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justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 5h

Bribery is normally payment for services.

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justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 6h

After getting to version seven of a paper, my advisor read it and says, “you should be depressed.“

justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 6h

Once again, the right is demonstrating their rhetorical style. “I admit that I don’t know what I’m talking about, but I’m confident of my opinion.”

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justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 6h

Sounds about standard for the right. Admitting that you don’t know what you’re talking about, and then stating that you’re confident of your opinion.

justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 21h

Why is re-recording the security script as a partisan takedown a critical activity during a shut down? The very creation of this video seems to be illegal.

justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 21h

Republicans are happy to pay themselves during a shutdown, but not troops. Let that sink in.

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justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 21h

The CDC has been so decimated that they can’t afford the second C anymore. Now it’s just the Center for Disease.

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justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 1d

He’s seeing the images of Brazil 20 years ago that were posted by the Oregon GOP, claiming to be Portland.

justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 1d

I think I have been personally slandered. Can 1 million people form a class action suit?

justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 1d

More than half of people in Ohio have not graduated from college. By that logic, no one with more than a high school degree should be allowed to run for office.

justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 1d

The real Nobel prize winner knows that she can get anything she wants by flattering Trump. She is willing to dance with the devil to help her people.

justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 1d

There is actually little need to have security on ballots before they are cast. You only need security on ballots after they are cast. That said, this smells like a false flag attack.

justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 1d

She knows that flattery will get her everywhere.

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justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 1d

The current Supreme Court has made it clear that if you are not in a officially protected class, then discrimination is fine. “Occupying military force“ is not a protected class.

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justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 1d

The Norwegians did this for the Germans during World War II

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justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 2d

Love America, hate the evil King.

justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 2d

Telll me again what the US has a monopoly on other than really bad international trade decisions? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump threatens ‘massive’ China tariffs as Beijing restricts rare-earth exports

Wall Street falls as US president raises prospect of another trade war and suggests meeting with Xi may not happen

www.theguardian.com

justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 2d

Does anyone actually believe that Trump can do serial sevens? You have to do five of them to get a perfect score.

justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 2d

If he does so amazingly well on these, I’m sure he would be happy to have one administered in front of a live audience. He loves showing off how awesome he is.

justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 2d

The King’s jester claims that people who oppose the king hate the country. Someone should read him the Declaration of Independence again.

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justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder how many death threats the Dominion executives were getting.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

I’m sure this is fine. abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...

Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official

Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox over its reporting on the 2020 election, has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former GOP election official.

abcnews.go.com

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justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 2d

Trump does not care about Argentina. He’s giving money to his rich billionaire friends. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout

www.nytimes.com

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justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 2d

Oops. I can’t keep my Trump Barbies straight. But the statement holds two for Homeland security as well.

justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 2d

Just don’t snag your dynemma jersey on anything. Your arm will break before the fabric does.

justinstarren.bsky.social @justinstarren.bsky.social · 2d

They should simply pass a rule that anyone who is caught trying to get a Nobel prize through extortion or bribery is automatically ineligible.