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Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
This should be getting far more attention from the media, and it should be investigated as a hate crime. A 14-year-old Black teen was targeted, beaten, and dehumanized with racial slurs by white teens while people stood around cheering. 1/4
M Meerkat (@kackbro.bsky.social) reposted
Chump's whole Family are Cheaters and LOSERS,who Grifted Their way to (mis)fortune.......
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
This Labor Day (and all other days): Thank the workers who serve you. Appreciate the workers who care for you. Respect the workers who pick up your trash. Salute the workers who get you your mail. Honor the workers who teach your children. Pay all workers a living wage.
See Through Canoe (@seethroughcanoe.bsky.social) reposted
A sea turtle surfacing by a MASSIVE school of rays near Clearwater, Florida a couple days ago. Another post into the BluSky void. Maybe 2 or 3 people will see this one and my time won't have been wasted. I'll keep trying a little longer. #nature #animals #amazing #wildlife #awesome #ocean
Jamie Benning - The Filmumentaries Podcast (@filmumentaries.bsky.social) reposted
Did you know some of the asteroids in The Empire Strikes Back are actually… potatoes? 🥔 ILM legend Ken Ralston was working on the asteroid chase sequence and, up against time and budget constraints, decided to have a little fun.
Thomas Vieth (@thomasvieth.bsky.social)
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The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
AP: “Florida could be on the hook for $218 million… Alligator Alcatraz may soon be completely empty as a judge upheld her decision late Wednesday ordering operations to wind down indefinitely…” apnews.com/article/flor...
The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted
Drawing down our presence in Europe to focus on the Indo-Pacific would reflect a recurring American error: our repeatedly misplaced confidence that we can predict the next war and optimize for it in advance. ICYMI @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/withdrawin...
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
POPE LEO: “Let us plead God to stop the pandemic of arms, large and small, which infects our world.” He prays for the victims in Minneapolis, and “the countless children killed and injured every day around the world”
M Meerkat (@kackbro.bsky.social) reposted
And Chump is The Chief Spy among Us,or Krasnov,if You're Boss Putin.......
24Hours Ukraine (@24hoursukraine.bsky.social) reposted
🇩🇪🕯️🇺🇦 In Germany, a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl was killed after being pushed in front of a train by a drunken man, Stern reports. The attacker, a 31-year-old Iraqi resident, has been detained.
nypapajoe.bsky.social (@nypapajoe.bsky.social) reposted
Historical accounts have consistently affirmed this fact.
Mari Rochelle🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 ⚢ 💙🧬☮️🗳️ (she/her) ❤️🧡🤍🩷💜🌶️ (@mari-rochelle.bsky.social) reposted
Somewhere in Iceland.
Thomas Vieth (@thomasvieth.bsky.social)
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Kat Abughazaleh (@katmabu.bsky.social) reposted
Trump’s plan to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War shows (once again) that his self-characterization as the “pro-peace” candidate was complete bullshit. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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The New Yorker (@newyorker.com) reposted
“Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time.” So opens “A Talk to Teachers,” which James Baldwin delivered to a group of educators in October, 1963.
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FunnyVia (@funnyviaa.bsky.social) reposted
This is how a forensic expert dusts an area for fingerprints. That seems like MAGIC 🪄
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
RADDATZ: One of the things they are trying to do in DC with the National Guard is have them back up local law enforcement WES MOORE: They are picking up trash
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social) reposted
One week ago, thousands of New Yorkers tried something new. They heard about it last minute. They didn’t know where it would take them or who they would meet. It was free, earnest, even educational. It was the #ZcavengerHunt and it was a thing of beauty.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
Pritzker on Trump sending troops into cities: "He has other aims other than fighting crime... he would like to stop the elections in 2026 or frankly take control of those elections. He'll just claim there's some problem with an election and then he's got troops on the ground that can take control."
Thomas Vieth (@thomasvieth.bsky.social) reply parent
Warmonger
Thomas Vieth (@thomasvieth.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s the most normal thing in most European countries. Why the fuss?
Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) reposted
New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them. States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.
Iris Cook (@montrose.bsky.social) reposted
Don't look away
MPWERED (@kelvin1.bsky.social) reposted
'The findings add weight to a growing body of evidence that beavers may be acting as ecosystem engineers, reshaping waterways in ways that benefit not just their own survival, but that of entire landscapes.'
The New York Times (@nytimes.com) reposted
The way that housing co-ops work in Switzerland may seem foreign to many. But the central idea is simple: What if homeownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? Advocates say their model could reshape how the world thinks about affordable housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...
Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) reposted
This “explicit” is a weird editorial choice. The constitution gives the president no power over this at all. It’s not ambiguous.
kat3638.bsky.social (@kat3638.bsky.social) reposted
#shiny reflections of clouds on the water #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #nature #lakes
Flesh Banana (@notimeforpoopin.bsky.social) reposted
I waited hours for this cloud to come near the lake #lightning strike reflection.
tweety (@bluskypolitics.bsky.social) reposted
🔴 Need a laugh , today ? 🤭🤣🙃🤭 #Dogsky #Dogs 🐥
M Meerkat (@kackbro.bsky.social) reposted
Chump Will Deceive You( LIE ! ) About Immigrants, but Why Hasn't ICE Arrested any Companies or Corporations that are Breaking The Laws.......The Grift continues !
The New Yorker (@newyorker.com) reposted
“Bourdain freely acknowledged that part of the reason he continued to work at such a frantic pace might have been a fear about where his mind might go if he ever sat still,” Patrick Radden Keefe wrote, in 2018.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
No matter what @MarshaBlackburn keeps saying, it’s not criminals they’re targeting. www.cnn.com/2025/08/30/u...
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Who voted for war with Venezuela?
Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg.bsky.social) reposted
The extent to which ICE is ignoring all civil rights and due process is astounding — and indicative of a culture where they’ve been told they can do literally no wrong. Agency and admin leaders must face sanctions and legal consequences.
NO KINGS IN AMERICA… 😎 🌊🐾🌴🌈✨ (@jerasikehorn.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson just signed an executive order BANNING Chicago police from collaborating with the federal agents, because Trump is "neurotic, impulsive, and out of control." HELL YES!! 😎✨
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Funny
Subcommander Tal (@subcommandertal.bsky.social) reposted
The way things are going I’m all about putting an experienced crew back on the ship…
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
“ILLEGALS” MY ASS! Green card holder Rami Othmane speaks out after being snatched off the street by ICE while driving to the grocery store. He’s a documented immigrant and the husband of Dr Wafaa Alrashid, chief of staff at a local hospital. He was locked in detention for 13 days.
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Jones: We have a presidential administration that has more outrage about the changing of the cracker barrel logo than they do about changing the policies that allow our children to be gunned down in school…
Denise Wheeler (@denisedwheeler.bsky.social) reposted
We all know the answer to this. Prositutes you pay to leave. Gold diggers you pay to keep around. It's why Melania keeps renegotiating her prenup.
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
Imagine being this hateful. Florida should spend more money on its education system and less on trying to marginalize those who are marginalized.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits
Thomas Vieth (@thomasvieth.bsky.social)
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M Meerkat (@kackbro.bsky.social) reposted
From The Men in Church,to The Men in Congress, Abuse of any Type on The Good Women in Our Society, Our World,Must Stop,and Jimmy Carter Exposes this Truth !
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
Image caring more about stopping a memorial for people killed in a mass shooting than stopping mass shootings. #Priorities
america.is.not.free (@antifapatriot.bsky.social) reposted
eugenics #eugenics #historyrepeats #rfkjr #maha #nazis #fascism #cdc #republicanparty
🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 (@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social) reposted
President Biden spotted on Friday night, living his best life with ice cream from the double dippers. 🍦🍨🍧 Meanwhile, the rest of the world was just hoping Trump was dead. 💀😂🤣
The New Yorker (@newyorker.com) reposted
A months-long investigation estimates that the profits from the Trump family’s ventures in private clubs, hotels, golf courses, crypto currencies, NFTs, and other businesses has raised President Trump’s net worth by billions of dollars.
Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) reposted
Thinking about taking a dip at the beach over Labor Day weekend? Many beaches are advising against swimming due to fecal contamination levels