Platner: No one cares that you pretend to be remorseful as you sell out to lobbyists. Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe V Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
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Platner: No one cares that you pretend to be remorseful as you sell out to lobbyists. Symbolic opposition does not reopen hospitals. Weak condemnations do not bring back Roe V Wade. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
The bank app is telling me to "tap & pay like a boss😏" and "rally my crew". I am 37 years old and you are the bank. Don't talk to me this way.
The closest Dominos to the Pentagon is reporting above average traffic. The 2nd closest Papa Johns to the Pentagon is reporting above average traffic. As of 10:08pm ET
It's odd to hear so many good things about labor support coming from a billionaire, but here we are Happy Labor Day, Illinois
This was a huge turning point for me personally. The hypocrisy was off the charts. The whole "we're trying to save lives" argument failed the moment the protests began. I don't know if I'll ever be able to get past that
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations. If you're 45, that number is 74.7%. If you're under 28, the number is 100%. Happy Labor Day.
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Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
POPE LEO: “Let us plead God to stop the pandemic of arms, large and small, which infects our world.” He prays for the victims in Minneapolis, and “the countless children killed and injured every day around the world”
Current* conditions near South Haven, MI:
Salt Lake City, Utah Any calls for military?
Texas again
Texas
Nashville
9 people were shot, 6 killed, in Indianapolis at the end of June. A city with about ⅓ the population of Chicago But no one seems to be calling for the military in Indianapolis..
"They're very stupid"
Pete Hegseth in December on military training: “We’re bringing a war-fighting ethos back to the Pentagon. Everything else that distracts from lethality shouldn’t be happening.”
My family got sick from this outbreak. I was tiny, but they tell me it was brutal on all of us. Some of us ended up hospitalized Let Darwin work. These morons deserve everything they've got coming to em
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Praying priest begs agents to stop deportation vans
little shell creature waits millions of years to troll humans
Over 300 MILLION American citizen's files stolen by DOGE. Why can't 1 person with access steal the EPSTEIN Files? #LEAKtheEPSTEIN_Files
Current* conditions near Grand Haven, MI:
Reflections of a middle aged man Couch shopping in my 20s: Does it look cool? Is it cheap enough? I'll take it Couch shopping in my 40s: let me sit here for 20 mins and see what my back says
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
In this world of snakes and rats, be the wolf
Scroll break courtesy of Silas… he has mastered the art of zen. 💤 #ambassadorwolf
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Okay, timeline cleanse. Post an image from your summer that confers peace
Trump take LEGO www.404media.co/lego-stops-s...
If it's good enough for them to use on us, then it's fair game
🐥 need a political break ? 🐥 #Catsky #Dogsky #Kittens ♥️
Another dangerous night in the heart of Chicago. #chicago
Mike Fanone: "There's no justification for using federal law enforcement and National Guardsmen as political pawns...It's imperative that officers conduct themselves professionally—and that starts with showing their faces." @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...
Masks. Off.
Here’s an old song I recently discovered. Written by Irving Berlin about the plague that walked our earth during WWII. I think it’s very appropriate right now. “I’ll be there to laugh not weep … What a day to wake up on” Song performed by Lizzie and the Triggermen
I'm an IT guy who works in finance. Because of this, I have all sorts of rules on what I can & can't trade Mainly, I am unable to sell stock until I have owned it for a minimum amount of time - to prevent insider trading Why am I subjected to more scrutiny than Congress?
He looks truly happy in that moment.. that's the whole goal There's always something to be worried about tho, right? We don't have the gators up here in the Great Lakes, but the ticks love the water areas and I always have to be careful around the tall dune grasses lol
"Today Home of the Brave launched a major ad campaign across D.C. telling federal law enforcement to take off their masks." Read more about our new campaign from former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/help-us-un...
The Les Espaces d'Abraxas housing complex in the suburbs of Paris Design: architect Ricardo Bofill (1982)
Green Clover, Future City Integrated with Nature: Hangzhou First People's Hospital Tonglu Branch by The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD)
This is still my favorite
🐶 Hourly Dog Picture! 🐶 #dogs #dogsky #dogsofbluesky
You helped me learn to live on my own and enjoy the moment. I don't have many pics of you when you were a puppy because we were doing exactly that
Today is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day It's only been 10 months since I lost Soldier and time feels like it's standing still most days. Miss you every day buddy (not pictured from my childhood: Shadow & Sam, also German Shepherds)
German Shepherds are happy when they have a job. Here’s one of my boy’s jobs.
Looks like I'm not the only one..
There have been hundreds of school shootings since Columbine. Two involved a trans person. How is this focus going to help address the bullying and mental health problems in young people? I'm not one to usually comment on the trans issue. It's such a small part of society. But come the fuck on here
I only wish they weren't smiling. I know it's a retirement party of sorts as they are being recognized for their work and courage, but the future is dimm without folks like them at the helm
There are some days when the news is just too much. The last 24 hours has been one of those days CDC in crisis, Jan 6ers getting military honors, FBI fails to prevent predictable school shooting It's a lot to take in. I hope tomorrow is better, but I'm smart enough to know it's unlikely
Imagine being one of the ICE monsters who approaches a fucking wildfire firefighter and tells them they’re under arrest
Good question. Just checked - no, he did not. Fuck traitors and those who honor them. There's a special place in hell for all these trash humans
Donny Two Dolls is a miserable failure at everything he does, but being Russia's bitch might be the thing that actually gets us all killed
I'm well aware of what this shithead did
Are there any laws against protesting at such an event?
Ayfkm? Fuck every last minute of this reality
Lord forbid we forget the history of cracker barrel... we have to get rid of the history of slavery but we must not forget cracker barrel history. Bland ass food 🙄
Hypnotic serenity at the Lake Michigan shore. #wisconsin #washingtonisland #water #mosaic #reflections #serenity #tranquility #place #hypnotic #greatlakes #shallows #shoreline #beaches @lakemichigan13.bsky.social @greatlakeslady.bsky.social
Completely worth the climb #BigSable #Lighthouse #Pentax #K-3 | Pentax-FA 50mm f2.8 Macro lens #DSLR #photography #landscapephotography #colorphotography #michigan #ludington #dunes #greatlakes #lakemichigan #darktable
Thank you @patagonia.com. The #GreatLakes are too important to skip on scrutiny when it comes to blasting new infrastructure through them. www.patagoniaworks.com/press/2025/8...
You actually can compensate people injured by rare but real vaccine side effects, *and* promote widespread vaccination. We've been doing it since a 1980s law that modernized liability for vaccine manufacturers. Don't let RFK Jr. "fix" that system.
Sen Patty Murray (D-WA): “If there are any adults left in the White House, it’s well past time they face reality… We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired.”
A new IAGLR survey shows how federal actions are disrupting Great Lakes science—lost data, careers, & collaboration. On #WorldLakeDay, we’re reminded that protecting freshwater means supporting both the science & the people behind it. 📖 https://bit.ly/ll26 #GreatLakes #FreshwaterScience
Finally got the Dollar Storm slots to give me a win today +$80 🎰🤑😁
Happy World Lake Day y'all #LakeMichigan #GreatLakes #WorldLakeDay
Windows 10's end of life is almost here, and Microsoft isn't making it easy for those who don't want to upgrade. Delays to the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program are interspersed with relentless marketing for Windows 11.
Well there you have it: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Celebrating World Lake Day and urging humans to be bold in protecting water, land and air. Now is the time 🌊🌊 Clean water is life
I continue to think it should be the Wyoming x3 rule The House was supposed to be larger than the Senate - so each state should have a minimum of three reps
If you're wondering why Republicans are gerrymandering the fuck out of red states, Democrats just flipped a Trump +20 Iowa Senate seat. That’s what they’re afraid of.
Cheese tax collector is a tough gig. You gotta be willing to wake up at a moments notice when someone opens the refrigerator
He's just pissing on us and telling us it's raining. What's the problem? Isn't that democracy?
Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day. Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day. It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.
Once again, video evidence debunks a Trump story about somebody lavishing praise on him in a made-up conversation. It's so weird how every time his stories can be checked, they turn out to be bullshit. Almost like you can't trust anything he says. www.cnn.com/2025/08/25/p...
How is this song 20 years old?
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"My entire career, I have been a squish. But I also strongly believe in telling the truth, and the truth of where we are is we are in the middle of an authoritarian takeover of the United States of America." @saletan.bsky.social joins @monacharen.bsky.social on Just Between Us, for Bulwark+ members
I'm not usually a fan of dressing dogs up, but this good girl seems to enjoy it lol Live it up pup!
A very earnest piece. The Situation. August 26, 2025
We said no kings in 1776 and we'll do it again in 2026
And I have the right to tell you to fuck right off. I am an American citizen
Can you be under the influence and run the Pentagon?
We are very far off the cliff here folks. 🇺🇸
A good synopsis of the effect of my state of IL eliminating cash bail One bit of nuance - fleeing the police is no longer detainable. That's an oversight that Springfield should fix ASAP Fleeing is inherently an act of avoiding accountability and demonstrates a willingness to run
"look, dude with your camera, i'm just here for the college benefits, no one said i was gonna have to be out here doing this stupid shit"
Video captured the moment a firefighting helicopter spun out of control and crashed into a lake in France. Two crew members on board and a witness were taken to the hospital. Thankfully, no fatalities were reported.
If you have to say "I'm not a dictator", you've kinda already lost ..in a rational society Good luck America
Aren't these the same pussies who screamed about wearing masks in 2020? Masks off ladies
Current* conditions near St Joseph, MI:
I got your magnet right here
I have a magnet for him, but he's not gonna like it
I don’t know if this qualifies as spilling the 🫖 But release the damn Epstein files already.
My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up. NYT just covered it. 1/n www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...
Wake up @democrats.org! Thanks @walshfreedom.bsky.social
When is the next #NoKings protest?
