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practitioner. photographer. observer.

Pittsburgh, PA
Joined February 2018
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It's actually mind-boggling that @JDVance would say Watergate would be a "10 hour story" today. Just to review, Nixon's aides authorized a break-in of the DNC HQ to install bugging equipment--in a caper foiled by a night watchman, who called police. They then enlisted the CIA to mislead the FBI that the break-in was related to a probe of malign foreign actors. The entire operation was paid for by a slush fund controlled by the WH. The WH also enlisted the IRS to probe hundreds of Nixon's political enemies. The AG, the WH COS and several other top aides all were convicted and served time for their involvement in the crimes and coverup. Nixon was caught on his own secret tape system conspiring with them but was pardoned a month after he resigned by his successor, Gerald Ford. That Vance thinks this would be a "10 hour story" today speaks volumes about the moral and ethical degradation of the Trump era.
JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."
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Replying to @StephenM
shut up you ugly fuck
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‘We can’t invest in America because we’re fighting wars’ is literally the opposite of what he ran on. Biggest scam in modern political history, hands down.
Trump: We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country. We're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things.
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I’m not even sure I have the words… This is literally one of the NASTIEST moves to score a game winner & win a gold medal that you could ever dream of… MEGAN KELLER ARE YOU KIDDING?!?! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!! SPEECHLESS!!! US WINS GOLD!!!!!!! 🇺🇸🦅🥇
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Pittsburgh is his world
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Replying to @ZeekArkham
Hey zeek. He never drew. They didn’t realize he was armed until they started kicking his ass Then after they took it from him they shot him several times in the back. You can go to hell for defending this shit you Gestapo loving fucking POS He was an ICU nurse not a fucking terrorist you worthless POS
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I WILL GIVE AN OFFICIAL REBUKE TO TRUMP'S SPEECH. BEFORE HIS SPEECH. HE IS NOT THE GREATEST PRESIDENT SINCE LINCOLN. WE DON'T HAVE THE GREATEST ECONOMY IN HISTORY. HE DID NOT INVENT MAGNETS. VENEZUELA DID NOTHING WRONG EXCEPT EXIST WHEN EPSTEIN FILES ARE DUE. HIS HANDS ARE TINY.
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If I hit this dictation button after sending a text and it beeps and stops my music one more time, I’m gonna find everyone at apple and put them in a rear naked choke hold Even if I turn off dictation I somehow hit the voice note thing The send button should not have multiple functions in the same spot
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Why is Trump going after America's air traffic controllers, today of all days? It's one more way to distract from his decision to increase your health insurance premiums.
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Replying to @MattWalshBlog
This entire post is bullshit. Therapists main task is LISTENING. Yes, they have to be insightful to an extent but it doesn’t take a genius to do that. It requires empathy as well which is probably why you can’t understand it…
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Paramount execs watching South Park
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This is why we encourage you to take Severe Thunderstorm Warnings (especially the higher-end 70 & 80 mph warnings like today) just as seriously as Tornado Warnings. That tree in your backyard doesn't care whether the 80 mph wind gust was from a tornado or straight-line wind.
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Kristi Noem’s M4-style rifle appears angled near an agent’s head, with the dust cover open—suggesting a chambered round. That’s a serious firearms safety violation. In any professional setting, it would trigger disciplinary action and signal a dangerous lack of training.
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Never leaving this place
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The federal government broke a contract with Pennsylvania farmers by ending its funding for a program that pays our farms to supply food banks with fresh food. I’m not going to let our farmers get screwed by this reckless decision. I just directed @PAAgriculture to immediately appeal the federal government's decision — which would leave 189 Pennsylvania farmers without the funding they were promised.
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, @JeffreyGoldberg. theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
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I am completely dispassionate about covid and vaccines. I am quadruple vaxxed myself. That may turn out to have some complications, and it may not. I made my choice for personal reasons (my mother is 92). It is an interesting topic. That's all. But calling anyone an 'anti vaxxer' or 'extreme right' because of questioning this stuff to me is a red flag. Being anti vax was THE default view point of EVERY single left wing hippie who raised me in the 70s. It has nothing to do with right or left. Some people think amethyst crystals will heal you. That's their opinion, I don't care. There is interesting data indicating a possible link between Covid and long term immune responses to other viruses, and there is ALSO interesting data suggesting it could be the vax doing it. Could be neither or both or just one. I have zero emotional investment either way. People who make this a political issue, or even an emotional issue, are annoying af. We're talking about science and research here, and we should be able to ask questions and cite studies on all sides of all arguments without being shamed or insulted. Again, I don't care what turns out to be the truth. I just want to know. Covid may have been made by interacting with bats, or by a 14 year old hacker living in the Hollow Earth in a spaceship. The vax may be worse or better than initially claimed. Lord Xenu may or may not be circumcised. I just want to know, but have no investment in what the answer should be. The fact that people are unable to discuss this without getting upset is basically just goofy on all sides. There are reasonable and unreasonable people on both the left and the right. My feed is very good evidence of this fact. If you are of the unreasonable persuasion please leave me the fuck alone. Thank you.
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RFK Jr: Screams about dyes in food which ARE regulated for safety and Screams about vaccine ingredients which ARE tested and regulated for safety While consuming a synthetic dye, methylene blue, that is NOT regulated OR tested for safety & encouraging others to do so too. 1/
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