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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 7h

The wanton destruction of national capital is just astounding. None have so willfully relinquished wealth with such glee.

Reuters @reuters.com · 16h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 10h

So many similarities to GOP candidate Nixon dispatching Kissinger to sabotage LBJ's Vietnam talks, initiating a horrendous Cambodian bombing campaign after winning the 1968 election - only to sign essentially the same deal in 1973 that LBJ had put together 5 years earlier.
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vy @vjy1.bsky.social · 10h

Saco and Vanzetti

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vy @vjy1.bsky.social · 11h

this knicks/wizards game is not inspiring

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vy @vjy1.bsky.social · 12h

They got screwed because they are white and voted for people who promised to screw them over.

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 1d

Shot of a Coast Guard officer apparently serving Kristi Noem's aide-to-camp, lugging her $2500 Goyard GM tote. Three sleeve stripes so she's a Cdr, equivalent to a Lt. Colonel in the Army I think

29 U.S.C. § 157 @organizingpower.bsky.social · May 6

No immigrants are going to actually take this offer (which is a pittance at best) but even if they did Trump would never pay. It’s bait. He’s setting a trap.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...

Trump Offers to Pay Immigrants Who Deport Themselves

The administration says the program to pay migrants $1,000 once their travel home is confirmed will save money because of how expensive it is to find, detain and deport people.

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vy @vjy1.bsky.social · 12h

Nixon was a full on disaster and Democrats in those days had zero ability to counter him.

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vy @vjy1.bsky.social · 13h

You don’t know shit. LBJ had a huge congressional majority and he wasted it on Vietnam and refused to help Humphrey

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vy @vjy1.bsky.social · 14h

like how nixon spiked the peace agreement with Vietnam

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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · 19h

Trump got reelected because American leftists like Trump more than they do having Democrats in power.

David Austin Walsh @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social · 23h

Genuinely don’t think our political discourse is capable of talking about how Donald Trump—*Donald Trump*—just halted an ongoing genocide.

Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 23h

I have strong doubts that the 'ceasefire' will hold and lead to an actual peace deal, but it seems like, maybe, somehow, Trump kinda learned a lesson here...?

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vy @vjy1.bsky.social · 14h

and? Fuckwit. I'm not interested in your shitty reply though so mute on.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 18h

In Zohran Mamdani’s vision, New Yorkers will be given status and privileges that ought to be based on merit.

by A.G. Sulzberger

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vy @vjy1.bsky.social · 14h

helping Trump win.

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vy @vjy1.bsky.social · 14h

You obviously don't know her position on Gaza - or more likely don't want to know.

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vy @vjy1.bsky.social · 14h

It sounds like you are butt hurt that people critique your dimwitted criticisms.

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vy @vjy1.bsky.social · 14h

yes, and you fuckers were wrong and killed a bunch of people these last 10 months.

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Malcolm P. Johnson @admiralmpj.bsky.social · 17h

The Democrats are fighting a Shutdown Fight, and may even be winning it.

Good Democrats are stepping up for Prop. 50.

Good Democrats are getting ready to run in 2026.

And what does @huffpost.com put on its front page?

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vy @vjy1.bsky.social · 14h

He was beloved on Daily Kos and in many progressive circles for his dishonest attacks on President Obama.

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vy @vjy1.bsky.social · 14h

It is great and easy if you do what I do and don't use or try use anything not standard. If it requires configuration on any system, I'm going to use paper.

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Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social · 1d

If you haven't heard yet, stopice.org is a fake website made BY ice themselves and it would be a shame if they received thousands of submissions under Stephen Miller's name

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 20h

this reminds me of how, for years, erik wemple had “the erik wemple blog”, which was just his regular column at the post and how silly and nakedly self-promoting it was, but wemple wasn’t the boss, he was just a columnist