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Just a random guy. Probably here for the same reasons you are. Still on Twitter but checking out BlueSky.

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lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · Apr 3

Just thinking about the 2024 economy for no reason.

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lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 16m

"When you hate Americans more than dictators and terrorists"

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 20m

Average Americans were quite clear they were doing fine while being convinced the economy was in the gutter.

Yes, life is harder after free money, reduced responsibilities and expanded safety nets end. The majority of people still reported doing well.

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 1h

America First apparently means Trump praising himself in Israel as:

👉The govt is shutdown
👉The military is roaming American cities
👉ICE snatching people off the streets
👉The GOP tries to take away healthcare
👉Trump officials are accused of bribery
👉The Epstein files!

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lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 1h

Do netizens do anything but complain?

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 1h

Huh.

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 17h

There's only so much you can do with 50+1.

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 19h

Not a great incentive for future world leaders considering lawbreaking.

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 19h

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Maudi63 @maudi63.bsky.social · Jul 8

The Biden Administration got a ceasefire deal done within 5 weeks of October 7th that led to the release of 105 hostages 👇, but everyone ignores that. That ceasefire hostage release was the largest hostage release of the entire conflict. 👇

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 20h

www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
"Australia doesn’t just excel at big renewables and big batteries. Four million homes produce rooftop solar; a few weeks ago, those households temporarily supplied 55% of demand on the National Electricity Market, Westerman said."

As coal fades, Australia looks to realize dream of 100% renewable…

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other…

www.canarymedia.com

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lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 20h

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lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 20h

Biden got over 100 hostages released and Rubio did nothing but complain.

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Lee Drutman @leedrutman.bsky.social · 1d

New study finds Democrats represent public opinion better than Republicans: "the quality of statehouse democracy, here meaning the dynamic relationship between opinion and policy, is substantially weakened by Republican Party control of state government."

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....

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lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 22h

Then we probably shouldn't be adding $4 trillion in tax cuts to the deficit.

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 22h

Apparently you do...also in the emergency room if they get their way.

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 22h

These are the people whose healthcare Dems are bending over backwards to save.

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 1d

Interestingly this is the fifth time Hamas has offered to release the hostages, yet it's the first time Israel accepted the offer.

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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 1d

They always start with free speech. It sounds reasonable, doesn’t it? Free speech? And they can use it to shut down anyone who criticises them, because it’s all “free speech”

After “free speech” it’s “protecting women and girls”

And then it’s whatever they actually wanted.

Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 2d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 1d

Seems like they'd simply wait for him to leave?

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

www.10news.com

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 1d

They're paid $174,000 a year.

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 1d

Fox: "Is Heaven Woke?"

lakecounty1975 @lakecounty1975.bsky.social · 1d

lol