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Oh dang I wish this duo was happening

09.08.2025 03:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yโ€™all I still donโ€™t know to โ€œdan da danโ€ is pronounced

07.08.2025 22:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฎ

07.08.2025 22:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Look drag the guy every chance you get but this is a stretch

24.07.2025 00:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
โ€œPassing this bill makes a mockery of the democratic process itself,โ€ State Representative Mark Boyko, a Democrat from suburban St. Louis, said during a debate earlier this year.
The changes that voters approved last year established mandatory paid sick leave for Missouri workers and called for raising the stateโ€™s minimum hourly wage to $15 in 2026, with increases in subsequent years to be determined by the Consumer Price Index.
Republican lawmakers said they worried those changes would harm business owners and could lead to fewer jobs in the state. Several business groups supported their legislation, which eliminated the paid sick leave requirement and stopped the minimum wage from increasing beyond $15.
State Representative Mitch Boggs, a Republican from southwest Missouri who supported the bill, said that if โ€œwe donโ€™t protect our businesses, thereโ€™s not going to be a job to go to, to get a minimum wage on.โ€
โ€œOf course the people voted for it,โ€ said Mr. Boggs, who owns a construction business and a truck wash. โ€œItโ€™d be like asking your teenager if he wanted a checkbook. You know, theyโ€™re going to vote for it every time.โ€

โ€œPassing this bill makes a mockery of the democratic process itself,โ€ State Representative Mark Boyko, a Democrat from suburban St. Louis, said during a debate earlier this year. The changes that voters approved last year established mandatory paid sick leave for Missouri workers and called for raising the stateโ€™s minimum hourly wage to $15 in 2026, with increases in subsequent years to be determined by the Consumer Price Index. Republican lawmakers said they worried those changes would harm business owners and could lead to fewer jobs in the state. Several business groups supported their legislation, which eliminated the paid sick leave requirement and stopped the minimum wage from increasing beyond $15. State Representative Mitch Boggs, a Republican from southwest Missouri who supported the bill, said that if โ€œwe donโ€™t protect our businesses, thereโ€™s not going to be a job to go to, to get a minimum wage on.โ€ โ€œOf course the people voted for it,โ€ said Mr. Boggs, who owns a construction business and a truck wash. โ€œItโ€™d be like asking your teenager if he wanted a checkbook. You know, theyโ€™re going to vote for it every time.โ€

This is what republicans think of voters and the democratic process in general by the way. In case you were wondering what folks like me have to live under and what they want for the rest of you.

They hate you. Intensely. However, much you hate republicans I promise it's not enough.

11.07.2025 22:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Missouri governor repeals paid sick leave law approved last year by voters Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed a repeal of a law guaranteeing paid sick leave for workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage

Cool cool cool so glad to live in a โ€œdemocracyโ€ where what voters want is continually taken away

11.07.2025 13:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like the idea of keeping bullies at home, but this being Tennessee Iโ€™d bet a dollar it ends up just targeting bullied minorities the second they fight back.

03.07.2025 00:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@amazonprime.bsky.social this is why I cancelled my subscription.

Partially, anyway

24.06.2025 01:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pardon my ignorance but whatโ€™s the difference between โ€œmentally unwellโ€ and โ€œdemented and unable to discern realityโ€?

18.06.2025 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pardon my ignorance but whatโ€™s the difference between โ€œmentally unwellโ€ and โ€œdemented and unable to discern realityโ€?

18.06.2025 18:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think it was police shooting journalists that prompted this

12.06.2025 04:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think it may have been the police shooting journalists causing this actually

12.06.2025 04:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œAid distribution has become a death trapโ€

03.06.2025 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I give her points for most creative retirement announcement

01.06.2025 05:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ˜น๏ธ

21.05.2025 01:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hahaha what? No. Call out every politician who lets us down. Democratic incompetence is what got us here, I will not praise that.

21.05.2025 00:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m not the first to say anyone equating Zionism with all Jewish people is a strong antisemite.

20.05.2025 00:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œAlso please invite me to partiesโ€

20.05.2025 00:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œAlso please invite me to partiesโ€

20.05.2025 00:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Ow

Ow

Ow theonion.com/ow/

19.05.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7995    ๐Ÿ” 1100    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 69    ๐Ÿ“Œ 44

I try every chance I get

19.05.2025 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Topical again!

17.05.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#blackwidow #spider

14.05.2025 19:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s not Hamas bombing every hospital, systematically shooting children in the head, and keeping food and aid out.

10.05.2025 06:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gaza and Palestine must be freed from Israel; itโ€™s not Hamas bombing all hospitals, repeatedly shooting Gazan children in the head, or denying food to the starving during a crisis.

09.05.2025 03:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gaza and Palestine must be freed from Israel; itโ€™s not Hamas bombing hospitals, repeatedly shooting Gazan children in the head, or denying food to the starving.

07.05.2025 13:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gaza must be freed from Israel, itโ€™s not Hamas that leveled the place and continues to kill and starve Gazans.

07.05.2025 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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These boxes are not moving. A mind-bending optical illusion by Japanese artist Jagarikin.

07.05.2025 01:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9470    ๐Ÿ” 2373    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 274    ๐Ÿ“Œ 331

When did disinformation start in any government, anywhere, any time? Iโ€™d bet a dollar before that government had power.

04.05.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yโ€™all those #aprilshowers did bring some #mayflowers right on time

01.05.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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