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JP
@jppierce.bsky.social
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Every republic walks a line—liberty for the vulnerable or power for the mighty. NPR, PBS, and WCPE keep me steady. Gardening grounds me; naps keep me honest. I once knew beans, now I know weeds. I’m not funny, but I sure as hell amuse myself.
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · Apr 19
Pink Houses dropped just as the Reagan revolution kicked into high gear—a secular prophecy wrapped in heartland rock, calling out the hollowing of the American Dream before most even noticed it slipping away.

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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 10h
It never ends...
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 10h
Statistically speaking, hope remains within the margin of error.
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 11h
Houston, we have a problem. China's pissed.
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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 1d
Everybody in his administration bought stock on Friday when the market crashed.

Today there will be some magic good news pill that will take the market back up so they can sell and make more money.

Watch.
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 11h
I'm sending you to HR.
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 11h
What Deadwood teaches us is that in the end, Al’s brutality feels almost moral beside Hearst’s: he’s the dark conscience of a town discovering that evil no longer needs a villain, just capital.
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 11h
Ask your dad how Cotton Mather’s doing.
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 11h
Monday’s squirrel is full of schemes,
Tuesday’s squirrel is full of doubt.
Wednesday's squirrel is full of ?
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welladriansays.bsky.social @welladriansays.bsky.social · 11h
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Trump handshake trolls
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otterhat.bsky.social @otterhat.bsky.social · 15h
I hate to say it, but I need this goddamn primate in my life.

The orange one.
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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 1d
He made it look easy
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 11h
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Steven Nguyen Scaife @midfalutin.bsky.social · 23h
i really hate when we talk about books like they're shopping lists of tropes
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 19h
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 19h
scuttle - but close enough
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6 Procol Harum - Conquistador - Procol Harum, Live 1972
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 19h
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 19h
Is there a choice?
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 20h
F-bomb, only 23 hours to go.
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 20h
This ought to be a shanty, peer-reviewed.
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 20h
Whatever you may do, do it in meter.
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 20h
Why do all three feel natural in the first place?
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 20h
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 20h
Honoring Lenny Bruce with a 24-hour field test in applied linguistics: can the F-word and its derivatives sustain human communication?
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 20h
On toast? Lightly buttered, or straight up?
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midnightsun49.bsky.social @midnightsun49.bsky.social · 1d
It would sound like this
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PorcelainTeacup04☕ @porcelainteacup04.bsky.social · 21h
#food #recipes
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Pan Fried Tofu (Easy and Delicious)
This no-press pan fried tofu recipe produces lightly crisped tofu packed with delicious flavor. It’s perfect for busy weeknights or vegan diet meal prep!
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JP @jppierce.bsky.social · 21h
Ah yes, the classic jobs program: fire the people who actually work, keep the ones who blame “the deep state” between crypto trades.