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@lyndupuy.bsky.social
Likes and lurks. Reads. Lady in waiting to a pointy nose hound. I should be on a boat. East TN.
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
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the people of America cried out "IKEA is too cheap Mr. President! It is too easy for me to find affordable and utilitarian home furniture!" and the President lept into action
August 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
the people of America cried out "IKEA is too cheap Mr. President! It is too easy for me to find affordable and utilitarian home furniture!" and the President lept into action
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“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. ... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”
―Orwell, 1984
―Orwell, 1984
Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on 'how bad slavery was'
A White House official told NBC News that Trump plans to expand his review of museums beyond the Smithsonian, which is based in Washington, D.C.
www.nbcnews.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. ... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”
―Orwell, 1984
―Orwell, 1984
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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How will Trump’s attacks affect higher education?
Let’s look to history
Germany's universities were the world's premier research institutions
Hitler destroyed them
How long did they take to recover?
They haven’t
Let’s look to history
Germany's universities were the world's premier research institutions
Hitler destroyed them
How long did they take to recover?
They haven’t
August 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
How will Trump’s attacks affect higher education?
Let’s look to history
Germany's universities were the world's premier research institutions
Hitler destroyed them
How long did they take to recover?
They haven’t
Let’s look to history
Germany's universities were the world's premier research institutions
Hitler destroyed them
How long did they take to recover?
They haven’t
Yet another 13 hour delay courtesy of Delta. Flight canceled for no apparent reason. This is becoming the norm.
August 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Yet another 13 hour delay courtesy of Delta. Flight canceled for no apparent reason. This is becoming the norm.
I'm a little proud that none of our kids have a desk job because I did and yeah, it paid the bills, but was soul sucking.
July 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I'm a little proud that none of our kids have a desk job because I did and yeah, it paid the bills, but was soul sucking.
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Stunning charts show how disproportionately the Roberts Court favors the Trump regime.
"This pattern exemplifies what scholars call 'autocratic legalism'—the systematic weaponization of legal institutions to consolidate power while maintaining the appearance of legal process."
"This pattern exemplifies what scholars call 'autocratic legalism'—the systematic weaponization of legal institutions to consolidate power while maintaining the appearance of legal process."
July 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Stunning charts show how disproportionately the Roberts Court favors the Trump regime.
"This pattern exemplifies what scholars call 'autocratic legalism'—the systematic weaponization of legal institutions to consolidate power while maintaining the appearance of legal process."
"This pattern exemplifies what scholars call 'autocratic legalism'—the systematic weaponization of legal institutions to consolidate power while maintaining the appearance of legal process."
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More natural disasters are hitting the U.S. than ever before.
But too often, our crisis warning systems depend on Facebook and Twitter/X, social media platforms that are fading in popularity and have been engineered to hide vital information from people when they need it most.
This needs to end:
But too often, our crisis warning systems depend on Facebook and Twitter/X, social media platforms that are fading in popularity and have been engineered to hide vital information from people when they need it most.
This needs to end:
We Have to Stop Using Facebook and X to Warn People About Disasters
In the early morning hours of July 4th, as the Guadalupe River reached catastrophic heights, city officials in Kerr County, Texas turned to an all-too familiar mechanism for getting the word out to ar...
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July 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
More natural disasters are hitting the U.S. than ever before.
But too often, our crisis warning systems depend on Facebook and Twitter/X, social media platforms that are fading in popularity and have been engineered to hide vital information from people when they need it most.
This needs to end:
But too often, our crisis warning systems depend on Facebook and Twitter/X, social media platforms that are fading in popularity and have been engineered to hide vital information from people when they need it most.
This needs to end:
Spending just about the same amount of time correcting spell check on my android phone as it does me.
Yesterday I wrote, and meant, were. It fixed it to "we're".
It's gotten much worse in the past year.
Yesterday I wrote, and meant, were. It fixed it to "we're".
It's gotten much worse in the past year.
July 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Spending just about the same amount of time correcting spell check on my android phone as it does me.
Yesterday I wrote, and meant, were. It fixed it to "we're".
It's gotten much worse in the past year.
Yesterday I wrote, and meant, were. It fixed it to "we're".
It's gotten much worse in the past year.
Samsies.
The US, the UK, and China have all issued shelter in place warnings for their embassies in Qatar.
DHS issued a national terrorism advisory for the US until September 22.
I’m not sure I like the golden age
DHS issued a national terrorism advisory for the US until September 22.
I’m not sure I like the golden age
June 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Samsies.
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the rational assumption for most people at this point on seeing agents of the state is that there’s a good chance they’re going to kidnap or murder you, whether they’re real agents or fake ones
this is America
this is America
June 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
the rational assumption for most people at this point on seeing agents of the state is that there’s a good chance they’re going to kidnap or murder you, whether they’re real agents or fake ones
this is America
this is America
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Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin'
The violin is smaller than a human hair and has "laid the groundwork" for future research.
www.bbc.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yes please!
Handle it? We’re rooting for them to fight to the death, like REAL alphas do in the wild, lmao.
I cannot stop wheezing
June 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Yes please!
Tidying the fridge and discovered an expired covid era can of pears. What does one do but recreate a classic elegant 1960s salad.
May 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Tidying the fridge and discovered an expired covid era can of pears. What does one do but recreate a classic elegant 1960s salad.
Yeah what’s up with that?!
Happy Mother’s Day!
Sharks get a whole week.
Sharks get a whole week.
May 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Yeah what’s up with that?!
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🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
May 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🇺🇸 “Rolling Stone reached out to all 53 GOP senators after the president said he didn't know whether he needs to honor the nation's founding document. None replied.”
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Well said.
staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
May 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Well said.
Seriously.
No meat inspection
No milk inspection
No keeping track of child/domestic abuse
No keeping track of women dying in childbirth
No funding of head start
No childhood cancer research
No vaccines
No affordable housing
Minimum wage 7.25
LETS HAVE A BABY!
No milk inspection
No keeping track of child/domestic abuse
No keeping track of women dying in childbirth
No funding of head start
No childhood cancer research
No vaccines
No affordable housing
Minimum wage 7.25
LETS HAVE A BABY!
April 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Seriously.
The Pope sees what’s up.
April 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The Pope sees what’s up.
As much as I might enjoy grandchildren from our four kiddos, I completely understand why it may never happen.
I reported on economics full-time in 2020. It taught me there are no incentives to have a baby in the US. Women in the US have to pay for pre-natal, medical and child care, earn less, do most of the parenting and chores, get promoted less, and are now at 27% higher risk of maternal mortality.
April 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
As much as I might enjoy grandchildren from our four kiddos, I completely understand why it may never happen.
From friend Annette re: paid protesters on April 5th.
"People who spread conspiracy theories have OBVIOUSLY never been part of a group project. I can’t get 4 people to agree on pizza toppings. Getting millions to all stay absolutely silent about the details? Riiight."
"People who spread conspiracy theories have OBVIOUSLY never been part of a group project. I can’t get 4 people to agree on pizza toppings. Getting millions to all stay absolutely silent about the details? Riiight."
April 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
From friend Annette re: paid protesters on April 5th.
"People who spread conspiracy theories have OBVIOUSLY never been part of a group project. I can’t get 4 people to agree on pizza toppings. Getting millions to all stay absolutely silent about the details? Riiight."
"People who spread conspiracy theories have OBVIOUSLY never been part of a group project. I can’t get 4 people to agree on pizza toppings. Getting millions to all stay absolutely silent about the details? Riiight."
Attended a Hands Off protest in deep red Kingsport TN and was gratified that we had several hundred people. One Maga flag truck asshole, couple of middle fingers, and many many drive by supporters, honkers, and clappers. Really motivating.
April 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Attended a Hands Off protest in deep red Kingsport TN and was gratified that we had several hundred people. One Maga flag truck asshole, couple of middle fingers, and many many drive by supporters, honkers, and clappers. Really motivating.
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March 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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2020: Keep your chin up.
2025: *chins
2025: *chins
March 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
2020: Keep your chin up.
2025: *chins
2025: *chins