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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · 7d

It’s really hard to look at these election returns and not believe even harder that Elon fucked with the presidential election and gave it to Trump

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · 7d

Nooooooo why do they always give in

Politico @politico.com · 7d

With hours until the government shutdown becomes the longest in U.S. history, Senate Dems agonized behind closed doors about bringing it to an end.

About a dozen Dem senators now privately believe it's time to reopen the government, sources told us.

Shutdown set to break record as Senate Democrats agonize over endgame

About a dozen Democratic senators now believe it's time to reopen the government. But getting to a resolution could take days.

www.politico.com

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · 12d

Someone over on mastodon just reminded me that the non-voters deserve my disgust too. Amen. Fuck you too, nonvoters.

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · 12d

When people can’t afford to feed themselves, they can’t afford to feed their pets either. If you thought animal shelters were overrun now, just you wait. Honestly, Republicans have made living in the United States a form of hell, and I will never, NEVER, forgive a single soul who voted for this.

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · 12d

“The government doesn’t owe you shit.” Excuse me, it absofuckinglutely owes us all, it exists because WE PAY FOR IT.

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · 13d

If you read anything on what’s happening with SNAP, read THIS substack.com/@drstaceypat...

Dr Stacey Patton (@drstaceypatton1865)

The government shutdown isn’t just about politics. We must understand it as a neurological weapon of Empire that’s using hunger, exhaustion, and fear to keep people too tired to fight back. https://...

substack.com

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · 15d

I am definitely starting to lose it!

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · 15d

The combined internal screaming of psychologists and sociologists everywhere right now could shatter glass

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · 23d

Schroedinger’s Rally:

MAGA: “The crowds are fake, the rallies were so small and a complete failure!”

Trump: “I can use the Insurrection Act on these unruly mobs!

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 29d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · 29d

The American military was a great example of a successful DEI program, now being destroyed by Hegseth & his dudebros & their toxic masculinity. The American military is also a perfect example of successful socialism in action, but it seems people aren’t ready for that conversation yet

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · 29d

One of the architects of the downfall of America is the living embodiment of the disgusting word MOIST

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · Sep 30

When Trump says, “We’re under attack from within,” he’s not lying. He’s the enemy within. And he knows it—it’s why he’s projecting.

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · Sep 30

Pete Hegseth: “Make war crimes great again!”

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · Sep 27

A man was just chased and arrested outside of the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago. When legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild asked why, an agent threatened to arrest them too.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 18

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · Sep 18

A rather perfect description of the state of affairs

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Sep 17

Some killings you're allowed to joke about.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 17

Vance on Trump's strikes on boats: "I wouldn't go fishing right now in that area of the world."

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JM Rieger @riegerreport.bsky.social · Sep 17

For months, the Trump administration pledged to protect free speech.

But after Charlie Kirk's killing, those same officials are now pledging to curtail speech.

My latest @washingtonpost.com supercut:

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · Sep 17

Where’s the lie

Man wearing a MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN hat saying to another man, “Look at me I'm the snowflake now”

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jul 18

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 11

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · Sep 11

Are liberals violence-hungry lunatics with high powered rifles, or are we snowflakes who hate guns? Which is it?

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · Sep 11

The silence surrounding the murder of the Hortmans is especially deafening now

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Buffy the Psych Prof @drpsybuffy.bsky.social · Sep 8

In case you missed it, the Supreme Court has ruled that the 4th Amendment, you know, the one that protects you from illegal search and seizure, only applies if you’re white.

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