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"Hello, fellow Bluesky folk."

A screenshot of the BlueSky verification information screen. it reads "JD Vance is verified" "This account has a checkmark because it's been verified by trusted sources." Verified by: Bluesky, 19 Jun 2025

His account was then reactivated and verified as real by Bluesky. They probably thought he was a troll that was impersonating him, rather than just a troll.

He has, however, been directly blocked by nearly 14k people and is blocked by over 450k people using block lists within 4 hours of joining!

JD Vance was immediately banned after joining Bluesky

This is a United States Senator mocking the assassination of a Minnesota legislator and her husband. He pretends to be a good Mormon. He’s a sick fuck.

What If Trump Wins? The chaos and lawlessness of the first term could pale in comparison to what comes next.

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And even i thought at the time trump would work up to worst case scenarios if he ever got there. I was wrong. In many ways, he Started there in these opening term2 months

To those who still somehow say you’re overreacting to say we are far past the point of historic crisis, go back to summer 2024 and say that in less than a year the president of the United States would be deploying the literal Marines on American soil to deal with and intimidate his political enemies

When Rand Paul is the voice of reason in the GQP, I need an extra gummy. Holy fuck. 🫣🥴

It's crazy how Rand Paul is a voice of reason on some issues recently. If you think Trump's pathetic dictator parade is an American thing, did you even grow up in a democratic nation? Those parades try to compensate for weaknesses, like Trump's draft dodging history and low approval rating. Gross.

We’re closing in on the 3.5% rule! 8.6 million and counting! We’re in awe. Lots of events still happening make sure to be counted. Big towns, small towns you showed up.

I am shaking and crying. This is not the Minnesota you and I grew up in and love. And this is not the country that we grew up in and love. We are in a dark, dark time.

This what happens when you let a straight person plan a parade.

Daddy T flags popping up around Philly ⭕️

the kids are alright
#BOAF

phish 6/14/2009 ft. Bruce Springsteen YouTube video by madpicken

#tiph
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Philly showin' up today

"Peace & prosperity" update: We regret to inform you…

A college classmate in Corvallis, Oregon sent me this photo she took at the “No Kings” protest there. I’m sure a lot of people can relate to it.

"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.

Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!

Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels

Before the cops in LA started escalating things for no reason it was funny how my main takeaway was how much people were looking out for each other in really helpful ways. I’ve never seen so many people with carts giving away free water, sunscreen, snacks, and masks to total strangers.

It turns out the birthday party for the very unpopular President wasn’t a banger. Seems obvious in retrospect, but I expected more enthusiasm from his cult members, at least.

i'm surprised by how low energy and farcical that whole military parade situation was. I was expecting Moscow 1945 and we got Spirit Halloween instead.

Went to the "senior" #nokings rally in Edgewater with roughly 1,000 human neighbors and several very good doggos. Lots of older folks, lots of kids, several people using canes/wheelchairs/guide dogs -- it was great to have a protesting option that didn't involve marching for a couple miles!

It was the Four Seasons Landscaping Press Conference™ of Army Parades.

His inner circle is having to come up with answers about why it was so lackluster if he is so popular?

My belief is he is kept in a gilded rage cage. Where his ego is fed and stroked. And probably is kept in the dark about half the things going on behind his back.

"Plausable Deniability"

That army parade was straight outta Spinal Tap.

Schrödinger's parade - the crowd was both sparse and dense.

Full text: Address of Pope Leo XIV to Young People of Chicago and the Whole World The following is the full text of a video address given at Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, June 14, 2025. My dear friends, It’s a pleasure for…

“God is reaching out to you [to] find[] the ways that we may be able to do something with our own lives to serve others.

“And in that service to others we may find that coming together in friendship, building up community, we too can find true meaning in our lives.”

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No one who loves this country and our democracy feels good about calling the President of the United States scum. But it has to be done.

The Hortman family helped raise and train dogs to partner with veterans. One of the many reasons we will miss Melissa and Mark.