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@joshbirk.bsky.social

Technology advocate. Occasional podcaster. Emotional Support Human. Wrangler of strings, characters and cats.

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Trump Admits Americans Didnโ€™t Vote for His Military Crackdowns Yet he and his party keep pretending they have a mandate.

"Mayors and governors are saying no to these invasions. But Trump insists that residents are saying yes. Once again, Trump is faking consent." ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social on Trump's violations - and odd moment of honesty: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-admi...

25.10.2025 10:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 723    ๐Ÿ” 256    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughterโ€™s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

10.10.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14493    ๐Ÿ” 7278    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 384    ๐Ÿ“Œ 283
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BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

10.10.2025 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15199    ๐Ÿ” 8473    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1387    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1182

This is an outright downgrade from the OLED Switch's WiFi. Wtaf.

16.07.2025 03:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@nintendousa.bsky.social explain please? Why is your wifi hardware constant shit? This is a brand new Switch 2. Same SSID.

16.07.2025 03:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding Senator on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods, a disaster worsened by forecasting cuts, critics say

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

08.07.2025 01:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 80    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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AOC: "On this point of tax on tips, as one of the only people in this body who has lived off of tips, I want to tell you a little bit about the scam ... the cap on that is $25,000 while you're jacking up taxes on people who make less than $50,000 across the US ... while kicking them off the ACA."

02.07.2025 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43738    ๐Ÿ” 13613    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 768    ๐Ÿ“Œ 701
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Hungary banned anything that โ€œpromotes homosexuality,โ€ which means Pride.

However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

28.06.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54762    ๐Ÿ” 12867    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 562    ๐Ÿ“Œ 809
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Brilliant. 10/10. No notes.

27.06.2025 02:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44126    ๐Ÿ” 10000    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1025    ๐Ÿ“Œ 579

Bondi just said DHS is helping rid us of criminals from the Sinaloa Cartel, but she failed to mention the asylum she gave to family members of the Sinaloa Cartel. She also said we're ridding the country of MS-13, but failed to mention the asylum she's giving to MS-13 leaders in the Abrego case.

27.06.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18548    ๐Ÿ” 7000    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 578    ๐Ÿ“Œ 282

If I'm running a news room now, I assign everyone who has done piece on Biden's final-years fitness-to-govern, and have them apply same standards here.

(Once heard Bill Clinton give 45-minute ad-hoc on what diff *counties* in Arkansas had done in Civil War. Trump doesn't know WHAT YEAR it was.)

27.06.2025 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4053    ๐Ÿ” 941    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 144    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45
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So far ordering from Walmart versus Walmart+ is just paying way more to be the same too late

26.06.2025 03:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He has to pay $2.3M.

17.06.2025 00:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18904    ๐Ÿ” 3315    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 894    ๐Ÿ“Œ 171
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The head of the FDA tells us they're taking a look at the dietary guidelines and that the food pyramid is out.

The food pyramid has not been in use since 2011 when MyPlate replaced it.

12.06.2025 16:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8494    ๐Ÿ” 1671    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 516    ๐Ÿ“Œ 244
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Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. Sheโ€™s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.

12.06.2025 20:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 57103    ๐Ÿ” 17028    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2655    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1038
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โ€œThereโ€™s no recording allowed out here.โ€ I just grabbed this uncredited off Facebook. Does anyone know who recorded it? I want to make sure they get proper credit.

12.06.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9074    ๐Ÿ” 3253    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 898    ๐Ÿ“Œ 325

DHS is also lying about him being repeatedly told to back away. The video shows the men who pushed him donโ€™t even open their mouths, they just grab him and get them out of the room without saying a word.

12.06.2025 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3835    ๐Ÿ” 1260    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 106    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34
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I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla.

This is a horrifying moment in our nationโ€™s history.

12.06.2025 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34946    ๐Ÿ” 8176    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2011    ๐Ÿ“Œ 526
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PADILLA: โ€œIf this is how the administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, cooks, and day laborers throughout the country.โ€

12.06.2025 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10579    ๐Ÿ” 3329    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 253    ๐Ÿ“Œ 116
a cat with their head and one of their legs resting on a laptop

a cat with their head and one of their legs resting on a laptop

itโ€™s so sad. they make this cat work so hard

02.06.2025 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1840    ๐Ÿ” 147    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

I was interviewing someone for a job today. When I asked if he had any questions at the end, he asked me about my Salesforce Developers Podcast appearance from almost 3 years ago. Gotta respect that level of research for an interview.

@joshbirk.bsky.social

28.05.2025 04:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Honestly depends on the card and if it's a PS5 Pro. You are gonna wanna max those frame rates.

28.05.2025 01:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump has ordered a critically ill four-year-old Mexican girl to leave the country. She could die within days, experts say (The Independent) A critically ill Mexican girl who could die within days if her treatment is paused has been ordered by the Trump administration to leave the U.S., according...

The pro life party is out to kill again

l.smartnews.com/p-lmK6F4I/Fe...

28.05.2025 01:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Guys, it's the oligarchs. If you want to blame someone for 2024, blame the oligarchs. Anyone telling you to blame someone else is part of the oligarchy. Dark money has been to blame since citizens united.

27.05.2025 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25085    ๐Ÿ” 6196    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 865    ๐Ÿ“Œ 383

I was honestly shocked by how good SM2 was. My review is the only reason not to play it is if you hate the setting, because it does Warhammer so well. And yup, the games have very similar yet distinct vibes

22.05.2025 21:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A rogue president with a loyal DOJ isnโ€™t unstoppable, unless we act like peasants. Courts can stop him. States can sue him. Whistleblowers can expose him. But it takes all of us, loud, sharp, fed up. Power bends to pressure. So push. Hard. Clean House with your votes, or get steamrolled. Our call.

21.05.2025 00:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8990    ๐Ÿ” 2806    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 299    ๐Ÿ“Œ 163

She should be the one in jail for criminal incompetence. Much like most of the Trump administration. And many would be, if the MAGA Congress had a spine, a soul or a brain.

21.05.2025 06:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Does Kristi Noem even know what habeas corpus is? The Homeland Security secretary's word salad raised even more questions about the administration's assault on fundamental rights.

โ€œHabeas corpus is the legal principle that requires the government to provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people. If not for that protection, the government could simply arrest people, including American citizens, and hold them indefinitely for no reason.โ€

20.05.2025 19:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18216    ๐Ÿ” 4964    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1842    ๐Ÿ“Œ 456

Expedition 33 is a brilliant twist on the JRPG genre.

It's a shit platforms.

Game designers, if you want platform challenges then code a fucking platformer.

07.05.2025 05:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

WTAF has this country come to?

30.04.2025 21:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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