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Gene Ouye
@gkouye.bsky.social
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I'll have to think of something intelligent to put here - but for now, I'm not thrilled with other social media apps. Government is us and it should work for the people, not billionaires and corporations... neurodivergent... oops, out of space...
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 40m
"By the end, Trump’s IVF event had become an unintentional parody of itself: a mash-up of pharmaceutical PR, campaign rally, and late-night stand-up routine."

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Another Day, Another Sh*tshow From The Oval Office
Trump On IVF...and all the other usual grievances
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 51m
"But instinctively millions grasped that the way to weaken the Trump regime is to flood the streets with peaceful protests—as well as push our elected officials to fight back. That is why the GOP is now smearing the No Kings protests in advance."

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Trump wants violence at No Kings protest so he can send in military—don’t give him the excuse!
Glenn Kirschner slammed GOP's dangerous and deranged rhetoric about No Kings
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 2h
"From judges holding firm and protecting both our federal workers’ rights and keeping troops out of our streets, to top universities and the media finally growing a spine, the air feels different, dare I say even a bit hopeful, as we head into this weekend..."

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The Resistance Finds Its Footing
Five reasons to smile and cheer in these difficult and troubling times
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 6h
JoJoFromJerz:

“Ask not what your country can do for you.”

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

‘I’m fat and I’m going to hell.’

That’s where we are now. The great American canon. From Lincoln’s poetry to a cheeseburger confession.

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‘I’m Fat and I’m Going to Hell.’
- DONALD J. TRUMP
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 6h
"how fucking hard is it to denounce state-sponsored violence for the sake of violence, directed at a peaceful religious leader?

"you can’t claim to love America when you slavishly support a war on Americans."
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 6h
"come on, Holy Mike, you’re supposed to be some hyper-ardent follower of Jesus. do you think Jesus would have been all ‘blessed are the fascist goons, for I have not seen them cross the line?’
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 6h
"but of course these assholes would think we’re getting paid to protest.

"none of these oligarch shitweasels can imagine doing anything for free, or for the sheer pleasure or necessity of it. every fucking thing has to be a transaction. ‘what’s in it for me?’
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 6h
"Republicans are doing this fun thing right now, where they’re trying to pretend that these No Kings rallies are actually Hate America rallies.

"news flash for Bessent: no one is paying us. we’ll gladly protest this shit for free.
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 6h
"well guess what, fucksticks: we’re not giving up.
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 6h
"this Saturday, October 18th, millions of Americans will be peacefully exercising their First Amendment right to assemble in protest of the shitfuckery that’s being inflicted on us by a convicted felon and his willing Republican accomplices.
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 6h
"this Saturday, October 18th, millions of Americans will be peacefully exercising their First Amendment right to assemble in protest of the shitfuckery that’s being inflicted on us by a convicted felon and his willing Republican accomplices.
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let’s talk about who really hates America
the fascists and oligarchs are terrified of No Kings Day
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 7h
"On Saturday, turnout for the No Kings protests could make for the largest mass demonstration in US history. There are now over 2,500 events planned in all 50 states, DC, US territories, and more than a dozen other countries."

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Trump’s Mass Firings Blocked, Corrupt Land Grab Denied, and The People Say No Kings To His Abuse Of Power and Self-Dealing
The Resistance Rises
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 7h
"On Wednesday, Roberts came one step closer to cementing his status as the equal of Justice Roger Taney, whose opinion in the Dred Scott case is universally acknowledged to be the low point of Supreme Court jurisprudence."
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 7h
"Chief Justice John Roberts’ mission in life has been to erase the gains of the Civil Rights era by invalidating the keystone legislation that ended the scourge of Jim Crow laws in the post-Civil War South...
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John Roberts meets his Dred Scott moment.
October 16, 2025
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 8h
(Thu 16.Oct) #waffle1364 5/5

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩
🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩
🟩⭐🟩⭐🟩
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🔥 streak: 386
🧙 #wafflewizard
wafflegame.net
Oh holy crap, this one is really hard. Only one double swap is simple. The other two—good luck finding them. And the words are tough to figure out. Wow...
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 8h
(Thu 16.Oct) #Polygonle 1173 2/6︎
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⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛
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🔥 streak:17
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Hitting the tripled letter on my 1st guess made this really easy... LOL, I'm lucky today—maybe it's time to buy a lotto ticket 😄
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 8h
(Thu 16.Oct) #Wordle 1,580 3/6
#Wordle_NYT
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 94/11
🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛ 99/81
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 99/75
Overall 99 skill/56 luck
Well, this was lucky, LOLOL... after my 2nd there only were 2 words left. This is another potential hard mode trap... 1 of 12 are missing this one.
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 8h
(Thu 16.Oct) 🙂 Daily #Quordle 1361
🟥7️⃣
4️⃣8️⃣
m-w.com/games/quordle/
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⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛

⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
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⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
This triggers some Wordle PTSD
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 8h
(Thu 16.Oct) Daily #1341
0️⃣4️⃣⬛0️⃣9️⃣
1️⃣0️⃣⬛1️⃣1️⃣
1️⃣2️⃣⬛1️⃣6️⃣
0️⃣5️⃣⬛1️⃣3️⃣
1️⃣4️⃣⬛0️⃣6️⃣
0️⃣7️⃣⬛1️⃣9️⃣
0️⃣8️⃣⬛1️⃣8️⃣
1️⃣7️⃣⬛1️⃣5️⃣
sedecordle.com
#sedecordle
This is a really tough one...
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 8h
(Thu 16.Oct) #Pips #59 Hard 🔴
2:39
There are a few ways to solve this one. I managed to get lucky with my starting guess
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 8h
(Thu 16.Oct) #Strands #592
“And the category is ...”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵
Good luck seeing the spangram, LOL. Once you realize what they want, it's pretty simple today.
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 8h
"That the Supreme Court appears to be taking aim at a constitutional amendment added to the Constitution during Reconstruction is a little too on-the-nose."

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October 15, 2025
Today the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Louisiana v.
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 10h
"Let’s talk a bit about the [Young Republicans] chat itself, which really is a basket of deplorables: racism, misogyny, antisemitism, homophobia and glorification of violence."

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Keystone Klansmen
Another day, another bombshell of a leaked private GOP group chat
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 10h
"did you have ‘I’m better at ducking bullets than Charlie Kirk’ on your bingo card? congratulations, you’re our winner!"

...also...

"pro tip: if you can’t denounce Nazis and racists because doing so would alienate your own base, you’re on the wrong fucking side."

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double shocker! Donny’s brain is pudding and young Republicans are racist
scenes from a batshit Tuesday
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Gene Ouye @gkouye.bsky.social · 10h
"Former President Barack Obama is featured in a new ad urging California voters to support Prop 50, a ballot measure that would redraw the state’s congressional map."

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Trump’s TIME Cover Tantrum, Alex Jones’ Billion-Dollar Loss, Letitia James’ Defiant Roar, and Obama’s Prop 50 Push
No filters. No lies. Just the raw truth.
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