writes a sexually explicit song about justin trudeau

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4h

BREAKING: Israel says Hamas has handed over the first seven living hostages to the Red Cross as part of the Gaza ceasefire. Follow AP's live updates.

Live updates: Israel prepares to welcome hostages from Gaza as ceasefire holds

Israelis on Monday prepared to welcome home the last living hostages from Gaza, as Palestinians awaited the release of hundreds of prisoners held by Israel.

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 4h

i won’t spoil it but man it’s a great scene. really captures what makes it a great show

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ShitpostBot 5000 @shitpostbot.com · 5h

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 5h

finished s4 of righteous gemstones. the last rights over sean william scott was incredibly moving?

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 6h

hell yes

whet moser @whetmoser.com · 7h

that is an incredibly unsettling image

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 7h

good hair, good facial hair

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 7h

eugenio suarez has such good hair

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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 7h

not that i’ve ever seen. i would admittedly not be up on high end professional workwear but my neighborhood workwear store doesn’t carry it

whet moser @whetmoser.com · 7h

going to wear these and tell anyone who asks that it’s acronym

black cargo pants with all sorts of exterior pockets

a black attachable pocket that says 2020

a black vest with lots of pockets and mesh panels

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