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@skiptoids.bsky.social

Hoosier grampie, liberal and progressive, retired IT maven, hobbyist mechanic and operator of sports cars and motorcycles. gn=larry, favourite drink=Indianapolis tap water

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Justice is alive in the western hemisphere

08.11.2025 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named β€œthe acquittal” then what are we even doing

06.11.2025 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 32194    πŸ” 5459    πŸ’¬ 694    πŸ“Œ 217

dawg not the steakhouse wedding font

05.11.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 15970    πŸ” 2533    πŸ’¬ 846    πŸ“Œ 189
squidward watching spongebob and patrick

squidward watching spongebob and patrick

Watching the election results in Indiana when we didn't even get to vote yesterday

05.11.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions

"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

03.11.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 44355    πŸ” 12428    πŸ’¬ 1397    πŸ“Œ 733

An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs.

Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.

Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.

Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

30.10.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 18242    πŸ” 6495    πŸ’¬ 429    πŸ“Œ 259

Note: This is me β€” I asked this question.

You’ll hear me say β€œyes you have” here β€” because Johnson was already *directly asked* about one of these instances (when the Presbyterian minister was shot in the head with a pepper ball) in one of earlier shutdown press conferences.

29.10.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 11308    πŸ” 2713    πŸ’¬ 767    πŸ“Œ 174
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When idiot Ron Schneider was born in 1963, the infant mortality rate was 29/1,000. It is now close to 5/1,000. So, no, children were NOT healthier when he was a kid. And he was, clearly, dropped on his head.

24.10.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 17309    πŸ” 4171    πŸ’¬ 1509    πŸ“Œ 236
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Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.

23.10.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 12795    πŸ” 6406    πŸ’¬ 331    πŸ“Œ 456

No. I will not vote to allow 15 million people to lose their health insurance and watch 50,000 Americans die each year unnecessarily.

No. I will not vote to double premiums for 20 million.

Republicans must come to the table and negotiate an end to the shutdown.

15.10.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2645    πŸ” 519    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 18

Even more unforced errors by a Trump toadie

21.10.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was today years old before I agreed with Rand Paul

20.10.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Posting with alt text.
Because this deserves to be widely read.

18.10.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t worry, Mitch McConnell, we haven’t forgotten that most of this is your fault.

16.10.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 13790    πŸ” 2780    πŸ’¬ 439    πŸ“Œ 113
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We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞

@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...

15.10.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4646    πŸ” 1763    πŸ’¬ 146    πŸ“Œ 204
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Live performance of "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield in 1967. The song was written in 1966 in response to the Sunset Strip curfew riots in Los Angeles. It became an anthem for generational conflict, civil unrest, and later anti-war movements.

"The lyrics are still so relevant."

12.10.2025 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1876    πŸ” 763    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 37
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This Is Fascism

12.10.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 30162    πŸ” 12631    πŸ’¬ 699    πŸ“Œ 764
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(1,2) I have often stated my belief that the Current Occupant of the White House lies about everything. Last night he posted this. He is either knowingly lying, senile, or both. HE WAS THE PRESIDENT ON JANUARY 6TH. Biden was still a private citizen.

12.10.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 496    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 5

..and Dr Jane Goodall gets today's #LastWord

05.10.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The cruelty is the point

03.10.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.

03.10.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 25861    πŸ” 6279    πŸ’¬ 117    πŸ“Œ 554
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ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

29.09.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 22158    πŸ” 5628    πŸ’¬ 1350    πŸ“Œ 2094

Permission to lib out?
*Granted*
That's because they all joined ICE and are doing state-sponsored right-wing violence

26.09.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good ol' Hoosier Republican grift

24.09.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAn escalator can never break down. It can only become stairs. You’ll never see an escalator out of order sign. Just escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.” - Mitch Hedberg

23.09.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 10116    πŸ” 1813    πŸ’¬ 873    πŸ“Œ 120

It me

22.09.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't sleep on domestic violence

21.09.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll save you, Beany boy!

20.09.2025 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me. Beany and Cecil. Same.

19.09.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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