Axolotl Envy
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Axolotl Envy
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Eskom is entering a new era with new power providers on the scene and no further prospects of bailouts from the cash-strapped Treasury.
Eskom posts its first profit in eight years, of R16-billion, as turnaround gains traction
www.dailymaverick.co.za
October 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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No matter how much you like Harry Potter or how nostalgic you are for the years you first read the series, you wouldn't be so precious about it if you had other cherished books to fill that void. I know too many people who read Harry Potter every year and nothing else.
September 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Somewhere in Iceland.
September 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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therapist: bearface mamdani can't hurt you he's not real

bearface mamdani:
September 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Y'all. Hockey? Holy fuck. I've definitely found another diversion from making content. And the gay leagues? I know they be smelling like shit and proud of it!
July 1, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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I try to maintain the sunny outlook of an early 90's sitcom, but as society unwinds I can feel it degrading into the cynical angst of a mid-90's rock band. It's a real Jimmy Eat World-eat-Boy Meets World world out there.
June 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Huh? Good news in 2025? What?
Breaking news: Former New York state governor Andrew Cuomo has conceded to progressive rival Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary for New York City’s next mayor www.ft.com/content/e4b8...
June 25, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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MY TOP TEN JOKES 😆 AND TOP FIVE REPLIES ⤴️ OF THE WEEK 🧵 (thread)

NUMBER TEN

bsky.app/profile/mich...
Know her? In the biblical sense? But I hardly know her (in the traditional sense)!
June 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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It’s important to note that both the domestic and global macroeconomic outlook have worsened since the withering of Budget 1.0 and Budget 2.0 on the political vines. The bottom line is that South Africa is running out of fiscal room.
BUDGET 3.0: A R75-billion question mark hangs like the sword of Damocles over Budget 3.0
www.dailymaverick.co.za
May 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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a big thing I learned about supply chains in February 2020 is even if US trade policies with China went back to what they were under Biden *today*, it would still take several months for normal production and sea shipments to restart and there are already major ripple effects from changes in orders
Bessent: "The Chinese need to deescalate these high tariffs."
May 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Katie Phang: And now that my time here at MSNBC comes to a close, I am taking that fight back to a familiar place… I hope you'll follow along with me as I continue to meet you where you are at places like Substack and YouTube with fellow truth tellers like MeidasTouch…
April 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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I want politics to be about a better everyday life.

Here's what that can look like:
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Had a salad for lunch today and one of my many gym crushes came up to me to say I am looking good on my cut and now I have never felt so ALIVE.
April 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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A few smart takes on Trump's tariffs and the BS that the left wanted this: @jayatighosh.bsky.social points out that poor, highly indebted countries will be punished most. She also see a potential "silver lining" - a possible rejection of export-led development.

www.democracynow.org/2025/4/7/jay...
“Terrifying”: Poorest Countries & Global Working Class Face Worst Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs
Global stocks continue to fall, and fears of a recession are growing, after Donald Trump rejected calls to scale back his order to institute sweeping tariffs on most of the world. The move will be esp...
www.democracynow.org
April 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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I’m heading to the Senate floor because Donald Trump and Elon Musk have shown a complete disregard for the rule of law, the Constitution, and the needs of the American people. You can tune in on CSPAN, YouTube, X, and Facebook.
March 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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November 4, 2023 at 4:39 PM
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I wrote the “We all have a story to tell” intro so it was fun to say it on the show and troll Vic in different small ways because I’ve known them for a very long time. When they set up my rap I was similarly throwing to whacky stuff of Vic on the monitor but those became too complicated to shoot
March 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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yes
March 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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This ⬇️

Few people know 230 as well as Mike
Democracy is burning, and we need sites like Bluesky more than ever. And Senator Durbin wants to repeal 230, which would massively stifle the ability of sites like Bluesky to exist, while massively empowering X and Meta.

Why?

It seems that someone in his office doesn't understand 230.
It’s time to repeal Section 230. We must be able to take social media companies to court for addicting kids and enabling drug trafficking on their platforms.
March 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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ProPublica is simply the most important journalism outfit in America tbh
When @propublica.org reporters Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social found out that fired #USAID workers could go to the office one last time to clean out their desks, they pitched this crazy idea. What if we rented a billboard truck to advertise how to get in touch with @propublica.org? So we did.
February 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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This is a gut-wrenching, beautifully written essay. A doctor must watch helplessly as children die because USAID's freeze on aid has limited access to nutritional supplements. time.com/7258248/us-f...
What Gutting USAID Means for My Young Patients in Burundi
“To my patients and their mothers, I offered apologies from the American people,” writes Dr. Jennifer Furin.
time.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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When a fossil tortoise you found in the Badlands is almost as big as your biceps:
February 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM