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Laura Topliffe

@thetoplife.bsky.social

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Mom, sports, comics, entertainment. Oh almost forgot: shit stirrer TheToplife here, there, and everywhere on social media. Don't slide into my DMs if we've never engaged publicly on this app.

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Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · Mar 23

Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveowners stopped slaves from learning how to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. That's why he's attacking education, science, museums and the arts. Fascism 101.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 9h

man who tried to slash social security spending promises communism is coming if you just ignore the enormous job losses this year due to the technology he's developing for private profit

Peter Diamandis tweets: "800,000 layoffs in 2025. 10,000 in September alone tied to AI. Jobs are disappearing fast. But here’s the truth no one wants to say: It’s the start of a new gold rush... for those who learn how to build with the machines, not fight them."

Elon Musk replies: "Working will be optional in the future.

There will be universal high income."

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 9h

Kevin Burkhardt's got jokes: "Do you think, even though tomorrow is an off day, that Louis Varland will pitch?

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Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 13h

😆😆😆

Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 15h

Is the C-suite not liable too?

Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 19h

Why do companies have us take modules and e-learnings on code of conduct, compliance and integrity, when they act without none?

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Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 23h

Does anybody remember this song? I heard it on #SiriusXM yesterday and I can't say I do, but it's a damn bop!
#SoulDecision #Faded
youtu.be/3Vnd0DLQyF0?...

SoulDecision Faded

YouTube video by Fred Rossi

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Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 23h

Morning Skyers! Game 6 was lit, Game 7 tonight. Who you got?
#BlueJays #Mariners #ALCS #WorldSeries #MLB

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23h

“On Saturday, the American people assembled lawfully on behalf of the rule of law. Pro-Kings propagandists hoped for violence, extremism, and evidence of hate for America. But instead they saw peace, patriotism, and loyalty to America.

It was a frabjous day.”

www.thebulwark.com/p/long-live-...

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Bjørn Larssen (he/him) @bjornlarssen.com · 2d

“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”

Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”

Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...

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Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 1d

You mean Prince Andrew.

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Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 1d

Then tell us who they are, Lisa!

Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 1d

Spent the weekend at a Half Century Plus Softball tournament.

These guys are more Shohei Nohtani than Shohei Ohtani. #Softball #Baseball #Ohtani

Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 3d

#Friday

a man sitting in a car with the words feel that that 's friday on the bottom

ALT: a man sitting in a car with the words feel that that 's friday on the bottom

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Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 5d

Girl, that's deserves a follow.

Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 5d

Wild wonderful Wednesday-how has your day been?

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Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 6d

Matt Bowyer, who led the sportsbetting ring that caught up Shohei Ohtani's interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, talks about how it started and how it's going with Shane Larson. #sportsbetting #gambling #gametimeguru
youtube.com/shorts/O5rQP...

Big Time Athletes Betting on Sports?!! With Matt Bowyer! #sportsbetting #gambling

YouTube video by The Gametime Guru

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 7d

#BillPulte is a petty little man.
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How Bill Pulte learned the art of the attack, from his own family to Letitia James

Bill Pulte has become a significant player in the Trump administration. Known for his aggressive online persona and bitter public fights with several family members, Pulte currently serves as director...

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Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 7d

Happy Monday!

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9d

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Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 9d

So do we finally get rid of Billy Napier or what? #Gators

Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 9d

Canadian Thanksgiving > Columbus Day

Laura Topliffe @thetoplife.bsky.social · 9d

Are you fucking kidding me?

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 9d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Hart Cunningham @hpsc24.bsky.social · Sep 21

💡ONLY path out of fascism:
• Win 14+ mayoral races
• Daily resistance
• 100 Progressive midterm wins
• Protect, audit, defend ’26
• Flip red states in ’28

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 9d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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