Tenth Key

Tenth Key

@tenthkey.bsky.social

"A finer world is a small thing to ask." -Warren Ellis

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GOP-aligned press: "Mayor Mamdani is so BUSTED!"

Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social

New: Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a group of his friends have been secretly using the NYPD Police Academy’s gymnasium in Queens to play pickup basketball — scrambling some operations at the facility. w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social & Joe Anuta www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

politico.comMamdani is using NYPD gym to host pickup basketball games with friendsThe choice of location has scrambled NYPD training operations, angering a police union and a Republican lawmaker.
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All of this, plus... The Meat Barons would be a fantastic name for a band.

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Bolsonaro's loss is not just a loss for Bolsonaro. It's a loss for Trump. For Musk. For Milei. For Netanyahu. For Farage. For Meta and Zuckerberg. For the meat barons, the fossil fuel corporations, and the rest of the neocolonial looters. And it is a massive win for humanity and the living planet.

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So the bigots who invaded the Portland Thorns match on Friday and doxxed and harassed supporters online afterward are actually promoting... state-sanctioned sexual assault of teenage girls. Disgusting. This planet needs an enema.

Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social

conservatives in washington state want freedom and small government in the form of state-mandated genital exams for high school students: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com‘Invasive and extreme’: doctors fight anti-trans measure requiring genital exams for student athletesA Washington referendum has drawn broad opposition from adults who work with queer and trans teens
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FFS, how am I supposed to hate the Thorns when their supporters are out here fighting the good fight against these dumbass TERFs and their hate-fueled brain-dead BS? This xx/xy nonsense is a tool of the Confederacy. Stomp it out wherever you see it.

Taylor Vincent@tayvincent6.bsky.social

Some hateful folks in the North End have their messaging blocked by flags and lead to a “Trans Lives Matter” chant

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Because "Serious News Outlets" are tied to companies that accept money from both parties in exchange for ad placement. Where do y'all think the $4 million that Vivek is spending on those vile ads are going? TV stations. Do you think their news departments aren't fundamentally compromised by this? 🧵

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

It's bleak that Serious News Outlets will tie themselves into knots writing headlines that obscure the horrors of a story while @people.com just waltzes in and calls it like it is.

people.comAmy Acton’s Stepfather Was Charged with Raping Her When She Was a Child. Now Her Ohio Election Opponent Is Using That Against HerAmy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor in Ohio, has previously publicly discussed being sexually abused by her stepfather between the ages of 9 and 12. Her opponent Vivek Ramaswamy recently ...
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If we're ever going to derail these gravy trains, we all need to make a more concerted effort to support independent journalism and organizations that don't accept these practical bribes. That means paying for it. With our money. Find the outlets that speak truth to power and back them.

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And if you know someone who still pays for cable TV, for fuck's sake, get them to cut the cord. They're literally funding Fox News.

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@tenthkey.bsky.social

Because "Serious News Outlets" are tied to companies that accept money from both parties in exchange for ad placement. Where do y'all think the $4 million that Vivek is spending on those vile ads are going? TV stations. Do you think their news departments aren't fundamentally compromised by this? 🧵

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

It's bleak that Serious News Outlets will tie themselves into knots writing headlines that obscure the horrors of a story while @people.com just waltzes in and calls it like it is.

people.comAmy Acton’s Stepfather Was Charged with Raping Her When She Was a Child. Now Her Ohio Election Opponent Is Using That Against HerAmy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor in Ohio, has previously publicly discussed being sexually abused by her stepfather between the ages of 9 and 12. Her opponent Vivek Ramaswamy recently ...
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This is a large part of the reason why most major news outlets don't bother speaking truth to power. They're either OWNED by power, or they don't want to offend the power using ad money to pay their salaries. That and there are so few others willing to do TV ads anymore, save these for PR shills.

Drew Magary@drewmagary.bsky.social

“If I see a commercial that begins with a tasteful montage of Americans doing super-serious, deeply American things, that ad will inevitably end with a plug for AI, Meta pinky-swearing to keep my kids safe, or a promise that Jesus gets me.” www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

sfgate.comIf you don't hate data centers yet, boy do I have news for youSFGATE columnist Drew Magary writes the hater's guide to data centers.
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This results in an American electorate largely lacking any media savvy whatsoever. People fall for this bullshit all the time. Meanwhile, the new media giants are taking advantage of everyone's lack of media savvy to slant coverage toward their preferred candidates.

Jay Kuo@nycjayjay.bsky.social

So many “errors” at Meta lately, huh?

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@tenthkey.bsky.social

Because "Serious News Outlets" are tied to companies that accept money from both parties in exchange for ad placement. Where do y'all think the $4 million that Vivek is spending on those vile ads are going? TV stations. Do you think their news departments aren't fundamentally compromised by this? 🧵

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

It's bleak that Serious News Outlets will tie themselves into knots writing headlines that obscure the horrors of a story while @people.com just waltzes in and calls it like it is.

people.comAmy Acton’s Stepfather Was Charged with Raping Her When She Was a Child. Now Her Ohio Election Opponent Is Using That Against HerAmy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor in Ohio, has previously publicly discussed being sexually abused by her stepfather between the ages of 9 and 12. Her opponent Vivek Ramaswamy recently ...
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TV stations *could* say no to ads funded by Elon Musk's PACs, but why would they say no to $442 million? Come to think of it, if TV stations DID say no to that ad money, would cowardly-ass Brendan Carr use his FCC power to go after their broadcast licenses, claiming a lack of "fairness"?

James Goodwin@jamesgoodwin.bsky.social

Nobody should be able to spend this amount of money on anything, let alone this www.politico.com/live-updates...

politico.comElon Musk pours another $76 million into boosting RepublicansThe additional funds bring his total spending this cycle to $442 million.
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REMINDER: Jimmy and Dee Haslam, the owners of Columbus' future #NWSL club, paid for that ad.

ElieNYC@elienyc.bsky.social

You know what pissed me off about the Ramaswamy ad beyond the obvious grotesqueries? There’s no EVIDENCE disputing Acton’s life story. There are court proceedings backing up her story. And all Ramaswamy’s got is the (accused) mother saying “nu uh” and somehow that’s enough? FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

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Rodger Sherman
@rodger.bsky.social

James Dolan won the title and called a crisis PR firm for an emergency strategy meeting to come up with new ways to prove to people that he is still Evil

shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social

this is fucking appalling. i already knew james dolan (who owns the knicks and madison square garden) was a douche but this is next-level. www.nytimes.com/athletic/771...

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People are talking about James Bond on the Sky again, so I'm dusting off this old skeet to share. I can guarantee neither Denis Villenueve nor anyone at MGM has the balls to do this.

Tenth Key@tenthkey.bsky.social

If Bond gets another reboot, the films or series should be faithful recreations of Ian Fleming's novels -- hardcore spy thrillers set in the 1950s, full of actual Nazis, and not afraid to show Bond's sexism and racism as it was originally written.

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Featured in this list: Jimmy Haslam, his wife, and a Haslam Sports Group Exec named David Jenkins. I wonder how @nwslsoccer.com and @nwslplayers.bsky.social might react to the league's newest ownership group helping pay for Vivek Ramaswamy's recent campaign ad. You know the one.

David at FOIAball@foiaball.com

heres a list of all of viveks big money donors this campaign, if you wanna ask some of them how they feel about his recent ad docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

docs.google.comVivek Ohio 1/1/2025-10/20/2026 >$1,000
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If you think this is bad, wait until you see all the "Disavow the Brotherhood" signs Tar Heel fans trot out for the next Duke-UNC game in Chapel Hill. IYKYK.

Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social

A lot of people are asking me this and I’m not sure why. But I disavow the Mario Brotherhood

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Replying to @paulwaldman.bsky.social

“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” HL Mencken, July 1920

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The Portland Thorns are "Lawful Good"? The club that told the WNY Flash that Paul Riley did nothing wrong? Sure, Jan.

NWSL@nwslsoccer.com

Roll for initiative! 🎲 🐉 Who are you bringing on the NWSL playoff campaign? Tag them in the comments and tune into matches beginning tonight at 8 PM ET on Prime.

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"First single you bought with your own money. No lying!" The year was 1980. I don't remember how I got the quarters, but I remember seeing a new single from Hall and Oates at Hills and choosing that over playing the Targ machine in the hallway.

youtube.comDaryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes (Official HD Video)YouTube video by hallandoatesVEVO
Mark Thompson@markreckons.bsky.social

First single you bought with your own money. No lying! Mine: "Red Box - Lean on Me (Ah-Li-Ayo)", 1985. Still know every word.

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Mike Masnick is not fucking around with y'all in this thread.

Mike Masnick@masnick.com

One more thought on the whole "people going back to X" thing. I'm obviously quite biased, but I really think that atproto (which powers Bluesky and others) is about building a better internet in so many ways. But that requires people to use it. The answer to that is to build something better...

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I COULDNT AGREE MORE. #USWNT #CTID

Brady J. Kellogg@bcakesfromaz.bsky.social

So a few thoughts after these 2 #USWNT matches: Ashley Sanchez absolutely needs to be on the WC team. Her and Sophia Wilson were our best players on the pitch in both matches.

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Nich Starling
@nichstarling.bsky.social

Hull play very direct football, and they should be applauded for this. I wish Everton could see that getting the ball forward as quickly as possible is actually a good thing rather than the laboured slow build ups we keep doing. #efc

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

First Lady Natalie Harp returns to the White House late last night after traveling all day with the president #TravelWithNatalie (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty)