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· Jun 22
You know, one thing the Trump Presidencies have really made crystal clear is we really need some Constitutional reform. There are some well-intentioned but deep flaws in the Constitution.
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September 18, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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Republicans are soft on white-collar crime.
September 1, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Republicans are soft on white-collar crime.
@sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social If Dems win back control of Congress, you should award William Nicholas Love the Congressional Gold Medal for outstanding service to his country and defense of his fellow Americans.
August 25, 2026 at 1:04 PM
@sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social If Dems win back control of Congress, you should award William Nicholas Love the Congressional Gold Medal for outstanding service to his country and defense of his fellow Americans.
If Dems win the midterms, William Love should get the Congressional Gold Medal.
#spiderman #resistfascism
#spiderman #resistfascism
August 25, 2026 at 1:01 PM
If Dems win the midterms, William Love should get the Congressional Gold Medal.
#spiderman #resistfascism
#spiderman #resistfascism
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Idea that needs to go viral: Since the USDA cannot be trusted, we need a bunch of Universities to setup an independent system of randomly sampling beef from stores around the US and lab testing it to check that it is, in fact, beef, without any horse (or other) mixed in.
August 25, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Idea that needs to go viral: Since the USDA cannot be trusted, we need a bunch of Universities to setup an independent system of randomly sampling beef from stores around the US and lab testing it to check that it is, in fact, beef, without any horse (or other) mixed in.
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They’ve added trillions in new spending. None of that has gone to Social Security or Medicaid. They will now say both are broke and must be cut.
America needs new leadership.👇🏼
America needs new leadership.👇🏼
Americans’ Social Security benefits will have to be cut by roughly a quarter in six years due to depleted funds, according to a June report from the Social Security Board of Trustees.
That’s months sooner than the group had estimated in 2025. https://to.pbs.org/4f39DL0
That’s months sooner than the group had estimated in 2025. https://to.pbs.org/4f39DL0
Your Social Security benefits could be cut by a quarter in 2032. Here’s what to know
Americans’ Social Security benefits will have to be cut by roughly a quarter in six years due to depleted funds, according to a June 9 report from the Social Security Board of Trustees. That’s months ...
to.pbs.org
August 2, 2026 at 9:59 PM
They’ve added trillions in new spending. None of that has gone to Social Security or Medicaid. They will now say both are broke and must be cut.
America needs new leadership.👇🏼
America needs new leadership.👇🏼
Boycott Shopify! CEO wants to disenfranchise poor citizens and give rich people more votes than you or I.
July 28, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Boycott Shopify! CEO wants to disenfranchise poor citizens and give rich people more votes than you or I.
God. I hate BlueSky as much as I hated twitter. I don't use it much. I hate Facebook and Insta too.
I wish there was a social media platform I didn't hate.
What I hate about bsky is I can only post 4 sentences.
I wish there was a social media platform I didn't hate.
What I hate about bsky is I can only post 4 sentences.
July 24, 2026 at 11:46 AM
God. I hate BlueSky as much as I hated twitter. I don't use it much. I hate Facebook and Insta too.
I wish there was a social media platform I didn't hate.
What I hate about bsky is I can only post 4 sentences.
I wish there was a social media platform I didn't hate.
What I hate about bsky is I can only post 4 sentences.
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i am very certain that ditching gas is why my oldest didn't develop asthma after being pretty clearly pre-asthmatic
Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved.
Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.*
Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.*
Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.
The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
July 23, 2026 at 11:50 PM
i am very certain that ditching gas is why my oldest didn't develop asthma after being pretty clearly pre-asthmatic
Since the 13th amend. allows slavery of felons. . . and the Supreme Court OK'ed states to make camping on public land a felony. . . another Great Depression could ensnare hundreds of thousands of people into slavery. And it could be you.
July 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Since the 13th amend. allows slavery of felons. . . and the Supreme Court OK'ed states to make camping on public land a felony. . . another Great Depression could ensnare hundreds of thousands of people into slavery. And it could be you.
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and besides being nothing but lost cause cliches, these are the words of a coward who can’t bring himself to say anything of real substance or conviction for fear of alienating the wrong people.
July 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
and besides being nothing but lost cause cliches, these are the words of a coward who can’t bring himself to say anything of real substance or conviction for fear of alienating the wrong people.
You know, one thing the Trump Presidencies have really made crystal clear is we really need some Constitutional reform. There are some well-intentioned but deep flaws in the Constitution.
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June 22, 2026 at 1:34 PM
You know, one thing the Trump Presidencies have really made crystal clear is we really need some Constitutional reform. There are some well-intentioned but deep flaws in the Constitution.
1/x
1/x
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Elon has been pushing this hard.
June 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Elon has been pushing this hard.
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it's one of the most common themes any time you start interviewing older queer people, this dispossession and outright theft via hateful straight relatives
For Pride I ask you to look at what I think is one of the most powerful pieces of queer art.
Electric Fan (Feel it Motherfuckers)
By John Boskovich
Electric Fan (Feel it Motherfuckers)
By John Boskovich
June 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
it's one of the most common themes any time you start interviewing older queer people, this dispossession and outright theft via hateful straight relatives
A #programming post:
I decided to do a course for modern #Java, for #Java25. Of course much of it is the same as older Java, like the ternary operator '? :'.
While working thru an exercise in combining methods, return values, and if/else, I got bored and came up with a super beautiful use of '? :'
I decided to do a course for modern #Java, for #Java25. Of course much of it is the same as older Java, like the ternary operator '? :'.
While working thru an exercise in combining methods, return values, and if/else, I got bored and came up with a super beautiful use of '? :'
May 30, 2026 at 6:23 PM
A #programming post:
I decided to do a course for modern #Java, for #Java25. Of course much of it is the same as older Java, like the ternary operator '? :'.
While working thru an exercise in combining methods, return values, and if/else, I got bored and came up with a super beautiful use of '? :'
I decided to do a course for modern #Java, for #Java25. Of course much of it is the same as older Java, like the ternary operator '? :'.
While working thru an exercise in combining methods, return values, and if/else, I got bored and came up with a super beautiful use of '? :'
I don't know how to say this any more plainly: If you are elderly, or have ongoing healthcare needs, and you vote Republican, you are VOTING TO EUGENOCIDE yourself.
Nobody USES the term eugenics anymore, but basically the Republican healthcare plan is just that. Let the sick & very disabled die.
Nobody USES the term eugenics anymore, but basically the Republican healthcare plan is just that. Let the sick & very disabled die.
May 26, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I don't know how to say this any more plainly: If you are elderly, or have ongoing healthcare needs, and you vote Republican, you are VOTING TO EUGENOCIDE yourself.
Nobody USES the term eugenics anymore, but basically the Republican healthcare plan is just that. Let the sick & very disabled die.
Nobody USES the term eugenics anymore, but basically the Republican healthcare plan is just that. Let the sick & very disabled die.
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The shame of what our government has done will endure and must be taught for generations to come.
May 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The shame of what our government has done will endure and must be taught for generations to come.
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BREAKING: Alexander Vindman is LEADING against Republican incumbent Ashley Moody in Florida. If Democrats can win in Florida, they'll take back the House AND the Senate in November. This is amazing.
May 18, 2026 at 10:34 PM
BREAKING: Alexander Vindman is LEADING against Republican incumbent Ashley Moody in Florida. If Democrats can win in Florida, they'll take back the House AND the Senate in November. This is amazing.
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Trump Requests $1.2 Trillion To Have
https://bit.ly/3RjdlH1
https://bit.ly/3RjdlH1
May 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Trump Requests $1.2 Trillion To Have
https://bit.ly/3RjdlH1
https://bit.ly/3RjdlH1
We need a new law, if this isn't already law: ALL SETTLEMENTS by any Dept or Agency of the Federal Govt MUST be reviewed by a court for Constitutionality and lawfulness.
In Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, a judge questioned if the case was Constitutional.
So the DoJ settled. How can they...
In Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, a judge questioned if the case was Constitutional.
So the DoJ settled. How can they...
May 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
We need a new law, if this isn't already law: ALL SETTLEMENTS by any Dept or Agency of the Federal Govt MUST be reviewed by a court for Constitutionality and lawfulness.
In Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, a judge questioned if the case was Constitutional.
So the DoJ settled. How can they...
In Trump's lawsuit against the IRS, a judge questioned if the case was Constitutional.
So the DoJ settled. How can they...
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ICYMI: The Supreme Court ruled that the abortion drug mifepristone must remain available via telehealth, mail, and at pharmacies while a Louisiana lawsuit seeking to block medication abortion access plays out in a federal appeals court.
SCOTUS Blocks Lower-Court Restriction on Abortion Pill Access
The Supreme Court ruled that the FDA's rule letting providers prescribe mifepristone via telehealth and allowing pharmacies to dispense it will remain in effect. Here's what this means for abortion pi...
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May 18, 2026 at 7:38 PM
ICYMI: The Supreme Court ruled that the abortion drug mifepristone must remain available via telehealth, mail, and at pharmacies while a Louisiana lawsuit seeking to block medication abortion access plays out in a federal appeals court.