August West
@dupreedon.bsky.social
Deadhead,dog lover, insatiable reader
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Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
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“It’s gonna cost a lot more after EU tariffs,” he told the pontiff.
Trump Offers to Sell New Pope $60 Bible
“It’s gonna cost a lot more after EU tariffs," he told the pontiff.
www.borowitzreport.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
“It’s gonna cost a lot more after EU tariffs,” he told the pontiff.
If Trump were a rapper he'd use the name Felonious Punk
April 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
If Trump were a rapper he'd use the name Felonious Punk
Does anyone not think that 47 made a boatload with the tariff tango he's been doing since last week? Anyone?
April 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Does anyone not think that 47 made a boatload with the tariff tango he's been doing since last week? Anyone?
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BREAKING: Arsonist Puts Out Fire
April 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
BREAKING: Arsonist Puts Out Fire
Does anyone else feel like Donald is just making it all up as he goes?
April 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Does anyone else feel like Donald is just making it all up as he goes?
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“I shouldn’t have to read about it in The Atlantic,” Kim said.
Kim Jong Un Demands to be Included in all Future Hegseth Group Chats
The North Korean dictator called his exclusion "hurtful."
www.borowitzreport.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
“I shouldn’t have to read about it in The Atlantic,” Kim said.
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We all need to call him Donald the Orange, it has a nice ring to it
February 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We all need to call him Donald the Orange, it has a nice ring to it
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Musk's censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by about 95% since he bought it.
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
February 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Musk's censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by about 95% since he bought it.
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
So we moved over to blue sky.
Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-)
Please do
Follow
Retweet & repeat
February 7, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
February 7, 2025
Maya Miller of the New York Times reported today that the congressional phone system has been jammed with tens of millions of calls from outraged constituents contacting their representatives to deman...
open.substack.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
February 7, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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February 2, 2025
February 2, 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk’s team yesterday took control of the Treasury’s payment system, thus essentially gaining access to the checkbook with which the United States handles about $6 trillion annually a...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
February 2, 2025
Tariffs are taxes. Guess who pays, guess who benefits....welcome to the oligarchy
February 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Tariffs are taxes. Guess who pays, guess who benefits....welcome to the oligarchy
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The property insurance industry knows what’s up with climate change and socio economic risk. It’s just about math and science to them. So it’s interesting to see what they have to say
www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/brea...
www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/brea...
Three interconnected risk clusters reshaping insurance
Swiss Re Institute chief stresses proactivity in "age of polycrisis"
www.insurancebusinessmag.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
The property insurance industry knows what’s up with climate change and socio economic risk. It’s just about math and science to them. So it’s interesting to see what they have to say
www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/brea...
www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/brea...
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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 19, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
January 19, 2025
You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures, that America has no heroes left.
open.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
January 19, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
I'm in on Canada becoming part of the U.S. as long as we get their health care system and marijuana laws. Oh and maybe their beer and national anthem thrown in as well. 🇨🇦
January 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I'm in on Canada becoming part of the U.S. as long as we get their health care system and marijuana laws. Oh and maybe their beer and national anthem thrown in as well. 🇨🇦
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“I’ll stop drinking if you let me run the Pentagon” is maybe the most alcoholic thing anyone has ever said
December 5, 2024 at 2:38 AM
“I’ll stop drinking if you let me run the Pentagon” is maybe the most alcoholic thing anyone has ever said
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My thought for this Tuesday ☕️☕️☕️
December 3, 2024 at 10:47 AM
My thought for this Tuesday ☕️☕️☕️
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My piece on Patel is up. (Gifted here. Thanks, Bluesky folks.)
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Kash Patel Principle
Trump’s choice for FBI director speaks volumes about his real second-term agenda
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:07 AM
My piece on Patel is up. (Gifted here. Thanks, Bluesky folks.)
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
How long before the little king takes credit for the cease fire in Lebanon?
November 26, 2024 at 11:40 PM
How long before the little king takes credit for the cease fire in Lebanon?