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Vagabonding @vagabonding.bsky.social · 1h

My son flew to Chicago from Virginia to run in the Chicago Marathon.

Why do I have a feeling "Crypt-Keeper" Noem is going to do something there to mess it up?

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newmexicanextexan.bsky.social @newmexicanextexan.bsky.social · 17h

I prefer first ladies who can make human facial expressions.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17h

A First Lady who lied about having a college degree on her immigration application, who is married to someone who rapes children and arrests his political opponents, and has a "back door channel" to an evil despot who kidnaps children and assassinates his political opponents.

Incredible.

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Vagabonding @vagabonding.bsky.social · 17h

I can't understand why they moved to Austin because it was cool and then went out of their way to make it uncool. If they had to move to Texas, why not Fort Worth or something?

Vagabonding @vagabonding.bsky.social · 17h

Completely. I have a friend that quit CDC in March and I knew then, we will never be able to trust US Health again. We are on our own.

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Vagabonding @vagabonding.bsky.social · 17h

This! This is true.

newmexicanextexan.bsky.social @newmexicanextexan.bsky.social · 18h

Techbros ruined Austin, Texas, which was the city of my heart for many years.
Techbros want to ruin the US and the world.

Maggie M. @maggiemck.bsky.social · 18h

Another billionaire tech bro cheers on Stephen Miller’s thuggery www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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Vagabonding @vagabonding.bsky.social · 17h

Was

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Vagabonding @vagabonding.bsky.social · 17h

Me too. I am worn down.

Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 17h

Fascism fatigue. I'm coining it right now. I also have it.

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It's October... BOO, BITCHES! @alyssonfergison.com · 17h

The cruelty is the point. This is prosperity gospel in practice. That's how they justify it and still call themselves Christians. They've convinced themselves that God is punishing people by letting them starve, so charity interferes with His will. It's sociopathy & greed cloaked in religion.

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Vagabonding @vagabonding.bsky.social · 17h

Shot in the head with pepper spray
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

Shot in the head with pepper spray

This is Trump's America

open.substack.com

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Vagabonding @vagabonding.bsky.social · 17h

@democracydocket.com Worth a read and a subscription today!

newsletters.democracydocket.com/is-tiktok-go...

Is TikTok going MAGA?

newsletters.democracydocket.com

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BEAVE @beaveinflow.bsky.social · 20h

I hope you’re violently ambushed by stability and tenderly mauled by good news this weekend.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Vagabonding @vagabonding.bsky.social · 20h

I'm just sayin' she's more like Crypt Keeper than Barbie.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 20h

Your creativity is needed for the resistance! 🐸🐸🐸

#PDXFrog #FrogsOnTheFrontlines #50501Movement #PeoplesMovement

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Vagabonding @vagabonding.bsky.social · 21h

Saturday afternoons are for napping.

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newmexicanextexan.bsky.social @newmexicanextexan.bsky.social · 21h

The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, was dean of a law school that never opened www.snopes.com/fact-check/m...

Mike Johnson was dean of law school that never opened

The Judge Paul Pressler School of Law never materialized, and its namesake was later accused of decades of sexual abuse.

www.snopes.com

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Vagabonding @vagabonding.bsky.social · 21h

Pissbaby Republicans Freaking Out Over Upcoming No Kings Rallies
open.substack.com/pub/wonkette...

Pissbaby Republicans Freaking Out Over Upcoming No Kings Rallies

Soros! Paid protesters! And other cliches.

open.substack.com

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newmexicanextexan.bsky.social @newmexicanextexan.bsky.social · 23h

Volume up, friends.

Franchesca Ramsey @chescaleigh.bsky.social · 1d

This week Vivek Ramaswamy spoke at a Turning Point USA event originally scheduled to headlined by the late Charlie Kirk. But during the Q&A things took a turn as Ramaswamy fielded questions about his Hindu faith…🐆💀

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 23h

When I started on the history beat at WaPo, I told editors I wasn't going to "both sides" slavery or the Civil War. I got full support on that. I doubt I would get that now.

(My editor and I left in 2023.)

billypilgrim65.bsky.social @billypilgrim65.bsky.social · 1d

The 2010’s feels like the era when elite pundits, academics, public intellectuals undid the taboo on evil ideas. Fascism- worthy of debate. White supremacy-it’s just economic insecurity. Slavery? What about the good one! Topics considered , rightly, beyond the pale were given legitimacy once again

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Vagabonding @vagabonding.bsky.social · 23h

It's not just you.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23h

Is it just me, or does it seem the press is actually and completely terrified to report about Donald Trump's physical and mental health the way it would have if anyone else were president?

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Red Painter @redpainter1.bsky.social · 23h

The whole narrative would change if the media collectively decided to report the truth together.

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newmexicanextexan.bsky.social @newmexicanextexan.bsky.social · 23h

Go directly to the original retailer's Web site if you want to buy anything online.
Amazon is a terrible employer and Amazon is in the bag for Mango Mussolini.

The Birds The Turtles and The Beast @turtlebee.bsky.social · 1d

The Frog Costume has gone from $25 to almost $40 on amazon over the last week. There's an army brewing.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 23h

Yes! There wasn't a way to put this in the story, but Michael Dezer owns close to 2,000 cars and "donated" a thousand of them to a car museum inside his own theme park in Orlando. That's who is getting a tax break for lending out the family plane for ICE flights.

Broken Historian @practicalnecromancy.com · 23h

If any folks in Orlando are looking for a place to speak out about this, the Dezers own a weird indoor theme park / private car collection attraction… Dezerland.

A cartoonish map of Dezerland - a monument to grotesque wealth and opulence.

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