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Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 10h

Exhibit A in the case for burning it all down and starting over.

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 11h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s video of the incident

Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 10h

Mountain lions seem like they'd be intense. We have them but I'm more legitimately nervous about boars or rattle snakes.

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Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 15h

I love a Starry Gazey Pie

A pie with whole fish cooked into it. Their heads stick up out of the crust, gazing at the stars.

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Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 15h

It's a constant concern mountain biking where I live. A few times I've come around a bend to have a whole herd of wild boars stop what they're doing and look at me.

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Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 17h

Important reminder that Gavin Newsom is a lowlife scumbag, AND Prop 50 is necessary and needs to pass. Two things can be true at once!

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h

Early voting is underway for Prop 50 in California.

I urge anyone in the state to vote yes.

This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-blue-states-should-do-when-red

Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 17h

It makes sense that the bear on the flag has the constant WTF Bro? look on it's face.

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Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 18h

What a fucking asshole.

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 18h

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 20h

Yet another thing to blame on capitalism.

A hand holding a white mug in front of an apple keyboard. The mug reads, in black block text: "EVER SINCE I WAS YOUNG I WANTED TO TURN UNSTRUCTURED DATA INTO ACTIONABLE BUSINESS INSIGHTS"

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Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 21h

Also, not for nothing but Japan is is practice a fascist government and has been since the fall of the emperor.

Berny Belvedere @bernybelvedere.bsky.social · 23h

fellas is it gay to live in a city

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Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 21h

I think this is the second time he's issued a statement about box office and "market volatility." I find it interesting that he operates more like a tech company than a person.

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 21h

🐹 Before viral videos on TikTok or YouTube, there was Hampsterdance.

Full of dancing hamster GIFs & a sped-up tune, it became one of the internet’s first viral hits.

You can still dance to it on the #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org/web/19991222...

#Wayback1T

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 23h

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 21h

It's going to be pretty embarrassing when ICE has to turn to George Soros for funding.

GovExec @govexec.bsky.social · 1d

OMB quietly removed language from its #shutdown guidance that referenced the 2019 law guaranteeing retroactive pay to furloughed federal employees. buff.ly/P0AsxeZ

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 22h

I was in Paris when Notre Dame burned. Some guy started screaming about the church globally. Really out of pocket. People started just spitting on the dude. We need to bring that back here.

Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 23h

They didn't know when to hold 'em.

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Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 23h

Good Night, and Good Fuck.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 23h

The Feds have been on a wild horse murder spree. It's absolutely unconscionable. Their playbook is extremely clear: Kill the herds and turn the land over to destructive cattle grazing.

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 23h

Majestic wild horses are trampling Mono Lake's otherworldly landscape. The feds plan a roundup

Majestic wild horses are trampling Mono Lake’s otherworldly landscape. The feds plan a roundup

Federal officials plan to round up wild horses roaming the Eastern Sierra, citing hazards and damage. But local tribes and others seek a different outcome.

www.latimes.com

Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 1d

A Whole Damn Town! @im.a.whole.damn.town · 1d

Twin Peaks: The Man From Another Place.

The Man From Another Place. Twin Peaks S01E03 - Zen or the Skill to Catch a Killer.

Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 1d

Catching up on @andrewhickey.500songs.com 500 Songs. Throw away line in EP. 124 "People Get Ready" about folks think ska was a dance reminded me of the insane 80s movie Back to the Beach where Fishbone plays "Jamaica Ska" for Frankie and Annette. It's treated like a dance there too.

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Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 1d

Allow me to propose an improved headline:

"Dumb Fucks Fucking Dumb"

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 1d

Charlie's Kirk is the name of my new steakhouse chain where every meal comes with giardia.

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Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 1d

The cyberpunk future of warring corporations we're living in is so boring.
www.freightwaves.com/news/u-s-pos...

U.S. Postal Service mail carrier shot by Amazon driver

An Amazon driver shot a U.S. Postal Service worker when they crossed paths at an apartment complex.

www.freightwaves.com

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v e l o c i t y @velocity69.bsky.social · 1d

Greta Thunberg has arrived in Greece following her deportation from Israel,
after the Gaza aid flotilla was intercepted
#GlobalSumudFlotilla
She said:
“I could talk for a very,very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment.
Trust me, but that is not the story.”
#Athens airport

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Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 1d

Any time you hear a "tech guru" make some kind of prediction don't listen to them, instead look at what community they're trying to displace and what part of normal human society they're trying to colonize. These people and their ideas are a cancer.

Michael Hiltzik @hiltzikm.bsky.social · 2d

www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Commentary: Musk and other tech gurus say human-like robots are the next big thing. Don't hold your breath

Investors are pouring billions into companies pitching humanoid robots, but functional versions are decades away.

www.latimes.com

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Dave @daswickerman.bsky.social · 1d

Turkington should pull double duty as Mean Gene in flashbacks too.

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