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"These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons."
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"These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons."
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Ironically, a diet of all brains leaves him curiously devoid of intelligent thought. Zombie, indeed.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Leeches. Lots of leeches.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
NBC News: www.nbcnews.com/video/cdc-st...
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
No need to be so hard on Joni. She's suffering from a dual diagnosis of dipshittery and asshattery.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Similar experience in Boone, North Carolina in 2017, but without the obvious racial slurs. More along the lines of "Well, you COULD live in this neighborhood, but most people choose not to."
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, if you're gonna raise a fuss and you're gonna raise a holler, that might help.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Steven's use of pronouns in the last sentence left open to interpretation who was ignoring the criminality of whom.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
TLDR: science isn’t science
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
We'll get a sack of potatoes in return. A HUGE sack, of course.
🧠 Babe (@lakeinla.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Welcome to the Heritage Foundation's Christian Nationalist America, co-sponsored by the Federalist Society and Palantir Technologies, hosted by reality TV's Donald Trump.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Fire Zillow immediately
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Or like Sinclair Media in Baltimore convincing rural Marylanders and out-of-staters to be very scared of the city.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm pretty sure she'll have to use rented golf clubs, though. The indignity!
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
"Mr. President, sir. As a convicted criminal and adjudicated rapist, does that give you special insight into Ms. Maxwell's plight?"
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Sadly, ICE is hiring. It's part of the plan. Desperate people taking whatever jobs are available.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
He can park his gold-plated airplane in there.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Nobody needs to dress that nicely at the county courthouse.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
If only there had been a politician who warned us about this inconvenient truth. That person would easily have been elected after being hailed as a visionary by the public across the political spectrum, right?
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Barbie's face has less plastic injected into it.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
It's skin color AND last name. Maybe throw in a "woke" belief or two, and it's MAGA bingo.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
He's still performing that rectal exam on the Lard of Mierda Loca. We'll let you know when he emerges.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
I think we found some "waist," fraud and abuse finally.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, so maybe a bunch of rich white men in 1787 couldn't foresee the type of killing machinery we have today. Radical thought, but you just might be right!
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
The primary purpose of the Second Amendment is for late 18th century farmers to grab their muskets, join up with a bunch of other farmers in local militias, and fire an occasionally lethal round of buckshot when King George or any of his progeny muster troops at the Canadian border and invade.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
But they got to keep their gas stoves, right? Worth it!
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
No. No. Yes.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
So not red and not blue. Musl’s White Party? That tracks.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Why?
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Kerr County 2024 presidential election count: 1. Donald Trump (Fascist-Florida) 76.73% (21,615) 2. Kamala Harris (Democrat-California) 22.42% (6,315) 3. E'erbody Else (Loons-Everywhere) 0.85 (240)
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Bernie must also remember the USS Maine and the Spanish-American war.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Bonus: No eggs were damaged by the bombs.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
It’ll be a great spot for fake funds and Krugerrands.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Gulf of Tonkin on the line, as is the USS Maine. It’s what we do.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
See "Nixon, Dick."
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
I lost a cousin who was stationed in Iraq. That's how stupid it was.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Ex-hooker as First Lady tracks.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep. Definitely could be. Yep.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
It's the canary in the coal mine.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
The shocking this is, after his 10 years in the political arena, anyone believes a word out of his festering gob. I fear this country is lost to the fascist idiots and sociopaths.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Not just drab, but olive drab.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
MAGA is nihilism.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Great question
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
She has privilege to make claims of lawlessness even if they don’t hold up in court. She can be sanctioned for meritless prosecution.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
"And BYOMask."
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Both now carry the same meaning.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
So just one big, beautiful ball now?
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
That post was “frot” with subtext.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
A comma away from perfection.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
The last dregs of his blighted soul, trying to escape.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
They break the law. It's what they do.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Surely the American public is well-informed enough to ferret out this weasel's bullsh ... oh, right. Never mind.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm reminded of when golfers constantly refer to making "golf shots."
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
We’re thinking Henry VIII
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Next on ABC, "Monday Night Rehabilitation" starring President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Idaho or Iowa would be about white.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Lemme guess: they're headed for northern Idaho, maybe Iowa.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Wingers don't need fact-based reporting or intelligence. They know in their gut who needs to be prosecuted.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
This "dog" needs to spend some time in the pound.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Because it's not truth without a little "plus."
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
So this would be the 1,000th this-should-be-the-end-of-a-political-career moment for a normal human being. Sociopaths and criminals apparently have an infinitely high wall to breach before any Republican notices.
Paul Lander (@paullander.bsky.social) reposted
US added 177,000 in April, but most of those went to Marco Rubio.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
The cable company said he'd be here between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tick-tock, Marco.
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jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
it really is astounding that a presidential administration crashed the growth trajectory of the wealthiest country on the planet in basically two months
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Those liver spots aren't going to cover themselves, people.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Worst reality show ever.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social)
Here's a great NFL mock draft by Stevenson student Jimmy Rudolph: stevensonvillager.com/34616/uncate...
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
I will text the deets.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Batshit Signalgate
Steve Herman (@newsguy.bsky.social) reposted
A draft of an executive order to gut the State Department includes eliminating Africa operations, ending the foreign service exam and closing offices that focus on climate change, democracy and human rights. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/politics/trump-state-department-overhaul.html?unlocke
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Elwood and Jake definitely hated Nazis.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Right? Assuming a living annual wage starts at around $50K these days, the boss could make as much as $1 million a year.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Or more than 5,600 hours per week. Dude's a workhorse, no doubt, but also a time bender.
Nina Turner (@ninaturner.bsky.social) reposted
In fiscal year 2024, Target CEO Brian Cornell received total compensation of $19,203,353. This included a base salary of $1.4 million, $14.7 million in stock awards, and $3.1 million in other compensation. This compensation was 719 times the median employee pay of $26,696.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
"Well, and chug some horse wormer, just in case."
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
We're all tied up. Literally.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
She really good at doo-doo process. Not so much with due process or the Constitution.
Seth Abramson (@sethabramson.bsky.social) reposted
NOTE: There are more people *in this frame of television* than there are transgender athletes in the State of Maine *All* of this is theater for stupid people
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
We made need a few.
Mrs. Peabody stands with Ukraine (@peabodya.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
You do realize this is where Trump is taking us, right? Let’s support the truth tellers among American journalists. Without them, we really have no country anymore www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, the whole "clean conscience" thing is vastly underrated in today's America.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Kennedy should just get it tattooed on his forehead: "I think the president's right." Then he'll never have to think again.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social)
What has the demented, criminal dictator decreed today?
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
Pretty sure they changed "all thy sons" to "all of us" in the lyrics, but well done.
Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan.bsky.social) reposted
We have the most anti-free speech government in modern American history. (And yet, in true Orwellian fashion, they claim to be champions of free speech.)
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
So this one syphilis-addled sociopath gets to decide everything, everywhere for everybody all the time? Got it.
Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones.bsky.social) reposted
Journalists: you cannot deport U.S. citizens out of their own country. Do not simply regurgitate the words of the administration if those words are inaccurate. To do so is spreading disinformation. Deportation, according to the govt itself, is for people with no legal right to be here.
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social)
A great story by Stevenson student Daniel Mihm. Your feel-good news for today. stevensonvillager.com/34361/featur...
Jeff Browne (@jayschool.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm just excited to hear about deals on bedding!
BeijingPalmer (@beijingpalmer.bsky.social) reposted
Americans voted against the most successful economic recovery of any nation on the planet for this, because they were mad at their servants being paid more and listened to liars who made them feel good.
Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones.bsky.social) reposted
“This is not what we voted for.” Yes, yes, it is. You just didn’t think it could destroy you, too.