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Taco Gumbo

@happygumbo.bsky.social

A vote for Trump was an unforgivable lapse of moral judgement and should never be forgiven. Dems are weak. Primary every centrist. I like Phish, and cats. 86/47

created October 6, 2024

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Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Omg, how horrible. I hope it was painful.

1/9/2025, 12:08:16 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Have you heard about the fascism? There is also fascism.

1/9/2025, 12:02:01 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture shauna (@goldengateblond.bsky.social) reposted

they are so ill-suited for the moment. we don’t need genteel politicos. we need fucking bomb throwers. no “work across the aisle” types. i’m talking “burn it all down and salt the earth” types.

31/8/2025, 5:03:12 PM | 670 89 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted

THIS IS ALL MERRICK GARLAND’S FAULT.

31/8/2025, 3:57:07 PM | 3591 528 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Nothing in the last 40 years would lead me to believe democrats will be aggressive at all. They had every branch of gov after Trump 1 and pretended it never happened.

30/8/2025, 3:07:30 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Whatever it is, I hope it’s painful

29/8/2025, 6:26:55 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

50 years and we still haven't recovered from Reagan.

29/8/2025, 5:55:06 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Richard Blumenthal tried to warn Democratic leadership five years ago. They didn't listen.

29/8/2025, 5:35:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

And people wonder why Republicans support rapists.

29/8/2025, 5:33:29 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

The most we can hope for from Dems is the 117th congress, where they had everything and did nothing.

29/8/2025, 4:11:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Phil (@darkphil.bsky.social) reposted

Boycott Starbucks

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29/8/2025, 1:11:01 PM | 473 164 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Instead, a Republican is doing them and Democrats are on vacation.

29/8/2025, 1:48:04 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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

"Every school in the country should have a metal detector." Sean, what are metal detectors at schools there to detect? A baloney sandwich or a GUN? You would be preventing the entry of people with GUNS because GUNS are the problem, you shamelessly dishonest idiot.

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29/8/2025, 12:39:28 AM | 3409 780 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

How is Rupert Murdoch still alive?

29/8/2025, 1:41:42 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

They will scatter like rats

29/8/2025, 2:47:22 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted

Welch: Everybody's missing the point here. The point is, he's doing this on purpose. He's priming the public to get accustomed to having the military in the streets

29/8/2025, 2:22:41 AM | 13145 4196 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted

Meiselas: It seems that the outcome that Republicans want is whatever the worst possible outcome could be. More disease, more deaths, more murders, a horrible economy. And let’s literally pick the worst people for each possible position at every level.

29/8/2025, 1:01:34 AM | 5350 1540 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Quick, someone wake congressional democrats

29/8/2025, 1:22:33 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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

Ashli Babbitt died doing what she loved—being a domestic terrorist.

28/8/2025, 11:16:12 PM | 9247 1868 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TrumpWatch (@trumpwatch.skyfleet.blue) reposted

Liberals Cannot Stop Authoritarianism by Compromising With It #Trump

28/8/2025, 10:24:56 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Republicans control the messaging. Its as simple as that.

28/8/2025, 10:16:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

How can congressional democrats be so far behind? Put every GOP lie in a target and blast it with plainly-spoken facts until it's dead.

28/8/2025, 10:11:05 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted

Angus: I’m saying we need to start building progressive media that people actually listen to. I’ll give you an example: MeidasTouch. Wherever I go in Canada, working-class people listen to MeidasTouch because they talk about what’s happening in a practical way. They give facts.

28/8/2025, 7:36:02 PM | 12158 3016 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social)

In another timeline, this is unbelievable. In this one, it's disgusting.

28/8/2025, 9:59:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ahhhhh (@nerdjpg.com) reposted

Thanks to the immortal science of dialectical and historical materialism I have never once been confused by the Democratic Party’s actions. I suggest people try that instead of scratching their heads every day

28/8/2025, 8:28:49 PM | 898 131 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted

You're not going to believe this but Susan Collins is "extremely alarmed"

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28/8/2025, 7:52:20 PM | 20065 3481 | View on Bluesky | view

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

AMERICA: “It’s a mental health issue.” REST OF THE WORLD: “We have those. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA: “It’s video games.” WORLD: “We have those too. But don’t have mass shootings.” AMERICA B: “It’s cause they took Jesus out of the classroom.” WORLD: “God, you’re stupid. It's guns.”

28/8/2025, 1:55:14 PM | 1113 369 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

They'll lie, because they know there will be no meaningful repercussions from democrats if they do.

28/8/2025, 8:27:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

“I believe it, therefore it is true,” pretty much sums up the Republican mindset perfectly

28/8/2025, 7:25:17 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

And democrats still refer to these people as republicans instead of fascists

28/8/2025, 5:34:23 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Bad Atheist (@badatheist.bsky.social) reposted

Guns and religion. Those aren’t solutions, they are the problems.

27/8/2025, 5:57:50 PM | 858 175 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social)

A disgrace

28/8/2025, 5:21:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pam Keith (@pamkeithdc.bsky.social) reposted

Blue state soft secession. Hold back the money.

26/8/2025, 11:32:50 PM | 1794 428 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Before adding, “and you definitely do not have a small penis”

26/8/2025, 8:50:29 PM | 17 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Proud of your vote? bsky.app/profile/atru...

26/8/2025, 7:16:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Proud of your vote? bsky.app/profile/atru...

26/8/2025, 7:15:03 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oliver Willis (@owillis.bsky.social) reposted

17 democratic senators voted to confirm this woman as labor secretary

26/8/2025, 5:46:07 PM | 2226 694 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Terry Virts (@astroterry.bsky.social) reposted

The Democratic Party brand is the Chuck Schumer brand. And voters don’t like him. I’ve been clear, when elected, I will not vote for Schumer as leader. But I believe we should go further: Senate Democrats should move to replace him NOW.

26/8/2025, 1:10:31 PM | 39 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture HerRoyalThighness (@ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social) reposted

Why are we letting a bunch of geriatrics ruin the world

26/8/2025, 1:53:40 AM | 3599 479 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jesse Rabinowitz (@jesserbnwtz.bsky.social) reposted

For folks not in DC: - There are full-on police checkpoints most nights - Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC - National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter - Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl - Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE

26/8/2025, 12:26:19 AM | 6471 3183 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted

Pritzker gets it.

25/8/2025, 9:46:47 PM | 18761 5007 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Cut off federal taxes until they're removed.

25/8/2025, 5:00:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

You won't "let" them, but you won't endorse NY picking up more seats to stop it. You're weak and ineffectual. Step down and put someone under 30 in your position.

25/8/2025, 4:12:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

"People can love whomever they want." Next question.

25/8/2025, 4:11:12 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Max Kennerly (@maxkennerly.bsky.social) reposted

Oh, it's simple, the Boomers got their $10k college education and their $60k home then decided to pull up the ladders and rip up the roots of the American dream by putting in charge the worst people they could find, such as Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump.

25/8/2025, 3:15:34 PM | 2060 607 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John Collins (@logicallyjc.bsky.social) reposted

I love how Congress is taking a break after accomplishing nothing since their last break.

24/8/2025, 10:34:27 PM | 4623 824 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

A punch in the eye to anyone saying that

25/8/2025, 3:58:40 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) reposted

holy shit

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25/8/2025, 1:49:50 AM | 14374 3250 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh oh. Whatever it is, I hope its painful.

25/8/2025, 2:26:20 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

This is what a democrat sounds like gaslighting democrats.

25/8/2025, 2:23:37 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Bradley P. Moss (@bradmossesq.bsky.social) reposted

They gaslit you all throughout the election.

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24/8/2025, 5:03:46 PM | 22737 6640 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

"Blue No Matter Who" weakened the Democratic Party into irrelevance.

24/8/2025, 4:59:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Abbeth 💙💫 🔔 (@abbeth.bsky.social) reposted

Hakeem Jeffries is as inspiring as a political leader as someone fighting their way back from a pickleball injury.

24/8/2025, 2:28:22 PM | 248 48 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

So are Democrats.

24/8/2025, 4:19:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

More proof the original intent of the Second Amendment is dead.

24/8/2025, 4:14:47 PM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted

the actual communication problem democrats have is this: their most prominent national figures filter everything through focus grouped lines and are incapable of plain speech

24/8/2025, 2:28:50 PM | 10714 2029 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

"Blue No Matter Who" is the death of democracy.

24/8/2025, 4:11:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted

"If you're watching this and you're not a subscriber to The Bulwark on YouTube, do so, because these guys are on the scene with breaking news. That's why you need to support independent media. They're telling you stories no one else is" - Tommy Vietor

24/8/2025, 3:15:45 PM | 177 26 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Jeffries is made of plastic

24/8/2025, 3:09:02 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Russian, Republican, they sound the same

24/8/2025, 2:49:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Billionaire Media playing its part

24/8/2025, 2:21:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted

Frost: Trump traveled this nation and lied to everyone, told people the reason you can't pay your rent is because of that trans kid . The reason that you can't afford your healthcare is because of that immigrant. They want us to look at each other and blame our neighbors instead of blaming them.

23/8/2025, 6:50:45 PM | 5310 1636 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

No, it’s exactly what progressive democrats have warned about for five years. Exactly.

24/8/2025, 2:04:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted

ICYMI — JD gave the game away on Bolton 👇🏽

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23/8/2025, 3:52:05 PM | 2270 803 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Who's stopping them? Until someone does, it is.

23/8/2025, 7:32:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The saddest girl to ever hold a martini (@lifeisterrible.bsky.social) reposted

22/8/2025, 10:44:59 PM | 3614 549 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Proof the original intent of the second amendment is dead.

22/8/2025, 9:34:22 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kashana (@kashana.bsky.social) reposted

Congrats to the Dems and their new slogan of let’s win elections without using words.

22/8/2025, 4:56:59 PM | 489 46 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Bluesky (@bsky.app) reposted

Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users. While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.

22/8/2025, 7:54:29 PM | 56917 14373 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

The more I watch him, the more convinced I am there is no way he's calling the shots. Stephen Miller? Heritage Foundation? Leonard Leo? Trump himself is the real distraction.

22/8/2025, 8:13:20 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Agreed, but its better than nothing, which is what we're used to seeing.

22/8/2025, 8:06:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

That requires a strong opposition party.

22/8/2025, 8:04:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Lincoln Project (@lincolnproject.us) reposted

We all know whose side he's on.

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22/8/2025, 6:42:53 PM | 2983 760 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted

Seems relevant

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22/8/2025, 1:09:14 PM | 1002 237 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 (@minibubbly.bsky.social) reposted

Pfizer says Canada just approved its new COVID-19 vaccine for this fall #Canada #COVIDVaccine #Fall2025 globalnews.ca/news/1134082...

22/8/2025, 5:27:51 PM | 585 201 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Republicans have been planning this fascist coup for a long, long time.

22/8/2025, 7:54:31 PM | 6 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Governors Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy are likely suspects.

22/8/2025, 7:44:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted

John Bolton, 12 days ago: “ I think he's already come after me… it is a retribution presidency.”

22/8/2025, 4:12:19 PM | 7052 1973 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Shop at Cracker Barrel, now with 100% chance of not seeing James Woods

22/8/2025, 7:37:44 PM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jude Nagurney Camwell (Iddybud) (@iddybud.bsky.social) reposted

LISTEN to this. ➡️ "The Attorney General of the United States is now a rogue actor who has become a political tool of a corrupt President seeking to undermine the constitution of the United States and the rule of law." substack.com/@politicsusa...

22/8/2025, 3:34:07 PM | 6182 2451 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

That would include the entire current Democratic Party leadership.

22/8/2025, 7:30:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted

PREACH.

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22/8/2025, 2:59:00 PM | 4136 1438 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Children understand sarcasm better than Republicans.

22/8/2025, 3:27:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Oliver Willis (@owillis.bsky.social) reposted

So much of our problems come from the fact Merrick Garland didn’t want to do his job

22/8/2025, 12:44:56 PM | 3232 526 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted

"Garland’s protection of the DOJ did nothing but preserve that institution long enough for Trump to return to power and weaponize it against political opponents. It was a profound failure that our democracy will be lucky to recover from."

22/8/2025, 12:49:10 PM | 2228 672 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Sorry you don't have healthcare.

22/8/2025, 2:41:15 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

And then what?

22/8/2025, 2:35:14 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Welcome to 2018

22/8/2025, 2:34:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rosegarden54 (@rosegarden54.bsky.social) reposted

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21/8/2025, 10:32:13 PM | 2819 635 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted

Newsom: And I'll remind you, Donald Trump never sent the active duty military in his first term, or now even his second term anywhere overseas. He sent them to a United States city

21/8/2025, 11:16:54 PM | 5386 1670 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Maya Media (@mayamedia.bsky.social) reposted

Meta accused of inflating ad results & dodging Apple privacy rules appleinsider.com/articles/25/...

21/8/2025, 6:05:01 PM | 72 29 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pam Keith (@pamkeithdc.bsky.social) reposted

That asshole is going to invade Venezuela. And yes, it’s a distraction from the Epstein files. And no, it doesn’t make any sense. He wants to take Venezuela’s oil. This will be a disaster for the United States.

21/8/2025, 10:41:17 PM | 1115 351 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

This is absolutely the type of stuff Newsom should mock. Taco is an idiot. Put it on blast.

22/8/2025, 12:55:01 AM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social)

Scary stuff

22/8/2025, 12:14:01 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Follow the money

21/8/2025, 10:29:00 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

Kind of like how Mitch McConnell ate yours, again and again.

21/8/2025, 10:22:04 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

I'd pay good money to see that

21/8/2025, 10:20:56 PM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

All those private prisons aren't going to fill themselves.

21/8/2025, 10:20:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

The Schumer Court

21/8/2025, 10:18:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Taco Gumbo (@happygumbo.bsky.social) reply parent

In spite of the DNC, democratic voters want a fighter. If it has to be Newsom, so be it. If only congressional dems would get the memo.

21/8/2025, 10:17:34 PM | 26 3 | View on Bluesky | view