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BigRuckus8

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BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 3h

I was young and unemployed, sitting with a friend who had almost got electrocuted at his job, but had bought a new car on the workers comp he was making for doing nothing - when he asked me. Have you ever considered trimming trees from the electric lines?

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 1h

Starvation is a motivator.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 2h

It’s beyond words.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 2h

That’s the ending I have for history.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 2h

There’s always another report.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 2h

Well trump’s pretty untethered.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 2h

They want to start funding government (?) projects so we only build what they want built. It’s all about the money.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 2h

Maybe Trump will squeeze the billionaires to donate to make America run. That’s what he wants America to be. Billionaire dependent.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 2h

Sounds familiar.

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BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 3h

I wish I could vote for him.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 3h

It’s almost like Republicans planned all this chaos for the holidays. Essential workers are working. The only thing worse than not getting a paycheck is working for it.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 3h

Mamdani is running. He hasn’t done anything yet.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 3h

It’s a good the folks running the floor don’t rely on labels.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 3h

They meant unnatural flavors. Maybe twice. Anyway, it’s a really good natural cracker. Or unnatural. Or both.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 3h

They’re piling on the natural flavor.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 3h

I wade through a lot of media by saying “I don’t know” or “I don’t care” by the headline or first paragraph. Then move on.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 3h

Obama had a 60% approval rating when he left office. He did enormous work for the country including healthcare, nuclear nonproliferation, people’s rights.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 8h

The schools are separate but equal dontyouknow.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 10h

Great. Now they’ll take free methadone away from addicts.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 10h

Worse, Trump thinks he took an IQ test. And he thinks he aced it.

BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 10h

Sometimes the lines are the same color as the crayon. 🖍️ Insane.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14h

This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.

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Heather Randell @heatherrandell.bsky.social · 7d

“In Ireland, data centers consume more than 20 percent of the country’s electricity. In Chile, precious aquifers are in danger of depletion. In South Africa, where blackouts have long been routine, data centers are further taxing the national grid.”

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From Mexico to Ireland, Fury Mounts Over a Global A.I. Frenzy

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BigRuckus8 @bigruckus8.bsky.social · 22h

We’re competing with machines for clean air, water, and energy. And we’re losing.

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 1d

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

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