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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The senator’s spokes-gurney declined to comment on McConnell’s lengthy absence. www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/p...
cnn.com
Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after three-month absence due to health issues | CNN Politics
Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to Capitol Hill on Monday for the first time after a three-month absence due to health issues.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I’m old enough to remember when Ohio was a reasonable state and the Ohio GOP wasn’t a snake pit of fascists.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
How long before Trump posts something derogatory about Dolly?
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Oh no! www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
rollingstone.com
Dolly Parton, Hardscrabble Storyteller Turned Global Entertainer, Dead at 80
Dolly Parton, country music legend, dead at 80.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
“When reached at the Blue Cat Lounge, in Osage Beach, MO, Martin ‘Marty’ Byrde, financial advisor to the Trump Organization, declined to comment.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review
Disclosure from 2021 investigation marks first time a bank has formally tied money-laundering concerns to Donald Trump
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I will never stop watching this clip. youtu.be/tRsfxosRGKg?...
youtu.be
Jaden broke | Let's remember the legend 😂
YouTube video by Sercanİgrek - English Teacher
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Who can resist such an enticing call?
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Gettin’ hot out there, which reminds me of this modern classic. I was living in Chicago in ‘95 and had in-laws in Evanston who had AC. The El was no place to be. Even underground the heat was stifling. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
press.uchicago.edu
Heat Wave
"A classic. I can't recommend it enough."--Chris Hayes On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day in which the temperature would reach 106 degrees. The heat index, which measures...
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Imagine being this insecure…
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Stay classy, MAGA. www.instagram.com/reel/DZnGrp5...
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Veronica De La Cruz on Instagram: "Brawls on the South Lawn of the White House last night. A federal landmark…desecrated for a birthday party. This is the People’s House. It has stood through wars, mo...
35K likes, 14K comments - veronicadelacruztv on June 15, 2026: "Brawls on the South Lawn of the White House last night. A federal landmark…desecrated for a birthday party. This is the People’s House. ...
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
“The evening ended as it had begun: with a display of patriotic pageantry on a scale rarely seen in American sports.” Absurd. More a display of ugly jingoism seen all too often in American sport, though calling UFC a “sport” is mighty generous. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
theguardian.com
Trump’s White House UFC fights marred by ugly Michelle Obama smear
Justin Gaethje stunned Ilia Topuria in the main event as a night of military pageantry, political theater and cage fighting veered into conspiracy-laden culture-war rhetoric
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
JFC
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Jarvanka, the salt of the earth. www.wonkette.com/p/ivanka-tru...
wonkette.com
Ivanka Trump Seeks Spiritual Enlightenment By Building Giant Resort For Rich People
They paved paradise and put up a Trump hotel.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A six-month physical? What healthy person has a six-month physical?
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Commuting a seditionist’s sentence was a bad choice.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
As I said on this platform yesterday, he’s not building a ballroom. He’s building a bunker. H/T @doktorzoom.bsky.social www.wonkette.com/p/trump-now-...
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Trump: 'Now Witness The Firepower Of This Fully Armed And Operational Great Drone Empire!'
It's an older pop culture reference, sir, but it checks out.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Just arrived, @mollycrabapple.bsky.social! Can’t wait to dig in.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Who knew Whisky Pete was so into prog-rock? youtube.com/watch?v=OJWJ...
youtube.com
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (HD version)
YouTube video by Peter Gabriel
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
He has no intention of leaving the White House. Watch for the sign to become “Trump-Vance 2028,” unless elections get suspended altogether.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Sweet little Lucy doesn’t let having just three legs slow her down a bit.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
“Trump has frequently appeared to confuse the Peanuts star with unrelated figures such as Marmaduke, Dogbert, and former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Got some rain this evening.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Stephen Miller warms up the crowd.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
@doktorzoom.bsky.social, not to be a scold, but Tubs coached at Auburn, not Alabama. He’s still a moron. www.wonkette.com/p/in-rematch...
wonkette.com
In Rematch With Tuberville, Doug Jones Has Radical Idea: Don't Elect The Stupid Dipsh*t This Time
Maybe Alabamans will have better sense in the 2026 governor's race than in the 2020 Senate contest. We like to dream!
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Big crowd at the Lakewood, Ohio, No Kings demonstration. The mood was both joyous and defiant.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Thanks, @bittersouth.bsky.social! So far, no neighbors have stormed my porch with torches and pitchforks.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
She’s so SMRT. bsky.app/profile/cweb...
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Ellie Margolis @elliemargolis.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
The cruelty continues
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Profiles in courage.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The Park Service dismantled an exhibit on slavery in Philadelphia because it reflects negatively on American history. The exhibit wasn’t even part of the Park Service, but was sponsored, rather, by the city of Philadelphia. Orwellian. billypenn.com/2026/01/22/p...
billypenn.com
Philadelphia sues after National Park Service dismantles slavery exhibit at President's House site
Members of the National Park Service removed signage around the President’s House historic site on Independence Mall on Thursday afternoon.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Can you imagine being this stupid and insecure and [add your own derogatory adjective] to say something like this? And in public yet! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
theguardian.com
Nicolás Maduro ‘tries to imitate my dance’, says Trump in latest accusation
More seriously, US president claims ousted Venezuelan leader has ‘killed millions of people’ in remarks to congressional Republicans
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
“So… what can we do about it? Not to worry, he’s promised all this won’t affect you, just so long as you keep your head down, do what he says, and be very rich.” www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/thi...
mcsweeneys.net
This Corrupt Dictator Has Been Running His Country into the Ground for Years, and Now He’s Invading Venezuela
As you’ve probably heard, a corrupt authoritarian president has been destroying his country for over a decade—and as of this weekend, he decided to...
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social ? ncnewsline.com/2025/12/23/c...
ncnewsline.com
UNC system’s new 'work for hire' policy is a right-wing Trojan horse • NC Newsline
COMMENTARY: As faculty objecting to the policy argued, making syllabi public isn’t really about transparency for the benefit of students, as Hans claims, but about making faculty and their courses eas...
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
How did we survive without AI there to ask the important questions?
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Ideally the dumbest person in America and the President would be two different people
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
So glad I opted for the AudibleTM version of the Susie Wiles VF piece. youtu.be/d7Xf7brOPzw
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two stray cats yowling
YouTube video by Ryan Tseng
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
He’s such a dumbfuck. www.wonkette.com/p/trump-more...
wonkette.com
Trump More Hated, Mocked, Loathed And Loathsome Than Ever. Does It Matter?
Yes! But let's contextualize that!
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
You had me at “cow shoes.”
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
“In the heat of the moment, you’ve got to make a decision, and sometimes that decision is imperfect,” said Hegseth, arguing that under the intense pressure of warfare it can be nearly impossible to distinguish between a porcelain urinal and a white refrigerator. theonion.com/pete-hegseth...
theonion.com
Pete Hegseth Invokes ‘Fog Of War’ After Pissing In Break Room Refrigerator
ARLINGTON, VA—Describing the incident as a split-second operational judgment made under rapidly evolving conditions, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invoked the “fog of war” Thursday to explain why he ...
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Happy Krampusnacht, to those who celebrate.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
@jeffsharlet.bsky.social @cripdyke.bsky.social Thanks for being such gracious, not-Xitty folks. I worried that I had breached decorum. Jeff, we were in touch about a possible projects when I was at Iowa, and I’d read anything @cripdyke.bsky.social writes.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
“Just because I said ‘Blow up the boat and everyone on it’ doesn’t mean I literally wanted to do those things. Ever heard of a rhetorical device? The media can’t handle nuance or irony.” www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/my-...
mcsweeneys.net
My Order to Kill Everyone and Everything Was Taken Out of Context
“[Secretary of War] Hegseth ordered a lethal attack but not the killing of survivors, officials say… Amid talk of war crimes, the details and preci...
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Fixed: Sing like no one is listening. Love like you’ve never been hurt. Dance like nobody’s watching. Drool like no one is filming, and live like it’s heaven on earth.
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Hey, Dad. Timing is everything, right, Dad? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
“The atrocities in Charlotte” is a perfectly measured lacerating phrase. Hat’s off to @bittersouth.bsky.social. Love you guys. Never stop fighting the good fight. www.instagram.com/p/DRPeGhwkUl...
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The Bitter Southerner on Instagram: "Today we’re sharing these powerful Jesse Barber photos. Appalachia based, this isn’t Jesse’s usual beat, but over the weekend he was photographing the atrocities i...
1,201 likes, 11 comments - bittersoutherner on November 19, 2025: "Today we’re sharing these powerful Jesse Barber photos. Appalachia based, this isn’t Jesse’s usual beat, but over the weekend he was ...
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
JFC bsky.app/profile/this...
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I, for one, welcome our lupine overlords. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
ctvnews.ca
B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the an...
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
“I am not alone in my anger. I am part of a rising tide.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
theguardian.com
I’m an American relying on food stamps. This country has turned us into lab rats
I’m one of 41 million people who need Snap to make ends meet. For weeks, the administration has turned our survival into a game: will they eat, or won’t they?
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
bsky.app/profile/rvbd... @aktange.bsky.social
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josparsons.bsky.social @josparsons.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Put Stephanie Land’s essay on the history of SNAP and food insecurity at the top of your reading list. Better yet, read it NOW! time.com/7329421/snap...
time.com
SNAP Benefits Are Running Out. The Cruelty Is the Point.
This is what happens when the safety net drops out beneath 42 million Americans, writes Stephanie Land.
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