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Joe Auerbach

@joeauerbach.bsky.social

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Professional nerd. Hobbyist nerd. Biological nerd? he/him I think I wrote a book? It was sort of an accident, but it's in my linktree: linktr.ee/joe.auerbach

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Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · Jan 3

If you're a radical leftist, a progressive, a liberal, or even just a plain old Democrat, I'm probably on board with your politics.

But in this political climate, that shit doesn't matter because we're not even in the ballpark.

So until the room changes a LOT, I'm focusing on other shit.

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 1d

“F**k ICE forever.”

— Chappell Roan at her show in Pasadena

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Alex Kain @tdcpresents.bsky.social · 1d

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Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 54m

Legend

arykab1956.bsky.social @arykab1956.bsky.social · 20h

Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah, she's pretty but she has a persistent expression like she's looking for someone to blame her fart smell on.

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Spryte M. ♿🏳️‍🌈♀️🎮✍🏻🪆🧩🦅 @sprytemagnus.bsky.social · 1d

@theradr.bsky.social I believe this is your gem of wisdom

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 2d

Just found out the name for mocking the powers-that-be while doing whimsical protesting:

Tactical frivolity.

There, now you know too.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tactica...

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Amber @risettemd.bsky.social · 21h

One of the most irritating things I frequently encounter from transphobes is oddly similar to anti-vaxxer logic. Namely, that scientific evidence which contradicts their opinion is simply dismissed outright. When confronted with evidence about gender identity, the response is always utter denial.

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 20h

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Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 14h

Well, it's a good job if you got fired from your last job for trying to overthrow the government on January 6th.

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 15h

It really is insane that working for ICE is a job people choose to have.

Like people legit wake up, and get ready to go to work at the Kidnapping Industrial Complex like it ain’t nothing.

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Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 14h

Folks that hate kids are oddly proud of it for some reason, but you were dead right.

Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 14h

Went to a bonfire tonight where we burned pictures of shitty people and that felt pretty great.

Did I also invoke Agni and The Morrigan just in case? Yes I did. Sometimes you need to remind justice.

Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 14h

Honestly I remember nothing about the second movie except that I liked the soundtrack and that the 3D was a complete waste.

It was pretty, but that's all.

Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 14h

Aww, damn, looks like he deleted it, but it was some "hear me out" shit about how kids get away with shit he could never do and everyone was just like, my dude, you're a grown man.

Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 15h

Accurate

Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 16h

Seriously, I'm no longer Catholic, and I have been a druid longer than I was ever Catholic. But even I think that ice arresting Jesus is probably a bad thing.

It's not unpredictable but it's probably bad.

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 18h

Basically tho, ICE just arrested Jesus.

Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 18h

So yeah, no that's really what it's called. The Monstrance is usually only ever brought out on specific holy days for veneration during which it's displayed on the altar of the church (an altar btw which usually houses a holy relic)

Catholics believe it is actually Jesus, because transubstantiation

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 23h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 19h

This is the thing I used to buy magic cards for. I would just grab a booster pack and make a plot out of it. It was my go-to just after college.

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Ryan W Enslow @ryanwenslow.bsky.social · 20h

The purpose of government is not to maximize earnings to investors

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Joe 👻 BOO! 👻 dek @joedudekjd.bsky.social · 21h

Hard to believe we didn't get a budget done on time.

Brian Schatz on Twitter: The Republican House has worked 12 out of the last 79 calendar days.

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Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 20h

H8 that for you

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 1d

I’m again saying for the 1000th time that you can tell a lot about a person based on how they talk about kids

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Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 22h

I really appreciate how some dudes stormed into your comments and proved you right

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Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 22h

If I'm honest, I don't think she should have ended up with either of them. Neither one of them was good enough for her. She probably should have had a partner with a brain.

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Joe Auerbach @joeauerbach.bsky.social · 22h

And I suppose pickle them faster because.... That's literally the whole point of pickles.