jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social)
Best way to read the news without doomscrolling into a deep depression
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social)
Best way to read the news without doomscrolling into a deep depression
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you for doing what you do each day! I can't say I look forward to the news but I do look forward to the way you describe the news
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social) reply parent
Amen to that
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social)
More of this please. Thank you @petebuttigieg.bsky.social for your continued service. I'm Not Running in 2026, But I Am Getting to Work open.substack.com/pub/petebutt...
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks for providing us with the need to know in a way that we don't have to doomscroll our way to a fetal position. You are appreciated.
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social) reply parent
I think you've hit on your next ad campaign: "Quality content, no BetterHelp bullshit"
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social) reply parent
There's so much smoke, I can't see the gun.
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social)
Aurora has the best outlook on living: youtube.com/clip/UgkxXVi...
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social)
I think the words he was looking for was "totally preventable"
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social)
@lastweektonight.com Thank you for this! johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com
Hank Green (@hankgreen.bsky.social) reposted
History: “Eventually the incompetent fascists invariably lose power and then society recovers in a new and stronger way” Me: “Oh, cool, so what has to happen for the spell to be broken??” History: “mmmm…well, that part is less encouraging.”
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My new theme song youtube.com/shorts/9rgHC...
Pete Buttigieg (@petebuttigieg.bsky.social) reposted
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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@garrisonhayes.bsky.social Thank you for the insightful explanation and call to action. youtu.be/dihuyzE1bYg?...
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social)
A very real example of what can happen when uninformed politicians decide to just stop stuff. I'm all for efficiencies and government accountability. But choosing to stop work that they don't understand has real life and death consequences youtu.be/PBjQgizWRBA?...
Pete Buttigieg (@petebuttigieg.bsky.social) reposted
You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social)
I have a real fondness for truth youtu.be/eI14kcVT3vU?...
John Green (@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social) reposted
February: I'm the shortest month. February 2025: I SHALL LAST FOR 10,000 YEARS.
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social) reply parent
Pretty sure that's the virtual reality where DOGE lives, isn't it?
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social)
I don't think I've ever felt more proud to be an Episcopalian.
jimbates13.bsky.social (@jimbates13.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm pretty sure this isn't how Executive Orders work with passed laws that have already been upheld by the Supreme Court. *grabs popcorn*
Hank Green (@hankgreen.bsky.social) reposted
Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt.bsky.social) reposted
The marginal details of the David Lynch memorial at the Burbank Bob’s Big Boy are what make it.
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RIP to a true visionary apnews.com/article/davi...
God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted
Americans should not be trying to buy Greenland when their own country is up for sale.
Ground News (@groundnews.bsky.social) reposted
🇮🇹 New guidelines from Italian bishops, approved by the Vatican, permit gay men to become priests if they remain celibate. ground.news/article/gay-...
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Wow!! Only a few hours after making my account, I have 19 year olds following me and linking their Only Fans accounts. It has to be real, right?