Darth Vader, Bass player virtuoso ✶✶✶✶
@middleoastbastard.bsky.social
Father, brother, widower, Union (Plumber Chicago Local 130 travelers guild), Dem, Asshole. I'm rude, evidently.
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I should have mentioned our people are YOU. We are a nation of immigrants. We are France. England. Germany. Russian. Japan. Iraqi. India. Mexico. Korea. We are the world. No other nation can claim that. THAT is what American exceptionalism is. It is our diversity. Too many have forgotten that. 🤘🏻
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From the Editorial Board: It’s a tough time to be a Republican in a blue state.
But if you ask Republicans in Illinois, they already know this.
But if you ask Republicans in Illinois, they already know this.
Editorial: What’s the point of Illinois Republicans? We asked them.
Asked whether Tuesday’s results spell doom for Illinois Republicans, House Minority Leader Tony McCombie told us “no.”
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November 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
These people will want your tax dollars to cut their grass soon enough.
November 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
These people will want your tax dollars to cut their grass soon enough.
Sell or die, reinsdorf, you absolute POS.
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Sell or die, reinsdorf, you absolute POS.
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
If anyone can find my ex, ask her if she'd like to see the wilder parts of Yellowstone park, tell her I'm buying!
'Zone of Death': Yellowstone's 50-square-mile legal loophole share.google/Z0SDL2oLYRvv...
'Zone of Death': Yellowstone's 50-square-mile legal loophole share.google/Z0SDL2oLYRvv...
'Zone of Death': Yellowstone's 50-square-mile legal loophole
A remote corner of Yellowstone could be the perfect place to commit a crime.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
If anyone can find my ex, ask her if she'd like to see the wilder parts of Yellowstone park, tell her I'm buying!
'Zone of Death': Yellowstone's 50-square-mile legal loophole share.google/Z0SDL2oLYRvv...
'Zone of Death': Yellowstone's 50-square-mile legal loophole share.google/Z0SDL2oLYRvv...
Keep in mind that Israel has universal health care and we give them $6b every year, and we've given them an additional $175b since 7 October 23.
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Keep in mind that Israel has universal health care and we give them $6b every year, and we've given them an additional $175b since 7 October 23.
A reminder that we pay 75% of Congress' health insurance premiums.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A reminder that we pay 75% of Congress' health insurance premiums.
Facts.
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Facts.
When the games are "brought to you by" draftkings, FanDuel, betmgm, ESPN bet, etc., what the fuck did they expect?
Federal prosecutors allege Clase and Ortiz received thousands to throw specific pitches during MLB games in a scheme that began as early as 2023.
2 Cleveland Guardians Pitchers Indicted In Alleged Pitch-Rigging Betting Scheme
Federal prosecutors allege Clase and Ortiz received thousands to throw specific pitches during MLB games in a scheme that began as early as 2023.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
When the games are "brought to you by" draftkings, FanDuel, betmgm, ESPN bet, etc., what the fuck did they expect?
Wut?
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Wut?
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To be clear: the deal they voted on to move forward last night still needs to be formally voted on in the Senate and House. If the eight are your senators, they should be hearing from you this morning!
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
To be clear: the deal they voted on to move forward last night still needs to be formally voted on in the Senate and House. If the eight are your senators, they should be hearing from you this morning!
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“.. As the raids have continued, consumers have started to question whether the company’s silence makes it an accomplice to the sweeps rather than merely the backdrop. .. A backlash is coming for the company.”
@bloomberg.com $HD
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@bloomberg.com $HD
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“.. As the raids have continued, consumers have started to question whether the company’s silence makes it an accomplice to the sweeps rather than merely the backdrop. .. A backlash is coming for the company.”
@bloomberg.com $HD
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@bloomberg.com $HD
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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The Democrats are fixing to get rolled. Again.
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Democrats are fixing to get rolled. Again.
Suck it, Calgary! (Full disclosure, you are lovely people and I enjoyed my time visiting, but this is hockey!)
Bedard gets 4 points, Blackhawks shut out Flames search.app/x4W5H
Bedard gets 4 points, Blackhawks shut out Flames search.app/x4W5H
Bedard gets 4 points, Blackhawks shut out Flames | NHL.com
Knight makes 33 saves, Bertuzzi scores twice for Chicago
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November 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Suck it, Calgary! (Full disclosure, you are lovely people and I enjoyed my time visiting, but this is hockey!)
Bedard gets 4 points, Blackhawks shut out Flames search.app/x4W5H
Bedard gets 4 points, Blackhawks shut out Flames search.app/x4W5H
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Let the prosecutions begin . . .
November 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Let the prosecutions begin . . .
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Shut the front door 🤪🤣
'Atropia,' the Army's biggest inside joke now has its own movie share.google/0LfHUIKAAzg4...
'Atropia,' the Army's biggest inside joke now has its own movie share.google/0LfHUIKAAzg4...
Atropia: The Army's biggest inside joke has its own movie
After years of a simulated forever war, Atropia veterans can now relive their experiences on the silver screen.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Shut the front door 🤪🤣
'Atropia,' the Army's biggest inside joke now has its own movie share.google/0LfHUIKAAzg4...
'Atropia,' the Army's biggest inside joke now has its own movie share.google/0LfHUIKAAzg4...
Next they'll try to pass a bill to log the bwca
BWCA: Bill would allow roads, vehicles, fences for border patrol share.google/xByRc6Et8h8b...
BWCA: Bill would allow roads, vehicles, fences for border patrol share.google/xByRc6Et8h8b...
Bill would allow roads, vehicles in Boundary Waters for border enforcement
It would allow federal immigration enforcement officials to use motorized vehicles and build roads, surveillance equipment, fences and structures in the Boundary Waters.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Next they'll try to pass a bill to log the bwca
BWCA: Bill would allow roads, vehicles, fences for border patrol share.google/xByRc6Et8h8b...
BWCA: Bill would allow roads, vehicles, fences for border patrol share.google/xByRc6Et8h8b...