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Lonestar Gooner

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · Nov 26

The Oxford Comma is the way, the truth, and the light.

None shall get to the Father but by the Oxford Comma.

Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Nov 26

I was taught to always avoid the Oxford comma by Mrs Nelson, my year 4 primary school teacher and a formidable dominatrix.

But seriously, I love the Oxford Comma. So I made a starter pack of other serial comma aficionados. And I'll keep adding to it as I find more members of Team Oxford Comma . . .

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 4h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

www.thewrap.com

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 2h

16 October 1910 | Dutch Jew, Louis Lena van Emden, was born in Rotterdam.

He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork with his wife Marika in August 1942. Marika was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. Louis perished in the camp on 30 September 1942.

A husband and wife photographed together. She is sitting on some table, he is behind her. They are both nicely dressed. A studio photography.

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 1h

Gestapo.

They all must go to jail.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 12h

😂😂😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 13h

Can’t smile without ‘em…😎

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 13h

This. 💯

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 1d

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 20h

Normal behavior.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 21h

"The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else"

DoD sources tell Zeteo that staff there have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 21h

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 21h

Man, I dunno, like fuck that guy.

phylan @phylan.website · 21h

does this guy count as like, sentient. would euthanasia be an act of mercy in this case

“I look at Trump differently than I did before attending. I have not been able to get the TikTok I wanted to get with the president and I don’t even want to make a video with him even if he let me.”

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 21h

Man, fuck that guy.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

I’m a subscriber to The Onion print edition and trust me, the ads alone are worth it

Fake Apple ad

Remember when those
Chinese factory workers were all committing suicide?
Neither do we!

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 21h

I stand here with bated breath…😎

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Kmwood02 @kellywood.bsky.social · 22h

Of course she’s written a book 🙄

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 23h

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 22h

These guys, man…🙄🤷🏽‍♂️

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 22h

😂😂😂

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 22h

The next generation of GOP and maga are cooking quite nicely…🙄

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 22h

You can’t dox a public servant.

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 1d

🤦🏽‍♂️

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t holdback next time.

These morons benefit from the social sensibilities and grace of the rest of us who simply roll our eyes allowing them to remain unchallenged in their ignorance.

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 1d

Cool. Cool.

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 1d

That would be a contrast. (You know, otherwise “compare and contrast” would be redundant).

Anyway, I understand what you’re getting at.

My point is all slavery is evil. No reason to give any credence to bad faith actors who try to justify trans-Atlantic slavery by saying “you guys did it too”.

Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 1d

I read your post, the responses, and your responses thereto.

The gist of such interactions was a juxtaposition of chattel slavery & other forms of slavery throughout antiquity.

It was always a comparison; the implication being one form is worse than the other.

That’s kinda how comparisons work.🤷🏽‍♂️

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Lonestar Gooner @lonestargooner.bsky.social · 1d

As Sting once wrote, “We can always end up worse…”

As a lawyer, I don’t think I want a petit jury deciding matters of constitutional interpretation.