Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
Homemade pesto is SOOOO my thing. 😍
Getting older, just like you. More empathy, less apathy. Ask as many questions as you want and learn as much as you can. Be an active participant. Speak your mind. Take up space. (thoughts/views = my own.)
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Homemade pesto is SOOOO my thing. 😍
Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@qasimrashid.com) reposted
Your Labor Day reminder that if the minimum wage increased at the rate of inflation & productivity since 1960 it'd be $28 today—not $7.25. Meaning—billionaires & corps have stolen at least $21/hour from working Americans for 60 years. We don't suffer a lack of resources—but from an excess of greed.
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
jfc.
Blue Oleta (@blue-oleta.bsky.social) reposted
Amerikkka aways protects guns over children… we watch the kids die every year… over and over again…
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Deeply unethical company dismisses deeply unethical CEO.
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All the "whatabout" whites with their crazy comments to this statement are flat-out embarrassing.
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who would be the funniest journalist to break the news
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Leafality of our troops. 😐
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
This. All of this.
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You are a human hug emoji! I love seeing your content here - the gardening and cooking and bowl hats make my day! I've discovered a lot of cool things because of you. I'm so grateful to be your e-friend. Happy Birthday!!! 🎉 🤗
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What a disappointment. I hope they come to regret their decision.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Landlords say they can’t afford a rent freeze, but have $2.5M to give to Cuomo. Reminds me of corporations that spend millions to bust unions instead of just raising wages and offering benefits. Doing the right thing is always cheaper than the cost to block it.
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
Absolute fact.
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Disgusting
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Another grossly anti-American action from this pompous administration.
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I'm the shutterbug in my house and send these to family regularly 😊
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Without downloading any new images where are you at mentally
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Phone Books! Both published and personal.
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I gotta say friend, the misogyny "thing" (fr? 😒) is there, plentiful, and in plain sight. If you're not a misogynist it shouldn't provoke a defensive reaction when someone calls it out.
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
What I wouldn't give for a head full of gray hair.
Jay Perk (@johnathanperk.bsky.social) reposted
QUARTERLY REMINDER: Never EVER talk to police—especially without a lawyer present. If you encounter cops who demand information other than what can be gleaned from your ID card, you are to clearly, calmly assert your right to counsel, then KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. I'm serious, folks. Especially now.
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If that's not both cruel AND unusual punishment I don't know what the bar is anymore.
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Thankful for this!
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NOW: Judge Xinis is presiding over a writ petition filed by Mr. Abrego. She's proposing the government respond by Wednesday, and a hearing Friday at 11 AM. She says extending a TRO is necessary because there appears to be a violation of the law. 1/
Ruth Zakarin (@ruthz.bsky.social) reposted
The fact that this administration is hell bent on punishing Kilmar Abrego Garcia while rewarding Ghislane Maxwell tells you all you need to know about their violent racism and misogyny.
Soren Spicknall (@sorenspicknall.bsky.social) reposted
Treasury is required to produce a report to Congress related to Direct File, the free tax filing option that the current administration intends to kill. They've created a survey with a bunch of leading questions. The survey deserves some responses supportive of the program to counteract its framing:
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PM Dawn was THE romance music for a bit! youtu.be/C_qWlPCEnGM?...
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
Going to start referring to my Bluesky mutuals as Lessons.
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
Any web developer types out there available for a few profession-based questions?
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Never in my life did I think we'd own our own tiny forest. Things are about to get exciting. 🌲🌷🌻🪻🦌🐿️🐍🦅🦉🌲
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Agreeing loudly and with my whole entire brain.
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I bet you are the best person to travel with!
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
Here is a list of words you should say loudly and use more often now than you ever have.
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In replies below, please provide @cosmo-spatchcock.bsky.social potential ways to use 100 rolls of gauze. Thank you, and as always, fdjt 🇺🇸 😂
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Fuck yes.
Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm (@wolvendamien.bsky.social) reposted
Chattel slavery was so bad that when we tell you how bad it in fact was most of y'all shut down and tell us we're making it up and pass laws against us ever telling you how bad it was again because your brains literally cannot handle how bad it in fact was.
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
jfc he is among the worst of the worst of them.
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JD Vance telling people to be authentic is like Hitler telling people to be empathetic.
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Shameful.
Lajfun (@lajfun.bsky.social) reposted
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Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
I bet they were just so tickled to post this.
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She said it best. Men are called "strategic", but women "calculated" - they adjust their vocabulary to diminish us in plain sight.
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
If you see this post something purple
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When your brow is so low it prevents you from making rational decisions.
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social) reply parent
Completely agree. The "not all white people!" white people are more annoyed about being called out for racism than they are interested in actual human rights. It's so much easier to be racist when it's quiet.
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I hope it fails spectacularly
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
Cro-magnon blowhard bigot and his standby A-cup jazz pianist buddy start stupid, clearly illegal racist commune. Gift article 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/r...
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Hi!! 👋🏼 Sturgill Simpson Palaye Royale Flogging Molly Matt Nathanson Michael Franti and Spearhead
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Pratt continues to be the worst Chris.
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I say "Euro-Wissian" in my head when I see it
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👇🏼
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I am screaming!!!! 💀😂
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Just making sure everyone understands no fat-shaming has occurred here. 😊
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Since when is girth a bad thing?
Paul Eric Scannell (@pauleric70.bsky.social) reposted
Bill Clinton proves Marco Rubio is lying, right here, clear as day: WE forced Ukraine to give up their nukes, cruise missiles, and strategic bombers: WE promised to protect Ukraine from Russia; WE made Ukraine vulnerable. So yeah, THIS IS OUR WAR.
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Ruin a Movie Girth of a Unicorn 🦄
Coach Finstock (@coachfinstock.bsky.social) reposted
Newsom can't be President because he's an asshole with bad politics but he can absolutely goad the current President into doing dumb and loud shit and there is no greater need in the moment than a loathsome fuck to anger and annoy the other loathsome fuck
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
Speechless.
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The "Not now, Taylor" people are not my kind of people.
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social) reply parent
Me too!!
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Slightly diminish a band: The Dixie Chick
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I will use this forever
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Very much looking forward to #TS12 🧡
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
Agreed 100%. Love Stewart, but we have got to stop thinking people will be great at doing something just because they know a lot about it and we like them.
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
.@kfile.bsky.social: "One thing that we found really interesting was these flight logs from Epstein's private jet, which were part of that investigation into Ghislaine Maxwell. And they really tell you a story of how close these guys are." youtu.be/tR2HfyCmVKA?si=AjvK0vSe5tXS8yi0
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This is why small business dies, but glad you saved some money?
Blanche Devereaux (@gingerkap23.bsky.social) reposted
What is happening here?
Steve Hofstetter (@stevehofstetter.bsky.social) reposted
Why isn’t there a Straight Pride Month?
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
#Fact
Moira Donegan (@moiradonegan.bsky.social) reposted
As someone who has lived my whole adult life in cities deemed “dangerous”—NYC, NOLA, and SF—I think a lot about how dense cities require patience, calm, and tolerance in the midst of social difference, which are of course exactly the civic virtues that the right resents being told to cultivate.
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👀
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
I really, really love this guy.
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
I keep trying to make everyone happy despite knowing that I can't. My brain understands that everyone's happiness is not my responsibility. I wish my heart would get the message.
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
I just preordered the cutest dino book that I know our grandson is going to love someday. #Dinosaurs #Read
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SKEET OF THE DAY!!!
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fucking shellfish
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Truth.
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Your photo is fantastic!! I do that with this pic all the time. I can't believe I took it (during the previous admin...)
Tim Onion (@bencollins.bsky.social) reposted
Green Dildo Coin. An amount spent on masked thugs and themed concentration camps that could house and feed every homeless person in America. Cage fights on a paved-over White House lawn. It really all boils down to losers who want to replace our society with a different one that just fucking sucks.
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
Made an offer on a house and now I begin obsessing.
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*deep sigh*
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social) reply parent
Hell, be just about any other Stephen. That'll work!
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
I am aware of reports that threats were made against Texas elected officials in our state. Threats of violence will be investigated and those responsible will be held accountable. I have instructed @ilstatepolice.bsky.social to ensure we maintain public safety.
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
Not a single recommendation?
Les (@saltxnw.bsky.social)
Last night's baking: Brown sugar banana bread with toasted pecans and semi-sweet chocolate chips.
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Fuck yeah.
Cosmo Spatchcock (@cosmo-spatchcock.bsky.social) reposted
It's as if we're treading water, just trying to keep your heads up enough to breathe. And these motherfuckers are sitting on the shore throwing rocks at us.
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I'm Les, and I approve this message. 🔥
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A+. No notes.
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swuint
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From who? The people who installed it?