Denise Starr
denisestarr.bsky.social
Denise Starr
@denisestarr.bsky.social
Texas ex pat making it work in DC. Lawyer. Campaign, Administration, and non-profit background. Here for animal pics, taco talk, and your hot takes on pop culture. French fry connoisseur.
May the odds be ever in your favor
Trump announces an "unprecedented four-day athletic event" with "one young man and one young woman from each state and territory"
December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
So was tonight Festivus? Is that what happened?
an older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problems
Alt: From Seinfeld: an older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problems and you’re gonna hear about them
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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I missed the address. I assume that it was inspiring and levelheaded.
December 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.

I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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🍕✨ Happy Giving Tuesday! Your support helped us meet twice the usual pizza requests this year, delivering slices from NJ to CA!

Truth is: 97% of donations arrive 3 days before elections, so every dollar helps us prep for 2026.

💛 Thanks for being our upper crust.
DONATE HERE: polls.pizza/donate
Pizza to the Polls 🍕🇺🇸
Pizza to the Polls is making democracy delicious by delivering free food for all to polling places with long lines. Send us reports of long lines and we'll send in the delicious reinforcements.
polls.pizza
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving!

Iykyk
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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I know that at this point it's a subplot in the Epstein files drama, but I feel compelled to point out, once again, that Larry Summers HAS NO BUSINESS teaching students at ANY university ever again!

My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com

www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Why Is Larry Summers Still Employed?
The revelations about the economist’s attempts to pressure a women into a “relationship”—with guidance from Jeffrey Epstein—should finally disqualify him from teaching students.
www.thenation.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Honestly didn’t know this level of incompetence or corruption was possible, so…kudos?
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.

Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know potatoes.”

-Platato
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Because in here…life is beautiful.” —Cabaret
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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‼️ WE NEED YOUR HELP! We’re still getting reports of long lines at the polls, and we need your support to keep the pizza coming 🍕🗳️ Because no one should have to skip dinner to do their civic duty.

Donate at polls.pizza/donate & help us spread the word!
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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if we elect a muslim socialist as mayor of new york city on the same day dick cheney died i’ll never take another note from a development exec telling me a plot point was “too on the nose”
November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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One of our country's greatest war criminals just died, the president is arguing with himself about whether or not to let 40 million people starve, and there is an actual courtroom drama about a five dollar footlong.

How are any of us supposed to maintain emotional regulation.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
@polls.pizza just on @msnbc.com the polling place at the museum in Sacramento across from the Gov office had one hour plus line
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.

At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
And all of the sudden the manosphere makes sense
A number of popular protein supplements contain levels of lead that could pose health concerns, according to a new report that tested samples of 23 powders and shakes.
Report Finds Lead in Naked Protein Powders and Other Popular Brands
Experts said the levels were not high enough to cause immediate harm, but raised the risk of long-term health effects.
nyti.ms
October 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.
October 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.
I remember doing the Time Warp: The 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' turns 50
Fifty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show flopped at the U.S. box office — then became the longest-running theatrical release in history.
n.pr
September 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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NEW: ProPublica and seven other news organizations — including @kutnews.bsky.social and @texastribune.org — are arguing that the records in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorce case are of the public interest, especially in light of his bid for a U.S. Senate seat.
ProPublica and Other News Organizations Fight to Unseal Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Divorce Records
A group of eight state and national media organizations are arguing that the records are of public interest, especially in light of Paxton’s bid for a U.S. Senate seat.
www.propublica.org
September 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.

This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.

All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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i would prefer to not live in uppercase H History
September 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Mmmm.
September 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Beverly Cleary's fictional third grader with an adopted dog named Ribsy made his debut in 1950. Cleary was praised for writing simple, humorous stories that kids wanted to read.
Happy 75th birthday to Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby's big-kid neighbor
Beverly Cleary's fictional third grader with an adopted dog named Ribsy made his debut in 1950. Cleary was praised for writing simple, humorous stories that kids wanted to read.
n.pr
September 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Why don’t you send everyone proof of life first?

(Either way, Chicago doesn’t want you here)
August 31, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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i do not post on weekends or holidays and can not think of any event that would change my mi...
August 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM