Steve Sales (he / him)
@kynesmilkshake.bsky.social
elder millennial dad of 2, kid of immigrants, & designated hater of NIMBY liberals (iykyk)
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Children’s spaces have totally evaporated - there are no toy nooks in waiting rooms anymore. There is no dinky coin operated car in the vestibule of the grocery store or PacMan at the Pizza Hut buffet. Basically all spaces are curated adult spaces now, and we bitch about kids being anywhere.
March 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Children’s spaces have totally evaporated - there are no toy nooks in waiting rooms anymore. There is no dinky coin operated car in the vestibule of the grocery store or PacMan at the Pizza Hut buffet. Basically all spaces are curated adult spaces now, and we bitch about kids being anywhere.
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The anti-science crowd loves to cry about how elitist we are and how we think we are better than them.
But babe you are drinking raw milk. Your kid has measles. You want to close the EPA and breathe copper dust.
I don't know what you want me to say here.
But babe you are drinking raw milk. Your kid has measles. You want to close the EPA and breathe copper dust.
I don't know what you want me to say here.
February 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The anti-science crowd loves to cry about how elitist we are and how we think we are better than them.
But babe you are drinking raw milk. Your kid has measles. You want to close the EPA and breathe copper dust.
I don't know what you want me to say here.
But babe you are drinking raw milk. Your kid has measles. You want to close the EPA and breathe copper dust.
I don't know what you want me to say here.
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Republicans on the NC Supreme Court just blocked certification of a Democratic justice's election win.
Her GOP opponent is trying to throw out 60,000 ballots cast in November, citing debunked far-right legal theories.
This assault on democracy should be a national scandal.
Her GOP opponent is trying to throw out 60,000 ballots cast in November, citing debunked far-right legal theories.
This assault on democracy should be a national scandal.
'This Should Make Your Blood Boil': Top NC Court Blocks Certification of Democratic Justice's Win | Common Dreams
Republicans on the North Carolina Supreme Court are under fire for blocking certification of incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs' November victory to review GOP challenger Jefferson Griffin's…
www.commondreams.org
January 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Republicans on the NC Supreme Court just blocked certification of a Democratic justice's election win.
Her GOP opponent is trying to throw out 60,000 ballots cast in November, citing debunked far-right legal theories.
This assault on democracy should be a national scandal.
Her GOP opponent is trying to throw out 60,000 ballots cast in November, citing debunked far-right legal theories.
This assault on democracy should be a national scandal.
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This time of year I think about a conversation I had with our then-nanny. Having a nanny was NOT easy for our family to afford, and we’d intended it as an emergency measure to keep our jobs - one furloughed during COVID - that we would jettison as soon as we felt reasonably safe. It took longer than
December 30, 2024 at 1:26 AM
This time of year I think about a conversation I had with our then-nanny. Having a nanny was NOT easy for our family to afford, and we’d intended it as an emergency measure to keep our jobs - one furloughed during COVID - that we would jettison as soon as we felt reasonably safe. It took longer than
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Bluesky has been the first text based social media platform that has been accessible to me with my disabilities.
December 12, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Bluesky has been the first text based social media platform that has been accessible to me with my disabilities.
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The Trump voters piece underscores a dynamic @chrislhayes.bsky.social presciently talks about in the forthcoming book "The Sirens Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource" (excerpt ⬇️)
The media ecosystem, & what people are primed to expect & digest, facilitated Trump's rise.
The media ecosystem, & what people are primed to expect & digest, facilitated Trump's rise.
December 10, 2024 at 9:52 PM
The Trump voters piece underscores a dynamic @chrislhayes.bsky.social presciently talks about in the forthcoming book "The Sirens Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource" (excerpt ⬇️)
The media ecosystem, & what people are primed to expect & digest, facilitated Trump's rise.
The media ecosystem, & what people are primed to expect & digest, facilitated Trump's rise.
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The North Carolina General Assembly’s GOP supermajority just approved a hugely corrupt power grab, seizing authority from the governor and the courts to prevent any meaningful check on legislative abuses. Authoritarian stuff. A very dark day for democracy in NC. amp.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
December 2, 2024 at 10:41 PM
The North Carolina General Assembly’s GOP supermajority just approved a hugely corrupt power grab, seizing authority from the governor and the courts to prevent any meaningful check on legislative abuses. Authoritarian stuff. A very dark day for democracy in NC. amp.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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After her daughter wouldn’t stop crying, Maggi Wettstein took her to the emergency room. But as they waited, the toddler stopped crying and seemed fine, so they left without seeing a doctor.
About eight months later, they got a bill for the visit.
About eight months later, they got a bill for the visit.
A toddler was tested for covid and flu at an ER. The bill was $445.
During the ER visit, the child never made it beyond the waiting room.
wapo.st
December 3, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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When I was in uni, I used to describe myself as fiscally conservative. You see, it was _so obvious_ that the best way to proportionally reduce spending was by _increasing GDP_. Investment in edu, housing, healthcare, etc reaps massive ROI!
..that, it turns out, is not fiscal conservatism 🙃
..that, it turns out, is not fiscal conservatism 🙃
November 24, 2024 at 6:17 PM
When I was in uni, I used to describe myself as fiscally conservative. You see, it was _so obvious_ that the best way to proportionally reduce spending was by _increasing GDP_. Investment in edu, housing, healthcare, etc reaps massive ROI!
..that, it turns out, is not fiscal conservatism 🙃
..that, it turns out, is not fiscal conservatism 🙃
Anyone already starting to get odd followers? Numbers at the end of the user name, purely reposts or 4 to 5 word quote tweets, no mutual follows in common.. I think the bots are migrating over already >.<
November 17, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Anyone already starting to get odd followers? Numbers at the end of the user name, purely reposts or 4 to 5 word quote tweets, no mutual follows in common.. I think the bots are migrating over already >.<
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The UN has now formally found Israel's genocide "consistent with genocide", including the use of weaponized starvation.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
UN Special Committee finds Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza consistent with genocide, including use of starvation as weapon of war
NEW YORK (14 November 2024) – Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, with mass civilian casualties and life-threatening conditions intentionally imposed on Palest...
www.ohchr.org
November 16, 2024 at 12:18 PM
The UN has now formally found Israel's genocide "consistent with genocide", including the use of weaponized starvation.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...