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David Michael Pierce

@dweeze.bsky.social

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And I don't know a soul who's not been battered I don't have a friend who feels at ease I don't know a dream that's not been shattered Or driven to its knees

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David Michael Pierce @dweeze.bsky.social · Dec 14

If you’re following over 2k people and you’re not someone I already know or someone I’m already following I’m going to assume you’re not adding me to your following list because of my insightful comments and, since this apparently needs saying, I am going to immediately block you.

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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 43m

I don't know why it's so hard for people to acknowledge "Trump is actually, really different in a lot of ways" but here we are.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1h

One time. The GOP has won more than 50% of the popular vote <one time> since 1992. And yet, every day, you are bombarded with Takes™️ from Ezra Douthglesias about how deeply unpopular The Democrats and their policy platform are, without any reflection on how the same standard applies to the GOP.

Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 1h

The Dems have won the popular vote in presidential elections six times since 1992 by roughly 5.5%(1992), 8.5%,(1996) .5%(2000), 7.3%(2008), 4%(2012), 2%(2016),and 4.5%(2020).
In that period the GOP presidential candidate has won the popular vote twice: 2.5%(2004) and 1.5%(2024).

Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 1d

Douthat writes that 2024, when Harris lost by 1.5% of the popular vote, was "an ideological referendum and progressivism lost." I wonder why he didn't view the 2020 election, when Trump lost by 4.5% of the popular vote, as a far more significant loss for conservatism.
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Walter Chaw @mangiotto.bsky.social · 2h

For the morning crowd

Bill Chambers @flmfrkcentral.bsky.social · 22h

FFC interviews Ellen Greene, star of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and the new short film BEATRIX IS INVISIBLE, by Walter Chaw (@mangiotto.bsky.social). filmfreakcentral.net/2025/11/audr...

Audrey, Too: FFC Interviews Ellen Greene - FILM FREAK CENTRAL

by Walter Chaw I was a full-grown man before I understood completely the grace of Audrey. Audrey, as interpreted by the legendary Ellen Greene in Frank Oz’s big-screen adaptation of the Off-Broadway m...

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Ashley Cooper @ashleycooper.bsky.social · 8d

"Gary? Yes... that was what they used to call me. Dark Gary. That was my name.

I am Light Gary, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."

Screenshot of an online store product selection. It shows a man in the same hat twice, one in dark grey, one in light. The product is misspelled as "Gary" instead of grey.

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David Michael Pierce @dweeze.bsky.social · 4h

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David Michael Pierce @dweeze.bsky.social · 4h

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Daily Trix @dailytrix.bsky.social · 12h

Maybe Kamala and Biden should do a joint interview where they just go through George Clooney's IMDB page and rag on all the flops he's starred in/directed.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 14h

have to imagine she isn’t thrilled about having to specify “yes, this means the oregon guard and the texas guard and the california guard any other state guard you might think to send”

Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 14h

NEW: Judge Karin Immergut has entered a preliminary injunction against Pete Hegseht from deploying the National Guard in Portland.

www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/02/fbi-fires-top-official-kash-patel-jet-use

(1) the September 28, 2025 Memorandum federalizing and deploying the Oregon
National Guard, Ex. 192;
(2) the October 5, 2025 Memorandum federalizing and deploying the Texas
National Guard, to the extent that it deploys members of the Texas National Guard in
Oregon, Ex. 6;
(3) the October 16, 2025 Memorandum deploying members of the California and
Texas National Guards in Oregon, Ex. 2; and
(4) any memoranda deploying members of any other State’s National Guard to
Oregon based on the same predicate conditions that were relied upon to authorize the
above orders.
This Court further STAYS IN PART this preliminary injunction to the extent that it enjoins the
federalization of any State’s National Guard until this Court issues its final opinion on the merits

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Jon Green @modestholdings.com · 14h

As an elected official who recently Went Through Some Things (related to C Kirk) I will remind all of you: No! No, you don't have to be polite to candidates and electeds.

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John Hollinger @johnhollinger.bsky.social · 14h

Great half. Here's a live look at Washington's secondary

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16h

I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

October auto sales estimated at “just 15.4M, down sharply .. the lowest since June. The underlying weakness in demand has been revealed, now that most purchases designed to avoid tariff-related price hikes have been completed ..”

- Pantheon Macro

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Il Pomodoro @dabenner.bsky.social · 17h

What happened was Dems passed the inflation reduction act and then inflation went down. People then pretended inflation meant price levels not rate of change. And if you said bringing price levels down would mean a Great Depression they said you didn't care about poor people.

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David Michael Pierce @dweeze.bsky.social · 17h

I am both intrigued and repulsed by the idea of Arby’s steak nuggets.

David Michael Pierce @dweeze.bsky.social · 17h

I’m can’t see Terry Crews in a commercial without thinking ‘Terry loves yogurt’

two men are sitting next to each other and one of them says terry loves responsible agricultural practices

ALT: two men are sitting next to each other and one of them says terry loves responsible agricultural practices

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Stone Cold “Crazy” Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 18h

This guy’s a Christian pastor, in case you think Diocletian didn’t have a point.

R.L. Stollar @rlstollar.bsky.social · 23h

Evangelicals are hot for starving kids.

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Shockratees @thatshockratees.bsky.social · 18h

I am 64 years old and FOR MOST OF MY LIFE two things were true:

- fascists were trying to take over the USA

- we were beating them

Those creeps are beatable. We beat them for decades. In the 30s they tried a form of MAGA and US beat them. The 50s? McCarthy purges. US beat them.

Do. Not. Doom.

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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 19h

Putting feelers out for a time-sensitive story: I’m hoping to speak to high school students about how SNAP delays are impacting them/their families. Can protect privacy. I know this is an incredibly difficult time—grateful to folks being willing to share their stories. Signal rstauff.20/email in bio

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David Michael Pierce @dweeze.bsky.social · 20h

Wait, if they score they won’t need the extra point so nevermind

David Michael Pierce @dweeze.bsky.social · 20h

Let’s do this Bengals!

Scorigami @nflscorigami.bsky.social · 20h

🏈 CHI 47 - 42 CIN
0:17 4Q

This game has a 3.80% chance of ending in Scorigami.
Most likely Scorigami: 49-47 (1.01%)

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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 20h

bengals and bears was like watching two absolutely hammered dudes with beer guts swinging wildly at each other with their eyes closed outside a bar at closing time

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David Michael Pierce @dweeze.bsky.social · 20h

Going to lose to the Panthers

David Michael Pierce @dweeze.bsky.social · 20h

DJ Moore also making some surprising contributions in one league

David Michael Pierce @dweeze.bsky.social · 20h

Drake London out here trying to keep me competitive in three leagues all by himself