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BornToBark

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Hang in there - it’ll probably get better eventually. I hope.

created November 11, 2024

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Thiessen is such a twit…🤮

2/9/2025, 2:12:02 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m surprised he’s not wearing a bathrobe and fuzzy slippers.

1/9/2025, 11:54:26 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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About time…and I’m not that much younger than he is…

1/9/2025, 11:50:56 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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How much did he charge Rudy for it?

1/9/2025, 11:40:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes, definitely better than asking the plaintiffs where to send the check, but since DOJ and Trump both have an extensive track record of claiming these people were grievously mistreated, I expect their hypocritical filing here will draw some questions from the judge about which it is…

1/9/2025, 4:46:30 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Anybody holding him up?

1/9/2025, 4:40:45 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well, sort of. Trump and DOJ are exactly the reasons these thugs think they have a case.

1/9/2025, 4:39:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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1/9/2025, 7:52:04 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It doesn’t matter if he’s popular: he’ll still be dangling at the end of Peter Thiel’s strings and signing anything Russ Vought or Gauleiter Miller drop in front of him. And if anything, our European friends probably hate him even more than Trump.

31/8/2025, 9:29:50 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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If she really said that, it’s only because she’s hoping Vance will be worse.

31/8/2025, 9:14:34 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And in yet another episode of “Let’s Do Something Even Stupider than LAST Week”, we have… www.npr.org/2025/08/31/n...

31/8/2025, 3:23:16 PM | 6 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m not too wild about “Smackwater Jack”, but her whole “Tapestry” album was pretty fabulous…

31/8/2025, 12:02:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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30/8/2025, 9:40:30 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“The Way You Look Tonight”, by the Lettermen (and many others!) youtu.be/Np6BbA6z3eE?...

30/8/2025, 9:38:49 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Carole King. youtu.be/Dfmn9M6hXVI?...

30/8/2025, 9:33:25 PM | 13 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Lovely church…

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30/8/2025, 4:42:02 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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30/8/2025, 4:34:23 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He and Musk are leading the first Mars mission. Maybe by the time they get there we’ll figure out how to get them back. If anyone wants to.

30/8/2025, 4:08:49 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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As a former Fed …. No way is that an even dimly appropriate question. But yes - hide the sharpies!

30/8/2025, 3:54:37 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The biggest thing is the money: FEMA gets (got?) an appropriation every year to provide immediate assistance to disaster zones. States don’t have billions sitting around in case there’s a hurricane.

30/8/2025, 1:28:21 AM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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The latest from the autocratic world of the Dear Leader: apnews.com/article/noaa...

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29/8/2025, 6:22:51 PM | 9 9 | View on Bluesky | view

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The latest from the autocratic world of the Dear Leader: apnews.com/article/noaa...

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29/8/2025, 6:22:51 PM | 9 9 | View on Bluesky | view

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Since Trump’s entire “peace plan” was to have Ukraine surrender ASAP, you’d think Witkoff and Putin would be on exactly the same page.

29/8/2025, 1:24:34 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Anybody ask her if she’d vote to confirm him again?

28/8/2025, 8:41:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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She left off the “…and then you’ll be pardoned” part.

28/8/2025, 8:21:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hang on…

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28/8/2025, 8:19:02 PM | 20 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is he going to DO anything about it?

28/8/2025, 8:09:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So that’s above “concerned” and “really miffed?”

28/8/2025, 8:03:41 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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All the while singing “Bear Necessities”…

27/8/2025, 8:44:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’ve always thought of it as the prosecutor asking the GJ to agree that an arrested person should be charged as presented. There are a variety of reasons they might disagree, including distinguishing a food fight from assault with a deadly weapon.

27/8/2025, 8:39:07 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I suggested making RFK Jr the official White House Physician a while back. Seems like a good plan, really…

27/8/2025, 8:32:29 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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DC grand jury refuses felony indictment for Sandwich Guy…👏👏👏 wapo.st/3Jyc2QI

27/8/2025, 3:44:08 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They brought back the cracker, too!

27/8/2025, 1:01:20 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The boss move would be to empty the bags over the White House fence…

27/8/2025, 12:59:52 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You actually sat through that without slashing your wrists?

26/8/2025, 7:33:23 PM | 9 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Very thoughtful - and self-protective! 🤣

26/8/2025, 3:32:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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26/8/2025, 2:47:57 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Having never set foot inside a Cracker Barrel, he probably thinks they sell crackers instead of having one on their old signs.

26/8/2025, 2:46:30 PM | 15 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You’d think a black bear would have gone for the chocolate syrup… www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...

26/8/2025, 2:00:47 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And in the “what else is new?” category… DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

26/8/2025, 1:54:09 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Just so…

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26/8/2025, 1:37:43 PM | 11 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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“We need to be snatching the right brown people, not just any brown people…”

26/8/2025, 1:31:43 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yup…

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26/8/2025, 1:30:01 PM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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A dog living his best life…🤣

26/8/2025, 1:24:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I just sent my two knucklehead Republican senators a note with Bill Kristol’s list of recent Trump authoritarian actions and asked why they’re not screaming about it like they would be if there was a Democrat in the WH.

26/8/2025, 1:22:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Next lesson: how to locate and open trash cans…

26/8/2025, 1:18:13 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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…and no apostrophe’s in plural noun’s, either! 🙄

26/8/2025, 10:28:12 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I don’t suppose he could demonstrate leadership by volunteering to be deported to Rwanda?

26/8/2025, 10:11:44 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So the best answer to “How can I lower my tax rate?” is… become a multi-billionaire! www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...

26/8/2025, 12:12:47 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’d love to see Trump move to North Korea. Who wouldn’t?

25/8/2025, 10:56:47 PM | 23 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Mr. Dunn is likely to be the next misdemeanant - which is where his case should have been in the first place. Pirro’s going to be really annoyed…again. Maybe she will go back to Faux…

25/8/2025, 10:41:18 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Everybody needs more baby goat videos…

25/8/2025, 9:41:00 PM | 15 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Brits try to be fastidious about language. The sign was in front of a seafood store…

25/8/2025, 9:30:28 PM | 17 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Can we get Trump and Musk to lead the first Mars mission? Tomorrow?

25/8/2025, 3:41:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What do you get if you use a flag to beat police?

25/8/2025, 3:38:41 PM | 9 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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From his first “state visit” to the UK:

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25/8/2025, 3:32:48 PM | 189 12 | View on Bluesky | view

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Who wants to write like that? Nobody…

25/8/2025, 3:18:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ask somebody besides Stephen Miller…

25/8/2025, 3:01:35 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Another rough day in Trump’s brain…

25/8/2025, 3:00:33 PM | 10 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well, Trump definitely doesn’t get it…

25/8/2025, 2:58:36 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well, Trump definitely doesn’t get it…

25/8/2025, 2:54:08 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I don’t know why she even has an account here…absolutely zero activity.

25/8/2025, 2:52:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Who’s going to tell him?

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25/8/2025, 2:50:24 PM | 15 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Robert Reich on Trump’s ship of fools… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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25/8/2025, 2:35:08 PM | 4 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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I saw someone suggest that they put on a 2 for 1 special : one fresh sandwich and one with a really stale bun for better tossing.

25/8/2025, 3:20:48 AM | 25 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The same thing the Chinese did the last time, which put a lot of farms out of business. But I’ll bet those farmers voted for him again…

25/8/2025, 2:19:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A savvy candidate’s public pronouncements should always make sense to the people they want to vote for them. Always address issues clearly and simply and save the buzzwords for private occasions.

25/8/2025, 2:12:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Xkcd was there a while ago…

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25/8/2025, 2:06:49 AM | 5 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump cranial MRI…

24/8/2025, 7:50:47 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture BornToBark (@borntobark.bsky.social) reply parent

That’s my take. If you’re standing on some persuadable voter’s front porch, the conversation you need to be having should probably not be peppered with words from this list. If it comes up, language that describes the issue in simple and accurate terms. You want them nodding, not saying “Huh?”

24/8/2025, 7:48:21 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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No matter how much Trump begs, he’s not going to be voted into the MLB Hall of Fame.

24/8/2025, 4:47:39 PM | 23 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hi back!

24/8/2025, 4:44:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If you’re talking about the 1965 Voting Rights Act, it got 20 Republican votes in the Senate and 112 votes in the House. But yes, their attitude toward voting has changed a bit since then. Still, both parties gerrymander and neither one should be able to.

24/8/2025, 4:30:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Um, if I recall correctly, WWII didn’t end with the good guys capitulating to the bad guys.

24/8/2025, 4:25:28 PM | 10 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Woof! Woof!

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24/8/2025, 4:15:45 PM | 97 9 | View on Bluesky | view

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I saw this in a packed theater, and people were laughing so much we were missing dialogue. Today it would definitely fail the “PC” test (as would “Blazing Saddles”), but what a hoot…

24/8/2025, 4:10:40 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I should also offer this one - very funny “Star Trek” sendup…

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24/8/2025, 3:49:24 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Silver Streak” with Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, and Jill Clayburgh.

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24/8/2025, 3:37:52 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I used to have to interview people during federal safety investigations. Evasiveness can be dealt with…but I wouldn’t be surprised to hear something like that from Lavrov: “Our missile was delivering children’s fireworks to the kindergarten…”

24/8/2025, 3:13:56 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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To be fair, they should be trying to get anyone who complains about gerrymandering (D or R) to commit to establishing non-partisan redistricting nationwide in any election where districting applies. It’s a “voter” issue, not a partisan issue. Election-rigging is wrong no matter who’s doing it.

24/8/2025, 3:08:10 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Follow-up: “How is your “special military operation” different in any way from an invasion?

24/8/2025, 2:58:12 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I thought his first answer about DC was weak. Something about “WTF is Trump doing advocating military invasions of US cities?” was more like I was hoping for, not some crud about Guard training.

24/8/2025, 2:53:07 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What the Dems need to be working on are election fairness laws like banning gerrymandering altogether if the take back the House. Then fix immigration, cut ICE funding, and get tariffs back under Congressional control. Trump can spend his last two years golfing.

24/8/2025, 1:26:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Not exactly - socialism envisions a mix of public and private ownership. Communism eliminates the concept of private property altogether. Partial government ownership of businesses is more properly seen as socialism.

24/8/2025, 1:22:20 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Good morning - happy ☀️day!

24/8/2025, 12:32:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You can’t possibly think that an official representative of Trump’s DOJ would participate in some corrupt bargain to further Trump’s interests and protect him from sexual assault allegations at the expense of the victims. That would be really despicable…

24/8/2025, 12:13:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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24/8/2025, 12:03:30 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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His motto is “Banzaiiiiii!!!” He’s been engaging in his favorite ball-chasing activity, hence the tongue hanging out.

23/8/2025, 6:53:09 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My first choice, although it does wander around a bit…🤣

23/8/2025, 6:36:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?” youtu.be/i9flhhwkTTA?...

23/8/2025, 6:33:52 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump is about as religious as this guy…

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23/8/2025, 6:10:55 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That sounds like a good plea offer if the Trump classified documents case is refiled after his term ends.

23/8/2025, 5:50:52 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yet another “Ready, Fire, Aim!” screwup from the Trump Maladministration… apnews.com/article/us-t...

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23/8/2025, 5:32:02 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Just firing the cracker seemed to do a pretty good job of it…

23/8/2025, 11:35:25 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The trolling continues, although I don’t think this is actually Newsom’s work…

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23/8/2025, 3:27:23 AM | 27 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Wildfire” - Michael Murphey… youtu.be/Pc3OnSQc48s?...

23/8/2025, 1:12:37 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That too, but they’ll probably be more upset by being labeled socialists than extortionists.

23/8/2025, 12:25:49 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Baba O’Riley - The Who youtu.be/Gu9HhYv0C7E?...

22/8/2025, 10:44:38 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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