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Dev Petty

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Children’s Author. Devout Californian. Rep'd by @jenrofe of ABLA www.devpetty.com

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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · Nov 14

Possibly the single greatest moment in children’s literature.

Illustration from James Marshall’s George & Martha.

Martha, a hippo wearing a dress, is seated in an arm chair smoking a cigar.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 30m

The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 3h

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 1h

I seem to have interrupted something on this #caturday

An orange and black cat intertwined on a bed.

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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 19h

Kudos to my Pilates class neighbor… The lone man, and fairly fit- who managed to groan and pant throughout a very mild class like he was running a marathon or changing a duvet cover.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 20h

the republican majority leader with a clear vision for the democratic party

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 20h

I’m sure some dem leadership is gonna focus group the shit out of this new info.

Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 20h

I find I keep spotting them out and about and in my own old photos now. Addictive!

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22h

Soybean farmers should dump their beans on Capitol Hill…

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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 23h

What if instead of all this AI, self-driving, robotaxi silliness no one asked for, they used their big nerd brains on improving public transit, rail, long haul efficiency etc.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

EISMAN: Tesla’s earnings “are down 60% from 2022 through 2025. And the stock is slightly higher. ..

“.. it’s a cult.”

@electrek.co $TSLA
electrek.co/2025/10/10/t...

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Satyros Phil Brucato @satyrosphilbrucato.bsky.social · 1d

Folks who think "cats are not loving" have never been loved by a cat.

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 1d

It’s hard to award the Nobel Peace Prize to a guy that maybe brokered a temporary peace deal after he ordered 500 tons of nutrient rich biscuits destroyed instead of saving the lives of desperate, starving babies.

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

Guess we know who’s gonna win the Nobel Whine Like a Bitch Prize.

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 23h

Portland isn't burning, it's lit

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 1d

This is awesome.

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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 1d

Trump getting the Nobel would be like an AI hack getting a Caldecott.

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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 1d

Quality side hustle:

SELL THESE AT PROTESTS

(donate the $ to something awesome)

dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 1d

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Wide shot of many people in inflatable costumes

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.

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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 1d

It’s just so funny his wife said this like it was a kind and normal thing for a public figure to do.

Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 1d

Any advice

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 1d

Nice!

Dense Underground Missile Basing could be fun too!

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 1d

Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.

There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.

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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 1d

@jfallows.bsky.social

Thought I’d let you know I went to an unconventional middle school which used National Defense as our 8th grade US gov text. That’s pretty much when I decided to study poli sci.

I ended up with a BA in PS, focusing mostly on weapons procurement.

Now I write kids books. 🤷‍♀️

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 1d

Adventures in framing:

Headline presenting this as a real-world question. Rather than as another sign of deepening vortex of narcissistic delusion and detachment from reality.

Headline: Trump Has His Eyes on Nobel Prize. Will He Get It?

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