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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 7h

I did the assignment. Vote YES on #Prop50.

Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 8h

Well, many self-proclaimed Christians tossed away the cross for a golden calf and anything in close proximity since 2016 (granted I believe they worshipped the Christ of culture rather than participated in the culture of Christ).

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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 10h

The WaPo story about his antichrist lectures indicates he understands the power of misusing religion to create the dichotomies necessary to protect his wealth.

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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 1d

My money is on David Sachs.

Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 4d

Elon Musk, a man who is worth an estimated $500 billion and once pledged to end world hunger, is a point of singularity for what will cause an estimated 15 million deaths.

Pure evil.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4d

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 10d

So Vought’s argument is “I have no choice but to shoot the hostages.”

I swear, him and Stephen Miller circle jerk to cruelty.

Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 11d

History will remember this as the Age of Mediocrity forged by the worst of us rather than a Golden Age.

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 12d

"That was the whole point of the event. It had nothing to do with improving our national security and military readiness. It was a role-play session for undeserving straight, white guys who could never hack it and resent those who could."

For the Smallest Men in the World

And a celebration of them.

charlotteclymer.substack.com

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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 12d

“What the actual fuck is happening in America?” - Alexis de Tocqueville in 2025

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 12d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 12d

While I can’t share screenshots, messages conveyed from friends who serve as aide-de-camp at two different installations are the same: utter disgust and boiling anger.

Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 12d

Yeah no. Clearly you aren’t military, prior-military, or engaged in those spaces.

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 12d

if i were a would-be dictator whose only civilian check on power had been consumed by total-complete partisan loyalty, something i would definitely do is call an unprecedented in-person meeting of the only people who could stop me and then proceed to illustrate why they should stop me

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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 12d

Hegseth walked himself into a kill-box per the unspoken rules of military culture: one who has only ever served as a Guardsman does not get to dictate Active Duty culture and be taken seriously.

Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 13d

The next Democratic POTUS should make Trump’s ballroom into housing for homeless veterans or at risk youth who have aged out of foster care.

Give true meaning to the White House being the people’s house.

Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 13d

Pretty sure that’s a Hindu swastika given the angle and presence of what appears to be Sanskrit.

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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 13d

Republicans only care about federal judicial confirmations and tax cuts which require a simple majority. Democrats only hurt themselves by not pursuing policy by the same standard.

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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 15d

Portland, you have an amazing opportunity to infuse your culture into whatever ICE eats.

It would be a terrible shame if ICE personnel failed their mandatory, routine drug tests.

Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 15d

I would love to see signage directing ICE towards books banned in Florida or international writers. Such imagery would be great for literacy campaigns as well as history books.

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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 15d

Anger and confusion play to passion, not reason.

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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 15d

Rather than offer poor syntactical structures which permit the drawn conclusion, you could simply state what you mean or provide clarification.

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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 15d

So the takeaway from this thread is that there is nothing more important than speaking out against genocide unless doing so could result in death given who currently holds power.

Conviction became cowardice hella quick.

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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 15d

Until they show up at a MAGA rally with the same passion, treat them like the performative cowards they are.

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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 17d

FINALLY.

Democrats should flood media with Republicans are going to slow down the processing of entitlements because they want to cut your health care even more. They should connect that any unemployment increase will reduce consumer spending and thus increase the likelihood of a recession.

Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 17d

The US economy grew at a 3.8% rate in the second quarter because of consumer spending from the top 20%.

Fixed it for you @cnn.com

The US economy grew at a 3.8% rate in the second quarter, significantly stronger than previously reported | CNN Business

The US economy’s comeback in the second quarter was just revised higher again, and economists estimate that momentum carried on in the third quarter, underscoring the resilience of the world’s largest...

www.cnn.com

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Andrew Lawson @itsalawson.bsky.social · 17d

Vought threatening mass firings over a government shutdown is a gift to the opposition, but Democrats rarely seize on messaging.