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Erin O'Brien

@erincle.bsky.social

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Just a human being peering out at the world from the Midwest

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 17d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 9h

Every single day, a more revolting detail about these people surfaces. I could barf.

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 11h

It took me a second to realize you were not talking about the United States of America.

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 11h

have bunny?
got bunny.

Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 11h

A $300 trillion "technical" error?

For anyone who needs a reminder: Money is a human construct and the only reason it has any value is because we say it does.

PayPal's crypto partner mints a whopping $300 trillion worth of stablecoins in 'technical error'

Paxos, the blockchain partner of PayPal, mistakenly minted $300 trillion of the online payment giant's stablecoin on Wednesday in what the company called a "technical error."

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 11h

"by statute"

How quaint to think any such thing matters in America anymore.

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skrticx.bsky.social @skrticx.bsky.social · 1d

On Sat., Oct. 18, Legal Aid will be at Cleveland Public Library - Hough Branch(6530 Lexington Ave) to offer free legal advice about civil legal issues. Intake begins at 10AM. Spread the word! loom.ly/vANHoPA

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 1d

Dear Fellow Earthlings,

A small group of Super Villains has created a giant AI monster and fed it the entire (and quickly vanishing) Internet.

We'll be forced (with increasing invasiveness) to interact with said monster to access info that was previously at our fingertips.

How far will it go?

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 1d

From the link: "Nazism has nothing to do with race and nationality. It appeals to a certain type of mind."

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

/3 But a huge plurality, at least, of the modern GOP is of the opinion that noticing bigoted trash is more un-American and destructive than BEING bigoted trash: that dehumanizing fellow Americans based on immutable characteristics is morally superior to criticizing anyone for doing that.

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 1d

hi bunny

Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 1d

And here we are. JFC. Here we are.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

The vice president of the United States is a clownish dipshit, Exhibit 64,532

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 2d

Every effing morning ...

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Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 2d

Methinks the reality TV prez and his myrmidons need a couple of days with empty press rooms. They would LOSE THEIR SHIT if their breathless audience disappeared.

Erin O'Brien @erincle.bsky.social · 2d

Christie nails it. I suggest listening to the whole quote.

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 2d

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”