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Gerald Weinand

@dirigoblue.bsky.social

Architect, political blogger in MidCoast Maine. Spud1 at DailyKos If you live in Maine, I will follow you. You folks that sadly don't reside in the Pine Tree State - impress me!

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This immediately sets up a black market for the jobs numbers and some w/connections will pay to get them It’s insider trading of a sort

Inflation is probably next and folks will be told to not believe their lying eyes

12.08.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ain’t gonna happen here #ItsACult

12.08.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Karoline Leavitt lying about wages and inflation

Karoline Leavitt lying about wages and inflation

When data isn't made public you can #LieForJesus like this

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He must not have recognized the Shriner's parade

12.08.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You know it’s bad when you can see the air

12.08.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Truth

12.08.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've long opposed term limits but am coming around to them What is happening now are members of Congress too concerned about keeping their seats than Trump imposing Stephen Miller's fascist vision Same is true for business leaders

12.08.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They are not scared of "crime" They are scared of running into a reporter/blogger w/a cell phone

12.08.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Add the bongos!

12.08.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#ShockDoctrine continues to work on the rubes

12.08.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote a program to generate D&D characters in the late 70's using Basic on a Radio Shack TRS-80!

12.08.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow - two floppy disc slots!

12.08.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re taking a cool shower to cool off try this trick: with just a leg in the water turn that dial to cold Your legs can handle what your torso can’t

12.08.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Of interest

12.08.2025 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bob Dole, when seeing Carter, Ford and Nixon together, quipped

β€œSee no evil, hear no evil, and evil.”

12.08.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Watch out for Steve bsky.app/profile/scot...

11.08.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sliced fresh tomato

Sliced fresh tomato

This spring was so wet in Maine that I had little hope for our tomatoes But look at this - for the win!

11.08.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

fascinating that like other news outlets NPR does NOT report that Trump twice said that he is meeting Putin in Russia

Why is that @kairyssdal.bsky.social?

11.08.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Which you and other journos know is by design Flood the populace with bullshit It helps explain why β€œreality” shows are so popular

11.08.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As much as we like to think, so we are NOT a post- #racist society

11.08.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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13 U.S. Code Β§ 141 - Population and other census information

Here it is www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...

11.08.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is a federal mandating a mid-decade census but it specifically states that the data cannot be used for redistricting

11.08.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Time to check the meeting minutes

11.08.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Post that on Paul’s timeline

11.08.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And more young people too A lot more

Maybe that’s how the party gets stronger

11.08.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More truth

11.08.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Truth

11.08.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And when religious folks object simply ask them where one goes to get a divorce

11.08.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is why I argued when Maine was looking at this to simply remove take religion out of it - since it already is A marriage license is exactly that - a legal contract between two people that is administered by a state If folks want to get married find a house of worship that will do so

11.08.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump announces another 90-day pause on China tariffs President signs executive order extending deadline for higher tariffs hours before agreement was due to expire

#TACOTrade www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

11.08.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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