Chris Rentner
@thepipebit.bsky.social
Pipe Tobacconist in Milwaukee, WI. Eternal English major.
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One of my favorite moments in the history of free speech: Larry Flynt publishing a satirical Campari ad featuring Jerry Falwell Sr. as an incestuous drunk who first had sex with his mother in an outhouse. Falwell sued. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court found that satire is protected speech.
September 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
One of my favorite moments in the history of free speech: Larry Flynt publishing a satirical Campari ad featuring Jerry Falwell Sr. as an incestuous drunk who first had sex with his mother in an outhouse. Falwell sued. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court found that satire is protected speech.
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The Nazis did not tolerate ridicule
September 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The Nazis did not tolerate ridicule
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Your prayers after the last school shooting are just as helpful as your prayers before the next one.
August 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Your prayers after the last school shooting are just as helpful as your prayers before the next one.
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I'm sorry, but rich, privileged women going on a space fieldtrip is not inspiring. The people are who ARE inspiring are the hardworking women working in STEM. You know, the ones who are at risk of losing their jobs and grants. #SaveOurScience
April 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I'm sorry, but rich, privileged women going on a space fieldtrip is not inspiring. The people are who ARE inspiring are the hardworking women working in STEM. You know, the ones who are at risk of losing their jobs and grants. #SaveOurScience
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What some people aren’t factoring into their analysis is the reality that companies were buying tons of inventory to beat the tariffs.
That’s cash taken from being able to invest or hire. In fact the probably cut costs and jobs as a result.
#econsky
That’s cash taken from being able to invest or hire. In fact the probably cut costs and jobs as a result.
#econsky
April 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
What some people aren’t factoring into their analysis is the reality that companies were buying tons of inventory to beat the tariffs.
That’s cash taken from being able to invest or hire. In fact the probably cut costs and jobs as a result.
#econsky
That’s cash taken from being able to invest or hire. In fact the probably cut costs and jobs as a result.
#econsky
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This is my new mantra.
January 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is my new mantra.
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A reminder of a noble idea that so many are trying to destroy.
March 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A reminder of a noble idea that so many are trying to destroy.
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The United States didn't originate rounding up minorities who've been stereotyped & villainized in propaganda for the greater population, and then, without legal hearings, transporting them to another country, where they can be mistreated (or worse) away from the prying eyes of the press or public.
March 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The United States didn't originate rounding up minorities who've been stereotyped & villainized in propaganda for the greater population, and then, without legal hearings, transporting them to another country, where they can be mistreated (or worse) away from the prying eyes of the press or public.
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Every day and in every way, Trump and his cohorts take another shit on the Constitution they have promised to revere and defend.
March 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Every day and in every way, Trump and his cohorts take another shit on the Constitution they have promised to revere and defend.
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Wow, just thinking: those astronauts left America when Biden was president and returned to a country that is now anti-science, anti-reason, hated by former allies, and has a plummeting economy.
March 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Wow, just thinking: those astronauts left America when Biden was president and returned to a country that is now anti-science, anti-reason, hated by former allies, and has a plummeting economy.
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the right wing propaganda turn against vaccines--I think a good half of it done as conscious, willful lying--is one of the most evil things in US history. straight up murdering your own party members by the tens of thousands for money and political gain
March 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
the right wing propaganda turn against vaccines--I think a good half of it done as conscious, willful lying--is one of the most evil things in US history. straight up murdering your own party members by the tens of thousands for money and political gain
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"I've never done anything harmful."
--Crybaby with no self-awareness who has caused veterans to go without healthcare and other benefits, govt workers to be illegally fired, people to die in car explosions, Tesla stock owners to lose billions, and Ukrainians to be killed after he shut Starlink off.
--Crybaby with no self-awareness who has caused veterans to go without healthcare and other benefits, govt workers to be illegally fired, people to die in car explosions, Tesla stock owners to lose billions, and Ukrainians to be killed after he shut Starlink off.
March 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"I've never done anything harmful."
--Crybaby with no self-awareness who has caused veterans to go without healthcare and other benefits, govt workers to be illegally fired, people to die in car explosions, Tesla stock owners to lose billions, and Ukrainians to be killed after he shut Starlink off.
--Crybaby with no self-awareness who has caused veterans to go without healthcare and other benefits, govt workers to be illegally fired, people to die in car explosions, Tesla stock owners to lose billions, and Ukrainians to be killed after he shut Starlink off.
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America's first gender neutral bathroom was Rush Limbaugh's gravesite.
February 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
America's first gender neutral bathroom was Rush Limbaugh's gravesite.
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Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" has perhaps the most memorable opening line in all of Western literature: "I hope you motherfuckers like reading about whales"
February 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Herman Melville's "Moby Dick" has perhaps the most memorable opening line in all of Western literature: "I hope you motherfuckers like reading about whales"
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It's a horrendous flu season. It's killing kids, it's killing adults. It's killing people who were perfectly healthy before and people who, like most Americans, have chronic illness. It costs NOTHING to keep existing resources available. Our government is spending money to make Americans sicker.
On Friday night, HHS ordered CDC to take down all flu vaccine campaign materials from its website. Materials are starting to come down.
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
For example, a campaign explaining that flu shot can reduce flu severity from "wild to mild" is now offline. Left image is from Friday, right is now
Meanwhile...
February 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It's a horrendous flu season. It's killing kids, it's killing adults. It's killing people who were perfectly healthy before and people who, like most Americans, have chronic illness. It costs NOTHING to keep existing resources available. Our government is spending money to make Americans sicker.
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This administration making a dry January impossible
January 23, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This administration making a dry January impossible
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@johndelancie.bsky.social thought you might get a chuckle out of this
December 27, 2024 at 8:12 PM
@johndelancie.bsky.social thought you might get a chuckle out of this
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When asked what his greatest accomplishment was, Jimmy Carter quickly replied, "Marrying Rosalynn."
December 30, 2024 at 9:32 PM
When asked what his greatest accomplishment was, Jimmy Carter quickly replied, "Marrying Rosalynn."