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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2h

That’s $5 billion more than the entire annual USAID budget. All to one country. To rescue one friend of the president’s.

Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 2h

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1h

Their website says there’s not guitar hero and I am disappointed

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1h

Our friend is having a birthday party at a barcade tonight and if you think I’m not gonna absolutely humiliate myself trying to relive my Dance Dance Revolution glory days you are sadly mistaken

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 5h

October 15 is Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Thinking about Trixie, today and every day. 🕯️

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 9h

I won't be lectured on the foundational truths of the republic by a man who apparently never learned Article One

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1d

Some new think tank is trying to get Dems to take more "heterodox" ideas and I have a few they could try out. What about "Palestinians are also people" or "billionaires shouldn't exist," how about we try those

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah I'm expecting, due in April! 🥰

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1d

Pregnancy app: "Pretty soon your appetite should start to increase."
Me, innocently planning Second Lunch while scrolling through pictures of food on Pinterest: Oh word? Hadn't noticed.

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1d

You might think, "well, where I live you just have to have a car," and I'm sure you're right because the US is really built for cars. But I've been pleasantly surprised by how many journeys I can replace with a bike ride, and it at least saves wear and tear on the car.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

Average new-vehicle manufacturer’s suggested retail prices hit an all-time high last month, reaching $52k, up 4.2% from last year.

(The best selling vehicle in the U.S. is a ford truck that sells for more than 65k)

All that “freedom” to be stuck in car dependency & traffic sure sounds expensive.

Average U.S. New Car Prices Top $50,000 For The First Time Ever

Prices for new vehicles have risen steadily in the last year as the pace of price increases has sped up in recent months, according to Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book.

www.forbes.com

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Alex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · 1d

nancy no!!!!

(recipe: Hamburger Steak with Onions and Gravy)

recipe review

Nancy Wood
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Do NOT use vanilla in place of sherry! I just made this exactly as written and used vanilla since I didn't have sherry. It is now down the disposal. The smell alone was a huge indicator of what it would taste like. Whoever thought of vanilla with meat? Nasty.

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Tempvs Frangit @tempvsfrangit.bsky.social · 1d

14 Oct 1977, anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant was "pied" in the face by Thom Higgins, a gay rights activist.
Bryant, who was already well-known as a singer, led Save Our Children, a homophobic campaigning group which successfully overturned legal protections for LGBT+ people in Dade County, Florida.

Four-panel sequence from a news archive showing a woman getting a custard cream pie smushed in her face, with one panel showing the man who had applied the pie.

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