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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 1h

so it's going to get raided immediately?

Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 1h

okay but I know for a fact that the legislature did not consider OBBB in determining anything about the budget lol, they only sat down for a very basic presentation on OBBB's fiscal impacts a couple months *after* passage of the budget

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 1h

so I think the question is whether O'Scanlon or the ratings agencies are right about how responsibly the state will manage things long-term/whether they'll immediately deplete the rainy day fund. I am inclined to think they'll raid it pretty fast; the budget didn't account for OBBB, for example.

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 1h

I mean that's not quite O'Scanlon's claim as I read it—he's just saying the state failed to disclose the full scope of the budget situation to ratings agencies

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 1h

in Trenton it is both controversial and heavily Republican-coded to question the wisdom of appropriating one point two billion dollars next year to hand out to elderly homeowners

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 1h

a cool thing about New Jersey government is that everyone who pays attention to the state budget knows that there is a massive budget crisis coming in the next few years due to expensive tax breaks for the rich, but because Democrats passed them only Republicans will acknowledge the problem

O'Scanlon accuses state of concealing $4 billion budget hole - New Jersey Globe

Threatening a Securities and Exchange Commission complaint for concealing a budget hole of up to $4 billion, State Sen. Declan O’Scanlon (R-Little Silver)

newjerseyglobe.com

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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 2h

the financial district is too funny … tell me why every old office building has a name etched in stone like The Amalgamated Steamship, Corn Refining and Horse Insurance Co., 1888

and now it’s a WeWork with a salad place

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 12h

LITERALLY

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 12h

its true this happened to me

David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 12h

Yankees fans eyes rolling completely back and turning black, heads tilting backwards at an impossible angle, and their jaws opening and opening horribly like a shark's as they all emit the PC Richard Whistle Sound as one.

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 12h

don't think GW's ever cracked the top 20, it just churns out mid-level apparatchiks like crazy. it's also a large school! been hovering between 10-12k undergrads for years now

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 12h

or front yards, often the bigger yard around here

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 17h

I truly don’t get the appeal of podcasts having to be video now. Podcasts are at their very best when you’re doing something else, working out or playing videogames etc, and no good podcaster has ever been someone who should be shown on screen that’s just not how that works. It’s a goblin job.

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 13h

(my city has a growing Orthodox Jewish population spilling over from neighboring Linden. people are Extremely Normal about this.)

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 13h

yes.

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 13h

I mean, I don't, but you know how I react to a sukkah? "huh, that's neat" and I keep moving. like a normal person. maybe I'll look up the meaning on the internet or ask a friend later, but like, I don't think about it for very long. minding one's business is perfectly legal.

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 13h

we all put pine trees in our living rooms every December, is that normal? huh? fucking assholes

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 13h

why can't any of you be fucking normal about jewish people. aren't you embarrassed to be talking like this

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 13h

neighborhood facebook group being absolutely wretched about sukkot. enraging

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Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢 @regimecpa.bsky.social · 1d

When all my followers don’t like every single one of my posts, I feel like it’s kind of “toxic” in a way because my ego is insatiable

Darrin Loeliger @darrin.bsky.team · 1d

Hey, I'm trying to learn more about toxicity on Bluesky. How often do you see toxicity on here? Where in the app do you see it?

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 13h

it's a ??? development lol

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 13h

Aftyn Behn got into the state House with her DSA chapter's endorsement

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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 1d

The grand unified “Everyone is Twelve” theory is a legit contribution to contemporary thought and critique. We really are ruled by evil adult children!

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 13h

...did Democrats just nominate a past DSA endorsee for a weirdly winnable red seat

The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 14h

And state Rep. Aftyn Behn wins the (much closer) Dem primary. She'll face off against Republican Matt Van Epps on Dec. 2.

#TN07 is a very conservative district, but Dems hope that the GOP's gerrymander, which added part of Nashville, will boost them. Also keep an eye on Montgomery Co.

Aftyn Behn wins Democratic Primary for US House special election

The eyes of the nation are on Tennessee for a special election that could sway the balance of power in Washington D.C.

www.newschannel5.com

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 13h

Blanche gave the order to arrest Ras Baraka, he's their guy!

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 13h

they're turning on *Blanche*? Jesus Christ.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h

The ease with which a handful of MAGA influencers can get another loyal MAGA person in the doghouse is one of those funny/scary things. www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-turns...

MAGA Turns on Trump’s Top Lawyer

Todd Blanche discovers that your place is never totally secure in the modern conservative movement.

www.thebulwark.com

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