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Ainy
@ainy.bsky.social
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@ainykazmi on twitter
still a sarcastic skeptical optimist... & typo-hater
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for real though
September 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Remember this?? @degette.house.gov
Rep. Diana DeGette on Twitter/X @RepDianaDeGette The Trump admin's new "expedited removal" rule should terrify us all. It will allow ICE officers to approach ANYBODY in the U.S. (w/o probable cause) & demand they prove they're a citizen or have been in the US for 2 years. If they can't, they're deported. No trial, no hearing. 5:13 PM • 7/22/19
July 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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A healthy media diet inoculates you from stupidity and polarization.
Excerpt from Dan Kennedy’s piece: Titled "The Political Gap in Americans' News Sources," the researchers found that a majority of Republicans and Republican "leaners" rely on Fox News, with smaller percentages also consuming other right-wing sources such as Breitbart, the Tucker Carlson Network and Joe Rogan's podcast. Democrats and Democratic leaners, meanwhile, get their news from a variety of mainstream sources such as The New York Times, NPR, the three big broadcast networks, CNN and MSNBC, with some delving into The Atlantic, The Guardian and Axios. Interestingly, more Democrats (16%) than Republicans (12%) rely on The Wall Street Journal, which is owned by the Murdoch family. The Journal's opinion section is extremely conservative but increasingly unsympathetic to President Trump's agenda on tariffs and other economic issues, while its news pages are superb.
June 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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#nokings #nyc
No kings protest in NYC
June 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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#nokings in New York City, marching down 5th Ave #nyc
June 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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A lobster woman throwing a lobster off a ship
April 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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there are quite a few in columbia md
Map from MAGA website that shows maga-friendly businesses in the Columbia MD area
April 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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A cartoon of the USA stabbing itself as Europe and China watch
April 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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imagine being proud of being a centrist today
From Twitter/X @Cernovich • 2h Bill Ackman gave billions to Harvard, and far left wing causes. The Manhattan Institute (too centrist for my blood but still) has gotten what from them? Point is, these guys wrote big checks to the left. They need to show the same level of commitment to undoing the damage. Bill Ackman reposted @BillAckman •@Cernovich, this is totally absurd. I have been a centrist my entire life. I have given ~ $50 million, not billions, to @Harvard. The funds went to fund chairs in behavioral economics, to Paul Farmer for global health care initiatives, and to the rowing team. I have given about $825m to various philanthropic causes and l am unaware of any material grants to what you call 'far left wing causes.' Our giving record is not political. It's driven by solving societal problems and improving quality of life. The big categories are: $183m for health and medicine, and cancer, Alzheimer's, and other scientific research. $168m (including Harvard as described above) and
April 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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the Tesla stock tracker widget gives me so much joy.
An iPhone lock screen that shows the Tesla stock tracker. It is down nearly 16 points on Monday, March 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM.
March 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Apparently they are personal devices:
Post on Twitter/X from Steve Witkoff V @SteveWitkoff •• • I am incredulous that a good newspaper like the @WSJ would not check with me as to whether I had any personal devices with me on either of my trips to Moscow. If they had, they would have known the truth. Which is, I only had with me a secure phone provided by the government for special circumstances when you travel to regions where you do not want your devices compromised. That is why CBS News reported that Goldberg himself said that he "has not recounted Witkoff making any comments in that group chat until Saturday, after he left Russia and returned to the U.S.". Guess why? Because I had no access to my personal devices until I returned from my trip. That is the responsible way for me to make these trips and that is how I always conduct myself. Maybe it is time for media outlets like the Journal to acknowledge when some of their people make serious reporting mistakes like this. I would appreciate it if the WSJ and other media outlets check with me the next time they make serious allegations. Thank you. @realDonaldTrump @POTUS @JDVance @SusieWiles @PressSec @marcorubio @SecRubio @michaelgwaltz @PeteHegseth @SecDef@TulsiGabbard @DNIGabbard @StephenM @jaredkushner@seanhannity @CIADirector @DonaldJTrumpJr @EricTrump
March 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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updated my bio in case you want to text me your war plans
My bluesky bio has been updated with the last line: Ainy @ainy.bsky.social 270 followers 1.5K following 240 posts @ainykazmi on twitter still a sarcastic skeptical optimist... & typo-hater Text me your war plans on Signal: ainy.99
March 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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overhyped schemes like brain implants and hyperloops. Instead of quietly pushing his political agenda from the shadows, he has stepped out in as visible a role as possible, appearing as convinced of his shrewd political instincts as he was of his marketing genius. The resulting cracks in Mr. Musk's empire are starting to show. Automotive revenues at Tesla in the fourth quarter declined 8 percent from a year earlier, profit in 2024 dropped sharply from the prior year and, 22 years after the company's founding, it remains unclear if it can ever generate significant free cash flow for shareholders. Tesla appears to be relying more and more on price cuts - a practice that can increase sales in the short term but likely damages how much buyers value a Tesla in the future. The political backlash against Mr. Musk is also now hurting Tesla sales abroad and at home. Perhaps sensing the shifting tides, he has been suggesting that Tesla is an A.I. company to further nourish the investor cult. The rest of the Musk empire also illustrates the gap between his business acumen and financial success. Solar City, Mr. Musk's solar venture led by his cousin, needed to be salvaged by a controversial Tesla acquisition and has atrophied since. The Boring Company, which promises to revolutionize transportation by building high-speed hyperloops between and within cities, has raised nearly a billion dollars, yet it is unclear if it has any revenues or the prospects of profits. The possibility of revenues or profits for Neuralink, Mr. Musk's brain implant company, seems even more remote. And, of course, X, formerly Twitter, is a shell of itself economically and culturally. SpaceX is more than 20 years old, has raised an estimated $12 billion and only now is rumored to have possibly $12 billion in annual revenue, mostly from Starlink, the satellite service, though profitability may be far off. Mr. Musk deserves credit for plunging into difficult and
March 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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just a reminder that Shady JD Vance is a shit person.
JD Vance admits he is willing to 'create stories' to get media attention Republican vice-presidential candidate defends spreading false, racist claims demonizing Haitian immigrants By Edward Helmore Sun 15 Sep 2024 17.07 BST
March 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Meme post: Written: Friendship ended with MUDASIR Now SALMAN is my best friend Images: mudasir’s pictures are crossed out and the Pakistani msm is shaking hands with his new friend.
March 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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new banner pic:
A wall in Ireland with graffiti that says “A WOMAN’S PLACE IS IN THE REVOLUTION”
February 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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again, americans need to start asking questions of people who say the government is big & terrible.

“give me an example. what’s the last government agency you interacted with? how did it go?”

you got mail yesterday? big terrible government.

you walked around a nat’l park? big terrible government.
A chart showing that large majorities of Americans see the National Park Service, U.S. Postal Service and NASA favorably % who have a(n)| _ opinion of each federal agency in this order: National Park Service U.S. Postal Service NASA CDC Dept. of Transportation Social Security Admin. ЕРА Veterans Affairs FBI Health and Human Services Dept. of Homeland Security Federal Reserve CIA Dept. of Education Dept. of Justice IRS Note: The "NET Fav" column is the percentage favorable minus the percentage unfavorable. No answer responses are not shown. Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 1-7. 2024.
February 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Talk about IMMORAL: This hypocrite isn’t representing his constituents, just trump. He’s taking money for a job HE IS NOT EVEN DOING
Screen cap of article with photo of Andy Harris says “On Fox News, Harris called a judge's decision allowing Trump's voluntary resignation plans for federal employees a "great first step" in decreasing the size of government. In January and ahead of the presidential inauguration, Harris justified cutting the federal workforce if it meant reducing the deficit. The chair of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of far-right GOP congress members, said it was (This part is highlighted in red) “"immoral" for federal workers "to keep a job knowing the full cost of that job is going to be paid for by our children and grandchildren."”
February 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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most americans actually *like* most american agencies. USPS is only behind the national park service for favorable ratings!
A chart showing that large majorities of Americans see the National Park Service, U.S. Postal Service and NASA favorably % who have a(n)| _ opinion of each federal agency in this order: National Park Service U.S. Postal Service NASA CDC Dept. of Transportation Social Security Admin. ЕРА Veterans Affairs FBI Health and Human Services Dept. of Homeland Security Federal Reserve CIA Dept. of Education Dept. of Justice IRS Note: The "NET Fav" column is the percentage favorable minus the percentage unfavorable. No answer responses are not shown. Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted July 1-7. 2024. support our work.
February 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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this is some bleak ass shit
The White House webpage features a black White House in white outline and Donald Trump’s name underneath
January 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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This is a fucking scam
There are two packages of cascade platinum plus dishwasher detergent. One has 62 packs and the other has 81 packs. The package that they’re in is the same size.
January 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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One of my favorite photos from Rwanda. I took this in 2022.
Women walking on a sidewalk between a tree-lined road and a Marriott hotel. There’s a blue sky with some clouds.
November 23, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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This explains why I could find posts from 2011:
November 19, 2024 at 6:08 PM
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it’s hard to truly *see* the environment you’re in for what it is until you leave. and then when your friends/loved ones remind you, you remember.

https://reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/s/j3JRAX5uvn
August 21, 2023 at 3:47 PM
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oh nextdoor, never change.
August 2, 2023 at 8:58 PM