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David Raffin

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Theoretical Metaphysicist. Poet laureate of the Comintern. Author/Performer. https://davidraffin.com Degree in philosophy— a very charming man. North of Canada.

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David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · Nov 14

My work has appeared in legitimate literary magazines right next to Nobel prize winners in literature. And the good news is you can buy my book about sex robots for cheap.
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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 1h

PORTLAND IS ON FIRE

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 1d

This is awesome.

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Ilham hamdan 🇵🇸🍉 @ilhamfadel04.bsky.social · 7h

The war we have been living through for two years has ended but I'm a university student and I did not complete my education because of the war & all the universities here were destroyed,so I still need your help so that I can complete my education outside Gaza & achieve my dream🙏
gofund.me/dcb54863

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Kliph Nesteroff @classicshowbiz.bsky.social · 1h

Those East Hollywood Nights.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1h

Ha ha ha they're like authoritarians www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Max P III @blackballer.bsky.social · 1h

Like 60% of consumer spending in the USA is done by the top 10% income bracket. There are hundreds of millions of people who are increasingly becoming dead weight, as far as that 10% are concerned.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1h

We’ve reported extensively on how the FDA allowed foreign drugmakers to send generic medications to the U.S. from factories with filthy labs and contaminated equipment.

This month, we’re digging deeper and could use your help. THREAD/

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Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 1h

Death panels was always projection. They just want to control them.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 1h

Falling up.

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David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 1h

Lem looked like my older brother who was old enough to be my dad.

David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 1h

One track mind

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David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 1h

I had a friend who choked to death on an almond joy. But I still love them. To this day.

David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 1h

I had a friend who choked to death on an almond joy. But I still love them. To this day.

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they/them might be giants ☭ @babadookspinoza.bsky.social · 1h

I’m between joys right now.

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No Mods, No Masters @julieofthespirits.bsky.social · 4h

Every English-language article about the Nobel: "Well-deserved win by brave freedom fighter!"
Every Spanish-language article about the Nobel: "Lmao remember the time she asked Netanyahu to invade Venezuela"

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David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 1d

A mute who commits an unspeakable act may be pardoned. It was a very popular burlesque. If it offends you by today's standards, I beg your pardon. That's the way it was, and I shall say nothing more about it.

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Myq Kaplan @myqkaplan.bsky.social · 4h

LA!

I return to headline Dynasty Typewriter on Sunday November 2 at 4pm!

4pm! What an incredible time for a comedy show! Wake up late, come on over, show is done by 6, go home and to sleep again, wheeeee!

I love LA, I love Dynasty, I love you!

📸: Mindy Tucker

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LuxJude352 @luxjude352.bsky.social · 17h

I’m getting the same sense, of Kremlin watchers of the 1980s trying to gauge how close to death the Russian President was, despite the propaganda of his sycophants. #r4today

David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 22h

Donald Trump has checked himself into Walter Reed for a routine check up. Don’t worry even if something is catastrophically wrong with him, you will find out about it in the same timeline as people in the Soviet Union found out that the premier had passed from a head cold.

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Mike Sacks @mikebsacks.bsky.social · 1h

Oh cool

Mass CDC cuts hit staff dealing with measles, Ebola and disease forecasting

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Mass CDC cuts hit staff dealing with measles, Ebola and disease forecasting

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

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David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 2d

They got you coming and going

And the dawn was of television. In the beginning with static. For all was artificial. A window upon the world. Reimagined. For into your own home now came horses. And train stations. The clanging of bells. And thus the broadcast day did begin. And the people said.…

They got you coming and going

And the dawn was of television. In the beginning with static. For all was artificial. A window upon the world. Reimagined. For into your own home now came horses. And train stations. The clanging of bells. And thus the broadcast day did begin. And the people said. We cannot afford that. And they looked up upon it. Up. Through the store windows.

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David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 2d

It doesn’t matter how bad the economy gets the Republicans are just going to say it’s great it’s never been better. If you think about it the Democrats just did that for four years too.

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David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 2d

Victor Frankenstein was terrible at making friends.

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David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 2d

Know what I put under job skills?
I can tell the difference between a two humped camel and a three humped camel. By just asking it a few simple questions.

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David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 2d

Certainly was a rush on ten foot poles at the pole emporium. They used to call it the pole empire but that sounded ominous. I don’t know why they persist in stocking the one foot poles. Serves some marketing scheme, I gather. In a pinch people duct tape them together, I’m told.

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David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 2d

Playboy playmate Sharry Konopski was an acquaintance of mine. This was after her accident which put her in a wheelchair. We would hang out in the same coffee shop late at night.

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David Raffin @davidraffin.bsky.social · 2d

Listen, with me you have fun 24 seven. I know math story problems.