Geriatric Spice
@kstr.bsky.social
Gardener, reader, gaymer, cat enthusiast, software engineer. 📍 Oregon 🌲
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Mamdani:
“We won because we insisted that no longer would politics be something that is done to us.
Now, it is something that we do.”
“We won because we insisted that no longer would politics be something that is done to us.
Now, it is something that we do.”
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Mamdani:
“We won because we insisted that no longer would politics be something that is done to us.
Now, it is something that we do.”
“We won because we insisted that no longer would politics be something that is done to us.
Now, it is something that we do.”
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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“Hear me President Trump when I say this, to get to any of us you will need to get through all of us” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
@democrats.org , this is the way.
@democrats.org , this is the way.
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
“Hear me President Trump when I say this, to get to any of us you will need to get through all of us” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
@democrats.org , this is the way.
@democrats.org , this is the way.
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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ICE detained a U.S. citizen for 7 hours in Portland after she photographed ICE agents.
As of Tuesday morning, ICE still had her phone and her engagement ring, she said.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
As of Tuesday morning, ICE still had her phone and her engagement ring, she said.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
ICE detains U.S. citizen for 7 hours after she photographed agents in Oregon
Authorities claim Berenice Garcia-Hernandez "aggressively followed" agents, while she says she was targeted for documenting their presence to warn the community.
www.oregonlive.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
ICE detained a U.S. citizen for 7 hours in Portland after she photographed ICE agents.
As of Tuesday morning, ICE still had her phone and her engagement ring, she said.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
As of Tuesday morning, ICE still had her phone and her engagement ring, she said.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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Today is an absolute rebuke of anti-transgender politics, and a real sign that the anti-trans panic is fading.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
Democrats are currently ahead in 63 (!!!) races in the Virginia House of Delegates.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Today is an absolute rebuke of anti-transgender politics, and a real sign that the anti-trans panic is fading.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
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Democrats are currently ahead in 63 (!!!) races in the Virginia House of Delegates.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Democrats are currently ahead in 63 (!!!) races in the Virginia House of Delegates.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
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On the ballot today:
-NYC: Mayor
-Minneapolis: Mayor
-VA: Governor, Lt. Governor, AG, and state House
-NJ: Governor
-PA: State Supreme Court
-GA: Public Service Commission
-TX: TX-18 U.S. House
-CA: Prop 50
This is a reminder of how crucial it is to vote up AND down the ballot.
-NYC: Mayor
-Minneapolis: Mayor
-VA: Governor, Lt. Governor, AG, and state House
-NJ: Governor
-PA: State Supreme Court
-GA: Public Service Commission
-TX: TX-18 U.S. House
-CA: Prop 50
This is a reminder of how crucial it is to vote up AND down the ballot.
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
On the ballot today:
-NYC: Mayor
-Minneapolis: Mayor
-VA: Governor, Lt. Governor, AG, and state House
-NJ: Governor
-PA: State Supreme Court
-GA: Public Service Commission
-TX: TX-18 U.S. House
-CA: Prop 50
This is a reminder of how crucial it is to vote up AND down the ballot.
-NYC: Mayor
-Minneapolis: Mayor
-VA: Governor, Lt. Governor, AG, and state House
-NJ: Governor
-PA: State Supreme Court
-GA: Public Service Commission
-TX: TX-18 U.S. House
-CA: Prop 50
This is a reminder of how crucial it is to vote up AND down the ballot.
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I will never forget what Dick Cheney did to the only friend teenage me had, or the reason he did it, or the estimated TWO MILLION PEOPLE who died because of that monster.
My mother's plan was to enlist me on my 17th birthday, hoping that being in the military would detrans me. Fueled entirely by the fear of hurting someone, I scored an incredibly lucky 99th percentile SAT, got a scholarship, and started college at 16 instead.
November 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I will never forget what Dick Cheney did to the only friend teenage me had, or the reason he did it, or the estimated TWO MILLION PEOPLE who died because of that monster.
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.
How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
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“They were careless people,
[Donald and JD]-
they smashed up things & creatures & then
retreated back into their money
or their vast carelessness
or whatever it was that kept them together,
and let other people
clean up the mess they had made”
While families lose #SNAP
and face soaring premiums.
[Donald and JD]-
they smashed up things & creatures & then
retreated back into their money
or their vast carelessness
or whatever it was that kept them together,
and let other people
clean up the mess they had made”
While families lose #SNAP
and face soaring premiums.
I need a reporter to ask Trump what The Great Gatsby is about
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 AM
“They were careless people,
[Donald and JD]-
they smashed up things & creatures & then
retreated back into their money
or their vast carelessness
or whatever it was that kept them together,
and let other people
clean up the mess they had made”
While families lose #SNAP
and face soaring premiums.
[Donald and JD]-
they smashed up things & creatures & then
retreated back into their money
or their vast carelessness
or whatever it was that kept them together,
and let other people
clean up the mess they had made”
While families lose #SNAP
and face soaring premiums.
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if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.
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If there was such a rich person, I run an underfunded media org that would love to be able to hire more people to cover issues related to democracy. *hint* *hint*
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
November 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
If there was such a rich person, I run an underfunded media org that would love to be able to hire more people to cover issues related to democracy. *hint* *hint*
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
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Does the Speaker of the House know what's going on in the country?
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
October 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Does the Speaker of the House know what's going on in the country?
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
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If he really isn't up on things he should be removed. If there's anybody in this world that should be paying attention, it's the Speaker.
Does the Speaker of the House know what's going on in the country?
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
November 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If he really isn't up on things he should be removed. If there's anybody in this world that should be paying attention, it's the Speaker.
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all the staffers at teen vogue who just got laid off I hope yall feel how appreciated your work has been by so many.
November 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
all the staffers at teen vogue who just got laid off I hope yall feel how appreciated your work has been by so many.
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Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
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President Donald Trump said in an interview that he did not know the person whom he pardoned late last month.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
President Donald Trump said in an interview that he did not know the person whom he pardoned late last month.
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1. Campaign on big issues that are directly relevant to your voters
2. Don't get distracted from point one
3. Present as a decent human with manageable baggage
4. Don't be old as fuck.
Go forth and do likewise
2. Don't get distracted from point one
3. Present as a decent human with manageable baggage
4. Don't be old as fuck.
Go forth and do likewise
Several European left-wing officials said they had been in contact with members of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York in the hope of emulating his success in future local elections.
www.politico.eu/article/zohr...
www.politico.eu/article/zohr...
Europe’s left flocks to New York to take notes on Mamdani’s meteoric rise
Several European left-wing officials said they had been in contact with members of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York in the hope of emulating his success in future local elections.
www.politico.eu
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
1. Campaign on big issues that are directly relevant to your voters
2. Don't get distracted from point one
3. Present as a decent human with manageable baggage
4. Don't be old as fuck.
Go forth and do likewise
2. Don't get distracted from point one
3. Present as a decent human with manageable baggage
4. Don't be old as fuck.
Go forth and do likewise
Reposted by Geriatric Spice
Several European left-wing officials said they had been in contact with members of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York in the hope of emulating his success in future local elections.
www.politico.eu/article/zohr...
www.politico.eu/article/zohr...
Europe’s left flocks to New York to take notes on Mamdani’s meteoric rise
Several European left-wing officials said they had been in contact with members of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York in the hope of emulating his success in future local elections.
www.politico.eu
November 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Several European left-wing officials said they had been in contact with members of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York in the hope of emulating his success in future local elections.
www.politico.eu/article/zohr...
www.politico.eu/article/zohr...
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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OʻAHU FRIENDS!
A ballroom dancer I know has been detained by ICE. Rogerio is originally from Brazil & has been living in America for decades w/his mother & his legally blind wife Cheryl of 17 years.
PROTEST this Wednesday, November 5, 12:30-2:00pm, Honolulu Federal Building at 300 Ala Moana St.
A ballroom dancer I know has been detained by ICE. Rogerio is originally from Brazil & has been living in America for decades w/his mother & his legally blind wife Cheryl of 17 years.
PROTEST this Wednesday, November 5, 12:30-2:00pm, Honolulu Federal Building at 300 Ala Moana St.
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
OʻAHU FRIENDS!
A ballroom dancer I know has been detained by ICE. Rogerio is originally from Brazil & has been living in America for decades w/his mother & his legally blind wife Cheryl of 17 years.
PROTEST this Wednesday, November 5, 12:30-2:00pm, Honolulu Federal Building at 300 Ala Moana St.
A ballroom dancer I know has been detained by ICE. Rogerio is originally from Brazil & has been living in America for decades w/his mother & his legally blind wife Cheryl of 17 years.
PROTEST this Wednesday, November 5, 12:30-2:00pm, Honolulu Federal Building at 300 Ala Moana St.