Jen Larkin
@petticoatdespot.bsky.social
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Social justice magetank. Goth, neurodivergent, and allergic. Cisgender out of spite, trans rights supporter. WoW player and board gamer.
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petticoatdespot.bsky.social
Whenever you hear a Trumper say that antifa are terrorists, ask them if they support fascism. Even if they do, they will say no because fascism is bad.

And when they say no, tell them that they are members of antifa and you will be reporting them to the FBI for terrorism.
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
If you cannot operate your business safely, your business should be closed.

They got reprated exemptions from safety requirements and it killed most of the customers at the business.

That's not acceptable.

If you believe that children's lives are less valuable than your business, you suck.
lisaloe.bsky.social
Sorry, is there a question here?

27 children died.

Close the goddam camps if you can’t comply with safety measures.

This isn’t the first time flash flooding in this zone has killed campers, just the most well known with the highest death toll.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/10/t...
Texas youth camps say cost of implementing new safety requirements will force them to close
During a Friday state hearing, parents of July 4 flood victims said camps should prioritize the safety even if costs are high.
www.texastribune.org
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
Well, if some willfully ignorant white male MAGA dude says that no one knows who she is, he must be right!
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
Seriously, though, the number of people yelling that she's insignificant compared to Trump and "no one knows who she is" is absurd.

You. Are. Not. Omniscient.

If you were omniscient, you would loathe Trump. 🤷‍♀️
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
Laura Loomer called it a DEI Nobel Prize. Apparently, being from Argentina makes you inherently unqualified for a *world* honor.

They've been told that the nomination deadline for this year's award was in January. Apparently, an exception should have been made when Trump "ended" the war in Gaza.
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
They are so stupid.

They think that Trump should have gotten the prize because he ended 8 wars in 10 months, including the war in Gaza, which it should be noted, has not ended.

They claim that "no one has ever heard of her." No, Sugarbritches, you, a willfully ignorant American hasn't.
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
To be fair, many military families can't afford groceries and frequent food pantries under normal circumstances. With groceries skyrocketing due to tariffs, this will only get worse.
henshinhal.bsky.social
Military families lining up at a local food pantry due to the government shutdown
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
Taylor Swift is not my thing.

Misogyny isn't my thing either.

I've heard one of the songs on the album in full, plus excerpts from 3 other songs. I like them more than her previous work.

I've also suffered from burnout and if you think this sounds like burnout, you've never experienced it.
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
Tonight I played Ticket to Ride: Europe. I won by 51 points.

Now I'm watching Casper for the first time. Hooray for #spookySeason !
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taniel.bsky.social
It’s actually Election Day tomorrow… in Louisiana!

I’m watching: the New Orleans sheriff race, and the New Orleans mayor’s race.

Both in my cheat sheet of elections to watch this fall!

boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
Correct. It's a scam, trying to give credit to Trump for programs that have existed for years.
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
"These politicians have been told time and time again that to ensure the safety and security of all involved, requests to tour processing centers and field offices must be made a minimum of seven (7) calendar days in advance, and which Senator Duckworth’s staff did not do."

The law states otherwise
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
I'd like to see the resulting hilarity if Michigan bans VPNs.

No one could telecommute.

To fix a problem on a remote server, the tech would have to drive to that facility.

Subcontractors would have to work onsite.

That's not how it's worked for a long time.
mikestabile.bsky.social
Buried in Michigan's antiporn bill is a provision to effectively outlaw "circumvention tools," such as VPNs.

Mark my words: legislators will increasingly leverage porn panic to restrict or ban VPNs, and to limit internet privacy far beyond adult sites.
Experts raise privacy concerns over Michigan bill targeting pornography and VPNs
Rep. Josh Schriver, the bill’s sponsor, says the law is designed to target only producers and distributors of pornography, not everyday internet users.
www.wilx.com
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
Just like the Dems did last time they had a majority, right?

We do have a packed SCOTUS, because the GOP stole a seat.
atrupar.com
Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "
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sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social
I won’t be waiting for all the columnists who misrepresented and concern-trolled about DEI programs to start railing against oligarch nepotism even though it actually *does* put unqualified people in jobs they haven’t earned.
robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job
US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board
www.telegraph.co.uk
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lukeyoquinto.bsky.social
CHOTINER: So let me get this straight. Anti-racists are the real racists, is that correct?
THIEL: right.
CHOTINER: and the anti-fascists?
THIEL: right, they’re the real fascists
CHOTINER: So now you’re saying Greta is the Antichrist.
THIEL: …
CHOTINER: I think you can see where I’m going with this.
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
Correlation is not causation.

I oppose RFK Jr's disproven Tylenol theory because it's wrong, unscientific, and harmful.

I also hate those things in Trump.

Those things have a common cause. One does not cause the other.
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
Noem recorded a new video for airports that falsely blames the Democrats for the shutdown and resulting long TSA lines.

"Officials aren’t technically supposed to engage in direct politics while on the clock, so Noem’s recording dances up to the line of violating the spirit of that law." WTAF CNN?
Noem’s propaganda video machine turns to airport lines | CNN Politics
A captive audience of US travelers will be getting a new message from a top US government officials: It’s all Democrats’ fault.
www.cnn.com
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pbsnews.org
The Trump administration is pushing again to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, and hasn’t given up on moving him to Eswatini or Ghana even though both have rejected the idea, an immigration official told a judge Friday.
https://to.pbs.org/42zoarp
WATCH: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorneys discuss ICE's continued efforts to deport him to Africa
The Trump administration is pushing again to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to El Salvador, and hasn’t given up on moving him to Eswatini or Ghana even though both...
www.pbs.org
petticoatdespot.bsky.social
Mike Johnson claims that next week's No Kings nationwide protest seeks to prolong the shutdown, and thus the protesters are "playing with people's lives."

Johnson won't bring the House into session so he doesnt have to negotiate with the Senate on a funding bill.

He's projecting. He's a liar.
Mike Johnson Blames Shutdown on “No Kings” Protest in Absurd Rant
The House speaker is blaming the Republican-led government shutdown on Americans protesting Donald Trump. Make that make sense.
newrepublic.com
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murray.senate.gov
Republicans are pushing debunked anti-abortion propaganda as an excuse to rip mifepristone off the shelves and block women from getting abortion care.
 
100+ studies prove mifepristone is safe and effective.
 
SPEAK UP, we can't let them get away with this.
Nearly All GOP Senators Urge the FDA to Restrict Abortion Pills
The senators are asking the FDA to suspend its approval of generic mifepristone, which would heavily restrict access to abortion pills nationwide.
www.notus.org
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angierasmussen.bsky.social
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.