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David Marshall

@funmandave.bsky.social

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When you discuss other people, you should emphasize that they are People, not that they are Other.

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David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · May 11

Trump is much more likely to respect the kind of agreement that no one writes down, than one that’s in writing.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1h

Guess that Qatari jet wasn’t a “gift” to Trump after all.

Screenshot of tweets. Mike Madrid writes: “Joe Biden was criticized for a Chinese balloon flying over our airspace. They’re giving Qatar an entire f’ing air base.”
Below, Aaron Rupar’s tweet quotes Pete Hegseth saying on Fox News: “I’m also proud that today we’re signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho.”

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2h

Nixon’s crimes look like harmless high school pranks compared to the now-daily unprecedented illegal & unconstitutional crimes being committed daily by this president & his staff

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 3h

A small piece of west-facing coastline in Brazil says “Ha!”

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Redsky @redsky.pirhoo.com · 6h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams Im 15! as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 22h

“Parliament had turned over its constitutional authority to Hitler and thereby committed suicide, though its body lingered on in an embalmed state.”

Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 331)

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 1d

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

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CNN @cnn.com · 13h

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

www.cnn.com

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David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 8h

Yeah, that feels more like karaoke.

David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 8h

Seen it often, but usually with an iPad on a stand, and particularly with cover bands or when doing very complicated or second language lyrics.

David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 8h

Galactic Cat!

David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 8h

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Kevin Uhrmacher @kevinuhrm.bsky.social · 8d

Food banks had scheduled 94mil(!) pounds of food deliveries through a government program that buys meat, dairy, eggs and produce from American farmers and sends them to help people in need.

Trump’s USDA abruptly canceled those deliveries.
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

projects.propublica.org

David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 8h

And by federal grants, and/or state grants themselves funded by federal dollars, in most cases.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

Imagine that

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

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David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 19h

Kudos to Flaherty for not being the goat.

David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 19h

Oh shit. Well, let’s see….

David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 19h

Do not announce your presence and then expect to escape blame. Baseball is a superstitious sport.

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David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 19h

Well, they don’t have to save tomorrow’s starters, so I doubt it.

David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 19h

AS IT SHOULD BE.

David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 19h

Met a puppy at the dog park today. Half black lab / half unknown, and he had paws like snowshoes. I’m betting the over on him reaching 100 pounds. Sorry I didn’t take pix.

David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 19h

If you leave your seat to get food instead of wait for vendors to come to your section, you’re excommunicated. Pope Leo XIV will back me on this.

David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 20h

Immediately rooting for Dingler to score, and for Seattle to tie it back up in the bottom half.

David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 20h

Flaherty went to a full count on every batter he faced in the 13th inning. As Godot would have wanted.

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David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 20h

The only truly unwritten rule in baseball is, fuck that rule I’m trying to win ferchrissakes!

David Marshall @funmandave.bsky.social · 20h

Flaherty went to a full count on every batter he faced in the 13th inning. 👀