When I first came to #Bluesky I was so excited - I felt like I'd found a social media platform that actually supported free expression. But between the new TOS censoring NSFW art/artists and actively encouraging censorship despite the many built-in user modification tools...

Van Hollen: I will just say that anybody who thinks we're on the way to authoritarianism is wrong. We are there

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youtu.be/SegPf09WkzQ?... I've been a fan of Adam Conover for years - he's the best combination of funny and intelligent. I ask everyone who sees this post to watch the video, like, subscribe to his channel, and SHARE, SHARE, SHARE! This is such important information that needs to circulate.

www.ign.com/articles/fan... "Many fans have suggested The Pokémon Company should defend its intellectual property by launching legal action. However, the corporation's former legal chief yesterday told IGN that he "wouldn't touch this.""

They're about to shut down the government to protect the Epstein Files from disclosure. Whatever is in the files must be so unhinged as to be beyond imagination.

We have been and will always be "lesser than" despite any progress we might've made over the centuries. Until our society, hell, our world, stops running according to the Bronze Age standards of the Abrahamic religions, we will never become truly equal, truly "real" people. #StopBlamingWomen

No more Chobani yogurt for me!!! 😡 #BoycottChobani www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

#BREAKING | Giant floods hit northern Israel

When the Right lies about the Left, it's called "Free Speech" but when the Left tells the truth about the Right, it's called "Inciting Violence."

#BREAKING | Major global media demand access to Gaza BBC, AFP, AP and Reuters have released a short film calling on Israel to grant foreign journalists access to the Strip.

This whole Benny Johnson gay scandal thing - along with the other notable gay Nazis Scott Pressler and Nick Fuentes (allegedly) - makes me think of Ernst Röem. You know, the openly gay German Nazi Party member famously killed during the Night of the Long Knives? Not because Röem was gay...

techcrunch.com/2025/09/23/d... "Disney is raising the price of Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions once again. Starting October 21, many of the streaming services’ standalone plans and bundles will see price increases." Yet another fabulous reason to not resubscribe despite Kimmel's return.

7/7 Sample voicemail: “Hi, I’m [name]. I watch [station]. Stop censoring national programming. Restore the shows.” Add 30 more voices, and it becomes a problem stations can’t ignore. Disney caved in days. Now it’s Sinclair and Nexstar’s turn to feel the pressure. #FightBack

6/7 Here’s how: Call your local affiliate. Tell the GM and newsroom you oppose censorship. Call advertisers. Ask why they fund stations silencing voices. File FCC complaints. Create a record showing these stations fail their duty.

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Sinclair and Nexstar don’t buy TV stations by accident. They target swing states on purpose, grabbing local outlets in Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, and beyond to control what voters see and hear. This is not business, it’s political warfare. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #USDemocracy

To every world leader who claims to represent a free country: SANCTION THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RIGHT NOW! We are committing verified and documented #CrimesAgainstHumanity and the criminal regime in control must be stopped.

www.livescience.com/archaeology/... "... this bronze statuette of a comic actor making fart noises while thrusting out his backside shows the Romans' sillier side." Fart jokes, the oldest form of humor. I'd imagine Oog and Og were telling each other fart jokes in their cave at the dawn of time.

Got my old man back from the crematorium today (Pet Care Crematory in Canton, OH) - they did excellent work and took such wonderful care of Ramses and me. #RainbowBridge

Throw back #Caturday of my Ramses in 2016 (he would've been 9 y.o.). He was such a gorgeous, handsome boy and he knew it. Miss you, little boy.

My Ramses back when he was around 3 years old.

My old man, Ramses, passed tonight around 11 pm EDT. He was 18 years and 4 months old. It wasn't easy. It wasn't painless. It wasn't quick. All I could do was pet him and tell him that I love him and that it was okay for him to go.

DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing… www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

Whaaaa??? OMG! I mean, the dude was 89 so it's not surprising, and yet it is. Such a quiet, dignified presence in the industry, gone. RIP I just recently rewatched "All the President's Men" and Redford's casual yet intense acting is just classic.

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide. As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire. End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

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Just a little reminder that Trump never put his hand on the Bible when he took the oath of office so he’s no Christian.

JUST IN: 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' wins the Emmy for Best Talk Series

Can you spot my cold sore? What about in the close-up? (I'm not wearing makeup or using filters, so if your phone breaks, I apologize. 😂) Proof of how attacking the nascent blister with bleach and Carmex yesterday afternoon worked. Edit: Damn, I look old! I know I'm 48, but... damn! 😱

Fuck this little bitch. When he "apologized" his eyes immediately darted to the side. Tell tale sign of a liar and I wish I could say what I would do if his ugly 🗑️ face was in front me. He thinks his life means more than other peoples 😳 cunt twat lil 🍄 energy 🤮🤮🤮 apnews.com/article/kilm...

korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in

Apparently I need to take another social media break. I've just gotten my first cold sore breakout in about a decade (or more, that's how long it's been), thanks to the massive stress, rage, fear, and agitation I've been living with lately. So I'll see y'all later.

I wonder if Melanie is in an earpiece, stopping him from saying "Charlie who?" Braindead orange piece of shit.

FUCK ICE FUCK ICE FUCK ICE

Tyler Robinson will be out of the news by Monday. Right wing which dominates media and politics and power is already gaslighting their audience and still blaming "the left." You can't shame shameless people who are committed to an extremist authoritarian project.

Some people hate it when you interrupt their ill founded narrative...with critical thinking. That's exactly why we have to continue doing so. Propaganda hates meeting critical thinking.

it really is astonishing how quickly it goes from “civil war” and “blood in the streets” to “wow guys it’s just a sad tragedy” when it becomes inconvenient

I didn’t agree with Charlie Kirk on much, but he was 100% right about this.

How about that.

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They can’t stop lying about Charlie Kirk…

Just thinking about how the right made up an entirely fictional left wing character that resulted in so many bomb threats and the like and nobody will face consequences. But people on the left who accurately clocked the victim’s life work lost jobs.

Incase you thought Charlie Kirk’s influence was contained within our own borders… This is nuts. Thankfully, the EU Parliament had the good sense to reject this inappropriate nonsense.

Listen. I'm getting real tired of all the hand wringing about that asshole being dead from everywhere at once who haven't given equal attention and moral philosophical angst to black people getting shot since the summer of George Floyd. Why is the white asshole special and they're not?

Americans have short memories—keep reminding them. PLEASE SHARE!