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jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · 1d

They should show more gratitude.

jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · 1d

Coincidentally, I walked past the firehouse they used for their HQ last night and saw they installed the sign!

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jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · 6d

Not afraid to take on a “mob” but not at risk of taking on the mob boss in the Oval Office. Otherwise she wouldn’t have been hired.

jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · 11d

For the sake of accuracy, this is from two weeks ago. Not that it makes it any less shameful.

jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · 12d

The new Taylor Swift album is complicating this sentiment for me, sadly.

jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · 15d

He seems triggered.

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jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · 17d

“I didn’t see it” – mind you this man is in line for the presidency, right behind JD Vance.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17d

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

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jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · 17d

He wants to give Homan a chance to sell the contracts.

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jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · 22d

Let’s not try to make “Major Pete” happen.

jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · 23d

She also said it was a “blaspheme” to suggest that Trump’s unfailingly heightened and violent rhetoric contributed in any way to Kirk’s murder. Which, in addition to being grammatically incorrect, suggests that Trump is some kind of sacred or divine being 😳

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jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · Sep 18

Let him cook

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jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · Sep 18

Since Trump took office I’ve cancelled:
❌ Facebook
❌ Insta
❌ Amazon
❌ NYT
❌ Game Pass
❌ Paramount+

Today:
❌ Hulu
❌ Disney+

Everyone’s situation is different, but for me it’s been surprisingly painless. It’s also freed up money to support independent media. Give it a try!

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jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · Sep 18

Of course the commenters who sent you into battle with a Nerf sword demand to know why you haven’t slayed the dragon with it.

jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · Sep 18

Êtes-vous Jimmy? Non? 🤔

jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · Sep 13

Just the broadest, vaguest possible point of agreement with traditional conservatism and not Charlie Kirk specifically. More whitewashing.

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jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · Sep 13

Today’s right has contempt for genuine debate. They think we’re fools for engaging with them in earnest. It amuses them to see how much abuse we can absorb while still trying to reach a hypothetical mutual understanding that they are not at all interested in.

jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · Sep 12

Joke’s on you Bluesky – you can’t ratio something that has zero likes 🧠

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jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · Sep 11

The well-worn path from public intellectual to NYT-sponsored village idiot.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · Sep 8

what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.

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jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · Sep 8

As a gay person, I must regretfully inform you that he is one of us 😔

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jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · Sep 7

This feels like a more nuanced response than jumping into his mentions on an entirely unrelated post to assert that he has “sold out” trans people. Personally I think he was trying to defuse a right wing talking point so Dems can win power & actually protect trans people instead of virtue signal.

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jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · Sep 7

Why would they have confidence in winning a propaganda war? The MSM is tilted against them, Republicans have a robust cable TV propaganda apparatus, and a lot of lefties on social media would rather critique Dems than the Republicans who are actually setting policy.

jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · Sep 7

Here’s what I found: www.them.us/story/pete-b...

Pete Buttigieg Doubles Down on Comments About the “Fairness” of Trans People in Sports

“I think in order to bring people together on this, we also have to take everyone seriously."

www.them.us

jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · Sep 7

I keep seeing this claim – is it because he said the participation of trans athletes should left up to local communities and sports leagues?

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jessedixon.bsky.social @jessedixon.bsky.social · Sep 7

It’s true that Democrats are not as good at disenfranchising people to entrench their power. Could be because they value democracy. It’s in the name.