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Cowboy “Most Popular Poster” Socialist @mpavictoria.bsky.social · 22m

I do multiple daily injections and you think it would be easy to remember stabbing yourself with a needle to inject insulin but I am constantly trying to remember if I dosed for meals or not 🤷‍♂️😅

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Cowboy “Most Popular Poster” Socialist @mpavictoria.bsky.social · 25m

I do multiple daily injections and you think it would be easy to remember stabbing yourself with a needle to inject insulin but I am constantly trying to remember if I dosed for meals or not 🤷‍♂️😅

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1h

if we'd treated their obvious baldfaced lies and deflections more like this over the past eight years maybe we wouldn't be in this situation

shocking how easy it is when you actually see it done

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 1h

The government has been shut down for nearly half a month.

Insurance costs are doubling for millions of families.

And you’re still trying to rewrite history on the first bipartisan vote to impeach a U.S. president?

Put down your phone and focus on ending the Trump shutdown.

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Bring a Trailer @bringatrailer.bsky.social · 55m

1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4×4 at No Reserve

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Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4×4 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #215,358.

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 1h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Neel Kumar @neelkumar3050.bsky.social · 53m

Trump's brains have turned into liquid mush and leaked out of his ears. Empty skull. When he can't remember that the Jan 6 insurrection took place while he was president then you know that his brain is mush.

Blaming Biden for FBI agents in the crowd?

Demented Don
www.rawstory.com/trump-newsom...

'Does not remember': Newsom says new Trump quote proves 'his mental issues are very bad'

Governor of California Gavin Newsom says U.S. President Donald Trump just revealed the extent of his mental health issues.Newsom was referring to the president's decision to make a midnight post in wh...

www.rawstory.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Michelle Keep @jmkeep.bsky.social · 53m

One of the most true 'trashy if you're poor, classy if you're rich' things is being eccentric.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4h

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 4h

What he’s railing against is a profound shift in culture, status… He’s obsessed with the idea that America is controlled by a leftist “ruling elite” - but “elite” isn’t defined socio-economically or by political power, it means something like: Getting to define “real America” and who gets to belong.

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Cannonball Adderall @leupp.bsky.social · 3h

Senator Dasi Oran- They don't even bother to lie badly anymore.

Mon Mothma- I suppose that's the final humillation.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 3h

Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

They cannot talk about the shutdown without lying.

There is no connection between troop payments and federal employee layoffs. Zero.

They are paying the troops with multiyear R&D allocations within DOD. This is also illegal by the way! But completely disconnected to the layoffs.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

WELKER: During the 2019 shutdown when Trump was president, no federal workers were laid off. Why are these firings necessary?

VANCE: Who do we care more about- federal bureaucrats or the troops getting the payment they need?

WELKER: But layoffs are a priority?

VANCE: They have forced us to choose

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🍁 Christine 🍁 @204queenb0574.bsky.social · 3h

Flashback to Carney cancelling the capital gains tax that would have only affected the top 0.13% of Canadians. So a nurse pays a higher marginal tax rate than someone earning $1.5 million a year. Carney has been looking out for his rich buddies since Day 1.

LostArcNZ @lostarcnz.bsky.social · 11h

The solutions proposed for New Zealand's (and virtually every other country's) problems are always like:
"We need to make people work for more years"
"We have to cut back on services, I'm sorry, there is just no other way"
"We have to cut benefits for young people"

never:
"We need to tax the rich"

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Cowboy “Most Popular Poster” Socialist @mpavictoria.bsky.social · 4h

Cardle 4/5

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Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 6h

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 6h

“Who was president in 2020?” remains one of the most pertinent questions in American politics—absurd, yes, but here we are—and that extends to “who was president January 1 - 19, 2021?”

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 5h

The deportation order derives from the crime of which he has now been exonerated.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Cowboy “Most Popular Poster” Socialist @mpavictoria.bsky.social · 5h

“Jabba the Hut with a Bad Hairpiece”

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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 17h

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 19h

OOOPS! UPDATE: Two HHS officials tell me that disease detectives, measles response officers, global health officials and the MMWR staff were laid off by mistake and will be reinstated. But Washington office is still RIFed

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Bailey McCann @baileymcc.bsky.social · 17h

It’s cool we’re gonna make eggs a seasonal treat and make everyone get the bird flu because we ended the CDC. So much winning

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 17h

“We will see a similar pricing pattern from last year, where we will have higher prices in late fall and winter due to large bird flu outbreaks. Egg prices could double during that time period, and then, as we get closer to summer, when the bird flu is ramping down, we will see a decrease...”

Egg prices could skyrocket as bird flu cases are spiking earlier than expected

Culls of millions of birds are sending egg prices soaring, with experts warning there’s no end in sight

www.independent.co.uk

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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social · 17h

Man I sure love blankets

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · Aug 16

The only difference between our reality and a Philip K Dick novel is the characters in a Philip K Dick novel don't choose to live like this

Woke up because my Al controlled bed is too cold. Went to adjust
temperature and I can't because the Eight Sleep app is currently broken. Can't adjust by hand because I have a Pod3, not the upgraded Pod4 with
physical controls.
Now I am stuck in a cold bed. This feels dystopian.

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Juniper @coffinfairy.bsky.social · 20h

I JUST NEED HELP WITH ELECTRIC NOW. ITS GOING TO BE SHUT OFF IN HALF AN HOUR!!! Without electric I can’t cook or do laundry for my four kids! Our fridge will be off too!!!

Juniper @coffinfairy.bsky.social · 7d

‼️Single Disabled mom‼️needing help with electric due the 8th and propane that heats my home and water filled ASAP.

Electric: $520

Propane:$650

Any help is appreciated 💜

PayPal: www.paypal.me/Coffinelf

Cashapp: cash.app/$coffinkewpie

Ko-fi: coffinfairy

Screenshot of text that says: I'm a single disabled mom of four. I have uterine fibroids that causes excessive bleeding and fatigue, POTs and PTSD from Covid turning into long covid and causing my health problems. I was working two jobs prior to not working until it caught up to me and I ended up in the ER with a heart rate that wouldn't slow down until I had to take medication. I have been trying to get on disability since. A year later I started to caretake for my disabled child by myself as well. I had help previously but it wasn't working out and l've had to do a lot of it on my own, now I'm stuck in a situation where working isn't possible for my health and while I'm already caretaking for my disabled child that needs constant care. I did not ever envision this happening to me and have always worked hard to take care of my family but now I'm in what feels like an impossible situation trying my best to take care of my kids and myself so I can stay around for them as long as possible. Im not enjoying coming online asking for help but I have no where else to turn. I'm doing

Screenshot of text that says: have no where else to turn. I'm doing everything I can to get help but it's not enough to survive off of. I'm sadly the only responsible parent and have limited family that all live too far to help. I live in California which is a bit expensive but with the state of America right now I'm trying to stay where my trans child and disabled child are the safest. Any help is appreciated and keeps my kids and I surviving while waiting on disability or other options I'm pursuing to happen. I don't know what the future holds but as a mother I'm doing everything I can to keep my family together, healthy and happy. Even if it means coming online and begging for that help. Thank you if you read.
Please boost if you're able. The chances someone who can help sees my post greatly increases with more eyes. Lots of love

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19h

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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