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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 13h

Is that the 90 bucks, or the 500 bucks? Not seeing anything in my account so far

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

There is no definition of American nationalism that has room in it for a guy named Marco Rubio

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

“TMZ has obtained video . . ." Clearly the most significant development in this story

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"My opponent's position on these issues is the correct one. Therefore you should vote for me" has never been a winning campaign

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It goes up next year to about $210/month. The post is misleading a bit, it's not going up BY $200/month

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My current Medicare premium is $199.90/month, or $2400/year.

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

That's funny, because when Cooper was governor, he couldn't even get his own lt. governors elected.

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I have no clue what point you are trying to make and why you think this is an appropriate place to make it, but good luck with your efforts in finding an answer to your questions

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Why are you asking me? I'm not the DSA?

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Schumer has history going back at least to 2006 when as chair of the DSCC he rejected the candidate CT Democrats nominated, and supported the "independent" Joe Lieberman. I also don't think you can compare those two organizations, only one of which actually has power

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In Sacramento nearly 40 years ago, a neighbor had 2 very prolific olive trees. I brined them for 6-8 weeks with charred garlic and lemon. They were amazing, and I gave pints of them as holiday gifts for several years

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Literaly the equivalent of me dropping a euro coin in a buskers hat

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

You need to stop thinking of them as your colleagues

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Have spent the best part of an hour in this position, and could probably spend another hour before we get up #productivity

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Surely 6 VIP passes at $1000 each was enough to break even with that lineup

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

There is literally only one way to test electability

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I suspect the plan is to get rid of the profitable customers and drive the program into deficit, then use that to scare voters (and Democratic electeds) into further cutting it back. It might even work

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

As centrists and liberals around the globe (should) have learned over the past few decades, adopting the positions of your opponents leads to your opponents winning elections. We'll find out if it works the other way round

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

She adopted us about 10 weeks ago, and is definitely leaving her tiny kitten phase behind #kittens

6 week old black kitten sits on a man's shoulder

16 week old black kitten sits on a chair back

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm so old I remember when white people passed laws to keep Catholic immigrants from entering the US

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Trump set to betray Western civilization yet again would also be an accurate headline

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

How does a guy worth £50b end up with a haircut like that?

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Maybe one of the royals should speak up on their behalf, then

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It wasn’t until he had passed that i realized i had been living within a dozen miles of Edgar Pangborn. I should have, as he was writing stories mostly set in that region, and at least one (The Witches of Nupal) set in my town. I have tried not to repeat that mistake with contemporary writers

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

association for an all-weather pitch. I have to remind them that’s the equivalent of me tossing a €2 coin into a busker’s hat on the main street.

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

There’s a multi-billionaire dude living a few miles up the river from my town who wants all kinds of special concessions from the county (private helicopter pad, closing public access to a historic graveyard, etc.) People keep bringing up that he donated about €50,000 to the local youth athletic …

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I can take any side in this conversation, often within 15 minutes. I think of it this way: you don't need to be a scholar of Louis Armstrong or Charlie Christian to appreciate the new Mary Halvorson & Ambrose Akinmusire LP. But familiarity with the older stuff will deepen your appreciation

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

When I moved to durham, i realized i had become part of the community when i successfully lobbied the city to install a bus shelter at the stop nearest my house. Nearly 5 years into my stay in Ireland, i have gotten the State to install a bus stop sign at the stop nearest my house. Progress!

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Me: Can i schedule my vaccines? I’m off to a third world country in October and i want to make sure i’m protected. GP: Of course. Here’s the link to book online. May i ask where you’re going? Me: Florida

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I remembered liking the first series better than the second, but when i reread a few years ago, something clicked with the second set for me. He’s also such a good wordsmith that it’s easy to forgive his cultural baggage (unlike, say, Herbert, IMO)

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

You’d almost think it was their goal

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Those of us who have been following this story in the Guardian for the past 10 days or so had no idea this outcome was even possible

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I’m so old i remember when Bill Clinton “reformed” welfare so Republicans would never be able to attack Democrats for giving people “handouts”.

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

There’s no practical difference between 47 seats and 46 seats for now, so purging him today would send a pretty good message that might energize Democrats and get to 52 seats for the next term.

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

But it also meant that you could print what you wanted without prior permission from the government, or subject to prior restraint. The Zenger case predates the Constitution by 5 decades and established that principle. Which mattered because newspapers of the day were extremely partisan

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Schumer and Clinton were NY’s Senators at the time, and I believe that WTC was in Jerry Nadler’s district in 2001 (districts have changed after both censuses since). Any one of them could be making a big deal about this if they chose

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I have, in recent years, come across sex scenes that left me wondering “Has this writer ever actually had sex?” OTOH, the scene where Bron takes the Spike out to dinner is the best part of SRD’s Triton.

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Do Senate Democrats have a leader who can take this guy to the woodshed, or is it all just catch as catch can?

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