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guy (shutdown 47) @blueskywestside.bsky.social · Aug 2

This sums up the life philosophy of far too many Americans.

I want everything in one bag, but I don’t want the bag to be heavy.

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Dad In Detroit @dadindetroit.bsky.social · 39m

Carry on.

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guy (shutdown 47) @blueskywestside.bsky.social · 1h

There's some reporting on here about a possible Hamas-Israel deal signing tomorrow that 47 would fly to since he has been "cleared to fly". It's going to be a long/interesting/horrifying winter if he can barely fly and is going back and forth to Florida every weekend.

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Whatever Happened to Baby Jen? @katyaandyourdad.bsky.social · 2h

I would love for it to be true. I don't trust Israel so I don't believe it, but I would love for it to be true.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

Good lord.

@apnews.com

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guy (shutdown 47) @blueskywestside.bsky.social · 21h

I'm sorry. Tell it to stop.*

*might not work

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

www.pbs.org

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guy (shutdown 47) @blueskywestside.bsky.social · 22h

My memory is fuzzy and I wasn't there in person but I feel like I rarely if ever read about cops laughing as tensions rose during Ferguson.

These ICE gestapo are just a bunch of Biff Tannen bullies who think this is a big joke.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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guy (shutdown 47) @blueskywestside.bsky.social · 22h

enshittification rolls on

Jeremy Littau @jeremylittau.com · 1d

I didn't know about all the special edition CDs and vinyls Swift did for this album (that full account in the middle section is worth reading this alone). The cynical scope of what @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social describes here ... I'd start to feel like a mark if my favorite artist did this to me.

No Good Art Comes From Greed | Defector

The packages arrived square and thin and carefully wrapped on Saturday afternoon. There were three of them, but only one was mine. If I could have rejected my package, sent it back from whence it came...

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Tina S @ownedbyshiba.bsky.social · 22h

Sorry - this is our reality. It has already been and will be our reality. We have to continue to be brave and challenge and expose this regime.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 23h

Minneapolis police say several more children were wounded than initially reported during the fatal mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church. The number of victims rose from 23 to 30.

Police: Casualty total from Annunciation mass shooting rises after new victims accounted for

Along with the two children who were killed, there are now 28 who were injured while in the church sanctuary.

bit.ly

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nevergoingback1003.bsky.social @nevergoingback1003.bsky.social · 1d

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guy (shutdown 47) @blueskywestside.bsky.social · 1d

It's also not our problem when these businesses fold and they blame the woke left or whatever bullshit they come up with to deny them admitting that they did this to themselves.

Hello Aldi again.

guy (shutdown 47) @blueskywestside.bsky.social · 1d

So is Butker about a week away from working for Fox News?

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Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 2d

I do not understand why television stations are not showing live coverage of how there is literally nothing happening in Portland and Chicago. I mean, Peter Jennings, Dan Rather, and Tom Brokaw would each be sitting on a set in those cities telling everyone the white house is lying.

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guy (shutdown 47) @blueskywestside.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not saying the Jaguars should move based on all those empty seats before Monday Night Football, but I can guarantee the Dome on Broadway is full right now of home fans in the alternate universe where the St. Louis Stallions exist.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 2d

Def. atty continues his argument, says "violent terrorist organizations" are trying to doxx agents.

This prompts open laughter in the courtroom.

"Well, I think we have a different idea of what's going on in Chicago," Ellis tells the def. atty, who is appearing remotely.

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 2d

Believe what he says, not what your bank account is screaming at you…

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dc2daylight.bsky.social @dc2daylight.bsky.social · 2d

CBS Polls -- Most important issues

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guy (shutdown 47) @blueskywestside.bsky.social · 2d

Those are good questions.

guy (shutdown 47) @blueskywestside.bsky.social · 2d

Oh boy (I've had 11 therapists and none have ever been helpful.)

Oh well

guy (shutdown 47) @blueskywestside.bsky.social · 2d

A wise person on Reddit said recently: "You have to play the game you're in."

Yes, there are many progressive things I would love to happen. But realistically, the best we can hope for is to still have democracy somewhat in tact in 2029.

guy (shutdown 47) @blueskywestside.bsky.social · 2d

When you stepped away from politics what things helped your mental health? I’m in a deep depression lately and medicine and therapy and a bunch of other stuff aren’t doing anything.

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

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

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Wh⭕a @zzztestaccount.bsky.social · 2d

The Democrat Shutdown (complimentary)

Chuck Schumer after a much needed coke bender saying "I'll fuckin do it again"

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