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L'esprit de l'escalier

@mitchellcolbert.bsky.social

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Non-toxic gamer. Published cannabis waste researcher. Animal lover. Sustainability advocate. Journalist with over 200 articles in over a dozen outlets (High Times, etc). A contemporary Renaissance man gifted with bardic knowledge. linktr.ee/mitchellcolbert

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L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · Nov 11

The ASTM International just published my study on #cannabis #CPG #waste. If you are interested in cannabis and #sustainability, do yourself a favor and check it out.

#ASTM #ASTMInternational

Raising the Volume: How Regulations and Consumer Market Trends Have Increased the Volume of Cannabis Packaging Waste in California

www.astm.org

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Trump’s trying to intimidate voters by sending the DOJ to CA to “monitor” the election.

Here’s the thing—over 5.9 million ballots have already been returned in the Prop 50 special election. Most folks, like myself, are dropping theirs off and couldn’t care less about the scare tactics. #YesOnProp50

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L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 23h

If you can, drop it off directly to your county election office or other official polling place rather than just a drop box to minimize the risk of shenanigans.

Also sign up for ballot tracking.

Where's My Ballot? :: California Secretary of State

Tracking your vote by mail ballot

www.sos.ca.gov

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!

I know how hard you worked for this.

Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo.

At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25

Then beneath it

TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO

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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @sarajacobs.house.gov · 1d

Don’t take it from me, listen to Snopes! Speaker Johnson signed a bill to cut $186 billion from SNAP. And again, it’s HIS party that won’t help millions of Americans put food on the table this month.

House Speaker Mike Johnson signed bill cutting $186B from SNAP in July 2025

Users shared this true claim amid uncertainty regarding whether Americans would receive federal food benefits during the 2025 government shutdown.

www.snopes.com

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NPR @npr.org · 23h

President Trump's administration faces deadlines on Monday to tell two federal judges whether it will continue to fund SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using contingency funds. n.pr/490aPMO

Trump administration faces Monday deadline on use of contingency funds for SNAP

President Trump's administration faces deadlines on Monday to tell two federal judges whether it will continue to fund SNAP, the nation's biggest food aid program, using contingency funds.

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L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 1d

Technically they are not even my cats they have just convinced theirselves that they are because their owner doesn't feed them as often as I do....I fully admit I created this monster.

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L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 2d

Yea, she had to change her face after murdering her dog, Cricket. The dog mafia is still looking for her.

a dog dressed in a storm trooper costume with the words say hello to my little friend below it

ALT: a dog dressed in a storm trooper costume with the words say hello to my little friend below it

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L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 2d

She was just in a rush to get to the gravel pit...

L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly, anyone complaining about what people on food stamps buy probably has never had to rely on food stamps.

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L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 2d

Jokes on you, they tipped those dancers in food when they were done.

They just told them to open their mouths as Trump and Rubio threw spoonfuls of caviar at them.

Trickle down home economics.

L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 2d

Frankly it would be unwatchably boring.

It would just be, to paraphrase John Oliver, hours of watching a millionaire in a button down deciding whether or not to throw a ball.

L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 2d

If it wasn't this toilet then they truly don't know horror.

L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 2d

100% the cat will be on the roof meowing at my window at the crack of dawn.

Don't ask why she has decided that is better then meowing at my bedroom door.

L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 2d

It's going to be very embarrassing when he screws up pronouncing Nigeria...or maybe enraging is the right word.

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L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 2d

That's an insult to potatoes.

A potato has the ability to power a clock, I doubt Trump's brain can even clear that low bar.

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L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 2d

I'm pretty worried when they turn their attention to state legalized cannabis businesses. Will they go in guns blazing ready to murder some veterans?

L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 5d

#ShitholePresident

L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 5d

I caution you from using such definitive language, because it most assuredly can get stupider.

Has Barron Trump launched an OnlyFans called BarrIt? Not YET...

That's just one way it could be even dumber.

L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 5d

I get mad when I hear people talk about healing with crystals in any language...

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 9d

Can't wait to lease my Lex Luther-owned space pod and receive my Prime oxygen ration, hoping the subscription rates on air don't go up again. It's so convenient; it just pipes right into the pod. Or, you know, not.

Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 10d

Lunacy. tech.yahoo.com/science/arti...

Jeff Bezos Says He Doesn't Understand Why Anybody Alive Now Would Be 'Discouraged'—Because Soon, 'Millions Of People Will Be Living In Space'

Jeff Bezos says the future is so bright, he "doesn't see how anybody can be discouraged who is alive right now." Speaking at Italian Tech Week 2025 earlier this month with Ferrari and Stellantis chair...

tech.yahoo.com

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L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 9d

STOP GIVING HIM IDEAS.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10d

If a temporary resident of the White House can totally demolish the East Wing to build a gaudy ballroom, without any authority, approval, or regulation, he can tear down the rest of the White House to build a Walmart. That this destruction is allowed underscores how off the rails our country is now.

L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 9d

You also want to sign up for ballot tracking through the secretary of states office to confirm your vote was counted.

www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ba...

Where's My Ballot? :: California Secretary of State

Tracking your vote by mail ballot

www.sos.ca.gov

L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 13d

Earth was nice while it lasted.

L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 15d

Just saying for those not aware, but it being bigger then Hempfest pretty much means it's the biggest event in Seattle ever.

Seattle loves its hemp but hates kings even more.

L'esprit de l'escalier @mitchellcolbert.bsky.social · 15d

Proof that we don't need more guns to deal with unstable people with guns.

Well done guys!