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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · 22h

Iowa City!

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · 22h

Why would you post an AI picture when there are so many real pictures that are better?

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · 1d

Iowa City

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · 1d

Iowa City

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · 5d

My sister called me the other day and asked what our childhood phone number was (no idea why). It just popped straight out of my mouth, even though it’s been 45 years since we had that number. I still remember my bestie’s number, & my grandparents number as well. Some things never go away.

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · 8d

I thought Trump was all about protecting the whales from nefarious forces like windmills.

Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · 13d

The order was issued yesterday and they filed this morning.

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · 19d

Your willingness to let millions of Americans suffer to have a campaign issue is revolting. People will literally die if they lose access to healthcare. I vote for Dems because they care about issues like this. Do you commit to dropping your health insurance if Dems show the “spine” you want?

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · 19d

Let me guess, your health insurance premiums aren’t going up by 75%. Saying you want millions of Americans to lose health insurance so you’ll have a campaign issue when Dems have an opportunity to stop it is disgusting. This is people’s lives we’re talking about.

Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · 29d

Just block and move on.

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Sep 11

Why not read the article instead of just the headline? I don’t agree with the sentiment that Kirk practiced politics the right way, but I strongly agree with Klein’s view that political violence is not the answer.

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Sep 9

North Dakota gets 40% of its energy from wind. This fucking guy was praising it 3 years ago and now he pretends he doesn’t understand it.

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Sep 3

Of course you don’t have to have an answer, you can complain all you want. If you want to activate or motivate people, having an answer or offering options works a lot better than simply complaining. Even asking for suggestions moves you forward more than complaining.

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Sep 3

Most of the anti-Dem commenters on here do not offer positive recommendations. I’m neither ignorant or a fascist, but I have no intention of listening to you since you are unable to engage in a conversation.

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Sep 3

That would be helpful, yes. If an issue is important to you, identifying someone who supports it and persuading people that person is the best candidate is how you get people elected. Saying everyone sucks just helps persuade people to sit on their couch and give up.

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Sep 3

No, he’s not. He’s advocating for proposing an actual solution (promoting Dems that support what you want) instead of just bashing. Pair your bashing with a solution (Newsom sucks, let’s get behind Pritzker).

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Sep 2

You need to have these fights in the primaries, not the general election. The way you get good Dems is by having them win primaries. The general election is a binary choice between Dems & Republicans. Refusing to vote for the Dem candidate in the general election is shooting yourself in the foot.

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Sep 2

That’s not at all what this post was saying. Did you even bother to read it?

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Aug 22

Don’t tell people what words they can say. You sound like MAGA.

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Aug 20

Maybe he’ll break into song 🎵Gypsies, tramps,& thieves 🎶

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Aug 20

It gets even better. The Feds said they wanted to detain the driver, but all three bullets were fired into the passenger side door where the driver’s son-in-law was sitting. The video is all over TikTok.

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Aug 19

This is Iowa - the server is making $4.35/hr.

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Aug 12

Mamdani isn’t a communist, he’s a democratic socialist.

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Aug 12

Yes, that was the “hit back hard when needed” part.

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Jules @jkmcdonald.bsky.social · Aug 11

So, in your head, how does this go? Democrats were supposed to demand the files and say Trump’s in them? What does this accomplish? They are either accused of covering up if DOJ doesn’t release them or faking them if they do release them. Either way, it was a no win situation. Now it’s different.

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