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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 11h

Looking forward to California having so many people living in it that it finally forces the US House to expand the number of seats so that like half the chamber isn't from Cali.

Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 14h

brb grabbing a microphone for you to drop

Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 14h

This whole article is insane, but I would like to point out that "DHS Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary for Management" is apparently an actual job title in the real world and my brain has given up for the day. @marisakabas.bsky.social how do you do this?

DHS top lawyer says 'no legal barrier' to actions officers can take to defend federal property

In a memo obtained exclusively by The Handbasket, Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were given free rein.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 16h

a woman wearing a blue asko frydenbo jersey

Alt: a woman wearing a blue asko frydenbo jersey

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staggsworth.bsky.social @staggsworth.bsky.social · 16h

This is just Cuomo workshopping some world building for his dystopian YA novel about a world where the poor live underground, and an Italian nepo baby is the chosen one who changes the world.

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 16h

From the quote-skeets:

oriana schwindt @schwindter.bsky.social · 16h

the reason cuomo is saying only wealthy new yorkers can afford bus fare is because he's talking about express buses that cost $7

right? weird attempt to dunk on your own supporters but okay

Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 16h

[Me, a poor, on the subway, glowering jealously at all those fat cat, fancy pants rich people on the public bus]

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 17h

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbour...

Harbourmaster - Wikipedia

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 17h

Sure. That's 100% a stupid take.

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 17h

Winsome's insane! Sparnberger was hammering her on trans issues and Winsome kept saying "that's not bigotry!" like some idiot bigot.

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 17h

Many thanks for your correct usage of "skeet"

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Themperor Kennedy🐸🏳️‍🌈 @kennedytcooper.bsky.social · 18h

Conservatives: "Puerto Ricans don't need independence, they're Amerians!"

*a Puerto Rican gets announced for the halftime show*

Conservatives: "this is anti-American"

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 17h

Right, but it's the height of irony for him, specifically, to be saying that, specifically. That AND 2016 not being Bernie's fault can both be true, which means I am not disagreeing with you (I swear), but I am also not completely disagreeing with everyone dunking on Bernie for this.

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 17h

Beautiful

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 17h

Poetry

Eric Teusink @ericteusink.bsky.social · 18h

As I drink deeply of this news story, along with a bit of pepper and plum, I also detect some light notes of Florida in the nose.

But that is to be expected. From Brunswick all the way down to St. Augustine it can be incredibly difficult to separate the Georgia terroir from the Florida terroir.

Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 17h

It says something when you don't feel like you're in a good enough place mentally to read a McSweeney's post.

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 1d

What is the name of your least favorite child?

In what year did you abandon your dreams?

What is the maiden name of your father's mistress?

Nihilistic Password Security Questions

What is the name of your least favorite child? In what year did you abandon your dreams? What is the maiden name of your father’s mistress? At what...

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 17h

I think it's more this

xanadian @xanadian.bsky.social · 1d

It's funny because he's saying someone should stay out of a race so we can "avoid a divisive primary" when Bernie himself ran in several extremely divisive primaries (and has not seemed particularly upset by the fact that his fans are still relitigating 2016 and 2020 to this day)

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 17h

See, I saw this and immediately thought "Florida Man."

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 18h

The entire Phillies lineup that couldn't put together more than 1 run in 11 innings breathes a huge sigh of anonymous relief.

Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 18h

He's a 24-year-old bebe who shouldn't have been put into that spot.

Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 18h

Ugh that last one

PORQUE! Porque?

Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 18h

No one has given Fetterman a pass, but rather we've mostly just given up on him. He's a troll, end of story, there are better people on whom we can use our outrage.

Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 19h

Of course there's a "cancel culture" call-out. OF COURSE THERE IS.

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Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 1d

This is . . . oddly cute and hilarious?

Andy Richter @andyrichter.co · 1d

Yep

Stephen Breyer's Ice Cream @martyvburen.bsky.social · 1d

Like, the calculus for cooperation vs. non-cooperation has changed dramatically in the last, what, 30 years? At least since Obama's first term, but it probably started before that when Dubya was running roughshod through international law.

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