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The Progressive Curmudgeon

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Gluten-free, organic and locally sourced sarcasm. Half-baked ideas, ready for you to take home and finish. Or dispose of in your compost pile. "Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority" - Francis Bacon (Kevin's brother) #ASD #AutismAwareness

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The Progressive Curmudgeon @progcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 2h

Get vaccinated.

Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 5h

Public Health warns of possible recent measles exposure at Sea-Tac Airport b-townblog.com/public-healt...

Public Health warns of possible recent measles exposure at Sea-Tac Airport - The B-Town (Burien) Blog

Public Health – Seattle & King County was notified of a confirmed measles case in an adult that traveled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. If you are not imm...

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The Progressive Curmudgeon @progcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 2h

He's graduated from Russian water sports.

The Progressive Curmudgeon @progcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 2h

It's all they can do. Weak sauce.

The Progressive Curmudgeon @progcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 7h

Very Presidential

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The Progressive Curmudgeon @progcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 7h

Because Daddy Don has told him that Congress will no longer be necessary

The Progressive Curmudgeon @progcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 8h

It's all they can do since we didn't turn into the violent mob they hoped for.

Also, has Benny Johnson ever been to a Trump rally?

The Progressive Curmudgeon @progcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 8h

M ake
O rwell
F iction
A gain

The Progressive Curmudgeon @progcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 10h

The dog wouldn't eat THIS homework

The Progressive Curmudgeon @progcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 10h

This is lewd and in poor taste. I love it.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 11h

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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The Progressive Curmudgeon @progcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 11h

#NoKings today - peaceful and overwhelming support from cars driving by.

Mike Johnson and the Trump lap dogs were parrots repeating propaganda from Stephen Miller.

The Progressive Curmudgeon @progcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 13h

My Soros check bounced but I'm still here

The Progressive Curmudgeon @progcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 17h

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The Progressive Curmudgeon @progcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 17h

The lines that shape our votes should belong to us.

No more twisting maps to protect power.

Let open algorithms draw simple, fair districts—equal voices, equal weight.
Let math give democracy its shape back.

#FairMaps #EndGerrymandering

The Progressive Curmudgeon @progcurmudgeon.bsky.social · 17h

Congressional Districts should be drawn by an algorithm which is governed by 2 rules
- equal population within a margin of error
- make the map as much like a grid as possible.