DJV
@vitaljungle.bsky.social
An American in Europe
Orlando FL / France, Belgium
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Dancer 💃 DJ 🎧 Mixologist 🍸 Runner 🏃♀️
Tennis is life 🎾
Orlando FL / France, Belgium
🇺🇸🇫🇷🇧🇪
Dancer 💃 DJ 🎧 Mixologist 🍸 Runner 🏃♀️
Tennis is life 🎾
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Angus: Well, Donald Trump, I’m going to say this once—and I might never say it again—I want to thank you. I want to thank you for bringing Canada together.
It took a malignant narcissistic slug like you to make us put aside all our differences
It took a malignant narcissistic slug like you to make us put aside all our differences
April 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Angus: Well, Donald Trump, I’m going to say this once—and I might never say it again—I want to thank you. I want to thank you for bringing Canada together.
It took a malignant narcissistic slug like you to make us put aside all our differences
It took a malignant narcissistic slug like you to make us put aside all our differences
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Maybe letting an alcoholic sexual predator morning show host whose only qualification was some Nazi tattoos and the ability to give Trump his requisite rhetorical rim job wasn’t the best choice for Secretary of Defense?
March 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Maybe letting an alcoholic sexual predator morning show host whose only qualification was some Nazi tattoos and the ability to give Trump his requisite rhetorical rim job wasn’t the best choice for Secretary of Defense?
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Pro Tip: Innocent people don’t spend their days attacking judges, that’s what mobsters and despots do. Any lawyer who willingly does business with the White House is a creep & a cretin. I don’t care how much their firm pulls in a year. They’re enabling tyrants and they know it.
March 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Pro Tip: Innocent people don’t spend their days attacking judges, that’s what mobsters and despots do. Any lawyer who willingly does business with the White House is a creep & a cretin. I don’t care how much their firm pulls in a year. They’re enabling tyrants and they know it.
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Good morning, Blue ☕🌞👊
March 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Good morning, Blue ☕🌞👊
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Fun Fact:
On the Freedom of Press index, the top-15 countries are ALL European + Canada. Romania lists 49.
You know where the USA stands?
55. 55!
"Free Speech" in the USA is worse than in Romania, Moldova, Ghana & Uruguay! - Scores for 2024
2025 will be wáy worse
Source: Reporters Sans Frontiers
On the Freedom of Press index, the top-15 countries are ALL European + Canada. Romania lists 49.
You know where the USA stands?
55. 55!
"Free Speech" in the USA is worse than in Romania, Moldova, Ghana & Uruguay! - Scores for 2024
2025 will be wáy worse
Source: Reporters Sans Frontiers
Index
RSF's World Press Freedom Index aims to compare the level of press freedom enjoyed by journalists and media in 180 countries and territories.
rsf.org
March 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Fun Fact:
On the Freedom of Press index, the top-15 countries are ALL European + Canada. Romania lists 49.
You know where the USA stands?
55. 55!
"Free Speech" in the USA is worse than in Romania, Moldova, Ghana & Uruguay! - Scores for 2024
2025 will be wáy worse
Source: Reporters Sans Frontiers
On the Freedom of Press index, the top-15 countries are ALL European + Canada. Romania lists 49.
You know where the USA stands?
55. 55!
"Free Speech" in the USA is worse than in Romania, Moldova, Ghana & Uruguay! - Scores for 2024
2025 will be wáy worse
Source: Reporters Sans Frontiers
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So there happens to be a Supreme Court case that addresses whether and how federal funds can be used to indirectly regulate policy in the states. Among other things, the goal must be related to the original purpose of the funds and it cannot be unduly coercive.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk
March 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
So there happens to be a Supreme Court case that addresses whether and how federal funds can be used to indirectly regulate policy in the states. Among other things, the goal must be related to the original purpose of the funds and it cannot be unduly coercive.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk
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And there happens also to be another Supreme Court case that says that the president can’t refuse to make expenditures authorized by Congress unless Congress authorizes him not to
So there happens to be a Supreme Court case that addresses whether and how federal funds can be used to indirectly regulate policy in the states. Among other things, the goal must be related to the original purpose of the funds and it cannot be unduly coercive.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk
March 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
And there happens also to be another Supreme Court case that says that the president can’t refuse to make expenditures authorized by Congress unless Congress authorizes him not to
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A pleasant good morning, Bluesky🌞☕💙
March 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
A pleasant good morning, Bluesky🌞☕💙
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Listen to @briantylercohen.bsky.social: Where you get your news is in part a statement of what you value. Support fearless independent media that will not back down. That will never obey.
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February 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Listen to @briantylercohen.bsky.social: Where you get your news is in part a statement of what you value. Support fearless independent media that will not back down. That will never obey.
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: So here’s how it’s going to go down—this is going to be very rough. But the big wake-up call is for our American friends.
For example, Kentucky—the number one purchaser of Kentucky spirits in the world is Canada, and all our provinces have just pulled it off the shelves.
For example, Kentucky—the number one purchaser of Kentucky spirits in the world is Canada, and all our provinces have just pulled it off the shelves.
February 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: So here’s how it’s going to go down—this is going to be very rough. But the big wake-up call is for our American friends.
For example, Kentucky—the number one purchaser of Kentucky spirits in the world is Canada, and all our provinces have just pulled it off the shelves.
For example, Kentucky—the number one purchaser of Kentucky spirits in the world is Canada, and all our provinces have just pulled it off the shelves.
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
December 25, 2024 at 4:05 PM
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
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All I want for Christmas is for Twitter to keep bleeding away millions of users every day to Bluesky until Twitter is nothing more than a bigger, emptier, Truth Social shithole.
Manifest THAT. 🙏🎁
Manifest THAT. 🙏🎁
November 25, 2024 at 5:07 AM
All I want for Christmas is for Twitter to keep bleeding away millions of users every day to Bluesky until Twitter is nothing more than a bigger, emptier, Truth Social shithole.
Manifest THAT. 🙏🎁
Manifest THAT. 🙏🎁
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It’s wild how quickly major media outlets are sane-washing utterly insane Cabinet nominations.
RFK Jr. wants to tackle chronic disease. Despite controversial views on vaccines, his focus on healthy food and taking on special interests may find broad support — and face political headwinds.
RFK Jr. wants to 'Make America Healthy Again.' He could face a lot of pushback
RFK Jr. wants to tackle chronic disease. Despite controversial views on vaccines, his focus on healthy food and taking on special interests may find broad support — and face political headwinds.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2024 at 9:30 PM
It’s wild how quickly major media outlets are sane-washing utterly insane Cabinet nominations.
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"Boy, it sure would be great for people to stop mistaking me for that congressman!" **monkey's paw finger curls**
November 15, 2024 at 2:58 PM
"Boy, it sure would be great for people to stop mistaking me for that congressman!" **monkey's paw finger curls**
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For an incredibly in-depth view of what's going on, I REALLY recommend this podcast by @andrewtorrez.bsky.social and @lizdye.bsky.social.
I don't know these folks, but they have completely sussed all of this out and I don't know how.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
I don't know these folks, but they have completely sussed all of this out and I don't know how.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
November 16, 2024 at 6:02 PM
For an incredibly in-depth view of what's going on, I REALLY recommend this podcast by @andrewtorrez.bsky.social and @lizdye.bsky.social.
I don't know these folks, but they have completely sussed all of this out and I don't know how.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
I don't know these folks, but they have completely sussed all of this out and I don't know how.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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New Trump appointments you may have missed
November 16, 2024 at 3:29 PM
New Trump appointments you may have missed
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Libraries need to reclassify 1984 from fiction to nonfiction.
November 15, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Libraries need to reclassify 1984 from fiction to nonfiction.
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President Biden tried to raise the overtime threshold, which is the point where salaried workers are entitled to earn overtime pay. It would have helped millions. A Trump appointed judge in Texas just blocked it.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
November 16, 2024 at 1:14 PM
President Biden tried to raise the overtime threshold, which is the point where salaried workers are entitled to earn overtime pay. It would have helped millions. A Trump appointed judge in Texas just blocked it.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.
Please tell me you see which party is actually fighting for the average worker.