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Old Miakka

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Florida Native, Cracker Cow-hunter; connoisseur of all things La Florida. FL Patriot War of 1812 descendent. East & West Florida were the 14th & 15th British Colonies in America (Revolutionary War battles were fought in FL).

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Old Miakka @oldmiakka.bsky.social · Dec 13

“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
-Plato’s The Republic.

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Andy Heppelle🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇳🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @andyheppelle.bsky.social · 12h

And here we are - Nazis lied to German voters & fascists lied in Italy and Spain!
#DontBeASucker #USArmy movie shows how Nazi & fascist lies led to dictatorships in WW2 just as in 2025 lies by POTUS, VP, Speaker, AG, GOP & media minions are damaging USA🇺🇸 #ProtectTheConstitution🇺🇸 youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4

Don't Be a Sucker

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Old Miakka @oldmiakka.bsky.social · 11h

Because of course

Old Miakka @oldmiakka.bsky.social · 16h

Narrator: The administration doesn’t care about you anymore….

Old Miakka @oldmiakka.bsky.social · 18h

Holds breathe for white rural rage on this issue…

Old Miakka @oldmiakka.bsky.social · 19h

They might as well start reporting his country club championships too at this point…

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Old Miakka @oldmiakka.bsky.social · 19h

This is the way…

Old Miakka @oldmiakka.bsky.social · 19h

He’s not wrong…

Old Miakka @oldmiakka.bsky.social · 20h

This^

Old Miakka @oldmiakka.bsky.social · 21h

A house divided against itself…

Old Miakka @oldmiakka.bsky.social · 21h

This is the way…

Old Miakka @oldmiakka.bsky.social · 1d

Um…

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 2d

Feel free to attribute the following to a former OMB General Counsel: The supposed "new legal analysis" is, to use a technical legal term, horseshit. What the law actually says is that when Congress enacts a law ending a lapse, furloughed employees get paid at the earliest date possible. Period.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"