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Primordial Platypus

@perfectclarity.bsky.social

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Abolitionist in theory, incrementalist in practice. Here because I needed a place to keep track of the social unraveling and for silly nonsense (which I need because I paid attention to social unraveling). He/him

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Primordial Platypus @perfectclarity.bsky.social · 10h

We'll keep dropping hints, they gotta figure it out eventually right

...right?

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Stone Cold “Crazy” Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 11h

/13 Seriously, though: if you are suffering, reach out for help. There is always hope, and things can get better, and you are not going through it alone.

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Primordial Platypus @perfectclarity.bsky.social · 11h

My kingdom for British twits to keep to their lane.

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Ed Boooooo-mila @edburmila.bsky.social · 15h

you: please act normal you need these people to like you

people: hello Ed nice to meet you

me: the Old English word "mare" for a goblin or incubus type creature only survives in modern English in "nightmare." A nightmare is literally a weird litte demon guy sitting on your psyche as you sleep.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 13h

theonion.com/ice-agent-7-...

The Onion: ICE Agent, 7-Year-Old Both Wearing Same ‘Military Commando’ Halloween Costume

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Primordial Platypus @perfectclarity.bsky.social · 15h

Oh God now I wish I could

Primordial Platypus @perfectclarity.bsky.social · 16h

!!!!!!

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16h

BREAKING: In a second case over the suspension of SNAP benefits, a federal judge in Rhode Island has issued a TRO from the bench against the Trump administration.

There is no written order yet, but here is CNBC's report: www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/s...

A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ceasing to pay SNAP benefits during the
U.S. government shutdown.
The oral ruling by Judge Jack McConnell came a day before the administration was set to cut off those food stamp benefits from
42 million Americans.

Primordial Platypus @perfectclarity.bsky.social · 16h

a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .

Alt: a black and white cartoon of a man in a black sweater with SICKOS written on it, looking in through a window and saying "Yes... ha ha ha... YES"

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Primordial Platypus @perfectclarity.bsky.social · 16h

!!!!!!!!!!!

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 16h

!!!!!

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16h

BOSTON (AP) — Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.

Primordial Platypus @perfectclarity.bsky.social · 16h

I don't want to be out here in Al Gore's Internet looking like I want to defend Chuck but as far as I can tell the Platner ride or dies are (a) Bernie and (b) the Pod Save America guys (who aren't party leaders even though they certainly wish they were)

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Primordial Platypus @perfectclarity.bsky.social · 16h

Do they? Schumer specifically was named as the reason Mills is running too.

Primordial Platypus @perfectclarity.bsky.social · 17h

"Ma'am, just because Cuomo fixed your marriage issues it doesn't make him a good mayoral candidate"

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Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 17h

Again:

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 17h

If you're in NYC and haven't voted yet and have time to vote today, I highly recommend doing so for both political reasons and the spoopy pigeon sticker.

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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 18h

Are we really doing "poor trapped Usha Vance" content like people tried with Melania Trump? These wives are all on board the project. Let's not pretend.

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Ben Brode @benbrode.bsky.social · 18h

Happy Halloween!

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 23h

I’ve said this before but white guilt is useless. I don’t want people to feel guilty for things they had no part in, and guilt easily curdles into resentment. But everyone regardless should feel an obligation to correct injustice, especially if you somehow benefit. bsky.app/profile/mich...

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2d

I found this piece sad too, but mostly because it is part of a years-long effort by progressives to understand what "really" animates Trump voters.

We already know! It is racism, misogyny and misinformation. I know that sounds condescending or whatever but it's simply what all evidence suggests.

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Primordial Platypus @perfectclarity.bsky.social · 1d

The real stupider are the friends we make along the way

OH MY GOD WE SOLVED THE MALE LONELINESS CRISIS

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 1d

Frog put the cookies in a box. “There,” he said. “Now we will not eat any more cookies.”

“But we can open the box,” said Toad.

“That is true,” said Frog.

Frog and Toad hide the cookies in a box.

From "Cookies"
In *Frog and Toad Together*

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 1d

Bigs Chungus

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Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · 1d

I already knew, but the Nazi tattoo thing really hammers home that a lot of folks that identify as democrats just don’t have a will or enough common sense to fight racism. Y’all, you don’t accidentally get and keep a Nazi tattoo you dingbats.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 1d

One fact to add: SNAP benefits have been maintained in every previous shutdown. This is a choice they have made, not an inevitability.

A national disgrace gives us all a chance to do the right thing - Warwick Beacon

It’s galling to watch an American president salivate over plans for a $300-million ballroom on the rubble of the East Wing of the White House while Americans who rely on a little extra …

warwickonline.com

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 1d

When ProPublica emailed questions to Newby’s daughter, the North Carolina Republican Party’s communications director, Matt Mercer, responded, writing that ProPublica was waging a “jihad” against “NC Republicans,” which would “not be met with dignifying any comments whatsoever.”

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter,” Mercer said in his email. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 1d

If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!

It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.

And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.

My quote from an Axios interview, stating that: People often think of climate change as a separate bucket at the end of a long row of other buckets of problems we're trying to fix that are wrong in the world," Hayhoe told Axios.
This includes poverty, disease and access to clean water.
"Climate change is not a separate bucket," Hayhoe said. "The reason we care about climate change is that it's the hole in every bucket."

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Primordial Platypus @perfectclarity.bsky.social · 1d

We can't see the whole hippo, seems rude to make assumptions

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