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Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 12h

Which means he'll prob get a promotion

Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 12h

Yup, this is real.

Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 12h

They're not "bending the knee". They financed his return to power. All those tech bros want the same thing as 47.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Our federal tax dollars are being used to fund a network of government social media accounts that pump out disinformation 24/7. Even during a government shutdown. It’s definitely not essential work.

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W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social · 4d

Once again, America shows Black folks that our citizenship is like bad wifi. It is not reliable. It goes in and out. ✊🏿

Black People Always Knew I.C.E. Was Coming For Us

White Supremacy Never Skips Black Day

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W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social · 23h

“Why should I go to a No Kings protest?”

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RebirthOfMercyakaROM🏳️‍⚧️LVGIII @rebirthofmercy.bsky.social · 19h

Blockkkkkkk party for these fascists.

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Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 15h

Good point!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Funny, how the "No Kings" protesters were "elderly white hippies" in August (per Stephen Miller), but are "pro-Hamas terrorists and violent criminals" in October (per Karoline Leavitt).

It's *almost* as if this regime makes its shameless lies up as it goes along . . .

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 17h

The only thing that anyone ever needs to know about Bill Ackman is that he once joined a group of avid long distance bikers from NYC to Montauk and back without training or preparation, arrogant in his ability to "lead the pack" and ended up screaming in agony

The others fell in behind, at first struggling to keep up with the alpha leader. But soon enough Ackman faltered—at Mile 32, Ackman recalls—and fell way behind the others. He was clearly “bonking,” as they say in the cycling world, which is what happens when a rider is dehydrated and his energy stores are depleted.

While everyone else rode back to Loeb’s East Hampton mansion, one of Loeb’s friends, David “Tiger” Williams, a respected cyclist and trader, painstakingly guided Ackman, who by then could barely pedal and was letting out primal screams of pain from the cramps in his legs, back to Bridgehampton. “I was in unbelievable pain,” Ackman recalls. As the other riders noted, it was really rather ridiculous for him to have gone out so fast, trying to lead the pack, considering his lack of training. Why not acknowledge your limits and set a pace you could maintain? As one rider notes, “I’ve never had an experience where someone has gone from being so aggressive on a bike to being so hopelessly unable to even turn the pedals…. His mind wrote a check that his body couldn’t cash.”

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Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 17h

Reagan is the fucking reason we have 47. He was a fucking monster. Because he read the speech his speechwriters wrote on immigration, what? Absolves him? This is like saying Hitler did some good things like likijg dogs, was a vegetarian and an artist.

We have better ppl in our history to quote.

a man in a red shirt is holding a piece of paper that says come on .

ALT: a man in a red shirt is holding a piece of paper that says come on .

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Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 17h

Can we stop citing Reagan & Clinton already? Clinton: was the 🇺🇸 prez, arguably the most powerful🧍‍♂️on 🌎, 27 yrs older than ML, coulda been her dad & she's less than 7 yrs older than his daughter & predatory behavior is well documented. Also, they were tight w/47, going to his Melanie 👰💍 tight.

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Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 18h

THAT whole thing was politically motivated AND clinton is still a fucking predator: 1) he was the president of 🇺🇸, arguably the most powerful 🧍‍♂️on 🌎; 2) 27 yrs older than her, could've been her dad, she's less than 7 yrs older than his daughter. Also, clintons & 47 were tight. They're problematic AF

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 19h

Prince Andrew has been stripped of all his royal titles.

Exerts from Virginia Guthrie’s memoir, detailing her abuse by Andrew, played a role in his downfall. Tragically, she committed suicide last April.

It’s on all of us to make sure the other Epstein survivors get justice before it’s too late.

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Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 18h

Who doesn't ❤️ this guy??

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 11d

Mother Jones mentioned my work, so I guess I have that going for me 🌲🌲🌲

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It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

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Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 18h

Sure does!

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 4d

"We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless ― if the left allows it to be."

-- Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, July 2024

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Christopher Armitage @carmitage.bsky.social · 15d

Defund Fasicsm

Trump Cut Funding to 16 Dem States. Can States Cut His?

Within 72 hours of the October 1st government shutdown, the Trump administration weaponized federal funding against Democratic states with surgical precision.

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Julianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · 1d

Tax the rich
Tax the rich
Tax the rich
Tax the rich

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Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 18h

Found another MAGA. P.S. some of y'all are following them.

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Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 18h

There's no such thing as a moderate republican anymore: 1) the young republicans (18-40yo) were JUST caught talking abt gas chambers, slavery, loving Hitler & rape; 2) just like MAGA to dodge what I said. Get out of your FOX bubble & see how they're treating 🇺🇸 citizens

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Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 22h

Have you been hiding under a rock for the last 9 months? They're detaining black & brown 🇺🇸 citizens & permanent residents. SCOTUS has given them carte-blanche to racially profile ppl.
1) it wasn't a "majority", it was 23% of 🇺🇸
2) no 1 is "illegal" on stolen land

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Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 3d

What the fuck is 🧊 doing @walgreens???!! Don't wanna hear "they gotta do it the right way". These are 🇺🇸 citizens, whether natural-born/naturalized. Why the fuck is 🧊 even detaining ANY 🇺🇸ns? These fuckers are arresting ppl who're going to appts, canceling protected status, etc., all the right ways!

Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 18h

Fucking christ, seeking asylum isn't illegal! FFS! But thank you for outing yourself as a MAGA

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Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 18h

Yeah, you're a republican. I'm not engaging.

Scurvydagger @scurvydagger.bsky.social · 19h

Well, you know, fraudsters gotta stick together 🙄.

Christ fucking almighty this is exhausting

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Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case

President Donald Trump says he has commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft cha...

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