Superstition72

Superstition72

@superstition72.bsky.social

What can I say, I like the song and the number.

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Ron Filipkowski
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

CBS deleted this post and reposted it admitting that their original one was misleading. And the misleading post from CBS was intentionally misleading, not an innocent mistake. CBS continues to lose credibility.

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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

There are only two explanations for the NYT's habit of presenting GOP operatives and donors as true swing voters: 1. Their reporters and editors are somehow incapable of running a simple Google searches, showing just a staggering level of journalistic incompetence 2. They want to the GOP to win

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The Editorial Board
@editorialboard.bsky.social

Replying to @editorialboard.bsky.social

27. Instead of focusing on bigotry, conspiracy theory and longing for a mythical past, there is focus on egalitarian coalition-building against the real enemy of freedom and democracy: the very obscenely rich. We may be exhausted but it won't last. www.editorialboard.com/exhausted-by...

editorialboard.comExhausted by stupidity: Melania negotiated a 'ceasefire' while Trump bleated like a sheepFortunately, there are signs this moment is exhausting itself.

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Zack Zwiezen
@zackzwiezen.com

Replying to @zackzwiezen.com

This is bad. And I worry that this idea of what is and isn't fair in youth sports is going to expand beyond trans kids. We'll see more and more "skilled" kids who aren't white be kicked off fields and banned for not playing fair.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸
@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Jesse Ventura: “If Donald Trump would have gone in the military, he would have been the guy that wet his bed, cried for his mom, went hysterical, and would be carted out in the middle of the night. The man’s a coward. He’s a bully. All bullies are cowards. That’s why they’re bullies”

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Matt Ufford
@mattufford.bsky.social

I'm against athletes suddenly appending "Sr" to their names. your baby isn't famous. let's revisit it when Junior enters the draft.

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Mark Jacob
@markjacob.bsky.social

Trump detests the free enterprise system. He believes in a Soviet-style command economy with total government control. He favors foreign trade based on bribery. He opposes competition. That's why, when a foreign country like Taiwan manufactures a product, Trump says they're "stealing" our business.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "Look, if we had smart presidents, the Taiwan problem with China wouldn't exist. Nobody would care. They stole our chip business. All of it. 100 percent."

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Ron Filipkowski
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

We are making the oil oligarchs rich. We are making Trump and his cronies rich. It is literally at our expense every day. There’s no trickling down happening. And Trump is bragging about it knowing nobody in the Republican Party will stand up to him and say enough.

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Leicester Gazette
@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *

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Sande
@sande0724.bsky.social

This could work 🤦🏾‍♀️

Heather Thomas@heatherthomasaf.bsky.social

Republicans should ditch the elephant and just use a silhouette of a man chasing a little girl as their party symbol.

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Allison Gill
@muellershewrote.com

"Vote for us or we won't pay Marines and their families restitution for poisoning them" is one way to go.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on Camp Lejeune settlements: "If the Republicans don't do well, I'd say maybe they won't get their money"

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Democracy Docket
@democracydocket.com

BREAKING: The DOJ sued to effectively force Alaska to set aside the results of the 2026 Senate race if anyone other than Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan wins. The lawsuit comes after the DOJ also sued California preemptively challenging the vote there.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

YIKES -- Trump loses his shit at a reporter for the third time during this Q&A -- "Wait wait -- Quiet. Quiet!!!! What's wrong with you? Are you a SICK person?"

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Matt Novak
@paleofuture.bsky.social

Replying to @paleofuture.bsky.social

"I have volunteered for President Trump's campaign, and I have worked very hard promoting members of the Republican Party ... to be walked out of a room full of people and isolated as if I had done something wrong. I cannot believe it." www.tiktok.com/@iamthelmalo...

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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster
@chriswarcraft.bsky.social

This is just flat out racism. No other way to describe it, and if you see someone trying to do otherwise (looking at you NYT editors) then correct them.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump on El-Sayed: "His name is actually Abduladadalalalala. It's Adulbabababababa Mohammed Al-Sayed. So his middle name is Mohammed. So I was right. He's a jihadist."

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MeidasTouch
@meidastouch.com

Sen. Angus King says he sat down and made a list of everything Putin could possibly want from an American president. His conclusion about Trump? “This guy, this president, is doing almost all of them.” King then goes through the list. WATCH.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
@theradr.bsky.social

Defend immigrants and trans people. Voting rights. Oppose data centers. Tax billionaires. Get money out of politics. Medicare for all. It’s not complicated.

Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social

Crazy idea: Democrats should defend immigration and immigrants, run on the idea that immigrants make America great, and stop Homer Simpsoning themselves into the shrubbery every time Republicans try to demagogue it.

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Steve Saidemonster 🧌🧛🦇⚰️👻👹
@smsaideman.bsky.social

Increasingly likely that if Texas does not go blue, it is because of stuff like this. This is the fundamental problem of American democracy at this moment--one party does not think that losing is normal and should be accepted. Democracy requires all parties accept electoral defeats.

Texas Tribune@texastribune.org

Voting rights groups are suing Texas after the state failed to process more than 500,000 voter registration applications submitted through the Texas Department of Public Safety’s web portal.

texastribune.orgTexas sued for failing to process 500,000+ voter registrationsVoting rights groups are asking a judge to enforce a 2021 settlement aimed at providing reliable online registration through DPS.

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Mo Ryan
@moryan.bsky.social

"it's against the law for you to not love me" is the prevailing attitude among most people with actual power, and thus they beclown themselves at every opportunity

American Bridge 21st Century@ab21.bsky.social

WATCH: Andy Harris has a crash out after his constituents laugh at him for trying to blame higher gas prices on... Democrats. "You are rude!" #MD01

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George Wallace
@mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social

You frightened wockaflockas really let them gut our country and make it their personal piggy bank? I hope shittin' on folks who were different from you was worth it.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Trump's ignorant rant in Alaska about global warming is met with almost complete silence

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Don Moynihan
@donmoyn.bsky.social

Excerpts from Michael Lewis on DOGE (Guardian article). 1. Gavin Kliger, white nationalist, refused to shake hands with the Black IRS staffer who briefed him on privacy issues. Or pay attention. Kliger now has a defense start-up valued at 1.4B thanks to DOGE. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Moira Donegan
@moiradonegan.bsky.social

Seems bad that the security services are being used to persecute opposition leaders

Sam Bagenstos@sbagen.bsky.social

This story makes it sound like the major problem is that the Trump Admin did this w/in 60 days of an election. Yes, that's a real abuse. But the major problem is they're basically threatening to denaturalize an opposition legislator, based on racist insinuations. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...

nytimes.comFederal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (Gift Article)The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.

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Anat Shenker-Osorio
@anatosaurus.bsky.social

Replying to @anatosaurus.bsky.social

The notion that we fight fascism by pretending it's not occurring has brought us here to a place where Nazi cheerleaders have taken over our government, occupying our cities, abducting our neighbors & trafficking immigrant children.

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Ron Filipkowski
@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.