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Bob Ballentine

@raballentine.bsky.social

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Retired. Amateur classical pianist. Liberal. Mystery Science Theater 3000. ADHD. No damned Trump! No damned MAGA! No damned Elon! No damned Republicans!! Please, no DMs.

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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 21m

“A pioneer is a man who turned all the grass upside down, strung bob-wire over the dust that was left, poisoned the water, cut down the trees, killed the Indian who owned the land and called it progress.” - Charles Russell

Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 4h

From the 1982 Miss Piggy calendar.

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She created a fashion trend. I remember a section of Macys called "Annie's Closet."

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la di dah, la di dah . . . .

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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 17h

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"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

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Jennifer Shin @jennifershin.bsky.social · 1d

I've been sounding the alarm about Fetterman for a long time. Prof. Ealy takes all the information and serves it up not only with prime snark, but makes it make sense.

Pennsylvania Deserves Better — And It’s Not Too Late to Demand I

How John Fetterman went from working-class hero to absentee senator—and why Pennsylvania shouldn’t settle for excuses.

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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 23h

Fox is the right-wing version of The List of Adrian Messenger.

Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 1d

The best part is his comments at the end.
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Responding to Kirk Cameron

YouTube video by Dan McClellan

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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 1d

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Former Republican election official buys Dominion Voting — a target of 2020 conspiracy theories

Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 1d

#ADHD

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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 2d

Someone who deserved it received the prize.

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#ADHD
This is SO me.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🔥 🚨🔥 Meet Randy Erwin. Randy is the president of the National Federation of Federal Employees — a union representing ~ 150k employees across the country. We need more RANDY ERWIN ENERGY in this country! Sound ⬆️ & Share. 1/2

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 2d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 2d

Antifa turned me into a newt!

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