@jphicks.bsky.social
Yes, I’m the same 4th generation (that I know of anyway) Texan as I was on the bad place. Migrating to here is a breath of fresh air even though I left 14k followers. Starting over. Let’s make this place as good as it can possibly be.
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Trump tonight:
Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me
Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me
December 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Trump tonight:
Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me
Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me
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Sums it up, pretty much.
December 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Sums it up, pretty much.
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Whooping cough soaring in Texas due to decrease in vaccinations. This baby contracted it before she was old enough for the vax. Multiple ER visits.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Whooping cough cases soar as vaccine rates drop among kids
In an NBC News data investigation of 31 states, about 70% of counties and jurisdictions fell below the target vaccination rate needed for community protection.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Whooping cough soaring in Texas due to decrease in vaccinations. This baby contracted it before she was old enough for the vax. Multiple ER visits.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Veterans deserve better!
December 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Veterans deserve better!
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The only female doctor at my VA clinic left in June and I still haven’t been assigned a new primary care doctor!
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The only female doctor at my VA clinic left in June and I still haven’t been assigned a new primary care doctor!
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Are you a doctor, nurse or other frontline medical provider who has recently left your position at a VA hospital or clinic?
We want to hear from you. Tell us your story:
We want to hear from you. Tell us your story:
Why Did You Leave the Department of Veterans Affairs?
ProPublica wants to hear from doctors, nurses and other front-line medical providers who recently left positions at a VA hospital or clinic.
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Are you a doctor, nurse or other frontline medical provider who has recently left your position at a VA hospital or clinic?
We want to hear from you. Tell us your story:
We want to hear from you. Tell us your story:
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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Some of the best movies ever made were by Rob Reiner. They made us laugh and think: The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men. And he was a force on screen as well in All in the Family and so many films.
What a tragic loss. Words fail with news like this.
What a tragic loss. Words fail with news like this.
December 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Some of the best movies ever made were by Rob Reiner. They made us laugh and think: The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men. And he was a force on screen as well in All in the Family and so many films.
What a tragic loss. Words fail with news like this.
What a tragic loss. Words fail with news like this.
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You know how Trump has destroyed The Kennedy Center?
I think California should build The Reiner Center and take over the mantle of recognizing true cultural masterpieces.
I think California should build The Reiner Center and take over the mantle of recognizing true cultural masterpieces.
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
You know how Trump has destroyed The Kennedy Center?
I think California should build The Reiner Center and take over the mantle of recognizing true cultural masterpieces.
I think California should build The Reiner Center and take over the mantle of recognizing true cultural masterpieces.
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NEW JERSEY — bonkers… the husband of an ICE agent uses her marked car to pretend to be Homeland Security and respond to a call HE MADE HIMSELF… with a gun and sirens and everything.
December 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW JERSEY — bonkers… the husband of an ICE agent uses her marked car to pretend to be Homeland Security and respond to a call HE MADE HIMSELF… with a gun and sirens and everything.
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This brutal Kirk-Owens feud proves MAGA's core is pure grift. They're not a movement; they're hustlers cannibalizing each other for cash and clout, revealing the whole rotten project is built on nothing.
MAGA infighting among Charlie Kirk’s allies 'growing increasingly ugly'
After Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on September 10, his widow, Erika Kirk, became the organization's new leader. Many MAGA Republicans were quick to blame liberals, progressives and Democrats for the murder — even though countless Democrats, from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D...
www.alternet.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This brutal Kirk-Owens feud proves MAGA's core is pure grift. They're not a movement; they're hustlers cannibalizing each other for cash and clout, revealing the whole rotten project is built on nothing.
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Heartfelt Tributes Flood In Following ‘Devastating Loss’ Of Rob Reiner
Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Elijah Wood, Ben Stiller, Eric Idle and many, many more paid tribute to the actor-director.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rob-re...
Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Elijah Wood, Ben Stiller, Eric Idle and many, many more paid tribute to the actor-director.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rob-re...
Heartfelt Tributes Flood In Following ‘Devastating Loss’ Of Rob Reiner
Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Elijah Wood, Ben Stiller, Eric Idle and many, many more paid tribute to the actor-director.
www.huffpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Heartfelt Tributes Flood In Following ‘Devastating Loss’ Of Rob Reiner
Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Elijah Wood, Ben Stiller, Eric Idle and many, many more paid tribute to the actor-director.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rob-re...
Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, Elijah Wood, Ben Stiller, Eric Idle and many, many more paid tribute to the actor-director.
www.huffpost.com/entry/rob-re...
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The articles say homicide and robbery is investigating (could just be procedure) but if someone has killed Rob Reiner I’m going to need to change my stance on some things.
BREAKING
Two people have been found dead at the home of director and actor Rob Reiner.
The LA Fire Department said the ages of the two victims is 78 and 68 which matches the ages of Rob and his wife Michele.
Full Story: bit.ly/497DhMd
Two people have been found dead at the home of director and actor Rob Reiner.
The LA Fire Department said the ages of the two victims is 78 and 68 which matches the ages of Rob and his wife Michele.
Full Story: bit.ly/497DhMd
December 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The articles say homicide and robbery is investigating (could just be procedure) but if someone has killed Rob Reiner I’m going to need to change my stance on some things.
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This is all-hands on deck. RFK Jr. wants to destroy vaccination in the US. COVID and HBV vaccination were the first step. These diseases WILL come back. And your personal vaccination status is important, but so is the coverage in your community. So up your game and fight. www.vox.com/2015/3/25/82...
The lives vaccines have saved in the US, in one chart
Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters expl...
www.vox.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This is all-hands on deck. RFK Jr. wants to destroy vaccination in the US. COVID and HBV vaccination were the first step. These diseases WILL come back. And your personal vaccination status is important, but so is the coverage in your community. So up your game and fight. www.vox.com/2015/3/25/82...
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Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏
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I can never unsee this so neither can you
December 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I can never unsee this so neither can you
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To be honest I get much more interaction there than here. It’s hit about 430,000 views over there. Without George posting it here it wouldn’t have made hardly any impact. I like Blue Sky but they have some work to do to help boost engagement.
January 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
To be honest I get much more interaction there than here. It’s hit about 430,000 views over there. Without George posting it here it wouldn’t have made hardly any impact. I like Blue Sky but they have some work to do to help boost engagement.
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Denise Lugo has been a home care worker supporting aging adults and people with disabilities in North Carolina for over 30 years.
Now, the Labor Department wants to strip her and millions of other caregivers of minimum wage and overtime protections that could wreak havoc on their livelihoods.
Now, the Labor Department wants to strip her and millions of other caregivers of minimum wage and overtime protections that could wreak havoc on their livelihoods.
Home Care Workers Are Losing Minimum Wage Protections — and Fighting Back
Three million care workers, many of them Black and Latina women, could be classified as “companions” instead of professionals.
capitalandmain.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Denise Lugo has been a home care worker supporting aging adults and people with disabilities in North Carolina for over 30 years.
Now, the Labor Department wants to strip her and millions of other caregivers of minimum wage and overtime protections that could wreak havoc on their livelihoods.
Now, the Labor Department wants to strip her and millions of other caregivers of minimum wage and overtime protections that could wreak havoc on their livelihoods.
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Steyer: We have to break this cycle of rising costs so we can continue to deliver care, and single-payer is the way to go.
Meiselas: What do you say to critics who say, “I remember when Tom ran for president and ran ads saying he didn’t support the single-payer?”
Steyer: I was wrong.
Meiselas: What do you say to critics who say, “I remember when Tom ran for president and ran ads saying he didn’t support the single-payer?”
Steyer: I was wrong.
December 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Steyer: We have to break this cycle of rising costs so we can continue to deliver care, and single-payer is the way to go.
Meiselas: What do you say to critics who say, “I remember when Tom ran for president and ran ads saying he didn’t support the single-payer?”
Steyer: I was wrong.
Meiselas: What do you say to critics who say, “I remember when Tom ran for president and ran ads saying he didn’t support the single-payer?”
Steyer: I was wrong.
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"Fog of war" 😂. They're using billion dollar technology to kill people that aren't even aware of their existence.
Not exactly the jungles of Vietnam
Not exactly the jungles of Vietnam
December 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"Fog of war" 😂. They're using billion dollar technology to kill people that aren't even aware of their existence.
Not exactly the jungles of Vietnam
Not exactly the jungles of Vietnam
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What? Congress hasn’t declared war on any country or non-state actor.
How can “fog of war” exist without a war?
I think #PeteHegseth may had just admitted that the killing of non-combatants in the Caribbean is unlawful and a war crime?
How can “fog of war” exist without a war?
I think #PeteHegseth may had just admitted that the killing of non-combatants in the Caribbean is unlawful and a war crime?
BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cites "fog of war" in defending follow-on strike in September attack on alleged drug boat in Caribbean Sea.
Live updates: Trump hosts Cabinet meeting amid scrutiny over boat strikes
President Donald Trump is hosting a Cabinet meeting as the administration insists that secondary strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea were lawful.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
What? Congress hasn’t declared war on any country or non-state actor.
How can “fog of war” exist without a war?
I think #PeteHegseth may had just admitted that the killing of non-combatants in the Caribbean is unlawful and a war crime?
How can “fog of war” exist without a war?
I think #PeteHegseth may had just admitted that the killing of non-combatants in the Caribbean is unlawful and a war crime?
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Florida and Texas where a lot of elites live will be the first to get the biometric data blockchain banking fleece functional. TURN THEM BLUE.
December 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Florida and Texas where a lot of elites live will be the first to get the biometric data blockchain banking fleece functional. TURN THEM BLUE.
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Texas voters proudly allowed their government to lock them out. Now they have no recourse.
Most aggressively ignorant people in the US gave away all their rights for a handful of beans.
Most aggressively ignorant people in the US gave away all their rights for a handful of beans.
December 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Texas voters proudly allowed their government to lock them out. Now they have no recourse.
Most aggressively ignorant people in the US gave away all their rights for a handful of beans.
Most aggressively ignorant people in the US gave away all their rights for a handful of beans.