Simply Susan 💙
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I prefer to begin the day in a gradual manner.
The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting. (Fran Lebowitz)
The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting. (Fran Lebowitz)
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Simply Susan 💙
@simplysusan.bsky.social
· Nov 16
“I'd woken up early, and I took a long time getting ready to exist.” (Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet)
Every morning.
Every morning.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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📌“The fact that I am American means, among other things, people can’t say, like they did about Francis, ‘he doesn’t understand the United States, he just doesn’t see what’s going on.’
“Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed?”
-Pope Leo in a direct rebuke of the hideous Trump
“Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed?”
-Pope Leo in a direct rebuke of the hideous Trump
October 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
📌“The fact that I am American means, among other things, people can’t say, like they did about Francis, ‘he doesn’t understand the United States, he just doesn’t see what’s going on.’
“Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed?”
-Pope Leo in a direct rebuke of the hideous Trump
“Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed?”
-Pope Leo in a direct rebuke of the hideous Trump
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winesap apples, painted by royal charles steadman
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
winesap apples, painted by royal charles steadman
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Yeah I'd like everyone to read these to their MAGA friends and family, too.
Trump talks so fast and confidently that people don't notice that he's speaking incoherent nonsense full of incomplete sentences that never actually say anything.
Trump talks so fast and confidently that people don't notice that he's speaking incoherent nonsense full of incomplete sentences that never actually say anything.
I’d just like to print out transcripts of Trump’s nonsensical answers and ask Republicans in Congress to read them aloud.
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Yeah I'd like everyone to read these to their MAGA friends and family, too.
Trump talks so fast and confidently that people don't notice that he's speaking incoherent nonsense full of incomplete sentences that never actually say anything.
Trump talks so fast and confidently that people don't notice that he's speaking incoherent nonsense full of incomplete sentences that never actually say anything.
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No notes….nailed it 🎯
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
No notes….nailed it 🎯
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This is just the start of efforts by NY State Democrats to sabotage Mayor Mamdani.
New York Gov. Hochul pushes back on NYC plan for free buses
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed back on mayoral-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plan to make city busses free in the Big Apple.
thenationaldesk.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is just the start of efforts by NY State Democrats to sabotage Mayor Mamdani.
From Marc Elias, Democracy Docket:
"Trump’s latest pardons underscore something I have written about a lot recently: the president is determined to rewrite the history of the 2020 election."
member.democracydocket.com/trump-pardon...
"Trump’s latest pardons underscore something I have written about a lot recently: the president is determined to rewrite the history of the 2020 election."
member.democracydocket.com/trump-pardon...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
From Marc Elias, Democracy Docket:
"Trump’s latest pardons underscore something I have written about a lot recently: the president is determined to rewrite the history of the 2020 election."
member.democracydocket.com/trump-pardon...
"Trump’s latest pardons underscore something I have written about a lot recently: the president is determined to rewrite the history of the 2020 election."
member.democracydocket.com/trump-pardon...
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Because voting "no" while letting others vote "yes" is strategic misdirection that lets Democrats fold every hand while claiming that only some of them fold some hands.
No more tricks. Clear the decks. Put in a new batch.
No more tricks. Clear the decks. Put in a new batch.
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Because voting "no" while letting others vote "yes" is strategic misdirection that lets Democrats fold every hand while claiming that only some of them fold some hands.
No more tricks. Clear the decks. Put in a new batch.
No more tricks. Clear the decks. Put in a new batch.
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Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Shutdown NOT Over: What Tonight’s Senate Vote Actually Means
YouTube video by Eliza Orlins
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
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"I promise there will be a vote in December to extend healthcare subsidies. I mean it this time."
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"I promise there will be a vote in December to extend healthcare subsidies. I mean it this time."
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
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It’s unfair that Trump gets to sleep through his presidency and the rest of us have to be awake for it
November 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It’s unfair that Trump gets to sleep through his presidency and the rest of us have to be awake for it
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Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
The Supreme Court last month declined to take up Maxwell’s appeal of her conviction.
So she's apparently appealing to a higher court.
So she's apparently appealing to a higher court.
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The Supreme Court last month declined to take up Maxwell’s appeal of her conviction.
So she's apparently appealing to a higher court.
So she's apparently appealing to a higher court.
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Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
apnews.com/video/dapper... French teen behind Louvre heist 'Fedora Man' photo embraces his mystery moment
Dapper French teen behind Louvre heist 'Fedora Man' photo embraces his mystery moment
The image showing him in a fedora and three-piece suit sparked heated online speculation that he was a detective involved in the investigation into the audacious robbery of the priceless items.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 AM
apnews.com/video/dapper... French teen behind Louvre heist 'Fedora Man' photo embraces his mystery moment
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Anyone downwind of this sundowning walrus turd is taking their life into their own hands
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Anyone downwind of this sundowning walrus turd is taking their life into their own hands
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Human laundromats love to fold
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Human laundromats love to fold
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These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
These 8 Senators sold us out to Trump:
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
Hassan
King
Cortez-Masto
Shaheen
Kaine
Fetterman
Durbin
Rosen
Understand This Fact: Chuck Schumer is behind this. None of these 8 are up for reelection in 2026. Schumer asked them vote yes—they agreed. He's such a coward that he folded and won't even own it.
Not a good night.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Not a good night.
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President Donald Trump was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd at the Commanders ga— … oh, wait wrong clip
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
President Donald Trump was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd at the Commanders ga— … oh, wait wrong clip
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1) Watch this
2) Call your Congress member tell them ICE needs to be ABOLISHED
2) Call your Congress member tell them ICE needs to be ABOLISHED
ICE is inflicting a lifetime of trauma on families. And it’s being carried out in the name of the United States of America.
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
1) Watch this
2) Call your Congress member tell them ICE needs to be ABOLISHED
2) Call your Congress member tell them ICE needs to be ABOLISHED
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Dear Walmart,
Consideeing you have more employees on SNAP than any other company — instead of simply having a ‘cheaper’ Thanksgiving bundle, how about giving your underpaid employees who must rely on SNAP for survival, one for free? It’s the least you can do. And I stress, the LEAST…
— America
Consideeing you have more employees on SNAP than any other company — instead of simply having a ‘cheaper’ Thanksgiving bundle, how about giving your underpaid employees who must rely on SNAP for survival, one for free? It’s the least you can do. And I stress, the LEAST…
— America
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Dear Walmart,
Consideeing you have more employees on SNAP than any other company — instead of simply having a ‘cheaper’ Thanksgiving bundle, how about giving your underpaid employees who must rely on SNAP for survival, one for free? It’s the least you can do. And I stress, the LEAST…
— America
Consideeing you have more employees on SNAP than any other company — instead of simply having a ‘cheaper’ Thanksgiving bundle, how about giving your underpaid employees who must rely on SNAP for survival, one for free? It’s the least you can do. And I stress, the LEAST…
— America