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The Web Optimist

@weboptimist.bsky.social

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Retired SEO and former journalist living out my golden years (hint: there ain't no gold) in the desert paradise of Palm Springs, CA. Expect the unexpected... #VoteBlue 🏳️‍🌈 No DMs. No Bitcoin. No Crypto. No porn. No religion. No solicitation.

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · May 19

It's like Trump and the GOP wake up every morning with a new idea of how to make life miserable for average Americans while enriching themselves, the wealthy and corporations.
CALL your representatives and senators, especially Republicans, and tell them WE WON’T STAND FOR THIS!
(202) 224-3121

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 24m

Well, if SCOTUS doesn't care about "Precedent" then why should we?

carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 2h

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Shannon 🦇💩🤪 GOOD TROUBLE 💙💙💙 @shannonmaebreen.bsky.social · 6h

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 1h

Does Puppy Killer Barbie have an eating disorder? She is SO skinny.

The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 1h

More of THIS!

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 2h

Fairbanks Alaska: Democratic Mindy O’Neall ousted former Republican Mayor David Pruhs. Let’s go!

www.newsweek.com/alaska-fairb...

Republican ousted by Democrat in shock election defeat

The mayoralty has been held by a Republican for years.

www.newsweek.com

The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 1h

Hey Trump voters! YOU did this...

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1h

If you live in a red state, you’re getting screwed the hardest by Trump and Republicans.

📌 The top 10 states facing the highest projected premium increases are all Republican led.
#TrumpShutUSDown

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 1h

Yep. Nothing says Nobel PEACE Prize like declaring WAR on your own people.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

“.. Oh, we've entered the ‘shooting priests’ phase of the Glorious Trump Revolution. Good to know.”

- @therickwilson.bsky.social

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 1h

#BoycottAmazon

Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder! If you're buying books in support of #BannedBooksWeek buying from Amazon undercuts the broader project of social justice supporting the right to read is a part of. Get your banned books absolutely anywhere else!

Amazon is the invisible backbone of ICE’s immigration crackdown

Lobbying dollars and a cozy relationship with the government have given the tech giant an outsize influence in the Department of Homeland Security.

www.technologyreview.com

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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 1h

There's one thing you can always count on with Donald Trump: He ALWAYS stiffs those who work for him.

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 1h

And stop being a FAKE Christian.

The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 2h

Trump voters did this...

#NAFO AirBonk Forces @airbonk.nafofellas.com · 3h

How American Politicians Nuked The Entire Tourism Economy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6xl...

How American Politicians Nuked The Entire Tourism Economy

YouTube video by Signal Slice

www.youtube.com

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 2h

I love Palm Springs...and its police department.

JJ Wolverine @jjwolverine.bsky.social · 22h

palm springs PD really leaning in on that authority figure cosplay appeal

A parked Ford Explorer police vehicle. It is labeled with the words "POLICE" and "PALM SPRINGS" in several places, but is also wrapped with rainbow flags and rainbow imagery.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

NEW: Comey is going to file selective and vindictive prosecution motion to dismiss AND he will challenge the legality of Halligan’s appointment! There’s more, too… so glad @annabower.bsky.social is there to bring us the whole story! Thread below with details:

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 3h

The judge also set an initial schedule for pre-trial motions.

The first set is expected by Oct. 12. Per Comey’s defense counsel, that batch will include motions to dismiss for selective and vindictive prosecution, as well as a motion challenging the legality of Halligan’s appointment as US attorney

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 2h

Trump voters did this...

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h

“.. a swift reversal of what had been a hopeful sign of a revival in the US housing market.”

@bloomberg.com $XHB
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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cdxx420.bsky.social @cdxx420.bsky.social · 3h

The 2nd amendment was written when we weren't under attack by our own government.

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 3h

Ditto! Just got my ballot in the mail and voting YES!

❌👑💙D to the R to the R💙❌👑 @daleroy1.bsky.social · 1d

I received my ballot in the mail! I am voting YES on ballot 50! I know this could be the difference between DJT’s power grab in TX and other places working or not. @fieldteam6.org @villaverla.bsky.social