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@lazybirder.bsky.social

Birder. Retired. Living the good life. β€œForty minutes late with an ice cream cone” - SNL

Breaking: I’m ready, willing, and able to move to Maine to be eligible to run for Senate. (I actually have some experience and worked on Maine issues related to public lands and the all important fisheries industry, as well as a working knowledge of U.S. Senate procedures.) DM me if interested. πŸ˜‰

This! I'm so tired and frustrated with Dems treating each other like the enemy because they don't agree on every issue, instead of fighting the bad people who are taking away our rights and taking us backward. Like in any relationship, you'll never agree on everything, so focus on what matters.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social Β· last mo.

A handful of left-wing candidates in deep-blue New York City is not going to hurt the party as a whole. But this circular firing squad shit? This is what hurts.

Shrapnel. Concussion. Lung damage. Hearing loss. Vision loss. Military officials say that they were β€œNot seriously injured.” Wounded troops are now accusing Pentagon officials of covering up the extent of their injuries due to the Iran war. #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/A0TpvbfKdTVu...

Soldiers Accuse Pentagon Pete of War Disaster Cover-Up β€” The Daily Beast

Service members and their families claim injuries sustained during a horrific attack on a U.S. base have been downplayed.

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Steve Hutkins, a retired New York University professor and a leading advocate for the USPS through savethepostoffice.com, told Democracy Docket that if the agency ultimately moves forward with the proposal, he believes β€œit will destroy the Postal Service.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

β€˜It will destroy the Postal Service’: USPS plan to crack down on mail voting spurs alarm

β€œIt won’t just be tainted. Its whole brand will be destroyed," one leading Postal Service advocate told Democracy Docket.

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An important thing to remember is not just that Trump's deal with Iran is "worse than Obama's," but that Obama's negotiation of the JCPOA was explicitly good while Trump's surrender after starting and illegal undeclared war against Iran is explicitly bad.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social Β· 2mo ago

β€œ.. this thing sounds like something that was pieced together over WhatsApp messages”. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/db14...