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minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social @minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social · 12h

So Newsom was right to close down the 5 Freeway. And the real chickenshit here is Vance.

Not surprised.

Shrapnel fell onto CHP vehicle during U.S. military live-fire exercise over I-5, agency says - Los Angeles Times

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Shrapnel fell onto CHP vehicle during U.S. military live-fire exercise over I-5, agency says — Los Angeles Times

The U.S. military demonstration that shot live-fire artillery rounds over Interstate 5 on Saturday dropped metal shrapnel on a California Highway Patrol vehicle, resulting in damage, agency officials ...

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Craig Sicknick @jan6risingvoice.bsky.social · 2d

With a little luck, the economy will be a smoking wreck before the mid terms. It seems that pain and suffering are the only thing that will hit home with many voters.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

SWANSON: If you look at data, the US is losing manufacturing jobs, spending on factory construction is down big, manufacturing is still shrinking as share of the economy. S&P Global estimates that tariffs will cost businesses upwards of $1.2t in 2025 ...

PETER NAVARRO: The economics are wrong

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minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social @minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t like this guy, but the charges are 99.9% likely bullshit.

A clock may be right twice a day, but I don’t think that’s what’s happening here.

Just more trumped up charges.

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton indicted - CNN

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Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton indicted — CNN

John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser-turned-adversary, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland, according to two sources.

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minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social @minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social · 3d

Because these MFers hamstrung and disabled it. Never forget, this is the GOP’s fault. The GOP enables banks and businesses to grift and screw over consumers because of money and greed.

And it will never be enough for them.

minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social @minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social · 3d

Spoke too soon. What a fool, flattering a jackass who won’t do a thing.

minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social @minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social · 3d

Nah. If the GOP want to screw us over, they should go all in, including the military.

Besides, they already overfund the military. They should be able to pay the soldiers without extra funding.

Senate GOP throws a curveball into the fight - The Hill

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Senate GOP, Thune throw curveball into shutdown fight — The Hill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is throwing a curveball into the shutdown fight as he plans to bring a full-year spending bill for the Pentagon to the floor on Thursday, effectively daring ...

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minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social @minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social · 3d

Since Democrats don’t have basic common sense or survival instincts, time to spread why the GOP sucks ourselves.

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minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social @minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social · 3d

The GOP says NO to anything that helps us plebes and shout it loud and proud, as if we mean nothing. Since the Democrats seem to be failing at spreading this message, share this across your social media platforms. Show everyone how gleefully the GOP refuse to help

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 5d

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

First the Trump regime fired 1,300 CDC workers. Then it rehired about half of them.

Those who remain fired include key officials working on injury and violence prevention and crucial health statistics.

This hurts federal workers and puts us all at risk in a public health emergency.

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minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social @minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social · 5d

The only people I feel sorry for are the kids suffering because of their smooth-brained parents and the people who can’t get the vaccine for medical reasons and are now living in fear.

Damn anti-vaxxers.

Measles Outbreak in South Carolina Sparks Concern - TIME

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Measles Outbreak in South Carolina Sparks Concern — TIME

More than 130 unvaccinated students in two South Carolina schools are being quarantined after being exposed to measles.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6d

The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.

When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.

The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.

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berealyou.bsky.social @berealyou.bsky.social · 6d

#farage #migrants #stophate

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minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social @minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social · 6d

Instead of depending on the feds, why not go the route of Massachusetts and have our own? Stop depending on the federal government.

Trump claims Democrats want to use federal funds to give undocumented residents healthcare. That’s misleading - Los Angeles Times

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Trump claims Democrats want to use federal funds to give undocumented residents healthcare. That’s misleading — Los Angeles Times

Contrary to Republican assertions, undocumented immigrants are ineligible for Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program or Medicare, or coverage through the Affordable Care Act, though California ...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

The federal food program helping more than 1 in 4 young children access fresh produce, milk, and formula will run out of funding next week.

Over 5 million children could lose food assistance — all thanks to the Trump-Republican shutdown.

The cruelty is endless.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 7d

What To Know About NSPM-7 https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-nspm-7/

Q: Is this like that book Minority Report was based on?

A: We’d avoid referencing books from now on.

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beaker12.bsky.social @beaker12.bsky.social · 7d

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KiloCharlieZuluCQ @kilocharlie237.bsky.social · 7d

CBS still slaps itself on the back over this seminal moment.
But doesn't want any of its current reporters to behave like this.
They would probably be reprimanded or lose their job today.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social @minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social · 9d

I get that we humans are assholes. But how is having AI making decisions any better?!

minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social @minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social · 9d

I expect Terminators to show up any day now.

The First AI-Powered Minister Tests the Future of Government - TIME

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The First AI-Powered Minister Tests the Future of Government — TIME

An AI system named Diella has joined Albania’s cabinet, testing how far governments are willing to trust machines with power.

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minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social @minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social · 9d

Comparing the art of the first chapter of Sakamoto Days to the latest chapter and the latest art is less polished and too sketchy. I understand that the weekly schedule is brutal, it’s just something I noticed.

minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social @minimagicmenagerie.bsky.social · 9d

At least it didn’t go to a fascist wannabe (for now, but the GOP are trying real hard to make it happen) dictator.

María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, wins Nobel Peace Prize - The Washington Post

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María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, wins Nobel Peace Prize — The Washington Post

The prize honored Machado, who is in hiding, for keeping “the flame of democracy burning” but the White House accused the Nobel jury of “placing politics over peace.”

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