turtlyburtly.bsky.social
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you know that reneging on your promises is why democratic voters fucking hate you right
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“verbally confirming a sink wouldn’t be used for both raw meat and vegetable prep” oh okay guess we just trust the guy who was running an unpermitted sushi restaurant
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it’s still the right fucking thing to do.
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this and other countries have had periods of economic growth with higher overall tax rates and greater public spending. it may be true that some of the huge tech companies in wa relocate some and the gains from such a tax would be more modest than projected. i do understand. and you know what?
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so the gvmt provides these things that otherwise would only be available through for-profit means, which is less efficient for the consumer despite what the ads would tell you. what’s so amazing about the specific recalcitrance on progressive taxation is that it’s not just bad econ it’s bad history
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like yes we can have good faith discussions about spending priorities but a government functioning properly and responsibly is providing non-rivalrous public goods like parks and utilities and public health and education and safety and one’s taking in those goods doesn’t diminish their availability
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I want to be clear, this is the least important thing, but - does this mfer think BC dates count up?
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Aw, Ann of all people should know, "Any one group with so much societal control...needs to be questioned and checked" - and it sure seems like GOP lawyers are in charge of everything right now!
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Damn imagine if Davison had this much vigor for wage theft
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I am shocked - SHOCKED - to discover that Shooter Bruce might be an impediment to making actual progress on firearm safety
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Saka has the unholy trinity of lawyer brain, tech bro brain, and Air Force brain. Logic won’t sway him, his entire adult life is predicated on reinforcing the delusion that he’s the best boy.
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Choosing to put quotation marks around the last two words and to interpret this as a command
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Most people don't watch council meetings but if they did I think they'd be genuinely surprised how stupid the current Council is. What's funnier/sadder is sometimes you can tell they think each other are stupid, too. See: Strauss shading Saka for his budget priorities, etc.
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In the meantime he’s persuading a huge chunk of Americans to consume steroids and beef tallow so the next ten years should be an interesting referendum on his impact
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Bob Kettle presumably wanted to re-write the letter first to make it very clear that his experience as a Navy officer qualified him to have the privileged opinion on the matter, but since there was no woman around to interrupt, he lost his train of thought
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@seaandcreate.bsky.social Awww I love you so much 🥰❤️
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Bob Kettle is one of the most condescending people I’ve ever had the displeasure of observing