So sad to hear this. Monty Roberts an amazing horseman www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...

Monty Roberts, Horse Trainer Who Preached Kindness, Dies at 91

His approach was in contrast to centuries of conventional wisdom and won the enthusiastic approval of Queen Elizabeth II, with whom he became friends.

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Some great new reaction images to use when people are obtuse on BlueSky.

Earlier this week, I conducted oversight of the Dilley ICE detention center. What every duly elected Member of Congress has a right to do, but the Trump Administration continues to obstruct. They’re trying to silence the harrowing testimonies coming from behind the walls of these detention camps.

My name and "bookstore" will get you there. Just an extra step to weed out trolls a little bit. If you'd like to do me a favor, though, there's a local fundraiser I'd be very happy for you to support. This family's been through too much. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

Donate to Update from Mama J about Scott Garvey, organized by Shawn Garvey

On Monday, I lost my beloved son, Scott Garvey, in a tragic and senseless incident … Shawn Garvey needs your support for Update from Mama J about Scott Garvey

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We got headlines about Joe Biden having Parkinsons and being mentally unfit in the big papers for months. One of Trump's own buddies gets on TV and says The President is crazy and doesn't know what he's saying sometimes and has impulse control and it won't move the needle

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

Sen. John Kennedy on Trump's blatant reflecting pool lies: "The president says it was caused by vandals. I don't know if he really believes that or it's part of his political messaging or he's just thinking out loud ... he grows anxious when he has an unexpressed thought."

I miss the good ol' days when words meant something and people knew what words meant🙄.

post malone ergo propter malone@proptermalone.bsky.social · 3d ago

and GOD IS EMPTY JUST LIKE ME

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Donate to Help us keep living while I sew, organized by Carey Means

We started this business with money that Carey got from conventions and used a sewing mach… Carey Means needs your support for Help us keep living while I sew

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Dr. Damien P. Williams has to go the way his blood beats@wolven.blacksky.app · 2mo ago

…Are you kidding me? This country's treatment of voice actors is fucking abysmal. Aqua Teen Hunger Force essentially built Adult Swim, & if there were any justice, Carey Means shouldn't have to work another day in his life. Between this & Andy Merrill's trouble, i just… what the fuck. What the fuck.

In case anyone is wondering why a woman might offer to cook dinner for her abuser… it might be to keep herself and her child alive.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 4d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "These are incredibly serious criminal accusations. If these accusations were true, I would be in jail — I would be. My former wife would not have been offering to cook me dinner and inviting me to playgrounds. Think about that."

When a mass-shooting takes place in a relatively small town where you know a lot of people, the first thought was, "Wonder if it was Troy." Consoled a few broken hearts and it seems Troy's name kept popping-up; "Didn't you girls keep in-touch after graduation? Y'all should know to avoid him💔."

Let’s do this!

When “will the haha what if these violent straight men were gay” trope end.

Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول@faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 4d ago

Trump and Putin appear as the "Kissing Couple" at Amsterdam's 2026 Canal Parade.

Susan Collins is financed by a man who wants to make it easier to create nude pictures of children

Portland Press Herald@pressherald.com · 5d ago

Elon Musk planning to throw financial support behind Susan Collins’ U.S. Senate bid

Always hilarious to me that the true story of JK Rowling's harrowing and #relatable story of writing while unemployed was actually "she was fired from Amnesty International (!!) for writing her dumb novel on company time" m.economictimes.com/magazines/pa...

this is the exact right messaging. we should attach it to everyone musk is supporting. make his money so toxic that no one wants it.

Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social · 4d ago

Susan Collins is financed by a man who wants to make it easier to create nude pictures of children

It’s always odd to me when I get asked if I am wearing a mask because I am sick. In my experience, these days most people wearing a mask are doing so to prevent themselves getting sick, and most people who are sick don’t wear a mask at all.

Germany to ban Meta’s Pervert Glasses? ​Hamburg’s Data Protection Office warns that recording people in public with smart glasses violates privacy laws. The tiny LED indicator light isn't prominent enough to prevent secret filming in public spaces. 1/2 www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...

Hamburger Datenschutzbeauftragter: Verbot von Meta Glasses möglich

Der Hamburger Datenschutzbeauftragte Fuchs warnt vor Meta Smart Glasses: Die Brillen, die kaum von normalen Brillen zu unterscheiden sind, ermöglichen heimliches Filmen. Ein Verbot sei nicht ausgeschl...

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I don't remember why I don't like Russ Doubthat, but I do recall he is a person I don't need to bother searching to try and recall why😒.

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 5d ago

I don’t need to click on this to know that this is the moment the discourse has jumped the shark.

You can become disabled or homeless in an instant. It just takes one accident or illness to change your life forever. It’s not a moral failing. You can’t just “try harder”. People need support, compassion and to have their basic needs met. That’s how you ensure survival.

“Ex Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale is overseeing an operation posting hundreds of blog posts on behalf of Israel to infiltrate A.I. chatbots… Clock Tower X holds a $46.5 million contract with the Israeli government…”

Israel Is Paying Millions to Train AI Chatbots How to Talk About Gaza. It's Working.

Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale is overseeing an operation posting hundreds of blog posts on behalf of Israel, with the goal of infiltrating artificial intelligence.

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The US government granted a permit to build a 211-mile road through Alaskan wilderness. In exchange, it gets a stake in a mining company. This is how the Trump administration is re-writing the rules of business. Read more: bloom.bg/3RBNlHv 📷: Emily Sullivan for Bloomberg Businessweek

Matt 13, something about sowing & reaping; "Plants hard seeds in bitter ground, water it with salt and burn it with fire; shit will turn out more twisted than a manzanita tumble-shrub, bruh." --Jayzus, probably.

E.J. Fagan@ejfagan.com · 5d ago

Senior Republican congressional staffer on trying to recruit new policy experts: “We have a generation of rabid, incompetent idiots.”

Spotted on the Fullcast reddit. This is incredible levels of divorced:

Much like in the US, where a really shitty bill passed by *just enough* votes because of not-up-for-reelection Dems siding with Reps. Cannot really call anybody "third party', if there is really just the one Party pretending to be two.

Our UK clothing shop has free UK postage all weekend! doodlecatsclothing.co.uk

if you make art of any kind, express yourself for an audience of others in any way, you are a pornographer. you arent next, you're part of it now.

Sam Cole@samleecole.bsky.social · 5d ago

a bunch of popular ASMR artists lost their channels forever this week, after YouTube cited them for violating terms against "sexually gratifying" content: www.404media.co/youtube-asmr...

Why are tax payers paying for this bunch of twats to get shitfaced? Serious question.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 5d ago

‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over ‘alcohol-soaked’ culture in Westminster