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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 13m

And … in a supermarket? “I’m such a terrified quivering little puddle of jelly, I need a gun on my person at all times”

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 22m

You simply have to read this @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social joint and not just because there's way more levitation in it than you would think possible. The Archangel Michael is also somehow involved www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 21m

The decimation of U.S. soybean farms www.motherjones.com/food/2025/10...

A 90-second crash course in Trump's betrayal of American soy farmers

Here’s the geopolitical beans.

www.motherjones.com

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 15h

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 11h

5/ Details, including the clear choice of other grocery chains to prohibit guns in their stores. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Customers May Openly Carry Firearms in Florida’s Publix Stores, Company Says

www.nytimes.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 17h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 14h

Why is Pete Hegseth running the Department of Defense?

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 17h

I think anyone who feels a need to openly display a gun while <checks notes> shopping for groceries is a person who would just love to shoot someone.

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 17h

4/ The law: www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2...

When does open carry start in Florida? What to know about the law

You may soon start seeing more guns on people's hips in Florida in line at the store.

www.tallahassee.com

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 17h

3/ “Follows the law,” my ass. They are pandering to the gun-toting yahoos of Florida, plain and simple.

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 17h

2/ “Private property owners and businesses can still prohibit firearms on their premises.” And yet, a huge Florida grocery chain has said it will permit open carry because it “follows the law.”

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 17h

Florida: open carry of firearms in grocery stores. I will walk out if I see a gun. People are idiots. If you want my business, you’ll post a sign that says NO GUNS ALLOWED.

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 22h

Naming local streets and roads is a function belonging to local governments in the U.S. If someone tells your town it must rename a local street after [a person, anyone], then you’re living in a dictatorship.

Florida is requiring streets to be renamed.

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 23h

2/ So apart from the fact that the workers who make our clothes and plastic junk in Southeast Asia, Bangladesh and China are paid vastly less than even undocumented immigrants in America—if you build a modern factory, it won’t include those jobs.

Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday I heard something about robots in factories, and my mind wandered (as it does) to the idea of “bringing back manufacturing” to the U.S. As 21st century manufacturing is largely performed by robots, you won’t see a huge number of human workers in a modern factory.

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 1d

And YT videos his staff chooses for him, probably.

Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 1d

This year’s MacArthur grants have been announced. I’m happy to see Tommy Orange, a novelist I like. The recipients are inspiring, a mix of scientists and artists. ❤️

www.npr.org/2025/10/08/n...

Thinkers, dreamers, doers: Here's who made the 2025 MacArthur Fellow list

A cartographer, a composer, a neurobiologist, and a novelist are among the recipients of this year's "Genius Grants." Each Fellow will receive a no-strings attached award of $800,000.

www.npr.org

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 1d

Press access and the free operation of journalists—these are important so that abuses of power are revealed to the public. When a government restricts journalism, or the access of journalists to the corridors of power, you get a horror show. You get death camps.

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 1d

A sensible take.

Also bear in mind that various Evangelicals do not consider Catholics to be “Christian”—the word has its own meaning in some groups.

Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 1d

In the US, "Christian" is often just a euphemism for "white and racist."

Because again, the data shows that in the US, Hispanic folk attend church more frequently than white folk.
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And Black folk attend church more often than Hispanic folk. Black folk attend church more than any other race.
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C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 2d

Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA announced they'll be hosting their own Super Bowl half-time show with "fully Christian, American" performers. 🤣
Bad Bunny is both Catholic AND American. Just not "white enough".

Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 1d

Step 1 to eliminating my Amazon dependency is ignoring Prime Day.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 1d

With King Syrup

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 2d

Gotta make it at home to get enough sweetened condensed milk in the mix!

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 2d

I grew up eating lots of that in Pennsylvania, adjacent to Amish Country. I wonder if I would still love it?

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve been party to spirited discussions in which British and Australian people debate whether peanut butter and jelly (jam) is disgusting. Always need to school some of them that American jelly is not Jell-O.

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Mindy McAdams @macloo.bsky.social · 2d

Sweet potato peeled & cut into 1-inch cubes, tossed in olive oil with ancho chili powder, salt, garlic powder. Bake on parchment paper for 30 minutes at 400 degrees F. Better if you toss the cubes a bit at 15 minutes.

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