Don't look at the news Don't look at the news Don't look at the news (Looks at the news) Oh, for fuck's sake - ThreadSky

madpoptart.bsky.social•200 days ago

Exactly me right now.

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dacp24.bsky.social•200 days ago

I’m not looking. It’s farcical at this point

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wardprice.dev•200 days ago

My mantra

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malakim2099.bsky.social•200 days ago

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romallsmith.bsky.social•200 days ago

Gets crazier by the minute

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4ofushatebs.bsky.social•200 days ago

No news for me. It sickens me.

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westmom.bsky.social•200 days ago

😆😆 So true!!!

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jpjb.bsky.social•200 days ago

Ha!!! That’s my day!!:):)

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mzfreud.bsky.social•200 days ago

My exact reaction.

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frwessling.bsky.social•200 days ago

This

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foreverblue28.bsky.social•200 days ago

The closest thing to the news that I've gotten since election night is here on #bluesky, and watching Last Week Tonight on Monday. But that is it. The world is going to be f***** up enough in a few months, I don't need to get suicidal now.

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jaime7.bsky.social•200 days ago

Yea. It’s bad. Real bad 😞

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drewdaism-101.bsky.social•200 days ago

Scary AF. Right?
#F47

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theunwickedwitch.bsky.social•200 days ago

Mmmhmm

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donlemonofficial.bsky.social•200 days ago

Exactly

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sociotechglobal.bsky.social•200 days ago

You think Gaetz will get confirmed by the senate?

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cottagebythesea.bsky.social•200 days ago

Man, so glad to see you here, Don!

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juli-seattle.bsky.social•200 days ago

Heard you had a video of White reparations. Can you share on this platform “people” are asking. @angrystaffer.bsky.social

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janetteluparia.bsky.social•199 days ago

100%

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wcsquared.bsky.social•200 days ago

🤣💙

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deehellcat.bsky.social•200 days ago

I saw posts the past couple of days about how I should be forcing myself to watch the news or I'm a bad person. guess I'll just be bad in those people's eyes then, because I can't do it.

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thewifeofbath.bsky.social•199 days ago

Right there with you

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yooperz.bsky.social•200 days ago

Same.

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anonymouserdoc.bsky.social•200 days ago

For the next four years my head will be firmly in the sand… I know the world around me is going to fall apart, but I’m going to choose to “not look up”.. and drink ALOT

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bluesiren4peace.bsky.social•200 days ago

Can’t sleep
Can’t sleep
Can’t sleep
Now

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daisymae1972.bsky.social•200 days ago

📌

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bporter.bsky.social•200 days ago

It's like late 2016 groundhog day, all over again.

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ky-blue-girl.bsky.social•200 days ago

Exactly

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claremcjy.bsky.social•200 days ago

Same here.

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spikespeigel.bsky.social•200 days ago

You looked at the news…

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pattilee52.bsky.social•200 days ago

Rinse. Repeat.

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thisguygetsit.bsky.social•200 days ago

HAHA! I try not to every day, and of course, I cave.

Today, was the last time. After hearing about Gaetz. I'm done.

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thomascrow.bsky.social•200 days ago

Same

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rivertalesien.bsky.social•199 days ago

15 minutes of Fx Nws. That was all I could stand. The bullshit machine is on full blast. 🤢

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lucyimperial.bsky.social•200 days ago

My case too 😝

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overwithit.bsky.social•200 days ago

Omg! So with you! Don’t look, don’t look, don’t look, binge watch podcasts, feel incredibly despondent

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nonnashawna.bsky.social•200 days ago

How is any of this real.

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melissa1968.bsky.social•200 days ago

I keep thinking I want to peek. Thanks for reminding me not to!

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grumplestiltskin.bsky.social•200 days ago

Me. Every day for the next four years.

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cussedwench.bsky.social•199 days ago

Sadly, likely longer. This admin will screw us all for at least a generation.

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jasonhaswords.bsky.social•200 days ago

What happened now?

(I don’t look at the news)

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desktophippie.bsky.social•200 days ago

Right there with ya John.

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chuva.bsky.social•200 days ago

I feel you

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tl7678.bsky.social•200 days ago

I feel your pain 🙂

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drosgood.bsky.social•200 days ago

You looked at the news.

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norsewiccan2017.bsky.social•199 days ago

I feel like that everyday. That orange man makes my migraine worse every time I see or hear what he's going do or doing already.

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diedofennui.bsky.social•200 days ago

I finally turned off all notifications from my news apps.

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maire174.bsky.social•200 days ago

I took a week off from the news and feel so much better!!

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sallysmom.bsky.social•200 days ago

THIS IS MY STORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON..........

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brian-foto.bsky.social•200 days ago

lol.. my feelings exactly.

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gobluefordemocracy.bsky.social•200 days ago

I can’t watch/listen to the news. The posts here are sad enough without some talking head trying to make it seem sane. I will keep following your advise

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stevengomzi.bsky.social•200 days ago

Yeah. 😱😱😱

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billpaquin.bsky.social•200 days ago

Well played and way too accurate. 🤦‍♂️

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kmarie9.bsky.social•200 days ago

Yep

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sexpositiveguy.bsky.social•200 days ago

Lmao

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sammy-dc.bsky.social•200 days ago

Do you know me? 😀

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sandyinthepacnw.bsky.social•200 days ago

Back to rule #1

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sanjivsachdev.bsky.social•200 days ago

This is what it is going to be like for the next FOUR YEARS!

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hatinassspurrier.bsky.social•200 days ago

Putin on the Ritz

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jontheartguy.bsky.social•200 days ago

I prided myself on keeping fairly close track of news, but now I don't want so see anything news-related.

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ragemichelle.bsky.social•200 days ago

Yeah. It's not good.

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coreyoneill.bsky.social•200 days ago

Me looking at the news:

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jamminjean.bsky.social•199 days ago

Ignoring is bliss

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thirdrockpeace.bsky.social•200 days ago

Yea, thats going on here too. Its like I want to see the train wreck coming right at me! Ugh!!!!

May we have the strength to know wth is good for us!!!

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windsorgrace.bsky.social•200 days ago

I haven’t. My heart can’t take it and I’ll lose sleep

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emilyc17.bsky.social•200 days ago

I think we’ll be saying those two phrases a lot over the next 4 years.

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mexi-dutch.bsky.social•200 days ago

I just found out…🤦🏻‍♂️ What a 💩show.

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spiralprofessor.bsky.social•200 days ago

but it is starting to be become a daily comedic episode of... Clowns in Power! honk honk!

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msmaura.bsky.social•200 days ago

Every time🤦

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claire90.bsky.social•200 days ago

Everything is getting so bad so fast.

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halt-4-1-86none.bsky.social•200 days ago

🤯

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thoughtsfromadad.bsky.social•200 days ago

I almost pulled over from the highway.

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adamrobinsontra.bsky.social•200 days ago

me everyday

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mindfuldem.bsky.social•200 days ago

Yea. That was me. Tuned in to Nicole Wallace. Heard the Gaetz news and turned it off. 🫣

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vwyeth.bsky.social•200 days ago

I am not doing four years of this again

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cookiesmom.bsky.social•200 days ago

I can’t anymore

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lisademmi.bsky.social•200 days ago

Same.

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lizarae.bsky.social•200 days ago

Absolutely me for the last week

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alanamoon.bsky.social•200 days ago

It’s going to be a long 4+ years

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lisaonthebeach.bsky.social•200 days ago

Lol same!

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1mollymcgee.bsky.social•200 days ago

Right!?

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mimi828.bsky.social•200 days ago

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masoncantsleep.bsky.social•200 days ago

Being furious till mentally drained leaves one in an interesting headspace. I feel like I have so much clarity, and yet am decidedly not smarter for it.

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joanievotesblue.bsky.social•200 days ago

I quit smoking June 2023 after 49 years (I know)
That's how I'm viewing any news these days ... just don't

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mrrutter.bsky.social•200 days ago

I feel this so deeply

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dinahcat.bsky.social•200 days ago

Spot on.

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rgodha.com•200 days ago

like MATT GAETZ??? as ATTORNEY GENERAL??

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tarkusest.bsky.social•200 days ago

I have been on twitter and twice today posted "haha, great parody" only to confirm that it wasn't parody at all.

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pdubsdown.bsky.social•200 days ago

This made me smile. First time in over a week. Thanks

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arvidian.ca•200 days ago

Welcome to every day until inauguration. Sigh.

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golgariglenross.bsky.social•200 days ago

I’m afraid if it’s like last time, it’ll be like this daily until inauguration 2028.

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arvidian.ca•200 days ago

To be fair, pick a date any time in the last year or so and we can say the same thing. Things just jumped off a very high cliff since Nov. 5. It’s now just specifically concerning for Americans (country and continent) directly.

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chomp.bsky.social•200 days ago

Bold of you to assume there'll be another inauguration. 😔

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golgariglenross.bsky.social•200 days ago

I’m certain MAGA won’t coalesce behind anyone else and his health is declining.

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therronkeen.bsky.social•200 days ago

If the Big Orange is to be believed, we'll be having the same concerns in 2028, too.

I'm so, so tired.

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golgariglenross.bsky.social•200 days ago

He isn’t going to live that long. He’s not physically well.

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therronkeen.bsky.social•199 days ago

I think you're correct. My opinion is that this election was *really* about getting Vance into the presidency. Orange T definitely seems to be on a serious downhill trajectory.

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golgariglenross.bsky.social•199 days ago

If Putin could get away with it, I think now that he’s won it, Trump would be made to give up the office by a fall out of a high window.

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wooble.geoffreyspear.com•200 days ago

I'm sure RFK Jr getting him off the "poison" and on to raw milk and ivermectin will do wonders for him.

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mathandstuff.bsky.social•200 days ago

I'm holding out hope for the mid-terms.

If we still have a viable nation at that point.

🤞

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arvidian.ca•200 days ago

Full disclosure, Canadian here so take my thoughts as an interested observer accordingly, and with the tiniest grain of salt.

…but I’m crossing my fingers viable candidates show up to make that happen.

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billstewart.bsky.social•197 days ago

Hopefully you folks up north will see how things are going here and avoid making Pierre Poilievre and Doug Ford and whatever other horrible right wingers are out there your national government.

I wish we could be showing you a great "things to do too" example instead of "avoid like the plague".

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arvidian.ca•196 days ago

Sadly, our “liberals,” both big and small L both provincially and federally aren’t much better than most of your Democrats at the moment so 🤷🏻‍♂️

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kaysmythe.bsky.social•200 days ago

Midterms are 720 days away

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zinte.bsky.social•199 days ago

This accurately sums up my days

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angierobin.bsky.social•199 days ago

Same-I keep telling myself Im going to not look. I need to stop for sure.

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rhtorres.bsky.social•200 days ago

I haven't looked at the news, but I keep getting updates here, so... what's the diff...?

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paula228.bsky.social•200 days ago

I can’t look away 👀

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jennam.bsky.social•200 days ago

Yeah. It's bad. 🤬

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radicalcenter.bsky.social•200 days ago

Never forget… 50% of Americans are below average intelligence.

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errantgamer.bsky.social•199 days ago

At times like these, I get off the internet and play Dwarf Fortress. I'm too busy trying to keep my dwarves occupied that I don't have time to look at the news.

Now if I could just get some fuel besides wood...

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kirtim.bsky.social•200 days ago

Literally me every single day!

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susanmarie114.bsky.social•200 days ago

Matt Gaetz for AG? This can't be reality!!

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brute.bsky.social•200 days ago

My life and 4chan for the last 10ish years

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johnnyd2.bsky.social•189 days ago

the eternal struggle.......

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pete-etep.bsky.social•200 days ago

You warned you! Don't say you didn't warn you.

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reh19.bsky.social•200 days ago

Me today.

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djolsen.bsky.social•200 days ago

It's like the world said in 2020, "Whew America that was probably the zaniest thing you've ever done."
And we're like"Hold my beer."

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krogan-headbutt.bsky.social•200 days ago

Me asf

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crbones56.bsky.social•200 days ago

Yeah, I did that the other day. I turned on Rachel Maddow, hoping for better from her but.. no. I won't do that again.

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mpax1.bsky.social•200 days ago

I am going to live in a bubble for 4 years

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ellieg3.bsky.social•200 days ago

Me! 🙋‍♀️

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bionicearswoman.bsky.social•200 days ago

Exactly!

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pgnblade.bsky.social•200 days ago

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emarierobertson.bsky.social•199 days ago

same, friend. same.

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patti54.bsky.social•200 days ago

I did turn off the news then on this site I saw the news and am beside myself

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lolabelle425.bsky.social•200 days ago

☝️☝️☝️Me 5 x’s today. 27 yrs of trying 2 practicing “One Day at a Time” & I feel like I’m doing 15 min at a time today. 🇺🇸💙🐶

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mike1954.bsky.social•199 days ago

My son texted this to me last night:
Ugh. I don’t know why I am watching the news. 🙄

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georgewachsmuth.bsky.social•200 days ago

Exactly..lol

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flightdolly.bsky.social•200 days ago

I literally had a panic attack this afternoon. This is unbelievable 🤯

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ffchalupabatman.bsky.social•200 days ago

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mrmbb.bsky.social•200 days ago

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amirighteousnow.bsky.social•200 days ago

💙

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kaitwaisland.bsky.social•200 days ago

I know. Right? I peek and it's bad.

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aadaenyaa.bsky.social•199 days ago

What position is the My Pillow Guy getting?

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bluewave26.bsky.social•200 days ago

I think I need to stop getting the breaking news stories sent to my phone. All afternoon it’s been nothing but extremely bad news!

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dribrats.bsky.social•200 days ago

You had one job, John

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staudachermj.bsky.social•200 days ago

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freddyfender.bsky.social•200 days ago

I stopped the day after the election. I hear it all second hand and I’m not surprised by any of it. I’ll just read some books that well written and enjoyable. 😎

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karen-newcombe.bsky.social•200 days ago

How many clowns can he get into the car?

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launchcode2020.bsky.social•200 days ago

I believe that on last Wednesday I woke up in the wrong timeline. Or dimension. Or planet. All I know is that something’s very, very wrong.

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sam2945.bsky.social•200 days ago

Yup

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rahilliard.bsky.social•199 days ago

Ugh. Same.

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kimberlyd-az.bsky.social•200 days ago

Hooboy. Glad I popped in tonight. (Sarcasm font). Going back to my comfort watch movie (The Fall Guy) now.

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scordo17.bsky.social•200 days ago

This is a little too on the nose...

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paulmcontento.bsky.social•200 days ago

No look at the news

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sderrick.bsky.social•200 days ago

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youngrocketsamurai.bsky.social•200 days ago

Pretty much.

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afflxxxvixlvii.bsky.social•200 days ago

The only news I want to hear.

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pleasantlycuse.bsky.social•200 days ago

I haven't watched any news since Tuesday lol

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sirnesbitts.bsky.social•200 days ago

I am the same way. I haven't wanted to see any of the new since the election.

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mnemoscat.bsky.social•200 days ago

Truth.

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godzilla911.bsky.social•200 days ago

And the clowns just keep piling into the clown car...

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jameswood11.bsky.social•200 days ago

Smile....

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1msb2u.bsky.social•200 days ago

You didn't protect your peace now a political poltergeist will haunt you.

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janalea.bsky.social•200 days ago

😅😅😅

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dbrat.bsky.social•198 days ago

Nope, don’t look at the news

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silvermander.bsky.social•200 days ago

I'm in the same boat. I don't know how people are functioning right now. I'm not.

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iruvage.bsky.social•200 days ago

Evergreen

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ghostrydr1172.bsky.social•200 days ago

Trust me, I'm trying NOT to. But it's unavoidable. 😔

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master-of-bun.bsky.social•200 days ago

The nihilism is strong and I'm trying to hold it back; but honestly, doing the same thing hasn't been helpful at all.

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varricschesthair.bsky.social•200 days ago

You tried to warn yourself

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thesimplysyn.bsky.social•200 days ago

I mean… You did warn yourself

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dreisenger.bsky.social•200 days ago

Yeah, pretty much. 😑

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jysinforest.bsky.social•200 days ago

😔😮‍💨same here. If only he can be erased by being ignored.

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colonialgirl.bsky.social•200 days ago

I feel that 😬

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annmiga.bsky.social•200 days ago

Yah. Don’t look.

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feralcatgang.bsky.social•200 days ago

Smokey is trying not to 😄

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lora76.bsky.social•200 days ago

100%!!!

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xsn0.bsky.social•199 days ago

Look at cats instead.

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reginaedelman.bsky.social•67 days ago

And the nature.

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akyemmy.bsky.social•200 days ago

Relatable

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docbohn.bsky.social•200 days ago

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rabundy.bsky.social•199 days ago

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texannh.bsky.social•193 days ago

Nope! I’m done with them all.

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jennawren.bsky.social•200 days ago

Stop looking!

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osrjuan.substack.com•200 days ago

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meyer-kretschmer.bsky.social•200 days ago

Turned off all news notifications years ago. Ah, the peace of mind!

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enchantedsmoke.bsky.social•200 days ago

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talk2mom810.bsky.social•200 days ago

Same. Exact same.

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manfromuncle66.bsky.social•200 days ago

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jmcport.bsky.social•200 days ago

Precisely.

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clarkaliciouss.bsky.social•199 days ago

You should’ve listened to you.

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electricdc.bsky.social•199 days ago

Is there a Chrome extension that blocks everything related to the president?

If not, can someone smarter than me make one?

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smrabaut.bsky.social•200 days ago

True story 🤣

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aliberalminnesotan.bsky.social•200 days ago

I just did.

Hint: Trifecta 😟

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idiotsrtakingover.bsky.social•200 days ago

That happened to me twice today! I may need to go back to a dumb phone.

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ontheridge.bsky.social•200 days ago

Yup

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imthebeat.bsky.social•200 days ago

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byways.bsky.social•199 days ago

This right here.

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paulstheologyismid.bsky.social•200 days ago

I knew I shouldn’t.

But I did anyway.

Then I knew why I shouldn’t.

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tomhammel50.bsky.social•200 days ago

It's almost as if a Nohamapetan is pulling Trump's strings

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oldehippi.bsky.social•200 days ago

Only works if you don't look at the news.

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curleyhammcozy.bsky.social•200 days ago

Sums it up perfectly.

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krisrascon2.bsky.social•198 days ago

That’s me 😂🤣

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krisrascon2.bsky.social•198 days ago

😂🤣

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shatter.bsky.social•200 days ago

Real talk right here.

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vargulfen.com•200 days ago

Found a maga in the thread pretending to want civility.
BLOCKED.
Go back to one of your 3 sites vega.

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ddeleon.bsky.social•200 days ago

Me! 😆😆😆

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officialjohn.bsky.social•200 days ago

This is the next 4 years. So far I am surprised how little I have missed having the news as a presence in my life.

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bella37.bsky.social•200 days ago

Me! I can’t help myself and it’s like a kick in the gut every time.

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batladyrie.bsky.social•200 days ago

I'm calming myself by remembering that I can't do anything about it *right now*. So there's no use looking. I can change local things so I'll look at that.

If everyone does this and doesn't feed the troll it will drive him mad...

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