pretzelread.bsky.social
@pretzelread.bsky.social
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Insane article. The vast majority of this increase is because we were exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s our generation’s agent orange.

As a burn pit veteran myself, the economist is absolutely wrong here. My guess is there were no burn pit vets on the board that wrote this
December 1, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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The Tariff Act of 1930 was designed for protectionist trade. It imposed high tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods which led to retaliatory tariffs from other countries.

Why am I telling you this?

In case you're ever asked "what were the key contributors to the Great Depression?"

The mo' you know
November 27, 2024 at 2:12 PM
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I was already excited to click on a news story about Rudy Giuliani having a meltdown in court today and YELLING at the judge. But nothing prepared me for the courtroom sketch
November 26, 2024 at 7:02 PM
On inauguration day I'll be polite to counsel I know are Trumpists. And, I may need to go somewhere on my lunch and scream. And, maybe see if I can calmly go back to work in a law office. How people who KNOW better can throw us away I do not understand. I am an orphaned citizen.
November 26, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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Remember new users are coming on daily, unsure of engagement. The more posts you like and reply to, the strong the platform becomes !
November 25, 2024 at 7:05 PM
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Going over to X now feels like having to check the mold infestation in your basement.
November 25, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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As the left flees and X loses broader relevance, it becomes a more overtly right-wing site, @alibreland.bsky.social writes. But the right needs liberals on X in order to push conservative perspectives into the mainstream.
The Right Has a Bluesky Problem
The X exodus is weakening a way for conservatives to speak to the masses.
www.theatlantic.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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Well, isn’t that convenient? Musk gets named to the fake department of DOGE, and suddenly NASA’s future is up for debate—just as SpaceX is poised to cash in. Funny how “efficiency” seems to mean redirecting public funds straight into private pockets.
November 23, 2024 at 12:24 AM
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Counter terrorists beware. There's a new sheriff in town.
November 23, 2024 at 4:02 AM
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I see what he did there.
November 23, 2024 at 3:19 AM
So, I guess we start with our cat here? O.k. I'm game 😁 (This was her humane soc. up for adoption photo)
November 16, 2024 at 3:06 AM
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I kinda feel like this picture is maybe our collective nervous systems before we left Twitter and came over here. Yeah?
November 14, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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November 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM