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Rugby
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Rugby
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Now do the menu. Bring back the old menu.
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Yep.
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Are people still reading the Economist?
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THIGH MEAT IS THE BEST MEAT
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Be concise. Call a thing a thing. Column 1 = racism/white supremacy/class Column 2 = human/civil rights Column 3 = power/empire THEN tie the math to personal impact to food, housing, petrol, education, & its correlation to POWER, GREED & PAYCHECKS.
Chise (@sailorrooscout.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
recommending sticking to the strains that the current vaccines are already targeting) that’s why I am telling people, if you know you will likely NOT be eligible for the updated LP.8.1 vaccines later this year, go ahead and get yourself a booster that is available. It will STILL help protect you.
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Have they eaten at CB in the past year? The time for backlash was when they changed the menu. That's the real outrage.
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How much are y'all paying to watch NFL this season? It seems you can't watch an entire season of any sport on a single platform.
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🥑 🍌
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Sign those papers (from your lawyer) before you file those papers (at the courthouse).
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social) reply parent
Damascus S1 E4 💀 "This does not taste like slavery" is my new metric for all foods henceforth.
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Damascus S1 E2 Music by Raphael Saadiq Art by Dawn Okoro THE ART😍
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I'm experiencing a high volume of tax lien & investment real estate ads for auctions, foreclosures, etc. while online. This season of America is giving 2007.
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social) reply parent
This rerun sucks. This episode should've been left in the trashbin of history. Frankly, this season of America is trash.
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This is a solid movie. youtu.be/ZxYPq_1iYFk
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social) reply parent
Hard pass. I don't have the emotional regulation to watch this then go to work. I'd be unemployed.
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In case you haven't noticed the economy is tanking rapidly. Moody says the mood is Recessed with a big R. This holiday season everybody's getting verbal well wishes & leftover Halloween candy, mini tootsie rolls & Dum Dums.
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We're not even going to discuss the timecard fraud & overtime grift the police engage in to steal $$$$ from city & community coffers. Nevermind the funds utilized to cover their misbehavior and abuse.
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social) reply parent
Is there any data that explains the justification for these staffing requirements? NY & Chicago have reported significant drop in certain crimes so why do they feel they need more Storm Troopers? How does lower crime mean more police?
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I thought money = speech, per SCOTUS Anyways, there are plenty of ways to directly support the Reps and their families while they're in self imposed exile without routing money through the DNC or affiliates.
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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
ELIZABETH WARREN: What Zohran is saying is 'I want people to be able to afford to live in NYC' FABER: But raising taxes in order to do it? WARREN: Oh my goodness! Oh dear! Are you worried that billionaires are going to go hungry?
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This young whipper-snapper never disappoints
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Unlike Levi's, AE jeans aren't made for anyone with butt cheeks or likes butt cheeks, so they've connected with the right audience for their product. I firmly believe everyone deserves well fitted jeans, even the crack in the back demographic.
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MOOD www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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Every federal office has Fox News, OAN, or NewsMax on broadcast 24/7. Penatgon curates what service people see on bases, ships, etc.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social) reposted
WU-TANG FOREVER 👐🏽
Tressie McMillan Cottom (@tressiemcphd.bsky.social) reposted
I spent a little time on the underlying data and playing with the interface. This is what data viz can do when it is guided by theory — in this case a clear position on “authoritarianism”, not just a “snapshot” that leaves the sense making to the reader. www.trumpactiontracker.info?
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Or they can leave well enough alone. Well enough is Blade slaughtering vampires from start to finish while delivering 🧀 onliners I'm convenience only Wesley Snipes could pull off & still be THAT guy. Let's not overthink this people. Have mercy!
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social)
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are a vital resources to child protection services. Those volunteers are there to focus on the welfare of the child, not the reunification of the family as a primary goal. The child is the PRIORITY! CPS is over worked, understaffed & underfunded.
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Mark D. Levine (@marklevinenyc.bsky.social) reposted
There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC. But no City agency has posted it on this platform. Please help spread the word. “If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
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Go with God. Safe journey.
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"Megan set the standard and Kate followed it" is high key all the things.
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Do no harm.
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Most states and local governments aren't prepared or equipped to manage disasters of this or even lesser magnitudes without Fed support. I hope those people haven't died in vain & lessons are learned from this to improve emergency management & incident response preparations & plans.
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social) reply parent
They don't need to hear it now but they will need to recon with that aspect of these tragedies as some point. Elections can have deadly consequences. That's not breaking news but it's going to be the ongoing reality for most of us.
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social) reply parent
But it absolutely matters that they voted for incompetence & mismanagement out of spite if those transcripts are to be believed. Their city officials failed in their duties as responsible stewards of the community & its resources.
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I feel for these people. Lord have mercy!
California Working Families Party (@caworkingfamilies.bsky.social) reposted
Are you a future candidate or campaign staffer? CA WFP Campaign Camp gives you the tools you’ll need to WIN. Join us on July 16 or July 24 via Zoom to learn more! 👉 mobilize.us/ca-wfp/event...
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This may be why I have no friends I've failed the Beyonce test on the regular. I have no regrets.😂
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My wallet
Prisonculture (@prisonculture.bsky.social) reposted
For NYC folks, the NYC WFP is facilitating a mass call this evening to download lessons learned from the current Mayoral campaign - www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/event...
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Revelation 6:8 "Its rider was named Death, and Hades followed close behind. They were given authority over a 1/4 of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth” The party of "we're all gonna die anyway" does not care.
Keith Fitzgerald (@keithfitzgerald.bsky.social) reposted
Worth a watch: Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social) reply parent
The Senate Ds were unwilling to change filibuster rules. He didn't have 60 votes to do any thing. Liberals & respectability politics were his weakness. Ds claimed to be standing for democracy while Rs are about power at all cost. Order vs power was the play & the Ds got played.
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What's the pay range of these jobs? What's the cost of living in these areas? Why do ppl keep saying "they" do jobs no one else wants then not address why other people don't want them?
Gem Stone (@areflectivegem.bsky.social) reposted
Sharing for awareness
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I watched it. With commercials. I can now have an informed opinion of the 1991 remake. This version of the movie is unfortunate. The characters have no depth & the story as it's told is reductive. Not an interesting thing about it. All the layers are missing. It's one dimensional, makes me sad.
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Whose grossly misguided idea was it to remake Whatever Happen To Baby Jane in 1991? The Crawford-Davis duo can't be outdone.
Molly Crabapple (@mollycrabapple.bsky.social) reposted
Re Zohran’s grocery store plans- the government already runs discount grocery stores ALL OVER THE WORLD. They are called commissaries and they are on every US military base. No one has ever had a problem with their existence
Sav Thorpe Capizzi: Pro-trans, Pro-trains, Pro-treats (@savthorpecap.bsky.social) reposted
GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY PRIDE FROM THE TRAIN! We all deserve fully funded libraries with lots of books and classes and magazines and clubs and DVDs and digital resources and air conditioning and well-paid staff to answer questions!! Libraries are magical! Fund them and then some! LFG!
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Vibes, man. Vibes
Working Families Party 🐺 (@workingfamilies.org) reposted
Republicans are telling us they don’t have the money to feed hungry families, or provide healthcare to people depending on Medicaid. Meanwhile, the Pentagon gets a blank check. Join the next Mass Call to understand this moment and how you can take action: wfpus.org/healthcareno...
Perry Bacon (@perrybaconjr.bsky.social) reposted
One of the centrist talking points is electing a progressive mayor destroyed Chicago so New York shouldn't do the same. But by one of the centrist's main metrics (they talk about crime constantly) things are going better than usual under Brandon Johnson. news.wttw.com/2025/05/05/c...
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social)
This article exposes the press's unwillingness to cover Ms. Clark's actions...again. "...lightly pushes Sheldon" is doing a lot in a situation where CC had no business laying hands in the 1st place. CC's reflex to lash out is part of the problem. www.jezebel.com/caitlin-clar...
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social)
I'm not a fan of the crowd wearing matching t-shirts at the sports ball games. It is unreasonably annoying to me. The team unis should stand out not blend in. Also the floor seating is annoying. The fans are too close to the teams. Sit in the boxes no one is there to see you. l Congrats OKC!
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social) reply parent
My guess would be any one or combo of the following: Dominion theology 7 Mountain Mandate New Apocolyptic Mandate Good ol' American values
ProPublica (@propublica.org) reposted
NEW: A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
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This 💩 is bonkers! All of it. Everything. Just 🍌s. *The message is about the weather...& seasonal allergies.
Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Mayor Brandon Scott appears to be doing something right, but somehow this remarkable, record setting decline in violence doesn't quite make national headlines the way the opposite does www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
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ProtectMyPublicMedia.org
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social) reply parent
This groove is major. I've noticed people don't pay a whole lot of attention to song lyrics if they can dance to or "feel" the music. I've seen clips of white people dancing their hearts out to James Brown singing "I'm Black & I'm proud."
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social)
I wish people would stop saying "[so & so] must resign" because no they don't. They don't have to do anything. And they aren't going to in most cases. Especially these people. They're morally bankrupt & hateful. Calling on them to self-deport from their cushy government offices isn't it.
Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) reposted
Sly Stone, pioneering leader of funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82
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I had the privilege of reading an advanced copy of this story. Josh Lanyon fans will not be disappointed. Solid worthwhile read.
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social) reply parent
Seems today would be a good day for you & your skinfolk to do any damn thing useful beside demand labor & sacrifice of someone else.
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Lala11_7 (@lala1967.bsky.social) reposted
The most IMPORTANT lesson you can TEACH a young child is HOW to keep their bodies & souls SAFE from predators! These books will help you navigate those difficult discussions 💚
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But is he wrong?
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social)
"one-time 5th place collegiate finisher..." BBC can be so pettily accurate.
Karen Attiah (@karenattiah.bsky.social) reposted
Remember how I was posting on here about faith communities and political resistance? We do need more stories about this...
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I'm not saying they're gold diggers but they ain't messing with no broke 🥷.
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social)
What is the Hali?! Is right. Just...wow
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social)
This special multi-episode storyline of The United States of America reality show is great. This is probably the best episode of the season. A sudden divorce. Spectulation of domestic violence, cheating spouses, secrets crimes, emotion meltdowns. Chef kiss to the showrunner
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social) reply parent
I suggest they are capable but are unwilling. It's hard to appease capitalist & standup for the people capitalists exploit to make all those donor dollars. That other Cuomo guy was right about the people in the boxes at the Dem convention not letting anything that doesn't benefit them happen.
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She & her family fed an alleged genocide in South Africa to be murked by her husband in Virginia. She was the mother of a 2 yo child. She was killed by the one person in the US that should've protected & cared for her the most. Provide & protect, huh? www.capetownetc.com/news/cape-to...
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social)
I think a lot of these black & Black-ish industry folks fail to get the point that they fall into the "not us" category. The Us he speaks of moves differently. That song is a cultural bookmark that went completely over their heads. Then came Sinners doing much the same imho.
mickyvaile.bsky.social (@mickyvaile.bsky.social)
@workingfamilies.org The WFP is right there! The party is organizing, building coalitions interested in the diginity & safety of ALL people not at the expense of others. The handringing about the Ds is exhausting & useless. Their priority is capitalism. Time to pivot folks.
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New York, NY big city of dreams