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calamity jim

@calamityjim.bsky.social

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fan of writers, medium-sized dogs, small children, bread, islands, stars, popcorn, candy corn, and sleep. hitchhiked over here from balloon juice. not a fan of willful ignorance, malice, or black licorice.

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calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 42m

that's my point.

every story about the "60 vote threshold" should include the information that Republicans could turn it into a simple majority if they wanted to.

instead they write about it like it's in the constitution.

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calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 1h

why could senators decide to lift the 60 vote requirement to push nominees through but not for this?

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Nightmarica @n1ghtmarica.bsky.social · 1h

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22h

Three men — Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos — now own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined.

They own the media.
They own the algorithms.
They own politicians in both parties.

The system is rigged — but We the People can take it back.

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calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 1h

Wait. UPS is laying people off in late October? They're not gearing up for xmas shipping?

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 11h

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

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calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 14h

am I the only one who remembers how John Lennon got trashed for saying the same thing?

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calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 15h

sunk cost is real.

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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸🐝🦄 @resistrebelrevolt.net · Aug 31

In Soviet Union they used to tell a joke about a man who buys the newspaper every AM, looks at the front page, curses, & throws it away.

"Why do you keep doing that?," the seller asks.

"I’m looking for an obituary."

"But those aren't on the front page!"

..."Oh, the one I’m looking for will be."

A photo of Trump golfing with the grim reaper as his caddie.

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calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 15h

ffs.

calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 15h

I like thinking about how nervous trump must be when he starts getting to those hard questions, like where they read you some words and then a few minutes later ask if you remember them.

I picture him getting all sweaty and determined. I got this! I can do this!

He really finds it difficult.

calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 15h

Well, nobody expected a pitcher who can strike out 10 guys and hit three home runs in the same game, one of them all the way out of the park.

I mean, should you get to make a rule for just one guy? Cause that feels calvin-ball-ish af.

calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 15h

fans getting their money's worth tonight.

calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 16h

they stopped selling beer after the 7th inning, hours ago.

these people are all sobered up by now. 😵‍💫

calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 16h

mariner fan here; we've seen this movie already.

calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 18h

what a goddamn game.

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calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 18h

3 months ago:

"Almost all Americans say they have at least heard of cryptocurrency; just 5% say they haven't. But barely a third, 35%, say they know something about it, while 60% say they have heard of it but don’t know much about it."

news.gallup.com/poll/692777/...

Cryptocurrency Still Has Limited Main Street Appeal

While almost all Americans have heard of cryptocurrency, just 14% report owning it, although the rate is much higher among certain subgroups.

news.gallup.com

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 21h

And I would like to challenge this person to get a real job

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22h

Gaines: I want to challenge AOC to a debate.

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calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 19h

He was focused on his feet, so he didn't take in the room and notice where he'd be going.

Didn't want to fall on his face coming down two steps. Just a matter of time before we get that video.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20h

Trump being guided through a room by the Japanese PM

calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 20h

Worth your time, and then some.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20h

"The fear of nuclear annihilation always came from the latent terror that we would accidentally destroy it all. That brinkmanship and escalation would inevitably tip us over into the 'everyone loses' portion of game theory."

Kathryn Bigelow brings back the nuclear panic movie.

Plus: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’ Gets the Big-Screen Treatment

www.thebulwark.com

calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 20h

Excellent film. Ignore the people complaining about the structure/ending; both are perfect vehicles for making the point.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 22h

Scott Bessent is worth half a billion dollars and owns multiple properties around the world. This is one he owns in Charleston, SC:

Photo of a three story pink antebellum house

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calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. I remember how exciting it was to think about a world where finding a publisher wasn't akin to winning the damn lottery.

There has to be some sort of middle path here.

calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social · 1d

I think some smart journalist ought to just get him cooking on the specs for the ballroom. He's very proud of it, I hear, and likes to get into the details.

We'd have lots of video of him grinning about how nice the carpet is to juxtapose with clips of pissed off voters in grocery stores.

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