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Thanks,

Marc

Have no fear, Republicans will bail you out at some point with a huge chunk of taxpayer money to pay you for not being able to sell your products because of their policies. Then you can post on social media that you’re voting for them because you are against socialism.

Republicans in Congress authorized Trump to make Americans pay 50% more for anything they buy from Brazil because they are prosecuting his friend. None of this is possible without their acquiescence, and not one has spoken out against them so they own every bit of every tariff.

1/ I wonder if there's a complement to Mettler's _Submerged State_ thesis: the successful state thesis. In brief: American government has *in many ways* been so successful for so long that Americans have forgotten why they need it, making anti-government rhetoric more appealing.

Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.

I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.

I'm just so tired of crosses hanging from the necks of women supporting cruelty, starvation, disease and fascism.

2/28/25

Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.

"It didn't start with gas chambers. It started with one party controlling the media, controlling the message. One party deciding what is truth while censoring speech and silencing opposition. One party dividing citizens into US and THEM and calling on their supporters to harass THEM."

It started.

It’s Friday night. Turn off the news this weekend. Avoid politics. Have dinner with friends and family. Play board games. Go for a nice walk. Watch a romcom. Eat food that’s bad for you and terribly delicious. Ban nonsense from your weekend. Friendly advice. 💜

This is a ploy so they can shut it down on Sunday, blame it on Biden, then turn it back on in 1-2 days so Trump can play the hero and claim credit. It’s sad to see that the Chinese Communist Party is working with Trump so closely to deceive app users and the American people.

Unsolicited writing advice, #17171617:
Don't just write. Read books. Watch films. Look at paintings and sculpture. Play games. Go to plays. Listen to music. Think about how these things make you feel.
Making art is a two-way stream. To make art, you have to consume art.

This kind of thing works, this kind of thing is what can prevent us from sliding into an autocracy

💯 f’g %

I feel like not enough people know that Elon Musk first became wealthy by being so awful at running a company that his own management team mutinied when he went on his honeymoon; his own board of directors then fired him; and his replacement then turned the company into PayPal.

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Have you ever had a moment when you think, “Man, I wish I could eat popcorn and watch The Shining with @stephenking.bsky.social right now”?

Hello, Blue Sky! I’m here now. What’d I miss?