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John Gentempo

@jgent.bsky.social

Houston, Tx. Family, sports, politics, music. “I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended on to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer.” Abraham Lincoln

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Hunter Biden Tweets@enchilando.bsky.social · 2w ago

I watched Trump's speech at the Correspondents' Dinner last night. It's hard to articulate how sad it made me. Sad and embarrassed and exhausted. Here is the thing about a man who is a joke. He can't tell one.

Hunter Biden @HunterBiden I watched Trump's speech at the Correspondents' Dinner last night. It's hard to articulate how sad it made me. Sad and embarrassed and exhausted. Here is the thing about a man who is a joke. He can't tell one. People think humor is a talent. It isn't. It's a capacity. To make someone laugh you have to be able to laugh at yourself, and to laugh at yourself you have to step outside of yourself and see what everyone else sees. For one second you have to be just another person in the room. Most people can do this by the time they are nine years old. He has never once managed it. Not in fifty years of cameras. Not for a second. That is not a quirk. It is a symptom. The muscle that lets you tell a joke is the same one that lets you feel what another person feels. A man who cannot survive being laughed at cannot imagine being anyone but himself. He will only ever be generous when it is photographed. He will only ever be kind when it is filmed. There is a name for it. So he stood up there and did what he always does. He hit down. He made jokes about people's weight. He made jokes about their intelligence. He made jokes about how women look. He read out the names of people he doesn't like, and mocked them. Always mocking. And when no one laughed he blamed his speech writers. The cruelty dressed as humor has worn so thin. And for the 30% of you still in the cult who will inevitably call me a crackhead and blame it all on my Dad, all I can say is please, for the love of God, open your eyes. Wake the fuck up. Have some dignity. Have some pride. Joe Biden wasn't standing at that podium last night. Donald Trump was. And at the end of it he put on a red hat that said Trump 2028 and told the room he was running again. No one laughed because everyone knows he has no intention of leaving. Just another joke at our expense.
Michelle@michellesea.bsky.social · 3w ago

My friend and I are actively debating whether the Republican Congress & rest of the Party actually find their balls or they let America go down in flames. Good times. 🔥

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James Talarico@jamestalarico.bsky.social · last mo.

200 years ago, my ancestor signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. He wrote: “Any duty that would advance the cause of Texas I feel anxious and ever ready to perform…” As I accept your nomination for the US Senate, I make that same commitment to you.

Chise@sailorrooscout.bsky.social · last mo.

GOOD NEWS! A personalized mRNA vaccine, known as mRNA-4157, has shown promise in keeping melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, from returning. FIVE years later, NEARLY 70% of people in the vaccine group are CANCER-FREE. The vaccine also cut a person’s risk of the cancer metastasizing by NEARLY 60%.

A personalized vaccine for melanoma cut the risk of cancer returning after five years

If the vaccine is effective in a late-stage trial, it would be “paradigm-shifting,” one expert said.

nbcnews.com

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · last mo.

Random reminder that the GOP's tax cuts for their billionaire donors ballooned the deficit, so they're blaming the problem on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid — while making cuts to programs that millions of Americans rely on. It's socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.

Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 2mo ago

BREAKING: Ken Paxton’s own lawyer just endorsed James Talarico: “I defended Ken Paxton for years in the impeachment trial and in state criminal cases. But in my view, I think Ken has lost sight of his core mission, which is to represent the people of Texas.  That’s why I'm supporting you.”

Pamorama 🇨🇦🐶💪🏕🇨🇦@pamorama.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How can he talk so fast and have all the right words come out? 🤣🤣🤣 Texans - maybe look up the word vegan before you accuse people of it, not that there's anything wrong with that. #traecrowder #vegan

CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦@corrina.sheshed.rocks · 2mo ago

Trae Crowder nailed it! Texas voters now have a clear choice between James Talarico & Ken Paxton. One is talking about service, integrity & the future. The other comes with years of controversy & scandal! Texas deserves better! #TurnTexasBlue #JamesTalarico #TraeCrowder #TexasPolitics #SheShed