Kirk Ellis
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Since you’re gonna hear it over and over on TV during the Olympics: Here’s how the thrice-knighted French film composer who created “Bugler’s Dream” (bum-bum-ba-dum-bum) ended up buried behind a church in rural Yadkin County, North Carolina: www.ncrabbithole.com/p/leo-arnaud...
Why the French film composer who created The Olympic Fanfare is buried in North Carolina
Leo Arnaud had a long career as a musician in Europe and Hollywood. A blind date led him to a simpler life.
www.ncrabbithole.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Since you’re gonna hear it over and over on TV during the Olympics: Here’s how the thrice-knighted French film composer who created “Bugler’s Dream” (bum-bum-ba-dum-bum) ended up buried behind a church in rural Yadkin County, North Carolina: www.ncrabbithole.com/p/leo-arnaud...
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This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
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Bluesky is that special place where someone will take time out from serialposting about how ICE can never defeat one mid sized midwesern city to post about how ICE is going to commandeer every voting booth in the US and all is lost
February 5, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Bluesky is that special place where someone will take time out from serialposting about how ICE can never defeat one mid sized midwesern city to post about how ICE is going to commandeer every voting booth in the US and all is lost
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Why is this redacted? Who is the POS that sent this? Is it Trump? Elon? What sick SOB said this?
Why are they protecting monsters?! Unredact this now!!
February 4, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Why is this redacted? Who is the POS that sent this? Is it Trump? Elon? What sick SOB said this?
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Dem leadership for generations: no you fool, you infant. It is a process. It takes time and political capital and expertise, it's-
Mamdani, dusting off his hands: fixed it
Dem leadership: what do you mean you fixed it
Mamdani: Just had to unplug it.
Mamdani, dusting off his hands: fixed it
Dem leadership: what do you mean you fixed it
Mamdani: Just had to unplug it.
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Dem leadership for generations: no you fool, you infant. It is a process. It takes time and political capital and expertise, it's-
Mamdani, dusting off his hands: fixed it
Dem leadership: what do you mean you fixed it
Mamdani: Just had to unplug it.
Mamdani, dusting off his hands: fixed it
Dem leadership: what do you mean you fixed it
Mamdani: Just had to unplug it.
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Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
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How did they redact abusers but not the victims? And they expect us to believe 40 nude photos went unnoticed?
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
February 3, 2026 at 6:42 AM
How did they redact abusers but not the victims? And they expect us to believe 40 nude photos went unnoticed?
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
That’s exactly why people think the DOJ did this on purpose, to shame these women for coming forward.
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It was probably difficult to foresee that Trump would put the Kennedy Center out of business.
February 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
It was probably difficult to foresee that Trump would put the Kennedy Center out of business.
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Our latest deep dive with Hunterbrook Media (@truth.bsky.social) is about one of the five richest owners in sports: Robert Pera, of the Grizzlies and Ubiquiti.
An NBA owner said, "No one knows where their sales come from."
The answer involves Russia's drone war in Ukraine: youtu.be/s6i4uffZvhc?...
An NBA owner said, "No one knows where their sales come from."
The answer involves Russia's drone war in Ukraine: youtu.be/s6i4uffZvhc?...
Exclusive: Grizzlies Owner Robert Pera Linked to Russia's "Crimes Against Humanity" | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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January 27, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Our latest deep dive with Hunterbrook Media (@truth.bsky.social) is about one of the five richest owners in sports: Robert Pera, of the Grizzlies and Ubiquiti.
An NBA owner said, "No one knows where their sales come from."
The answer involves Russia's drone war in Ukraine: youtu.be/s6i4uffZvhc?...
An NBA owner said, "No one knows where their sales come from."
The answer involves Russia's drone war in Ukraine: youtu.be/s6i4uffZvhc?...
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Why sheriff Taylor doesn't carry a gun.
Clip from 'The Andy Griffith Show', season 5, episode 23.
Broadcast on March 1st, 1965.
Clip from 'The Andy Griffith Show', season 5, episode 23.
Broadcast on March 1st, 1965.
June 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Why sheriff Taylor doesn't carry a gun.
Clip from 'The Andy Griffith Show', season 5, episode 23.
Broadcast on March 1st, 1965.
Clip from 'The Andy Griffith Show', season 5, episode 23.
Broadcast on March 1st, 1965.
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I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1784
February 1, 2026 at 6:55 AM
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1784
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UTAH auto body shop owner: “You guys broke the fucking window to get in here! Where is your warrant??”
Trump’s ICE goons: “Yes we did… We don’t need one.” 🤔
Rights are gone under this regime.
(From Somali Snaps: www.instagram.com/reel/DUKpzuS...)
Trump’s ICE goons: “Yes we did… We don’t need one.” 🤔
Rights are gone under this regime.
(From Somali Snaps: www.instagram.com/reel/DUKpzuS...)
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 PM
UTAH auto body shop owner: “You guys broke the fucking window to get in here! Where is your warrant??”
Trump’s ICE goons: “Yes we did… We don’t need one.” 🤔
Rights are gone under this regime.
(From Somali Snaps: www.instagram.com/reel/DUKpzuS...)
Trump’s ICE goons: “Yes we did… We don’t need one.” 🤔
Rights are gone under this regime.
(From Somali Snaps: www.instagram.com/reel/DUKpzuS...)
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ICE and CBP agents seem to enjoy gratuitously breaking glass—from car windows to store fronts to homes. It’s an expression of unchecked power and dominance: “We’re in charge. We break and shatter what we want.”
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
January 31, 2026 at 1:51 PM
ICE and CBP agents seem to enjoy gratuitously breaking glass—from car windows to store fronts to homes. It’s an expression of unchecked power and dominance: “We’re in charge. We break and shatter what we want.”
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
And nights of broken glass have been a harbinger of worse to come.
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured… the first thought forbidden… the first freedom denied – chains us all irrevocably."
-Judge Aaron Satie, as quoted by Captain Jean-Luc Picard ("The Drumhead," TNG) and The Doctor ("Vox In Excelso," SA)
-Judge Aaron Satie, as quoted by Captain Jean-Luc Picard ("The Drumhead," TNG) and The Doctor ("Vox In Excelso," SA)
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured… the first thought forbidden… the first freedom denied – chains us all irrevocably."
-Judge Aaron Satie, as quoted by Captain Jean-Luc Picard ("The Drumhead," TNG) and The Doctor ("Vox In Excelso," SA)
-Judge Aaron Satie, as quoted by Captain Jean-Luc Picard ("The Drumhead," TNG) and The Doctor ("Vox In Excelso," SA)
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just choked on my beverage
January 29, 2026 at 11:19 PM
just choked on my beverage
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When this crash happened, Trump and Vance et al immediately came out to blame the crash on affirmative action.
Not so different from calling Alex Pretti an assassin and Renee Good a domestic terrorist.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Not so different from calling Alex Pretti an assassin and Renee Good a domestic terrorist.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
A teddy bear, an ice skate, a wife’s note: DCA crash relics return home
A year after the deadly plane crash, first responders and families reflect on the moments after disaster, the grueling recovery effort and the toll it took.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:33 PM
When this crash happened, Trump and Vance et al immediately came out to blame the crash on affirmative action.
Not so different from calling Alex Pretti an assassin and Renee Good a domestic terrorist.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Not so different from calling Alex Pretti an assassin and Renee Good a domestic terrorist.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Why is the scaredest and most innocent teen in the entire world flanked by not one but two HSI people too embarrassed to show their faces?
January 29, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Why is the scaredest and most innocent teen in the entire world flanked by not one but two HSI people too embarrassed to show their faces?
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To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
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David’s a friend so I’ve heard rumblings of his argument here. It’s a good one. The DHS was not a great idea from the start; we can do without it and do the necessary things it does in a better way.
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:57 PM
David’s a friend so I’ve heard rumblings of his argument here. It’s a good one. The DHS was not a great idea from the start; we can do without it and do the necessary things it does in a better way.
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“'I don't think any of us actually want to be here,' he said. 'We just feel like we have to be.'”
There was an anti-ICE protest yesterday in Oriental, NC, population 903. downinthecounty.beehiiv.com/p/pamlico-re...
Pamlico residents protest latest ICE shooting death in Minnesota
Protesters assembled in front of the Oriental Post Office in reaction to Saturday's ICE shooting.
downinthecounty.beehiiv.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:35 PM
“'I don't think any of us actually want to be here,' he said. 'We just feel like we have to be.'”
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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many of you are coming off the top rope for greg bovino, but you really don't need to do that. bottom rope is high enough
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
many of you are coming off the top rope for greg bovino, but you really don't need to do that. bottom rope is high enough
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Non-masked MN National Guard are out handing out hot chocolate, coffee and donuts to protesters. One simple act has de-escalated the situation and helped gain the trust of people. See the difference between professional soldiers and the pretend tough guys in CBP and ICE?
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Non-masked MN National Guard are out handing out hot chocolate, coffee and donuts to protesters. One simple act has de-escalated the situation and helped gain the trust of people. See the difference between professional soldiers and the pretend tough guys in CBP and ICE?
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Let "We'll take it from here" put some sand in your spine.
signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association
January 26, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Let "We'll take it from here" put some sand in your spine.
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But this was okay…
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
But this was okay…