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Mr. Chimpanzy

@cyanescens.bsky.social

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I like talking about things that start with “p” like politics (pragmatic progressive), psychedelics, psychoanalysis, philosophy, Portland, the Pacific Northwest & “m”—music, mushrooms. Parent of 2 teens. Daimista (IYKYK).

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Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 33m

Procrastinate. You?

Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 34m

Generally none of that is of much concern to them. Too abstract or far in the past; they have their own corrupt elites & authoritarian rulers to deal with. Paul Biya has been president since 1982 & they don't have free elections. So Cameroonians don't blame the US for their current day problems.

Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 34m

The people I've talked to are also aware of at least some of the United State's bad behavior around the globe, from the founding to the present; they're aware that American corporations & the capitalist system we've kept afloat often exploit and harm people like them.

Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 42m

Lots of people know, or have heard of, people from their communities who have immigrated to the US and are getting by, sending some money home. Until this year at least we were easier to immigrate to than a lot of other developed countries, more welcoming & easier to stay longer in, legally or not

Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 42m

There's a lot of places in the Third World that don't have any reason to feel specific animus towards the United States & Americans. The US never much bothered with them, it's the French, British and Portugese who subjugated them. And they've never met an American to form a strong opinion of us

Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 48m

In addition to that I worked for about ten years in a series of psychiatric hospitals in Chicago and LA and there's a ton of Filipino and Nigerian immigrants working as nurses, plus a few folks from other developing nations, and engaged in conversations about our respective countries plenty

Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 54m

I don't know if this will work but if not I can screenshot you some of it. It looks like I was having this same conversation a month ago.

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Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 3h

You're saying you don't believe me?

Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 3h

No. Lazy, not carrying it's weight.

Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 3h

Well if he'd said "Brazilians hate the US" I wouldn't have bothered replying. But barring additional information, I don't see why I should consider him a spokesman for the Third World. I have lived in a different part of the Third World and the US/Americans were not hated there. Now the French...

Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 4h

God I hope not! Remember reading accounts of Baghdad in that period (‘04-‘06?) and it was absolutely horrifying.

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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 5h

PDX continuing to show why it's the best airport in the country.

PDX chooses not to air video of Sec. Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown

The Port of Portland is choosing not to broadcast a new video that shows DHS Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown."Democr

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Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 5h

Seems to have died down in the last couple decades but for awhile Eye of the Tiger maybe?

I don’t follow any sports, for all I know maybe it’s still played at games or sports broadcasts

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 16h

If you’re in the market for a therapist try asking them if they’d be okay with a Bravo crew sittin’ in on a sesh and if they say yes, keep looking

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 16h

Any time I see a therapy session on some dumbass reality show I think Oh what a shitty therapist for agreeing to do this

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Michael C. Davies @blobodelendaest.bsky.social · 20h

Constitutional amendments that nullify everything that allowed Trump to exist, use power as they have, and make it clear this was wrong; also should declare the Trump Admin an insurrection; and exiling of large numbers from Govt—elected and Admin. As in, if you joined ICE, you cannot serve in Govt.

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A Whole Damn Town! @im.a.whole.damn.town · 16h

Twin Peaks: The Man From Another Place.

The Man From Another Place. Twin Peaks S01E03 - Zen or the Skill to Catch a Killer.

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Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 17h

Those are federal agents?

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 18h

Roadside Attraction would easily compete as the best bar in the Twin Cities and I’m not sure it’s even, like, special here? It’s infuriating

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 19h

Genuinely annoyed how many cool bars and restaurants Portland has. Every few blocks, a bar Minneapolis would kill for

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Energetic Nova @energetic-nova.bsky.social · 18h

As long as headlines like this, we are winning.

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Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'

Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 1d

One great aspect of iconic inflatable costumes (aside from how they instantly undermine propaganda about war zones) is that it's useless to arrest the person wearing one. Cuffing a frog would make law enforcement look pathetic. And carting one off just guarantees that more will show up the next day.

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Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 21h

John Travolta’s Prince Valiant-with-a-soul-patch look is an affront to God!

Truly just a bad bad movie.

But: Halle Berry does have beautiful boobs and I don’t care that it was completely gratuitous for her to show then to us.

Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 21h

One of the most ridiculous movies I’ve ever seen!

This scene one of the most ridiculous scenes I’ve ever seen!

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Swordfish (2001) HD 1080P | Testing Stanley Hacking skills | Hack Department of defence | MOVIE clip

YouTube video by Golden Movie Clips

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Mr. Chimpanzy @cyanescens.bsky.social · 21h

Oh really? Ha! That was just the first picture that comes up if you search for “LBJ standing over people”

Which autofills as soon as you’ve put in “LBJ st” must get searched quite a bit!