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emigre80

@emigre80.bsky.social

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politics, prog rock, history. maybe even in that order. note: no photo, no posts, no description, no follow. I don't make the rules. oh wait, I do. Crypto is a Ponzi scheme. Instablock if you mention it.

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emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · Nov 14

Wait, we're supposed to post pets AND bookshelves?

I LOVE THIS PLACE.

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emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 1m

No he won't. It will still be the fault of Democrats.

emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 1m

if only it was just stupidity. I mean, Gerald Ford was president for two years and it was never like this.

emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 2m

That's not how science works.

Signed, someone who is married to a scientist.

two women are standing next to each other in a living room and one of them is saying `` that 's not how this works ! ''

ALT: two women are standing next to each other in a living room and one of them is saying `` that 's not how this works ! ''

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emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 6m

Fortunately for Trump, only Democrats use Medicaid, Social Security, and WIC. Because there are no Republicans in those programs. Not a single one, no sir.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Trump: "We'll be making cuts that will be permanent. And we're only going to cut Democrat programs. I hate to tell you."

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emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 11m

I guess no one has showed Trump the video of unicorns and frogs dancing in the streets.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Trump: "Antifa is out of control in Portland and other places ... we're looking for the people that are funding them and those people are gonna be just as guilty as the people that smack people over the head with a baseball bat."

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emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 12m

I know that all these people are incapable of feeling shame, but holy fuck I am so embarrassed for them.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 59m

Hegseth: "There's no other way to create that kind of love and enthusiasm than with your leadership, sir. And it is an honor to work with Pam and Kristi in these cities across the country to make sure American citizens and law enforcement are protected with our National Guard. That's a core mission"

emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 38m

Yep, no one's buying that

emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 38m

Reasonable assumption

emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 2h

Yes. And the rural voters will get what they voted for.

emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 2h

Kind of weird but I'll take it

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emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 2h

That's exactly what I thought. I can smell the desperation from here.

emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 2h

it's like she suddenly....gets it?

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emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 3h

And we all know how honorable Trump is about sticking to agreements he has made, so this should work out just fine for Harvard.

emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 3h

You can't have an ER without a fully functioning hospital. What the rural population will have will be urgent care centers.

Great if you have a case of the sniffles. Not so great if you're having a heart attack.

emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 3h

How you know that Democratic messaging is working: when Mike Johnson has to try and pretend that Republicans actually care about Americans having health care and that they were planning to get to that issue soon.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Mike Johnson: "It's about keeping Congress operating so we can get to healthcare. We always were going to. They're lying to you. Okay? The healthcare issues were always gonna be something discussed, deliberated, contemplated, and debated in October and November."

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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 4h

It’s SHAMEFUL to watch US Senators vote NO on the War Powers resolution & give this administration a blank check to bomb whoever the hell they want. The current conduct in the Caribbean is unconstitutional and unacceptable!

Time and time again, these cowards bend the knee.

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emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 3h

sure, you can get your sniffles treated locally, but if you have a heart attack, the nearest real ER will be two hours away.

In other words, you're going to die.

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emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 3h

No they don't.

emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 3h

How Republicans don't all die of shame is a continuing mystery to me.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Sen. Daines: "I'm reminded, those words of 'blessed are the peacemakers,' those are the words spoken by Christ in northern Israel over 2,000 years ago. And President Trump has blessed the world with his peacemaking ability."

emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 3h

He's talking about urgent care centers. They're going to turn all rural hospitals into urgent care centers and pretend that rural communities still have accessible health care.

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emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 3h

At least Republicans are finally admitting that their policies will in fact be closing hospitals.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

This is NOT making Chicago safer. And this must NOT be what America is.👇

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emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 3h

Wow, this sounds familiar. Where have we heard it before?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

emigre80 @emigre80.bsky.social · 3h

Yes, Republican policies will close rural hospitals. Even Republicans are admitting it.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 16h

🚨There goes the last of Governor Pritzker’s fucks. 🪦
He took that threat of being arrested to heart… and the people of Chicago are marching in the streets because the Chicago mayor and their governor have their backs. ✊🏼
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