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Daniel Blum

@dartemus.bsky.social

450 followers 350 following 310 posts

Advocate for a graduated income tax. How about an organization to represent the interests of microbusinesses? Smart-aleky jokester. Terps basketball fan.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 8m

Where does the 200,000 figure for DC come from? I was there and it did not seem that large. It was pretty big, though.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 23h

The Preamble to the Constitution began with three magic words and they were not “I, the King.”

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 23h

Nice trick. He declares "democracy dies in darkness" then he shuts off the f---ing lights.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 23h

I'm the one in the blue shirt.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 1d

I've heard that New Yorkers disliked Trump before it was cool.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 2d

I don't mind if it's run like a business, as long as it's a 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 business.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 5d

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 5d

That's about one subscriber for every 40 people in the DC metro area.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 5d

So Gov. Christie, is a "capo regime" a bad thing or a good thing? You didn't say.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 7d

Shh. No spoilers.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 9d

If he would try being more Black, he might win it.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 9d

Housing takes up such a high percentage of my income. And my housing costs are in the bottom third of what is typical here.

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Mack @urielandme.bsky.social · 9d

Yes, I've watched it happen since Ronnie Reagan, they crash the Economy every single time and Federal debt skyrocked.
They can't govern and give trillions in Tax-cuts to Billionaires and we have to pay for their spending party.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 10d

Yeh, I wish, but call me back when he can't find a 34th MAGA senator to have his back.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 10d

Halloween is gonna be lit.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 12d

Also, guns are illegal in Japan.

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Swing Left @swingleft.bsky.social · 12d

Every knock, every conversation, and every voter reached brings us closer to winning the swing districts that will flip the House for Democrats in 2026.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 12d

From my lips to your ears.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 13d

Ha ha that lock looks lame but has 200,000 volts on it...

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 13d

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 14d

ICE is now acting like a criminal gang because they know any wrongdoing will be pardoned. Why? Because he already pardoned hundreds of convicts who violently beat up law enforcement officers.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 14d

After age 50, I met and married the love of my life, published a book, had a major spiritual awakening, and got some work I liked.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 15d

The companies who choose the location for the cameras put them where there are abnormally low speed limits, to maximize fines (and their percentage). For example six-lane highways with a speed limit of 25 miles per hour, or exit ramps off expressways through industrial areas with no pedestrians.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 16d

Just reading some accounts of the apartment building raid in Chicago. I haven't confirmed anything personally, but in my opinion, if you break into an apartment without a warrant 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵, you aren't enforcing the law, you are committing a crime.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 17d

He doth protest too much, methinks.