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tlpete
@absurdbeats.bsky.social
Anger. Coffee. Cats. Political theory & bioethics. Order of importance changes daily, sometimes hourly.
She's fighting to control the future of MAGA, not to defend democracy.
November 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Yeah, I think antisemitism is one of the two big reasons—the other being Epstein—for MTG's turn against Trump.
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"Kiss today goodbye..."
November 16, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Yeah, too many journalists & pundits are enamored with the finery of the naked emperor.
November 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Here's the full Summers email, btw.
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Tech fanny pack
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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“Likable person who isn’t 1000 years old and generally does things you like” isn’t unicorn fantasy land bullshit it’s the bare minimum you deserve as a human being
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
So that's why they're withholding SNAP funds.
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
R-E-T-I-R-E
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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basic problem is none of these folks is capable of saying “i was wrong”
November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
There was a Waltons episode in which there was a toy giveaway, and one of the girls cried when she got a broken doll.

I watched that as a kid and ever since determined never to give away something I wouldn't eat or wear.
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Lynda Barry had had a great cartoon (waaay) back in the day encouraging everyone to sing, even if they couldn't sing.
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Longtime Flatbush resident and longtime white person: I got one.
November 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM