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Astrid

@dastardlyastrid.bsky.social
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Reluctant misanthrope. Midwestern atheist. Curious scientist. Descendant of two American Revolutionary War officers and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. I also like pickles.

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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hegseth and Trump are on a mission to make the United States the weakest and most vulnerable it has been in my lifetime. They’ve already succeeded, but they keep digging the hole deeper.
thehill.com
Hegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals, generals in major Pentagon overhaul
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, two Penta…
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This is a very important read and should not be buried by election news.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The answer for why the US can’t get a blatantly corrupt president removed from office is the same answer for why we can’t even get proof of life for a sitting US senator. The United States government is corrupt and no longer serves the American people.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
$1.4 billion doesn’t magically manifest from thin air. It came from other people who no longer have 1.4 billion dollars, collectively, and had steep losses. #MagaGotConned #NoKings
bbc.com
From Truman's pension to Trump's billions - a White House windfall unmatched by any president
Historians say Trump's $2.2bn income last year is unprecedented and blurs the line on conflicts of interest.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Americans need to remember that Trump is out of office forever by 2.5 years from now. SCOTUS is giving a lot of power to “the president.” It doesn’t go away when Trump does. The next person gets the same. Most likely a Democrat. #SickOfHisFace #NoKings
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is unconstitutional. People who want to read the Bible can read the Bible. There is no law against that. But this opens the door for every religion out there to demand their books be included on required reading lists as well. Absolutely stupid.
theguardian.com
Texas makes Bible passages required reading for millions of public school students
Critics say mandating Bible reading for over 5m students breaches constitutional separation of church and state
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
If only all American government was like this. You don’t need to be any party at all to love this.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Bravery has to wear PPE when I smuggle him in to work. Safety at all times. #DogsOfBluesky
A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel wearing eye protection while in a manufacturing setting.
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southerngirlraven7.bsky.social @southerngirlraven7.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
And the most pathetic and disgusting part is that they would.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
No one is in excellent health at 80. Pretending that Trump is healthy is ludicrous. He clearly is not. You can’t even follow what he’s talking about. In my family he’s the guy you fix a plate for at the family reunion and let him eat his meatballs and hope he doesn’t say racist shit.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"I'm being very generous allowing domestic terrorists to steal only $2 billion dollars from you because otherwise I was going to steal even MORE from you. You're welcome, taxpayers. Suckers!"
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
May 20, 2026
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May 20, 2026
Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges and former U.S.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
May 19, 2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
May 19, 2026
Yesterday the Department of Justice announced it is creating a $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to compensate what it calls victims of the Department of Justice under former President Joe Bide...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
“1.776 Billion” is a nice touch — Trolling us with fake patriotism as he steals our money and gives it to people who attacked the Capitol to end democracy for him How much will Rep. Andy Ogles get? @MarshaBlackburn?
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
This DOJ “settlement” is the most corrupt thing I have ever witnessed. No other American president would ever try such a thing. This is absolutely disgraceful, disgusting, and outrageous.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/05/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This should be the headline story on every news publication and telecast including local news every day for several days. But it won’t. It will be shrugged off like so much else by so much of media. The most corrupt thing that has ever come out of the US govt.
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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Bravery is living his best life on this pretty spring day. #DogsOfBluesky
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
open.substack.com
Selma Rejects Jim Crow 2.0
Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965.
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Angeliki T. 💎 in NYC @ellinidata.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Chinese newspaper cartoon (Today... 😂 )
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/05/2026
Thomas Massie pushed for the release of the Epstein files, and the response has been tens of millions in outside spending, smear campaigns, and coordinated attacks. If this is what they do to a sitting member of Congress, imagine what Epstein survivors face when considering whether to come forward.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Trump figured out the only way to grift billions of dollars from millions of people: Become President. And it worked.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/05/2026
OBAMA: A good policy that I'd like to see followed is that the president shouldn't have a bunch of side hustles that companies and foreign entities can invest in COLBERT: How much of that is just jealousy that you didn't think of selling sneakers?
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
My sister and I are going to West Virginia tomorrow to visit the holler where our great-grandma was born. We’ve never been there before. But we are aware that you don’t whistle and don’t respond to someone calling your name in the woods. We’re not fools. #Appalachia
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Tom Waits introduced me to who I am. I don’t know how else to describe it. I don’t have words for it. If my soul sang, it would sound like him. #TomWaits
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Tom Waits 1983 TV Performance - "I Beg Your Pardon" & "Frank’s Wild Years"
YouTube video by Oddities&Rarities
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Republicans are going to make taxpayers pay for Trump’s ballroom. All Trump’s claims over 16 months that “donors” were going to pay for it was always a lie and just another con. You will pay for it.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Revisiting an old friend today. It’s been a few years. #KurtVonnegut #BreakfastOfChampions
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
In case you’re wondering, this is a real post.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
You have got to be kidding. My passport expires in September. I will NOT be carrying around a passport for the next 10 years with that disgusting orange dipshit’s image on it. Read the room, morons. He is incredibly unpopular. Just stop.
nbcnews.com
Trump's picture is coming to some U.S. passports
The State Department announced it will be releasing a limited series of passports this summer containing an image of the president inside the front cover.
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Virginia Woolf, more than a hundred years ago:
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
It's raining on CAs Central Coast and "Raul" a strawberry worker, reminds us, "Rain or shine, we farm workers are out laboring in the fields. We work hard to plant, care for and harvest the crops that feed families across America." #WeFeedYou
Workers harvesting strawberries today on a rainy day on California's Central Coast
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Dan @dansynth54.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
There really is no such thing as race. We all came from Africa. We are all of the same stardust. We are all going to live and die on the same planet, a Pale Blue Dot in the vastness of space. We have to work together. — Bill Nye
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
He's an evil piece of shit, and after 10 years we're closing in on everyone seeing it He's *dismissing* hundreds of raped kids—and I bet a lot of people who hear him do so will imagine that he's doing something so otherwise unthinkable because some of those kids were his victims
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Importantly, Trump’s feud with Pope Leo has exposed the truth: Trump has no leadership or diplomacy abilities. He can’t threaten someone who wasn’t elected, isn’t running a country, and can’t be bankrupted. He has no other tools in his toolbox. He only knows how to threaten. #PopeLeo
aljazeera.com
The pope has shown the world how to stand up to Trump
Far too many world leaders have chosen to mollify the bullying US president. Pope Leo has shown there's another way.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
This is an information source I usually skip because the bias is strong, and I dislike feeling like the “news” is trying to manipulate my opinions. But this was an interesting read. #NarcissisticCollapse #MeltDown
huffpost.com
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ResistwithEllen @byebyex24.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
If you havent seen this, make sure you read.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
After depleting our munitions in an unnecessary war of his choice that hurt the global economy, and after gutting our intelligence agencies, his plan now is to sever ties with our allies. The US is more vulnerable and weak right now than it has ever been in my lifetime. #NATO
pbs.org
Trump is expected to meet with Rutte as he muses about pulling out of NATO
President Donald Trump has suggested the U.S. may consider leaving the trans-Atlantic alliance after NATO member countries ignored his call to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping waterw...
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
People outside the US do not understand how effective the brainwashing has been with right-wing propaganda. These people live in an alternate reality built on lies and they genuinely believe what they’ve been fed. Trump needs to go, but these people are still here in the house next door to us.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I do not understand how this sociopath can be in charge of my country. He should have been in prison a long time ago. I do NOT want my tax dollars being spent on killing innocent human beings so Donald Trump gets his way. I am intensely against that. #WarCrimes #WTF
reuters.com
Trump's threat to Iran shocks global leaders, unnerves some Republicans
U.S. President Donald Trump's warning to destroy Iran if it does not yield to his demands drew rebukes from around the globe and ​even unnerved some aides and supporters, though administration officia...
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The government should be well aware that I am a citizen. I should not have to prove it to vote. If the government thinks I am not a citizen, the onus should be on them to prove it. Not on me. #VoterSuppression #RightToVote
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Republicans couldn’t even hold on to Trump’s own district. I’d like to see Trump try to convince people that he has a 100% approval rating now.
bbc.com
Democrat wins Florida state seat containing Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate
Emily Gregory’s projected victory comes in a legislative district which a Republican candidate won by 19 percentage points in 2024.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Happy National Puppy Day to those who celebrate! Bravery was a wee pup of 4 months here, with big brother Courage looking out for him. #DogsOfBlueSky #NationalPuppyDay
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy named Bravery chewing a toy and cuddling with an older Cavalier named Courage.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Never in my life have I believed Iran state media over our own government. Until now. That’s not being “unpatriotic,” it’s having a brain that functions.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I enjoy art that calms me. #Art #TimelineCleanse
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
For people outside of the US: DO NOT come here right now. It is not safe for you or your families. We are currently under attack by the thick orange fuck in the White House, and our representatives are spineless pukes who do not defend us against him. They sure as shit won’t defend you.
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Never thought I’d miss the days of seeing little “Under Construction” animated GIFs on someone’s Geocities site that rated/ranked the bookstores in their hometown.
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Kimiko Shibata @eslfairy.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Just in case you need some good news today: researchers at U of W have figured out how to turn plastic waste into acetic acid (primary ingredient in vinegar) using the sun. This has the potential to really help us reduce plastic waste. uwaterloo.ca/news/media/w...
uwaterloo.ca
Waterloo researchers turning plastic waste into vinegar | Waterloo News
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a way to turn plastic waste into acetic acid, the main ingredient of vinegar, using sunlight. The breakthrough offers a promising new approach...
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Astrid @dastardlyastrid.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Hey, do you remember that Sen. Larry Craig scandal in 2007 when he tapped his foot in a restroom and got arrested for lewd behavior, and it ended his career? I would like people who canceled that guy to explain their support for Trump. He is a million times worse, and they defend him.
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