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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jun 22

illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president

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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · Jun 18

This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Jun 18

Vice-President JD Vance confirms he has joined BlueSky.

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JD Vance V @JDVance
Just set up my page on @bluesky, hope to see you guys there!
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Hello Bluesky, I've been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis.
So I'm thrilled to be here to engage with all of you.
States" supports this position). The implication of these arguments is that courts should defer to so-called expert con-
There are several problems with appealing and deferring to the authority of the expert class. First, so-called experts have no license to countermand the "wisdom, fairness, or logic of legislative choices." FCC v. Beach Communications, Inc., 508 U. S. 307, 313 (1993). Second, contrary to the representations of the United States and the private plaintiffs there is no medical consensus on how best to treat gender dysphoria in children. Third, notwithstanding the alleged experts' view that young children can provide informed consent to irreversible sex-transition treatments, whether such consent is possible is a question of medical ethics that States must decide for themselves. Fourth, there are particularly good reasons to question the expert class here, as recent revelations suggest that leading voices in this area have relied on questionable evidence, and have allowed ide-logy to influence their medical guidand
Taken together, this case serves as a useful reminder that the American people and their representatives are en-
JD Vance @jd-vance-1.bsky.social • 47s
To that end, I found Justice Thomas's concurrence on medical care for transgender youth quite illuminating. He argues that many of our so-called
"experts" have used bad arguments anc substandard science to push experimental therapies on our youth.
JD Vance @jd-vance-1.bsky.social • 46s
I might add that many of those scientists are receiving substantial resources from big pharma to push these medicines on kids. What do you think?

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Nicholas @nic-oftime.bsky.social · Jun 16

Nice to see #mthood from above for a change!

A close view of a snow-capped Mt. Hood from an airplane window. Part of the plane's wing is visible in the shot.

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Fes, the Tiefling Warlock @fes4ever.bsky.social · Jun 15

For those that need alt text

Image of a man at a protest holding a mirror, the mirror has text on it saying "Want to see who came to riot" at the top and "Look for who dressed for a riot" at the bottom.
You can see police in riot gear reflected in the mirror.

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Nicholas @nic-oftime.bsky.social · Jun 14

Things are dark right now, and people are fighting for what's right in the streets. At the same time, some parts of life keep moving swiftly along. Happy to be in #Chicago for the first time and to see my friend graduate from Northwestern!

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AHHH! real meghan!! 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · Jun 14

assassins dress like cops bc that’s who’s allowed to murder people in broad daylight

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Brandy Bryant 🏳️‍⚧️ @inkmasterbator.bsky.social · Jun 14

A female democratic representative was killed in Minnesota today by someone impersonating a cop. Turns out the threat to women's safety isn't trans women identifying as woman, it's men identifying as cops.

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Alex Steed @alexsteed.bsky.social · Jun 13

Yup!

molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · Jun 13

just a reminder that only water goes in your eyes, don’t wear contacts to a protest if you can help it, hot showers will hurt like hell if you have mace or gas residue on your skin. turn off face ID on your phone. pick a buddy & never leave their side. if detained, ask for a lawyer & then shut up.

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Nicholas @nic-oftime.bsky.social · Jun 14

Absolutely fucking horrendous choice on the part of the clinic.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Jun 13

The countries largest gender clinic with 3000 patients is complying in advance and shutting down. They treat up to age 25 so trans adults will lose access as well.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

Children's Hospital Los Angeles halts transgender care under pressure from Trump

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles will stop offering services related to transgender care, according to a message reviewed by The Times.

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Nicholas @nic-oftime.bsky.social · Jun 9

Hiked to Mirror Lake yesterday! So happy to be back on Mt. Hood 🏔️
#hiking #pnw

A photo of Mount Hood behind a treeline. In the foreground is Mirror Lake, whose rippling surface reflects the mountain.

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Nicholas @nic-oftime.bsky.social · Jun 9

Thank you for the tip and the compliment!

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Nicholas @nic-oftime.bsky.social · Jun 6

Love the range of colors my poppies are showing off this year. I'm new to bsky and never used Twitter. Do we do hashtags here?? #gardening #pnw (Considering they turned blue, I'm guessing we use hashtags here.)

A picture of California poppies in light bright, bright pink, and orange.

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Nicholas @nic-oftime.bsky.social · Jun 4

I love every episode of You Are Good, but one that I return to again and again is Moonlight with @ryankenacts.bsky.social. I figure I might as well print out two meaningful quotes, so I can stare at them all the time. 💚

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Nicholas @nic-oftime.bsky.social · Dec 10

The soothing joy (and ugly laughter) that this podcast evokes kept my mental health afloat in 2023, and that's pretty dang awesome.

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Nicholas @nic-oftime.bsky.social · Dec 10

Like... that's only 28 days this year. Hardly any time at all.

A screenshot of Spotify Wrapped. Text: Has anyone ever told you that you're a great listener? Well, you are. You spent 38,548 minutes with podcasts this year.

Nicholas @nic-oftime.bsky.social · Dec 10

The only reason I'm here is to follow the podcasts I love 👀 @youaregood.bsky.social @yourewrongabout.bsky.social @fivefourpod.bsky.social @thisendsatprom.bsky.social

A screenshot of a Spotify Wrapped page. Text: My Top Spotify Podcasts. 1 is You Are Good. 2 is You're Wrong About. 3 is Five-Four pod. 4 is This Ends at Prom. 5 is Petty Crimes.

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