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Wendy M. A. Darling

@wendymadarling.bsky.social

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"Whaddayacall, a pigeoness." Retired femme fatale. Crazy dog lady. Fan of Dave Alvin, abortion rights, social justice, knitting. Danuta Danielsson=hero. LGBTQ ally. If you’re a white woman Trump voter, I despise you. Brett Kavanaugh is a creepy twat.

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Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social · Feb 14

Ladies and gentlemen: the felon president of the United States.

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Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social · 13m

Seriously, just LOOK at that peckersnot.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 57m

Louisiana guy "If you look at the black population in Louisiana, they're all over the place."

Again, the fundamental argument for why Louisiana (which has 6 congressional districts and is 1/3 nonwhite) should over-represent white folks is because black folks are "too spread out."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20m

Topics Mike Johnson thinks are serious:

- Super Bowl halftime entertainer
- getting a Nobel Prize for Trump
- terrifying naked bike riders

Topics he thinks are not serious:

- Epstein Files
- domestic violence
- being able to keep the govt open
- the neutering of Congress

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?

JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

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Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social · 15m

Well, you are right, the former imperialists are dismayed when the tables are turned, even a tiny bit.
I sure wish I would get my magic wand back from the shop.

Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social · 18m

I have to believe this is a bit hyperbolic ⬇️. But it’s pretty funny.

correcting typo and derailing riff @stefanheck.bsky.social · 12h

I would honestly rather read a handwritten note from my parents in which they say they regret ever adopting me

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 14h

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social · 20m

I am glad no one will hang out with her. Delighted, in fact.

Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social · 26m

While there even ARE icebergs. I am also okay with expansive deserts. Even those big salt flats in Utah. I really don’t think it’s fair to Europe to ship them back there. Not even to Turkey.

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Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social · 27m

These guys are not working at Burger King. They could buy a decent suit. Maybe not Pritzker’s tailor — s/he’s doubtless fab and pricey — but there’s no excuse for that haberdashery.

Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social · 29m

I keep saying this to @gavinnewsom.bsky.social — I bet @governor.ny.gov is also inundated with this suggestion.

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David Bailey @drgdave.bsky.social · 21h

Seriously, if this is how we're going to play the game, blue states REALLY need to withhold revenues from the federal government.

A state boycott, as long as Trump is in office.

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Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social · 1h

This. I otherwise have ZERO interest in her sex life

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 2h

These charts are shocking, frightening and entirely predictable on account of Trump's tariff policies, slow growth / high unemployment fiscal policies and assault on the rule of law that has always been the bedrock reason to invest in the US.

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 2h

Donald Trump is tanking the US dollar. www.ft.com/content/ac9e...

The dollar is taking the hit from worries over the US

Stock rally is masking deep anxiety from investors about the path forward for the world’s biggest economy

www.ft.com

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Bebo, Chicago Rat Czar 🐀 @bebopott.bsky.social · 2h

He is 100% correct — the current Supreme Justices have fully vindicated the man who went on television in 2007 and said, “Well, you know, they call you KKK. They did me. I think it’s an honor, right? Means we’re doing something.”

Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 2h

for @slate.com I wrote about Joe Arpaio's view on the SCOTUS shadow docket decision in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, the case in which Kavanaugh said it was okay to racially profile people.
“I was vindicated by the Supreme Court of all this shit.”
slate.com/news-and-pol...

He Was the Most Notorious Sheriff in America. He Says the Supreme Court Vindicated Him.

Thanks, SCOTUS.

slate.com

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 3h

He would rather shut down our government than have you see the truth. It's not complicated.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 2h

It would also be really funny if Hamas did say this in exactly this way, knowing that they could just diplomatically play the role of Wallet Inspector.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

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Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social · 1h

I believe it was you who used the word “unable.”

Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social · 2h

JB Pritzger’s not a small man, and he always looks terrific.

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Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social · 10h

This is a very questionable assertion. ICE would use this behavior as an excuse to kill POC. That’s white privilege talking

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Rheum Cat @rheumcat.bsky.social · 14h

They just killed NHANES.

Every US public health student learns about this study.

It’s given us all sorts of important knowledge about the health of Americans and they just ended it.

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 15h

Ugh... This study has existed for decades, providing valuable health data for all sorts of topics and publications. This is just more awful news. 🛟😷 Sociology medsky

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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Wendy M. A. Darling @wendymadarling.bsky.social · 10h

Also, who was labeling Romney as Hitler? I want pix or it didn’t happen.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Chris Wilhelm @cwilhelm24.bsky.social · 10h

As a resident of LA County, I agree with and support this.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 14h

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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dustinhuberty.bsky.social @dustinhuberty.bsky.social · 20h

Bottom right is so anti-woke even his lenses stopped transitioning.

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