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Jay

@somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social

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Proud dad. Fortunate son. Windmill tilter. Unapologetic empiricist. Unrepentant nerd. Remorseless eating machine. "Love, run, & punch fascists." Constant cussing, daily d20 rolls and pro-democracy politics, and some good dogs, flowers, and polyamory.

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Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · Apr 10

Hey, I'm just some nerd called Jay. Follow for substandard content related to, in no particular order:

• dogs
• TTRPGs
• geek culture
• books
• running
• the outdoors
• flowers
• political shenanigans

DMs are fine, as long as it's not investment/finance/crypto stuff.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · 4h

Fuck off Jim Jordan, you pedophile enabling piece of shit.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

JORDAN: Comey is where weaponization all started. 9 years ago he took the dossier--

BASH: But that's not what he's being prosecuted for

JORDAN: I'm just saying, you want to talk about weaponization, that's where it started

BASH: So this is retribution then

Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · 4h

I disagree that that's the implication of the word kidnapping, but I hear you.

Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · 5h

In many states the crime of kidnapping doesn't require a financial (or ransom) element.

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Mitch Jackson ⚖️ @mitch.social · 21h

The President of the United States has a longer rap sheet than nearly everyone he’s trying to deport.

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Not JPo @notjpo.bsky.social · 9h

I’m like if Spirit Halloween stores were a person

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Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · 8h

An empty shell of what you once were, but briefly and occasionally fabulous?

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Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · 8h

And every single one of his dumbass, ignorant, shitweasel cultists will parrot this nonsense.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 10h

Dumbest gaslighting ever. Who was president on January 6?

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 10h

Dumbest gaslighting ever. Who was president on January 6?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

The firehose of easily disprovable lies from Trump and his allies continues to get worse each month, with one statement after another completely untethered from reality, which is why it is so important for them to take ownership and control of media platforms & intimidate others.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 17h

Insomnia when you have small children should be illegal

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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 1d

im rewatching The Shining for the millionth time and while i think the book does some things better (getting us into Jack's head) the book is a story about a good man swallowed by ghosts and Kubrick's story is about a family annihilator, and thus much, much scarier

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Cullen @hellocullen.bsky.social · 1d

hey what effect does the president going on tv and saying stuff that everyone, even the people who agree with him, know is just obviously untrue have on a culture?

let's find out

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18h

Chicago journalist Debbie Brockman, who was thrown to the ground & handcuffed by ICE, has been released without charges

DHS said she assaulted an officer, but eye witnesses claim she didn’t

The lack of charges makes it clear that ICE is lying to try and cover up the fact that they attack the press

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so proud of everyone from my old neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago. I see what you have been and are doing. I am so proud of how organized the community is and how much more so everyone is becoming. It is inspiring. Just one example... And this is something EVERYONE can do. Everyone.

Informational flyer about Rogers Park Whistle Protocols, explaining how to use whistles to alert neighbors of emergencies, with color-coded alerts, steps for use, and encouragement to form a crowd and stay loud for safety.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Taps the “this administration is full of eugenicists so yes, they do want people to die” sign so hard it snaps and shards go scattering everywhere.

And yes, we saw it coming.

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Call me Krazi @krazikrone.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know Nixon never served a day in prison because he was pardoned?
But his Attorney General did.
His Chief of Staff did.
His Domestic Affairs Adviser did.
His Special Counsel did.
His campaign chairman did.
Even members of his re-election committee did time.

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jessica 🍉 @itsmrsrabbittou.bsky.social · 1d

I remember a long time ago someone told me that I would become religious as I age. That was at least 20 years ago and if anything I am even more atheist now.

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Too Lazy to Fail @toolazytofail.bsky.social · 1d

Don't let anyone tell you that protesting is pointless, especially folks who mock it as "baby's first resistance."

First, it's wonderful to be among a bunch of people who feel the way you do about the way things are going.

Second, it drives the administration CRAZY.

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Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · 23h

With MAGAts, every accusation is a confession.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

When Obama was president the right wing acted like masked government agents were coming to kidnap them and take all their rights away.

Then Republicans get elected and actually do that shit for real.

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Jay @somenerdcalledjay.bsky.social · 23h

What percentage of them think it's "some word in Mexican?"

It's gotta be more than 15%, right?

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 23h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23h

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 1d

Suddenly the military is getting paid on the 15th?

It would’ve been easier to call Johnson, but he didn’t.

This validates his fear of the Epstein files.

When robbing the military piggy bank, is a better option than simply having the house pass a standalone bill to fund the military - it’s bad.

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