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@cpo10za.bsky.social
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Plant/garden stan. If I’m here, I’m probably procrastinating/disassociating. Help yourself to my Lists, esp. my News It Or Lose It List feed.
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We have an utter rube for POTUS. He can be talked into anything, by those he trusts. And he’s got no intellectual curiosity to even inquire about the veracity of a pitch. It makes him a massive security threat.

And those in his circle admit they have to try & be gate-keepers, like he’s a toddler.
Excerpt from Politico article. Highlighted section: “Anything that goes before POTUS needs to be vetted,” said the person present for Pulte’s poster presentation. “And a lot of times with Pulte they’re not. He just goes straight up to POTUS.”
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Trump’s attacking language will only make more ATC strike or quit. It’s batshit stuff for a POTUS to say, esp. amidst an air travel crisis & ATC shortage. (Another example of him being the worst boss.)

Maybe Trump wants the govt indefinitely shut down. Epstein files are still lurking

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Trump “Truth Social” post from 11/10/2025 9:32am @realDonaldTrump All Air Traffic Controllers must get back to work, NOW!!! Anyone who doesn't will be substantially "docked." For those Air Traffic Controllers who were GREAT PATRIOTS, and didn't take ANY TIME OFF for the "Democrat Shutdown Hoax," I will be recommending a BONUS of $10,000 per person for distinguished service to our Country. For those that did nothing but complain, and took time off, even though everyone knew they would be paid, IN FULL, shortly into the future, I am NOT HAPPY WITH YOU. You didn't step up to help the U.S.A. against the FAKE DEMOCRAT ATTACK that was only meant to hurt our Country. You will have a negative mark, at least in my mind, against your record. If you want to leave service in the near future, please do not hesitate to do so, with NO payment or severance of any kind! You will be quickly replaced by true Patriots, who will do a better job on the Brand New State of the Art Equipment, the best in the World, that we are in the process of ordering. The last "Administration" wasted Billions of Dollars trying to fix antiquated "junk." They had no idea what they were doing! Again, to our great American Patriots, GOD BLESS YOU - I won't be able to send your money fast enough! To all others, REPORT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY. GOD BLESS AMERICA! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP 944 ReTruths 2.84k Likes Nov 10, 2025, 9:32 AM
November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Just gotta wear Timberlands every time they’re with their date.
Still image from “Seinfeld” In Jerry’s living room, Jerry sits on the couch, with George standing behind him, propping up one foot on the arm of the sofa & pointing to it. He is wearing Timberlands. Elaine stands across from them.
November 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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NYers this morning, to all the rich jackasses threatening to flee from the Muslim socialist:
Still image from “Seinfeld”. Jerry & Elaine are talking to Manya’s elderly husband at the funeral home. Elaine leans in closely, & loudly enunciates, “So…WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH YOUR APARTMENT??”
November 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Some pups cheering on the NYC Marathon runners yesterday!

@darthbluesky.bsky.social
A brown, curly-haired doodle type of dog sits happily in a street planter, watching the NYC Marathon runners go by. The pup’s owner stands above, holding a blue flag w a dragon on it. There are people standing all along the edge of the street, including 3 guys in banana costumes. A smallish chihuahua-mutt type dog, with tan fur, stands on the street, amongst the legs of spectators. Several NYC Marathon runners dash by. A white pitbull type dog stands on the sidewalk with their owner. There are many spectators on the sidewalk, & a sea of NYC Marathon runners passing by in the street.
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Incredible trolling of the Islamophobes, by appealing directly to Arabic-speakers & Arab cultures.

All while locking down the bodega cat fans’ votes.

Another brilliant, gutsy move from the Mamdani campaign.
Still image from Mamdani ad. He is wearing a black suit, while petting a snoozing grey & white bodega cat (who is resting comfily on a stack of cardboard boxes, as is the way bodega cats throughout time). There are subtitles in Arabic & English, of what Mamdani is saying to the cat: “How are you, chief?”
November 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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With ALT text:
Excerpt of Elie Mystal’s article: A lame-duck Trump means downballot Republicans don't have to fear him. It means every Republican presidential hopeful starts clamoring for Trump's base. It means fracture and division in the Republican Party. It means that all of the people stomping around like they own the place under the cover and protection Trump provides are suddenly exposed. It means Lindsey Graham has to start looking for a new daddy.
October 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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I don’t know if I missed that in the news today, or if you’re referring to past incidents, but it reminded me that Trump posted this bigoted, inappropriate bullshit not too long ago, & it basically got shrugged off with all of his other bigoted, inappropriate bullshit.
Screenshot of a Trump Truth Social post from 7/26/2025 It’s a meme, in which the image of the OJ Simpson white Bronco cop chase has been badly photoshopped, replacing OJ with Obama, one cop car driver w Trump, & another cop car driver with the “fat, weird, hairy” JD Vance meme image.
October 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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This fuckin Bovino guy didn’t seem to get the message from the judge today.

Meanwhile, is that a gun also just plopped on the dashboard??
Frame from video, showing Bovino’s truck dashboard, filmed through the windshield from the outside. There’s a piece of paper on the dashboard, along with a silver canister that appears to be some sort of tear gas, which Bovino just placed there. Right next to it is a black object, not in focus, that looks to be the size & shape of a gun.
October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Is that also a gun, just plopped on the dashboard??
Frame from video, showing Bovino’s truck dashboard, filmed through the windshield from the outside. There’s a piece of paper on the dashboard, along with a silver canister that appears to be some sort of tear gas, which Bovino just placed there. Right next to it is a black object, not in focus, that looks to be the size & shape of a gun.
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Best part: Pence’s frowny face doodle, while scribbling notes about Trump bullying him in the middle of his violent insurrection.

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(I think some of this was already made known — in part directly from Pence — but this may be the 1st time images of Pence’s notes have been made public.)
Close-up of Pence’s notes Lots of chicken-scratch handwriting. There’s a frowny-face (sort of hand-written emoji style), with the words underneath “you listen to wrong people” “I said I’m listening to my heart and my mind” All of that is circled with the same pen.
October 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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The Onion’s man-on-the-street opinion section, called “American Voices” Images of 3 people that The Onion repeatedly uses for their “American Voices” section. -A man who appears to be of South Asian ethnicity, with a receding hairline, caterpillar moustache, & blue-collared/white check polo style shirt. He squints, with a fairly dumbfounded expression. -A white woman with a dirty blond bob haircut black turtleneck & oatmeal colored overcoat. Her lips are pursed as though she’s thinking hard. -A Black man in a grey sweater, with white button-down collar peeking out. He has a puzzled expression. Images of 3 people that The Onion repeatedly uses for their “American Voices” section. -A white man who appears to be late-middle-aged, with blond hair turning white, glasses & the scruffy beginnings of a beard. He’s in a grey suit jacket, white shirt & reddish tie. He has a furrowed brow. -A white woman who appears to be late-middle-aged, with greying chin-length hair. She has a white top & wine-purple coat. Her mouth is open with a somewhat blank expression. -A white man who appears to me middle-aged, with brown hair in a sort of bad business cut. He’s wearing dark suit jacket, white shirt & dark, patterned tie. His expression suggests he may be a dim bulb.
October 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Excerpt of NYT Opinion piece. Highlighted section: We should not be naïve about the kind of peace Mr. Trump keeps touting. His is a world in which autocratic leaders make deals over the heads of the people, extrajudicial force is legitimized, conflicts simmer so long as they are kept off screens and corruption intermingles with diplomacy. Excerpt of NYT Opinion piece. Highlighted section: Ultimately, this is not peace — it is a world without the rules established after World War II to prevent a return of the lethal mix of authoritarianism and aggression that is once again ascendant. That kind of world can seem orderly for a time. On a particular day, it might even appear more peaceful. But history shows that when might makes right, things go terribly wrong.
October 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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This seemed like deja vu, so I did a quick search, & Trump tweeted this exact same thing, complete w “HEPATITAS” a month ago.

I hate when President Bad Medical Advice goes into re-runs! @badmedicaltakes.bsky.social
Screenshot of Aaron Rupar’s post of a Trump Truth Social tweet from 9/26/2025, with Aaron’s comment above “Highly normal. Nothing to see here, folks” Pregnant Women, DON’T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON’T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON, BREAK UP THE MMR SHOT INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOTS (NOT MIXED!), TAKE CHICKEN P SHOT SEPARATELY, TAKE HEPATITAS B SHOT AT 12 YEARS OLD, OR OLDER, AND, IMPORTANTLY, TAKE VACCINE IN 5 SEPARATE MEDICAL VISITS! President DJT 9/26/2025 9:45am
October 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Curtis Sliwa has had decades to master being a drama-queen level hater, & Cuomo’s such a worthy subject of his hateration. Love to see it.
Excerpt from Politico article. Highlighted section: “If all of a sudden the executioner would have stopped, and I was on that gurney, and [he] said, ‘Hey, you can work for Mayor Andrew Cuomo,’ I would say: ‘Finish the job. Impale me.’ That will never happen,” Sliwa said
October 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Good Lord, Germans! At least have the dignity to tuck these udder bottles into a Condiment Cow or Condiment Sow!

(Need these at all establishments that sell fries, tbh. With a malt vinegar teat.) @darthbluesky.bsky.social
Condiment cow: A giant, wall-mounted plastic Holstein cow shape, with condiments for udders. The cow is smiling in a disturbing way, as a white, bearded guy in a black hoodie squeezes a ketchup teat. Condiment sow: A giant, wall-mounted plastic pink pig shape, with condiments for udders. The sow is smiling in a disturbing way, as a white woman in a pink tank top squeezes a teat that appears to contain BBQ sauce or ketchup.
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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The kicker paragraph of the LEGO fencing ring article leaves me with several unanswered questions.
Excerpt of NYT article. Highlighted section: In addition to the toys, the police said they had found several weapons inside a safe in Mr. Lopez’s residence, including a shotgun and a loaded assault rifle.
October 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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I will laaaaaauuggghhh if Halligan gets booted from the case (or ousted from her job/disbarred) all because her thin-skinned, Twitter-addicted ass couldn’t help but bitch to a reporter about grand jury stuff.
Excerpt from Lawfare article. Highlighted section: But several of her messages contained language that touch on grand jury matters, even as she insisted that she could not reveal such information, which is protected from disclosure by prosecutors under federal law.
October 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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It remains very bad that the Trump admin has done nothing to establish that people doing detainment & deportation are legitimately ICE/DHS/CBP officials, in official govt vehicles. They look & act no differently from kidnappers & brutes, but we’re expected to believe they are who they claim to be.
Excerpt from ProPublica article. Highlighted section: Recordings of those calls, obtained by ProPublica, captured some of the terror residents felt as they watched masked men ambush people and force them into unmarked cars. In some cases, the men wore plain clothes and refused to identify themselves. There was no way to confirm whether they were immigration agents or imposters. In six of the calls to Santa Ana police, residents described what they were seeing as kidnappings.
October 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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“Seinfeld” image. Elaine sits in the office of the New Yorker’s cartoon editor, across the desk from him. A New Yorker magazine is on the desk, open to a page with a black-&-white cartoon. The New Yorker guy says, “It’s merely a commentary on contemporary mores.” Elaine replies, “But what is the comment?”
October 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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“Seinfeld” image. Elaine sits in the office of the New Yorker’s cartoon editor, across the desk from him. A New Yorker magazine is on the desk, open to a page with a black-&-white cartoon. The New Yorker guy says, “It’s merely a commentary on contemporary mores.” Elaine replies, “But what is the comment?”
October 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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My fellow NYers, get your asses to the northernmost section of the Central Park Conservatory Gardens. The hardy Korean mums are poppin’, & the weather is gorgeous. (My pics don’t do it justice.)
Photo that tightly frames a large section of just-blooming hardy Korean mums. The flowers are a lovely mix of whites, yellows, pinks, reds & oranges, with soft, breezy green foliage. Wide shot of section of Conservatory Garden. You can see the center fountain of girls dancing, which is surrounded by a circle of ankle-high maze-like plantings of ground cover in blue-greens & magenta-reds. The hardy Korean mum plantings ring the space, with 2 circular walkways inside. There are tall buildings & trees in the background. In the immediate foreground are textured seasonal plantings that blend into the mum plantings. Photo of a curved section of the Conservatory Garden. The left side is a wash of hardy Korean mums, beginning to bloom in yellows, whites, reds, pinks & oranges. The breezy green foliage softens the appearance even further. There’s a taller purple-leafed seasonal planting at a ramp point. A person in black stands nearby. The right side is a portion of the low-growing ground cover planting ring, in blue-greens & magenta reds. Photo of a curved section of the Conservatory Garden. The left side is a wash of hardy Korean mums, beginning to bloom in yellows, whites, reds, pinks & oranges. The breezy green foliage softens the appearance even further. There’s a low purple-leafed seasonal planting at a ramp point, with yellow/pink lantana that blend into the mum plantings. 2 people sit on a bench. The right side is a small portion of the low-growing ground cover planting ring, in blue-greens & magenta reds.
October 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Saw some Mamdani boosters last night, on the bridge over the West Side Highway by the Intrepid. Seems like Zohran has the juice.

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Photo of several people in silhouette, standing next to each other along a pedestrian bridge, as dusk is setting in, with traffic flowing below. They’re each holding a large light-up sign that spells out NYC ❤️ ZOHRAN!
October 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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With ALT text (which journalists should be posting themselves, IMO)
STATEMENT OF SIDNEY REID This verdict shows that this administration and their peons are not able to invoke fear in all citizens. I am just one woman, one human, one citizen of DC disgusted by this reality that we are forced live in. I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man. He's a crazy person who's in charge of the most powerful nation. Knowing that I can stand in front of 12 of my fellow citizens and be found not guilty for standing up for basic human rights makes me feel like, despite the scary times we live in, we have hope for the future. STATEMENT OF COUNSEL, TEZIRA ABE AND EUGENE OHM We are pleased with the verdict but this is a trial that should never have happened. Twelve D.C. residents, numerous taxpayer-paid court staff and public defenders had to spend time and resources on trying a case that has no place in a free democracy. This case is a warning from the Department of Justice that they will have the backs of ICE goons, even when three grand juries reject their baseless charging decisions. And though we're pleased with the result, Ms. Reid cannot get back the two nights she spent in jail because ICE wanted to teach her a lesson. The Department of Justice can continue to take these cases to trial to suppress dissent and to try and intimidate the people. But in the end, as long as we have a jury system, our citizens will continue to rebuke the DOJ through speedy acquittals.
October 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Who knew these things came in the form of swastika-US-flags?
“Seinfeld” image: In Mr. Pitt’s office, Elaine is on the phone by the desk, while Kramer & Mr. Pitt lean over a giant “Magic Eye” poster. Mr. Pitt is gesturing with frustration at not being able to make out the hidden image.
October 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM