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meada.bsky.social
2 cats and a dog. Lawyer-ish. Los Angeles born/raised/still (for whatever its worth). Xitter refugee. "Tramps like us... " (IFKYK) DMs = "unfollow".
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The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place): 1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."

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“the United States is not a startup. The federal government exists to do all of the things that are definitionally not profitable, that serve the public good rather than protect investor profits. (The vast majority of startups also fail, something the United States cannot afford to do.)”

submitted 2 days ago • 229 comments

SO. MUCH. THIS. ⤵️⤵️⤵️

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Unfortunately, that is the point

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📢 “He’s trying to steal Medicaid to enrich himself. He’s gutting NASA to line his pockets with SpaceX. He’s looting everything good in America for private profit.” - @aoc.bsky.social at today’s #SaveOurServices NYC rally. The fight isn’t over. Join us: go.savepublicservices.com

submitted 2 days ago • 569 comments

Take note of the messaging - this is both accurate and *deeply* unpopular. It's the kind of thing that forces GOP House members to quietly tell their constituents that they too are concerned about Musk. Make them own this. Make them squirm.

submitted 2 days ago • 19 comments

"Let's be clear: Two plus two equals four. Russia invaded Ukraine. These aren't matters of opinion or perspective; they are facts, witnessed and documented. When we allow political actors to obfuscate these basic truths ... We're being willfully blind to the destruction of democracy itself."

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"Price of eggs" voters did this. ⤵️ May they NEVER outlive the shame.

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I have long believed that not enough has been written about how GOP members have felt physically intimidated by Trump supporters. It doesn’t excuse their cowardice, but it still deserves more attention.

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I hate that every word of this ⤵️ is true.

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Most of the people quoted here *are Republicans* afraid of death threats *from their own party leader.* www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

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When you realize what DEI really is 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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I don't care what SCOTUS says, there are no kings in America.

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👇

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Is it time to throw our tea in the harbor, yet? Asking for a country.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

There's a union out there called AFSCME and they're busting their balls for you doing a lot of shit work you take for granted

submitted 4 days ago • 23 comments

WHERE IS THE DEM OUTRAGE? Dem electeds should be EVERYWHERE, in front of EVERY CAMERA raising hell about this. Seriously, if the GOP could get their base riled up over nothing-burgers like CRT, DEI and "woke" - the DEMs should be able to rally the WHOLE COUNTRY against this.

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🚨🚨📢LOUDER, PLEASE... for the folks in back 📢🚨🚨

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Saving my family thousands of dollars a year by simply cutting all food out of our budget

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