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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 17h

increasingly convinced that anyone that hates Josh Allen is a sociopath

C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 1d

things that would’ve been mad to say eight years ago:

“catholic” Ireland has more liberal abortion laws than the United States

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 4d

because none of it is actually interesting enough even when it’s polished and catchy

C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 4d

it’s really wild that taylor swift is an incredibly beloved and successful artist and hasn’t made a single album that belongs anywhere near a top 500 list

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 4d

oh no, I’ve gone and girl bossed too close to the sun

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 5d

I demand a union representative.

CNBC @cnbc.com · 5d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

cnb.cx

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 7d

this has never failed me

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 7d

whether people seriously say "pennsyltucky" is the clearest indicator of whether they're idiots

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Nick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 9d

Quinnipiac has Fetterman just +5 (43/38) favorable/unfavorable with Pennsylvania's Black voters. The Jogger story, his shunning of Philadelphia, and his embrace of Trump may soon make Fetterman the ultra-rare Democrat disliked by the base Black voters poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Hits 60% Job Approval, Leads Republicans In 2026, 2028 Matchups, Quinnipiac University Pennsylvania Poll Finds; Dems Sour On Fetterman While GOP Voters Approve Of Him | Q...

"Governor Josh Shapiro clinches an enviable 60 percent job approval and leaves his two potential gubernatorial challengers in the rear-view mirror in a very early look at Pennsylvania's 2026 gubernato...

poll.qu.edu

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 9d

it’s not in the least bit surprising and yet it’s still somehow like getting smacked in the face every time it’s made nakedly clear just how ridiculously out of touch these people are

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 9d

i literally am still just astounded that some fucking big brained moron looked at a full shutdown of the federal government and said “this situation calls for cats with an AI voiceover”

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 9d

be for fucking real for just once

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 9d

seems like a pretty steady trajectory if you ask me www.nbcnews.com/world/united...

How Tony Blair went from post-Iraq disgrace to the heart of Trump's peace plan

The man who led Britain into the Iraq War remains a towering, and polarizing, figure.

www.nbcnews.com

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 14d

Charged for their jail stays, people leaving Pennsylvania’s Dauphin County jail were saddled with debts that made re-entry almost impossible. Advocates fought for years, and in 2024, the county finally forgave $65 million in “pay-to-stay” fees.

This Pennsylvania County Wiped Out Millions in Jail Debt

After Dauphin County ended the practice of charging people while they’re detained in jail, Commissioner Justin Douglas pushed it to forgive more than $65 million in lodging fees.

boltsmag.org

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 21d

this is less than a month after the Centre County GOP chair cynically used the death of clairton workers to argue *against* increased safety standards for job sites

unlike Schellberg: i'm not a sociopath. i don't give a shit about scoring political points, i want workers to be safe, period.

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 21d

i am sick to my stomach every time there's another worker injury or death in Centre County, and i am sick to my stomach that this one occurred after an OSHA investigation had *already been launched* into the contractor over fall safety *at this worksite* www.statecollege.com/articles/loc...

Worker Seriously Injured After Falling at Mount Nittany Medical Center Construction Site

A worker at the Mount Nittany Medical Center patient tower construction site was seriously injured on Wednesday after falling "from a significant height,"

www.statecollege.com

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 25d

The Washington Post’s decision to fire a Black opinion journalist for accurately quoting Charlie Kirke’s racism is a fitting tribute to “free speech” as Kirke and his hagiographers practiced it: whites only, flattering to the powerful, and in furtherance of a fascist agenda.

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 25d

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

substack.com

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 26d

amazing how we're trying to reverse engineer spoken language

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 26d

or: go outside and talk to your neighbors

AJC @bandalf.bsky.social · 26d

This is why we to use more emotional symbols than aren't emojis.

I suggest:

+ means the previous sentence was intended to be positive. - being the opposite.

§ for sarcasm, ¶ for serious business.

Some more pairs:

=/≠
°/•
~/≈
π/Ω

Lol, or bsky allows much longer posts to allow explanations

C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 27d

i can’t imagine why decontexualized, truncated written communication with no tonal cues shotgunning out into the void lends itself to poor communication and a flattening of discourse

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 27d

i can’t imagine why decontexualized, truncated written communication with no tonal cues shotgunning out into the void lends itself to poor communication and a flattening of discourse

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 27d

no see it's just we need the RIGHT PEOPLE in charge, or better yet, let's not have ANYONE in charge, and --

go outside and talk to your neighbors for the love of god.

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 27d

people seem to think they can code their way to a model of microblogging website that's "good" when the lesson all along has been that this format of engagement and discourse is intrinsically flawed, and frequently toxic

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Micah @rincewind.run · 27d

this is an object lesson in why praising Dems when they do the right thing - and not just castigating them for doing the wrong thing - is good politics for those of us who want them to fight

Van Hollen raised his profile by doing the right thing and the lesson he learned was keep fighting

Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 27d

“Mr. Van Hollen saw a different lesson [from his role in the Abrego Garcia case]. ‘This finger in the wind stuff has got to end. We also need to stop deluding ourselves that the problem is all about messaging, or about volume, or style. We don’t just need to fight. We need to fight for something.’”

In his remarks, Mr. Van Hollen cited his involvement in fighting for the return of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported by the Trump administration to El Salvador in the spring. Some in his party, he said, argued that getting embroiled in a fight over a deportation was a “distraction” and potentially politically unpopular, because Mr. Trump’s hard line on immigration had resonated with voters.

Mr. Van Hollen saw a different lesson.

“This finger in the wind stuff has got to end. We also need to stop deluding ourselves that the problem is all about messaging, or about volume, or style,” he said. “We don’t just need to fight. We need to fight for something.”

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 27d

I hadn’t seen this. Kirk, the moderate free speech guy who did politics the right way per some liberals (!), called for Biden to be executed.

Meanwhile Joe Biden put out a very strong statement condemning Kirk’s killing.

Both sides!

Charlie Kirk: Joe Biden should be "put in prison and/or given the death penalty for crimes against America"

www.mediamatters.org

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C.M. Lewis @thehousered.bsky.social · 28d

unthinkable that the building trades would endorse republicans!

Jesus Christ, and the Dems absolutely fumble this every single time the GOP tries to make out a random union endorsement as some Big Shift

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