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Paul Gustafson

@paulgus.bsky.social

StL native, lived in KC now MN. USAF Veteran.

created November 8, 2024

2,795 followers 1,988 following 3,055 posts

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Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Too soon?

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2/9/2025, 3:18:30 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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

I love this guy

1/9/2025, 10:52:55 PM | 11942 2358 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

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1/9/2025, 11:19:50 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

What’s his left hand doing? They’re staring at it.

1/9/2025, 9:31:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Nash Is Here for It (@nashishereforit.bsky.social) reposted

The National Guardners

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1/9/2025, 2:14:00 PM | 9415 2550 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@sundaedivine.bsky.social) reposted

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.

1/9/2025, 2:57:40 PM | 21345 7580 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

I can hear him wheezing from here.

1/9/2025, 7:54:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Done.

1/9/2025, 6:54:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

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1/9/2025, 5:34:16 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

What does LeRoy know about this?

1/9/2025, 5:33:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

How are the cars doing?

1/9/2025, 5:31:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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

I didn’t really need more evidence that RFK Jr is nuts and delusional.

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1/9/2025, 4:15:17 PM | 7398 1524 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Maybe it’s the actor from the South Park PSA…

1/9/2025, 4:08:33 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Should have given him a Russia, Russia hat.

1/9/2025, 4:00:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted

Oh, Andy Borowitz. What a gem you are.

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1/9/2025, 12:15:41 AM | 15219 2887 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social)

So, when he goes into hospice…. Who will be the lucky SS agent who draws the short straw and is on bedpan duty? Pro tip: this one ain’t big enough.

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1/9/2025, 12:02:14 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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

If we will never be a Socialist [sic] or Communist [sic] Country [sic], then why are you giving billions of dollars to farmers to make up for losses from your stupid tariffs (SOCIALISM) and having the US government own part of Intel (COMMUNISM)?

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31/8/2025, 11:21:05 PM | 6639 2055 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mark Hertling (@markhertling.bsky.social) reposted

The great @jamiegangel.bsky.social nails it!

26/8/2025, 3:39:57 PM | 183 34 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

o7

31/8/2025, 11:32:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mark Hertling (@markhertling.bsky.social) reposted

“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...

30/8/2025, 11:44:49 AM | 22003 6297 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rod Johnson 💙💙💙 (@pcrod.bsky.social) reposted

Trump - Suddenly the camera-shy President

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31/8/2025, 11:06:24 PM | 8 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

I’m also going to eat bunches of asparagus for days…grilled, baked-doesn’t matter so l’ll be fortified to piss on his gravestone.

31/8/2025, 11:21:04 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

There won’t be enough beer for me when it happens… It’ll be like the end of Prohibition.

31/8/2025, 11:12:46 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Most of the nice things we have as employees are the result of unions.

31/8/2025, 11:11:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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31/8/2025, 11:10:13 PM | 12 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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

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.”

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31/8/2025, 10:45:19 PM | 2890 785 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Molly Ploofkins (@mollyploofkins.bsky.social) reposted

Well there we go

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31/8/2025, 10:17:18 PM | 99 17 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) reposted

#AddictedToCrises 🤡 @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

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31/8/2025, 4:50:46 PM | 337 36 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Molly Ploofkins (@mollyploofkins.bsky.social) reposted

Joe Biden stops for an ice cream... or two.

30/8/2025, 10:57:26 PM | 156 39 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Spokes are woke.

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31/8/2025, 5:17:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Yep. The DeWitt’s got lazy and Mo lived off of Walt Jocketty’s work. Firing Mike Schildt was a big mistake. Mo didn’t like pushback. The fans are pissed and rightly so.

31/8/2025, 4:58:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

17 games behind. Nuff’ said.

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31/8/2025, 3:09:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted

Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits

31/8/2025, 12:00:10 AM | 21648 6014 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Yeah, but it doesn’t work when they use black paint on the Mexico side. Wait. What?

31/8/2025, 1:26:28 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

I’ll bring the beer.

31/8/2025, 1:24:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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

My reporting uncovered the existence of DoJ training videos instructing FBI personnel on how to flag Trump’s name in the Epstein files. I’m suing to get the videos under FOIA. substack.com/@muellershew...

30/8/2025, 7:22:47 PM | 11375 3609 | View on Bluesky | view

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

Ha. Haha. Haaa. I get it.

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31/8/2025, 12:21:27 AM | 12863 2300 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

The stench has to be overwhelming.

31/8/2025, 1:20:42 AM | 44 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

100%

31/8/2025, 1:19:58 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Solar powered windmill would be perfect.

30/8/2025, 9:28:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

He’ll hit off the red tees and then claim longest drive.

30/8/2025, 5:56:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Sgt Joker (@thesgtjoker.bsky.social) reposted

The only person more thrilled at the prospect of Donald dying than patriotic Americans is Melania.

30/8/2025, 2:28:41 PM | 96 16 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Wonder if they’ll do a death mask?

30/8/2025, 4:09:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Don’t forget the asparagus for the tombstone christening.

30/8/2025, 4:06:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

I have an idea….

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30/8/2025, 3:41:42 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Quality…

30/8/2025, 3:36:06 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Buy a Honda instead. Toyota reneged on their promise to stop donating to congressional members who supported J6. They also donated $1m to his inauguration.

30/8/2025, 2:35:09 AM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture DemCastDonGA (@donshantajr.bsky.social) reposted

...just another reminder of the idiot occupying the People's House...

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29/8/2025, 12:46:59 PM | 574 268 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

I’m waiting for South Park to roast her….

30/8/2025, 2:27:22 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gwj...

30/8/2025, 2:06:14 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

You have none. “Disappointing” -Susan Collins

30/8/2025, 1:55:22 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Brant Reeves (@bireeves95.bsky.social) reposted

So Strange, So Strange!

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28/8/2025, 8:09:14 PM | 671 277 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh my, such terse language. As Susan Collins would say…”concerning”.

29/8/2025, 9:08:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Matt Gaetz Forehead (@mattgaetz4head.bsky.social) reposted

I spent the last 2 hours trying to create this between photoshop and AI. AI has a long way to go. I give up.

29/8/2025, 5:42:20 PM | 9 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Well done.

29/8/2025, 5:51:09 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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29/8/2025, 5:50:13 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Sgt Joker (@thesgtjoker.bsky.social) reposted

Dear Leader caught another nickname. 😂

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29/8/2025, 12:01:07 PM | 89 20 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) reposted

US GDP: * 2nd half of last year: 2.8% * 1st half of this year: 1.4% * rest of this year: (projected) 1.1% @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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29/8/2025, 12:00:06 PM | 525 230 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Molly Ploofkins (@mollyploofkins.bsky.social) reposted

National Guardeners

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29/8/2025, 5:21:21 PM | 71 19 | View on Bluesky | view

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

This is unfortunately true.

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29/8/2025, 5:21:34 PM | 1022 230 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Russian bot.

29/8/2025, 5:36:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

o7 Ditto.

29/8/2025, 5:34:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

So, a convicted felon is tough on crime? Odd.

29/8/2025, 3:57:58 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Correction: He’s a narcissistic sociopathic fascist.

29/8/2025, 3:48:46 PM | 6 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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29/8/2025, 1:10:10 PM | 56 16 | View on Bluesky | view

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

If Ashli Babbitt's parents really wanted to avenge her death they would, instead of pitifully whitewashing her legacy, be suing Fox News for filling their child's gullible head with dangerous nonsense that directly led to her death.

28/8/2025, 11:26:52 PM | 14922 3185 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

The sharks would throw up.

29/8/2025, 3:13:07 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

She violated her oath. She’s a traitor.

29/8/2025, 3:11:21 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jeremy Faust, MD (@jeremyfaust.bsky.social) reposted

Massive walkout underway at CDC. RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.

28/8/2025, 6:49:54 PM | 33564 7857 | View on Bluesky | view

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

Just in case you forgot…

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28/8/2025, 5:29:48 PM | 10149 5051 | View on Bluesky | view

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

Just admit it: You love your guns more than your children. The first step is acknowledging the problem.

28/8/2025, 1:48:03 PM | 10504 2568 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted

Thou shalt not listen to a damn thing that RFK Jr. says.

28/8/2025, 10:42:15 PM | 15810 2779 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted

"Ashli Babbitt was a grown ass adult who made a series of conscious, ill-advised decisions to engage in treasonous behavior, and she got exactly what she deserved. She was a traitor. She was a threat to national security. There is no nuance needed here."

28/8/2025, 11:24:47 PM | 16276 3815 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Marky was a shxtty morning host and he’s an even shxttier congressional thing. I won’t say man because he’s not one.

29/8/2025, 2:56:17 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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

WHOOPSIE DOODLE

29/8/2025, 2:50:49 AM | 10759 3258 | View on Bluesky | view

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

Welch: He claims that he's the law and order president. But we all know that's a lie because he's a convicted felon. He pardons convicted felons, he surrounds himself with obsequious people that kiss his all day, every day

29/8/2025, 2:10:02 AM | 19136 5620 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

This is why.

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29/8/2025, 1:35:46 AM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Did I mention ICE arresting firefighters who were LITERALLY fighting a massive fire at the time of their arrest? 🔥 #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

29/8/2025, 1:20:30 AM | 5231 719 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

If there’s 1 Nazi at a table with 9 other people and no one says anything… Guess what? There’s 10 Nazis at the table.

29/8/2025, 1:20:40 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

She violated her oath.

29/8/2025, 1:13:50 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Sgt Joker (@thesgtjoker.bsky.social) reposted

Susan Collins is what a “good Nazi” was in 1940.

29/8/2025, 12:00:40 AM | 92 24 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Twitchy Turbo. I get dizzy watching her.

28/8/2025, 11:41:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

This is why.

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28/8/2025, 10:05:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Absolutely not. She violated the oath that we all took. She put power over country. FAFO karma.

28/8/2025, 9:30:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Matt Gaetz Forehead (@mattgaetz4head.bsky.social) reposted

28/8/2025, 8:32:05 PM | 58 10 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Aka as “twitchy”.

28/8/2025, 9:28:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted

Absolutely repulsive! Trump granted full military funeral honors to someone who violently stormed the Capitol J6 (Ashli Babbitt), while refusing such recognition to honorable service members is a grotesque disgrace and a betrayal of everything the uniform stands for.

28/8/2025, 3:54:25 PM | 1568 510 | View on Bluesky | view

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

GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “Facts are stubborn things… Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas…. Alabama is a top 3 murder state. Where is the President? — He isn’t focused on crime & violence. It’s about an expression of authoritarianism.” (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )

28/8/2025, 6:31:31 PM | 12551 4363 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ScruffyR (@scruffyr.bsky.social) reposted

Still waiting for the plaque honoring the COPS that defended the Capitol against these asinine thugs. Military supports a draft dodger, cops support the J6ers, Natnl Guard willing to kill Americans. Because of one lump of 💩whose expiration date passed long ago.

28/8/2025, 8:57:02 PM | 17 6 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Go Pack Go!

28/8/2025, 9:10:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

That’s disgusting. And consider that they removed any mention of the Navajo Code Talkers and the Tuskegee Airmen among others. They only restored them to the DoD website after they were called out,

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28/8/2025, 9:06:09 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Malcom warned us.

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28/8/2025, 6:51:54 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Gustafson (@paulgus.bsky.social) reply parent

Settle down. Best record in baseball. Try being a Cardinal fan this year.

28/8/2025, 6:50:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted

Admiral Stockdale survived 7 years of torture by mastering one paradox. That same lesson is the key to defeating Trump’s creeping fascism now.👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com

28/8/2025, 6:40:40 PM | 288 124 | View on Bluesky | view

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

Maybe Hegseth can use the clips of soldiers in uniform picking up trash around DC in a recruiting ad.

27/8/2025, 1:33:37 AM | 2809 469 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Molly Ploofkins (@mollyploofkins.bsky.social) reposted

We know more about the Minnesota shooter in a day than we know about Thomas Crooks after more than a year.

28/8/2025, 10:31:30 AM | 137 41 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Sgt Joker (@thesgtjoker.bsky.social) reposted

It’s not about guns, it’s about mental illness. ~ Republicans No, we won’t help with mental healthcare. Here are some thoughts and prayers. ~ Also Republicans

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Profile picture The Sgt Joker (@thesgtjoker.bsky.social) reposted

The National Guard is being used by the Republican Party to be landscapers and garbage collectors which was the job of the US Parks Service until Trump and Elon had them fired.

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Profile picture Jim - Yellow Dog Dem (@commentontwlb.bsky.social) reposted

Oh my, this is grand!! 😂

27/8/2025, 6:54:12 PM | 55 21 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot.bsky.social) reposted

Thoughts and prayers are as effective at keeping shooters out of schools as they are at keeping pedophiles out of the White House.

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