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youcancallmejim.bsky.social
Writer, editor, photographer. Using guitars as a substitute for electroconvulsive therapy. https://www.amazon.com/author/james_hitchcock
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We run the real risk that the rest of the world will come to realize that they can live just fine without trading with the U.S. and we end up the new North Korea, a nuclear-armed pariah run by a imposter-syndromed dictator constantly screaming into the void that he will take over the world.

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Growing up in Flint Michigan, "yo momma so fat" jokes were our cultural currency. In college, hanging around w/ musicians introduced me to a whole new genre of jokes. Today I first experienced the perfect synthesis of the two: Yo momma so fat, her high strings are nickel wound steel. #musicjokes

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#newgearday Epiphone Casino in flat olive from #sweetwater

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Somebody call the whaaaambulance.

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But let's focus on trans women just trying to live their lives. Again, projection is the pigment with which conservatives color their world. And every accusation is a confession .

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Binge-watching Star Trek TOS and it seems Captain Kirk's prime directive is to get as much space nookie as possible. #StarTrekTOS

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"No matter how much U.S.-Russian relations might be repaired or restarted, there is no universe in which Putin is a U.S. ally or trustworthy partner."

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Somebody sent me one of those at-home loyalty tests. At least I think that's what it was. It was a big jar that came with instructions to shit in it. But the return address was wrong, so I changed it to the White House.

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Everything is a dick-swinging contest for Trump because he knows he doesn't measure up. I never thought I could be embarrassed about being an American. But here we are.

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Penny has no concept of personal space. Geordi really doesn't seem to mind.

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Keep your eye on the big picture. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

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Every once in a while somebody says something in a way that perfectly sums up a subject. I really hate when it's not me. Which is pretty much every time.

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The question here is whether MAGA leaders are stupid, or think their followers are. Brennan 's point was that Nazis weaponized free speech to gain control so they COULD commit genocide, not that they somehow "used" free speech to commit genocide. 1/2

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In today's Tigers Will Eat Your Face Party update: "Broad-based tariffs could have long-term consequences right in our backyard,"says the one tiger who could have stopped this. "One estimate suggests the president’s tariffs could cost the average Kentuckian up to $1,200 each year."

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Show her you trust her ... ... Not to shoot you. Yes this is an actual ad. I cropped out the company name.

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In today's Tigers Will Eat Your Face Party update: “It’s disappointing to see President Trump make a statement of directive like that because these are American jobs,” Jeff Taylor, president and CEO of the Greene County Partnership said.

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open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

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Just in case it wasn't crystal clear: “People often rely on these funds for survival, making any risk of their cutoff or delay existential. But even more than the importance of making good on particular commitments is the importance of making good on the principles that this country stands for."

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In today's Tigers Will Eat Your Face Party update: "Trump said the tariffs would be on China and New Mexico and Canada not American citizens." WAIT, WHAT???? New Mexico?

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"Continued access to any payment systems by DOGE members, even ‘read only,’ likely poses the single greatest insider threat risk the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has ever faced.”

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It all depends on whether it's "our" unelected bureaucrats or "their" unelected bureaucrats.

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Great job by Ruben (@rubenbolling.bsky.social).

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A total lack of self-awareness is positively correlated with being a conservative.

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"They apparently just sort of walked past security and said: ‘Get out of my way ...” Can someone tell me what the job of 'security guard' entails? I was under the impression that it had something to do with "security."

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We now have affirmative action for dumbass yt dudes who couldn't score a touchdown if the field was tilted toward the goal posts and the defense's hands were duct-taped to their sides.

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