Ben

Ben

@80sreference.bsky.social

the young folks search for meaning here and the old folks know there's none

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

This is just pure racism. Republicans objectively are campaigning on little more than bigotry.

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CJ Fogler
@cjzero.bsky.social

Referee gives Bones Hyland a tech for joking with the Raptors bench then laughs about it with him. That shit better get rescinded

Ben
@80sreference.bsky.social

From every mountainside, fuck that guy

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Rally speaker: "Mike Rogers is an American. Abdul has a birth certificate. The birth certificate says he's a citizen of America. You know what? a birth certificate doesn't make you an American."

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Nina Willburger
@drnwillburger.bsky.social

Halloween is near! It's time to post this marvellous articulated #Roman skeleton, presumably meant to be a reminder to enjoy life to the fullest, since pleasure ends irrevocably with death. In Petronius’ Satyricon, the host of a dinner party brings out a small skeleton with moveable...🧵 1/2

Ben
@80sreference.bsky.social

TBT Tafoya nypost.com/2003/10/17/r...

nypost.comREPORTER’S PRETTY POUR SHOWINGA beer-drinking ESPN reporter – irked over two heated-up fans at a college football game football game – tried to cool things down by pouring her suds on them. But the guys who got a go…
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

Britt McHenry is no longer in her role as a press advisor for Trump’s Department of State following a viral video that showed her throwing a drink at a Wizards game, FOS reports She had just joined the admin last month

frontofficesports.comBritt McHenry Out at Trump Admin After Drink-Throwing IncidentFormer ESPN reporter Britt McHenry Is no longer with the State Department after footage of her throwing a drink at a Wizards game went viral.

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darth™️
@darthbluesky.bsky.social

the trump administration just fired someone but this time it is… no it is another woman they fired

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

Britt McHenry is no longer in her role as a press advisor for Trump’s Department of State following a viral video that showed her throwing a drink at a Wizards game, FOS reports She had just joined the admin last month

frontofficesports.comBritt McHenry Out at Trump Admin After Drink-Throwing IncidentFormer ESPN reporter Britt McHenry Is no longer with the State Department after footage of her throwing a drink at a Wizards game went viral.

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darth™️
@darthbluesky.bsky.social

“tied an onion to my belt which was the style at the time”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "When we had the hurricane. We call it a watercane. There's never been a hurricane that anybody's seen that threw out more water than that."

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Michael Scotto
@mikeascotto.bsky.social

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Jaden McDaniels have agreed to a one-year, $40 million extension, sources tell HoopsHype. Under the NBA’s CBA rules, the new deal positions McDaniels to negotiate another lucrative extension as early as 2028. The extension covers the 2029-30 season.

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W.E.D.em Boyz
@leftistwonk.bsky.social

Marjorie Taylor Greene comes out with a statement opposing the raid on Ilhan Omar before Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Democratic Party

W.E.D.em Boyz@leftistwonk.bsky.social

It is INSANE that Chuck Schumer hasn't put out a statement on Ilhan Omar yet

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Rob Sheridan
@rob-sheridan.com

As the prophecy foretold

Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social

New: Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin have reached a deal to abolish NYC's horse carriage industry — a critical breakthrough in a decadeslong, politically fraught effort to ban the tourist attraction. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

politico.comMamdani and City Council strike deal to ban NYC horse carriage industryThe deal marks a major breakthrough in a long-running effort to outlaw the industry. It is also likely to inflame Mamdani’s relationship with a powerful local union.

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC
@mattnegrin.bsky.social

didn't realize that execution livestream was scheduled for today

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😬 Katie Zacharia's first press briefing was brutally bad 😬 Trump managed to find a press secretary who can barely read, but she does have the number one qualification -- looking like Ivanka Here's a supercut from Zacharia's first briefing, which made Karoline Leavitt seem like Ronald Reagan

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Phil Lewis
@phillewis.bsky.social

“The New York Times reviewed time-stamped images from a security camera at Mr. Talarico’s home, which were provided by his campaign on the condition they not be published for security reasons. The images showed Mr. Talarico at the home between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.”

nytimes.comRepublicans Promoted a False Rumor That James Talarico Was in Ohio (Gift Article)The Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas spent nine days off the trail with what he and his campaign said was a bad case of the flu. His opponents fueled rumors, including one that spread widely bef...