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Will Cockrell

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Black man. Cis, straight, he/him. Ally to everyone because if we don't hang together the man will damn sure hang us separate. Don't engage; just block. Would YOU like to kill Nazis with G.I. Robot?

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Will Cockrell @xer0.blacksky.app · Jun 26

Republican voters did this to us, and they did it deliberately, and you are nowhere CLOSE to angry enough about that fact.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 2h

Trump take Christmas

Lily Mason @lilymasonphd.bsky.social · 3h

Unfortunately, reality is only apparent *after* elections.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 1h

Never in my life did I think they would start doing this to white people.

Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 2h

Agent lobs a gas canister into a residential neighborhood in Illinois for no discernible reason, gassing dozens of neighbors including a baby. The comfort with which they deploy weapons of war is unreal.

Source: www.reddit.com/r/illinois/s...

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 1h

Police have always depended on white citizens remaining unaware of this kind of behavior to continue doing it. It has escalated so rapidly. Not only do they not care if they are seen doing this by white people, they have no problem targeting them.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 1h

"This is unprecedented!"

a young man is holding a heart with the words `` to you '' written on it .

ALT: a young man is holding a heart with the words `` to you '' written on it .

media.tenor.com

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 3h

Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”

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Will Cockrell @xer0.blacksky.app · 1h

On my way to work this morning I was thinking about how state and local governments need to be taking steps NOW to make sure UN observers are in place for elections next year, and that was *before* I remembered today was the day the Supreme Court was going to finish gutting the Voting Rights Act.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1h

Today, the Supreme Court will hear a hugely consequential case that will determine the future of the Voting Rights Act

US supreme court to hear case that could upend Voting Rights Act

Dispute over Louisiana district returns to justices after long legal saga – and could have far-reaching implications

www.theguardian.com

Will Cockrell @xer0.blacksky.app · 1h

A split screen of a woman and a man talking. The top is the woman (Tina Fey as Liz Lemon) saying “What a week, huh?”. The bottom is the man (Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy) replying “Lemon, it’s Wednesday.”

Will Cockrell @xer0.blacksky.app · 1h

"Locked up for wire fraud & extortion, he says his “record as a conservative Republican stands for itself”"

I mean... he's not wrong.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

DNJ: “Convicted ex Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold running for Congress as a Republican…”

Locked up for wire fraud & extortion, he says his “record as a conservative Republican stands for itself”

(🏆 juxtaposition of the day to DNJ’s Scott Broden)

www.dnj.com/story/news/2...

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 9h

It’s all so heavy, man.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 14h

George Floyd should still be here to celebrate his 52nd birthday. His life sparked a movement, and our fight for justice, accountability, and humanity continues. We’ll never stop saying his name.

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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 15h

I can also confirm that many white people care more about harm to dogs than harm to Black/brown people, so this is not a bad way to draw them in to the evils being done by this regime.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 17h

“This heckin’ pupperino fucking hates La Migra,” to paraphrase from @weratedogs.com

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This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE. They showed up at his door "looking for migrants after receiving a tip." The son of the family asked if they could wait before entering the home while he put Chop away in the bathroom, as the dog can be aggressive with strangers.
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home, opened the bathroom door, and shot Chop. None of the agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to Chop, as he bled to death on the kitchen floor. Unsurprisingly, the agent who shot their dog then hid from them and refused to give his name. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place.
Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop
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CBP Office of Professional Responsibility:
202-344-1808
JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov
El Paso Border Patrol Sector:
915-834-8400
fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov
Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso):
915-541-1400
veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-family-claims-border-patrol-killed-their-dog-during-search-cbp-

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Will Cockrell @xer0.blacksky.app · 17h

It's more likely someone could make a quick trip to the moon and come back with six pounds of Moon Cheese.

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 18h

at this point it would be interesting journalism if someone could locate a Young Republican groupchat that was not full of overt Nazis

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Jody Avirgan @jodyavirgan.com · 19h

Kind of amazing that the photo Politico used of one of these folks -- the one who made a joke about gas chambers -- is from an event that Politico sponsored last summer.

Peter Giunta participates in a CNN-POLITICO Grill discussion at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, July 16, 2024. | Rod Lamkey Jr. for POLITICO

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 18h

Yes, I am aware of the fascism, but it is also #PortfolioDay. So here's a brief respite. Hi! I'm Cheryl Lynn Eaton. I write comics. I talk about comics. I LOVE comics. Here's some of my work (credits in the ALT tags):

DC Power 2024 #1 / Pencils: Asiah Fulmore

Marvel Voices: Spider-Verse #1 / Pencils: Julian Shaw

Batman Secret Files #1 / Pencils: Elena Casagrande

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 21h

Dem staffers tell the people you work for that if they use the words 'across the aisle' or 'bipartisan', we're all gonna remember this shit come election time

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

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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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 20h

Tbf mass lead poisoning of young men might explain *quite a lot* of what’s been happening in recent years.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 23h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 21h

Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 21h

It’s been fun being attacked for years for saying bigotry motivates these people more than low taxes and small government

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Will Cockrell @xer0.blacksky.app · 21h

I shared a link to somebody's essay the other day and said it was the kind of thing I'd ctrl-f for "racism" and "white supremacist" before I read it, and skip it if I didn't find anything, because we HAVE to start directly stating that the thing that motivates these people is racism.

He blocked me.

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 22h

“What’s today?” cried Scrooge, calling downward to a boy in Sunday clothes.

“Today?” replied the boy. “Why, it’s Paperback Book Release Day sir!”

RING SHOUT paperback w/foreword by author| Tor Nightfire | 10•14•25

Out Today! #Bookrelease #horror

“Adam in the garden…”

Book cover: blood red background with black arms raised and hands outstretched from the bottom in front of white klansman hood with screaming mouths for eyes above words in black, RING SHOUT.

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Will Cockrell @xer0.blacksky.app · 21h

Every post up there is a straightforward statement of fact.

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Will Cockrell @xer0.blacksky.app · 22h

*goes back and reads some of my old Livejournal*

Wait, no, forget I said that, I was wrong, Livejournal sucks.

Will Cockrell @xer0.blacksky.app · 22h

Hey, remember Livejournal?

I miss Livejournal.

Will Cockrell @xer0.blacksky.app · 1d

From Scientific American

From SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

Sweet Christ, how do you sleep at night.

Will Cockrell @xer0.blacksky.app · 1d

Ooh me me me, I know the answer!

It's the second one. It's *definitely* the second one.