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Associate Prof of Critical Thinking and First-Year Studies in S. Jersey. I study conspiracy theories, historical quackery, WWII, and paranormal beliefs […] [bridged from https://mstdn.social/@rjblaskiewicz on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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I had a decent day on the book research. I'm rabbit hole prone. I'm trying to plan my rabbit holes a little better. It's....kind of working? I did go through my notes to make a pretty rigid timeline, but I realized I started making a much more useful timeline later on (more quotes and images and […]

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I think this, from a Fort Wayne paper, is pretty poignant:

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The Onion print edition does not hold back. Expect some excoriating satire online in the next few weeks.

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Is it a bad sign that while I am reading newspaper articles about leading up to the election of Grover Cleveland I am having panic attacks and worrying about the future of the nation? I mean, holy shit, this last decade has inflicted some fucking trauma.

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Oh, old newspapers. You never cease to delight me:

submitted 16 hours ago • 1 comment

The cars learned a new trick to wake us up. Don't climb on people and sit there until they move; tear through the room and gallop across the bed.

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Trump quietly LIFTS SANCTIONS on Russian Rosatom, throws bone at Orban struggling on the losing end of an incoming election. The republican party’s personal close ties to Hungary are global politics now then, are they? Fucking betrayal. As to be expected from Trump. #trump #sanctions #russia […]

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Dreamed that Prince was (barely) trying to steal my girl and that it was understood I never had a chance. How could I hope to woo her away from the owner of the most successful BMX customization shop in the whole Minneapolis metro area?

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Tomorrow I'm heading to Trenton to demand that my contract be honored by the state. My union siblings and I are heading down and gonna raise a ruckus. The budget has not gone through yet. From the tone of my union boss's email, it sounds like the cuts to state worker benefits are still in there […]

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Someone make PeeWee German go away.

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the time of man is over

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1/2 Republican senate tax bill would add $3.3 Trillion to the U.S. debt load, CBO says > The changes made to President #DonaldTrump’s big tax bill in the Senate would pile trillions onto the nation’s debt load while resulting in even steeper losses in health care coverage, the nonpartisan […]

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Good practice today. we nailed down a couple of songs. Some of the new songs have come along nicely. Some of the old songs have stuck around. And two different members have been talking to venue owners in Atlantic City. Neat.

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So where are the protests in the fourth?

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I want every ICE agent identified & shunned for the rest of their lives by civil society. I want people to cross the street when they approach. I want restaurants to refuse them service. I want their families to think twice about being seen with them. I want them to die alone & sad.

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Think about this: The choice he's making is to stay imprisoned because Trump's thugs will most certainly kidnap him again. Via Kyle Cheney: BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers are asking a judge for an emergency order to *keep him locked up* worrying that the Trump administration is […]

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Fun fact: You don't have to do any of this when travelling to the evil, socialist, anti-free-speech China, EU, etc. https://www.thejournal.ie/us-visa-changes-6740830-Jun2025/

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

When I sell the rights to my book I intend to collaborate with the production. Either writing scripts, consulting, or maybe finally changing careers and becoming an intimacy coordinator.

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Do SCOTUS members literally never talk to other human beings?

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Earlier this week former Senate Leader Mitch McConnell told his caucus "I know a lot of us are hearing from people back home about [cuts to climate and community programs]. But they'll get over it." No, Mitch. We will not "get over it" ☎️☎️☎️ Call 202-224-3121 and tell your senator to vote no […]

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Call it for what it is. They’ve just replaced white hoods with different gear. The alarming rise of US officers hiding behind masks: ‘A police state’ #politics #ICE https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/25/immigration-officers-wearing-masks

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In the office. Going to start the writing and research tasks I need to accomplish, based on the timeline I created out of my notes. I have questions about individuals, locations, conflicting accounts, that sort of thing--these are all fun rabbit holes. Also, I am going to be planning out the […]

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good morning. Federal corporate oversight and consumer protection no longer exist in the United States and journalists should stop pretending otherwise.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

A letter to my state reps, but are playing with the idea of cutting my health benefits. I never know how a letter is going to end. I think I wrapped this one up in a nice little bow:

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I dunno. I can be a cheeky bastard sometimes. I expect to be smacked for it one day, but not today.

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Why do lower court judges respect the supreme court when it's clear the supreme court does not respect them?

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#Trump's #CFPB rollback has cost Americans $18 billion, #consumer groups say Trump's rapid pullback of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has cost Americans at least $18 billion in higher #fees & lost #compensation for consumers allegedly cheated by major companies, according to an […]

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