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jodyvanb @jodyvanb.bsky.social · 11h

My 18yo agreed to help his friend work on a car he bought that had the engine replaced. His friend sent him a diagram for a component he needs to re-wire and my son couldn’t make heads or tails of it. “This doesn’t make sense. This isn’t even possible..I’m going to ask where he got it.”
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 12h

George Floyd should still be here to celebrate his 52nd birthday. His life sparked a movement, and our fight for justice, accountability, and humanity continues. We’ll never stop saying his name.

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Samhain Night @samhainnight.bsky.social · 7h

It's the same in the States.

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Wrambbit @wrambbit.bsky.social · 9h

In 🇨🇦 they put income caps on the disabled person’s FAMILY so if they live with a spouse or parents, the govt takes away disability payment $ to force the family to sacrifice their own$ to support the disabled person(the govt WANTS the family to be burdened-NOT supported,& to resent their added cost)

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Samhain Night @samhainnight.bsky.social · 7h

It's the same in the States.

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Leslie McNevin @lmc514.bsky.social · 10h

Also the retirees.

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Amber Midthunder (not really) @pimpy-stronghand.bsky.social · 18h

Maybe the same reason there is, absurdly enough, a cap on how much income is subject to the Social Security tax

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 1d

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Brent Black @brentalfloss.bsky.social · 1d

The full 22-track cast recording of my Star Trek musical "KHAN!!!" is here! 🖖🎵

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mvicks35.bsky.social @mvicks35.bsky.social · 11h

We”ve been heading for civil war like since whenever Fox News started. Plus the White House, congress and the Supreme Court busting at the seams with raging fucking pedo fascists! Whet a dumb fucking country we became.

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Cannonball Adderall @leupp.bsky.social · 11h

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The secession talk is problematic but if this trend accelerates, at some point it will become a situation of taxation without representation and he fascist looting/repression of wealthy blue states will hit a tipping point
January 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 10h

Seen a bunch of “where are the 2A types now to fight the tyrannical govt?” replies, so want to add this.

It’s not inconsistent that they aren’t fighting, bc there are two definitions of “freedom” here, and they are thinking of the other one.

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · Jun 10

"Where is the NRA now" posts are, I think, useful frames for noting the key insight of Cowie's Freedom's Dominion:

There are two types of freedom:

1. FROM oppression.
2. TO oppress.

And (2) has always been what the NRA types embraced.

So Trump IS LIBERATORY for them.

Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · Jun 9

Imagine spending your whole life cos-playing and fantasizing about fighting the federal government sending troops in against its own citizens only to root for the government when the moment finally arrives

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 11h

Same time that Pritzker is telling city and state officials to start arresting and prosecuting federal officials for assaulting Illinois citizens.

OT1H, this is clearly really bad.

OTOH, our federalized design might end up being an absolute godsend.

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 12h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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jenscharlevoix.bsky.social @jenscharlevoix.bsky.social · 11h

JD Vance-Acre Trader.

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Swanky Somm III @sommaf.bsky.social · 12h

If he can bankrupt the farming industry, all that land goes into bankruptcy. Then is oligarch buddies can buy it for cheap.

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LLLwry @lglly.bsky.social · 12h

And both Argentina & Israel have Universal Healthcare and Free Subsidized Full Education
who we 🇺🇸 have given Billions of our Tax Dollars 💸 when we don't have those benefits & rights for our own families & selves

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Embee @embeem.bsky.social · 12h

God forbid we have universal healthcare! Why are we giving billions to Argentina??? 🤬

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brickmach.bsky.social @brickmach.bsky.social · 12h

Yup china is buying Australian beef Canadian grains etc Trump shot America in the foot and china is laughing

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Brooklyn American @brooklynamerican.bsky.social · 12h

So Argentina gets comp'd twice by the US:
$20 B from our tango-coated Nazi and;
All the revenues that would have gone to US farmers

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Big Cypress Box Set @waveofhopepatrol.bsky.social · 13h

Yeah, unimaginable. This plus purging undocumented workers results in a collapse of US ability to produce food.

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Rob Ellis @realrobellis.bsky.social · 13h

He can bail out the farmers I suppose, but what happens next year? The gone markets suddenly come back?

Don’t think so.

Never underestimate the damage that can be done by large mass groups of idiots.

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batgurl62.bsky.social @batgurl62.bsky.social · 12h

Bailing out a buddy of Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary of America. I can't even say United States anymore

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hikercat.bsky.social @hikercat.bsky.social · 13h

Please don't forget that Argentina's leader helped destroy Argentine economy with crypto. Over 200 wallets controlled by the same group in Argentina, each holds 200 bitcoin. Argentina needs to launder it through the U.S. fed reserve. This 20 billion is not a bailout. Follow coins in those wallets

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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