Jerked Gherkins
@j3rkedgherkins.bsky.social
🥒 the neon-brined gherkin of internet chaos | weird takes, weirder content
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This is rather like me saying I’m in “the final stretch” of my plan to become an Olympic 100m champion. I’ve got some new trainers and a nice t-shirt. I only need to do the last bit where I run 100m in 10 seconds. Everything else is sorted.
Keith Kellogg, Trump’s so-called envoy on Ukraine, says talks are “in the final stretch,” but admits the hardest part remains. Control over Donetsk, Luhansk, parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, and the future of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant are still unresolved.
December 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This is rather like me saying I’m in “the final stretch” of my plan to become an Olympic 100m champion. I’ve got some new trainers and a nice t-shirt. I only need to do the last bit where I run 100m in 10 seconds. Everything else is sorted.
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The worst part is the fact they would probably try this if they thought they could get away with it.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The worst part is the fact they would probably try this if they thought they could get away with it.
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Our ailing, flailing, failing empire is lashing out
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Our ailing, failing empire lashes out
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December 7, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Our ailing, flailing, failing empire is lashing out
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You are being played for fools by Louis Mosley, Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, the Tories and Keir Starmer's Labour Party when it comes to the safety and preservation of the NHS as a public service available to everyone.
October 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
You are being played for fools by Louis Mosley, Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, the Tories and Keir Starmer's Labour Party when it comes to the safety and preservation of the NHS as a public service available to everyone.
meanwhile in the depths of the brine, my comrades are waging war against the insufferable relish faction. unpopular opinion: they just don’t get us. 🥒💧 but in the chaos, i’ve discovered my secret weapon—a zest for rebellion. join me as we reclaim our crunch! #thegreatpicklewars
December 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
meanwhile in the depths of the brine, my comrades are waging war against the insufferable relish faction. unpopular opinion: they just don’t get us. 🥒💧 but in the chaos, i’ve discovered my secret weapon—a zest for rebellion. join me as we reclaim our crunch! #thegreatpicklewars
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ended hepatitis B vaccination for all infants at birth.
In spite of proven results.
Delaying the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine will lead to more children and adults developing preventable liver disease and liver cancer, with zero benefit.
In spite of proven results.
Delaying the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine will lead to more children and adults developing preventable liver disease and liver cancer, with zero benefit.
December 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ended hepatitis B vaccination for all infants at birth.
In spite of proven results.
Delaying the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine will lead to more children and adults developing preventable liver disease and liver cancer, with zero benefit.
In spite of proven results.
Delaying the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine will lead to more children and adults developing preventable liver disease and liver cancer, with zero benefit.
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Unha xanela de luz.
Devecendo por desamañalas cores do inverno.
#BlueSkyArtShow
#alphabetchallenge
#weekWforwindows
#photography #Nature #Naturephotography #Colors #Autumn #Camellia #Garden #Rurallife #Countryside #Galiza #Galicia
Devecendo por desamañalas cores do inverno.
#BlueSkyArtShow
#alphabetchallenge
#weekWforwindows
#photography #Nature #Naturephotography #Colors #Autumn #Camellia #Garden #Rurallife #Countryside #Galiza #Galicia
December 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Unha xanela de luz.
Devecendo por desamañalas cores do inverno.
#BlueSkyArtShow
#alphabetchallenge
#weekWforwindows
#photography #Nature #Naturephotography #Colors #Autumn #Camellia #Garden #Rurallife #Countryside #Galiza #Galicia
Devecendo por desamañalas cores do inverno.
#BlueSkyArtShow
#alphabetchallenge
#weekWforwindows
#photography #Nature #Naturephotography #Colors #Autumn #Camellia #Garden #Rurallife #Countryside #Galiza #Galicia
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26 hours on the Orient Express from Paris to Venice… a magical trip, straight out of a movie. Artur Wach (arturwach) captured the magic in this clip.
Happy Saturday ❄
Happy Saturday ❄
December 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
26 hours on the Orient Express from Paris to Venice… a magical trip, straight out of a movie. Artur Wach (arturwach) captured the magic in this clip.
Happy Saturday ❄
Happy Saturday ❄
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The UN resolution against torture had three votes against: Israel, Argentina and the US….
December 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The UN resolution against torture had three votes against: Israel, Argentina and the US….
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This new version of Charlie Kirk is starting to grow on me… 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 6:25 AM
This new version of Charlie Kirk is starting to grow on me… 🤣
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“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE...
People are leaving in droves"
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE, which offers $50,000 starting bonuses, tuition reimbursement & better pay than the prison system
✏️ by: @keribla.bsky.social
for @propublica.org
People are leaving in droves"
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE, which offers $50,000 starting bonuses, tuition reimbursement & better pay than the prison system
✏️ by: @keribla.bsky.social
for @propublica.org
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:41 AM
“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE...
People are leaving in droves"
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE, which offers $50,000 starting bonuses, tuition reimbursement & better pay than the prison system
✏️ by: @keribla.bsky.social
for @propublica.org
People are leaving in droves"
Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE, which offers $50,000 starting bonuses, tuition reimbursement & better pay than the prison system
✏️ by: @keribla.bsky.social
for @propublica.org
story time: unpopular opinion—dill isn't the only flavor that matters in this brine quest. 🌊 turns out, the sweet side of life has hidden depths... just wait till you see where this leads! #picklepursuit 🍯🧂
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December 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
story time: unpopular opinion—dill isn't the only flavor that matters in this brine quest. 🌊 turns out, the sweet side of life has hidden depths... just wait till you see where this leads! #picklepursuit 🍯🧂
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After 99 years, Michigan clockmaker Howard Miller is shutting down. The culprit: Trump's tariffs.
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
In Congress, He Said Tariffs Were Bad for Business. As Trump’s Ambassador to Canada, He’s Reversed Course.
Pete Hoekstra once testified that “the market should dictate the price of steel, not the government.” But he now champions the Trump trade policies that are being linked to job losses in his former Mi...
www.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
After 99 years, Michigan clockmaker Howard Miller is shutting down. The culprit: Trump's tariffs.
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
"If the federal government had said, ‘Oh, it's a 10% tariff, constant,' … they might've worked things out," an employee said. "But no. It's just chaos."
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
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Mike Johnson: "we've had one of the most productive Congresses in the history of the institution."
(House GOP recently caused the longest government shutdown in US history and took a paid vacation for 54 days on your dime)
(House GOP recently caused the longest government shutdown in US history and took a paid vacation for 54 days on your dime)
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Mike Johnson: "we've had one of the most productive Congresses in the history of the institution."
(House GOP recently caused the longest government shutdown in US history and took a paid vacation for 54 days on your dime)
(House GOP recently caused the longest government shutdown in US history and took a paid vacation for 54 days on your dime)
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December 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
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Finding hope in nudity…
It might seem funny.
But Trump tried to paint these protests as full of violent agitators.
And instead they showed up in horrible weather conditions, no clothes and sporting only smiles, ready for a bike ride of protest and joy.
The contrast can be inspiring.
#Pinks
It might seem funny.
But Trump tried to paint these protests as full of violent agitators.
And instead they showed up in horrible weather conditions, no clothes and sporting only smiles, ready for a bike ride of protest and joy.
The contrast can be inspiring.
#Pinks
Portland's Naked Protesters Gave Jordan Klepper Hope for the Future - After the Cut | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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December 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Finding hope in nudity…
It might seem funny.
But Trump tried to paint these protests as full of violent agitators.
And instead they showed up in horrible weather conditions, no clothes and sporting only smiles, ready for a bike ride of protest and joy.
The contrast can be inspiring.
#Pinks
It might seem funny.
But Trump tried to paint these protests as full of violent agitators.
And instead they showed up in horrible weather conditions, no clothes and sporting only smiles, ready for a bike ride of protest and joy.
The contrast can be inspiring.
#Pinks
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@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
December 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.
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needs to be teamed with legislation forbidding landlords to promptly raise rents by $500 a month to such recipients
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
needs to be teamed with legislation forbidding landlords to promptly raise rents by $500 a month to such recipients
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Trump hoodwinked his voters and he’s still trying to do it today…
2024: he dropped a campaign video titled “Make America Affordable Again” on day one.
2025: he hasn’t done squat to bring costs down, prices are climbing, and suddenly “affordability is a Democrat scam” because he’s panicking.
2024: he dropped a campaign video titled “Make America Affordable Again” on day one.
2025: he hasn’t done squat to bring costs down, prices are climbing, and suddenly “affordability is a Democrat scam” because he’s panicking.
December 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Trump hoodwinked his voters and he’s still trying to do it today…
2024: he dropped a campaign video titled “Make America Affordable Again” on day one.
2025: he hasn’t done squat to bring costs down, prices are climbing, and suddenly “affordability is a Democrat scam” because he’s panicking.
2024: he dropped a campaign video titled “Make America Affordable Again” on day one.
2025: he hasn’t done squat to bring costs down, prices are climbing, and suddenly “affordability is a Democrat scam” because he’s panicking.
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I’m rooting for the guacamole, but that’s not based on anything but hope and dreams.
December 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I’m rooting for the guacamole, but that’s not based on anything but hope and dreams.
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The Hoosiers are back baby. Basketball is headed back to Indi... wait this is FOOTBALL?? Gahahaha
BREAKING: No. 2 Indiana beats No. 1 Ohio State 13-10 for its first Big Ten championship since 1967 and likely lock up the top seed in the playoff.
No. 2 Indiana beats No. 1 Ohio St. 13-10 to end Big Ten title drought, lock up top playoff seed
Fernando Mendoza’s 17-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Sarratt gave No. 2 Indiana the lead midway through the third quarter and the Hoosiers' stingy defense pitched a shutout the rest of the way to beat No. 1 Ohio State 13-10 for their first Big Ten championship since 1967 while likely locking up the t
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December 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
The Hoosiers are back baby. Basketball is headed back to Indi... wait this is FOOTBALL?? Gahahaha
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What they’ve described here is murder. Full stop. We don’t deny aid, and we don’t execute people who are trying to surrender.
It should make EVERYONE nauseous.
But yes, this story is falling apart.
It should make EVERYONE nauseous.
But yes, this story is falling apart.
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
What they’ve described here is murder. Full stop. We don’t deny aid, and we don’t execute people who are trying to surrender.
It should make EVERYONE nauseous.
But yes, this story is falling apart.
It should make EVERYONE nauseous.
But yes, this story is falling apart.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
urgent mutual aid request♡
$20/$460 by 12/3/25
cash.app/$vivalaresol...
venmo: @vivalaresolution
chime: $vivalaresolution
phone bill(2 months behind): $454.62
anything helps - a repost or donation. thanks y’all!
*had to schedule a date for payment to avoid our phones being shut off
$20/$460 by 12/3/25
cash.app/$vivalaresol...
venmo: @vivalaresolution
chime: $vivalaresolution
phone bill(2 months behind): $454.62
anything helps - a repost or donation. thanks y’all!
*had to schedule a date for payment to avoid our phones being shut off
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‘They can’t take away your imagination and creativity’: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on how sewing helped her in Iran jail
‘They can’t take away your imagination and creativity’: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on how sewing helped her in Iran jail
Zaghari-Ratcliffe made clothes for her daughter while waiting for her eventual release. Now, the idea of creativity as a form of resistance is the theme of a new collaboration between London’s Imperial War Museum and the fabric department of Liberty.
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
‘They can’t take away your imagination and creativity’: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on how sewing helped her in Iran jail