Veronica
@vmcombs.bsky.social
Parent, partner, reader, writer, knitter.
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As always with Elon it boils down to the AM/FM distinction that I think I first heard @donoteat.bsky.social explain: Actual Machines vs. Fucking Magic
The insistence on making these robots bipedal is probably the most obvious giveaway that it's all a big carny gimmick
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
As always with Elon it boils down to the AM/FM distinction that I think I first heard @donoteat.bsky.social explain: Actual Machines vs. Fucking Magic
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“The Democratic Party is big enough for a wide range of views—as long as all are willing to do whatever it takes to fight for the American people, the Constitution and to stand up to Trump,” says @djrothkopf.bsky.social. www.thedailybeast.com/why-these-vi...
Why These Vichy Dems and Their Spineless Boss Need to Go Now
We need courage and clarity from our leaders. Schumer and these eight in the Senate have shown they have failed that test. Time to turn the page.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“The Democratic Party is big enough for a wide range of views—as long as all are willing to do whatever it takes to fight for the American people, the Constitution and to stand up to Trump,” says @djrothkopf.bsky.social. www.thedailybeast.com/why-these-vi...
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Getting tagged in a post like this never hurts.
"Today was a good day, because I was able to wake up late, read in bed, and finish 'Amnandi Sails' by @zzclaybourne."
"Today was a good day, because I was able to wake up late, read in bed, and finish 'Amnandi Sails' by @zzclaybourne."
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Getting tagged in a post like this never hurts.
"Today was a good day, because I was able to wake up late, read in bed, and finish 'Amnandi Sails' by @zzclaybourne."
"Today was a good day, because I was able to wake up late, read in bed, and finish 'Amnandi Sails' by @zzclaybourne."
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I have a lot of anxiety right now thinking about white supremacy and rising antisemitism and racism. Like if I allow myself to dwell, as I have done this evening, I find I get more and more terrified. I cannot comprehend what has become normalized once again in this country
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I have a lot of anxiety right now thinking about white supremacy and rising antisemitism and racism. Like if I allow myself to dwell, as I have done this evening, I find I get more and more terrified. I cannot comprehend what has become normalized once again in this country
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Its a very real pattern. Trump pardoned about 1500 supporters and a number of non-trivial number of them have ended up breaking the law again within months.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Its a very real pattern. Trump pardoned about 1500 supporters and a number of non-trivial number of them have ended up breaking the law again within months.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
A man pardoned by Donald Trump for his role in January 6th - he assaulted Capitol Police officers with bear spray & a metal whip - has avoided prison for child sex crimes because of the president’s sweeping pardon, despite pleading guilty to soliciting what he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex
Trump Pardon Lets Convicted Child Sex Predator Walk Free
Andrew Taake walked free because of Trump’s pardons, despite being convicted of a child sex crime.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
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Q: I know that Cortez Masto was cave cabal from the start.
But why aren't she and Rosen more angry abt Trump destroying LV's tourism industry?
But why aren't she and Rosen more angry abt Trump destroying LV's tourism industry?
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Q: I know that Cortez Masto was cave cabal from the start.
But why aren't she and Rosen more angry abt Trump destroying LV's tourism industry?
But why aren't she and Rosen more angry abt Trump destroying LV's tourism industry?
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The first and last lines of Joni Ernst’s legacy as a human on earth will be that she was instrumental in the confirmation of the Sec of Defense most hostile to women serving in military, and she knew that when she voted for him.
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The first and last lines of Joni Ernst’s legacy as a human on earth will be that she was instrumental in the confirmation of the Sec of Defense most hostile to women serving in military, and she knew that when she voted for him.
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They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
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We're not saying @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social won BECAUSE they showed up at early #teslatakedown actions, but maybe there's something about the kind of candidates who show up to hold Elon accountable that's appealing to American voters these days 🤷♂️ #MuskMustFall
BREAKING:
Katie Wilson now leads Bruce Harrell by 1346 on race for Seattle Mayor.
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@komonews
Katie Wilson now leads Bruce Harrell by 1346 on race for Seattle Mayor.
50.08-49.59
@komonews
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
We're not saying @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social won BECAUSE they showed up at early #teslatakedown actions, but maybe there's something about the kind of candidates who show up to hold Elon accountable that's appealing to American voters these days 🤷♂️ #MuskMustFall
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Kept waiting for at least one of these stories to end with, "And then I left him," but (of course), nope. The most bonkers through-line here is that none of these couples have kids (yet) and it sounds like every women had glaring red flags *before* getting married. 🫠
www.thecut.com/article/draf...
www.thecut.com/article/draf...
When Your Husband Spends $300,000 on DraftKings
Four women on how sports gambling turned their relationships upside down.
www.thecut.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Kept waiting for at least one of these stories to end with, "And then I left him," but (of course), nope. The most bonkers through-line here is that none of these couples have kids (yet) and it sounds like every women had glaring red flags *before* getting married. 🫠
www.thecut.com/article/draf...
www.thecut.com/article/draf...
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A whole bunch of young progressives are mayors of important cities ( and you should start with Chicago and Johnson , not New York and Mamdani)
there’s a bigger story here
there’s a bigger story here
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
A whole bunch of young progressives are mayors of important cities ( and you should start with Chicago and Johnson , not New York and Mamdani)
there’s a bigger story here
there’s a bigger story here
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Thread:
DISCHARGE PETITION TICK-TOCK
Rep. Grijalva will sign the petition Wednesday after she’s sworn in and makes remarks on the floor
Her 218th signature starts the clock on the 7-legislative day wait until it can be called up, which means it would likely ripen on Tuesday Nov 25 during the pro forma
Rep. Grijalva will sign the petition Wednesday after she’s sworn in and makes remarks on the floor
Her 218th signature starts the clock on the 7-legislative day wait until it can be called up, which means it would likely ripen on Tuesday Nov 25 during the pro forma
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Thread:
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(watching people at the zoo making fun of the dumb monkey who's throwing his own poop) You guys are only saying that because you disagree with the monkey politically. You have monkey derangement syndrome
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
(watching people at the zoo making fun of the dumb monkey who's throwing his own poop) You guys are only saying that because you disagree with the monkey politically. You have monkey derangement syndrome
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Open up and say HenriettAH!
📸: Keeper Marisa
📸: Keeper Marisa
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Open up and say HenriettAH!
📸: Keeper Marisa
📸: Keeper Marisa
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Genuine question: have they ever got Bouie to talk to Douthat about what postliberalism means?
Absolutely begging @nytimes.com to let somebody have a debate with Douthat where they tell him how stupid and transparent this all is, I promise you that is actually what the free marketplace of ideas is supposed to look like, it would get a lot of clicks, people would love it, c'mon just do it.
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Genuine question: have they ever got Bouie to talk to Douthat about what postliberalism means?
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Wonderful to see this news that the Kennan Institute will continue its vital work, now as an independent center.
Dismantled by DOGE, a Foreign Policy Center Finds New Life
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Wonderful to see this news that the Kennan Institute will continue its vital work, now as an independent center.
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Khanna: I’ll break some news — we’re talking with Massie now about getting another major press conference with the survivors early next week at the Capitol. There’s going to be so much momentum, left and right, to say: out with the Epstein class…
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Khanna: I’ll break some news — we’re talking with Massie now about getting another major press conference with the survivors early next week at the Capitol. There’s going to be so much momentum, left and right, to say: out with the Epstein class…
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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If you’re raring to do even more, you can also chip in to help us get this primary project off the ground. We’re going to be counting on grassroots supporters to fund this, but there will be many ways to get involved, so only give if you can.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
If you’re raring to do even more, you can also chip in to help us get this primary project off the ground. We’re going to be counting on grassroots supporters to fund this, but there will be many ways to get involved, so only give if you can.
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Our primary program will include both the House and Senate. And after the primary — whatever happens — we will rally behind the winner and crush the regime electorally in the midterms just like we did this last week.
We get the party we demand and we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.
We get the party we demand and we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Our primary program will include both the House and Senate. And after the primary — whatever happens — we will rally behind the winner and crush the regime electorally in the midterms just like we did this last week.
We get the party we demand and we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.
We get the party we demand and we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.
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After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
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Just not willing to break up with gambling. Sexting gambling at 3am "u up" even though it gave me herpes
MLB announces that all authorized betting partners will now cap wagers on pitch-level bets at $200 and exclude them from parlays. Pitch-level bets, you may remember, are the kind Clase, Ortiz, and their co-conspirators allegedly exploited.
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Just not willing to break up with gambling. Sexting gambling at 3am "u up" even though it gave me herpes
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The first thing I thought of is how many current SCOTUS justices are themselves accused of sexual assault or its facilitation. Because that’s the country we are. Get me off this hell rock
This beautiful soul is headed to the Supreme Court to make sure the justices hold a sexual predator accountable
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The first thing I thought of is how many current SCOTUS justices are themselves accused of sexual assault or its facilitation. Because that’s the country we are. Get me off this hell rock
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RIGHT SMH
It’s giving “Biden gave Israel a stern talking to behind closed doors.”
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
RIGHT SMH