Sporkman
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Refugee from Xitter. Democrat 🇺🇸. Software engineer. Not as funny as I think I am. Suspected autist. #veteran
Avi is me chipping at the Berlin Wall circa 1989.
Avi is me chipping at the Berlin Wall circa 1989.
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No matter what happens - another reminder every vote counts
December 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM
No matter what happens - another reminder every vote counts
"People in this country have no idea about the level of stress these people are under. Most of them have families back home, and if the Taliban cannot get to them, they are making it very clear that they will go after their families."
www.alternet.org/dc-shooter-b...
www.alternet.org/dc-shooter-b...
DC shooting suspect may have been blackmailed into carrying out attack: report
Alleged Washington D.C. shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal may have been coerced into carrying out last week's attack on two members of the West Virginia National Guard, according to a new report.The Daily ...
www.alternet.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
"People in this country have no idea about the level of stress these people are under. Most of them have families back home, and if the Taliban cannot get to them, they are making it very clear that they will go after their families."
www.alternet.org/dc-shooter-b...
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one thing I have been observing some of the New Right point out is that this sort of rhetorical combativeness is really a means for the admin to shift focus fron policy to friend/enemy fights
Does the White House think this is going to win them support with Gen Z?
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
one thing I have been observing some of the New Right point out is that this sort of rhetorical combativeness is really a means for the admin to shift focus fron policy to friend/enemy fights
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These really ARE the worst people on earth.
December 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
These really ARE the worst people on earth.
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Rollins: Joe Biden increased food stamp program funding by 40%. Now… we continue to roll that back… Just gratitude and joy for this work. So, so grateful to you.
December 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Rollins: Joe Biden increased food stamp program funding by 40%. Now… we continue to roll that back… Just gratitude and joy for this work. So, so grateful to you.
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Rolling back food stamps seems bad but I guess if you realize it’s to give very wealthy people a tax cut
Rollins: Joe Biden increased food stamp program funding by 40%. Now… we continue to roll that back… Just gratitude and joy for this work. So, so grateful to you.
December 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Rolling back food stamps seems bad but I guess if you realize it’s to give very wealthy people a tax cut
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Today I learned that Senile Satan controls hurricanes, and not just with a sharpie.
Kristi Noem: “You made it through the hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that.”
Kristi Noem: “You made it through the hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that.”
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Today I learned that Senile Satan controls hurricanes, and not just with a sharpie.
Kristi Noem: “You made it through the hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that.”
Kristi Noem: “You made it through the hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that.”
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This guy complaining about people being in "air-conditioned offices."
Where were you, Pete, when you were watching your murder-strike livestream?
Where were you, Pete, when you were watching your murder-strike livestream?
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This guy complaining about people being in "air-conditioned offices."
Where were you, Pete, when you were watching your murder-strike livestream?
Where were you, Pete, when you were watching your murder-strike livestream?
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Pete Hegseth should resign.
December 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Pete Hegseth should resign.
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The fog of what now? When did the United States Congress declare war on Venezuelan fishermen?
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The fog of what now? When did the United States Congress declare war on Venezuelan fishermen?
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Please add "puppy killers" to your proposed travel ban.
WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.
WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.
December 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Please add "puppy killers" to your proposed travel ban.
WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.
WE DON'T WANT THEM. NOT ONE.
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Republicans won 58% of the vote across Indiana’s US House elections in 2024, granting them an already over-representative seven of the state’s nine congressional seats.
The new map, published Monday, would eliminate the remaining two seats in the state held by Democrats.
The new map, published Monday, would eliminate the remaining two seats in the state held by Democrats.
Indiana House Unveils New Map Rigged for GOP After Months of Trump Threats | Common Dreams
After abruptly changing course following months of bullying by Trump, Indiana's State House has released a newly drawn congressional map that hands the GOP control of all nine districts in the state. ...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Republicans won 58% of the vote across Indiana’s US House elections in 2024, granting them an already over-representative seven of the state’s nine congressional seats.
The new map, published Monday, would eliminate the remaining two seats in the state held by Democrats.
The new map, published Monday, would eliminate the remaining two seats in the state held by Democrats.
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Q: You talk about affordability. Are the American people getting impatient with the reforms you're making?
TRUMP: I think they're getting fake news from guys like you. Look, affordability is a hoax that was started by Democrats.
TRUMP: I think they're getting fake news from guys like you. Look, affordability is a hoax that was started by Democrats.
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Q: You talk about affordability. Are the American people getting impatient with the reforms you're making?
TRUMP: I think they're getting fake news from guys like you. Look, affordability is a hoax that was started by Democrats.
TRUMP: I think they're getting fake news from guys like you. Look, affordability is a hoax that was started by Democrats.
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President Donald Trump has been slapped with a $310 million lawsuit alleging that the president engaged in a "trafficking venture" that was "identical in every material respect" to the sex-trafficking operation allegedly spearheaded by Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump slapped with massive lawsuit alleging 'Epstein-identical' trafficking operation
President Donald Trump has been slapped with a $310 million lawsuit alleging that the president engaged in a “trafficking venture” that was “identical in every material respect” to the sex-trafficking operation allegedly spearheaded by Jeffrey Epstein.Filed on Nov. 24 in Palm Beach County, the lawsu...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
President Donald Trump has been slapped with a $310 million lawsuit alleging that the president engaged in a "trafficking venture" that was "identical in every material respect" to the sex-trafficking operation allegedly spearheaded by Jeffrey Epstein.
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Sen. Jacky Rosen emerging as one of the toughest Dem critics of Pete Hegseth's boat bombings. On MS NOW:
"Pete Hegseth [allegedly saying] ‘kill them all' -- if he said that, that is clearly murder. Or if we're at war, it's illegal. And if we're not at war, then it's murder. And he needs to resign."
"Pete Hegseth [allegedly saying] ‘kill them all' -- if he said that, that is clearly murder. Or if we're at war, it's illegal. And if we're not at war, then it's murder. And he needs to resign."
December 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Sen. Jacky Rosen emerging as one of the toughest Dem critics of Pete Hegseth's boat bombings. On MS NOW:
"Pete Hegseth [allegedly saying] ‘kill them all' -- if he said that, that is clearly murder. Or if we're at war, it's illegal. And if we're not at war, then it's murder. And he needs to resign."
"Pete Hegseth [allegedly saying] ‘kill them all' -- if he said that, that is clearly murder. Or if we're at war, it's illegal. And if we're not at war, then it's murder. And he needs to resign."
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Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
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ICE agents are child abusers and should be prosecuted as such.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
ICE agents are child abusers and should be prosecuted as such.
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Problem with nosy neighbors, trespassers, noisey people; here's a trick:
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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"the diseased distillation of everything this country swears it isn't but has always been—arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism, stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as toughness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like gospel. It is America's shadow made flesh"
OUCH
OUCH
October 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"the diseased distillation of everything this country swears it isn't but has always been—arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism, stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as toughness, greed exalted as ambition, and corruption worshiped like gospel. It is America's shadow made flesh"
OUCH
OUCH
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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ICE agents are going to be getting in trouble for their outlandishly brutal behavior to innocent people, and what will their defense be? “I was ordered to do it.” 👠
December 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
ICE agents are going to be getting in trouble for their outlandishly brutal behavior to innocent people, and what will their defense be? “I was ordered to do it.” 👠
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Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.