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The Grim Grinner

@grimgrinner.bsky.social

I’m grim. I grin anyway. One a them bleedin’ heart liberal teachers in California. Woke AF. Now spit out your gum, keep your hands to yourself, and pick up your pencil. Let’s get to work. Artist. Geek. Political wonk since way back. Big fan of whimsy.

created February 22, 2025

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2/9/2025, 3:36:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Just fine, thanks

2/9/2025, 12:57:26 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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From your mouth to God’s ears

2/9/2025, 12:56:43 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Happy Labor Day, U.S. friends. Union strong!!

1/9/2025, 10:07:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Aka What The Actual Fuck, Esq.

1/9/2025, 10:06:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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We know. We’ve always known. He knows we know. Because we believed the victims the first time.

31/8/2025, 7:57:46 PM | 16 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well then, sadly we know it’s not true.

1/9/2025, 4:26:26 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh I said a prayer alright.

1/9/2025, 4:24:19 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

I hate it here so much sometimes.

1/9/2025, 4:20:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Don’t threaten me with a good time.

1/9/2025, 1:51:47 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Helly Helicoptorface could not be reached for comment.

1/9/2025, 12:58:36 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Poof! Gone.

31/8/2025, 8:23:45 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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We know. We’ve always known. He knows we know. Because we believed the victims the first time.

31/8/2025, 7:57:46 PM | 16 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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31/8/2025, 7:46:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

When you run out of things to call woke

31/8/2025, 7:37:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

Doublespeak will be the end of us. When war is peace and freedom is slavery and experts know nothing… we’re cooked.

31/8/2025, 7:31:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

I’m exhausted by their hypocrisy on just about everything, but the transparent racism is particularly awful.

31/8/2025, 7:29:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

You can if you’re not actually looking for solutions.

31/8/2025, 7:18:55 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

Anyone in any way associated with the regime gets screwed over eventually because that’s Frump’s entire reason for living. His whole goal is to find a way to fuck someone over. Anyone. For anything. He gets off on it and thinks he’s clever. He’s just a cruel narcisitic asshole man child.

31/8/2025, 7:17:34 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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I dunno. Feels like natural selection to me.

31/8/2025, 7:10:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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31/8/2025, 12:42:13 AM | 185 48 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

The party of small government, ladies and gentlemen!

31/8/2025, 5:47:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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30/8/2025, 4:08:57 PM | 2249 763 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

💯💯💯

31/8/2025, 3:24:57 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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30/8/2025, 7:15:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Lying liars keep lying.

30/8/2025, 7:12:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social)

If I wasn’t already disinclined to pray, this week would have put a nail in that particular coffin.

30/8/2025, 7:12:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Many happy returns of the day, most excellent Frank! May your day be full of the kind of joy you’ve brought to so many of us over the years!

30/8/2025, 6:31:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In California everything and everyone is Dude. The cat? Dude. The car that cut me off? Dude! Chocolate dessert? Duuuuude!! All purpose. 🤣🤣

30/8/2025, 6:27:18 PM | 33 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Because he’s an America traitor. Yeah, I said it. Prove me wrong.

30/8/2025, 6:24:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

That’s when I’m out. ChatGPT and Google AI overview have destroyed students’ intellectual curiosity and critical thinking skills. We’re creating a generation unable and uninterested in reading, writing, or thinking. This is such an insult to hard working teachers everywhere. No AI in classrooms!

30/8/2025, 12:44:23 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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💯💯💯

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30/8/2025, 12:17:35 AM | 413 100 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

This twat

29/8/2025, 1:08:36 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Seconded.

29/8/2025, 12:57:01 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

He’s been a degenerate scumbag since day 1. I cannot respect anyone who still supports him, since they’re too blind or stupid to see what a con man he is. It’s willful ignorance to back him at this point.

29/8/2025, 12:53:04 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social)

We will never end the murders of innocents until we stop loving guns more than we love our kids. This is not a well-regulated militia. Not even close.

29/8/2025, 12:38:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

Hmmm. Threat level is higher than “Deeply Concerned” and yet no action will be taken.

28/8/2025, 10:41:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture wario speedwagon (@atomicgiant.bsky.social) reposted

Thirteen years since Sandy Hook and, no offense, but if thoughts and prayers were gonna do anything, they'd've done it by now.

27/8/2025, 6:26:15 PM | 1040 205 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) reposted

Who do you pray to when you’re being shot at in church? ❤️‍🩹

27/8/2025, 7:42:04 PM | 1750 390 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

These are the hardest days. The raw, vulnerable feeling goes away but it takes time. Keep going - it does get easier. (I’m 5.5 yrs alcohol free. You can do it! :-)

28/8/2025, 4:20:02 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Collins was reportedly “deeply concerned” about the booing, and plans to look into it.

28/8/2025, 4:17:28 AM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

How did I guess? I bet he was mentally ill, too.

28/8/2025, 2:56:42 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

Not to mention the fact that they were already praying. They were in church.

28/8/2025, 2:44:22 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social)

Seriously fucked up priorities.

28/8/2025, 2:31:25 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted

Republicans have time to pettily paint over a memorial for people killed in a mass shooting because they can’t hate gay people enough, but they can’t be bothered to stop school shootings because they don’t love children enough. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

27/8/2025, 7:16:00 PM | 3795 1188 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social)

Lemme guess. It was a mentally ill white kid. With access to guns. They always leave that part out.

27/8/2025, 7:06:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Our first misstep was making an education something to mock.

26/8/2025, 8:49:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

Because the idea of mutual ownership and stewardship is antithetical to their capitalist oligarchic goal. He can’t own it if we all already do. And he hates that.

26/8/2025, 3:18:59 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

But we’re so sick of having to hear about his every idiotic whim.

26/8/2025, 12:37:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social)

"You know, the very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common: they don't alter their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit the views. Which can be uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering.” - Fourth Doctor

25/8/2025, 10:39:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social)

Seriously.

25/8/2025, 8:20:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

Tangerine Palpatine is ignorant about so very much. This is an example of how he has no idea what museums are for.

25/8/2025, 1:41:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I couldn’t be more sick of reporters giving fascism “equal time” Basta!!

24/8/2025, 1:59:35 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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22/8/2025, 2:09:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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21/8/2025, 1:51:19 AM | 3 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

California is doing just fine without these stores. I haven’t seen a Bed, Bath and Beyond in years and haven’t missed it.

21/8/2025, 7:33:53 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It absolutely does when the business is concentration camps. Fuck Marriot.

21/8/2025, 5:15:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“Because we’re committing a genocide. That’s why!” a representative was heard to mutter.

21/8/2025, 5:12:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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One down

21/8/2025, 1:56:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s always about him. Don’t forget that.

21/8/2025, 1:50:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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All change is woke to these Neanderthals. Idiocracy in full swing.

21/8/2025, 1:49:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

He’s well outside the bounds of presidential power. But it doesn’t matter when nobody will censure him or take any action. Laws are only effective when they’re applied. Otherwise they’re just suggestions and this bozo blows right through them.

21/8/2025, 1:48:38 PM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social)

The Cracker Barrel rebranding meltdown on the right just goes to show that they have no idea what woke means.

21/8/2025, 2:43:28 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture David Leavitt (@davidleavitt.bsky.social) reposted

Slavery was bad Pedophilia is bad Release the Epstein files Thank you for your attention to this matter

20/8/2025, 8:18:34 PM | 3766 985 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

All of it, all the time. End this absurd regime.

21/8/2025, 1:33:12 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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🤣🤣🤣🤣

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20/8/2025, 12:14:54 AM | 499 139 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

And Costco is doing just fine.

21/8/2025, 1:30:02 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

If studying history never makes you uncomfortable, you’re studying propaganda.

20/8/2025, 2:07:04 PM | 11 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

LOL auto-correct helped me coin a new word. A performative pejorative is now a perforative.

20/8/2025, 2:09:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If studying history never makes you uncomfortable, you’re studying propaganda.

20/8/2025, 2:07:04 PM | 11 5 | View on Bluesky | view

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Woke as a perforative is such a tell.

20/8/2025, 2:02:56 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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20/8/2025, 1:55:38 PM | 24 8 | View on Bluesky | view

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By Jove, I think you’ve got it.

20/8/2025, 1:59:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

Inventive, though.

20/8/2025, 1:56:23 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social)

We don’t need red states and we don’t like red “values”. Go Gavin!

20/8/2025, 1:54:29 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

“Pretty boy is a douche-canoe” would cover so many of these types of headlines.

20/8/2025, 5:14:24 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social) reposted

Do you have access to the EPSTEIN Files? Want to be inducted into the Whistleblower's Hall of Fame, be glorified in history as the Savior of Democracy & have an annual holiday named in your honor? All of this can be yours if you simply: #LeakTheEPSTEIN-Files!* *victim's names redacted, of course

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Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social)

This’ll never fly, but the fact that they’re even trying is absurd. Also, fuck PragerU completely.

19/8/2025, 2:05:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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People who claim to be capitalists hate when a woman successfully works supply and demand.

19/8/2025, 1:54:02 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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We’re going to speed up the destruction of the environment so kids can cheat on their essays and lonely incels can have the girlfriend experience.

19/8/2025, 4:02:00 AM | 3 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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We’re going to speed up the destruction of the environment so kids can cheat on their essays and lonely incels can have the girlfriend experience.

19/8/2025, 4:02:00 AM | 3 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s time.

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19/8/2025, 3:54:41 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Gavin Newsom’s August social media is the best thing that’s happened in 2025 🤣

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🤣🤣

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18/8/2025, 3:28:15 AM | 11673 3278 | View on Bluesky | view

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We are not our government.

18/8/2025, 2:05:06 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Return of the Cmonmacques (@cmonmaque.bsky.social) reposted

I don’t understand why people think strong men dictators are like actually strong impressive men. Mussolini wasn’t like an old timey version of a smart or strong guy. He was a moron clown too

17/8/2025, 3:26:14 PM | 893 116 | View on Bluesky | view

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Loved him in everything but peak for me was Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

17/8/2025, 4:39:50 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s a junk drawer.

17/8/2025, 4:38:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I watched it through twice during his last occupancy for the same reason. I should start it again.

17/8/2025, 4:24:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Charlotte knows what's up.

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16/8/2025, 7:14:42 PM | 2593 443 | View on Bluesky | view

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They can afford it. They just don’t want to. And apparently that’s enough in these times.

17/8/2025, 12:04:07 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Laura Loomer is the actual worst. What a horror show.

16/8/2025, 11:45:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Release the Epstein files!

16/8/2025, 9:35:03 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Spike will do just fine without ESPN.

16/8/2025, 9:30:42 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Grim Grinner (@grimgrinner.bsky.social) reply parent

Good. This stupid country couldn’t figure out a way to keep a malignant narcissist’s tiny hands off the levers of power, but maybe the rest of the world will put Tangerine Palestine and his crew of gangsters in their places.

16/8/2025, 9:27:46 PM | 0 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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The fact that we’ll likely never know exactly what happened at this meeting is the worst part of it.

16/8/2025, 9:24:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture D. Earl Stephens (@dearlstephens.bsky.social) reposted

🇺🇦 Re-upping this one in the name of decency and democracy. Slava Ukraini!

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Profile picture Petra Michaela (@petramichaela.bsky.social) reposted

You don't need religion to have morals. If you can't determine right from wrong, you lack empathy, not religion.

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