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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 12h

Pictures of a backhoe ripping into the White House make my blood BOIL! Grrrr!
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

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Jürgen R 💙🇺🇦 🐝 @dailykotzn.bsky.social · 21h

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 2d

No Kings in Clarksville, TN!
clarksvillenow.com/local/our-di...

‘Our differences are our strengths’: Hundreds attend No Kings Day protest in Clarksville | PHOTOS, VIDEO - ClarksvilleNow.com

Several hundred people lined Wilma Rudolph Boulevard for the No Kings Day protest in Clarksville on Saturday.

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 4d

Damn. Can we put bubbles around Gene Simmons, Mic Jagger, Elton John and Geddy Lee?

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss who captivated audiences with his elaborate makeup and smoke-filled guitar, has died. cnn.it/3JaeQn6

Ace Frehley, Kiss’ original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74 | CNN

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss who captivated audiences with his elaborate makeup and smoke-filled guitar, died Thursday.

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Masshole57✌🏼 @masshole55.bsky.social · 5d

JUST IN: In a new statement, the Pentagon Press Association says today marks “a dark day for press freedom” after the Defense Department confiscated nearly all Pentagon reporters’ badges for refusing to sign a policy they say threatens to criminalize national security reporting.
When will it stop?

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 7d

Oh hell no!
sign.moveon.org/petitions/u-...

Do NOT put Donald Trump on any U.S. currency!

Rarely in U.S. history have living presidents minted their image on U.S. currency. Trump wants to change that.  In October, it was reported that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled plans f...

sign.moveon.org

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 10d

The best name I heard today: Kankle McTacoTits.
Thank me later.

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 10d

It has to start somewhere
It has to start sometime
What better place than here?
What better time than now?

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 10d

Folks have checked in on us after the explosion here in TN. We are 50+ miles away & safe. Reading about it -Damn. Debris field a half a mile wide. Felt/heard 15 miles away. In a small town everyone knows some one. That whole community, must be devastated. 💔
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

19 still missing after explosion at Tennessee military supplier plant rocks community

‘There's nothing to describe. It's gone,’ the local sheriff said when asked about the building where the explosion happened

www.independent.co.uk

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 11d

It is almost insulting to call Trump "The Devil". Whoever is in charge of Hell is much more competent.

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DemocracyEnjoyer @democracyenjoyer.bsky.social · 11d

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 11d

If you are shooting priests and pastors, while they are praying, I am gonna question your claim of "Christianity". Guarantee you that the answer to WWJD is NOT THAT!

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 11d

I wanted to hit the like button, cuz I am with you and wanting out of whatever alternate reality this is... but I am not gonna touch that kind of racist BS. It scares me that all this hate has been living with us all along.

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 11d

The NFL must act NOW to stop ICE from targeting the Super Bowl LX where Bad Bunny will be performing at the halftime show before it’s too late. #SBLX #AppleMusicHalftime sign.moveon.org/petitions/su...

NFL: No ICE at the 2026 Super Bowl!

The @NFL must act NOW to stop Trump's ICE from targeting the Super Bowl LX where Bad Bunny will be performing at the halftime show before it’s too late. #SBLX #AppleMusicHalftime

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 12d

If we don't start fighting for our democracy, we will lose it.
We need to fight every day, not just when protests are organized.
www.rawstory.com/american-dem...

This clear scale shows how American democracy is in terminal decline

For generations, Americans have been taught that the United States is the world’s beacon of democracy. Politicians across the spectrum speak of the nation as a “shining city on a hill,” a place where ...

www.rawstory.com

=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 12d

Gold hit $4000/oz. Dayum!
Current spots:
Gold $4,042.30
Silver $49.19
at $1,674.00 platinum is almost affordable.
Looks like I will be staying with Steampunk jewelry.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14d

This.

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 14d

She can be sworn in by a judge. Swear her in and let's get to those Epstein files!

=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 14d

Tomorrow is Primary day in TN7, an R+10 district, even though it includes Nashville and Clarksville. I am the local precinct "Officer". Interested to see how many people actually show up and what the # will say at the end of the day. My alarm goes off at 4:45am. Wish me luck!

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 14d

Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 18d

Battling Tenncare.
When my health insurance is the reason I am missing doses of my meds, something is fundamentally fucked up.

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 19d

Alternative Acronym: MAGA= Make that Asshole Go Away!

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=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 21d

The current administration = "The Gangster Gong Show"!
In my head I am seeing The Keystone Cops running around to the Bennie Hill theme music.
Thank you Lawrence! I needed that laugh.

=j= @picklepot.bsky.social · 22d

Add Grand Blanc, MI to the list of communities brutalized by gun violence.

one last night in NC: 3 dead, 6 wounded
today:
N.O. this morning: 1 dead, 3 wounded
TX: two killed, 7 wounded
Michigan: 5 dead (inc shooter), 8 wounded
massshootingtracker.site/data/?year=2...

Mass Shootings in 2021

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🕊️KatarinaKriz🕊️On the turning away~Pink Floyd @katarinakriz.bsky.social · 26d

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