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UGA fan. Independent who believes the GOP has fallen over a cliff and don’t want up. Screaming into the abyss.
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Fredrick Backman is a wonderful observer and writer. His stories help soothe my soul after the disheartening news events of the day.

Public Service Announcement - Apparently, stating that you are a U.S. senator and have questions during a news conference is enough to end up in handcuffs.

Flashback for May 31, 2025 28 points 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Play here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Flashback for May 24, 2025 28 points 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Play here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Given that most, if not all MAGA merch is made in China, I'll be really curious to see what happens to their pricing and availability 😁

Trump casts doubt on due process rights. I’m sad and confused how this 🫏 was ever elected president. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...

Flashback for May 3, 2025 28 points 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Play here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Should we rename the White House to the White Supremacist House? Makes it more indicative of the man who lives inside…

There’s a very clear scientific explanation that fully captures this current trend - Trump sucks! He sucks as a president. He sucks as a businessman. He sucks as a father. He sucks as a husband. He sucks as a human being.

Rinse and repeat for the foreseeable future.

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Doggone it! I hate that Powell was issuing all those tariffs that caused the market to tank. Markets Slide as Trump Renews Attacks on Fed Chair www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/b...

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...

Trumponomics Is a Delusion www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/o...

The US economy is set to lose billions of dollars in revenue in 2025 from a pullback in foreign tourism and boycotts of American products.

Dang Kentucky! Those import tariffs are going to hurt! Looks like a lot of other states are going to feel the pinch as well.

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This presents absolutely no screen viewing challenge whatsoever!

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Trump is withholding funds from colleges, revoking student visas, and chasing academics out of the country. Anyone else see parallels with the Khmer Rouge regime’s attitude towards the intelligentsia (minus the bullets)?

I want to throw up at the callous disregard of many families’ financial retirement security. Perhaps Trumpy Bear should learn to play the violin to get the full Nero effect. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...

This Fox headline cracks me up. It is given the same importance as some sort of Clooney nonsense, more significant than the Dow plunging news story, and the industry that is benefitting from the tariffs? Domestic shrimp. The Bubba Gump (actually Bosarge Boats) shrimp company has been saved.

I cannot prove it, but my suspicion is that Trump and his rich friends sold everything before intentionally tanking the market, so they could buy it all back at lower prices.

You know the offense is going bad when it’s a week into the season and person leading the team is only batting .188. #braves

Made me laugh youtube.com/watch?v=xh8y...

This is a story I’ve been looking for bc it is wild!

Happy Wednesday BlueSky! With the world as crazy as it is remember kindness.

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Good thing we saved all that money eliminating USAID, Dept. of Education, massive government layoffs, etc., so we can give Musk billions of $$$. Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...

My mood for today youtube.com/watch?v=aWZ6...