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GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

Larry Tenney @larrytenney.bsky.social · 2d

The Trumps: law breaking immigrants

GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

🐈Rex Parker🐈‍⬛ ✏️ 🧐 @rexparker.bsky.social · 2d

Happy “Yankees Eliminated Day” to all who celebrate 🎉

GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

BOO-trous BOO-trous-Ghoulie @dlbowman76.com · 2d

Jeepers. I'm so old, I remember when landing a job at Google was the IT equivalent of winning the lottery. I think I'd rather work in an abattoir these days.

Google told employees: If you want health benefits, sign up with a third-party AI tool

Google rolled out a third-party AI tool for health benefits, sparking concerns about data privacy and consent among Googlers.

www.businessinsider.com

GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

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Green Hombre @greenhombre.bsky.social · 2d

Trump's coming war on left-leaning non-profit organizations is Putinism. Here is how this played out in Russia. (The obvious model for what Stephen Miller is working on.)

Russian undesirable organizations law - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

Just Jill 💖 @just-jillg.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine being threatened by a rainbow….

Did you know that rainbows are regarded as a universal symbol of peace, harmony, hope and promise among other things?
They also have cultural and spiritual significance to some as well.

Imagine being threatened by a rainbow….

GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 2d

Happy anniversary to the day Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. Somewhere, Trump is rage-Googling “how to win Nobel without doing peace.”

#TrumpTantrum

GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

Looks like the building is made of those rocks that the lake smoothed out and something else?

GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

❤️❤️❤️❤️‼️‼️‼️‼️

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GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

Those of us whose dads survived WWII have now to finish their work of ridding the country of fascism.

GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

Huh! They gave up their power, and now they want to have a say?!

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 2d

Republican congressional leaders have been quietly warning the White House not to move forward with plans to decimate the federal workforce and shred the social safety net under cover of the government shutdown.

GOP lawmakers privately 'frustrated' by Trump's shutdown moves as Dems refuse to give in

Republican congressional leaders have been quietly warning the White House not to move forward with plans to decimate the federal workforce and shred the social safety net under cover of the government shutdown.Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and other senior Republicans have advised Presid...

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GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 2d

Republican congressional leaders have been quietly warning the White House not to move forward with plans to decimate the federal workforce and shred the social safety net under cover of the government shutdown.

GOP lawmakers privately 'frustrated' by Trump's shutdown moves as Dems refuse to give in

Republican congressional leaders have been quietly warning the White House not to move forward with plans to decimate the federal workforce and shred the social safety net under cover of the government shutdown.Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and other senior Republicans have advised Presid...

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GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

#science

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 2d

#Toronto hospital performs groundbreaking transplant with heart that stopped beating
Advanced medical technology allows doctors to use hearts that have briefly not had any oxygen: UHN

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Back to beating: Toronto hospital performs heart transplant with heart that stopped | CBC News

Toronto doctors have carried out a groundbreaking transplant with a heart that had stopped beating, according to the University Health Network.

www.cbc.ca

GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 2d

GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 2d

So they weren’t peaceful tourists? I’m losing the plot.

(Also, that means he pardoned Antifa, in case anyone cares)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: There's compelling proof that antifa did infiltrate on January 6 dressed up like Trump supporters and incited violence. Is that something you'd like the new J6 committee to look at?

TRUMP: Well I've heard that. Yeah. We will be acting on some of that.

GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

I relate to this one.

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GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

Florida. Vote Jenkins. Moody is horrible. If you have heard her on TV. Just horrible.

Jennifer Jenkins For Florida @jenniferjenkins.bsky.social · 2d

STRIKING DISTANCE: We're just 7 points away from beating unelected Senator Ashley Moody & we’re just getting started. Analysts say the race is “closer than anticipated at this stage in the game.”

We CAN win in Florida!
Join us at jenkinsforfl.com

floridapolitics.com/archives/759...

Ashley Moody holds lead over Jennifer Jenkins, but what happens with health care credits could shake up the race

A poll from Miami-bed The Tyson Group shows potency in whether she saves or kills a popular premium tax credit.

floridapolitics.com

GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

Jennifer Jenkins For Florida @jenniferjenkins.bsky.social · 2d

STRIKING DISTANCE: We're just 7 points away from beating unelected Senator Ashley Moody & we’re just getting started. Analysts say the race is “closer than anticipated at this stage in the game.”

We CAN win in Florida!
Join us at jenkinsforfl.com

floridapolitics.com/archives/759...

Ashley Moody holds lead over Jennifer Jenkins, but what happens with health care credits could shake up the race

A poll from Miami-bed The Tyson Group shows potency in whether she saves or kills a popular premium tax credit.

floridapolitics.com

GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

Glenn Kenny @glennkenny.bsky.social · 2d

President Snooze Beast is back!

GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

Geneviève Doyle @gennerveevy.bsky.social · 2d

These are beliefs.

Please stop defending them as universal truths.

* That humans are strictly male or female with no overlap

* That gender is derived from ‘sex’ alone

* That sex is defined by just one biological indicator

* That sex cannot be changed

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GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 3d

1. On Monday, Trump delivered a $70 million windfall to his billionaire buddy, John Paulson.

Paulson hosted the biggest fundraiser of Trump's 2024 campaign, raising over $50 million.

This week, Trump returned the favor.

Follow along for details.

Trump approves mining road, delivers $70 million windfall to MAGA billionaire

On April 6, 2024, a procession of Range Rovers, Aston Martins, and Bentleys rolled up to the Palm Beach mansion of billionaire John Paulson. The occasion was a glitzy fundraiser for Donald Trump’s…

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GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

One of their best!

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GeClef @geclef12.bsky.social · 2d

Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 2d

This is why I love Chicago so much. Their “we will fuck with you” reserves are BOTTOMLESS.

NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 2d

This is amazing.