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@berritg.bsky.social
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Can’t think of anything witty to say here. Introvert torn between rage and despondency at the moment. Nice to meet you. 🗽💙 ☮️
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BlueSky post by Rachel Maddow & response from Daniel Thibault. Maddow’s post includes a widely-shared photo from the Washington Post of the disturbing demolition of a portion of the White House. The building has been ripped open and a large construction vehicle (backhoe) is in front of the demolished area. Maddow’s post says: omg! "Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House... "Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... Thibault’s response says: Succeeding where Al Qaeda failed.
October 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Another day, another opportunity for Microsoft to disseminate AI propaganda to Windows users around the world.
Today’s message: AI helps to protect and save endangered animals, presented on a background of beautiful trees.
Windows welcome screen with a photograph of a pine tree forest that says: An Al-powered platform is using realtime data that could help save endangered animals 9:07 Tuesday October 14 AI could help scientists track and protect one of the Pacific Northwest's most vulnerable mammals Magic Pinewood Lawn, Finland Like what you see?
October 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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COOL STORY. NOW LETS SEE THOSE EPSTEIN FILES.
September 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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COOL STORY. NOW LETS SEE THOSE EPSTEIN FILES.
September 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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COOL STORY. NOW LETS SEE THOSE EPSTEIN FILES.
September 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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COOL STORY. NOW LETS SEE THOSE EPSTEIN FILES.
September 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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COOL STORY. NOW LETS SEE THOSE EPSTEIN FILES.
September 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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COOL STORY. NOW LETS SEE THOSE EPSTEIN FILES.
September 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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😂 That’s very funny. But in case you really aren’t aware, replying to a comment with Overheard (and nothing else) adds the comment to this list, which is one of my favorites on BlueSky.
Screenshot that says: OverheardBsky by you [I think that “you” means the BlueSky user who originally posted the info or created the feed] Overheard Bluesky - out of context replies "overheard" in feeds. See a random funny reply with no context that could be its own post, reply with just the word "overheard" and it'll show up
September 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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If a lawful investigative stop is essentially a brief, friendly chat - just a few questions & further detention only if the person is actually here illegally - could people who have been racially profiled & assaulted or kidnapped prior to questioning use this description in a subsequent challenge?
Highlighted excerpt from Justice “I ♥️🍺” Kavanaugh’s concurrence in the case of Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo, in which he writes, “…The Government sometimes makes brief investigative stops to check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where people are hired for day jobs; who work or appear to work in jobs such as construction, landscaping, agriculture, or car washes that often do not require paperwork and are therefore attractive to illegal immigrants; and who do not speak much if any English. If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, they promptly let the individual go. If the individual is illegally in the United States, the officers may arrest the individual and initiate the process for removal.”
September 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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I don’t think he wants a sled… 😑
Photo of a young woman with a long brown braid and wearing a light gray baseball/running cap, holding a sign that says, “FUCKING AMERICA BECAUSE HE CAN’T FUCK HIS DAUGHTER” The caption on the picture says, “This protest sign” followed by three skull emojis.
September 2, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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This is kind of cheating because the person who reacted is my sister, but… When I was an easily-embarrassed teenager I went to see Labyrinth at a theater with my (more extroverted) older sister and when David Bowie first walked onto the screen, she shouted, “Woah - look at that package!” 😳
Photo of David Bowie from the movie Labyrinth. (He’s wearing a tight costume that emphasizes a bulge in his pants.)
August 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Two-panel meme. The top half shows a photo of a man in a suit carrying a woman in a light purple dress with the caption SAVING A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS. The bottom half shows a photo of a man in a white shirt carrying a woman in a white dress with the caption SAVING A DAMSEL IN A DIFFERENT DRESS.
August 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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me: i'm going to make one of those diagrams that uses circles dracula: venn me: probably tomorrow
August 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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One-panel comic that shows a cheerful-looking gray-haired lady in a pink dress and apron handing out Halloween candy to trick-or-treaters, two of whom are children dressed up as a witch and a clown, and the third is the Grim Reaper. As the woman smiles and hands the Grim Reaper several candy bars, he is saying to her in 3 separate speech bubbles, “I’m not wearing a costume. I’m here to take your sou—…” “Holy shit full size Snickers” “Nevermind Margaret were good” Facebook.com/JimKBenton - © JimBenton.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Flyer advertising a NO KINGS rally, which says: NO KINGS — NATIONWIDE DAY OF DEFIANCE JUNE 14, 2025 State Capitol, Hartford @ 11am Peaceful protest Bring your best homemade sign & a flag Bring a food donation for our neighborhood pantries ACLU-CT Middlesex Immigrant Rights Alliance Act Local NWCT Moral Monday CT Bethel Blues Orange Indivisible Bridgeport Generation Now Progressive Women of Greater Hartford Collective Action CT Quiet Corner - Indivisible CT Connecticut Citizen Action Group Quiet Corner Shouts CT River Huddle REBS CT Shoreline Indivisible Sand in Their Gears Democracy Women Action Indivisible Sarah Harris Was Here ICT4 Saving Democracy Indivisible CT Showing Up for Racial Justic Indivisible Fairfield County Take Action CT Indivisible Farmington Valley Third Act CT Indivisible New Haven Unidad Latina en Accion Indivisible North Central CT Wake The Future Indivisible South Windsor Worth Fighting For - Indivisible League of Women Voters CT & OTHERS Register for details: https://mobilize.us/nokings/event/786869/
June 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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If anyone here *isn’t* already reading The Handbasket by Marisa Kabas, stop what you’re doing and check out this site. A screenshot of today’s breaking news headline is below.
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Screenshot of the top of a blog post: The Handbasket > Posts > FEMA at 'high risk' of disrupting 'life-saving' disaster relief, per internal memo The agency in charge of mitigating disasters is in the midst of its own. Marisa Kabas May 27, 2025
May 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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The artist with one of his panels.
Photograph of artist Michael Borders standing next to one of the panels from his work, The Connecticut Industry Panorama, which is on display for free in Bloomfield, CT every weekend in May 2025. In the photo, a large (approx 6 foot tall) painting is suspended from the ceiling of a rustic-looking building. The top half of the painting is mostly yellow, the middle is brownish, and the bottom shows people from various eras. The painting is multi-layered throughout, with shapes and images overlapping and blending into one another.
May 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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The measles vaccine used until 1968 was less protective than the current one. If you got the old shot, ask your doc to order a titer test to see whether or not you’re still immune to measles. My husband recently found out he isn’t immune & he’s now getting re-vaxed.
www.inverse.com/health/measl...
Screenshot from the website inverse.com: INVERSE IF YOU WERE BORN BETWEEN 1963 AND 1968 From 1963 to 1967, an inactivated (or killed) measles vaccine was introduced in the U.S., but it was discovered that it didn't offer as much protection and, in some people who contracted measles after the vaccine, it led to them developing what is called atypical measles syndrome, a condition characterized by high fever, headache, and abdominal pain. An early version of the current live attenuated (or weakened) virus became available in 1963. If you received the shot containing the inactivated virus - or any other type of measles jab that wasn't the live vaccine - it's recommended you get re-immunized with at least one dose of the MMR shot.
May 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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OMG. I looked this up to refresh my memory about what happened and it turns out that the whole saluting thing was started by President Reagan. 🤯 I keep saying that the more I learn about Reagan’s presidency, the more I hate him for starting us down this path of destruction.
Screenshot 1 of 2 of an npr.org article from May 2013, which says: Obama Forgets To Salute; Sparks Debate On Presidential Tradition MAY 25, 2013 • 1:29 PM ET Eyder Peralta [embedded photo with the caption: President Obama greets a Marine after forgetting to salute him while boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images] As President Obama boarded Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday, he didn't return the salute of the Marine standing at the base of the stairs. Obama realized it once he got into the helicopter, so he turned around and shook the Marine's hand. Here's video of the moment: [note: the video isn’t included in this post] Screenshot 2 of 2 — continuation of an npr.org article from May 2013, which says: As happens with anything to do with the presidency, Obama's forgetfulness unleashed scrutiny and criticism. But, perhaps, the more interesting thing to emerge from the coverage is a 2009 piece from The New York Times. In it Carey Winfrey, the retired editor of Smithsonian magazine and a former Marine, talks about the history of the presidential salutes. He points out that his USMC instructor taught him never to salute without a hat or when he was out of uniform. He goes on to say that the tradition of presidents - sans hat nor uniform - to return salutes started in 1981 with President Ronald Reagan. Winfrey explains: "He had sought advice on the matter from Gen. Robert Barrow, commandant of the Marine Corps. According to John Kline, then Mr. Reagan's military aide and today a member of Congress from Minnesota, General Barrow told the president that as commander in chief he could salute anybody he wished. And so it began."
April 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Imagine what the GOP and military community would be saying if any other president did this. He is so disgusting and disrespectful. But we all knew that & people who call themselves “patriots” voted for him anyway. 🤬
Screenshot of a Substack post by Tristan Snell (TristanSnell.com) from 4/3/25, which says: “BREAKING - Trump abandons fallen soldiers, goes golfing instead • • • Trump was supposed to meet coffins of 4 fallen US soldiers who died in an accident in Lithuania — meeting them at Dover Air Force Base as presidents traditionally do Instead he's going to Florida — so he can golf”
April 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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The court did the right thing… now let’s see what the administration does.
#LawSky
Screenshot of a Substack post by Jay Kuo (at approx 4:40pm 4/4/25), which says: “Here comes a big clash between the judiciary and the executive. Watching intently. ——————————- Kyle Cheney & @kyledcheney BREAKING: Judge orders Turmp administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia — erroneously deported Maryland man who adminsitration alleges has MS-13 ties — from an El Salvador prison by Monday, per @joshgerstein who is in the courthouse.”
April 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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u24.gov.ua
Screenshot of a post by jesscraven101 that says: HERE'S THE OFFICIAL FUNDRAISING SITE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE: u24.gov.ua IF EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR KAMALA HARRIS DONATED $10, WE'D RAISE $750M YOUR DONATION WILL BOOST DEMOCRACY AND STICK IT TO TRUMP AND VANCE! TELL A FRIEND! jesscraven101 Once again, that's u24.gov.ua. Imagine if everyone who voted for Kamala Harris gave $10. We could help change history.
March 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Walmart and Kroger have similar ratings on the Goods Unite Us app. If you are able, you could compare brands and purchase products that are manufactured/sold by “better” companies - for ex. General Mills looks better than Kelloggs. Here’s the app & some screenshots. apps.apple.com/app/id129514...
Screenshot from Goods Unite Us app showing that Kroger donated 47% to Democrats and 53% to Republicans. Their campaign contribution level is rated High and they have a -28 score for Campaign Finance Reform (which is bad). Screenshot from Goods Unite Us app showing that Walmart donated 49% to Democrats and 51% to Republicans. Their campaign contribution level is rated Very High and they have a -51 score for Campaign Finance Reform (which is bad). Screenshot from Goods Unite Us app listing various breakfast cereals and their companies - either General Mills or Kellogg’s. According to the graphic, General Mills is more likely to support Democratic candidates and Kellogg’s splits its contributions between Democrats and Republicans.
February 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Isn’t that essentially Florida?
Shape of the state of Florida (which is shaped like an odd penis) colored dark red, with an emoji that has its hand over its mouth to the left.
February 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM