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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
They realize they’re toast electorally, so like an idée fixe, they’re determined to act out as many of their hateful vengeful fantasies as possible.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What inspired them to do this—did they stream “Roots” and salivate over the slave ship scenes?
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It would be tantamount to the Confederacy giving up on Richmond.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Indeed, that could have made the difference.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I admit this is subjective, but to me the campaign started well but then seemed to lose its mojo around the time of the VP debate and afterward. Perhaps a combination of wrong tactics, media coverage favoring Trump, and right-wing misinformation about the handling of the NC floods all played a role.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Would have been better for all if Miers had been approved, when you consider who her replacement was.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
These days, by the time I surf a hundred channels to find out which streaming service is showing the game I’m interested in, I’m so tired and frustrated I don’t even want to watch it anymore.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Maybe all those NYT diner stories will now have to focus on how the patrons support Democrats!
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They’re talking the talk. We’ll see if they walk the walk. Their track record suggests otherwise . . .
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In Trumpworld, everything is binary.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Maybe the Steelers should petition the NFL to stop scheduling them on Thursday nights.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yep. This time feels different, probably b/c the press can’t find anyone on the GOP side to tell them everything’s going to be OK. Even the diner stories aren’t convincing anyone anymore.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Meanwhile, it’s been 47 years for us Pirates fans . . . ☹️
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ironic, considering Trump won primarily because of support from so-called low information voters.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And the timing couldn’t be better, Bill!
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Well, she was drunk, after all. 😂
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
He wants a military composed solely of conservative straight white males, full stop.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
His last sentence . . . WTF? Talk about inscrutable . . .
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good one, Dana!
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Compared to that lame retort, George Costanza’s “jerk store” joke sounds witty.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I didn’t know that Bernie Mac had it, although sarcoidosis is more common in blacks. Sounds like your team was well versed on cutting edge diagnostic modalities and treatment, and I’m glad you’re doing much better!
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Certainly a biopsy is preferred if they can get it, but in your case since that wasn’t possible your team did a good job of incorporating all the available data points they had to arrive at the diagnosis. You had good clinicians taking care of you!
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That said, I am impressed that your medical team was able to make the diagnosis based solely on clinical presentation and imaging studies, since a biopsy was not possible.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The biopsy findings in sarcoidosis are nonspecific b/c similar changes can be seen in a variety of other conditions. But modern imaging techniques have proven a useful adjunct to diagnosis, so much so that a biopsy is no longer an absolute requisite. Things have changed since I was in school!
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
OMG what an ordeal! I’m so sorry that you had to go through all that. As a retired pathologist I’ve diagnosed a few cases of sarcoidosis in my time. One of the most inscrutable diseases known to man, with protean manifestations, and a challenge to diagnose and treat. I’m glad you’re better now!
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When I was in medical school I had a teacher from Germany who had a saying “what people do, they think others do too.” And I think that probably captures the mindset of your average young GOP staffer.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s the nastiness and cruelty that excites the base and provides for them the much-needed dopamine surge. Whether it’s true or not is immaterial to them, and guys like Schmitt know this. Bernie Moreno gave Dr. Fauci the same treatment a few weeks ago. The playbook’s always the same.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s a bellwether, I agree.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good observation, Dana. The aspiring GOP pols who aren’t complete dolts are sensing that the zeitgeist is shifting, even if the mainstream media and pundit class are slow to acknowledge this.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good idea. NFL policy sometimes doesn’t make sense. Yesterday Cincinnati had two penalties on a play that the Steelers had one, yet the ref said they all offset. Didn’t seem right.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They’re obviously telling them “when in hole, dig even deeper.”
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Gerry Joyce-Magladene @deaconbluesky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
All of them. I need a nap!
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Gerry Joyce-Magladene @deaconbluesky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hate is the real sin.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Is he still pitching? 😂
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
That’s basically been Fetterman’s schtick for the past 3 years of his term.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Smacks of desperation.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The way Joe Burrow was throwing, I knew the Steelers were going to need a takeaway on D to win that game, and they got it!
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s as if taking that one stand for a few days consumed every last ounce of their courage and resolve.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The silver lining here is that this might redound to the Dems’ advantage for the midterms.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
How does he know they won’t vote Dem? General David Petraeus has said there were more Democrats in the military than people think.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So sorry, Tom. 😞
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Jones himself said when he ran against Tuberville previously that the latter’s entire campaign message consisted solely of how many times he could say “Donald Trump.” Let’s hope for this election he doesn’t diverge from that! 😂
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
And your point is?
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You can always count on the mainstream media to insert a vitiating qualifier whenever there’s any bit of positive data for Dems.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This analysis really helps to explain the Democrats’ “young men” problem in 2024-2025, but happily, things seem to be turning around.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Read: Denmark/Greenland. Same scenario.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is comparable to throwing Brer Rabbit into the briar patch.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thanks, Dana, this really helps elucidate this matter. When I first heard all the ruckus about this, my first thought was also that this didn’t sound like Tammy. Upon reflection and after your explanation what she’s doing makes sense.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Or like those dolls when I was a kid that you pulled a string and they would randomly say one of a limited number of phrases they could say, which made them sound kind of funny and stupid at the same time.
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pandaphil @pandaphil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My thoughts exactly, John. The irrational Tomlin hatred was never actually about his performance—it was about racism, pure and simple.
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