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BruceMirken

@BruceMirken@mas.to

Writer and media relations consultant for several organizations, but all ravings here are strictly mine. Known troublemaker, transplanted from California to Hilo, Hawaii. I often post pics of the cute #reptiles who hang out near my house. Escapee from #Xitter. Do NOT patronize any business owned by Elon Musk.
#RacialJustice
#LGBTQ
#EnvironmentalJustice
#BlackLivesMatter
#DrugPolicyReform
#ProtectTransKids
#ElectricVehicles
#EvacuateTwitter
#LongCovid
#CovidIsNotOver
#OctaviaButler
#MarkTwain

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BruceMirken, to random
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Sad but true lesson from : " presidents aren’t leaders anymore. They’re lackeys. They serve the corporations, billionaires, and government leaders on whom they depend. It’s no surprise that, when it comes to the encampments, most administrators have been dutiful subalterns. They don’t lead, they obey." https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/university-presidents-gaza-protests

GottaLaff, to France
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Even Lying Trump will have had enough of her lies.

Via Kyle Griffin:

's government is disputing a portion of 's book that describes a canceled meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.

A representative from the Élysée Palace disputed Noem's account, saying there’s no record of a scheduled meeting, nor was there an invitation extended to her.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/french-official-disputes-kristi-noem-book-passage-emmanuel-macron-rcna151742

BruceMirken,
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@KatM @GottaLaff If ever retires from politics, what will Colbert and The Daily Show do for material?

BruceMirken,
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@GottaLaff @KatM Oh, right... THEM. 😱

flexghost, to random
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** IT’S HERE! FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC THREAD ON **

Tonight’s theme is:

🌊✩°🩵 YOU’RE MY BOY, BLUE! 🩵✩°🌊

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🎵 Post songs with “blue” in the title or lyrics along with what you’re drinking. 🎶
—

Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?

🍷 Electric Light Orchestra ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ + Mermaid Mule🍸

Post often • share • make some friends

ELO BITCH!

BruceMirken,
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@flexghost The immortal Roy Orbison, "California Blue" https://youtu.be/ogeuinHxlqw?si=NU_qHSZQHKZtYi5R

BruceMirken, to tesla
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"Leave it to CEO to add more chaos to a situation that he ostensibly created in the first place."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-backtracks-on-supercharger-network-halt-says-more-chargers-coming-170947263.html

BruceMirken, to climate
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Atmospheric takes another record jump. The time to get alarmed was years ago. https://www.commondreams.org/news/mauna-loa-co2-record

BruceMirken, to Israel
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Regardless of what one thinks of Zionism, it's time to stop pretending that the current far-right government of is normal or sane. https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-ambassador-un

BruceMirken, to climate
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“Given that we’ve seen an unprecedented jump in global warmth over the last 11 months, it is not surprising to see worsening extremes so early in the year,” said University of Michigan environment dean Jonathan Overpeck. “If this record pace of warming continues, 2024 will likely be a record year of climate disasters and human suffering.” https://apnews.com/article/bizarre-weather-climate-heat-flood-extreme-e13a4a5f2c4de870269b36d5de570aa5

GottaLaff, to random
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Pete McCloskey, a California congressman who raised a flag of rebellion against President Richard M. Nixon’s war policies in Vietnam with a spirited but futile race for the Republican presidential nomination in 1972, died on Wednesday at his home in Winters, Calif., west of Sacramento. He was 96.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/us/politics/pete-mccloskey-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

BruceMirken,
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@GottaLaff Oh damn. Pete McCloskey was one of the good guys. Sigh...

BruceMirken, to trans
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I should've known: Not only is an , he wants to torment youth by denying them gender-affirming care. https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4649915-rfk-jr-pivots-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-says-treatment-should-be-deferred-till-adulthood/

BruceMirken, to random
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This is the article to read if you don't understand what's going on with : "When people claim we are 'in a different place' because of 'the vaccines,' I know they have not engaged with the science around COVID since 2021. that were initially thought to prevent infection and confer long-term immunity were found to be capable of neither."
https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/does-the-public-understand-that-variant

BigAngBlack, to Florida
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ex-cop with ‘patterns of abuse and bias’ joins ’s state guard

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/07/florida-police-javier-ortiz-ron-desantis-state-guard

> Javier Ortiz, accused of false arrests, harassment and doxxing, is now member of group reportedly becoming combat-ready

BruceMirken,
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@BigAngBlack I presume that if is involved, demonstrating "patterns of abuse and bias" is a job requirement.

davidaugust, to journalism
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Context: Joe Kahn: 'The newsroom is not a safe space' | Semafor https://www.semafor.com/article/05/05/2024/joe-kahn-the-newsroom-is-not-a-safe-space

BruceMirken,
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@davidaugust The is irretrievably broken, just when we need it to recognize the realities of 2024.

BruceMirken,
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@davidaugust Indeed, they seem to be like a the captain of the Titanic, saying, "Iceberg? I don't see any iceberg! Full speed ahead!"

BruceMirken, to Israel
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#israeli hostage families protest #Netanyahu, call for #CeaseFire with Hamas.

https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-800146

BruceMirken, to random
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"We had already run out of words to describe how catastrophic the situation is in —but this next chapter will take it to indescribable new levels." Can the U.S. please stop assisting Netanyahu's ? https://www.commondreams.org/news/rafah-children-idf

BruceMirken, to Minnesota
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Let's have some hopeful news: "The Equal Rights Amendment was introduced last week and has its first legislative hearing Monday. It would be among the most expansive protections of and rights in the nation if it is approved by lawmakers this session and then by voters on the 2026 ballot." https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-equal-rights-amendment-0b6526fd3261e0ed67f6fa3d06e9b130

inquiline, to random
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Getting real sick of reading about "clashes" between protesters and police

BruceMirken,
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@inquiline They go so far to avoid saying who attacked whom.

BruceMirken, to random
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The view from my back yard.

BruceMirken, to random
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Depressing @TexasObserver article on Democratic cowardice on : 'Take, for example, Dallas Democratic Congressman Colin Allred, now running to unseat GOP Senator Ted Cruz. Allred has vaulted atop the border-hawk bandwagon, signing on to a misleading Republican-led House resolution in January denouncing Biden’s “open-borders policies.”' https://www.texasobserver.org/border-immigration-cowardice-democrats-biden-allred/?goal=0_975e2d1fa1-9dd18c616a-34879230&mc_cid=9dd18c616a&mc_eid=19c0eb2267

BruceMirken, to tesla
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recently got $17 million in federal charging grants. Does Musk have to give that money back now? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-took-17-million-121500550.html

BruceMirken, to random
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"The first 100 days of a regime will undo 250 years of American democracy." --Danielle Moodie on MSNBC

BruceMirken, to Palestine
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has done more to build support for than anyone in the last 50 years.

DeliaChristina, to random
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I swear, having a Black president literally made America go insane.

When I think about how utterly wiiiiild everything is, I think, Hm, what was the catalyst? What was the thing that made half this country go completely bonkers?

Barack Obama.

BruceMirken,
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@DeliaChristina You knew things were nuts when people on the right kept acting like Obama was some sort of radical. 🙄

BruceMirken, to twitter
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A reporter read everything posted on X / for a week. "He believes his work is part of a civilizational struggle in which woke progressives pose an existential threat to humanity. And he spends most of his days inside a feedback loop that’s radicalizing him even more." Yikes.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/i-read-everything-elon-musk-posted-for-a-week-send-help/

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