Shaun Manning
@fasterthanshaun.bsky.social
Co-founder and former owner of Booksweet, your community bookstore in Ann Arbor. Writer of things, mostly comics. Open for work. He/Him.
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It's the 20s and the head of Ford is promoting hateful false rhetoric aimed at expelling and killing a minority group.
OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them:
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
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Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
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December 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
It's the 20s and the head of Ford is promoting hateful false rhetoric aimed at expelling and killing a minority group.
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This is racist and dangerous. Last I checked, Somalians are Black and Rep. Omar is a colleague. Where are the @housedemocrats.bsky.social? The @blackcaucus.bsky.social ?
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
Trump calls Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) "garbage," says that Somalians don't belong in the U.S. because they "do nothing but complain... do nothing but bitch"
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is racist and dangerous. Last I checked, Somalians are Black and Rep. Omar is a colleague. Where are the @housedemocrats.bsky.social? The @blackcaucus.bsky.social ?
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
Do not allow these insults to go unanswered.
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These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.
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If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
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Whether it's Donald Trump murdering the survivors aboard a sinking boat or Barack Obama wearing a tan suit to a press conference, both presidents engaged in some truly norm-busting behavior.
December 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Whether it's Donald Trump murdering the survivors aboard a sinking boat or Barack Obama wearing a tan suit to a press conference, both presidents engaged in some truly norm-busting behavior.
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I Think Her Party Should Be Making Statements In Her Defense And The Greater Somali Community
December 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I Think Her Party Should Be Making Statements In Her Defense And The Greater Somali Community
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i think it goes underappreciated that there are no ads here
December 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
i think it goes underappreciated that there are no ads here
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Hi, I'm the author of the book, Administrative Burdens:
The point of the book is that when government realizes it has made programs too burdensome, it should fix that, rather than give up and use the burdens as an excuse to deny people benefits. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
The point of the book is that when government realizes it has made programs too burdensome, it should fix that, rather than give up and use the burdens as an excuse to deny people benefits. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Hi, I'm the author of the book, Administrative Burdens:
The point of the book is that when government realizes it has made programs too burdensome, it should fix that, rather than give up and use the burdens as an excuse to deny people benefits. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
The point of the book is that when government realizes it has made programs too burdensome, it should fix that, rather than give up and use the burdens as an excuse to deny people benefits. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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I like people who come on here and post "Release The Epstein Files!!" like wait shit, was I supposed to do that. Is one of us in charge of that
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I like people who come on here and post "Release The Epstein Files!!" like wait shit, was I supposed to do that. Is one of us in charge of that
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An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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I wish someone would start a news network with no Trump news. It's very difficult to find out what is happening in the world without being bombarded with the buffoon's news.
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I wish someone would start a news network with no Trump news. It's very difficult to find out what is happening in the world without being bombarded with the buffoon's news.
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my take on "performative reading" or whatever is that it's better for everyone involved if you just take for granted everyone signaling interest in something is actually interested in it
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
my take on "performative reading" or whatever is that it's better for everyone involved if you just take for granted everyone signaling interest in something is actually interested in it
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man it really is very demoralizing to be bowing and scraping for months to get a crumb of coverage of a book as criticism is basically sidelined in every publication just to see some shit like olivia nuzzi's crap get more and more and more and more and more oxygen lol
December 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
man it really is very demoralizing to be bowing and scraping for months to get a crumb of coverage of a book as criticism is basically sidelined in every publication just to see some shit like olivia nuzzi's crap get more and more and more and more and more oxygen lol
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Someone please leak the entirety of the Epstein Files so the world can move on from this stupidity and throw the criminals in prison to rot.
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Someone please leak the entirety of the Epstein Files so the world can move on from this stupidity and throw the criminals in prison to rot.
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Poetry so powerful it can cause computers to break the Geneva Convention is one hell of a scifi novel concept.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
December 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Poetry so powerful it can cause computers to break the Geneva Convention is one hell of a scifi novel concept.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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“It is reductive to say that the central fantasy of contemporary conservatism is Punching The Teacher, but it is not really wrong.”
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Given his age when he first came to the world’s attention and assuming continued good health in the intervening decade and change, Marine Todd would be in his late 30s today. That would be if he was a...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“It is reductive to say that the central fantasy of contemporary conservatism is Punching The Teacher, but it is not really wrong.”
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A district court previously found Habba was unlawfully appointed U.S. Attorney for New Jersey.
Trump Appointee Alina Habba Unlawfully Serving As U.S. Attorney, Appeals Court Rules
A district court previously found Habba was unlawfully appointed U.S. Attorney for New Jersey.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A district court previously found Habba was unlawfully appointed U.S. Attorney for New Jersey.
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While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
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This reminds me of that brief moment in 2016 when brands would call out Trump for gross stuff involving their products. For instance, Tic Tacs responding to the Access Hollywood tape or Skittles pushing back on Don Jr. comparing refugees to poisoned Skittles
December 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This reminds me of that brief moment in 2016 when brands would call out Trump for gross stuff involving their products. For instance, Tic Tacs responding to the Access Hollywood tape or Skittles pushing back on Don Jr. comparing refugees to poisoned Skittles
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One of the drums I am going to keep beating is that the US needs to submit to the jurisdiction of the ICJ.
Right now, we live in a time in which the president is immune and can grant immunity to basically anyone he wants. They are acting accordingly.
Right now, we live in a time in which the president is immune and can grant immunity to basically anyone he wants. They are acting accordingly.
December 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
One of the drums I am going to keep beating is that the US needs to submit to the jurisdiction of the ICJ.
Right now, we live in a time in which the president is immune and can grant immunity to basically anyone he wants. They are acting accordingly.
Right now, we live in a time in which the president is immune and can grant immunity to basically anyone he wants. They are acting accordingly.
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I appreciate the reporting AND I want everyone to stop using criminal records as a stand in for whether people should or should not be harassed and deported.
Nearly 1,900 immigrants were detained during the first half of Operation Midway Blitz. Most had no criminal record, newly released federal data shows. @joemahr.bsky.social and @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social report
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Nearly 1,900 immigrants were detained during the first half of Operation Midway Blitz. Most had no criminal record.
Newly released federal data shows that immigration agents booked in roughly 1,900 immigrants in the first half of Operation Midway Blitz – two-thirds of whom had no known criminal convictions or pe…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I appreciate the reporting AND I want everyone to stop using criminal records as a stand in for whether people should or should not be harassed and deported.
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I guess my overall complaint with a lot of tech stuff nowadays is the product constantly telling me I’m wrong in using it in the way that I want to use it
December 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I guess my overall complaint with a lot of tech stuff nowadays is the product constantly telling me I’m wrong in using it in the way that I want to use it
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"