Aaron J.
@aarondetroit.bsky.social
I'm a hardcore Democrat, Blue through-and-through. I'm a pretty hardcore Swiftie too. :)
These days, I'm a hermit, don't really "do" anything in RL. Lucky enough to have seen the whole rise of the Internet ... been interesting, to say the least.
These days, I'm a hermit, don't really "do" anything in RL. Lucky enough to have seen the whole rise of the Internet ... been interesting, to say the least.
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He did it! Congrats to Derek Tran!!
November 26, 2024 at 3:30 AM
He did it! Congrats to Derek Tran!!
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Do not normalize him. He’s a lawless, un-American psychopath who will try to turn the presidency into a dictatorship and who will spend 4yrs going after his enemies. Never normalize him. Accept the vote of the American people on November 5th, but always resist who and what HE is.
November 26, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Do not normalize him. He’s a lawless, un-American psychopath who will try to turn the presidency into a dictatorship and who will spend 4yrs going after his enemies. Never normalize him. Accept the vote of the American people on November 5th, but always resist who and what HE is.
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Remember new users are coming on daily, unsure of engagement. The more posts you like and reply to, the strong the platform becomes !
November 25, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Remember new users are coming on daily, unsure of engagement. The more posts you like and reply to, the strong the platform becomes !
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Raw unvarnished truth here.
November 21, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Raw unvarnished truth here.
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Starting a phony transgender bathroom debate and hiding behind the guise of “protecting women” to distract from your attempts to push through the confirmations of alleged rapists, sex traffickers, and fraudsters at the highest levels of government is peak Republican Party.
November 21, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Starting a phony transgender bathroom debate and hiding behind the guise of “protecting women” to distract from your attempts to push through the confirmations of alleged rapists, sex traffickers, and fraudsters at the highest levels of government is peak Republican Party.
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In times like these, community is everything. That's why we are so honored to be part of this pro-democracy Bluesky community. It's great to see how quickly this platform is growing, reconnect with familiar faces, and actually be able to follow the latest news again! Let's keep this energy going!!!
November 19, 2024 at 1:49 AM
In times like these, community is everything. That's why we are so honored to be part of this pro-democracy Bluesky community. It's great to see how quickly this platform is growing, reconnect with familiar faces, and actually be able to follow the latest news again! Let's keep this energy going!!!
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Trump has selected Brendan Carr, “a Republican on the FCC who wrote a chapter on the regulatory agency in the conservative Project 2025 playbook, to be the FCC's chairman.”
But Trump swore that he knew nothing about Project 2025, huh?
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
But Trump swore that he knew nothing about Project 2025, huh?
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump picks Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission
Carr, the top Republican on the commission, wrote Project 2025's chapter on the FCC.
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Trump has selected Brendan Carr, “a Republican on the FCC who wrote a chapter on the regulatory agency in the conservative Project 2025 playbook, to be the FCC's chairman.”
But Trump swore that he knew nothing about Project 2025, huh?
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
But Trump swore that he knew nothing about Project 2025, huh?
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Oh goodness! K. Chenoweth just KILLED a cover of Dolly's version of "I Will Always Love You" on Kelly's show.
That was really fun! Oh, that was a great i'view! What a couple absolute cuties! :)
That was really fun! Oh, that was a great i'view! What a couple absolute cuties! :)
November 18, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Oh goodness! K. Chenoweth just KILLED a cover of Dolly's version of "I Will Always Love You" on Kelly's show.
That was really fun! Oh, that was a great i'view! What a couple absolute cuties! :)
That was really fun! Oh, that was a great i'view! What a couple absolute cuties! :)
I flipped on "General Hospital" -- for the first time in like 30 years, at least. No idea what's going on, who the characters are, nothing. Just thought, "What the heck?"
And like 5 seconds in I'M CRYING! :)
Ahh, soaps. Gotta love 'em.
And like 5 seconds in I'M CRYING! :)
Ahh, soaps. Gotta love 'em.
November 18, 2024 at 7:06 PM
I flipped on "General Hospital" -- for the first time in like 30 years, at least. No idea what's going on, who the characters are, nothing. Just thought, "What the heck?"
And like 5 seconds in I'M CRYING! :)
Ahh, soaps. Gotta love 'em.
And like 5 seconds in I'M CRYING! :)
Ahh, soaps. Gotta love 'em.
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Do not normalize him. Do not normalize Donald Trump.
If you believed he’s a threat to democracy, he still is. If you believed he’s lawless, he still is.
Stop.
Tune in to The Social Contract with Joe Walsh weekdays at 8 AM PT/11 AM ET.
#HeIsNotNormal #DonaldTrump #TrumpIsNotNormal #SaveDemocracy
If you believed he’s a threat to democracy, he still is. If you believed he’s lawless, he still is.
Stop.
Tune in to The Social Contract with Joe Walsh weekdays at 8 AM PT/11 AM ET.
#HeIsNotNormal #DonaldTrump #TrumpIsNotNormal #SaveDemocracy
November 18, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Do not normalize him. Do not normalize Donald Trump.
If you believed he’s a threat to democracy, he still is. If you believed he’s lawless, he still is.
Stop.
Tune in to The Social Contract with Joe Walsh weekdays at 8 AM PT/11 AM ET.
#HeIsNotNormal #DonaldTrump #TrumpIsNotNormal #SaveDemocracy
If you believed he’s a threat to democracy, he still is. If you believed he’s lawless, he still is.
Stop.
Tune in to The Social Contract with Joe Walsh weekdays at 8 AM PT/11 AM ET.
#HeIsNotNormal #DonaldTrump #TrumpIsNotNormal #SaveDemocracy
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UPDATE:
The House Ethics Committee will meet Wednesday to discuss its ethics investigation report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Will Americans be able to read for themselves what it says about Trump’s pick for Attorney General?
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/18/t...
The House Ethics Committee will meet Wednesday to discuss its ethics investigation report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Will Americans be able to read for themselves what it says about Trump’s pick for Attorney General?
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/18/t...
House Ethics panel to meet on Trump attorney general pick Matt Gaetz report Wednesday
Many Senate Republicans want the House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz to be released. Gaetz is a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump.
www.cnbc.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:26 PM
UPDATE:
The House Ethics Committee will meet Wednesday to discuss its ethics investigation report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Will Americans be able to read for themselves what it says about Trump’s pick for Attorney General?
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/18/t...
The House Ethics Committee will meet Wednesday to discuss its ethics investigation report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Will Americans be able to read for themselves what it says about Trump’s pick for Attorney General?
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/18/t...
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Good morning:
1. Trump’s greatest legacy is the destruction of truth.
2. We lacked imagination in Trump’s 1st term regarding the threat he is & the lawlessness he’s capable of. Don’t make that same mistake again.
3. If you normalize Trump, he’s already beaten you.
4. Resist.
1. Trump’s greatest legacy is the destruction of truth.
2. We lacked imagination in Trump’s 1st term regarding the threat he is & the lawlessness he’s capable of. Don’t make that same mistake again.
3. If you normalize Trump, he’s already beaten you.
4. Resist.
November 18, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Good morning:
1. Trump’s greatest legacy is the destruction of truth.
2. We lacked imagination in Trump’s 1st term regarding the threat he is & the lawlessness he’s capable of. Don’t make that same mistake again.
3. If you normalize Trump, he’s already beaten you.
4. Resist.
1. Trump’s greatest legacy is the destruction of truth.
2. We lacked imagination in Trump’s 1st term regarding the threat he is & the lawlessness he’s capable of. Don’t make that same mistake again.
3. If you normalize Trump, he’s already beaten you.
4. Resist.
Man, Susan Floyd as the def. atty. in "L&O" ep. 'Bodies' S14E1 -- she is amazing. What a hell of a performance.
November 18, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Man, Susan Floyd as the def. atty. in "L&O" ep. 'Bodies' S14E1 -- she is amazing. What a hell of a performance.
OK. One more drink, what I remember as a really good "L&O" ep., and then go get horizontal and find some lecture I won't really "get" to listen to.
Maybe this can lead to better dreams for 1st time in a while. Guess we'll see.
Maybe this can lead to better dreams for 1st time in a while. Guess we'll see.
November 18, 2024 at 3:07 AM
OK. One more drink, what I remember as a really good "L&O" ep., and then go get horizontal and find some lecture I won't really "get" to listen to.
Maybe this can lead to better dreams for 1st time in a while. Guess we'll see.
Maybe this can lead to better dreams for 1st time in a while. Guess we'll see.
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Wow, his rebuttal is really just like: 'Yeah, but have you seen the gay people Biden picked?'
The only consistency in their ideology is hatred.
The only consistency in their ideology is hatred.
this is gross -- asked about RFK Jr's nomination, Markwayne Mullin deflects by bringing up a number of LGBT people Biden put in his administration, including Pete Buttigieg
November 17, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Wow, his rebuttal is really just like: 'Yeah, but have you seen the gay people Biden picked?'
The only consistency in their ideology is hatred.
The only consistency in their ideology is hatred.
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OK, so I'm not exactly an expert, but this is something I've seen stated a few times, and seems to be accepted by linguists. The following might be good places to start:
www.thehistoryofenglish.com/early-modern...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/55...
www.mentalfloss.com/article/3190...
www.thehistoryofenglish.com/early-modern...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/55...
www.mentalfloss.com/article/3190...
Early Modern English (c. 1500 - c. 1800) - History of English
A major factor separating Middle English from Modern English is known as the Great Vowel Shift, a radical change in pronunciation during the 15th, 16th and
www.thehistoryofenglish.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:15 AM
OK, so I'm not exactly an expert, but this is something I've seen stated a few times, and seems to be accepted by linguists. The following might be good places to start:
www.thehistoryofenglish.com/early-modern...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/55...
www.mentalfloss.com/article/3190...
www.thehistoryofenglish.com/early-modern...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/55...
www.mentalfloss.com/article/3190...
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MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissmann on Speaker Johnson saying it's not "appropriate" to release House Ethics report on Matt Gaetz: “Obviously the public has a right to know... Remember, there's no right to be Attorney General... transparency is in order."
Weissmann: 'This is not the time for Matt Gaetz to learn on the job as Attorney General'
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:37 PM
MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissmann on Speaker Johnson saying it's not "appropriate" to release House Ethics report on Matt Gaetz: “Obviously the public has a right to know... Remember, there's no right to be Attorney General... transparency is in order."
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Nope. Personal character no longer matters. The “character” of a candidate, as an issue, died with this election of Trump. From now on, as with Trump, what a candidate says doesn’t matter, and a candidate’s personal behavior doesn’t matter. So say American voters.👇 www.mediaite.com/politics/cnn...
Jake Tapper Grills Mike Johnson About Gaetz, Hegseth and RFK
Jake Tapper pressed House Speaker Johnson Sunday about whether morals "matter anymore" to the Republican Party, in light of Trump's controversial cabinet picks.
www.mediaite.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Nope. Personal character no longer matters. The “character” of a candidate, as an issue, died with this election of Trump. From now on, as with Trump, what a candidate says doesn’t matter, and a candidate’s personal behavior doesn’t matter. So say American voters.👇 www.mediaite.com/politics/cnn...
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@jenpsaki.bsky.social: “Banning trans youth from sports is not ‘meeting people where they are.’ It is simply falling prey to right wing propaganda, without checking the facts first.”
Jen Psaki: "Democrats are Learning the Wrong Message on Trans Youth"
The Democratic party is doing a lot of soul searching right now. And I worry many Democrats are coming to the wrong conclusion on trans rights.
vimeo.com
November 17, 2024 at 6:20 PM
@jenpsaki.bsky.social: “Banning trans youth from sports is not ‘meeting people where they are.’ It is simply falling prey to right wing propaganda, without checking the facts first.”
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Now is a good time to remind everyone that Matt Gaetz was the only 'no' vote in the entire Congress against legislation that targeted human trafficking
November 17, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Now is a good time to remind everyone that Matt Gaetz was the only 'no' vote in the entire Congress against legislation that targeted human trafficking
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Senator-elect Elissa Slotkin on Trump's defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth: “There is just a lot of stress in the system, particularly from women officers, from women who are just now entering the military… about what they will and will not be allowed to do.”
November 17, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Senator-elect Elissa Slotkin on Trump's defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth: “There is just a lot of stress in the system, particularly from women officers, from women who are just now entering the military… about what they will and will not be allowed to do.”
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Joe is a perfect example of how to apologize and act after you made a (huge) mistake. I disliked him back in the tea party days. I know we have some different policy views but he's respectful of different views now. He also knows how to prioritize the real issue facing America and that is Trumpism.
November 17, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Joe is a perfect example of how to apologize and act after you made a (huge) mistake. I disliked him back in the tea party days. I know we have some different policy views but he's respectful of different views now. He also knows how to prioritize the real issue facing America and that is Trumpism.
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But don’t worry. Oklahoma is buying thousands of Bibles for their public schools.
November 17, 2024 at 4:37 PM
But don’t worry. Oklahoma is buying thousands of Bibles for their public schools.
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Think how different it would be this morning if Harris had won:
Trump would’ve claimed he won, he’d NEVER concede, he’d be yelling “stolen” election every day, his cheerleaders would be echoing the lie, there’d be fake lawsuits, his voters wouldn’t accept the result, and there’d be violence coming.
Trump would’ve claimed he won, he’d NEVER concede, he’d be yelling “stolen” election every day, his cheerleaders would be echoing the lie, there’d be fake lawsuits, his voters wouldn’t accept the result, and there’d be violence coming.
November 17, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Think how different it would be this morning if Harris had won:
Trump would’ve claimed he won, he’d NEVER concede, he’d be yelling “stolen” election every day, his cheerleaders would be echoing the lie, there’d be fake lawsuits, his voters wouldn’t accept the result, and there’d be violence coming.
Trump would’ve claimed he won, he’d NEVER concede, he’d be yelling “stolen” election every day, his cheerleaders would be echoing the lie, there’d be fake lawsuits, his voters wouldn’t accept the result, and there’d be violence coming.
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I stand by it. In fact, I think I said “best case” scenario is she’s just a Putin cheerleader. There is a “worst case” scenario as well.👇 www.mediaite.com/tv/joe-walsh...
Joe Walsh Flames Tulsi Gabbard As ‘Putin Cheerleader’ Who Wants to Seek ‘Revenge For Russia’
Former Republican lawmaker Joe Walsh called Tulsi Gabbard "a Putin cheerleader" who claiming she would seek "revenge for Russia."
www.mediaite.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:00 PM
I stand by it. In fact, I think I said “best case” scenario is she’s just a Putin cheerleader. There is a “worst case” scenario as well.👇 www.mediaite.com/tv/joe-walsh...