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I’m a creative who loves all, but will not tolerate the intolerable. Trying to escape Florida. Lifelong Liberal/Democrat and dog lover. I’m NOT HERE for the cleavage. 🚫 No DMs, please.
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Dr Peter Marks, "Vaccines have been studied very extensively for being potentially associated with autism"

"That theory has been debunked"

"One study in Denmark, over 600,000 children. It shows that if anything, children had a lower rate of autism than unvaccinated children"
April 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
How I feel hearing about the MAGA meltdown over Biden‘s pardons.
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a microphone and smiling .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a microphone and smiling .
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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I'm offering free three-month "paid" subscriptions to anyone who subscribes to my Substack for free between now and January 1, 2025...

...anyone like *you*, maybe? 😉

open.substack.com/pub/johnesim...
As January Looms...
(and aside from whatever else the month brings)
open.substack.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:30 AM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”

The three spirits:
December 24, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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I usually post the collage of the books I've read/reread throughout the year closer to the end of December, but I'm hoping to be mostly offline writing for the next couple weeks, so here goes! #BookSky #AmReading #BlackBookSky #WritingCommunity 🌴📚

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December 17, 2024 at 7:55 PM
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I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian. — Your religion guides you, not all of us. It’s as simple as that.
December 10, 2024 at 9:05 PM
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The Paradox of Tolerance disappears if you look at tolerance, NOT as a moral standard, but as a social contract. If someone does not abide by the terms of the contract, they are not covered by it. In other words, the intolerant aren't deserving of your tolerance.
December 6, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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If you see this post, can you please help spread this information?

#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.

People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!

Let’s spread word! ❤️✊
Click to Visit #ASafeChoice Network
social.demcast.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.
December 4, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Not the best picture from this iPhone 15+, but here’s a shot from last night’s crescent moon and Venus. It was crisp and clear to the naked eye. Breathtaking!
December 5, 2024 at 5:21 PM
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Is there an easy way to find the people you followed on the other platform so I can follow them here, as well? #Help!
November 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Diversity is strength, and it is joy. #IDIC IYKYK
November 24, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Is there an easy way to find the people you followed on the other platform so I can follow them here, as well? #Help!
November 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Eliminating the Department of Education has to be one of the dumbest ideas of my lifetime.
November 12, 2024 at 12:02 AM
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Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Confession: until a day or two ago, I’d been pronouncing bluesky 🦋 like brewski 🍺. D’oh! Cheers!
November 20, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Goodbye darkness, hello blue skies! #Xodus
November 20, 2024 at 6:25 PM