Joe Pishgar
@pishgar.bsky.social
Community management executive, communications critter, content strategist, and builder of forums the internet relies on.
A reminder that it is sometimes tough to hear Democratic Senators who say the right things, but vote the wrong way. Action matters, words less so.
Progressives Outraged Over Booker, Democrats’ Vote on Prescription Drugs From Canada - Roll Call
Progressives in the Democratic Party are outraged after 13 Democrats voted against an amendment that would have allowed Americans to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, saying it’s a sign that...
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April 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A reminder that it is sometimes tough to hear Democratic Senators who say the right things, but vote the wrong way. Action matters, words less so.
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There's a lesson in here folks
So am I understanding correctly that the GOP threatened to defund DC of its own money if they didn't tear up the BLM thing
And then DC tore up the BLM thing
And now the GOP is defunding them anyway
And then DC tore up the BLM thing
And now the GOP is defunding them anyway
March 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
There's a lesson in here folks
At the college level, there are estimated to be around fewer than 10 trans athletes in the US. A certain group of people would like to other them, because if they can get you to do that, well, the next group is easier, and then easier after that, until it's your neighbor. And then it's you.
March 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
At the college level, there are estimated to be around fewer than 10 trans athletes in the US. A certain group of people would like to other them, because if they can get you to do that, well, the next group is easier, and then easier after that, until it's your neighbor. And then it's you.
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centrists are unbelievable sometimes
March 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
centrists are unbelievable sometimes
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Silver lining:
Europe became a Union yesterday.
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Europe became a Union yesterday.
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March 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Silver lining:
Europe became a Union yesterday.
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Europe became a Union yesterday.
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EVERY FUCKING WORD OF THIS!
We have to take the gloves off!
So listen up @housedemocrats.bsky.social and @democrats.org
We are ready to fight!
And if you fight, know that we will stand beside you every step of the way!
We have to take the gloves off!
So listen up @housedemocrats.bsky.social and @democrats.org
We are ready to fight!
And if you fight, know that we will stand beside you every step of the way!
February 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
EVERY FUCKING WORD OF THIS!
We have to take the gloves off!
So listen up @housedemocrats.bsky.social and @democrats.org
We are ready to fight!
And if you fight, know that we will stand beside you every step of the way!
We have to take the gloves off!
So listen up @housedemocrats.bsky.social and @democrats.org
We are ready to fight!
And if you fight, know that we will stand beside you every step of the way!
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DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
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Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.
February 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Maybe I wasn’t clear about this. I wanted more egg and no plane crash, not many plane crash and no egg.
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"Well, well, well, if it isn't the predictable outcome of the bad-faith moral panic we co-produced for years"
February 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the predictable outcome of the bad-faith moral panic we co-produced for years"
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It Only Tuesday
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February 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It Only Tuesday
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Think Tank Called ‘The Himmler Institute’ Assures Nation This All Legal
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February 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Think Tank Called ‘The Himmler Institute’ Assures Nation This All Legal
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1/ OK, Democratic members of Congress in the US Senate. It’s time for some tough love.
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
February 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
1/ OK, Democratic members of Congress in the US Senate. It’s time for some tough love.
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
I am aware your pollsters and consultants tell you things like “the American people want us to work together” and “ focus on prescription drug prices in the economy.”
At the airport Wendy's for breakfast, macro-dosing microplastics.
February 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
At the airport Wendy's for breakfast, macro-dosing microplastics.
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No Trump sanewashing here- @rollingstone.com get it. Read/ share this honest look at "an unprecedented barrage of barbaric policy moves and casual executive depravity."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
January 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
No Trump sanewashing here- @rollingstone.com get it. Read/ share this honest look at "an unprecedented barrage of barbaric policy moves and casual executive depravity."
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Spirit Airlines is offering 500 bonus points if you sign up for their program. That's equivalent to almost $3. Not quite the most attractive offer.
January 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Spirit Airlines is offering 500 bonus points if you sign up for their program. That's equivalent to almost $3. Not quite the most attractive offer.
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I admit I did not have "OpenAI gets Temu'd" as a pale horse but if this is what does it, lol
January 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I admit I did not have "OpenAI gets Temu'd" as a pale horse but if this is what does it, lol
"We didn't remove the comment" is a common refrain now on reported hate speech on Facebook. Moderation has fallen off a cliff, and it's a slow march towards where Twitter has gone. I do wonder how digital advertisers will respond to their ads appearing next to slurs and hateful material on Facebook.
January 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"We didn't remove the comment" is a common refrain now on reported hate speech on Facebook. Moderation has fallen off a cliff, and it's a slow march towards where Twitter has gone. I do wonder how digital advertisers will respond to their ads appearing next to slurs and hateful material on Facebook.
Maarva's speech from Andor is a necessity to cling to.
Andor | Maarva Andor’s Monologue | Disney+
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January 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Maarva's speech from Andor is a necessity to cling to.
She is correct - community *is* the antidote to despair. It is critical that we lean into community for both mutual aid and survival.
Community is the antidote to despair.
Happy to host! 🌹
Happy to host! 🌹
Building the multiracial working class today in the Bronx with @aoc.bsky.social at our DSA 101.
January 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
She is correct - community *is* the antidote to despair. It is critical that we lean into community for both mutual aid and survival.
I've built communities with hundreds of millions of monthly active users. To continue they require stability, safety, and activity. Sense of belonging makes them stick and discovery makes them grow. As Meta blackout week comes to a close, just how many of these are now missing from Facebook?
January 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I've built communities with hundreds of millions of monthly active users. To continue they require stability, safety, and activity. Sense of belonging makes them stick and discovery makes them grow. As Meta blackout week comes to a close, just how many of these are now missing from Facebook?
"Appeared to violate federal law." Arrest him, then.
Trump fires 17 independent watchdogs at US government agencies
Inspectors general at state, defense and transportation departments removed in apparent violation of federal law
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January 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Appeared to violate federal law." Arrest him, then.
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very excited to see what happens when you make a deeply compromised addict the leader of the department of defense and subordinate to a madman
January 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
very excited to see what happens when you make a deeply compromised addict the leader of the department of defense and subordinate to a madman
I don't understand many of my liberal acquaintances who, despite all evidence to the contrary, continue to think appealing to a sense of decency or shame by Trumpist politicians will have any effect. They will do what they can, what can be gotten away with, and little else matters.
January 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I don't understand many of my liberal acquaintances who, despite all evidence to the contrary, continue to think appealing to a sense of decency or shame by Trumpist politicians will have any effect. They will do what they can, what can be gotten away with, and little else matters.
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another timeline cleanse from all the doom and gloom 🌌
January 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
another timeline cleanse from all the doom and gloom 🌌
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This is perfect explanation
January 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
This is perfect explanation