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mickgieskes.bsky.social
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@padres.com y’all need to start using this platform

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UnitedHealth proving governmental fraud and waste is usually private sector fraud

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It will take decades to crawl back these radical changes to our executive branch

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Inflation will accelerate when these federal institutions are privatized.

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Population decline will accelerate with deportation and a lack of vaccination. The US economy cannot withstand that double whammy (and annexing or invading Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal will not fix this … it only will make it worse)

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Chances the US decides to invade Canada and Greenland?

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Ii think Mexico should demand a reciprocal effort to reduce the US flow of illegal arms to their country

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So thankful for a real rain storm in SoCal In other news: fascists and oligarchs suck

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When do “checks and balances” happen? Asking for the world

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For the first time in my life I understand the urge of a population to have a general strike

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"That’s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times." - Parable of the Sower, O. Butler

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Saw eggs for $10 a dozen. When was day 1?

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Will these tariffs be a boon to China? Can they exploit this to grow in economic and political stature?

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As large corporations work to dismantle DEI programs it is time to look towards Main Street and not Wall Street.

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If you find yourself reconsidering where to buy your books in light of Target ending DEI, don't forget your local independent bookstores! I'll happily spend a bit more, and wait a little longer for my pre-ordera #booksky #target

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Marked Enemy Within in the USA

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Question: Is political discourse inherently neurotypical? Or maybe fundamentally neurotypical but with some access points for neurodivergent participation? Not about Elon, but just thinking about how I can’t imagine running for office because I couldn’t navigate the situation

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The Gulf of America is the wealth gap between those in the executive suites and executive branch vs the people they employ and purport to govern

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The American people are about to find out what it was like being a contractor for trump

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I’m not sure that buying US Treasury Bonds would be a smart move at this point based on the irrational behavior in the executive branch

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Excellent post

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Chiefs gotta put the refs in

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Colombia is the resistance? Unexpected

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Jesus would consider worshipping the flag as worshiping a false idol

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I think it is fair to say that the majority of the American People want to see all members of the legislature act with independence and as the designed check and balance to executive overreach. If Trump threats get you scared, you don’t belong representing your constituents

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Evangelicals wanted The Rapture. Turns out they got The Crapture

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How are the “states rights” crowd gonna deal with open defiance of Trumpian overreach?

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Bromance on the skids Honestly, who has Trump never burned? Why would anyone think they are somehow the unique one

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“Christ-Like” and “Christian” are fundamentally different. I’ll take Christ Like mercy and love over whatever Christianity has become

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Jesus would vocally remind everyone that the kingdom of heaven is not where Trump or Musk would be allowed to enter

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Jesus would embrace the transgender humans

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