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Michael LaFrance

@mlafrance.bsky.social

Oil painter, tech enthusiast/consultant, dad

170 Followers  |  127 Following  |  104 Posts  |  Joined: 06.12.2023  |  2.9194

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So he's disappointed with the bill that he put through the House, the bill he voted on? Bless his little heart.

19.11.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Of all the people to chime in on a sexual abuse scandal, it's Gym Jordan ? He really should stay quiet on this one.

18.11.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thousands and thousands of businesses are down from this outage, and it's worldwide. It's amongst the worst outages I've ever seen in its scope. Cloudflare is a disaster.

18.11.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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18.11.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

His 'daddy' was Roy Cohn, who taught him everything he knows, and seemingly a little more than we've thought.

18.11.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They know. The bill they voted for also gives them one Billion dollars for enhanced personal security. 100 people need a billion for personal security?

10.11.2025 03:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Dems involved believe GOP leaders will negotiate"

10.11.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They gave themselves tons of added security and padded all of their expense and discretionary spending accounts.
www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

10.11.2025 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How did that handwashing thing go for the legacy of Pontius Pilate?

10.11.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dems excel at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. They made a sensational showing at the polls, America blames the GOP for the shutdown, and the Dems apparently want to jump in and bail out the GOP. Could they just not this one time?

10.11.2025 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That one was from "The Dunning-Kruger Times". Anyone that reads that website name, and doesn't understand what it is, has already failed the test.

09.11.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's a conservative corporatist.

09.11.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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09.11.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fox had an interesting take to support Johnson's nonsense.

06.11.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They are also missing the fact that the majority of voters are in those cities.

05.11.2025 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Our national motto, β€œE Pluribus Unum” is now β€œQuid Pro Quo”.

10.10.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those generals, many trained at our finest military academies, take their oath to the Constitution very seriously. We'll see how that plays out. I suspect many will push back at illegal orders. They're in a tough position, as are we all.

30.09.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm old enough to remember when the idea of a military coup in the US was an abhorrent thought, just unthinkable (and very unlikely). Now could it be a path to protect the Constitution and the American people? Hopefully we can prevent all these bad options next year at the ballot box.

30.09.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This pic of the shooter's truck was taken on the scene immediately after the crash before he started shooting and setting the temple on fire.

28.09.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's under discussion, at least one GOP rep has made the request.

11.09.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The 2nd Amendment was put in place for exactly this reason.
"For states to have their own well organized militia to prevent federal overreach and maintain a balance of power between the states and the national government."

06.09.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Gas is under $2.00 in some places"

No, no it's not. Not in the US, at least.

26.08.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Easy answer, Trump has a big donor that is a painting contractor.

20.08.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Had

06.08.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't believe there is a 'coding error' that suddenly removed the specific text covering tariffs, habeas corpus, and emoluments. (kinda pertinent these days). Someone needs to track down and identify the responsible party, and disclose why they were editing it in the first place. Insanity.

06.08.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 171    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

And only post screenshots of those social media on Xitter, not text.

09.07.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She would absolutely love the current environment. The BBB raises taxes on lower incomes. Add tariffs (a national sales tax) and massive tax breaks for the rich, she was proven right.

20.06.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That seems like a correct set of conclusions. Writing is about the process, and all you learn along the way. Anecdotally, I've noticed that I get a sort of flat feeling, the opposite of accomplishment, when using AI to write for me. It's dulled my enthusiasm for it.

20.06.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great photo. Here is a half-baked attempt at colorisation.

20.06.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

BLM publics lands are an American treasure. Millions of Americans use these lands annually. They can never be replaced if they are sold off to corporations.

20.06.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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