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Science denial is soo American ๐๐
Witty curmudgen, Irish (very blarnified), lover of life and light, suffer from the madness of "King Gorge", (as do all Americans right now, especially Magats ๐
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Science denial is soo American ๐๐
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Gawd wasn't doing much when Mitch McKernal was a kid suffering from Polio. It took a man named Jonas Salk to rescue humanity from the scourge of Polio. One man, who gave the copyright away for a dollar, just to see kids like McKernal safe. But yeah republicans - you do eweu ๐๐คจ
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Gawd wasn't doing much when Mitch McKernal was a kid suffering from Polio. It took a man named Jonas Salk to rescue humanity from the scourge of Polio. One man, who gave the copyright away for a dollar, just to see kids like McKernal safe. But yeah republicans - you do eweu ๐๐คจ
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The shit I sell to brain-dead phantom worshippers gets me my 2nd executive jet, and I love their ignorance. They just GIVE you money ๐๐คฎ (Copeland)
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So typical of me; I get buzzed, use oilpaint and contact adhesive on a repair job - while wearing black pants! I HAVE work clothes - why don't I ever think to change into them? Bye bye black pants ๐คฃ๐
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Government decides everything; and "L'รtat, c'est moi" ๐๐
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How did kirk ever manage to find an audience? Is America so full of the brain-dead that you can simply collect them off the ground? ๐๐
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Very creative ๐๐
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An artist's impression of "DO YOU GET THE POINT"? Sit on it Donald ๐๐คฃ
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America is degenerate.
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As a British person I might ask "who is Kevin Baron"? But as a sane person I ask "what is Kevin Baron"? ๐๐
Shane Lear (@shanelear.bsky.social) reposted
FACTS.
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Why are my images being blacked out? WHY???
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To vaccinate or not to vaccinate; Hmmm...the ogre was once himself a child ๐ซก
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Laura Ingraham was a student? Ooh get real - stick with the facts ๐
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I didn't know Noem is gay ๐คฃ๐
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Russian-style; from a 6th floor window ๐คฃ
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Mitch McConnell has been a Senator for over 50 YEARS!!! (His sidekick is Rund Ghoul - son of Rand Ghoul) Frum Kintecky - nothing changing there then - FFS that's a fiefdom! ๐๐
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Not exactly aerodynamic - this is a kingfisher ๐๐๐
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) (@axidentaliberal.bsky.social) reposted
Catelin Drey didn't just win She CRUSHED it Preventing Republicans from controlling the Iowa Senate with a supermajority And continuing a remarkable string of victories that Democrats have had since Trump won in November Don't believe the media narrative folks Democrats. Are. ASCENDING!
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reposted
An Israeli settler-soldier in Al-Mughayyir, West Bank, filmed himself bulldozing thousands of olive trees, some centuries old, during the armyโs campaign. He captioned it: โWe will yet redeem all our lands.โ Unconscionably evil behaviour ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ๐คฌ
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Remind me; what does "Christian" mean? Ignorant zealots.
Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) reposted
Starting in September, Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP lawmakers will make it even harder in Texas to prevent school shootings, suicides, and murders by domestic abusers www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Children should not have to fear the Law.
artofthemale.bsky.social (@artofthemale.bsky.social) reposted
At the Palaistra Thanks to my friend in Dublin, Ohio for purchasing this wonderful stretched canvas original male art print: buff.ly/8wksauW If you are interested in commissioning an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at troy@troycap.com.
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"Stretched canvas original male"...mmm...am I gay? YES - I am now ๐คฃ
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Trump is an empty shell. It is those who pull his strings are the danger. I feel like I've wasted the past 20 years following US politics; the religious nationalist confederates are fighting the civil war - still! ๐ Elect Mike Huckabee as next purzidont - and fall on your sword.
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Conspiratorial - when someone has to hide what they say... Perhaps what they say aint worth hearing - less than inspiring...
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Daughter of my upstairs neighbour has returned from the US after 26y, to care for her Mum in her later years. Lovely, bright, sociable person but, now and then, I hear her laugh through the ancient old floor that separates us. Piercing maniacal cackle, like maybe she's wielding a bloodied axe ๐๐๐
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Thank you for the thought Chris. I'm actually a happy person now; aged 68, 32 years after my father died, 27 years after my mother died, they died alone, unlamented and, today, those of us remaining are free ๐๐ฅฒ
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And the airy-fairies are sucking it up ๐๐
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Not so much a transcript as a "blow-by-blow" ๐๐
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Good point...it's a whitewash...(blanche).
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It's in the name..."blanche"... WHITEWASH!
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"Have you ever heard of Donald Trump"? "No". "Did you ever hear of Donald Trump"? "No". "Do you want a pardon"? ..."..." (checks notes).
Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
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Didn't know he was still alive...nice tan though ๐๐
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Bring back Milley ๐๐๐
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Never happened...roll on 2028 ๐๐ฅด
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She was 79 ffs - who gives a damn? Hope I make it to 79.
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That hat is a comfort blanket...ask the who-used-to-be-the-republican party ๐๐
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He's already moved on, like after cuddles with Kim... Does anyone even remember what that was all about? ๐๐คฎ
Timothy Snyder (@timothysnyder.bsky.social) reposted
As usual, making the important points. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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"Would this fit up yer ass Donald"? ๐๐
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Why do all ICEicles look like magats? ๐๐คฎ
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Native Americans used to revere this magic, before religion arrived ๐๐คฎ
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Bet you's bring back the truss ๐๐
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"Swimmingly"? You is definitely English, land of underage intercourse ๐๐
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My parents were forced into marriage by the catholic church and, frankly, I am surprised we 10 kids didn't produce at least one murderer. Three suicides though. Yeah religion is de facto child abuse ๐๐คฎ๐
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Are you saying Missiissippi aint requiring age verification for Bluesky? Mississipi should worry more about child abuse among religious sects than on here ๐๐คฎ๐
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"Soup" ๐๐
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Oy - I'm an old man...we don't try to to return da soup...we just stand by da counter and pee ourselves...much more effective ๐๐คฃ
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Everyone's got some regrets; one of mine is that I didn't get to see the Doors live...before the music was all too quickly over ๐๐ฅฒ www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOJS...
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It is now a crime to be poor and homeless.
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Hero worship ๐๐ฅด
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That type of "Veecal" in @merkaw; aint it just 'spozed to move laavstock? ๐๐คฃ
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Wasn't this mind-numbing ignorance supposed to have been stamped out in 1945? What's next; Nixon was a horticulturalist, and MLK was an...illegal alien? This is the rot ๐๐คฎ๐
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All led by the dulusional dumbfuck who says, on tape, "he wants to do a deal for ME - crazy as it sounds"... HOTMIKE!!! Delusional fuck!!! ๐๐ง
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Of course I know that tancred; I just wish you good all would flush the toilet ๐๐
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There is a reason why even heterosexual men are fond of Asian boys ๐๐คค
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Who are the guys standing around in green? Did they get their qualifications from Jan 6? Wasn't America once a democracy? ๐๐๐
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For me, as a European, as equally for the mother of our three kids, it is reassuring to know we will never go to the perverse land that claims god and hates it's own ๐๐ฅด๐
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Large rather antisocial neighbour, built like last night's double mac with cheese, is calling to the hamster-sized mongrel he loves; "Pop...Pop...come on Pop", and this poor creature is one of the deformed breeds that sate grotesquely insecure men like my neighbour. This is Pop's perspective ๐๐๐คฃ
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"People are going out to restaurants now"...๐๐คช๐
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The logic of all abusers; "look what you made me do" ๐คฎ
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Listening to trump over the past 12 hours aint just the image of an ugly asshole defecating; one is forced to hear what he says ๐๐ฅด
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What's with all da filigree? It's The People's House, not Versailles ๐ But no; Donald think he needs "ballroom"; don't he have enuf ballroom in dat tent hangin' from his gut? ๐๐คฃ
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Is there ever a finer human expression of compassion, of love, than words spoken in war, of loss, and eternal devotion... Slava Ukrainii ๐๐ฅฒ
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Ask Elon; he already has all that stuff.
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Listening to him; "I thought this would be the easiest one, [Ukraine], but you look at the six we've solved, the Congo and...horrible...but this one's gotta stop...everyone's tired of it"... No right & wrong, only the "Noble" ๐คฎ
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In Ireland that would be called Nep O'tism๐๐
Hoodlum ๐บ๐ธ (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) reposted
Russian tanks are now flying the American flag. Disgraceful.
I Post Animal Vids... ๐ (@realjfairclough.bsky.social) reposted
Simply beautiful... ๐ #bluesky
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Even the plainest flowers have beauty๐โบ๏ธ
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Trump claims to have stopped 6 wars in 6 months... "now give me my Noble"...poor little turd ๐๐คฃ
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Trump just said; "we are probably the only country that uses mail-in ballots"...FFS a quick-search on Mozilla assist lists these ๐๐ง
Wayne Smith ๐บ๐ธ ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐บ๐ฆ ๐ช๐บ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ (@wayneesmith.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
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Colin Rugg is a sleaze - "both-sides"ing Zelenskyy's uniform black dress. 1. He can't wear military cuz he aint. 2. He won't wear a suit cuz it aint business as usual. 3. He wears black as in mourning. And Brian Glenn is MTG's beau, (both born delinquent)๐๐คฎ www.financialexpress.com/trending/do-...
Anthony's Spinning Circles here too! (@circlesspinning.bsky.social) reposted
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For anyone who knows the name Thomas Hardy, there are easier ways to kill yourself ๐๐ www.imdb.com/title/tt0116...
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The only thing in Drumpf's head right now is da "Noble" - cuz "da black guy GOT one - "it's so unfair" ๐๐
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Drumpf takes credit for driving EU countries to aim for 5% GDP toward defence; sure, it's because of him but not as a matter of respect, more the fact that the US has gone completely morally AWOL. Who said "speak softly and carry a big stick"? Drumpf squeals and wealds a matchstick ๐๐ฅด
Breezy Artworks (@grrrin.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
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This was all just to silence Epstein.
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Just followed you; think of this as a "bouquet for teacher" ๐๐
James Fallows (@jfallows.bsky.social) reposted
I remember seeing this photo at the time and thinking: There is a leader who understands body language.
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Aaaah yes of course, That's why the rush to Alaska. Drumpf will be keeping his little fingers crossed the Alaska farce will be enuf to snuff Epstein out completely ๐
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Rare earth minerals...RARE...but he'll sell'em for a"Noble" ๐ Snakes will fly before Norway will sully the Nobel; they only nominate "the best people" ๐๐