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SpryOldLorax

@spryoldlorax.bsky.social

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I speak for me: a Liberal, a Democrat, & a Sane person who believes in facts, reality, science, healthcare, & civil rights. I fight for a sustainable future. 🏳️‍🌈⚖️🍂 Pronouns: he/him Ecosystems: Windows/Android Languages: English/C#/SQL Liberal AF

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · Nov 7

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 16h

🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 9h

So no reporter has questioned Mike Johnson about swearing in Randy Fine and Jim Patronis in April when the House wasn’t in session, also
after they won special elections?

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 4h

I have a cousin who says « Nothing could ever make me vote for a Democrat. » She & huz are on social security & medicare; huz has taken unemployment benefits for long periods multiple times, & her last job was delivering meals on wheels.
But yah know, those immigrants & Black people…

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Corbyn Travers ✍️ @corbyntravers.bsky.social · 4h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away"

onion person @junlper.beer · 10h

if every democrat doesn’t use the “we took freedom of speech away” on every messaging apparatus they have every single day for the next 4 years assume they want to lose

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Eric Lee @ericleeacts.bsky.social · 4h

I don’t think I’ve paid enough attention to just how unhinged and dangerous Sen. Ron Johnson is.

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Improbable Joe @improbablejoe.bsky.social · 4h

He's probably middle-high for elected Republicans, but some large percentage of GOP voters are way worse. I've seen too many of them admit that they vote GOP because there isn't a more extreme party, and that objective reality is for liberals.

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 4h

"Sure, he's a misogynist, racist, tax-dodging business failure, but he makes up for it by being a total asshole."

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Roger ZenAF @rogerzenaf.bsky.social · 4h

john fucking fetterman, holding true to his newfound maga love, just voted NO on a measure to stop Trump from unilaterally striking Venezuelan boats.
It failed 51-48.
No, his vote wouldn't have saved it, but WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK???

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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 8h

After 27 years and 1,500+ people managed, I can say this with pride: I’ve never cursed out or belittle anyone on my team.

Leadership isn’t about fear — it’s about respect.

If you’ve done it, it’s never too late to do better.

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 4h

Well THIS movie is timely.
I really hope it breaks box office records.
I hope every American goes to see this.
And I hope it gets through to people in ICE what's going to happen to them, inevitably, in the future.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvAy...

NUREMBERG | Official Trailer #1 (2025)

YouTube video by Sony Pictures Classics

www.youtube.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7h

Country fans are upset with Zach Bryan after he criticized ICE in a song.

But don't let it be known that Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash all despised fascism and leaned heavily to the left.

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 4h

Everything they say about Democrats is pure projection. Their accusations are confessions. They assume Democrats are thinking, planning, and doing exactly what they would do in that same situation. They cannot fathom that other people aren't as craven, corrupt, and evil as they are.

A tweet by Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) on Twitter:

If Joe Biden federalizes the National Guard,
that would be a direct attack on states
rights.

Over the last several years, we've seen
Democrats try to take away our Freedoms
of religion, assembly, and speech. We can't
let them take away our right to defend
ourselves, too.

South Dakota defends the Constitution.

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 5h

Harris and Hillary were right about it all. Every shocking prediction is coming true.

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MB @sugarcubedog.bsky.social · 5h

Guardians of Pedophiles from vjaybombs

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 5h

Ugh. Sorry to hear that! I hope you get better and they figure out what's wrong!

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Progressive-Man @progressive-man.bsky.social · 5h

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 5h

For the record, I don't know why 1701 is called out and so popular, unless it's a bunch of Trekkers. Is that it?

I also find the scattering of black squares in the top half of the image fascinating too. Just random 4 digit PINs nobody uses.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 7h

BREAKING: I just forced a vote with Senator Kaine to block the unauthorized boat strikes in the Caribbean.

In an important step forward, the vote was bipartisan, even if it fell two votes short.

Bipartisan measure to restrict Trump’s war powers fails in Senate

A bipartisan Senate resolution to restrain Trump’s ability to wage war against alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers failed in a 48-51 vote.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Dr. Tracy A Pearson, J.D. 💙 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @tracyexplains.com · 1d

BONDI: DON’T CALL ME A LIAR!

SEN. PEARSON: it’s my obligation to judge your credibility. Stop answering like one.

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 5h

RIGHT?!?!?

SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 5h

I thought this was fascinating... a graph showing the most and least used 4-digit PIN numbers. If your PIN is in the bright yellow areas? Maybe think about changing it. 😂

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WhiteWomanNormals @sevencloud.bsky.social · 10d

This is what it means to be there for your people y’all.

SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 14d

Some amazing gay history. Listen up kids.

I'm watching that documentary "Before Stonewall" about gay history
pre-1969, and uncovered something which I think is interesting.

The documentary includes a brief clip of a 1954 televised newscast
about the rise of homosexuality. The host of the program interviewed
psychologists, a police officer, and one "known homosexual". The
"known homosexual" is 22 years old. He identifies himself as Curtis
White, which is a pseudonym; his name is actually Dale Olson.
So I tracked down the newscast. According to what I can find, Dale
Olson may have been the first gay man to appear openly on television
and defend his sexual orientation. He explains that there's nothing
wrong with him mentally and he's never been arrested. When asked
whether he'd take a cure if it existed, he says no. When asked whether
his family knows he's gay, he says that they didn't up until tonight, but
he guesses they're going to find out, and he'll probably be fired from
his job as well. So of course the host is like ... why are you doing this
interview then? and Dale Olson, cool as cucumber pie, says "I think
that this way I can be a little useful to someone besides myself."

1954. 22 years old. Balls of pure titanium.

Despite the pseudonym, Dale's boss did indeed recognize him from
the TV program, and he was promptly fired the next day. He wrote into
ONE magazine six months later to reassure readers that he had gotten
a new job at a higher salary.
Curious about what became of him, I looked into his life a little further.
It turns out that he ultimately became a very successful publicity
agent. He promoted the Rocky movies and Superman. Not only that,
but get this: Dale represented Rock Hudson, and he was the person
who convinced him to disclose that he had AIDS! He wrote the
statement Rock read. And as we know, Rock Hudson's disclosure had
a very significant effect on the national conversation about AIDS in the
U.S.

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icookfood2023.bsky.social @icookfood2023.bsky.social · 9h

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Democrats @democrats.org · 10h

Senate Republicans blocked Democrats' bill that would have reopened the government and saved health care for millions of Americans.

This is the SIXTH time they've done this.

Republicans are responsible for this shutdown.

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That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia.bsky.social · 9h

Two more great raps from @cureforparanoia.bsky.social #blacksky

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