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Bob @bobisjim.bsky.social · Feb 11

A great song that is very relevant to the times we find ourselves in.

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John Prine - Some Humans Ain't Human - Fair & Square

YouTube video by John Prine

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 6h

Perry: "I have seen no credible evidence that there is danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois."

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Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 9h

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 9h

During a government shutdown, the Trump administration is bailing out Argentina, whose president is fond of saying, “The state isn’t the solution, it’s the problem.”

David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 9h

Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. has “directly purchased Argentine pesos,” and the Treasury Department has “finalized a $20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina’s central bank.”

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 4d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 8d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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Bob @bobisjim.bsky.social · 9h

Cher doing Napoleon Dynamite cosplay

Bob @bobisjim.bsky.social · 9h

Trump just spent the last 9 months giving Isreal everything they wanted. Now, because he's vain and wants to be seen as a peace maker, he's pushing this deal.

He could completely change his mind about this, like he has sooo many other things, at any time.

He's not reliable enough for peace

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 11h

Without comment.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 12h

i do not believe the statement about the generic ballot in this post is accurate. GB has moved 7 points toward Dems since January, per our average (at the new 50+1 site here! fiftyplusone.news/polls/generi...)

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 13h

I might end up talking about this graph all day.

I think one thing Dems need to realize is that "Americans" are not buying into the "cities on fire" lies of this admin.

It's JUST Republicans. So if you're a governor of a solidly blue state, or a blue-city mayor, the national story is NOT YOURS.

Gallup poll showing a wild divergence in "is crime rising" over the past two years, w GOP at 90, independents at 68, Dems at 29.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12h

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile debuts tonight on The Onion's YouTube channel at 7 p.m. ET.

Finally somebody will release some dang Epstein Files if you know what I'm sayin'!!!

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14h

Huge, huge swathes of *Trump voters* will effectively have no health care available except for emergency ER.

It is simultaneously a) the worst way to maintain public health and b) the most *expensive* way to do it.

Idiocy from moral degenerates. That's our country now.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

SCARBOROUGH: The Nebraska Rural Health Association says at least 6 rural hospitals would have to close bc of the big beautiful bill

FLOOD: Here's the deal: Some hospitals that are rural hospitals are going to eventually have to transition from being acute bed hospitals into being an ER model

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14h

It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.

They should feel bad.

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Bob @bobisjim.bsky.social · 15h

Pedosaur

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 15h

If you haven't cancelled your Post subscription yet, today's the day

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Bob @bobisjim.bsky.social · 15h

"Nice healthcare industry you have here... be a shame if something happened to it."

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

it’s all just a grift

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Bob @bobisjim.bsky.social · 15h

The "my take" economy is becoming kinda bs

Like this guy can't read the future. And a bunch of people have already been wrong about how this shutdown was going to play out.

Dems need to get wins under their belt, at least just for momentum.

Having the gop back down after a fight is good

Bob @bobisjim.bsky.social · 1d

The dad invented modern tunneling and the son well...

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The Brunel's?

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Garfield and Friends Screens @garfieldscreens.bsky.social · 1d

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Bob @bobisjim.bsky.social · 1d

They plottin I tell you

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Found on a crazy person's Instagram

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Bob @bobisjim.bsky.social · 1d

Few small glugs