Penelope
@lightningpeak.bsky.social
still a tran in the awkward phase of being a tran, still don't bluesky good, still way out in a corn field
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the linked article about a rural community's medical clinic closing ends with a coffee shop owner proposing that the solution is to find a doctor to make house calls.
this is where the stuff about "engaging Trump voters" runs into the reality that a ton of these people are completely delusional.
this is where the stuff about "engaging Trump voters" runs into the reality that a ton of these people are completely delusional.
Something notable in this article is how much the life long locals don’t seem to give a shit. Which was an entirely predictable outcome if you've spent any amount of time among people like this
How life changed in a rural town in Virginia that lost its sole health clinic after the passage of Trump’s megabill. The residents voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2024, and now they’re suffering for it.
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
the linked article about a rural community's medical clinic closing ends with a coffee shop owner proposing that the solution is to find a doctor to make house calls.
this is where the stuff about "engaging Trump voters" runs into the reality that a ton of these people are completely delusional.
this is where the stuff about "engaging Trump voters" runs into the reality that a ton of these people are completely delusional.
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cities should build enough housing that the children of these communities can leave and then these communities should die. this appears to be what the people living in them want
December 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
cities should build enough housing that the children of these communities can leave and then these communities should die. this appears to be what the people living in them want
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A truly staggering amount of calories and brain power gets wasted on sites like this between people arguing about what to do to revive these communities, win their votes, policies to make their lives better, and the people themselves can barely even agree on their being a problem to address
December 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
A truly staggering amount of calories and brain power gets wasted on sites like this between people arguing about what to do to revive these communities, win their votes, policies to make their lives better, and the people themselves can barely even agree on their being a problem to address
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they are bad at their jobs, they didn't earn those jobs, they gatekeep people with actual principles, and they wanted Trump to win
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
they are bad at their jobs, they didn't earn those jobs, they gatekeep people with actual principles, and they wanted Trump to win
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dc journalists and beltway media culture are significantly, if not nearly entirely, to blame for where we are right now
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
dc journalists and beltway media culture are significantly, if not nearly entirely, to blame for where we are right now
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I'm actually pretty happy with my vote against this.
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I'm actually pretty happy with my vote against this.
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THERE ARE REAL LIVE ACTUAL NAZIS IN THE US GOVERNMENT IN THE VICE PRESIDENT’S DMs INFLUENCING REAL US POLICY AND THESE PEOPLE ARE TRAITORS TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND EVERYTHING AMERICANS HAVE FOUGHT AND BLED AND LIVED AND DIED FOR OVER CENTURIES.
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
THERE ARE REAL LIVE ACTUAL NAZIS IN THE US GOVERNMENT IN THE VICE PRESIDENT’S DMs INFLUENCING REAL US POLICY AND THESE PEOPLE ARE TRAITORS TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND EVERYTHING AMERICANS HAVE FOUGHT AND BLED AND LIVED AND DIED FOR OVER CENTURIES.
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History should remember the "Biden old" avalanche as an op to inoculate America against an actual demented lunatic, and I pray those responsible get their reward.
At least people have stopped asking when Trump will pivot, when he is clearly getting worse.
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
History should remember the "Biden old" avalanche as an op to inoculate America against an actual demented lunatic, and I pray those responsible get their reward.
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The defining feature of American political journalism is that they demand the deference, respect, and privilege of serving a vitally important societal role while simultaneously rejecting any of the commensurate responsibilities and obligations.
November 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The defining feature of American political journalism is that they demand the deference, respect, and privilege of serving a vitally important societal role while simultaneously rejecting any of the commensurate responsibilities and obligations.
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The idea that I'm supposed to "respect" these people as "thought leaders" is one of the most repulsive aspects of our modern society.
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The idea that I'm supposed to "respect" these people as "thought leaders" is one of the most repulsive aspects of our modern society.
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The president is a pedophile compromised by every nation on earth.
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The president is a pedophile compromised by every nation on earth.
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I think we've left "Describing the reality of the situation to normies makes you sound crazy" territory into "Describing the reality of the situation to yourself makes you feel crazy."
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I think we've left "Describing the reality of the situation to normies makes you sound crazy" territory into "Describing the reality of the situation to yourself makes you feel crazy."
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The president is implicated in the crimes of his friend, the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and the Republican Party is protecting him
Nancy Mace is expected to pull her support for the petition to release the Epstein Files, the day before Adelita Grijalva is sworn in.
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The president is implicated in the crimes of his friend, the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and the Republican Party is protecting him
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USAID is still gone, no other country has shown either the will or the ability to fill in the services whose disappearance is going to kill millions of people, and no one in the media or political class cares that we are going to kill more people than the Holocaust before this is over 👍
November 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
USAID is still gone, no other country has shown either the will or the ability to fill in the services whose disappearance is going to kill millions of people, and no one in the media or political class cares that we are going to kill more people than the Holocaust before this is over 👍
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Veteran’s Day hits different when you know people who were kicked out of the armed forces for being people like you
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Veteran’s Day hits different when you know people who were kicked out of the armed forces for being people like you
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so the senate codified themselves into an aristocratic patrician class with extra legal rights. What a week, am I right?
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
so the senate codified themselves into an aristocratic patrician class with extra legal rights. What a week, am I right?
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Our Long National Nightmare Continues, No End In Sight
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Our Long National Nightmare Continues, No End In Sight
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candidly: what the fuck is wrong with them
October 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
candidly: what the fuck is wrong with them
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what the fuck even is this
September 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
what the fuck even is this
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No, they are not normal, that is the fucking problem and more people need to realize this
August 27, 2025 at 5:28 AM
No, they are not normal, that is the fucking problem and more people need to realize this
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I think people hammering for court reform should add LAZY to the problems that need fixing. It helps normal people understand what is broken and can be piled on relentlessly.
It also makes it clear that more judges and court packing are clearly good answers.
It also makes it clear that more judges and court packing are clearly good answers.
August 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I think people hammering for court reform should add LAZY to the problems that need fixing. It helps normal people understand what is broken and can be piled on relentlessly.
It also makes it clear that more judges and court packing are clearly good answers.
It also makes it clear that more judges and court packing are clearly good answers.
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People who deny that a substantial motive many rural have for raising their kids there is to make sure they control their kids - usually by preventing them from being queer - are denying reality
August 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
People who deny that a substantial motive many rural have for raising their kids there is to make sure they control their kids - usually by preventing them from being queer - are denying reality