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@pripper.bsky.social

Progressive. Trying to live life as best I can. Agnostic, although this one pastor is pulling me back into organized religion...

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And here I was thinking the way to solve hunger was food.

01.08.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 22633    πŸ” 4301    πŸ’¬ 2007    πŸ“Œ 514

i'm back!!! They hacked the SHIT out of my life. -200 on my credit, loss of control over my accounts, loss of my data integrity and a huge invasion of my privacy...

But as they say in AA, this too shall pass. Working my way back up the hill.

22.02.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The sad reality is, the overwhelming majority of Americans don't know there's a voter for the Speaker going on, don't care & won't be able to name him after the vote. This is what happens in a country where civics education is no longer universal. Its absence lets darkness settle in over democracy.

03.01.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 24153    πŸ” 5281    πŸ’¬ 1321    πŸ“Œ 377

This.

24.12.2024 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Musk and Ramaswamy to confront Congress in struggle for control of the public purse β€’ Ohio Capital Journal Trump has enlisted Washington outsiders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to tell members of Congress how they should run things. But Musk and Ramaswamy don’t actually hold any elected or bureaucratic…

Trump has enlisted Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to tell members of Congress how they should run things. But they don’t actually hold any elected or bureaucratic positions in the federal government, giving them far less authority than they’re used to.

23.12.2024 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Jacked up on Mickey Ds.

22.12.2024 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The United Idiots of America.

22.12.2024 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 12929    πŸ” 2262    πŸ’¬ 1078    πŸ“Œ 228

Eating FUCKING McDonalds. OH. MY. GOD.

22.12.2024 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is so fucking really real.

And this lame duck is going scorched earth from day 1. And his supporting cast has already started with the flamethrowers.

22.12.2024 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty wild that Elon’s debut as president elect was to strip funding for pediatric cancer research from the spending bill, only to watch the Senate have to pass it as a standalone bill. His first move was to fuck over kids with cancer.

21.12.2024 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 21226    πŸ” 5066    πŸ’¬ 695    πŸ“Œ 194
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If being 'woke' means caring about other people, embracing diversity equity and inclusion, teaching real history, empowering women, supporting the LGBTQIA+ community and saving the planet, then hell yeah, I'm woke AF. πŸ’«

06.12.2024 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1506    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 25
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PSA: Every story about Trump & Elon & Vivek & Marsha cutting health care and social security for regular folks that doesn’t mention they are also going to cut taxes for the rich (again) gets a big fat β€œINCOMPLETE”

Otherwise you make it seem like the debt is their real concern.

06.12.2024 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 677    πŸ” 204    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 3

He will live in infamy because history is written by dispassionate scholars based on facts, not ideological political extremists living in their own reality.

#NoNamesNeeded

08.12.2024 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 44236    πŸ” 5092    πŸ’¬ 1189    πŸ“Œ 218
two posts from threads

first is from @camillecardonaa and says: I just found out that only 1.5% of Japan's population is Christian and I'm heartbroken.

second is a reply from @orangedweller and says: Hi. Japan's homicide rate is 07% per 100K. United States homicide rate is 5.7% per 100K.
Japan's unhoused population in 2024: 2,820. United States unhoused: 653,104.
Japan also has one of the highest food security rates in the whole big world. Meanwhile, in the US, 18 million people are food insecure.
Maybe this Sunday you can ask the Christians what their bible says about poor people and murder. Sorry bout your heart.

two posts from threads first is from @camillecardonaa and says: I just found out that only 1.5% of Japan's population is Christian and I'm heartbroken. second is a reply from @orangedweller and says: Hi. Japan's homicide rate is 07% per 100K. United States homicide rate is 5.7% per 100K. Japan's unhoused population in 2024: 2,820. United States unhoused: 653,104. Japan also has one of the highest food security rates in the whole big world. Meanwhile, in the US, 18 million people are food insecure. Maybe this Sunday you can ask the Christians what their bible says about poor people and murder. Sorry bout your heart.

gotDAMN

07.12.2024 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 46542    πŸ” 8593    πŸ’¬ 978    πŸ“Œ 536

Heartbreaking 😒

08.12.2024 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, like seriously...

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Guns are the leading cause of death of children and teens in the United States.

I wish the establishment cared as much about their lives as they do CEOs.

10.12.2024 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 11911    πŸ” 2282    πŸ’¬ 248    πŸ“Œ 85
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Trump will face the same problem Biden faced with high consumer prices for groceries, etc. Although inflation has already dropped to a low rate, prices can’t drop to pre-Covid levels without deflation, likely leading to a recession. Worse, Trump’s import tax (tariffs) will drive prices even higher.

09.12.2024 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2204    πŸ” 397    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 29

I’m 100% sure nothing will be done to make grocery prices lower or reduce healthcare costs and in fact these things will get exponentially worse under Donold. He will blame it all on the Democratic party and these ancient morons will let him because they refuse to engage in branding or new media.

10.12.2024 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 13973    πŸ” 2135    πŸ’¬ 421    πŸ“Œ 86

I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian. β€” Your religion guides you, not all of us. It’s as simple as that.

10.12.2024 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 23820    πŸ” 5411    πŸ’¬ 718    πŸ“Œ 290
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🀣🀣🀣

10.12.2024 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@joana1971.bsky.social , you're a beast! I don't know how you do it, but again, you're making me so grateful I follow you.

Thanks JoBoo.

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