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Scruffy George

@scruffygeorge.bsky.social

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Democracy advocate.Despise Trump.MAGA makes me gag-uh. Husband, father and grandfather. M u $ k, Bezos, Andreessen and Zuckerberg are supervillainaires. If your bio is blank and you have no posts or replies, I don’t follow (no offense intended. No DMs.

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Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · Nov 17

I downloaded this free app today. It shows where/how much companies are spending to influence the direction of our country. Still investigating. So far it seems like a good tool to guide personal spending so as not to support companies whose politics are not aligned with ours.
www.goodsuniteus.com

Home - Goods Unite Us

At Goods Unite Us, we run political background checks on thousands of brands and companies so you can put your money where your vote is.

www.goodsuniteus.com

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Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 14h

A high asshole…

Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 14h

"I never practice my guitar — from time to time I just open the case and throw in a piece of raw meat" - Wes Montgomery

Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 2d

DJT stock is down

Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 2d

If true, I’d boycott.
Do you have a credible source?

Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 2d

On second thought:
FUCK DONALD TRUMP!

Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 2d

This is a test of the First Amendment emergency system:
Fuck Donald Trump.

This is only a test. If it had been an actual emergency, I would have said:
FUCK DONALD TRUMP!

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Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 4d

Breaking:
Kristi Noem now supports bathroom access for recipients of gender affirming surgery, in limited cases.

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Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 4d

Oh, I see...NOW she supports restroom access to recipients of gender affirming surgery.

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Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 5d

Your music stinks.

Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 6d

Just a matter of time before someone releases the video of 16 year old Stephen Miller torturing cats

Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 6d

I like pictures of vegetables, but some people don’t carrot all.

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Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 9d

Well, there’s this…
www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/elo...

Elon Musk spends $277 million to back Trump and Republican candidates

Elon Musk was the largest donor in the 2024 election cycle, spending at least $277 million to back President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican candidates.

www.cbsnews.com

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Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 11d

Cut it out

Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 12d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Livonia” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Livonia · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Ke Nalu @kenalu.bsky.social · 12d

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Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 12d

Testing my First Amendment right to free speech.

Testing…1…2…3

Fuck Trump

This has been a test of my First Amendment right to free speech. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 13d

Since Trump is a victim of a witch hunt, we can be sure his name will be redacted.

Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 13d

Some detail is okay but I don’t like getting swamped by them.

Scruffy George @scruffygeorge.bsky.social · 15d

Even if you are not in a Sinclair/ABC market, you can still let Sinclair’s advertisers know that you will boycott them if Sinclair doesn’t air Jimmy Kimmel. Here’s a good source for identifying those advertisers:
www.reddit.com/r/television...