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Soldier, Servant, Traveler, Spy. DoA/DoD for 25 yrs Sorry. Never developed an interest in any sports Still a kid at heart so comics, cartoons and toys And please. No need to thank me for anything. Sorry. I don't do 🚫DMs🚫 I've turned them OFF

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jacksimon.bsky.social @jacksimon.bsky.social · 2m

And you know
The same could be said about
Reading the obituaries
So
Maybe tommarow

jacksimon.bsky.social @jacksimon.bsky.social · 7m

www.newsweek.com/users-vow-to...

Users vow to boycott Spotify after streamer runs ICE recruitment ad

Part of the message from DHS said millions of immigrant criminals were running around the country.

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Boomer @boomer1956.bsky.social · 14h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h

Correct Response: "What an incredibly inappropriate thing to say, you creepy, crazy old man."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21m

Trump didn’t light the fire overnight. He’s been turning up the heat slowly, hoping we won’t notice until we’re already cooked.

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🦋 Still Standing 🦋 @imstillstanding.bsky.social · 1h

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1h

MAGA broke Congress when it decided that a Black man who had been elected President of the United States did not have the right to nominate a Supreme Court Justice.

After that, all that was left were insipid editorials like this.

If you don't know that Congress died years ago, where have you been?

Opinion | The most shortsighted way to end the government shutdown

Getting rid of the filibuster would spell disaster for Republicans.

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 1h

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 50m

Spot on.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 38m

ozempic?

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jacksimon.bsky.social @jacksimon.bsky.social · 28m

It's old
But good to remember

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 58m

“People like Maxim — who refuse to become silent accomplices to the Kremlin’s crimes — are saving our country’s honor amid this current darkness. And it will be they who will lead Russia back to normality once the drawn-out nightmare of Putin’s rule is over.”

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Opinion | What Putin is crushing in Russia

The arrest of opposition leader Maxim Kruglov is a blow against the last vestiges of Russian democracy.

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Laurel Davila @laureldavilacpa.bsky.social · 1h

Californians, the WORLD is counting on you to #VoteYESonProp50 and mail in your ballot before November 4th - no stamp needed!

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1h

“Defense lawyers who have clients caught up in the case have expressed bafflement at what possible crime could have been committed…”

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U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out After Clashes Over How to Handle Russia Inquiry

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