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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 3h

I'm old enough to remember when people chose their colleges by the quality of the education they would get there, not the ability to brag (idiotically) about the name.

Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 4h

I planned to enroll at New York University, but pivoted at the last second. I'm now enrolled in an interpreter course at a community college for $450.

I was accepted into NYU, but chose a community college certification instead. Being debt-free was more important than prestige.

I planned to enroll at New York University, but pivoted at the last second. I'm now enrolled in an interpreter course at a community college for $450.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 9h

(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump No Longer Remembers That He Was President and Controlled the FBI on January 6, 2021, Confirming Americans' Worst Fears About His Advanced Dementia

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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 9h

But we've known it all along....

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 9h

THIS

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 22h

Once again, hatred will not be tolerated. I work 24/7/365 to share factual information. One ends up disagreeing with something prompting a whole campaign of hatred.

Learn to disagree, learn to be decent and polite. I do not conform to living in such world where rudeness is normalized.

Be well.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 22h

Once again, hatred will not be tolerated. I work 24/7/365 to share factual information. One ends up disagreeing with something prompting a whole campaign of hatred.

Learn to disagree, learn to be decent and polite. I do not conform to living in such world where rudeness is normalized.

Be well.

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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 9h

You're so kind.
And so ignorant.
Bye.

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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕖 🌊 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 9h

In Memoriam: Diane Keaton
(January 5, 1946 - October 11, 2025)

An absolute treasure ❤️

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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 9h

No, I think someone who lies for political gain and misinforms potential voters for his own power is an asshole. That goes for both parties.

Sorry you're incapable of an intellectual discussion. But that makes this my last post to you. Whine away.

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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 9h

I was right.

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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 1d

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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 21h

However I will add that your "living memory" is evidently much shorter than mine.

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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 21h

No, actually, I wouldn't, but it's a shame that you just turned what I was thinking was a nice, unusually civil conversation into a typically ugly social media snit.

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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 21h

can we just all take a moment, in this chaotic and tragic moment in America, to think of Joe Biden, his cancer struggle, and of his family? Let us all wish them strength, health, and endurance. That great man deserves our strength behind him; more, we owe it to him for the strength he gave to us.

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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 22h

you just figured that out, huh.

Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 22h

That's sweet, but Trump doesn't give a damn about Gaza and he doesn't give a damn about the hostages. He did this because he hoped he'd win a Nobel and because he plans to build a fucking resort. He doesn't deserve praise, and Mamdani sucking up to him doesn't make him look at all good to me.

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Steve Hofstetter @stevehofstetter.bsky.social · 1d

More than half of ALL government shut down days in the history of America have come under just one president.

Simply put, the man is a terrible leader.

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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 22h

well, yeah, but it fits in so well with his antisemitism.

ScubaSuzyQ💙🦋 @susanmcgraw88.bsky.social · 1d

True! RFK, Jr DID say this!
He should be forced to resign. He is incompetent and mentally deranged. He is harming Americans with his false conspiratorial theories.
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #DV1 #Pinks

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RFK Jr. said children circumcised early had 'double' rate of autism linked to Tylenol use

The U.S. secretary of health and human services cited a preprint study to back his claim.

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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 1d

Trust a Fox guy to totally misrepresent the truth.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

OK, Pete Hegseth’s an idiot. He left out the word “training” when he said we’re building a Qatari Air Force facility. So I get why people were confused after his announcement yesterday, but I keep seeing folks repeat some version of “Qatar is building an airbase in Idaho.”

That’s not happening.
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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 1d

But if it helps, if Schumer or Gillibrand praised Trump, I'd absolutely consider it a reason to withhold my vote. Then again, Gillibrand doesn't need to do much for me to refuse to vote for her anyway.

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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 1d

Voting for something is not the same as praising someone. This should be obvious.

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Abigail Esman @abigailesman.bsky.social · 1d

this doesn't even make sense.

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 1d

Whatever Works, To Take Down
Chump's Illegal War On This
Countries Citizens......

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The Real Zanetta @therealzanetta.bsky.social · 1d

Qatar is the country that supported Bin Laden. Didn't an American flight school train the hijackers who flew the planes into the buildings on 9-1-1?

Maple Mama @maplemama20.bsky.social · 1d

Is this the thing to make trump supporters finally get mad at him. Kendall @kendallyb.bsky.social thinks so. Here's her take on trump allowing Qatar to build a air force facility on American soil in Idaho

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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing is more important to Mike Johnson than protecting pedophiles. He will refuse to bring Congress back as long as possible. Johnson started this shit back in July and August thinking America would forget about The Epstein Files. We did not forget then and we will not forget now #ProudBlue

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 1d

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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