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Daniel Blum

@dartemus.bsky.social

450 followers 350 following 310 posts

Advocate for a graduated income tax. How about an organization to represent the interests of microbusinesses? Smart-aleky jokester. Terps basketball fan.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 15h

The Preamble to the Constitution began with three magic words and they were not “I, the King.”

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 15h

Nice trick. He declares "democracy dies in darkness" then he shuts off the f---ing lights.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 16h

I'm the one in the blue shirt.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 16h

I've heard that New Yorkers disliked Trump before it was cool.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 2d

I don't mind if it's run like a business, as long as it's a 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 business.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 4d

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 4d

That's about one subscriber for every 40 people in the DC metro area.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 5d

So Gov. Christie, is a "capo regime" a bad thing or a good thing? You didn't say.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 7d

Shh. No spoilers.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 9d

If he would try being more Black, he might win it.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 9d

Housing takes up such a high percentage of my income. And my housing costs are in the bottom third of what is typical here.

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Mack @urielandme.bsky.social · 9d

Yes, I've watched it happen since Ronnie Reagan, they crash the Economy every single time and Federal debt skyrocked.
They can't govern and give trillions in Tax-cuts to Billionaires and we have to pay for their spending party.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 10d

Yeh, I wish, but call me back when he can't find a 34th MAGA senator to have his back.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 10d

Halloween is gonna be lit.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 11d

Also, guns are illegal in Japan.

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Swing Left @swingleft.bsky.social · 11d

Every knock, every conversation, and every voter reached brings us closer to winning the swing districts that will flip the House for Democrats in 2026.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 12d

From my lips to your ears.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 13d

Ha ha that lock looks lame but has 200,000 volts on it...

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 13d

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 13d

ICE is now acting like a criminal gang because they know any wrongdoing will be pardoned. Why? Because he already pardoned hundreds of convicts who violently beat up law enforcement officers.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 13d

After age 50, I met and married the love of my life, published a book, had a major spiritual awakening, and got some work I liked.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 15d

The companies who choose the location for the cameras put them where there are abnormally low speed limits, to maximize fines (and their percentage). For example six-lane highways with a speed limit of 25 miles per hour, or exit ramps off expressways through industrial areas with no pedestrians.

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Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 16d

Just reading some accounts of the apartment building raid in Chicago. I haven't confirmed anything personally, but in my opinion, if you break into an apartment without a warrant 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵, you aren't enforcing the law, you are committing a crime.

Daniel Blum @dartemus.bsky.social · 17d

He doth protest too much, methinks.

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Lissa Harris🐀 @lissaharris.bsky.social · 19d

they are destroying US climate science on purpose, and it hurts my heart. but take it from an MIT-trained nerdass:

all most of us need to know is that we have to stop burning stuff

stop burning stuff for heat

stop burning stuff for make car go

stop burning stuff for power

we have the tools

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