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@knitdan.bsky.social

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Knitter. Cishet he/him. Pro-choice, pro-LBGTQ+. Normie liberal. Rural NE Washington. Elderly man in his 40s. No followbacks without investigating If your profile has no original posts or it’s just a half dozen stock photos I’m probably just gonna block

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Dan @knitdan.bsky.social · Jan 22

Just throwing this out into the void I guess

I make a sincere effort to never intentionally misgender someone, but we all make mistakes and if you notice me inadvertently misgendering anyone I would appreciate a little grace and the opportunity to correct myself

Dan @knitdan.bsky.social · 1h

Touchdown Cougs!

7-0 lead on the #4 team in the nation!

Dan @knitdan.bsky.social · 1h

Cougs with a 4th and goal stop!

Long way to go tnough

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 14h

Sorry, is there a question here?

27 children died.

Close the goddam camps if you can’t comply with safety measures.

This isn’t the first time flash flooding in this zone has killed campers, just the most well known with the highest death toll.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/10/t...

Texas youth camps say cost of implementing new safety requirements will force them to close

During a Friday state hearing, parents of July 4 flood victims said camps should prioritize the safety even if costs are high.

www.texastribune.org

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geoffrey, 💀 mode @parsnip.bsky.social · 11h

arguably happened the second he hit 18 but i feel like it must be noted and observed that we are all now officially allowed to be mean to baron trump

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13h

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

Dan @knitdan.bsky.social · 13h

Making a sandwich at 10 pm because 5 was too early and I forgot to fix dinner in the 7th inning stretch and after that I couldn’t tear myself away until it was over

Dan @knitdan.bsky.social · 13h

Winter Storm Watch for Sunday

Are you fucking kidding me

Dan @knitdan.bsky.social · 13h

Oh thank you Jesus it’s finally over

Dan @knitdan.bsky.social · 13h

I swear to God if this game ends on a walkoff walk…

Dan @knitdan.bsky.social · 13h

Everyone had had time to sober up, they should start selling beer again

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mbbendt @bendts2cents.bsky.social · 19h

Pretty sure that when you have giant frogs everywhere, God is very disappointed in how you are treating immigrants.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Dan @knitdan.bsky.social · 15h

[is my hospital closing]
[list all hospitals within 100 miles of me]

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 16h

I’m sure Kerry Carpenter is a nice man but personally I’d love to never see him again for the rest of my life

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Valentinexyz @valentinexyz.bsky.social · 20h

“There is a complex strategy the Dems could pull off right now that would topple the Trump regime or at least end its greatest excesses. I can’t prove its existence to you because I literally don’t know what this hypothetical method is and I demand the Democrats to come up with it for me, or else.”

Dan @knitdan.bsky.social · 16h

It’s fine everything’s fine

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The Wicker Dan (1973) @danlehner.bsky.social · 2d

I hope to god that Michael Ironside has, at least once in his life, used the most perfect dad joke where someone asks him, “is that your real name” and he responds, “no, my first name is actually Frederick”

Wikipedia: Frederick Reginald Ironside (born February 12, 1950), known professionally as Michael Ironside, is a Canadian actor. A prominent character actor with over 270 film and

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Don't Fret. It Adores You @seed-corn-thoughts.bsky.social · 22h

This is basically magical thinking. It is the thought process of a small, frightened child who just wants mommy to make the pain stop and is getting angry that she can't.
The issue is that this is a grown adult, not a small child, and also when the Democrats do things it's never good enough.

Dan @knitdan.bsky.social · 20h

But they brought on international superstar Jared Leto!

Everybody loves that guy!

He’s a huge draw!

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 21h

“I want magic to exist and solve all my problems. LMAO it’s democrats’ job to do this and they just won’t even do it, and you run interference for them? Ok, lol.”

Dan @knitdan.bsky.social · 20h

Ok they’re definitely showing him AI-generated videos

Dan @knitdan.bsky.social · 20h

most popular Google searches in Arkansas today:

[Can cattle eat soybeans]
[how much soybeans can cattle eat]
[processing urea out of soybeans]
[how much is my land worth]
[how to declare bankruptcy]

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Chris Peterson @realchrispeterson.bsky.social · 20h

Anonymous staffers familiar with the matter report that it was being considered.

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craigk @craigk4.bsky.social · 21h

golly. we cant let this senior citizen run in the primary! my god at the end of the term she'll be *does quick math* the same age as bernie sanders, right now

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 23h

Part of the reason the right aggressively demonizes George Soros is to dissuade any other left-of-center wealthy guys from doing actual politics the way every right wing billionaire happily does.

elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 23h

rightist plutocrats are doing politics. liberal plutocrats are doing charity. it’s an entirely different mindset.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

“we are telling you right now that we do not intend to honor anything we agree to” is certainly a negotiating position one can take

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Rescission are something Dems have said is a reason for a lack of trust. What rescissions are you discussing?

JOHNSON: We have more than $37t in debt. We're doing everything we can to get us back to sound fiscal responsibility. What does that include? A rescission package is part of our process

Dan @knitdan.bsky.social · 1d

WTF is “Cheugy”