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Physicist, climate scientist, Border Collie owner Democrat, LGBTQ+ ally, married with grandchildren #BLM #ClimateCrisis #VoteBlue #WomensRights #resist

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"Mission Accomplished" -George W. Bush

07.03.2026 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the mention, Ann. Much appreciated. Have a great weekend.

07.03.2026 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More like "heartlessness" or "stupidity."
Irony is dead.

07.03.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The irony is physically painful.

07.03.2026 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8241    πŸ” 2132    πŸ’¬ 969    πŸ“Œ 217
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They like to bomb things. πŸ₯΄

Source: Public Policy Polling (PPP)

07.03.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2240    πŸ” 795    πŸ’¬ 183    πŸ“Œ 65
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"It was about an hour later that Jesus realized that his wallet was missing."

07.03.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Red line on Iran? Majority of Americans say 'no' to boots on ground; few expect the war to end within a month - Angus Reid Institute 35 per cent approve of Trump’s performance, while 32 per cent support air strikes March 5, 2026 – It has been less than one week since US and Israeli air strikes on Iran plunged the Middle East, and i...

32%-34% of the US is brainwashed or stupid (or both)
And they're not all republicans
This figure shows up in just about every poll.
In this case, people who strongly support the US war in Iran.

angusreid.org/iran-us-poll...

07.03.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now the US needs help from Ukraine, because trump is using $2 million missiles to shoot down $50,000 drones. after four years of fighting off Russian drones, Ukraine knows how to do it much cheaper.

07.03.2026 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is going to hit American pocketbooks hard.

06.03.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1531    πŸ” 659    πŸ’¬ 181    πŸ“Œ 49
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@laugh-about-it.bsky.social

06.03.2026 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone with a brain expected this when President Dumbass was reelected.

06.03.2026 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Universal Music puts US listing on hold, citing market uncertainty Universal Music Group , the world's biggest music label, on Thursday put plans for a stock ​market listing in the United States on hold, citing market β€Œuncertainty.

We're in the "putting-IPOs-on-hold" part now.

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/med...

06.03.2026 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 475    πŸ” 120    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 8

Yeah, they stopped adding the little hole for a floppy disk drive, too.

05.03.2026 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1/ What’s the price of a 1% drop in MMR vaccination rates?

According to a new report by the Common Health Coalition, it’s 17,000+ measles cases, 4,000 hospitalizations, 36 preventable deaths… and a $1.5 billion annual price tag.

05.03.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Old drives?
Does anyone make 5.25" anymore?

05.03.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

05.03.2026 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1646    πŸ” 224    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 5

These are the fake issues that MAGA will be using this year.
Again.

05.03.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Go ahead and break the law."
This is the MAGA strategy.

05.03.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

PAULSEN: ".. 90% of private sector real GDP is only growing at 1% while U.S. job creation has flatlined. Technology may be the tail wagging the dog, but the rest is a recession by any other name!"

05.03.2026 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 416    πŸ” 187    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 9

Supreme Court Justice

05.03.2026 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

"Trump had a feeling"

05.03.2026 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump:🀣

Zohran has come a long way embracing, of course, the Declaration of Independence while at The Oval Office β€” Big progress!

04.03.2026 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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She hasn't resigned from the House

04.03.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Class

04.03.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LOL

04.03.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Treasury secretary commenting on the war.
Bessent will comment on everything, won't he?

04.03.2026 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I adore Jasmine Crockett, but I think James Talarico is more likely to beat a republican in the general election.

04.03.2026 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's a good indication of the status of the GOP everywhere, too.

04.03.2026 06:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You're absolutely right. When two candidates split the vote so closely in a primary, it means nobody wanted either.

04.03.2026 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0