Sophia Benoit
@1followernodad.bsky.social
i wrote the da Vinci code
Feels very cool that you simply cannot be sure what foods are and are not safe to eat anymore.
January 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Feels very cool that you simply cannot be sure what foods are and are not safe to eat anymore.
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In 2019 when Trump nominated Ratcliffe to be DNI, everyone said "That guy? Who knows nothing about intelligence, and is a complete clown?" Trump had to withdraw his nomination. And today he's like the 2nd or 3rd most qualified person Trump is nominating, so even Dems are like "Sigh, OK I guess"
74-25, Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to be Trump’s CIA director.
He’s the second nominee inked after Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.
Here’s what is next, with @frankthorp.bsky.social 👇
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
He’s the second nominee inked after Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.
Here’s what is next, with @frankthorp.bsky.social 👇
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to be Trump's CIA director
Ratcliffe becomes the second Trump nominee to be approved by the Republican-led Senate.
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
In 2019 when Trump nominated Ratcliffe to be DNI, everyone said "That guy? Who knows nothing about intelligence, and is a complete clown?" Trump had to withdraw his nomination. And today he's like the 2nd or 3rd most qualified person Trump is nominating, so even Dems are like "Sigh, OK I guess"
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"but what can I do I don't have the skills to undermine a fascist regime" — if you are a bluesky user YES YOU CAN
![General Interference with Organizations and
Production
(a) Organizations and Conferences
(1) Insist on doing everything though "channels." Never permit shortcuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions.
(2) Make "speeches." Talk as frequently as possible and at great length.. Illustrate your. "points" by long anecdotes and accounts of personal experiences. Never hesitate to make a few appropriate "patriotic" comments.
(3) When possible, refer all matters to committees, for "further study and consideratlon." Attempt to make the committees as large
as possible — never less than five.
[highlighted] (4) Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently
as possible.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:oy2ebrbjfsmr3oacqe5mbuw5/bafkreig62znhd2c3zg6z4hjbrm7sgg4lqw6rlyaxndnnkgcwgeb3qlvwju@jpeg)
January 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"but what can I do I don't have the skills to undermine a fascist regime" — if you are a bluesky user YES YOU CAN
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could not possibly agree more, make them work for every single thing that they do in congress
employ roughly 18000 lawyers ready to challenge everything the executive does in court over and over and over again to delay as much as possible
find your own Reed O'Connor to help with that
employ roughly 18000 lawyers ready to challenge everything the executive does in court over and over and over again to delay as much as possible
find your own Reed O'Connor to help with that
no unanimous consent, for anything, at any time
waste every single moment you can, gum up the procedural works, go full McConnell on them
waste every single moment you can, gum up the procedural works, go full McConnell on them
New: Senate Republicans hope to confirm some of Trump's nominees on Day 1
5 nominees get committee votes today.
GOP leaders want unanimous consent for floor votes TODAY.
Uncertain, but Rubio/State & Ratcliffe/CIA are top prospects.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
5 nominees get committee votes today.
GOP leaders want unanimous consent for floor votes TODAY.
Uncertain, but Rubio/State & Ratcliffe/CIA are top prospects.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
January 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
could not possibly agree more, make them work for every single thing that they do in congress
employ roughly 18000 lawyers ready to challenge everything the executive does in court over and over and over again to delay as much as possible
find your own Reed O'Connor to help with that
employ roughly 18000 lawyers ready to challenge everything the executive does in court over and over and over again to delay as much as possible
find your own Reed O'Connor to help with that
I absolutely love manifesting*
*having the money to buy a thing I want
*having the money to buy a thing I want
December 31, 2024 at 2:29 AM
I absolutely love manifesting*
*having the money to buy a thing I want
*having the money to buy a thing I want
Thank god I grew up with stuffing because if I’d never heard of it before and someone showed up to my house as an adult with wet bread and celery casserole my first instinct would be to beat their ass.
November 29, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Thank god I grew up with stuffing because if I’d never heard of it before and someone showed up to my house as an adult with wet bread and celery casserole my first instinct would be to beat their ass.
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Former Amazon worker here; do not cross this picket line. Don't do it. Don't even order from them (unless absolutely necessary). They're a disgusting company to work for and the reason for my knee problems that required years of physical therapy.
Fuck Amazon. We stand with the workers! 👊🏻✨
Fuck Amazon. We stand with the workers! 👊🏻✨
Amazons workers across 20 countries, including the United States, are striking against what the organizing labor union calls anti-worker and anti-democratic practices.
Amazon workers on strike from Black Friday to Cyber Monday
(WFXR) – Amazons workers across 20 countries, including the United States, are striking against what the organizing labor union calls anti-worker and anti-democratic practices.
www.cbs42.com
November 28, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Former Amazon worker here; do not cross this picket line. Don't do it. Don't even order from them (unless absolutely necessary). They're a disgusting company to work for and the reason for my knee problems that required years of physical therapy.
Fuck Amazon. We stand with the workers! 👊🏻✨
Fuck Amazon. We stand with the workers! 👊🏻✨
Realizing that Tom Hanks is married to a woman named Rita WILSON. Holy shit.
November 29, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Realizing that Tom Hanks is married to a woman named Rita WILSON. Holy shit.
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Orcas have started wearing dead salmon as hats again, just fyi
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
Wearing A Salmon On Your Head Is Back In Fashion For Orcas, After A 37-Year Break
In 1987, there was a strange trend amongst killer whales. Recent sightings show it's back in fashion.
www.iflscience.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Orcas have started wearing dead salmon as hats again, just fyi
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
one thing about me is that I am never going to forget to cancel a free trial. i feel it in my bones when i have a pending charge. my body keeps score. you will not be getting that payment.
November 25, 2024 at 11:02 PM
one thing about me is that I am never going to forget to cancel a free trial. i feel it in my bones when i have a pending charge. my body keeps score. you will not be getting that payment.
one thing this app doesn’t have is the thread about Mrs. Doubtfires tits being on fire
November 25, 2024 at 6:20 PM
one thing this app doesn’t have is the thread about Mrs. Doubtfires tits being on fire
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good morning, i’ve donated $5 to mona if anyone can match me ❤️ gofund.me/b2c3ad0b
November 21, 2024 at 4:09 PM
good morning, i’ve donated $5 to mona if anyone can match me ❤️ gofund.me/b2c3ad0b
the smallest possible amount a tongue can be sticking out :)
November 21, 2024 at 6:25 AM
the smallest possible amount a tongue can be sticking out :)
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despite the world becoming scary i still have a perhaps niave but unwaivering belief that a better world is possible
November 21, 2024 at 6:22 AM
despite the world becoming scary i still have a perhaps niave but unwaivering belief that a better world is possible
bleak thrift store find
November 20, 2024 at 3:17 AM
bleak thrift store find
one thing about this app that has some real appeal is that my boyfriend has vowed to never be on it so I can say some real insane shit (and his friends will send him screenshots)
November 20, 2024 at 3:14 AM
one thing about this app that has some real appeal is that my boyfriend has vowed to never be on it so I can say some real insane shit (and his friends will send him screenshots)
Putting an overtired baby to sleep will make you the most superstitious person alive.
November 20, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Putting an overtired baby to sleep will make you the most superstitious person alive.
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why are so many supposedly smart and rational people unprepared to confront the reality of what happens to a human body when they spend a significant amount of time outside the earth's magnetosphere
November 20, 2024 at 1:43 AM
why are so many supposedly smart and rational people unprepared to confront the reality of what happens to a human body when they spend a significant amount of time outside the earth's magnetosphere
Leaf blowers are my enemy. Loud, ecologically disastrous, wasteful, sanitizing monsters. We already have a leaf blower, and it’s the wind. And she is beautiful. You want to mimic the wind? You want to tell her how to do her job?? You prick.
November 19, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Leaf blowers are my enemy. Loud, ecologically disastrous, wasteful, sanitizing monsters. We already have a leaf blower, and it’s the wind. And she is beautiful. You want to mimic the wind? You want to tell her how to do her job?? You prick.
Anyone making a top 10 albums of all time list and not putting this on there is not a serious person.
November 19, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Anyone making a top 10 albums of all time list and not putting this on there is not a serious person.
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I love Joe Mazzula, his brain is just so different from anyone else's he's a marvel of nature. Like when scientists discover a fish they thought had been extinct for 200 million years.
November 17, 2024 at 1:54 AM
I love Joe Mazzula, his brain is just so different from anyone else's he's a marvel of nature. Like when scientists discover a fish they thought had been extinct for 200 million years.
I really really think I would thrive in the conclave. Like I’m not just saying this.
November 15, 2024 at 4:58 AM
I really really think I would thrive in the conclave. Like I’m not just saying this.
can’t remember who I recognize from twitter (positive) and who I recognize from twitter (negative)
November 15, 2024 at 4:56 AM
can’t remember who I recognize from twitter (positive) and who I recognize from twitter (negative)