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philippos42 @philippos42.bsky.social · Apr 15

There are apparently colleges out there teaching "economics" but with little J. M. Keynes or Adam Smith--probably taught as "business" or "finance"--and telling young people that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme.

Which is doing a disservice to those young people.

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Red Witch Lizzy | ♿🏳️‍⚧️🧙 @redwitchlizzy.bsky.social · 13d

I'm a disabled trans woman, my family has abandoned me, my ex fiancé is gone. I now live in my friend's living room because I can't work anymore due to nerve damage, chronic pain and fatigue, as well as severe CPTSD and ADHD. Anything helps.

venmo.com/code?user_id...

Venmo | Elizabeth Pendragon

Venmo is a digital wallet that lets you make and share payments with friends. You can easily split the bill, cab fare, or much more. Download the iOS or Android app or sign up on Venmo.com today.

venmo.com

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aetherclaw.bsky.social @aetherclaw.bsky.social · 14d

my grandmother recently died, and my mother and i are really struggling because we depended on one another a lot.

www.gofundme.com/f/assist-wit...

Donate to Assist with Funeral and Immediate Financial Needs, organized by Evelyn Cammarano

After a long year of hospital stays and illnesses, my Mom passed aw… Evelyn Cammarano needs your support for Assist with Funeral and Immediate Financial Needs

www.gofundme.com

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B.Ajayi 10x E.B.I.T.D.A @aduke3a.bsky.social · 5h

Hold up… what?!?

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philippos42 @philippos42.bsky.social · 4h

Ostalgie hitting hard

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5h

New Jersey! Election Day is tomorrow, get moving!

NJ governor's race: What to know before Election Day | NJ Spotlight News

Top issues, early voting numbers, polls

www.njspotlightnews.org

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Nationally Published Troll @mongoebooks.bsky.social · 5h

Andrew Cuomo being driven around at low speeds in a white Bronco seems fitting for this great respecter of women. Where did he even find a white Bronco in NYC?

Jeff Coltin
@JCColtin
After a brief speech and some handshakes and selfies, Cuomo ignored my questions and got in the white Ford Bronco to be driven to the next stop in Washington Heights.

With a photo of a White 90s Ford Bronco parked in a bus lane.

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 5h

The famous "world without lawyers" meme from the Simpsons...people of all sorts hold hands and dance in harmony under a rainbow and smiling sun.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 22h

the rare time a child's understanding of wealth works out. frozen burritos are pretty good. whoever invented those probably made a billion bucks. yup, sure did kiddo

Dining and Cooking @diningandcooking.bsky.social · 1d

Duane Roberts, Inventor of the Frozen Burrito, Dead at 88

https://www.diningandcooking.com/2363023/duane-roberts-inventor-of-the-frozen-burrito-dead-at-88/

Duane Roberts Billionaire Who Invented Frozen Burrito Dead at 88 Published November 2, 2025 9:51 AM PST Duane Roberts — the billionaire …

Duane Roberts, Inventor of the Frozen Burrito, Dead at 88 - Dining and Cooking

Duane Roberts -- the billionaire businessman credited with inventing the frozen burrito -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

www.diningandcooking.com

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Vulpez @vulpez.bsky.social · 7h

the existence of billionaires anywhere is a threat to democracy everywhere

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 7h

simply wild to contrast what The Blob was willing to do to against a couple thousand Al Qaeda guys as compared to when a foreign billionaire owns key systems the Pentagon relies on, is in regular contact with a foreign dictator, and directly interferes with our ally's war against said dictator

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philippos42 @philippos42.bsky.social · 4h

Yeah.
People need to understand that crippling the super-rich is a consequentialist policy. It's not just about punishing them for their insufficient virtue or something. Their bad ideas are amplified to a dangerous degree.

jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 7h

we don't regain control if musks and thiels can continue to run around untrammeled and in possession of limitless power. all of these guys will need to be gelded. this isn't about retribution. they are genuinely risks to public safety and security

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 5h

in some ways the world has changed a lot since 2022. for example sometimes he's now losing all your savings on crypto/sports betting

Chaos Cherub @biensur-jetaime.blacksky.app · 5h

“Married life is full of challenges”

*taps sign*

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good hyuck, babe! @markpopham.bsky.social · 5h

ME: *holding a flashlight under my face wearing ghost makeup and a yankees hat* chuuuuuck.... chuck schuuuumeerrrr....

SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER: ahhh! who are you???

ME: dont you recognize me chuuuuuckk..... im the baileys.... im the boy one..... chuck im woke now.....

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K. Chen @tznkai.bsky.social · 8h

For calibration, Akiva is not a radical leftist by any measure.

AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 9h

Everyone involved in this, including Trump, should be prosecuted for murder under the next administration.

Let him defend it with presidential immunity, and then take it back to SCOTUS after packing the court back into a real judicial body.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d

Awful: Pentagon officials told lawmakers Trump now claims authority to bomb people merely “affiliated” with “narco-terrorist" groups, Rep Adam Smith tells me. But under questioning, they wouldn't say what “affiliated” even means!

Lots of fresh info in my new piece:

newrepublic.com/article/2025...

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philippos42 @philippos42.bsky.social · 4h

It made her a household name. She couldn't really have had her career nor her reputation any other way.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 5h

"[Chicago mom] Andrea Soria... overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: 'We have to be good or ICE will get us.'"

apnews.com/article/chic...

Chicago's children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns

In Chicago, children and families have been traumatized by an immigration enforcement action involving tear gas.

apnews.com

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philippos42 @philippos42.bsky.social · 4h

What are some no-AI mobile browsers?

I've used Google for years, but I finally got sick of that stupid AI voice when I'd search something.

I'm trying Vivaldi. It's okay, I guess.

philippos42 @philippos42.bsky.social · 22h

The USA doesn't even have mental institutions anymore.

Does he know that?

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 22h

I think he genuinely thinks this is what asylum seeker means

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

O'DONNELL: Are we going to war against Venezuela?

TRUMP: I doubt it. They emptied their mental institutions and insane asylums into the United States of America

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Xander Lenc @xlenc.bsky.social · 1d

NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

The USDA now threatening grocery stores who offer discounts to SNAP recipients.

People are going hungry. Their benefits were illegally cut off leaving them to starve.

40% of SNAP households have children.

If grocery stores & local business want to step up to help… let them.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email

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philippos42 @philippos42.bsky.social · 22h

Nick is even gayer than JD. JD is at least straight-passing.

And can you imagine Nick with kids?

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 22h

It's almost as if he's trying to seed a widespread rebellion, just to justify expanding his dragnet even more.

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 1d

Q: Americans have been watching videos of ICE tackling a young mother, tear gas being used in a Chicago residential neighborhood, and the smashing of car windows. Have some of these raids gone too far?"

Trump: "No. I think they haven't gone far enough”

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Caramia, SLAVA UKRANI! @caramia13.bsky.social · 22h

That's how you do it.

People like to see strength and telling the NY Times to shove it was a definite show of strength.

Every Democrat running for and/or holding office should follow suit.

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Confessions of a Masc4masc @eljajlorbs.bsky.social · 23h

mamdani benefits from biden clearing the way by normalizing telling the times to go to hell and because the times' backlash at being told that delegitimized them in the eyes of the dem electorate, its not ideal but he's in a better spot than biden was!

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