painedumonde
@painedumonde.bsky.social
Why, why, why did I do it?
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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Before I was a novelist I was a newspaper columnist and while I loved that gig, I have this fear that over the course of time my whole shtick would have become a series of unpleasant "just asking questions" columns that would make people want to avoid me socially, I mention this for no reason
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Before I was a novelist I was a newspaper columnist and while I loved that gig, I have this fear that over the course of time my whole shtick would have become a series of unpleasant "just asking questions" columns that would make people want to avoid me socially, I mention this for no reason
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Laura Ingraham tried to convince her viewers that by winning, Democrats are actually losing.
It’s propaganda’s nightmare scenario: the mechanism exposed while it’s still running.
It’s propaganda’s nightmare scenario: the mechanism exposed while it’s still running.
Laura Ingraham Tries to Repair the Simulation. Hilarity Ensues.
Within twenty-four hours of Republicans getting crushed in elections they’d convinced themselves were winnable, Fox News deployed the counter-move.
www.notesfromthecircus.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Laura Ingraham tried to convince her viewers that by winning, Democrats are actually losing.
It’s propaganda’s nightmare scenario: the mechanism exposed while it’s still running.
It’s propaganda’s nightmare scenario: the mechanism exposed while it’s still running.
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I dunno guys, kid makes some good points.
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I dunno guys, kid makes some good points.
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If Kristi Noem wants to be completely unrecognizable on Halloween, she should go as Kristi Noem in 2018.
October 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If Kristi Noem wants to be completely unrecognizable on Halloween, she should go as Kristi Noem in 2018.
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I received an email today from a woman who believes that the MMR vaccine caused her daughter’s multiple sclerosis.
Given my own personal experience with MS, I have looked into this.
There is no association between MMR vaccine and MS; in fact, the study below suggests that MMR may be protective.
Given my own personal experience with MS, I have looked into this.
There is no association between MMR vaccine and MS; in fact, the study below suggests that MMR may be protective.
A large case-control study on vaccination as risk factor for multiple sclerosis - PubMed
Results of the present study do not reveal vaccination to be a risk factor for MS. On the contrary, they consistently suggest that vaccination is associated with a lower likelihood of being diagnosed with MS within the next 5 years. Whether this is a protective effect needs to be addressed by future …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I received an email today from a woman who believes that the MMR vaccine caused her daughter’s multiple sclerosis.
Given my own personal experience with MS, I have looked into this.
There is no association between MMR vaccine and MS; in fact, the study below suggests that MMR may be protective.
Given my own personal experience with MS, I have looked into this.
There is no association between MMR vaccine and MS; in fact, the study below suggests that MMR may be protective.
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Secretary Rollins’ claim that the Trump Administration is unable to deliver November SNAP benefits during a shutdown is unequivocally false. The Administration is legally required to use contingency reserves to fund benefits for the 1 in 8 Americans who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
Trump Administration Is Legally Required to Provide SNAP in Shutdown, Contrary to Its Claims
Secretary Rollins’ claim that the Trump Administration is unable to deliver November SNAP benefits during a shutdown is unequivocally false. The Administration is legally required to use contingency r...
www.cbpp.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Secretary Rollins’ claim that the Trump Administration is unable to deliver November SNAP benefits during a shutdown is unequivocally false. The Administration is legally required to use contingency reserves to fund benefits for the 1 in 8 Americans who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
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"Even at this late date, the professionals at the Department of Agriculture and in states can make this happen. And, to state the obvious, benefits that are a couple of days delayed are far more help to families than going without any help at all."
Secretary Rollins’ claim that the Trump Administration is unable to deliver November SNAP benefits during a shutdown is unequivocally false. The Administration is legally required to use contingency reserves to fund benefits for the 1 in 8 Americans who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
Trump Administration Is Legally Required to Provide SNAP in Shutdown, Contrary to Its Claims
Secretary Rollins’ claim that the Trump Administration is unable to deliver November SNAP benefits during a shutdown is unequivocally false. The Administration is legally required to use contingency r...
www.cbpp.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"Even at this late date, the professionals at the Department of Agriculture and in states can make this happen. And, to state the obvious, benefits that are a couple of days delayed are far more help to families than going without any help at all."
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I can’t believe it, but this is true. Nakedly Nazi iconography posted by the Department of Labor.
I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
October 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I can’t believe it, but this is true. Nakedly Nazi iconography posted by the Department of Labor.
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Per @chicagotribune.com, the pajama-pants-guy is a former county prosecutor.
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
October 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Per @chicagotribune.com, the pajama-pants-guy is a former county prosecutor.
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
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While walking near this architectural gem to a meeting at the Foreign Ministry, I was stopped by a Dushanbe cop.
In Russian, then garbled English:
“Sidewalk tax.”
I flashed my dip passport.
“For you, discount.”
I kept walking.
Giving into a shakedown from this sort of regime is a choice.
In Russian, then garbled English:
“Sidewalk tax.”
I flashed my dip passport.
“For you, discount.”
I kept walking.
Giving into a shakedown from this sort of regime is a choice.
Been reminiscing today for no particular reason about this beauty which I encountered during a couple of extended work trips to Dushanbe.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_...
Palace of the Nation, Dushanbe - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
While walking near this architectural gem to a meeting at the Foreign Ministry, I was stopped by a Dushanbe cop.
In Russian, then garbled English:
“Sidewalk tax.”
I flashed my dip passport.
“For you, discount.”
I kept walking.
Giving into a shakedown from this sort of regime is a choice.
In Russian, then garbled English:
“Sidewalk tax.”
I flashed my dip passport.
“For you, discount.”
I kept walking.
Giving into a shakedown from this sort of regime is a choice.
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Police have released bodycam footage from the first moments after yesterday’s Russian strike on a kindergarten in Kharkiv.
In it, officers are seen evacuating terrified children from the basement. The kids are visibly shaken. their building had just exploded above their heads.
In it, officers are seen evacuating terrified children from the basement. The kids are visibly shaken. their building had just exploded above their heads.
October 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Police have released bodycam footage from the first moments after yesterday’s Russian strike on a kindergarten in Kharkiv.
In it, officers are seen evacuating terrified children from the basement. The kids are visibly shaken. their building had just exploded above their heads.
In it, officers are seen evacuating terrified children from the basement. The kids are visibly shaken. their building had just exploded above their heads.
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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Good lord police you're looking for someone who robbed an art museum the guy is RIGHT THERE
October 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Good lord police you're looking for someone who robbed an art museum the guy is RIGHT THERE
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If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
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Christian nationalist podcaster Joshua Haymes says Christians must be willing to defend the institution of slavery because the Bible makes it clear that "it is not inherently evil to own another human being." www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
October 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Christian nationalist podcaster Joshua Haymes says Christians must be willing to defend the institution of slavery because the Bible makes it clear that "it is not inherently evil to own another human being." www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
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The official White House account has been blocked by over 5,000 accounts since it was created less than two hours ago: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
October 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The official White House account has been blocked by over 5,000 accounts since it was created less than two hours ago: clearsky.app/whitehouse-4...
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke for all workers when he hailed the dignity of work and the important role of organized labor in advancing economic justice.
January 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke for all workers when he hailed the dignity of work and the important role of organized labor in advancing economic justice.
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Now up to 12 departments and agencies verified on Bluesky in the last 10 minutes
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October 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Now up to 12 departments and agencies verified on Bluesky in the last 10 minutes
bsky.app/profile/alex...
bsky.app/profile/alex...
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…