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April 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM

jennimac

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if anyone needs Gen Organa she will be clutching her pearls and drowning in the bathtub

March 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM

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Jeff Hagemann

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Maker of Sawdust...
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March 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM

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Aaron Parnas

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Is this what they meant by peak government efficiency?

February 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM

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Bodega Cats

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January 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM

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Bodega Cats

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December 26, 2024 at 12:39 AM

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demotivational speaker. 💕

@heysita.bsky.social

Proof of life. 🎄

December 25, 2024 at 9:05 PM

jennimac

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Beauty is not a luxury but a strategy for survival.
—Terry Tempest Williams

December 26, 2024 at 6:22 AM

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BladeoftheSun

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The Judge overseeing Luigi Mangione's trial owns millions of dollars in stock, including in Unitedhealth.

Surely this is enough to get him kicked out?

December 23, 2024 at 7:26 PM

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Newnet

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December 22, 2024 at 11:58 AM

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Newnet

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Putin inspecting his troops.

December 22, 2024 at 12:00 PM

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It's Going Down

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Today in #Austin, a group of "Luigis" rallied against corporate healthcare + in solidarity with Briana Boston with a banner reading "Deny, Defend, Depose: Greed Kills, passing out flyers + posing for photos with passersby. From flyer (see Alt Text): "When will we stop waiting and take what is ours?"

Flyer handed out by "Luigis" in Austin, TX:
"On December 4th, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down. The bullet casings told the story: this was act of vengeance against UnitedHealthCare, who denies over 30% of health insurance claims—a company emblematic of a system that kills. Every year, over 50,000 Americans die from lack of insurance. 38% percent of us avoid necessary care because we’re scared of the cost. One in twelve is drowning in medical debt. Health insurance companies aren’t doctors. They don’t heal—they profit by restricting access to care. While we ration medications, delay appointments, and worry about bills, they rake in billions. We get sicker and they get richer. This violence isn’t on the evening news. It’s buried beneath their marketing, their endless paperwork, their fine print. But make no mistake: this is violence. And they’re laughing all the way to the bank. Blue Cross Blue Shield, Texas’s largest insurer, denies one in five claims while pocketing $18 billion in revenue. Whether Thompson’s death filled you with joy or horror, it ripped the mask off. The truth was laid bare: these companies are complicit in widespread suffering. Think about the last time you or someone you love worried about a medical bill. Put off care because of the cost. Cut pills in half to make them last. You’ve felt the violence they inflict. Now, the media and government scramble to spin the narrative, calling working-class mother Briana Boston a “terrorist” for uttering “Deny, Defend, Depose” when her claims were denied. We must remain clear headed: a small group gets rich off our illness. The solution is just as simple: abolish these corporations and nationalize health insurance. Single-payer healthcare works everywhere else in the developed world, where people live longer and healthier lives. Texans, by contrast, die three years yonger, victims of private healthcare. The only question left is this: When will we stop waiting and take what is ours?"

December 22, 2024 at 5:41 AM

jennimac

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#simp is currently being used in a manner that suggests the behaviour associated with “simpering “as an adjective. I think it would be more appropriate if it actually stood for. #Simpleton

December 21, 2024 at 7:45 AM