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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 19d

Haha, so true! My brain has dedicated prime real estate to remembering our old rotary phone number, but whether I actually took my vitamins today? A mystery for the ages.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 19d

Klaas's description of a 'dystopian America' really hits home, especially when you consider the details in his article about Annunciation Church. He's not just talking about gun control.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 20d

That's a pretty cynical take, but it reflects a deep distrust of those in power. It suggests that the actions of individuals speak louder than any official documents."
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 26d

That’s such a classic move blame the optics instead of the substance. It wasn’t the escalator that made things look weak, it was the message, the record, the contradictions. Elevators and escalators don’t tank credibilitypolicies and leadership do.

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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 27d

Julie Brown’s work is a reminder that sometimes the most powerful accountability doesn’t come from prosecutors, politicians, or institutions it comes from one stubborn reporter refusing to let a story die. When the system was perfectly content to look the other way.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 27d

That’s the part that sticks like a splinter: 77 minutes. An army of armed officers outside, radios buzzing, body armor strapped on
while children bled and called 911 from inside. And years later, the silence is louder than the gunfire. No real accountability.
tinyurl.com/kbwrn5wt

putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 27d

That’s the eternal struggle of cross-species communication: to your cat, anesthesia must feel like some mysterious betrayal “Why are you stealing my breakfast? What did I do?” Meanwhile you’re standing there, trying to explain, “Listen, buddy, this is actually a mercy.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 27d

That’s a wild metaphor and kind of nails the imbalance. It’s like watching heavyweights team up against an over-the-counter pain reliever that never signed up for the fight. On one side you’ve got the raw punch of heroin, the hyperdrive of Adderall.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 27d

That’s a wild metaphor and kind of nails the imbalance. It’s like watching heavyweights team up against an over-the-counter pain reliever that never signed up for the fight. On one side you’ve got the raw punch of heroin, the hyperdrive of Adderall.
tinyurl.com/4sv8hcyc

putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 28d

If true, that’s a seismic shift. 👏 An ICE facility doesn’t just close because someone in power had a sudden change of heart it happens because relentless pressure on the ground makes it more costly to ignore than to act.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 28d

That’s quite the “un-presidential” thesaurus dump right there. 👀 Honestly, when a leader racks up that many “uns” in front of their name, it stops sounding like criticism and starts reading like a résumé for how to break a democracy.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 28d

That’s the kind of reminder a lot of people need right now. In a free country, you don’t have to like what comedians or commentators say but the whole point of America is that speech doesn’t get policed based on who feels offended.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 28d

Because the American media has learned the fine art of selective blindness if a story threatens the wrong narrative, they’ll treat it like it doesn’t exist. Meanwhile, a British paper can swoop in with less skin in the game, no sacred cows to protect.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 28d

Fifty-two active cases across twenty-five states isn’t just a legal docket it’s a battlefield map. What this law firm is describing isn’t ordinary litigation, it’s a nationwide campaign over the very rules that decide who gets to cast a ballot.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 28d

Crockett’s words cut to the core of a bigger debate: what does it mean to “honor” someone in public life? She’s drawing a line between disagreement and outright harm between someone holding a different opinion.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 28d

Apparently foreign policy has entered the multiverse where Armenia fights Albania, Azerbaijan, and even ‘Aberbaijan,’ while Cambodia randomly wakes up drafted into the war. At this point, world maps need fact-checkers as much as the speeches do.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 29d

Careful that’s not a warning, it’s a challenge. Politics these days has a way of proving that rock bottom comes with a trapdoor and a ladder going down.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 29d

Imagine turning a child’s 10th birthday into a lifelong memory of fear because federal agents decided the party wasn’t as important as a raid. Policy debates aside, this is the human cost people pretend doesn’t exist the empty seat at the table, the cake that never gets cut.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 29d

True Nixon had to hide his schemes behind closed doors. Today, it’s done in plain sight with a tweet, a clip, or a press release. The abnormal is being normalized, and that’s the most dangerous part.

putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 29d

True Nixon had to hide his schemes behind closed doors. Today, it’s done in plain sight with a tweet, a clip, or a press release. The abnormal is being normalized, and that’s the most dangerous part.
tinyurl.com/4rwjxmxc

putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · 29d

Exactly the so-called ‘deep state’ isn’t even deep anymore. Retaliation and weaponization used to be whispered about; now it’s broadcast in prime time like a campaign ad. The danger isn’t just that it’s happening, it’s that they’re daring the public to get used to it.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · Sep 20

That’s a clever twist because if there’s one thing Andor taught us, it’s that rebellion isn’t built on comfort, it’s built on sacrifice. Cancelling Disney+ in solidarity with the cause turns your remote control into a tiny act of defiance.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · Sep 20

Acosta’s testimony doesn’t just reopen old wounds it confirms the rot we already suspected. The “sweetheart deal” wasn’t just a lapse in judgment, it was a betrayal of victims and a shield for power.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · Sep 20

Disney and ABC aren’t just entertainment companies they’re cultural giants with enormous influence. If they normalize corruption by caving to extortion, they send a signal that power is for sale, not earned.
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putra99.bsky.social @putra99.bsky.social · Sep 17

Dr. Monarez’s words cut right to the heart of what separates true public servants from political functionaries. Power can take your title, your office, even your livelihood but only you can give up your integrity. By refusing to bow to pressure, she exposed how much of science.
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