Middlerage (@middlerage.bsky.social) reposted
Raptured? š„“ But seriously- where the fuck are these people????
Retired librarian, would-be artist. Liberal and secular humanist. Texan living in Florida.
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Raptured? š„“ But seriously- where the fuck are these people????
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
āUS bars Iranās diplomats from shopping at Cosco without special permission.ā Seriously?
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
As opposed to all those judges and congress members who were appointed/elected because they are white men.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Well itās about time for Texans to wake up and reassert our independence.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Of course, his followers will choose not to believe it.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
Apparently Trump thinks people seeking asylum in the US are actually escapees from insane asylums.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
The point of the H1 B visa is to expedite entry into the US of skilled workers that we need! I was lucky enough to hire one once. Thereās no way she could have paid the $100,000 fee.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
Anybody remember off-shore radio? Unregulated radio stations were broadcast from ships outside US waters. I donāt remember the exact configuration but we could get rock music and political news that the FCC didnāt approve of. Time for some experimentation.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Did we ever verify that Antifa is a real organization?
Gary R Simonds (@garys79.bsky.social) reposted
There is a vested interest for those with all the power and/or money to keep the "common folk" divided and fighting over the meager scraps that fall to the floor. Let's reject this. Surely we can find common ground. Let's really piss them off and find a way to unite for the common good.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
Scott Maxwell had a great column in todayās Orlando Sentinel explaining how āhate speechā is protected by the Constitution. Iād post it here but the Sentinel has a pretty strict paywall. They will, however, allow individuals a certain number of free reads.
C Hanna (@chcowgirl.bsky.social) reposted
THIS!!! If you're going to award a Presidential Medal of Freedom to a shooting victim, how about the 10-year-old KID who was shot in the back after throwing himself on top of his friend in the Minnesota church school? You know...for ACTUAL selfless heroism & bravery!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
I donāt understand TPUSA. doesnāt TP stand for toilet paper?
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Donāt you mean ācontinuation?ā
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
Charlie Kirk had a mouth but he didnāt have a Supreme Court. Donāt try to kill all the fools who have been seduced by Trump.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
I had never heard of Charlie before he died but I resent that the person who wanted to cut short the mourning period for Jimmie Carter wants flags at half mast for a person who is reviled by so many.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
The Republicans are blaming the liberals for the Charlie Kirk shooting but itās the Trump FBI that has fumbled the investigation.
Andreas šØš¦ Fella (NAFO) š (@andreasor.bsky.social) reposted
John Scott: #Scottishswearynews #charliekirk #petermandelson #epstein #gunviolence
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
So far, the only flag Iāve seen at half staff was at a car wash.
Kathy Mortensen š³ļøāšš³ļøāā§ļø šŗš¦ š š š šµ š² šāāļø kayak (@kathyswords.bsky.social) reposted
Day # 234 Shared Humanity Time to look at all sides. GOP. #proudblue
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
From the Orlando Sentinel: Public school teachers have been warned not to post āvileā or ādisgustingā comments about Charlie Kirk. The education commissioner reported that one elementary teacher had already been suspended. This in a state that apparently canāt find enough qualified teachers.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
Itās possible to condemn the murder of a vile person without glorifying that personās actions.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
What are they supposed to be signaling, āshoot the guy right in front of us and donāt miss.āā
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
On the same day Kirk was shot a Florida court declared its illegal for us to ban open carry.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
NO!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
And weāre also having a tax-free day for guns and ammo.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
As Iāve said before, I think Trump has underestimated the number of judges who graduated from Harvard.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
Florida has done away with the requirement that children be vaccinated to attend school. Weāve also declared a sales tax holiday for guns and ammo. We call this tough-love population control.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Could his family have him declared incompetent and have him institutionalized?
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
There will be no Earth if it doesnāt.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
OMG the plaque is beautiful!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
I must say Iāve been enjoying this post because every time it pops up, only the first two lines are visible for several seconds.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Candidate for Nobel Peace Prize!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
At this point, the Epstein files are superfluous. Trump has committed enough crimes while in office this time to be impeached. We just need enough honest legislators to do the deed.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Donāt worry, heās just on the toilet.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
When this first came up on my computer screen, only the first two lines showed!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
My favorite description of Cracker Barrel is, āitās southern food without Black people.ā I eat there sometimes in desperation because itās hard to find a good old fashioned diner.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
The war against the US constitution.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
No
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Itās very painful though I think the movie had even more impact, actually seeing it.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Isnāt this kind of like kidnapping?
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Or does it mean heās selling Alaska?
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
My favorite thing about living in Ohio was visiting Canada.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Did you see the hat she wore to the inauguration? He leaned in to try to kiss her but couldnāt get past the hat.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
And bears. Florida has declared open season on black bears this Christmas because developers want the land where the bears live.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
This may be my favorite animal video ever.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
The real Americans!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
A tribute to the Killer Bees, Dem legislators who hid out in an Austin garage apartment to prevent the legislatureās change of the primary date which would have benefited a Republican candidate.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Donāt know where you live but our local businesses in central Florida are open long hours. A local repair man returned our call today (Sunday) about repairing our washing machine.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
Iāve been reading in the news this morning about the continued existence of gambling parlors (in spite of their being illegal) in my Florida county and the existence of child sex trafficking in rural Alabama. Iām developing a better understanding of how certain people get elected.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe if they had more time, theyād get better at housekeeping.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
In Florida we suspected that all along.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
Why would the Texas Sec. of Agriculture still be bragging about being a Trump supporter?
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Think of all the bad things that didnāt happen under Biden. You didnāt lose your job or your health care. Canadians and Europeans didnāt make fun of you. You didnāt have to worry about when the president would be arrested.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Got in a walk before the afternoon storm yesterday. The temp was down to 80, delightful! (Florida)
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
I hope Trump is carried out of the White House in a strait jacket, kicking and screaming.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
A carpenter bee (Iām assuming because she created the hole herself) has been raising a family over the door from my bathroom to my outdoor shower for several years. Now, all of a sudden, a wasp-like insect is cleaning out the latch hole in the shower door way.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
Well, no one really expects aid from a third world country.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
OMG will there be an explosion of wit?!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
I realize its absolutely none of my business but , as a word nerd Iām curious. What does āqueer transā mean?
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Reminds me of the matriarch on Downton Abbey.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh dear!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Makes me smile!!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
No, itās always like this.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Our local small town library in Florida discontinued it because of cost!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Just what we need, more ignorance in Congress!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Donāt blame the ātowns.ā Iāve worked in central Texas as a consultant and I know that county commissioners are often the dumbest of the dumb.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Thatās the right response to Trump. Donāt try to explain anything (he wonāt understand) donāt change anything (he wonāt remember) š
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
Carl Hiaasen, please take note: Florida airports now have to report on all their activities to control the weather.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
You forgot to mention education or the lack there of.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
Happy Bastille Day! We went out to breakfast this morning and when we got back in the car, public radio was playing La Marseillaise.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
But not to save the little girls washed away in the flood.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Can I please be deported to Paris?
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Probably because more Texans are armed.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
NO SHT!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Everyone is assuming heās fooling around. Maybe sheās found someone else and doesnāt want to commit adultery.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Is it because the king has all the money?
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
OMG
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
That video of the guy picking tomatoes is amazing!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Donāt be so sure. He now has the power to cancel elections.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
I still wear my ācat ladies for Kamalaā cap so people will know itās not my fault.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Well I guess heād completed his mission! ļæ¼
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Will stamps still be a thing when no one uses them to send messages anymore?
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Youāve given me a new favorite oxymoron, āright-wing thinker.ā Thanks.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
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cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
Not that many people come here in the summer. See if you can discourage the snow birds.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
I donāt remove dead friends from FB. I like getting little reminders of them. I also like honoring the people who included āthe pursuit of happinessā in our inalienable rights.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
This is not my US!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
We also miss the friends.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
My favorite so far!
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social)
@artistmelinda.bsky.social The Republican party had a unit in our parade today. Not much cheering or clapping in our block. Wonder if we can get a Democratic unit in the Christmas parade.
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cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
That might work if they had to PAY a bounty every time they brought in someone who was NOT an illegal alien with a criminal record.
cjc45 (@cjc45.bsky.social) reply parent
The first article I read about Alligator Alcatraz said they would be living in tents. If true, I foresee a lot of deaths this summer.