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Petrarca

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Garden-Stater, MTBer, foodie, tequila snob, oenophile, aesthete. Petrarca was a scholar, poet laureate, and original Renaissance humanist, unaccidental tourist, and alpinist Born July 20, 1304.

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Petrarca @petrarca.bsky.social · Dec 27

Tim Snyder:
"If you want to rip the heart out of a democracy, you go after facts. That's what modern authoritarians do."
Step 1: You lie. All the time.
Step 2: You say it's your opponents and journalists who lie.
Step 3: Everyone looks around and says "what is the truth? There is no truth."
Then resistance is impossible and the game is over.

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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · 10d

Conservative Catholics must reckon with the fact that it is they, not the pope or Cardinal Cupich, who need a course correction. -Michael Sean Winters

Pope Leo's Francis-aligned take on Durbin controversy backfires on conservatives

Conservative Catholics had hoped that Pope Francis' reforms would follow him into the tomb, but they must reckon with the fact that it is they, not Pope Leo or Cardinal Cupich, who need a course corre...

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Petrarca @petrarca.bsky.social · 31m

I hope he hates that picture.

Petrarca @petrarca.bsky.social · 41m

Is/are the local TV news broadcasts covering the Broadview protests? The local @abc7ny.bsky.social TV news here in NYC does not...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1h

If you live in Everett, Mass. and have any information about the 13-year-old boy abducted by ICE, please message me on Signal at marisakabas.04

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 5h

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 4h

This week’s main story is about Paramount’s decision to name Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief of CBS News, the future of U.S. journalism, and why we think she shouldn’t describe her endeavors as “punk.” Bari, look at us: You are not punk. Joe Strummer would’ve hated your fancy Substack, Bari!

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Petrarca @petrarca.bsky.social · 3h

"When a liar’s nose swells, a histamine is released, causing itching." - Source: American Bar Association
(In Moses Mike's case, when his lips are moving.)

Lie detectors: Facial clues to sniff out a liar

We all encounter deceptions and half-truths in ordinary life, and body language can help us better identify when people aren’t being honest, says litigation attorney Christopher Meyers of Wilenchik & ...

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Petrarca @petrarca.bsky.social · 5h

They misunderstood "Let’s do the fucking news," with "let’s fuck up the news."

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 15h

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Petrarca @petrarca.bsky.social · 17h

B/c he annoyed EVERYONE?

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Petrarca @petrarca.bsky.social · 19h

Sow, reap

Petrarca @petrarca.bsky.social · 19h

He's wearing bibs, which tells me he's a cyclist that knows.

Petrarca @petrarca.bsky.social · 19h

a man in a suit and tie stands next to a woman in a dress

ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands next to a woman in a dress

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Petrarca @petrarca.bsky.social · 19h

a man in a suit and tie is eating a donut on a snl show .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is eating a donut on a snl show .

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Petrarca @petrarca.bsky.social · 20h

No cops have that haircut.

Petrarca @petrarca.bsky.social · 20h

No backsies, douche. I have the paperwork ready right here...just sign on the dotted line. Thank you for your service, now fuck off into the Sun.

Petrarca @petrarca.bsky.social · 20h

Bad news, good news: Tito's bought a controlling interest in Lalo tequila, which means (in theory), you'll soon be able to find great tequila in most bars.

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 3d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.