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Jim McWilliams
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Retired English professor & former underground journalist
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1h
Come to the University of Arizona, where the robot food deliveries outnumber the students. How can they eat so much?
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 2h
"roughly, aggressively detained and handcuffed incommunicado for some number of hours" = "doing detention the right way"
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 2h
Getting some "Enabling Act" vibes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enablin...
Enabling Act of 1933 - Wikipedia
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 2h
Yeah, sure. Like Trump (and his cult followers) will ever stand aside for a Democrat to ever inhabit the White House.
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 17h
The GOP are always preoccupied by thoughts of children’s genitalia.
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 19h
Hope they come to Tucson. I hear they put on an awesome show!
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 20h
He’s going to have to drone Don Jr.’s supplier then.
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 22h
Hegseth can always use at the Pentagon another dude with a history of violence & extremist tattoos.
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 22h
Doesn’t the East Wing conceal the emergency bunker?
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 23h
On the positive side for Platner, Hegseth would surely welcome him at the Pentagon. Can’t have enough dudes with a history of violence & extremist tattoos there!
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 23h
So he's lying about lying?
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1d
How many ACA subsidies would $230 million cover?
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1d
More murders. Hope the guys firing the shots know that "I was only following orders" won't be a defense in court.
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1d
So let's import diseased beef from Argentina (hoof & mouth disease) to prop up the American oligarchs who bet big on the Argentine economy.
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1d
And how many ACA subsidies would $230 million fund? Let’s not lose focus!
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1d
And how many ACA subsidies would $230 million fund, Mr. Speaker?
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1d
And how many ACA subsidies would $230 million fund?
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1d
How many ACA subsidies would $230 million fund, senator?
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1d
Good metaphor for rebuilding the country.
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1d
The protests were EXTREMELY violent--real blows to Trump's fragile ego.
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1d
Since Trump keeps going around the Appointments laws, I’m sure Ingrassia will be in the job in some illegal fashion.
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1d
Is it wrong to wish that the pilot had hit “eject” for Hegseth’s seat since he has no clue how to operate a parachute?
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1d
Yes, and anybody who thinks the GOP will surrender any power in 2027 or 2029—regardless of the election results—is delusional.
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1d
Yes, and anybody who thinks the GOP will surrender any power in 2027 or 2029—regardless of the election results—is delusional.
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Jim McWilliams @jim85716.bsky.social · 1d
Why not? Every frigging day is worse than the day before.