Democratic optimist
demops.bsky.social
Democratic optimist
@demops.bsky.social
Voting member of MI Democratic party. Dirty capitalist trying to make the world a little better. Always look forward.
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To be clear DO NOT freak out about the horrible things trump is saying he's going to do. That's what they want. Lib tears. Get a good poker face and keep those feelings in dms. A lot of these policies are going to hurt his supporters the most so let them cry in public.
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Standing My Ground: A Capitol Police Officer's Fight for Accountability and Good Trouble After January 6th a.co/d/9IpZ32b
December 5, 2024 at 5:45 AM
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Syria's TV: Assad has fled.
December 8, 2024 at 2:23 AM
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This is interesting. None of them particularly surprise me, but Ticketmaster execs needing bodyguards was a chuckle
December 6, 2024 at 6:15 AM
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BREAKING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain’s constitution so they “can never be undone.”
Spain to enshrine gay marriage and abortion rights into its constitution so 'they cannot be undone in the future' - Olive Press News Spain
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain's constitution so they 'can never be undone'. The left-wing PSOE
www.theolivepress.es
December 6, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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Wanna work for RFK Jr. at HHS? Be prepared for questions about:

— “I don’t have much interest in having sexual experiences with another person”

— “As an adolescent, I had bizarre fantasies or preoccupations”

— “I consistently use my physical appearance to draw attention to myself”

h/t @puck.news
December 6, 2024 at 3:35 PM
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Just another Maga DEI hire. White privilege, racism, hatred of women, substance abuse are hella drugs to these vile man-boys.
Imagine needing YOUR MOM go on TV and say you're a good boy (after she blasted you via email), and then promising NOT to drink on the job, being forced out of a veterans group for misconduct and STILL being considered for a job you're not qualified for.

THAT is serious White privilege.
December 5, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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The tsunami warning has been canceled. Old footage has emerged of it doing a really homophobic comedy routine.
December 5, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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Please tell @schumer.senate.gov to bring the #SocialSecurityFairnessAct to the Senate floor for a vote!
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
Senator Sherrod Brown FIGHTING for people's RIGHT to Social Security to his last moment in Congress. That's a CHAMPION.
December 5, 2024 at 8:18 PM
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‘Three former aides said Gabbard…regularly read and shared articles from the Russian news site RT -- formerly known as Russia Today -- which the U.S. intelligence community characterized in 2017 as "the Kremlin's principal international propaganda outlet."’
abcnews.go.com/US/gabbards-...
Tulsi Gabbard's views on Russia shaped in part by Kremlin propaganda outlet, ex-aides say
Former aides of Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, say her views on Russia may have been shaped by consuming Kremlin propaganda.
abcnews.go.com
December 5, 2024 at 7:51 PM
My dream is a believable tim walz type who runs for congress and runs on getting city folks tax money to pay for rural improvements and to bring back jobs. Devil went down to Georgia could be his campaign song and he runs on being the folk hero who outsmarts the devil, then just pushes dem policies
December 5, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Something i would love is if people would start hammering home that the gop is less pro sustainability(aka eco friendly) than fucking exxonmobil. All the shit the gop keeps fighting to be undone is stuff people in the industry just aren't interested in/capable of doing anymore.
December 5, 2024 at 5:45 PM
A happy memory. When i went to the fdr memorial in DC, i saw two young boys playing together like a scene from a movie. I like to think fdr would have cried happy tears if he could have seen that scene and it's why we need to fight to save America from itself.
December 5, 2024 at 3:23 PM
What I'll never get is why Claudia Conway is fine with her mom even though her mom is still pro trump.
December 5, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Psa for women, if you have a rough period after getting the covid vax, it's just a side effect.

Last year I was anxious I was having an ectopic pregnancy and this year I'm experiencing similar (I don't get periods normally) it will pass and it's okay.
December 5, 2024 at 2:28 AM
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Report the account for unwanted content and put this in the comments box: "Commenting patterns show this account is a ChatGPT wrapper replying to unconnected people with provocative comments to instigate arguments and automate conflict generation." Then block.
See:
bsky.app/profile/raha...
December 5, 2024 at 12:27 AM
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Some of you may know former Congressman Long from the time that he drowned out Laura Loomer’s protesting during a House hearing.

Long, who is a professional auctioneer, started auctioning off Loomer’s phone when she wouldn’t stop disrupting the hearing.

Wait for it…
December 4, 2024 at 11:29 PM
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The MAGA hens are clucking.
December 4, 2024 at 8:33 PM
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Statement by the American Society of Anesthesiologists:
December 4, 2024 at 8:59 PM
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🎶 Young man! There’s no need to feel down, I say, Young man! Pick you yourself off the ground! :notes:
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Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman.bsky.social)
He wants everyone to know that HIS WIFE (he definitely has a wife) will sue you if you call his gay anthem a gay anthem after December. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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December 4, 2024 at 9:14 PM
December 4, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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Libertarian Reluctantly Calls Fire Department
theonion.com/libertarian-...
December 4, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Something I wish dems had done more. That interview with elon that dump did, theres a part where he's laughing gleefully about union busting and giving people paycuts. Why tf didn't they make that a central attack ad?

Show it at every damn union rally!
December 4, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Something to take heart in. The gop is making some very concerning moves. The good thing about this is that either it's bluster or they will try too hard too fast to cause harm. Often the fiercest opponents were the most passionate lovers and maga will quickly realize that change doesn't mean good.
December 4, 2024 at 2:09 PM
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The latest from South Korea ->
WATCH: People celebrating after South Korea's parliament blocks martial law and soldiers withdraw
December 3, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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this is kind of a niche issue but: if you are getting weird and hostile responses that feel a little off, there are some folks on here making accounts that automatically reply to large quantities of posts in a vaguely hostile manner. you can ignore them, and also, it's not personal
December 1, 2024 at 6:58 PM