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Old Dog, Vieux Chien - On Behalf of the Fool

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Retired: All-over-the road lawyer for 40 years - US, Canada & every continent but the cold one. LGBTQ+/neurodivergent family. 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇪🇪🇺🇦🇬🇱🏳️‍⚧️ In D.C., the circus is always in town, Suspicious of posts that overuse "I" or "me."

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Old Dog, Vieux Chien - On Behalf of the Fool @onbehalfofhefool.bsky.social · 5d

The U.S. minimum wage is so much lower than other western democracies, it stands out as an effective tool in keeping a beleaguered labor force powerless.

Plus, the U.S. is unique in ransoming access to healthcare - and withholding it completely who cannot pay.

It is beyond time for real change.

ACH4DC @ach4dc.bsky.social · 5d

Hit the meme wage

4 Days a week, for a total of 20 hours
At the rate of $69 per hour as a minimum

Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 5d

I know that a lot of people have to turn hobbies into hustles for survival, but we shouldn’t make that the standard expectation to make ends meet. Jobs need to pay more. You deserve to have time to do things simply bring you joy.

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Oscar&Felix @oscar-felix.bsky.social · 7h

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Devin @metaldad666.bsky.social · 8h

Hegseth is another angry, self-hating closet case. There’s a reason he’s so obsessed with masculinity, fit men and oiled male bodies. There’s not a shred of doubt in my mind about that.

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Old Dog, Vieux Chien - On Behalf of the Fool @onbehalfofhefool.bsky.social · 7h

Great list!

Old Dog, Vieux Chien - On Behalf of the Fool @onbehalfofhefool.bsky.social · 7h

Easy, but in many rural areas Walmart is all that there is, God help them.

resistersister🌻🩸💴 @resistersisnj.bsky.social · 7h

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Mamalinda84 @mamalinda84.bsky.social · 7h

They are right. Swear her in.

Stace RN Resists 📎💙 Portland Strong @stacernresists.bsky.social · 7h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10h

This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a ceasefire. Why is the media calling it a peace plan?

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7h

Here are the little darlings they’ve created. Horrifying.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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

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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 7h

It’s actually 7. California, Kentucky, Maine, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Vermont are slated to begin their window shopping period tomorrow and learn what their ACA premiums will be for 2026.

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 8h

Tomorrow, six more states will be able to view their 2026 health care costs.

On average, they'll find their premiums have doubled.

It's not complicated: Washington Republicans spiked health care premiums for 22 million Americans.

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Webpuppy45 @webpuppy45.bsky.social · 8h

Untrained unqualified unsafe

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Jay @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 1d

airports are refusing to play Kristi Noem’s propaganda video

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15h

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Oscar&Felix @oscar-felix.bsky.social · 7h

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Xennial Farmer @xennialfarmer.bsky.social · 1d

Whatever immunity they think they have will not save them.

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frankenpaper @frankenpaper.bsky.social · 7h

It's a shame that none of the Christan Billionaires who are getting big tax breaks, won't fund some foodbanks to help our soldiers or others who are suffering so that Republicans can protect pedophiles instead of allowing us healthcare.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7h

Money already approved for projects that Trump is using the shutdown to defund comes from less than 3% of Republican districts, compared with Democratic districts.

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Old Dog, Vieux Chien - On Behalf of the Fool @onbehalfofhefool.bsky.social · 7h

Hey, wait! You mean he really IS bald?

KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 8h

Anyone else loving this photo? Not sure what’s best, the forehead or the double vajajay neckline! 🙄🙄

Hear he hates it so please feel free to share!

Old Dog, Vieux Chien - On Behalf of the Fool @onbehalfofhefool.bsky.social · 7h

Nice! A shame the MSM would never cover this.

@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 8h

Keep 'em coming @housedemocrats.bsky.social ! #EpsteinFiles

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 8h

“What is he afraid of?”
“Epstein!”

House Democrats have a message for Mike Johnson as he continues to avoid swearing in Rep.-elect Grijalva. (video via Ally Mutnick/Twitter)

Old Dog, Vieux Chien - On Behalf of the Fool @onbehalfofhefool.bsky.social · 7h

Does this mean the costume's and posters we buy will be tax deductible expenses?

Eykyu - The solution is unification🏴󠁵󠁳󠁣󠁡󠁿🌊🇺🇸🦅 @eykyu.bsky.social · 8h

Old Dog, Vieux Chien - On Behalf of the Fool @onbehalfofhefool.bsky.social · 7h

A mass shooting in Texas of all places?

Alliance Against Gun Violence and Gun Violence Ticker. @gunviolenceticker.bsky.social · 8h

Mass shooting:
1 dead and 4 wounded in shooting at After Hours Club in Dallas, Texas.

Deceased identified as 21 year old Jacob Cuellar.

Old Dog, Vieux Chien - On Behalf of the Fool @onbehalfofhefool.bsky.social · 7h

Does that mean he's now a criminal? Alert the DoJ!

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8h

As chairman of the board of Fannie Mae, Bill Pulte was required to file a disclosure form with the SEC. He didn’t.

The attack dog targeting Trump opponents over their paperwork hasn’t even filed his own

As chairman of the board of Fannie Mae, Bill Pulte was required to file a disclosure form with the SEC. He didn’t.

www.motherjones.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

I just realized that MAGA means "Make Argentina Great Again."

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Old Dog, Vieux Chien - On Behalf of the Fool @onbehalfofhefool.bsky.social · 7h

Donald Trump literally doesn't know how tariffs work.

His pal, Jeffrey Epstein, thought it was hilarious that Trump was in business buy couldn't read a basic balance sheet.

"He knows real estate thought," said Trump's enigmatic friend.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

GOV. WALZ: "The biggest myth is that this guy understands business. He's an absolute abject failure at business — the irony is calling Democrats socialists when I am begging for free markets here to allow capitalism to work. Trump’s the one with government interference." (From @atrupar.com )

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

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The Fifth Dentist @fifthdentist.bsky.social · 7h

When your healthcare premiums go up next year, take comfort in knowing that your sacrifice is saving a few Argentine plutocrats from the embarrassment of an unpainted yacht.

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Old Dog, Vieux Chien - On Behalf of the Fool @onbehalfofhefool.bsky.social · 7h

My god MAGA guys! Go with the Pink Floyd song:

"Leave the Kids Alone!"

Libforce One 🇺🇦🇹🇼🇵🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 🚫卐⃠ @libforce1.bsky.social · 10h

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