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The Web Optimist

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Retired SEO and former journalist living out my golden years (hint: there ain't no gold) in the desert paradise of Palm Springs, CA. Expect the unexpected... #VoteBlue 🏳️‍🌈 No DMs. No Bitcoin. No Crypto. No porn. No religion. No solicitation.

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · May 19

It's like Trump and the GOP wake up every morning with a new idea of how to make life miserable for average Americans while enriching themselves, the wealthy and corporations.
CALL your representatives and senators, especially Republicans, and tell them WE WON’T STAND FOR THIS!
(202) 224-3121

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 13h

🔥MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS UPDATE🔥

1) Some MA Providers are leaving marketplace.
2) No auto-enrollment if YOUR plan is dropped, you'll have until 12/31 to sign-up OR in 2026 have 80% Medicare Coverage & NO RX PLAN!
3) 1M+ which is an estimated 3% on MA will LOSE their plans.

PLEASE REPOST & SHARE!🔥

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 1h

Same here! Yes!

The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 2h

Trump voters did this...

CNBC @cnbc.com · 2h

Most U.S. consumers expect higher holiday prices and a weaker economy, survey finds

For retailers, the findings add a note of caution to the most crucial sales period of the year.

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 2h

Yes!

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 4h

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.

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 4h

Just another Republican...

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6h

A judge has issued a restraining order against Republican Rep. Cory Mills after he was accused by a former girlfriend of threatening to circulate sexually explicit videos of her.

The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 5h

Founding members, Bad Hair Club for Men.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5h

I just realized that MAGA means "Make Argentina Great Again."

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 5h

YES!

ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 5h

Bravo Palm Springs
In a statement released Tuesday, Palm Springs airport cited state law and the federal Hatch Act, a 1939 law prohibiting political activities of federal employees to ensure government programs are administered in a nonpartisan fashion.
kesq.com/news/2025/10...

Palm Springs airport issues statement on Kristi Noem government shutdown PSA

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - The Palm Springs International Airport issued a statement on Tuesday regarding the decision not to broadcast a video by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blaming...

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 5h

Helping out a fellow member of Bad Hair Club for Men...at OUR expense.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

Walking away with $20 billion of US taxpayer money so Scott Bessent’s Wall Street cronies don’t lose their investments in Argentina.

The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 5h

Trump voters did this...

Greed Apocalypse @juanmunoz.bsky.social · 6h

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America is ‘going broke slowly’ says J.P. Morgan, as national debt balloons and tariff revenue looks shaky | Flipboard

Fortune - • J.P. Morgan’s David Kelly warned this week that while America is “going broke” it’s doing so slowly enough that markets aren’t panicking yet. With …

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

If you can’t sell your soybeans because of Trump’s tariffs after Argentina stepped in and took your customers, you can take solace that the guy you voted for also just gave $20 billion of your tax dollars to the country that is bankrupting you.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h

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🦋🇺🇸 The Baracky 🇺🇸🦋 @thebaracky.bsky.social · 19h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7h

NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.

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petestphil.bsky.social @petestphil.bsky.social · 8h

Trump prices suck!

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DCCC @electdemocrats.bsky.social · 10h

Mike Johnson refuses to bring his members back because they want the government shut down.

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 10h

I ditched everything Bezos when he kissed the orange ass, so yeah. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 11h

He has turned the Department of Defense into the Department of Murder.

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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 11h

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 11h

Trump voters did this...

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 11h

Trump: "You wouldn't have a world domination by the dollar if I didn't win this election."

Since Trump returned to office, the share of global foreign exchange reserves held in US dollars has fallen, largely as a result of the dollar's fall in value due to Trump's economic chaos.

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Christina🌊🌊 @sassycc.bsky.social · 11h

I need this SHARED over & over ...we need to wake people up who didn't vote in 2024....

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21h

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 1d

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The Web Optimist @weboptimist.bsky.social · 11h

Keep Austin weird!

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