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David Slider @dcslider.bsky.social · 1d

300 years ago we would have had to burn the author at the stake for this heresy.

Which kind of makes her point.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2d

Tariffs have rapidly increased the price of coffee—a drink with almost no nutritional value and lots of functional substitutes. Yet coffee may also be the one thing Americans can’t live without, @elcush.bsky.social writes:

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight

Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.

bit.ly

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David Slider @dcslider.bsky.social · 1d

Bill Clinton was the last President when things weren’t fucked up.

(To be fair, Obama inherited fucked up and mostly unfucked it for a little while.)

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David Slider @dcslider.bsky.social · 1d

“Mr. President, we must not allow a cooking oil gap!”

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David Slider @dcslider.bsky.social · 2d

Summary of Jerome Powell speech:

a man wearing glasses and a black suit is standing in front of a sign that says ' the ' on it

ALT: a man wearing glasses and a black suit is standing in front of a sign that says ' the ' on it

media.tenor.com

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David Slider @dcslider.bsky.social · 2d

My sign is going to be viciously mean.

Gonna get some 8th graders to write it for me.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.

( ht: @tizzywoman.bsky.social )

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David Slider @dcslider.bsky.social · 2d

If it’s Dodgers v Mariners in the World Series, every game will start at 10pm ET.

Or at 4pm PT. Which means the games at Dodger Stadium will have 20 people there at the start.

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David Slider @dcslider.bsky.social · 2d

Penn State should go retro and hire a Catholic priest as new head coach.

The Athletic @theathletic.com · 3d

BREAKING: Penn State has fired head coach James Franklin, the school announced Sunday.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

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David Slider @dcslider.bsky.social · 2d

There are players on other teams that Houston Astros fans will always root for no matter what.

George Springer of the Blue Jays is one of those players.

a baseball player with the number 4 on his uniform

ALT: a baseball player with the number 4 on his uniform

media.tenor.com

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David Slider @dcslider.bsky.social · 2d

If Trump dies in the Holy Land, the religious nuts will want to wait three days just to be sure.

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David Slider @dcslider.bsky.social · 3d

For many, it’s just another day off.

For millions of Americans of Italian heritage, it’s a cherished day to express grievance against wrongs that never happened.