virginiaheffernan.bsky.social
Humans make the world & we can remake it anytime
Podcast: WHAT ROUGH BEAST
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-rough-beast/id1787176282
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Precisely
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It’s freaking ME out
Howm I gonna sleep tonight
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Omg maybe I was there
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Thank you, MM. Was looking for something like this.
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Waste in Meaningful Departments = the new WMDS
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I’d love to hear more like this. And show it to VCs that think laptops are single-use
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Yep. *sidles into freeluigi territory*
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Seriously this is projection, as usual. The VCs & startups are nothing but waste. And the private sector brings all the bureaucracy. see for yourself: Get healthcare in Europe — no paperwork. Get healthcare with “Oscar” “on the exchange” with a “tax credit” & watch the Soviet red tape strangle you
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Open tab at ABC Carpets here
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Both!
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darn*, but earn also
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Beginning to feel like these civil servants use both sides of a Post-It and earn their own socks
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Bluesky take claim
Bluesky take faith
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When I think X I think Substantiated Claims
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In other words Better Call Saul on the DOGE Wrecking Ball
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Thank you so much!
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To clarify: these are noble folk. And they can vindicate the civil service. Friends, let me know how I can help
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Oh god yes —
Noble folk
This is your war, how can I help
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Thank you!
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www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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finance.yahoo.com/news/target-...
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I’m just reiterating the NAACP’s advice, which is looking out for workers who now no long have DEI protections.
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Action item for the day: Cancel Amazon Prime.
1. Go to Amazon dot com & sign in to your account
2. Go to "Accounts & Lists,” top right
3. Click on "Prime Membership" in dropdown menu
4. Click on "Manage membership" or "Update, cancel & more"
5. Choose "End membership"
6. Follow prompts to confirm
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Since Teslas have lost their value, a sticker like this suffices till you can afford to dump it & may offer some protection against vandalism:
www.ebay.com/itm/15665029...
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;) more soon
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Thank you!
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So it’s not even *politically* justifiable. Sanity cannot be made of this request.
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Thank you for listening & I agree with you about Harris. And she lost by very little. Why do we always decide the Dem candidate, if they lose, was a bad candidate? I don’t hear anyone saying Kansas City shouldn’t have been in the Super Bowl. And KC unlike Harris was trounced