Rick Barnes Puppies, Retired, GoHabsGo
@queerthoughts.bsky.social
Happily retired, Grandpa, live off grid, love puppies, hockey fan, Beer or Negroni, I fit in.
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This is my brother-in-law, Steve from Ladner BC. He is married to my sister, Darla. This photo was taken at our place in Ontario in June. Steve had never been further east than Calgary before this.
Steve is 65 next month. He has just learned he has terminal cancer. Grandpa, Dad, husband, friend.
Steve is 65 next month. He has just learned he has terminal cancer. Grandpa, Dad, husband, friend.
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Americans' views of the job market are the most negative Gallup has recorded since the closing days of Trump’s first term, in January 2021 during the pandemic.
December 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Americans' views of the job market are the most negative Gallup has recorded since the closing days of Trump’s first term, in January 2021 during the pandemic.
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JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
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According to an Order in Council former Regina mayor Sandra Masters has been hired by Premier Scott Moe's office as a deputy chief of staff for communications.
She'll have a salary of $14,221 a month. (That's significantly more than she ever made as mayor)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
She'll have a salary of $14,221 a month. (That's significantly more than she ever made as mayor)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Former Regina mayor Sandra Masters hired by Saskatchewan premier's office | CBC News
Sandra Masters served a single four-year term as the mayor of Regina before losing to Chad Bachynski in the 2024 municipal election. She is now employed as a deputy chief of staff in the executive cou...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
According to an Order in Council former Regina mayor Sandra Masters has been hired by Premier Scott Moe's office as a deputy chief of staff for communications.
She'll have a salary of $14,221 a month. (That's significantly more than she ever made as mayor)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
She'll have a salary of $14,221 a month. (That's significantly more than she ever made as mayor)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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What he said!
December 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
What he said!
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At this point….IYKYK
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
At this point….IYKYK
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Ilhan Omar: "He's always been a racist, bigot, xenophobic, & Islamophobic. We know that he called African nations 'shit holes' during his first administration ... most of us are citizens. We love that Minnesota has welcomed us ... we are going to be here regardless of what the president has to say."
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Ilhan Omar: "He's always been a racist, bigot, xenophobic, & Islamophobic. We know that he called African nations 'shit holes' during his first administration ... most of us are citizens. We love that Minnesota has welcomed us ... we are going to be here regardless of what the president has to say."
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Idaho sheriffs are warning elected officials that new state Medicaid cuts to critical mental health services for people with severe mental illness could pose a public safety risk.
Idaho sheriffs worry Medicaid mental health cuts pose ‘significant public-safety concern’ • Idaho Capital Sun
The Idaho Sheriffs' Association warned elected officials of public safety risks from cuts to Medicaid mental illness services.
idahocapitalsun.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Idaho sheriffs are warning elected officials that new state Medicaid cuts to critical mental health services for people with severe mental illness could pose a public safety risk.
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Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
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Sabrina Carpenter responds to the WH stealing her song to use as background music in a montage of ICE arrests.
December 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Sabrina Carpenter responds to the WH stealing her song to use as background music in a montage of ICE arrests.
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Hey, can my deleted BlueSky post get re-posted?
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Hey, can my deleted BlueSky post get re-posted?
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Wow.
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
Woah. Newsmax’s legal analyst just said Pete Hegseth and everyone involved in the illegal boat strike should be “prosecuted for a war crime.”
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Wow.
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
"It gives me no pleasure to say what I’m about to say because I worked with Pete Hegseth for seven or eight years at Fox News. This is an act of a war crime .... There’s absolutely no legal basis for it.”
- Newsmax's Judge Napolitano
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JFC, they're lecturing the Pope.
Lindsey Graham says the Pope better get on the “right side of history” and support Trump’s push to use military force to overthrow the government of Venezuela
December 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
JFC, they're lecturing the Pope.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
Hegseth just kinda ensured we're all going to see the tape. He didn't see survivors because of "the fog of war".
The second missile was fired several minutes after the initial one.
This is not going to turn out to be a worthy defense.
The second missile was fired several minutes after the initial one.
This is not going to turn out to be a worthy defense.
Dimwit Hegseth just opened the door to demands to see the video. Because this is what WaPo reported:
December 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Hegseth just kinda ensured we're all going to see the tape. He didn't see survivors because of "the fog of war".
The second missile was fired several minutes after the initial one.
This is not going to turn out to be a worthy defense.
The second missile was fired several minutes after the initial one.
This is not going to turn out to be a worthy defense.
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TODAY IS THE DAY! VOTE AFTYN 4 CONGRESS,
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
December 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
TODAY IS THE DAY! VOTE AFTYN 4 CONGRESS,
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
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Your best friend has been captured by an evil dictator and imprisoned in heavily guarded facility in brutal conditions.
You will mount a rescue mission, but you can only bring one other warrior with you.
Choose your warrior:
You will mount a rescue mission, but you can only bring one other warrior with you.
Choose your warrior:
December 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Your best friend has been captured by an evil dictator and imprisoned in heavily guarded facility in brutal conditions.
You will mount a rescue mission, but you can only bring one other warrior with you.
Choose your warrior:
You will mount a rescue mission, but you can only bring one other warrior with you.
Choose your warrior:
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🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: Russia started this war and Russia is the only country that can stop this war.
December 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: Russia started this war and Russia is the only country that can stop this war.
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It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
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The #Snowbirds and other Canadians boycotting vacations in Trump's USA are the best. Are you or someone you know doing the same?
We normally spend 3 and half months in Palm Springs. Not this year. We're heading to Lagos Portugal for two months instead. We love PS, the people are great, the weather is awesome, but no way can we go, while Trump attacks Canada.
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The #Snowbirds and other Canadians boycotting vacations in Trump's USA are the best. Are you or someone you know doing the same?
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I chipped in to the @PressProgress.ca legal defence so journalists can keep holding the powerful to account. This case could set a chilling precedent across Canada. If you can, please donate and share. pressprogress.ca/journalism-defence/donate
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November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I chipped in to the @PressProgress.ca legal defence so journalists can keep holding the powerful to account. This case could set a chilling precedent across Canada. If you can, please donate and share. pressprogress.ca/journalism-defence/donate
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Dear Senator Cassidy,
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Dear Senator Cassidy,
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
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Elites who act above the law pay the ultimate price for their transgressions
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December 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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“As Pierre Poilievre’s favourability nears rock bottom, we remind you that the CPC leader voted against the Canadian Dental Care Plan, $10-a-day child care, the National School Food Program and the Canada Child Benefit — all while whining about the affordability crisis.”
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December 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“As Pierre Poilievre’s favourability nears rock bottom, we remind you that the CPC leader voted against the Canadian Dental Care Plan, $10-a-day child care, the National School Food Program and the Canada Child Benefit — all while whining about the affordability crisis.”