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Jay Miley

@chalupabrain.bsky.social
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Writer, Dad, Jester, Scholar, Larper, Gamer, Nerd.

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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Republicans ignored rising prices until Jon Husted started trailing Sherrod Brown. Now, six weeks before Election Day, the Senate GOP suddenly wants to look like it cares about affordability. Too late. Vote blue…and make their panic permanent. #USDemocracy #RisingBlue
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Look, me and the EU people got this little misunderstanding. See, they're EU ... I'm US. They got the Arc de Triomphe, mine is the Great Big Arch. We both got two all-white parties, special laws, lettuce, cheese, fascists and Nazis, but their Nazis have swastikas. My Nazis have no swastikas."
Trump is superimposed over the John Amos character in Coming to America where he explains to a perplexed Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall the differences between McDonald's and MacDowell's.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
He can't raise the retirement age without Congress. Vote.
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Jay Miley @chalupabrain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.the-reframe.com/this-is-us/
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This is Us
Moving from "I'm one of the Good Ones" to actually becoming good.
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🤖💧🙅‍♀️💭
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Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Tyromancy (n.) - Fortune-telling by observing the coagulation and other characteristics of cheese. Use: “Who could have guessed that your lovely wedding gift—that antique fondue pot once owned by the famous Madame d’Esperance—would lead me to the unexpectedly lucrative avocation of tyromancy?”
A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme for Tyromancy, defined as “Fortune-telling by observing the coagulation and other characteristics of cheese.” At right, a black-and-white Edwardian-style illustration shows a woman peering intently into a fondue pot. Beneath the definition is the example sentence: “Who could have guessed that your lovely wedding gift—that antique fondue pot once owned by the famous Madame d’Esperance—would lead me to the unexpectedly lucrative avocation of tyromancy?”
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Jay Miley @chalupabrain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I shall no longer walk 500 miles.
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NPR @npr.org · 09/09/2026
Arguing with a partner or a loved one can be anxiety-inducing. Conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker explains how to start and end a fight — while easing dread for everyone. n.pr/4iCRc2f
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How to fight with the people we care about, illustrated
Arguing with a partner or a loved one can be anxiety-inducing. Conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker explains how to start and end a fight — while easing dread for everyone.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Among other things, Elon Musk now makes clear his belief that women must be disenfranchised. And he's now the sole source funder of the Texas GOP. Shouldn't Texas GOP candidates who are running with his money be asked about this?
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026
macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It doesn’t get any cuter than this, folks. 😍
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Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Beneficent [ben-IF-iss-ent] (adj.) - Doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized by beneficence. Used in a sentence: “Few stars have been so beneficent as Dolly, transforming a lifetime of legendary success into a legacy of gentle munificence.”
A "Grandiloquent Word of the Day" meme for “Beneficent,” defined as “Doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness and charity; characterized by beneficence.” At right is a black-and-white portrait of Dolly Parton. Beneath the definition, the example reads: “Few stars have been so beneficent as Dolly, transforming a lifetime of legendary success into a legacy of gentle munificence.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20/08/2026
Whoa. Sherrod Brown’s new ad is devastating for Jon Husted. Sarah Bloom Anderson trusted Husted when he looked her in the eye and promised he wouldn’t cut Medicaid, the program that saves her daughter. One week later, Husted voted to cut Medicaid.
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Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Gainstrive [GAYN-strahyv] (v.) - To contend or struggle against; to oppose, resist, or withstand. Used in a sentence: “As I passed the patisserie, I found myself powerless to gainstrive its intoxicating aroma; in I went, leaving my diet behind like a dog tethered to a ‘No Parking’ sign.”
A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme featuring the word "Gainstrive" defined as “To contend or struggle against; to oppose, resist, or withstand.” Below, the example sentence reads: “As I passed the patisserie, I found myself powerless to gainstrive its intoxicating aroma; in I went, leaving my diet behind like a dog tethered to a ‘No Parking’ sign.” At right, an old black-and-white illustration shows Pandora opening her eponymous box.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
There should be a Zelda game called LinkedIn that is just Link trying to get an entry level data entry job requiring 5 years experience
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Jay Miley @chalupabrain.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. The 1973 version is my favorite of them all. The cast is par excellence.
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Aramis from The Three Musketeers Smiling
ALT: Aramis from The Three Musketeers Smiling
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Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Oikonisus [oy-koh-NYE-sus] (n.) - The urge or desire to start a family. From “oikos” (house, home, or household) + Latin “nisus” (a striving or endeavor)
A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme for the word “Oikonisus" - The urge or desire to start a family. An engraved illustration shows two curly-haired young children.
Example sentence: “Prudence Puddlewick felt the first tender stirrings of oikonisus whilst babysitting her sleeping niece; those later feelings withered when the wee moppet chundered into an oscillating fan, spraying curdled flummery across the room and over Prudence’s just-completed homework.”
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Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Bodkin [BOD-kin] (n.) 1. A small dagger or stiletto. Used in a sentence: “A bejeweled bodkin gleamed amid the décolletage of the bathykolpian Lady Widdlytink, serving both as an ornament and as a discreet admonition to any admirer of fondlesome inclination.”
A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme for "Bodkin" defined as “a small dagger or stiletto.” At right, two engraved daggers cross against a parchment-colored background. Below, an example sentence reads: “A bejeweled bodkin gleamed amid the décolletage of the bathykolpian Lady Widdlytink, serving both as an ornament and as a discreet admonition to any admirer of fondlesome inclination.”
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Jay Miley @chalupabrain.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
An important timeline, spelled out and easy to follow for those whose memory isn't that great about these things. Me included.
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God @thegodshow.com · 01/08/2026
Tired of using the very kind term “centrists” so I’ll be using “right wing liberals” from here on out.
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
💰🔗🗣💱
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Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Irascible [ih-RAS-uh-bul] (adj.) - Having or showing a hot, irritable temper; easily provoked to anger; cranky or crotchety. Late Middle English from Old French “irascible” from Late Latin “irascibilis” from Latin “irasci” (be angry, be in a rage) from “ira” (anger) - Late 14th century.
A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme for "irascible", defined as "having or showing a hot, irritable temper; easily provoked to anger; cranky or crotchety." The example reads: “Ms. Tinkerbush, the new administrative assistant, performed her duties with the delicate caution of a bomb-disposal expert, fearing that the slightest error might send Mr. Rattlebag, her irascible office manager, into an apoplectic rage.” At right, a black-and-white cartoon depicts a scowling, mustachioed man in a boater hat, dark jacket, checked trousers, and oversized shoes, standing rigidly with his hands in his pockets.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Novel idea. Investigate Rand Paul. Probe his ass with a microscope, plenty of corrupt dirty shit there to find, no doubt.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/07/2026
This story is terrifying
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God @thegodshow.com · 22/07/2026
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Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Slunge [slunj] (v.) 1. To move or walk in a slouching, languid, or lethargic manner. 2. To skulk, loiter, or move about furtively. From Scots and northern English dialect.
A “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” meme featuring the word “Slunge,” defined as: “1. To move or walk in a slouching, languid, or lethargic manner. 2. To skulk, loiter, or move about furtively.” The example sentence reads: “Having exhausted every legitimate pretext for tarrying near the refrigerator, Bartleby slunged along the corridor with the crestfallen air of a fox departing an inexplicably vacant henhouse.” On the right, a black-and-white Victorian engraving depicts a weary, disheveled man trudging through the snow with slumped shoulders.
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Peg Ashman @pegla.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/07/2026
A Police Executive Research Forum report from 2014 showed that CBP officers were purposely placing themselves in front of moving vehicles, and then shooting at them. This isn’t something that can be reformed. Abolish ICE. www.npr.org/sections/the...
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Border Patrol Releases New Use-Of-Force Guidelines, Critical Report
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske said the release was a push for more transparency. The agency had previously declined to make changes recommended by the panel.
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undone for now 💙 @undone-fornow.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
He won't share his academic records - his medical records - or his tax irecords... But, the same arch-villain who refuses to share his personal information with America now demands that voters provide a valid U.S. passport or a certified birth certificate and a valid photo ID in order to vote.
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Danny Miller @danielmilleresq.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is so powerful. Inspired by the March of a Thousand Robes in Poland, retired and sitting judges in the United States walked down the streets of Columbus, Ohio to stand up for the Rule of Law. #JusticeinMotion
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
DOGE officially ended over the weekend. One of its crowning achievements was cutting $15M from the federal government’s screwworm monitoring program. Now, the Trump administration is preparing to spend $1B to combat the screwworm outbreak. "Efficiency."
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I don’t know what is accomplished by insisting better things aren’t possible but I do know it’s the posture that the worst people on the planet would prefer I take which is all by itself good enough reason to refuse to take it.
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Jay Miley @chalupabrain.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"And when a man seriously reflects on the precariousness of human affairs, he will become convinced, that it is infinitely wiser and safer, to form a constitution of our own in a cool deliberate manner, while we have it in our power, than to trust such an interesting event to time and chance. If we
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Settle down everyone. I saw Mitch McConnell yesterday and he was doing great.
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Bernie's Poolside Chill
Alt: Weekend at Bernie's Poolside Chill. Bernie, dead, has his limbs manipulated by a complex police system operated by Andrew McCarthy.
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Swear to fuck, Trump could assert that he can own people because the 13th Amendment only banned slavery for formerly enslaved people after the Civil War and at least 3-4 justices would automatically agree and Clarence Thomas would happily write the opinion.
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I can't believe President Fucknugget still even invites this comparison.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Medicare for All - "That's socialism!" Social Security - "That's socialism!" Debt free education - "That's socialism!" Universal childcare - "That's socialism!" $1 trillion in tax cuts for the richest 1%... "That's just how it is."
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I think I might never stop laughing if Iran did this
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The Luddites are having a moment (again): they're being discussed and rehabbed everywhere from NPR to US Catholics Magazine to Psychology Today. So, adapted from my book on the subject, here's a short-ish rundown of what you need to know to understand the Luddites in the age of AI.
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Understanding the Luddites in the age of AI
The Luddites are back in fashion, but too many people still get them all wrong. This is what they really stood for, fought against, and why they matter now more than ever.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
De Niro: Loving our country is starting to sound like an abused spouse saying they love their abuser. I can’t love a country that starts stupid and inhumane wars, killing thousands of innocents… I can’t love a country that’s led by a xenophobic tyrant. I can’t love a country that’s led by Trump
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
NEW: Texas middle schoolers could be taught about a Christian revolutionary war movement that never existed. The so-called “Black Robe Regiment” is a favorite myth of David Barton and other Christian nationalists who are leading massive revisions of Texas curricula to focus on US “exceptionalism.”
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Scholars Call the Black Robe Regiment a Myth. It Could Soon Be Taught in Texas Schools.
The State Board of Education meets this week to vote on a K–12 curriculum some experts warn elevates Christianity over other faiths.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The MOU is just eight pages of Iran saying “stop hitting yourself stop hitting yourself stop hitting yourself”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/06/2026
So we’re clear, Netanyahu’s genocide is preventing Trump from surrendering to Iran.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
If Constitutional rights are something that a despot can "weigh suspending" for his convenience, then there is no Constitution and we should draft a new and better one as soon as we excise the despot and his party from every level of government. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/u...
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Frustrated by Courts, Trump Weighed Suspending a Constitutional Right
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God @thegodshow.com · 16/06/2026
If you have to pay a country THREE HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS just to end the war YOU started with them, then congrats, YOU LOST!!!
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Politico @politico.com · 11/06/2026
At the American Medical Association’s annual meeting, members of the group’s House of Delegates sent a clear message to their leaders: Call out RFK Jr. — even if it costs us in the pocketbook.
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America’s doctors just voted for war with RFK Jr.
The American Medical Association has sought a working relationship with the health secretary. Members saw moral compromise.
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Soon: “I’m Scott Baio.” “I’m Patricia Heaton.” “I’m Kevin Sorbo.” “I’m Roseanne Barr.” “I’m Andrew Tate. Those stories, plus Tony Hinchcliffe, tonight on 60 Minutes.”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/05/2026
Dear media, You don't have to say "E Jean Carroll accused Trump of defamation and rape." You can say "Trump defamed and raped E Jean Carroll." It's been adjudicated. Thank you
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God @thegodshow.com · 20/05/2026
TO RECAP: The president was so mad at Thomas Massie for forcing release of the Epstein files that he spent $30 million to unseat him. For his next act, he plans to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell. The Guardians of Pedophiles (GOP) are uniting in defense of pedophilia.
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