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Hillbilly Holler

@gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social

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Be Optimistic! We will get through this stronger than ever because our mutual bond is the freedom from tyranny. We are from all corners of a round world. Never forget that. Our history and our promise cannot be denied. I WILL report Catfishing.

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Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Prize will never be awarded to a Fascist with tanks and troops in their cities. It will never ne awarded to someone who draws up war plans to invade their neighbors. It will never be awarded to someone who demands that Penguins be tariffed.

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 1h

youtube.com/watch?v=H2eS.... My people!

Meet the Portland protest frog that started a movement

YouTube video by The Oregonian

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Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 3h

TX has been groomed for this moment in history. The have welcomed white nationalist, christian evangelical authoritarian government for years.

Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 18h

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 3h

Its a thin book and a highly recommended read as a foundational observation of what the impact AI would bring forth.

Ripperoni @ripperoni.com · 17h

"God is not dead, he has become hyper-real"
- Simulacra and Simulation, Jean Baudrillard

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 3h

Every motherfucking one of them!

Nick Varga @karaoke-god.bsky.social · 1d

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 3h

RFK believes that all male Jews and Muslims are Autistic. WTF?

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3h

yourstruly_devon
💠Devon💠

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 3h

Love this!

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22h

United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, flanked by Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, get loudly booed in Tel Aviv, Israel as they praise Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 3h

Stay safe.

Steve Kenson ❌👑 @stevekenson.com · 19h

I will echo friends in saying on this National Coming Out Day: If you can’t come out safely, it’s okay not to. You’re still valid, and you still matter. Stay safe and our community will get through this looking out for each other. ✌🏻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 3h

This!

Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 18h

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 3h

Insurrection act on Halloween?

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22h

"The president has already announced that if a judge does rule against him, he will invoke the Insurrection Act and then continue the military deployments. This is where we’ve been headed since January 6, 2021."

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 3h

The face of Pennsylvania Ave.

R.J. Gerber Jr. @fathitler.com · 1d

fathitler.com/other-orange-asshole-memes

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Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 3h

Fair and valid points.

Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 14h

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 7h

Always. Do as I say, not as I do.

R. Souissi @rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 14h

The GOP is anti-vax in the streets, but pro-vax in the sheets.

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 7h

TRUMP is Pedo First.

John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 14h

The President is a r*pist.

We should never stop being pissed off about this.

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 7h

NO KINGS

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 7h

Fair.

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 18h

That's a first-ballot winner for the Both Sides hall of fame

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 20h

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 8h

True dat!

Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 1d

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

Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE

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Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 8h

This would be great to have for every major street in every town in the US.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14h

This Is Fascism

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Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 8h

Prophetic

AnarchoTerran @anarchoterran.bsky.social · 1d

The last Randian will die of starvation at Galt's Gulch.

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 16h

Take a gun with you next time, Dick. Its the inly language they know. Failing that, you’re a US Senator! bring some government muscle with you that you control….like the Natl guard!

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 16h

Right on! Plus she won the Intel Award in HS for scientific achievement.

GG @ct-yankee.bsky.social · 1d

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 16h

Mother Fucker.

West Coast Cheese 🏴‍☠️ @cheeseofthewest.bsky.social · 1d

Billionaires are a plague on earth.

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 21h

They’re eating the cats! They’re eating the dogs!

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 21h

I’m down with that :)

Graphic Granola @graphicgranola.bsky.social · 1d

Hillbilly Holler @gregorydeanpappas.bsky.social · 1d

Hope.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look: