The Dark Rattler
@thedarkrattler.bsky.social
Single Dad
Wrestling 🤼
Boston sports fan
Dog owner
Believer of human rights
Never turns down any opportunity to use a good pun
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Wrestling 🤼
Boston sports fan
Dog owner
Believer of human rights
Never turns down any opportunity to use a good pun
Twitch: TheDarkRattler
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If you see me going and liking posts of yours from a couple of days ago or older, it's because you're one of the people I follow who I rarely ever see in my feeds when I'm scrolling and I'm trying to correct that.
We all could use something fun right now. So go ahead, who do I remind you of?
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We all could use something fun right now. So go ahead, who do I remind you of?
This!! 👇👇
An agreement to agree to do a later vote is NOT an enforceable contract so what in the actual hell are Americans getting out of this deal??
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This!! 👇👇
I signed. This man has done more harm than good in the last ten years as leader of the Dems in the Senate. He must go!
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Demand That Chuck Schumer Step Down As Minority Leader
c.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I signed. This man has done more harm than good in the last ten years as leader of the Dems in the Senate. He must go!
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
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Here’s last night’s story about felony murder – a way you can wind up in prison for murder without actually killing anyone – as well as a certain Minnesota law regarding slippery pigs. youtu.be/Y93ljB7sfco
Felony Murder: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Here’s last night’s story about felony murder – a way you can wind up in prison for murder without actually killing anyone – as well as a certain Minnesota law regarding slippery pigs. youtu.be/Y93ljB7sfco
Chris Murphy has more fight in him than all of those 8 plus Schumer combined. @schumer.senate.gov must step down as leadership and immediately resign after his weakness as a leader and betrayal of millions of people has led us to this moment.
I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Chris Murphy has more fight in him than all of those 8 plus Schumer combined. @schumer.senate.gov must step down as leadership and immediately resign after his weakness as a leader and betrayal of millions of people has led us to this moment.
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The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
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Don't forget you can fax them as well for free
faxzero.com/fax_senate.php
faxzero.com/fax_senate.php
November 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Don't forget you can fax them as well for free
faxzero.com/fax_senate.php
faxzero.com/fax_senate.php
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They panic about fertility rates, say families need to be having more children, then they starve the kids and ensure health insurance is impossible to afford. Plus all the other things that would dissuade people from having kids: houses impossible to buy, diminishing middle class, ICE everywhere.
Breaking News: The Trump administration told states to undo any steps to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if the states do not comply. It was unclear how that would affect the program.
Trump Live Updates: Airport and SNAP Benefit Disruptions Amid Shutdown
nyti.ms
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
They panic about fertility rates, say families need to be having more children, then they starve the kids and ensure health insurance is impossible to afford. Plus all the other things that would dissuade people from having kids: houses impossible to buy, diminishing middle class, ICE everywhere.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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Here's why cutting SNAP raises prices, not lowers them:
Let's say you have 100 people in town. They all buy a loaf of bread at $4/loaf every week. That's $400.
The grocery store counts on that $400 every week.
Now let's say 12 of those people can't buy the bread anymore.
Let's say you have 100 people in town. They all buy a loaf of bread at $4/loaf every week. That's $400.
The grocery store counts on that $400 every week.
Now let's say 12 of those people can't buy the bread anymore.
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Here's why cutting SNAP raises prices, not lowers them:
Let's say you have 100 people in town. They all buy a loaf of bread at $4/loaf every week. That's $400.
The grocery store counts on that $400 every week.
Now let's say 12 of those people can't buy the bread anymore.
Let's say you have 100 people in town. They all buy a loaf of bread at $4/loaf every week. That's $400.
The grocery store counts on that $400 every week.
Now let's say 12 of those people can't buy the bread anymore.
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For @teenvogue.com I wrote about the death of trans athlete Lia Smith and how trans youth kind themselves with central pillars of their lives being constantly ripped away from them because of politics. www.teenvogue.com/story/politi...
Politicizing Transgender Athletes Is Dangerous. Lia Smith Deserved Better.
"Let her passing be an inflection point for how you think about trans rights and trans people more generally."
www.teenvogue.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
For @teenvogue.com I wrote about the death of trans athlete Lia Smith and how trans youth kind themselves with central pillars of their lives being constantly ripped away from them because of politics. www.teenvogue.com/story/politi...
Picture it...
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Picture it...
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elon musk has murdered 400, 000 children.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
elon musk has murdered 400, 000 children.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
If only we didn't have Republicans, we could have this here too
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If only we didn't have Republicans, we could have this here too
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NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Gonna ask one more time. Anyone interested in purchasing raffle tickets for my son's basketball team? The prizes are below. You can just DM me and I'll give you my Venmo and if anyone wins, I can mail you your prize.
So I am selling raffle tickets for my son's basketball team. They are $5 per ticket.
Some of the prizes are
$100 Visa Gift Card
$75 Dicks Gift Card
$50 Walmart Gift Card
Would anyone here be interested in purchasing any?
I would DM you my Venmo and mail you your prize if you win. #basketball
Some of the prizes are
$100 Visa Gift Card
$75 Dicks Gift Card
$50 Walmart Gift Card
Would anyone here be interested in purchasing any?
I would DM you my Venmo and mail you your prize if you win. #basketball
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Gonna ask one more time. Anyone interested in purchasing raffle tickets for my son's basketball team? The prizes are below. You can just DM me and I'll give you my Venmo and if anyone wins, I can mail you your prize.
😂😂😂
"The best and brightest"
"The best and brightest"
Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'.
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy.
[ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
😂😂😂
"The best and brightest"
"The best and brightest"
A movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif.
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif.
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O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
Hey guys! @newlegacyinc.tv
When will Inconsolable Sulk get a shot at the Multiversal Championship?
I think it's what everyone wants!
When will Inconsolable Sulk get a shot at the Multiversal Championship?
I think it's what everyone wants!
November 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Hey guys! @newlegacyinc.tv
When will Inconsolable Sulk get a shot at the Multiversal Championship?
I think it's what everyone wants!
When will Inconsolable Sulk get a shot at the Multiversal Championship?
I think it's what everyone wants!
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The shutdown plan the Trump admin posted on September 30 said that a ($6B) contingency fund was available to pay for November SNAP benefits during a shutdown. It was only later that they took down their own legal guidance and reversed their position to try to score political points. It’s still here:
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The shutdown plan the Trump admin posted on September 30 said that a ($6B) contingency fund was available to pay for November SNAP benefits during a shutdown. It was only later that they took down their own legal guidance and reversed their position to try to score political points. It’s still here: