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Great White Snark

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"When we fight, we win" - Kamala Harris Pro-democracy, pro-common sense, pro-kindness. I stand with immigrants, LGBTQ community, Ukraine, NATO, reproductive rights, religious freedom (including freedom from), universal health care, & a livable planet.

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Great White Snark @greatwhitesnark.bsky.social · 1d

The cat Lily Smith is the leader of an anti-fascist resistance cell. She knows where she is needed.

Great White Snark @greatwhitesnark.bsky.social · 2d

That worked so well for Elon.

Great White Snark @greatwhitesnark.bsky.social · 2d

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is now non-fiction.

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Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @papawoof.bsky.social · 2d

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Great White Snark @greatwhitesnark.bsky.social · 2d

I'm afraid to ask.

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Great White Snark @greatwhitesnark.bsky.social · 3d

Does that mean northern cities can be resentful of southern cities the way the southern ones are 150+ years later?

Except the northern cities are on the side of good.

Great White Snark @greatwhitesnark.bsky.social · 4d

And these frogs are very aware they are boiling!

Great White Snark @greatwhitesnark.bsky.social · 4d

I see you.

Great White Snark @greatwhitesnark.bsky.social · 4d

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 4d

Disarray!
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Politico: Republicans are in disarray 1 week into the shutdown

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Great White Snark @greatwhitesnark.bsky.social · 6d

Anyone who climbs Everest is doing so for their own ego. Maybe they should just stop helping people who get in trouble up there, so if you make it down alive you have special bragging rights.

#MakeClimbingEverestImpressiveAgain

Great White Snark @greatwhitesnark.bsky.social · 6d

Doing your wolf ancestors proud!

Great White Snark @greatwhitesnark.bsky.social · 6d

If it's annoying to fight against authoritarianism, then I don't want to be pleasant and agreeable.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 7d

I also suspect that they have no vocabulary to fill in the spots between "democratic government" and "fascism." Political scientists develop entire typologies of authoritarianism the same way oncologists differentiate and stage cancers. But most folks just assume "fascism" means "not democracy"