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David McJunkin

@davidmcjunkin.bsky.social

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IATSE Local 695 Film/TV Production Sound Mixer, husband, girl-dad, dog-dad, swimmer, reader, sci-fi and fantasy fan. Dem, Pro LGBTQ+, Pro BLM, Anti-Faciast, 🚫DMs 🚫MAGA, 🚫Crypto, Long Beach CA USA

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David McJunkin @davidmcjunkin.bsky.social · 10h

Gavin Newsom
@GavinNewsom

Wow that is wild I wonder who has control of the White House, Senate, and the House???

Acyn
@Acyn • 22h

Johnson: If you look at polling, people's faith in the federal government is at an all-time low. Why? Because they don't see that it's being done well.

David McJunkin @davidmcjunkin.bsky.social · 5d

New Drag Name: ReLisa D'Files

David McJunkin @davidmcjunkin.bsky.social · 8d

Because of course he does.

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

David McJunkin @davidmcjunkin.bsky.social · 10d

MAGA: "Don't call us Nazis"
Also MAGA:

Anti-LGBTQ+ GOP Rep. calls for public execution of pro-LGBTQ+ Democratic congresswoman - LGBTQ Nation

He was outraged by a video of her calling for "non-violent resistance" to the president.

www.lgbtqnation.com

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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 14d

David McJunkin @davidmcjunkin.bsky.social · 15d

Me telling my grandkids what it was like to have the polio vaccine

(Grandpa Simpson talking to Bart and Lisa Simpson who are in iron lungs)

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15d

David McJunkin @davidmcjunkin.bsky.social · 16d

Shocker.

Trump’s Biggest Corruption Scandal Isn’t Getting Enough Attention

Donald Trump cashed in on a massively corrupt foreign crypto deal—and no one blinked.

newrepublic.com

David McJunkin @davidmcjunkin.bsky.social · 16d

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 17d

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.

It would be a shame for you to share it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

www.youtube.com

David McJunkin @davidmcjunkin.bsky.social · 17d

An oldy but a goody...

Katie Hopkins
@KTHopkins • 14h

This is how it feels to be a white conservative woman. (She has a paper target on her forehead)

YankeeGunner @YankeeGunner
Replying to @KTHopkins

Perfect analogy. Because that's not a real target and you've put it there yourself.

1/26/18, 2:52 PM

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17d

Trump to low-income seniors: Screw you!

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 17d

Y’all are wild

David McJunkin @davidmcjunkin.bsky.social · 17d

Not mine but pretty on the nose...

ALRIGHTI LET'S SEE IF THE RAPTURE HAPPENED.

NOPE, ALL THESE ASSHOLES ARE
STILL HERE.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18d

Reminds me of how the Koch brothers funded the “grass roots” tea party.

🦋🕊️🦋GinLy47 @ginly47.bsky.social · 18d

David McJunkin @davidmcjunkin.bsky.social · 17d

Well I guess his ratings aren't so low afterall.

Jimmy Kimmel’s Return Monologue on Way to Breaking Host’s YouTube Views Record

Kimmel's emotional and highly anticipated return to ABC is racking up views and might become the most popular 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' monologue on YouTube.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

David McJunkin @davidmcjunkin.bsky.social · 18d

Circlekirk
verb
'sar-kal--kark

1. To retroactively alter or reinterpret a person's entire legacy in order to portray them as more virtuous, saintly, or tolerant than they truly were.

2. By extension, to collectively participate in reframing a controversial or bigoted figure into a symbol of goodness and love, often through humor, memes, or cultural storytelling.
The internet forum spent the afternoon circlekirking the old CEO, turning decades of misdeeds into a story of hidden benevolence.
On Circlekirking Day, we circlekirk historical figures into icons of compassion and acceptance.

Related terms: retcon, hagiography

David McJunkin @davidmcjunkin.bsky.social · 18d

No real surprises here.

From the videos community on Reddit: Asking Brits if they'd move to America

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David McJunkin @davidmcjunkin.bsky.social · 19d

krystlehope

Selling merch for your
husband's funeral is one of the most classless things I've ever seen. Wow.

realityhack

Leave her alone, she's just going through the five stages of grift.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20d

😕 💵

David McJunkin @davidmcjunkin.bsky.social · 20d

Ha!

g.o.d.master.mirror 20h

Just saw somebody call the exaggerated, over-the-top, groupthink hero worship of Charlie Kirk a "circle Kirk," and I'm not sure if I'll ever recover.

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 21d

This is it, but people are too gullible and mindless to realize it.

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JoonyMoon @junefaver.bsky.social · 21d

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Boxxcar Murphy @boxxcarmurphy.bsky.social · 21d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21d

Mike Johnson said this kind of rhetoric is highly inflammatory and incites people.