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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social

It is very hard to watch the US government commit suicide.

aug 13, 2025, 6:54 pm • 350 49

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BonBon🤌 @roadreclaimed.bsky.social

The cure is to release the Epstein files.

aug 13, 2025, 7:23 pm • 1 0 • view
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social

And then what?

aug 13, 2025, 11:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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Talmonis @talmonis.bsky.social

Hopefully, enough patriotic soldiers who don't want to become Nazi Germany with nukes eliminate the praetorians, and every last one of the bastards get the Saddam treatment.

aug 13, 2025, 11:43 pm • 1 0 • view
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social

You think releasing the files will do that?

aug 13, 2025, 11:45 pm • 0 0 • view
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Catherine @docspkfree.bsky.social

One of the clinical aspects of the tragedy of suicide is ideation. There is an overload of ideation against Americans that sadly makes your point

aug 14, 2025, 4:56 am • 0 0 • view
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CatWomanfortheWin @mcatherinel.bsky.social

There is no negotiating with #suicidebombersUSgov

aug 13, 2025, 8:30 pm • 0 0 • view
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TheRatmanReturns @theratmanreturns.bsky.social

It’s very hard to watch the US government commit suicide and being trapped under their house as they bring it down on our heads

aug 14, 2025, 12:46 am • 0 0 • view
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ginny1956.bsky.social @ginny1956.bsky.social

😒☹️

aug 13, 2025, 11:24 pm • 0 0 • view
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Katie (she/they) @imagine0enigami.bsky.social

Yes it is.

aug 13, 2025, 10:01 pm • 1 0 • view
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Politics and Health @politicshealth.bsky.social

It’s horrifying to be here while it’s happening.

aug 13, 2025, 11:45 pm • 2 0 • view
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social

It really sucks!

aug 13, 2025, 11:46 pm • 1 0 • view
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comtechdiagnostics.bsky.social @comtechdiagnostics.bsky.social

It's infuriating to watch Republicans Dismantle Democracy.

aug 14, 2025, 1:12 am • 0 0 • view
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Jaime V @murmullo.bsky.social

Watching this government commit suicide is easy! Watching the trample, abuse, steal and murdering of its citizens....now that is awfully hard.

aug 13, 2025, 9:01 pm • 1 0 • view
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social

What do you get out of a reply like this?

aug 13, 2025, 9:07 pm • 2 0 • view
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Jaime V @murmullo.bsky.social

I don't know man. I just need to release some frustrations. All of us need to do something about this problem...

aug 13, 2025, 9:06 pm • 0 0 • view
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social

Maybe don’t aim it at a compatriot then.

aug 13, 2025, 9:48 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jaime V @murmullo.bsky.social

Sorry you felt that way. I was not attacking your comment.

aug 14, 2025, 1:11 pm • 0 0 • view
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Bartleby the Paralegal @sunraa.bsky.social

murder suicide.

aug 14, 2025, 2:39 am • 0 0 • view
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social

And, yes, murder too. But the government has always committed murder.

aug 13, 2025, 6:55 pm • 15 0 • view
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯ @mcmjolnir.bsky.social

murder-suicide pact

aug 13, 2025, 6:57 pm • 0 0 • view
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social

Reminder that I block fast and I don’t need to be told how awful the US is. I live here. I’m aware.

aug 14, 2025, 12:08 am • 7 0 • view
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social

Turning off replies because it’s just no fun.

aug 14, 2025, 3:19 pm • 1 0 • view
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Rebecca Ruth Seidel @caseinmicelles.bsky.social

I wish we could hold in our heads and hearts the idea that, yes, the US has been awful, but we wanted it to be better, not to fall apart and drag so many kind people, as well as the rest of the world, down with it.

aug 14, 2025, 12:12 am • 2 0 • view
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social

I think we can! It just takes a little effort, and this place isn’t designed to require any effort before replying.

aug 14, 2025, 12:22 am • 2 0 • view
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Schmoop @joeschmoop.bsky.social

It’s gonna be a generation at the very least before any semblance of democracy returns As to how far down we go they’re pretty honest about what they want and no one is stopping them They want us all dead btw!

aug 14, 2025, 12:29 am • 0 0 • view
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social

I’m aware. It’s not the first time a government has wanted to kill my family.

aug 14, 2025, 12:32 am • 1 0 • view
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Rebecca Ruth Seidel @caseinmicelles.bsky.social

I think that sometimes acknowledging all the harm we've done leads to apathy and nihilism because that feels so much easier than the work of fixing things.

aug 14, 2025, 12:31 am • 2 0 • view
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social

Yup. And also a lot of nihilists just use those acknowledgements as excuses to opt out of doing the work to make change.

aug 14, 2025, 12:33 am • 2 0 • view
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You wouldn't download a frog @younodonk.bsky.social

Yes

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aug 14, 2025, 1:21 am • 0 0 • view
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Cats Are Better Than Men Because @catsbetterthanmen.bsky.social

It isn't. It's murder.

aug 13, 2025, 9:19 pm • 0 0 • view
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social

See second post in thread.

aug 13, 2025, 9:49 pm • 0 0 • view
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Educ8tusAll🐍 @educ8tusall.bsky.social

yeah

aug 13, 2025, 10:20 pm • 1 0 • view
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onlynow.bsky.social @onlynow.bsky.social

true

aug 13, 2025, 7:15 pm • 0 0 • view
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curiouskiwi 🇳🇿 @curiouskiwi.com

Indeed.

aug 13, 2025, 10:20 pm • 1 0 • view
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Fair Robina @fairrobina.bsky.social

Maybe it's what we needed to wake us the fk up

aug 14, 2025, 2:03 pm • 0 0 • view
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Mr. Christopher Hain @mrchrishain.bsky.social

It’s actually a murder.

aug 14, 2025, 12:33 am • 0 0 • view
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social

That’s actually the second point I make in the thread

aug 14, 2025, 1:02 am • 1 0 • view
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Kim @kim65.bsky.social

Very

aug 14, 2025, 12:10 am • 1 0 • view
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dreamer15.bsky.social @dreamer15.bsky.social

We had a good run 1946 to 2015. And now it’s all gone to shit because of one psychopath.

aug 14, 2025, 2:26 am • 0 0 • view
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SZ, CEO & Founder @ X3EM @x3em.bsky.social

homicide

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aug 13, 2025, 11:42 pm • 0 0 • view