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Erik

@erikepost.com

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Civil servant, restorative justice practitioner, upstanding citizen, union member, *award-winning* karaoke star, Jeopardy! loser, volunteer. Justice of the Peace. Notary Public. Black Lives Matter. Trans Rights are Human Rights. Views are my own.

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Erik @erikepost.com · 10h

Why even go to that length?

Just show him a video of him accepting the prize.

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Erik @erikepost.com · 20h

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Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected billionaire

A $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina is a gift for a hedge fund manager with personal and professional ties to the Treasury Secretary

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Erik @erikepost.com · 1d

One has fanatical, almost militantly zealous adherents, and the other is Antifa.

Erik @erikepost.com · 1d

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Perfectly normal headline for a perfectly normal country.

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

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Erik @erikepost.com · 1d

I'm so sorry, Molly!

The loss of a beloved animal companion is always hard to accept.

I hope that in time the pain will ease to the point where you can look back on all the happy years you shared a life together and smile at what a gem he was.

He was very lucky to have all of you for a family.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

ICE thugs.

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Erik @erikepost.com · 1d

It was all lies, including the shape of the table.

Erik @erikepost.com · 1d

But it's his first one of the *fiscal* year.

Erik @erikepost.com · 2d

Calais.

Erik @erikepost.com · 2d

My Atlantic subscription doesn't run out for a while (I stacked some really sweet discounts years ago) but these days it goes straight into the recycling bin, unread.

Erik @erikepost.com · 2d

Do we still not have an edit button?

Yeah. This person gets under $800 a month.

Erik @erikepost.com · 2d

Whoa, I miswrote that.

I meant per year!

Erik @erikepost.com · 2d

"There are *HOW* many Amendments, now?"

Erik @erikepost.com · 2d

But the referral income!

Erik @erikepost.com · 2d

I was talking to a senior citizen recently who somehow survives on <$10K/mo.

Fortunately they have their house paid off, but even then that's well, well below the cost of living, which definitely hasn't gotten any better recently.

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Erik @erikepost.com · 2d

I have vague recollections of a co-branded granola, but I may just be imagining it.

That stuff was great, though.

But that was back when B&J had the freedom to do things like that. See also Peace Pops and the One World One Heart festival.

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Erik @erikepost.com · 2d

The future sucks.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

I wouldn’t advise anyone in Portland to walk your dog near this building.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 20d

CW: protester being struck in the head by a pepper ball

Footage I took earlier of the moment Reverend David Black, a regular protester outside of the Broadview Detention Center, was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE agents on the roof of the facility.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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Erik @erikepost.com · 4d

But enough about Up With People.

Erik @erikepost.com · 4d

Most fun this team has been to watch since Cam was QB.

Erik @erikepost.com · 4d

What even is this?

Erik @erikepost.com · 5d

Remember when Bill Clinton was warning us about Osama and all the Republicans said it was a Wag the Dog scenario to distract from Monica?

Erik @erikepost.com · 5d

The man's sartorial choices put Cam Newton to shame.