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Firstconsul

@firstconsul.bsky.social

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Professor, Spouse, Dad & the King in Yellow. Former Geographer & amateur archeologist, currently teaching Economics. Previous incarnations include: disc jockey, electrician, airline ground support, travel agent, bookstore manager, founder & CEO.

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Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 9h

Making popcorn.

News organizations fight to unseal Texas AG Ken Paxton's divorce case records

A group of eight state and national media organizations want the records in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorce case released to the public.

www.kut.org

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Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 9h

Ah, the hypocrisy.

Gay Virginia Republican plagued by Nazi porn scandal brags running mate is ‘100% against’ marriage equality

It's a statewide political ticket of extremes.

www.advocate.com

Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 9h

I used this exact graphic to teach about gerrymandering when I taught political geography years ago.

Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 9h

It's because HE IS LYING.

Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 9h

I'd prefer a drumhead tribunal court set on the National Mall. Quick, merciless and leads straight to the scaffold.

Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 9h

What gibberish is that? It is because of his ilk that we have women dying of these complications NOW. What do immigrants have to do with it?

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Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 10h

a man in a suit and hat is standing with his hands in his pockets in a black and white photo .

ALT: a man in a suit and hat is standing with his hands in his pockets in a black and white photo .

media.tenor.com

Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 10h

And a Congress that has the moral fortitude of the average dog turd.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Woman shot by ICE has been released from custody, body cam footage revealed an agent saying
"do something bitch" while holding his rifle at her

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, 'Do something b----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney alleged...

www.wbez.org

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Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 10h

Block the entrance & exits & shut off the water & power. Tell them they can leave if they come out one by one, disarm, show all ID and agree to a criminal background search. If they violated the law, arrest and jail. If they are clean, they must agree to leave.

Bring this to an end peacefully.

Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 14h

Clegg could easily be replaced by your average doorstop. Would be more useful, too.

Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 14h

Not to worry: they intend to enslave American citizens and children to do those jobs for free.

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Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 1d

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.

Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

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Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 14h

Is she under oath? If so, she can only plead the 5th or answer the question.

She knows this.

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jflem2.bsky.social @jflem2.bsky.social · 14h

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‘Unconscionable’: MAGA Pastor Calls for Executing ‘Rebellious’ Black Youth, Citing Death By Stoning In Old Testament (Atlanta Black Star)

A Utah pastor known for heretical viewpoints has called for executing “rebellious” young Black men under Old Testament law, then invoked a passage prescribin...

l.smartnews.com

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Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 14h

And replaced with National Health, just like every other civilized country has managed to do.

Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 14h

Oh bullshit, OpenAI. You knew EXACTLY these were going to be problems and did it anyway. Business ethics are not your strong suit, but I suspect the legal suits might wake you up a bit.

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Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 14h

So, Mr Soybean Farmer-- who did you vote for in Congress and the Presidency the last 3 Presidential cycles? Really, knowing this would be doing in power? Have you learned yet how stupid your voting history is yet? Are you going to make the exact same mistake next year, too? How is welfare, now?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

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

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 17h

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Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 14h

Simple. Because a lot of powerful GOP Congressmen, donors and businessmen are in the Epstein Files, including a sitting President and members of his executive staff.

Many.

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 1d

"Solar ... is now so cheap that large markets for solar can emerge in a country in the space of a single year."

Another historic milestone for the energy transition, which is doing things seemingly daily that I was told quite often until quite recently were impossible www.bbc.com/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity - BBC News

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.com

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Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 14h

So Senator-- what were you doing at the Capitol Building the week before Jan 6th? Will the security tapes confirm your account?

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Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 1d

Bondi dodges questions as she clashes with Democrats over claims she's weaponized Justice Department

Attorney General Pam Bondi has repeatedly deflected questions while seeking to defend herself during a combative congressional hearing in the face of growing criticism that she's turning the law enfor...

apnews.com

Firstconsul @firstconsul.bsky.social · 1d

That is a flat out crime. Anyone else would be arrested.