Paul Bickmore
@paulbickmore.bsky.social
all time #1 rememberer of many national capitals
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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The list of the most expensive metro areas is always like, every major city in California, Honolulu, NYC, Seattle, Miami, and DC, in some order, and I think that’s basically a good ranking of which places would grow the most if homebuilding were liberalized.
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The list of the most expensive metro areas is always like, every major city in California, Honolulu, NYC, Seattle, Miami, and DC, in some order, and I think that’s basically a good ranking of which places would grow the most if homebuilding were liberalized.
This gets weirder the further you read
Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged. n.pr/4puzyhb
Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children
Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This gets weirder the further you read
See those two pink counties in the San Joaquin Valley?
I had no idea just how many Portuguese people had immigrated to Northern California until I moved here.
It's a lot, and there's still a radio station broadcasting Portuguese programs on weekends in the South Bay.
I had no idea just how many Portuguese people had immigrated to Northern California until I moved here.
It's a lot, and there's still a radio station broadcasting Portuguese programs on weekends in the South Bay.
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
See those two pink counties in the San Joaquin Valley?
I had no idea just how many Portuguese people had immigrated to Northern California until I moved here.
It's a lot, and there's still a radio station broadcasting Portuguese programs on weekends in the South Bay.
I had no idea just how many Portuguese people had immigrated to Northern California until I moved here.
It's a lot, and there's still a radio station broadcasting Portuguese programs on weekends in the South Bay.
Who sings "Hallelujah" in a religious context?!?!?
November 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Who sings "Hallelujah" in a religious context?!?!?
I don't want to be your friend/
I just want to be your lover
I just want to be your lover
November 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I don't want to be your friend/
I just want to be your lover
I just want to be your lover
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The era of managed retreat is underway.
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The era of managed retreat is underway.
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:
An Insider’s View of the Immigration System
A former senior immigration policy official offers insight into how the system works and highlights urgent problems that must be addressed.
www.brennancenter.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:
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Jeff Bezos received a quarter of a million from his parents in 1995 to start his online bookstore idea.
You guys realize that taxing people to pay for services isn't socialism, right? This is just how governments work.
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Jeff Bezos received a quarter of a million from his parents in 1995 to start his online bookstore idea.
When I was this age, I went from being a socialist, to a moderate liberal, to a libertarian Iraq war hawk, and back to being a progressive liberal.
Young folks' politics don't solidify until later on.
Young folks' politics don't solidify until later on.
Wrote about data from last week's elections that brought some good news about zoomer guys who broke for Trump in 2024.
The data includes some disappointing numbers about my fellow millennial men.
badfaithtimes.com/zoomer-men-s...
The data includes some disappointing numbers about my fellow millennial men.
badfaithtimes.com/zoomer-men-s...
Zoomer Men Say The Stove Is Quite Hot, Actually
Young guys might not be as red-pilled as they appeared in 2024
badfaithtimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
When I was this age, I went from being a socialist, to a moderate liberal, to a libertarian Iraq war hawk, and back to being a progressive liberal.
Young folks' politics don't solidify until later on.
Young folks' politics don't solidify until later on.
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If you’re still subscribed to the Washington Post, they’re laughing as they spend your money on bribes for Trump.
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
If you’re still subscribed to the Washington Post, they’re laughing as they spend your money on bribes for Trump.
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BREAKING: Following Tucker Carlson's friendly interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, Rocket Money has ended its sponsorship of Carlson's podcast.
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UPDATE: Rocket Money ends Tucker Carlson sponsorship
Last month, Tucker Carlson hosted Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist, antisemite, and misogynist, on his popular podcast.
popular.info
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
BREAKING: Following Tucker Carlson's friendly interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, Rocket Money has ended its sponsorship of Carlson's podcast.
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No kings includes angus king
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
No kings includes angus king
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From Darwins' Day 2019:
(((🦈((🐟,(🐡,🐠)),(🐸,(((((((👩🎓🦍),🙉),🐒),(🐰,(🐿️🐀))),(🦔,(🦇,(((((🐅🐈),(🐻🦊)),🦡),(🦏🦓)),((🦙🐫),((🐖🐗),((🦛,(🐋🐬)),(🦒,(🦌,(🐮🐐))))))))),🐘),(🐨🦘)),(🐢((🦎🐍),(🐊,(🦕,(((🦆,(🐓🦃)),(🕊,(🐧,(🐦,(🦉🦅)))),🦖))))))),⭐️),((🕷️🦂),(((🦀🦞),🦐),(🦗,(🐞🦋),(🐜🐝))))),(🐙🐌)))
(((🦈((🐟,(🐡,🐠)),(🐸,(((((((👩🎓🦍),🙉),🐒),(🐰,(🐿️🐀))),(🦔,(🦇,(((((🐅🐈),(🐻🦊)),🦡),(🦏🦓)),((🦙🐫),((🐖🐗),((🦛,(🐋🐬)),(🦒,(🦌,(🐮🐐))))))))),🐘),(🐨🦘)),(🐢((🦎🐍),(🐊,(🦕,(((🦆,(🐓🦃)),(🕊,(🐧,(🐦,(🦉🦅)))),🦖))))))),⭐️),((🕷️🦂),(((🦀🦞),🦐),(🦗,(🐞🦋),(🐜🐝))))),(🐙🐌)))
November 10, 2024 at 6:26 PM
From Darwins' Day 2019:
(((🦈((🐟,(🐡,🐠)),(🐸,(((((((👩🎓🦍),🙉),🐒),(🐰,(🐿️🐀))),(🦔,(🦇,(((((🐅🐈),(🐻🦊)),🦡),(🦏🦓)),((🦙🐫),((🐖🐗),((🦛,(🐋🐬)),(🦒,(🦌,(🐮🐐))))))))),🐘),(🐨🦘)),(🐢((🦎🐍),(🐊,(🦕,(((🦆,(🐓🦃)),(🕊,(🐧,(🐦,(🦉🦅)))),🦖))))))),⭐️),((🕷️🦂),(((🦀🦞),🦐),(🦗,(🐞🦋),(🐜🐝))))),(🐙🐌)))
(((🦈((🐟,(🐡,🐠)),(🐸,(((((((👩🎓🦍),🙉),🐒),(🐰,(🐿️🐀))),(🦔,(🦇,(((((🐅🐈),(🐻🦊)),🦡),(🦏🦓)),((🦙🐫),((🐖🐗),((🦛,(🐋🐬)),(🦒,(🦌,(🐮🐐))))))))),🐘),(🐨🦘)),(🐢((🦎🐍),(🐊,(🦕,(((🦆,(🐓🦃)),(🕊,(🐧,(🐦,(🦉🦅)))),🦖))))))),⭐️),((🕷️🦂),(((🦀🦞),🦐),(🦗,(🐞🦋),(🐜🐝))))),(🐙🐌)))
This post just gave me a massive madeleine in In Search of Lost Time experience.
Like a complete self assessment of the last 25 years of my life, in a few short seconds.
Like old man close to death, looking at a photograph of his younger self experience.
Like a complete self assessment of the last 25 years of my life, in a few short seconds.
Like old man close to death, looking at a photograph of his younger self experience.
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This post just gave me a massive madeleine in In Search of Lost Time experience.
Like a complete self assessment of the last 25 years of my life, in a few short seconds.
Like old man close to death, looking at a photograph of his younger self experience.
Like a complete self assessment of the last 25 years of my life, in a few short seconds.
Like old man close to death, looking at a photograph of his younger self experience.
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You're all cowards and your base hates you.
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
You're all cowards and your base hates you.
Donated.
We just launched the biggest primary program in Indivisible’s history. Help us (literally) send Schumer and the surrender caucus a message. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
Democratic leaders failed us again. Time to get some new leaders.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Donated.
I called. I will call again tomorrow, and the next day.
It is easy for Senate Democrats to disabuse us of that assumption — they just have to publicly make the popular call for new leadership.
CALL NOW: Tell Your Democratic Senator It's Time for Chuck Schumer to Step Aside
indivisible.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I called. I will call again tomorrow, and the next day.
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Although this should absolutely be required, doing it in swing districts and states will also show you why so many Democrats are spineless devotees of govern-by-opinion-pollism.
The folks that vote the most give you centrist talking points more often than strident or progressive values.
The folks that vote the most give you centrist talking points more often than strident or progressive values.
National service obligation, but you have to do door knocking and phone banking for four years before you’re allowed to write punditry about politics.
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Although this should absolutely be required, doing it in swing districts and states will also show you why so many Democrats are spineless devotees of govern-by-opinion-pollism.
The folks that vote the most give you centrist talking points more often than strident or progressive values.
The folks that vote the most give you centrist talking points more often than strident or progressive values.
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ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
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The state fire marshal's work group on single stair egress is finalizing its report. You can submit public comment here: osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/c...
Workgroups | OSFM
osfm.fire.ca.gov
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The state fire marshal's work group on single stair egress is finalizing its report. You can submit public comment here: osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/c...