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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 15h

I was curious what the age distribution of the David Byrne crowd would be. I was expecting it would skew older. Even still I was not expecting to be among the youngest people here.

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 18h

This is horrifying and yet explains so much www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 23h

This is a fascinating insight into something I’ve long been curious about. Thanks for the detailed and thoughtful writing about it.

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 1d

Which ones do you like. I’ve never been impressed by the flavors of the fake stuff stronger than wine/beer

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

* Over 20,000 Palestinians killed since January
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank

I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

Time magazine cover featuring a photo of Trump from a dramatically low angle

HIS
TRIUMPH
by ERIC CORTELLESSA
THE LEADER ISRAEL NEEDED
by EHUD BARAK
HOW GAZA HEALS

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 1d

Okay so there are stickers posted for multiple groups. Wonder if it’s just one chud or a small group of them.

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 1d

Tore down White Nationalist bullshit at my local grocery store on my lunch break today. Wonder if it’s from the same people who put up the signs in the median.

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 3d

music.apple.com/us/album/swa...

Swan Song by Yung Lean on Apple Music

Song · 2025 · Duration 2:58

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Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · 5d

I saw this 15 mins ago and I am still laughing

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RainSurname @rainsurname.bsky.social · 6d

Globalize the inflatada.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 7d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 5d

My piece of shit neighbor with a bunch of republican signs in her yard has apparently been filming the guys who do our yard and taking photos of their car. I can’t believe I live in a place where I’m worried hard working, decent people are going to get the fucking gestapo called on them.

Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 6d

While hurricane sandy was hitting New Jersey, my Maryland school district canceled class. (We were kind of getting hit too) So my friends and I drove around in his 1980s vw golf on completely empty streets while the sky turned green. Very fun, but probably not the world’s most responsible decision.

Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 6d

I’m young(ish), and the thing that fucking enrages me is that my grandparents who have spent so long trying to make this world a better place can’t rest. My grandma gets out there with a walker and a hand drawn sign the same way she has been for 80 years. It’s inspiring and fucking infuriating.

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 6d

Broadly I think we as liberals have an important role to play in fighting back the “silent majority” bullshit the conservatives runs on.
Our role is being outspoken and public about our belief in liberal democracy and the rights of marginalized people.
I am fully “In this house we believe…” pilled

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 6d

I retract my post as the Spanberger campaign has shown up and placed one in my yard for me. (At my request of course) glad to be adding to the wave of @abigailspanberger.com signs popping up in my neighborhood. We are going to win this one and win it well.

Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 11d

I’m not worried about them winning here but it is frustrating that I can’t get any of the democrats running in VA to send me a yard sign.

Feel like it’s bad to let republicans plaster signs in the median (illegally) but to do so while I can’t even get a couple to stick in my yard is unconscionable!

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 6d

The first one I saw in traffic I pulled up next to and asked the post man how he likes the new truck! They’re very happy with them!

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 6d

I’ll have to check it out next time I’m in town. Always looking for a good bakery.

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 6d

Truly, a testament to his craft that he was able to shake Eric Andre, a man who has made a career putting people in the most uncomfortable situations possible.

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 7d

Listening to the Bulwark guys piss and moan about how awful Jay Jones’ comments were was really funny to me.

I generally like them nowadays but I’m sorry we do still remember what you guys were doing when you were working for Republican campaigns.

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 7d

I think the split is honestly fascinating. It’s like horseshoe theory in action. With a moderate and reasonable statement. He pissed off the worst people in both camps like these folks

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 8d

Some fascinating brains on display in the skeets here

Skeet reading “The Israeli military most likely murdered more Israelis on Oct 7 than Hamas did.”

Skeet reading “You could have just shared the first paragraph and waited till tomorrow to spread your genocide-n-apartheid™ lies about Israel, the only Jewish-majority nation on earth. Sadly, I'll have to stop here so I don't inadvertently violate terms of service.”

Skeet reading “October 7th wasn't a war crime, it was one of the most legal, morally justified, and comparatively humane military operations in human history”

Skeet reading “Only because they are winning.
What do you think Hamas would be doing to Israelis if they took over Israel?”

(They refers to Israel in this quote)

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 7d

I feel like it’s someone going full bore vladimito and then morphs to mito over time

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 8d

That may be true but If you turn it upside down it spells OIL

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 8d

Or 107 which is also prime

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 8d

He played one of the best sets I’ve ever seen at Lightning in a Bottle when I went out there! Just an amazing mix of music and he has incredible energy on stage!

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Having a great day @dylpickles626.bsky.social · 8d

Some fascinating brains on display in the skeets here

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