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Jay

@somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social

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Proud dad. Fortunate son. Windmill tilter. Unapologetic empiricist. Unrepentant nerd. Remorseless eating machine. "Love, run, & punch fascists." Constant cussing, daily d20 rolls and pro-democracy politics, and some good dogs, flowers, and polyamory.

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Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · Apr 10

Hey, I'm just some nerd called Jay. Follow for substandard content related to, in no particular order:

• dogs
• TTRPGs
• geek culture
• books
• running
• the outdoors
• flowers
• political shenanigans

DMs are fine, as long as it's not investment/finance/crypto stuff.

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 13h

Thanksgiving in Canada has nothing to do with Columbus!

We are a colonial country with a million things to atone for but Thanksgiving is not one of them.

Our Thanksgiving is timed with the harvest and it's literally just "Be grateful for harvest"

US Imperialism has brain rotted too many of you.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 9h

If it’s not okay to be anti-fascism anymore, is it still okay to be pro-democracy? 🤔

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 8h

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 8h

"Conversion therapy" is a polite name for something that isn’t conversion and isn’t therapy. It’s abuse.

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Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · 7h

Also, eat shit, @jaketapper.bsky.social.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 15h

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 14h

Back in the 90s when neo-nazi skinheads were everywhere, people wore colored laces in their Doc Martens to signify which side they were on. Red meant nazi, one black one white meant anti-racist, blue meant neutral, and green meant you like frogs and were anti-fascist. Been thinking about that a lot.

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United Independents (ANTI-FASCIST) (ANTI-COMMIE) Party💜❤️‍🔥 @unitediparty.bsky.social · 7h

Congressman kevin hern protects pedos, Oklahoma deserves leaders that don't put child rapists above citizens. Let's get rid of him in 2026. Release the Epstein files!

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 11h

The most dangerous form of government is theocracy.

Because the only thing worse than a tyrant is a tyrant who thinks they're on a mission from God.

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Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · 7h

The child-molesting, illegitimate POTUS and his pedophile-enabling sycophants in Congress, particularly Mike Johnson, view children as disposable objects. They don't care if children suffer. In fact, Trump gets off on the suffering of children.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h

The federal food program helping more than 1 in 4 young children access fresh produce, milk, and formula will run out of funding next week.

Over 5 million children could lose food assistance — all thanks to the Trump-Republican shutdown.

The cruelty is endless.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · 12h

Fuck off Jim Jordan, you pedophile enabling piece of shit.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

JORDAN: Comey is where weaponization all started. 9 years ago he took the dossier--

BASH: But that's not what he's being prosecuted for

JORDAN: I'm just saying, you want to talk about weaponization, that's where it started

BASH: So this is retribution then

Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · 12h

I disagree that that's the implication of the word kidnapping, but I hear you.

Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · 13h

In many states the crime of kidnapping doesn't require a financial (or ransom) element.

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Mitch Jackson ⚖️ @mitch.social · 1d

The President of the United States has a longer rap sheet than nearly everyone he’s trying to deport.

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Not JPo @notjpo.bsky.social · 16h

I’m like if Spirit Halloween stores were a person

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Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · 16h

An empty shell of what you once were, but briefly and occasionally fabulous?

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Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · 16h

And every single one of his dumbass, ignorant, shitweasel cultists will parrot this nonsense.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 18h

Dumbest gaslighting ever. Who was president on January 6?

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 18h

Dumbest gaslighting ever. Who was president on January 6?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

The firehose of easily disprovable lies from Trump and his allies continues to get worse each month, with one statement after another completely untethered from reality, which is why it is so important for them to take ownership and control of media platforms & intimidate others.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Insomnia when you have small children should be illegal

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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 1d

im rewatching The Shining for the millionth time and while i think the book does some things better (getting us into Jack's head) the book is a story about a good man swallowed by ghosts and Kubrick's story is about a family annihilator, and thus much, much scarier

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Cullen @hellocullen.bsky.social · 1d

hey what effect does the president going on tv and saying stuff that everyone, even the people who agree with him, know is just obviously untrue have on a culture?

let's find out

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago journalist Debbie Brockman, who was thrown to the ground & handcuffed by ICE, has been released without charges

DHS said she assaulted an officer, but eye witnesses claim she didn’t

The lack of charges makes it clear that ICE is lying to try and cover up the fact that they attack the press

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so proud of everyone from my old neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago. I see what you have been and are doing. I am so proud of how organized the community is and how much more so everyone is becoming. It is inspiring. Just one example... And this is something EVERYONE can do. Everyone.

Informational flyer about Rogers Park Whistle Protocols, explaining how to use whistles to alert neighbors of emergencies, with color-coded alerts, steps for use, and encouragement to form a crowd and stay loud for safety.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Taps the “this administration is full of eugenicists so yes, they do want people to die” sign so hard it snaps and shards go scattering everywhere.

And yes, we saw it coming.

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