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OG Kamala Harris supporter. 💛💜❤️ Always. “encyclopedic knowledge of her record & will vigorously rebut anything inaccurate”. Also like things like Ted Lasso, metal, & pokemon. DM’s allowed. NJ/PA. Likely not looking for your hot takes. Don’t waste my time.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · Sep 3

Let’s talk about why you need to stop acting like domestic abusers w/ your daily & usually bigoted vitriol towards Democrats who are in the MINORITY of the House of Representatives & Senate, don’t control SCOTUS, & aren’t in the executive office. This is a long thread.

CW: murder, abuse, language

a screenshot of a video game with the words " stay awhile and listen "

Alt: Deckard Cain in Diablo 2’s iconic phrase when interacted with, “Stay awhile and listen”.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 2m

Your allies in a fight like that aren’t always who you want them to be, but come on man. You know damn well that was not a necessity to include lol. But if you’ve ever given Dems smoke over this it’s not like you have the critical thinking skills to connect the dots here anyway.

Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 7m

So she dedicated her award to the guy in the White House killing citizens of her country as his show of “steadfast support” because it’ll goad him into “peace by strength” regime change? Lol fuck off on using “regime change” as an excuse against a Democrat again. It was already disingenuous.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 11m

A live look at me as I try to type a grammatically correct sentence this afternoon:

a cartoon character from the simpsons is holding a book and says me fail english that 's un possible .

ALT: a cartoon character from the simpsons is holding a book and says me fail english that 's un possible .

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 11m

They’re getting an Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase but if they hadn’t bribed half the admin for years this wouldn’t exist. God forbid we cover that for more than a few minutes. It’s the only reason Jared got his loans from Apollo back in 2017.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 14m

They’re getting an Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase but like ffs. If they weren’t bribing half the White House this wouldn’t exist but god forbid we cover that for more than a few minutes.

Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 17m

That first part is why.

But god forbid a Republican get confronted about some of the “investments” to Kushner that got him his loans from Apollo back in 2017.

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STEMthebleeding @stemthebleeding.bsky.social · 23m

No, Qatar is building a facility on a US airbase to house their sycophants who want a flight badge to point to when they need to do a dick measuring contest with the other Arab nations.

That and so they can justify buying F15s.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 22m

This is fucking outrageous & it’s barely gonna be a blip.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 25m

Qatar is building an Air Force base in Idaho because they wanna move on from investing in American universities to train some useful idiots more directly? And y’all are more mad at randoms on the internet saying your priorities are out of whack than the dipshits who helped make this possible?

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 35m

Sara Gideon was in her 40’s in that previous race, had a family-focused agenda, & experience as a state house leader. All those calls w/ NY accents didn’t help endear her to voting blocs that show up. You don’t need to lecture as you back a man older than Mills who has filed for reelection in 2030.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 37m

Finally, a qualified candidate who has won statewide elections, has an actual record, supports Democrats instead of tearing them down, & actually fits her state‘s politics.

Maine is consistently 1 of the oldest states, so no, I’m not concerned about age. If you are, you should’ve elected Gideon.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3h

BREAKING: Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins, AP sources say.

Maine Gov. Mills will announce challenge to Sen. Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say

Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 57m

Bluntly, I’m not touching that one in 2026. I’ll believe it flips when its voters bother to show up like they do elsewhere in states with restrictions. You can waste your out of state $ there early or you can help flip a seat that’s closer to being within striking distance & circle back to that one.

Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 57m

Beshear is the white guy some of you think that Temu replacement for that mediocre clown Robert Francis is. Will be happy to be proven wrong but if you’re already twisting polls to say “but he hasn’t spent money” as he’s struggling with seemingly every bloc that’s not white people, maybe hold off.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 1h

Me spending all day every day bashing some fave you had whose career is winding down doesn’t benefit anybody. It’s annoying to dedicate any time to it. At least some* of them are understanding the assignment currently happening.

Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 1h

I hate being able to tell who people supported in a primary 5-6 years ago based on how ignorant they are today. The past happened whether you’re satisfied or not. I don’t gaf about relitigating it. You don’t want my full reciepts on your faves. Focus on NJ, VA, CA, or 1 of the local races.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 1h

This 1 inc lowering inflation under Biden-Harris ahead of the election, more economic analyses backing her over the current admin, her Univision town hall, negative bot activity, swing state faith leader endorsements, more re FEMA, Bill Clinton campaigning in the final weeks, & more.

Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 1h

Things happening about this time last yr re the Harris campaign (10/10/24):

Kamala Harris Univision town hall stream: www.youtube.com/live/XdvHSwQ...

Pittsburgh C-Span rally stream for Barack Obama and Josh Shapiro: www.c-span.org/video/?53897...

Town hall: Latinos Ask… Kamala Harris Responds

YouTube video by Univision Noticias

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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 1h

I really need people who call Biden genocide Joe to understand that the deal that Trump just made was Biden‘s deal. But Trump and BB worked together so that Bebe wouldn’t agree to it under Biden.
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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 1h

Landry eliminated a sound recording tax incentive? In Louisiana? What an idiotic move. I hope NOLA elects Moreno. Grow the Recreation & Culture Grant Fund & listen to her about connecting musicians w/ education on protecting their work & brand. Seems like both are necessary if Landry’s that idiotic.

Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 1h

I’m glad Dems are holding the line & fighting for healthcare. I don’t give a shit if a few white guys wanna elect the oyster boy. The governor is eminently more qualified for that race. If you wanted a younger progressive who actually has a record, Gideon was there last time. She got her ass kicked.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 1h

Seems a bunch of the baiting writers are trying hard to whip people up in anger because some of the whitest Dem Congressmen like the guy who won’t leave his whites only country club & the guy who preaches to incels because he lost his wife aren’t thrilled every Dem supports that Blackwater loser.

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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 1h

And then I found out The Nobel Committee awarded a woman who thinks Trump's campaign to invade Venezuela is good.
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 1h

On the plus side, Donald Trump will be mad he lost to a woman. On the minus side, the Nobel Peace prize winner praised Trump as a visionary for murdering her fellow Venezuelans on the high seas.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 1h

It didn’t acknowledge how this is just racist nazi & mengele-based race science until you start to get towards the bottom where most people won’t read to. As the pitchbot guy said, it’s hard to compete with that in making up any satirical headline to mock the writing.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 1h

And finally the previous night, the NYT published an article about Trump’s latest racist comments on migrants, but actually went with the headline “In remarks about migrants, Donald Trump invoked his long-held fascination with genes and genetics”. x.com/dougjballoon...

DougJBalloon on X: "Hard to compete with this https://t.co/3ICsbNVN8X" / X

Hard to compete with this https://t.co/3ICsbNVN8X

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 1h

In PA Senate news, Dave McCormick's bus hit a street sign and blocked someone's driveway in Pittsburgh so that was a thing. x.com/mryannagy/st... (link broken, no longer exists) This was an infuriating race & I still won’t let it go.

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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 1h

For those of you who care about things like “dark money” or “getting money out of politics” as a major issue, that above piece is something you especially should care about instead of bashing Democrats 24/7 for things Republicans do.

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