Robert de Jong
@rjong999.bsky.social
I am myself. I think. Most of the time.
I’m also an unemployed fitness model.
I’m also an unemployed fitness model.
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Trade deficit. I have bought food from say, Chilis. They have never bought food from me.
There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine.
The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy
There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine.
The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy
April 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Trade deficit. I have bought food from say, Chilis. They have never bought food from me.
There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine.
The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy
There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine.
The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy
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'Things will get bad': Ex-GOP insider predicts Trump's 'mental illness' is profound threat
www.rawstory.com/2671675971/?...
www.rawstory.com/2671675971/?...
'Things will get bad': Ex-GOP insider predicts Trump's 'mental illness' is profound threat
Former GOP insider Steve Schmidt, who worked for prominent Republicans like former President George W. Bush and the late Sen. John McCain, has written a damning assessment of Donald Trump and the "sha...
www.rawstory.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
'Things will get bad': Ex-GOP insider predicts Trump's 'mental illness' is profound threat
www.rawstory.com/2671675971/?...
www.rawstory.com/2671675971/?...
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If you’re opposed to fascism and you still use X, then no you aren’t.
April 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If you’re opposed to fascism and you still use X, then no you aren’t.
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Just in case you missed this from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker:
"Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face."
"Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face."
March 31, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Just in case you missed this from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker:
"Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face."
"Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face."
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I was elected in 2010 with Kristie Noem. She used to be kind, compassionate, and put her faith above any personal gain.
She like so many others, is now broken
She like so many others, is now broken
March 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I was elected in 2010 with Kristie Noem. She used to be kind, compassionate, and put her faith above any personal gain.
She like so many others, is now broken
She like so many others, is now broken
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Read this article by @jeffsharlet.bsky.social.
A helpful explanation of a current horror.
religiondispatches.org/dont-take-th...
#Fascism #PreserveDemocracy #Resist #Resistance #NoTrump
#RepublicansAreDanger
A helpful explanation of a current horror.
religiondispatches.org/dont-take-th...
#Fascism #PreserveDemocracy #Resist #Resistance #NoTrump
#RepublicansAreDanger
Don't Take the Bait — Kristi Noem and Fascism's Sadistic Eroticization of Power
The image above is an altered detail from a video posted on X by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, along with a series of still photographs from her tour of the El Salvador prison to which T...
religiondispatches.org
March 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Read this article by @jeffsharlet.bsky.social.
A helpful explanation of a current horror.
religiondispatches.org/dont-take-th...
#Fascism #PreserveDemocracy #Resist #Resistance #NoTrump
#RepublicansAreDanger
A helpful explanation of a current horror.
religiondispatches.org/dont-take-th...
#Fascism #PreserveDemocracy #Resist #Resistance #NoTrump
#RepublicansAreDanger
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This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.
www.thebulwark.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This piece from @jvl.bsky.social is one of the most important insightful I have read since January 20th 2025.
My second day without Facebook. I went to the bathroom without my phone.
#WithoutFacebook
#WithoutFacebook
March 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My second day without Facebook. I went to the bathroom without my phone.
#WithoutFacebook
#WithoutFacebook
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Dear Canadian Friends,
We’re sorry. Please know that most Americans did not vote and do not support the lunacy that has broken our relationship with your fine country. Know that we are with you and look forward to when this nonsense is over.
Signed,
An American friend
We’re sorry. Please know that most Americans did not vote and do not support the lunacy that has broken our relationship with your fine country. Know that we are with you and look forward to when this nonsense is over.
Signed,
An American friend
March 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Dear Canadian Friends,
We’re sorry. Please know that most Americans did not vote and do not support the lunacy that has broken our relationship with your fine country. Know that we are with you and look forward to when this nonsense is over.
Signed,
An American friend
We’re sorry. Please know that most Americans did not vote and do not support the lunacy that has broken our relationship with your fine country. Know that we are with you and look forward to when this nonsense is over.
Signed,
An American friend
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Animation is a caricature of life, not a lesser imitation of it. Remaking cartoons in live-action, or giving the characters realistic proportions, hairs, warts, etc., robs them of the stylized exaggeration that made them appealing in the first place.
March 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Animation is a caricature of life, not a lesser imitation of it. Remaking cartoons in live-action, or giving the characters realistic proportions, hairs, warts, etc., robs them of the stylized exaggeration that made them appealing in the first place.
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Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
March 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Cartoon by Adam Zyglis
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𝕽𝖆𝖌𝖊
✹ Anger ✹ Outburst ✹
"Something broke inside of you and let out this rage, you buried for so long. Let it be for a while, let these emotions out. It won't do you any good to hide what's angering you."
✹ Anger ✹ Outburst ✹
"Something broke inside of you and let out this rage, you buried for so long. Let it be for a while, let these emotions out. It won't do you any good to hide what's angering you."
March 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
𝕽𝖆𝖌𝖊
✹ Anger ✹ Outburst ✹
"Something broke inside of you and let out this rage, you buried for so long. Let it be for a while, let these emotions out. It won't do you any good to hide what's angering you."
✹ Anger ✹ Outburst ✹
"Something broke inside of you and let out this rage, you buried for so long. Let it be for a while, let these emotions out. It won't do you any good to hide what's angering you."