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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 5m

Mike Johnson would have been unsatisfied even if Bruce Springsteen or Willie Nelson had been chosen because they aren't the right type of white to MAGA. The Administration and the Party desperately want fascist figures to be cool and popular and nobody normal is down for it.

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 53m

lmao this dolt is beyond parody.
yeah Lee Greenwood, totally appealing to all audiences. you nailed it buddy

“Lee Greenwood for Super Bowl halftime show!” says the idiot

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WasteLandRover @wastelandrover.bsky.social · 12m

Nothing captures the coveted 18-34 demographic quite like an 82 year old right wing country singer whose biggest hit was 40 years ago.

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 53m

lmao this dolt is beyond parody.
yeah Lee Greenwood, totally appealing to all audiences. you nailed it buddy

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Alex @alexanotherone.bsky.social · 11m

We already had a country music singer perform at the Superbowl, that was Beyoncé in 2013 and 2016, we can have something else this time

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 53m

lmao this dolt is beyond parody.
yeah Lee Greenwood, totally appealing to all audiences. you nailed it buddy

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 25m

You cannot buy this kind of publicity, the ruling party thinks your upcoming televised mini concert is sexually demonic liberalism and keeps telling the media about why

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 53m

lmao this dolt is beyond parody.
yeah Lee Greenwood, totally appealing to all audiences. you nailed it buddy

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Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · 55m

hahaha someone talked to legal counsel

Jennifer Shutt @jennifershutt.bsky.social · 1h

Speaker Johnson appears to say furloughed federal workers should get back pay under 2019 law

"It has always been the case. It is tradition and I think it is statutory law that federal employees be paid. And that’s my position."

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 42m

Just openly cheering the destruction of any representation of gay people in public space. They think their power is totally unrestricted, and the entire country will support them rolling back society to the 1950s, or maybe the 1850s

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 1d

Voters upheld the Climate Commitment Act by a landslide last year.

Today, the Supreme Court shot down a legal challenge.

As the federal government is abandoning critical climate protections, Washington's leadership is needed now more than ever. This is an important win.

Supreme Court shoots down challenge to WA carbon market

A natural gas power plant in Grays Harbor County had sued over the state's keystone climate policy.

www.seattletimes.com

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Alex @alexanotherone.bsky.social · 1h

TBF, I've rarely seen employers acknowledge any holiday except Protestant Christmas, Protestant Easter and Hannukah so this is part of a larger pattern tbh

(My office is ✨unique✨ because I live in NYC so our office does Catholic Christmas decorations and Hannukah. There is a 3 Kings display)

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 3h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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Benjy Sarlin @benjysarlin.bsky.social · 2h

In related news, let me know if you or someone you know has any interesting work opportunities!

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 3h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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Alex @alexanotherone.bsky.social · 1h

This was actually a really good article

Why Baby Boxes Are Suddenly Everywhere

Devices to help parents anonymously surrender an infant are spreading across the U.S., stirring emotions and debate.

share.google

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1h

And more older Americans are now living in poverty.

"The poverty rate among U.S. seniors rose to 15% last year from 14% in 2023, the highest among all age groups, according to Census data."

www.cbsnews.com/news/low-inc...

For older Americans, the cost of poverty is 9 years of life, study finds

Low-income older Americans on average die nearly a decade earlier than wealthier people, a new analysis finds.

www.cbsnews.com

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The Wicker Dan (1973) @danlehner.bsky.social · 23h

“10/7 was bad and everything that followed in aftermath was worse” is a perfectly moral and popular position. it’s more or less the American consensus on 9/11.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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Matt @tiredgenerally.bsky.social · 2h

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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The Wicker Dan (1973) @danlehner.bsky.social · 23h

online is weird because you get to simultaneously read about how Mamdani is a messaging genius and also how every single statement he makes is some massive unforced error

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John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 2h

That's our wacky Trump. Always with the shenanigans.

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The Wicker Dan (1973) @danlehner.bsky.social · 1d

Kareem Rahma, holding a lapel mic towards me: “so what’s your take”

me: “I think we should build a glut of housing in NYC so everyone can move and live here comfortably”

[a life-size Labubu in jorts bolts across the car and snaps my neck, killing me instantly]

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Alex @alexanotherone.bsky.social · 2h

Well that's depressing, I suppose we were locked in at around Trump vs US though

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Haydon is reading The Uncertain Center, Arthur C McGill @haydonmp.bsky.social · 2h

Several people blocked me after this post and because of the way the nuclear block functions this can only improve my experience on this website.

Haydon is reading The Uncertain Center, Arthur C McGill @haydonmp.bsky.social · 4h

Hasan is just the current iteration of Chapo and deserves that level of contempt.

🦇 🦆 🎃 @goducks09.bsky.social · 16h

This just popped up in my Reddit feed. Hasan Piker shocking his dog for moving around too much behind him. Someone please take that poor dog away from this asshole.