Jimmy Avery
@greysandpiper.bsky.social
Recruiter by trade. Founder of Waverly Sourcing. Angler. Trekkie. Portlander. Former Seattleite.
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anyone really serious about running for president as a democrat in 2028 had better have a strong commitment to trustbusting as one of their core positions
December 6, 2025 at 7:47 AM
anyone really serious about running for president as a democrat in 2028 had better have a strong commitment to trustbusting as one of their core positions
Just because you don't like how another country does something, or you don't like their leader (even if he's not a democratic leader or was put in power unfairly), it doesn't give you the right to invade them.
Also, "I want their oil", is a worse reason than the above ones.
Also, "I want their oil", is a worse reason than the above ones.
December 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Just because you don't like how another country does something, or you don't like their leader (even if he's not a democratic leader or was put in power unfairly), it doesn't give you the right to invade them.
Also, "I want their oil", is a worse reason than the above ones.
Also, "I want their oil", is a worse reason than the above ones.
Look...don't get me wrong - I love a good steak. But a pot roast prepared well...it can't be beat!
December 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Look...don't get me wrong - I love a good steak. But a pot roast prepared well...it can't be beat!
So who's ready for another illegal war with no end in sight to distract from the President's crimes?
Just like with Iraq, the US is not under threat of immediate attack, Congress has not voted for war, and it's all about oil. And just like last time, the media is ignoring all that.
Just like with Iraq, the US is not under threat of immediate attack, Congress has not voted for war, and it's all about oil. And just like last time, the media is ignoring all that.
November 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
So who's ready for another illegal war with no end in sight to distract from the President's crimes?
Just like with Iraq, the US is not under threat of immediate attack, Congress has not voted for war, and it's all about oil. And just like last time, the media is ignoring all that.
Just like with Iraq, the US is not under threat of immediate attack, Congress has not voted for war, and it's all about oil. And just like last time, the media is ignoring all that.
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Hold up… this motherfucker has had a THIRD MRI this year?!?
The fuck are we doing??? If this were Biden the NYT would make this a front page story every fucking day.
Just when I think I have a grasp on an answer I’m flung right back into wondering *why* he’s allowed to get away with this shit
The fuck are we doing??? If this were Biden the NYT would make this a front page story every fucking day.
Just when I think I have a grasp on an answer I’m flung right back into wondering *why* he’s allowed to get away with this shit
November 15, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Hold up… this motherfucker has had a THIRD MRI this year?!?
The fuck are we doing??? If this were Biden the NYT would make this a front page story every fucking day.
Just when I think I have a grasp on an answer I’m flung right back into wondering *why* he’s allowed to get away with this shit
The fuck are we doing??? If this were Biden the NYT would make this a front page story every fucking day.
Just when I think I have a grasp on an answer I’m flung right back into wondering *why* he’s allowed to get away with this shit
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Congratulations to Girmay Zahilay, new King County Executive, and Katie Wilson, new Seattle Mayor, bringing fresh, youthful leadership to Washington State.
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Congratulations to Girmay Zahilay, new King County Executive, and Katie Wilson, new Seattle Mayor, bringing fresh, youthful leadership to Washington State.
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The Republican health care plan is about as real as the tooth fairy, so I won't hold my breath.
FOX NEWS: So what would Trumpcare look like?
DR OZ: Well, these are all ideas that we're still working on
DR OZ: Well, these are all ideas that we're still working on
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The Republican health care plan is about as real as the tooth fairy, so I won't hold my breath.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
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electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
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People will be mad at me for saying this, but I think we have to do it. Nothing is more important for the future of this country, and indeed humanity, than the app that makes you schizophrenic and helps you forget how to learn. The juice is worth the squeeze.
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM
People will be mad at me for saying this, but I think we have to do it. Nothing is more important for the future of this country, and indeed humanity, than the app that makes you schizophrenic and helps you forget how to learn. The juice is worth the squeeze.
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Denial is the first stage of grief. The second stage is more grief when you get your ass handed to you in the midterms. 😃
Fox Propaganda has gone Full George Orwell to cope with last night's ferocious rebuke to Republicans and, especially, Trump.
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Denial is the first stage of grief. The second stage is more grief when you get your ass handed to you in the midterms. 😃
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this is looking significantly worse for the gop than 2021 was for Ds.
will pundits treat it as a sweeping rebuke of Trump? or are they not allowed to put that in the papers now?
will pundits treat it as a sweeping rebuke of Trump? or are they not allowed to put that in the papers now?
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
this is looking significantly worse for the gop than 2021 was for Ds.
will pundits treat it as a sweeping rebuke of Trump? or are they not allowed to put that in the papers now?
will pundits treat it as a sweeping rebuke of Trump? or are they not allowed to put that in the papers now?
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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This is just reporting. This is what headlines in the New York Times and your local paper should look like every day. The New Yorker should be publishing stuff like this, only with an umlaut thrown in occasionally for some fucken reason.
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
November 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is just reporting. This is what headlines in the New York Times and your local paper should look like every day. The New Yorker should be publishing stuff like this, only with an umlaut thrown in occasionally for some fucken reason.
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What Stuart Stevens says is perfectly obvious, and something you will not see reflected in any of the major media coverage.
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
What Stuart Stevens says is perfectly obvious, and something you will not see reflected in any of the major media coverage.
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The big tech founder who has a 256-foot $75 million superyacht to "shadow" his 417-foot $500 million superyacht, because the bigger yacht lacks a helipad, is very worried about his newspaper's financials
Some news: The Washington Post is preparing to cut newsroom staff even after several high profile exits. Bezos’ new opinion editor has privately told people The Post is in “severe financial distress.” Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...
Pain at The Post
As morale sinks and top talent exits, staffers at The Washington Post are bracing for more pain ahead of the holidays—raising questions about Will Lewis’ leadership, nearly two years into his tenure a...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The big tech founder who has a 256-foot $75 million superyacht to "shadow" his 417-foot $500 million superyacht, because the bigger yacht lacks a helipad, is very worried about his newspaper's financials
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I would note that this disdain points in one direction. These legacy media outlets have been quick to cover and hype tea party protests, anti-mask/anti-vax protests, and countless other examples of what they call “real Americans” engaging in protest.
For sure some of the legacy media outlets are downplaying the protests because they’re aligned with Trump, but I think an even bigger factor is how many elite journalists have a patrician disdain for the idea that politics can happen in the streets and not just the CNN green room.
October 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I would note that this disdain points in one direction. These legacy media outlets have been quick to cover and hype tea party protests, anti-mask/anti-vax protests, and countless other examples of what they call “real Americans” engaging in protest.
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Since people are remembering the tea party: a critical part to remember is that much like the open up campaigns of 2020, it started as an astroturf campaign by billionaires like the Koch brothers.
When I say the media has a deference to money and power I mean it.
When I say the media has a deference to money and power I mean it.
October 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Since people are remembering the tea party: a critical part to remember is that much like the open up campaigns of 2020, it started as an astroturf campaign by billionaires like the Koch brothers.
When I say the media has a deference to money and power I mean it.
When I say the media has a deference to money and power I mean it.
Republicans are all stick and no carrot, unless the whole carrot farm is going to the wealthy.
October 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Republicans are all stick and no carrot, unless the whole carrot farm is going to the wealthy.
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Which is *exactly* what some of us have saying he would do.
Oh, and he’s funneling NATO intelligence to Russia.
Trump is a Russian asset and a traitor.
Oh, and he’s funneling NATO intelligence to Russia.
Trump is a Russian asset and a traitor.
"The US president tossed aside maps of the frontline in Ukraine, insisted Zelenskyy surrender the entire Donbas region to Putin, and repeatedly echoed talking points the Russian leader had made in their call a day earlier"
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Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia
US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting
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October 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Which is *exactly* what some of us have saying he would do.
Oh, and he’s funneling NATO intelligence to Russia.
Trump is a Russian asset and a traitor.
Oh, and he’s funneling NATO intelligence to Russia.
Trump is a Russian asset and a traitor.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Nothing that any elected Democrat has ever said about Republican voters is ever as crass or as cruel as what Trump says about Democratic constituencies every single day, and the media just treats it as background noise.
October 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Nothing that any elected Democrat has ever said about Republican voters is ever as crass or as cruel as what Trump says about Democratic constituencies every single day, and the media just treats it as background noise.
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there were people saying this is where everything was headed way back in 2020 and they were scoffed at and ignored and sidelined by the dem party. and if you ask me, maybe the people who did the scoffing should be less influential in the party going forward. just imo
"The only way to set the course to a true constitutional recovery is for the opposition to achieve a trifecta and pass major legislation to reform the prime sources of unconstitutional rule, which starts with the Supreme Court."
"This probable decision comes in the midst of an attempted autocratic takeover of the U.S. government in which elections are the only real recourse for the defenders of constitutional and democratic rule."
October 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
there were people saying this is where everything was headed way back in 2020 and they were scoffed at and ignored and sidelined by the dem party. and if you ask me, maybe the people who did the scoffing should be less influential in the party going forward. just imo