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@acunaandrew.bsky.social

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Lover of dogs, sports, animation. Here to try and start anew away from Twitter

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Andrew @acunaandrew.bsky.social · 1d

Let me be clear:
I have ZERO patience for nihilism about our current affairs.
ZERO.
I WILL call you out for that sort of attitude and I will lay down the fire on your ass.
You’re free to think it. I’m free to call it out.
Deal with it.

a man wearing glasses is saying `` i 've had enough ! ''

Alt: a man wearing glasses is saying `` i 've had enough ! ''

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Adam Dayton @shardshinjuku.bsky.social · 1h

I have long said that those who have the core belief that government is bad are going to wind up being bad at governing and the GOP has yet to prove me wrong on that.

Don't Fret. It Adores You @seed-corn-thoughts.bsky.social · 1h

Also how much the possibility space is being opened up. I think a lot of Reagan-era shibboleths are getting torched in public as we speak, and I think one that will be torched in the next few years is the government-is-the-problem bullshit the GOP likes to spout.

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Kevin D. Grüssing 🪷🪷 (Pronounced Grew-Sing) @kevdgrussing.bsky.social · 10h

And there you have it.
#BlueJays and #Mariners for the AL Pennant.
What a damn game.
Someone had to lose and someone had to win.
Goddamn...

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 1h

Bernie Sanders:
2012: The Black man must be primaried
2016: The woman is corrupt
2020: The white man is a really good guy
2024: The Black woman ran a terrible campaign
2026: The woman shouldn’t run against the white man I support

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 29m

The closest thing dude has to a belief is that we're all suckers

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 45m

After attacking the Vaccines...

Trump Receives COVID and Flu Vaccines at Health Check-Up www.today.com/video/trump-...

Trump Receives COVID and Flu Vaccines at Health Check-Up

President Donald Trump visited Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday for his second check-up in the last six months. His doctor said Trump underwent some tests and got a COVID vaccine booster and ...

www.today.com

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Andrew @acunaandrew.bsky.social · 27m

A form of Malicious Compliance (defiance?)

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John Panzer @johnpanzer.com · 43m

If they do a “final say” via a shadow docket ruling, treat it as non-final and keep bringing them case after case that differ only by the spelling of the parties’ names.

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 1d

Who was president in 2020?

Senate Rs spent hours Wed insisting a Biden Censorship Regime was in power.

It’s ridiculous on its face—but dangerous in its purpose.

If you can convince people of that lie, you can justify what Trump is doing now. It’s “just payback”.

open.substack.com/pub/agentsof...

Who was president in 2020?

On pressure, coercion, and confrontations with reality

open.substack.com

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Andrew @acunaandrew.bsky.social · 1h

My thinking on this is that we’re at a point where we’re gonna get an open rebellion from the lower courts against scotus.
Idk what that would look like, but this is not sustainable

Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 4h

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 1h

The message must be "No bailouts for billionaires." AI is not too big to fail. And should it fail, the richest men in the world should be held accountable and take responsibility for their failures.

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 1h

I think the Democrats need to start making the likely AI crash an issue right now. It has everything they need, and unlike the "boys in girls' sports" issue, it is actually rooted in reality.

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Andrew @acunaandrew.bsky.social · 1h

Everything they’ve done over the last ten years has been a case of severe projection & self-hatred

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johnnycee.bsky.social @johnnycee.bsky.social · 2h

He loves it. Homocons like Reid don’t believe they are entitled to marriage. And they want to force the rest of us to comply with their Christo-fascist delusions.

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Veronica McDonald @veronicamcdonald.bsky.social · 6h

You know what? That is a good question. How does the GOP Lt. Gov nominee John Reid (who is gay) feel about Winsome Sears saying preventing gay people from getting married and firing gay people from their jobs for being gay is not discrimination?

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 1h

I completely agree. And I think the reason they are shocked is because they assumed that the party making demands always loses. But in past shutdowns the GOP demands were unpopular. Here, the Dems demands are very popular.

bsky.app/profile/trum...

TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 2h

It turns out that the GOP lost the messaging battle in past shutdowns not because they demanded a certain policy, but because they demanded an *unpopular* policy.

Dems have the upper hand now because they've made it about the ACA which is - wait for it - popular!

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

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First Wordle Problems @fwordleproblems.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah sure a few of YOU guys shared this and that’s great. Thanks. But honestly lib reposts just aren’t doing it for me anymore. I’ll have you know this wisdom of mine was also reposted by a (self proclaimed!) tankie account along with a YouTube video of (not kidding) Enver Hoxha. I have arrived.

First Wordle Problems @fwordleproblems.bsky.social · 13h

Remember: he just thinks this is how it works and this is a normal way to talk.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 21h

I don’t think we’re talking enough about the fact that we successfully took back the frog. Like it has been a meme for the alt right for years now, and thanks to these Portland inflatable costumes, we’re taking it back

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Adam Dayton @shardshinjuku.bsky.social · 2h

Maybe an unpopular take but I am glad that goofy ass Ass Creed isn't tackling this subject matter.

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

Assassin's Creed pulls planned game about the Civil War, apparently because having a black protagonist fighting the KKK would offend too many Americans

www.polygon.com/assassins-cr...

The canceled Assassin's Creed Civil War game was a powder keg waiting to explode

Ubisoft was reportedly working on a game set after the Civil War era, but canceled it due to politics and Assassins Creed Shadows backlash.

www.polygon.com

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Andrew @acunaandrew.bsky.social · 2h

I’ve become convinced partly that the media is taking a “let Trump’s lies speak for themselves because they’re so stupidly outrageous”
But even if that’s the case it’s lazy & and abdication of their duties.

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Uncle Roger @rojohen.bsky.social · 2h

I’d like to gain 100 more lbs, but I need about 75 of those lbs to go to my ass.

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Andrew @acunaandrew.bsky.social · 2h

I think they and the media are legit shell shocked that the democrats are winning the messaging war

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 2h

Rank-and-file Republicans are getting antsy with their 'leadership' over the shutdown.

They know they are losing the messaging battle.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/11/p...

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Andrew @acunaandrew.bsky.social · 2h

They don’t seem to understand the worse the lie is, the harder it is to believe, and the more obviously they project how actually dire his health is.
They NEED him to stay alive until at least January 2027, or their ambitions for a full decade of Vance (or whoever) are squashed

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 2h

There is NFW.

We see his body type, and that's not fat shaming. Clinically, he's morbidly obese by any medical measurement. We see how he eats, and who hasn't heard about diet from their doctor? He does NO real exercise. C'mon now.
www.rawstory.com/trump-health...

White House says Trump's heart tested 14 years younger than his 'chronological age'

President Donald Trump's newly released physical results from the White House sing the praises of his health and physical fitness, and claim that he, in fact, has the heart of a man in his mid-60s, ra...

www.rawstory.com

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Andrew @acunaandrew.bsky.social · 2h

I’m willing to bet the “actual” reason was the game itself simply wasn’t coming together for its enormous price tag and they’re blaming “woke” as a convenient excuse.

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

Assassin's Creed pulls planned game about the Civil War, apparently because having a black protagonist fighting the KKK would offend too many Americans

www.polygon.com/assassins-cr...

The canceled Assassin's Creed Civil War game was a powder keg waiting to explode

Ubisoft was reportedly working on a game set after the Civil War era, but canceled it due to politics and Assassins Creed Shadows backlash.

www.polygon.com

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 2h

thinking about this again, and (1) a damn shame (2) really depressing and (3) Ubi probably woulda whiffed the execution

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

Assassin's Creed pulls planned game about the Civil War, apparently because having a black protagonist fighting the KKK would offend too many Americans

www.polygon.com/assassins-cr...

The canceled Assassin's Creed Civil War game was a powder keg waiting to explode

Ubisoft was reportedly working on a game set after the Civil War era, but canceled it due to politics and Assassins Creed Shadows backlash.

www.polygon.com

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