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Joe M

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Thank you for this (and everything else)!

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I've always thought that working at the local library must be the greatest job ever! (Unfortunately, where I am, certain people are working hard to ban certain books, so I feel bad for the county librarians. They're putting up a good fight, though!)

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Still my favorite. Thanks @astrokatie.com!

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How long do we have to wait before the NRA does something about the orange tyrant? Isn't that why they've been stockpiling all these years?

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Amanda Marcotte's avatar Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social
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Watching the GOP reaction to the Supreme Court's "immunity" decision has been instructive.

These folks don't "fear" Trump, as we've been told.

They want a dictator. They may personally despise him and his smell. But he's their best shot at fascism.

www.salon.com/2024/07/03/g...

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This is how crazy the Far Right has gotten:
Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling: "We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be"
www.mediamatters.org/project-2025...

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The only "Fourth" day of the month I will be celebrating from now on is the Star Wars one in May.

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So are we cancelling Independence Day since we've reverted back to a monarchy? Seems like we should. Sorry for all those who had beach plans.

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"What a coincidence! Your wife just hired me to fix your van! Hang on while I grab my sledge hammer and crowbar."

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I don't know about healthier, but my pets make me happier than 99.99% of the people I know.

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Dave Hutchinson's avatar Dave Hutchinson @hutchinsondave.bsky.social
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I’m not sure there’s anything you can say about a society that wants to protect kids from Anne Frank’s Diary but won’t protect them from guns.

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Of all the brilliant things you post this is the one that has spurred me to write, "You're smart."

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"shovel actual horse shit" -- so you were re-enacting the debate?

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Best boring story ever!

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And I bet your plain and wonderful cats are grateful every day that you gave them a loving home. Thank you for adopting them!

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I have seven cats between the ages of 3 and 19 (or 20, I'm not sure) and every one of them just showed up at my door. I let them in and that was that.

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I'm in the, "Well I guess I can't enjoy life or be creative for even a minute until I retire or win the lottery" stage of life.

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Dawn Xiana Moon's avatar Dawn Xiana Moon @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social
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Artists: Never let them tell you that what you do isn't important. We're so important that we're always one of the first things authoritarians go after. "Change the stories, you change the power structures."

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POLLSTER: "How would you rank Donald Trump: Strongly Approve, Somewhat Approve, Somewhat Disapprove, Strongly Disapprove?" ME: "What's the lowest one again?" POLLSTER: "Strongly Disapprove." ME: ... ME: "Got anything lower?"

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I have a hard enough time being judged by my cats.

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>spit-take< Thank you!

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Based on that, I have the utmost confidence that you'll love Project Hail Mary. I enjoyed The Martian too but if I had to choose between the two, Hail Mary wins, hands down. Ray Porter, the narrator, is fantastic, and the story has a lot of heart and humor.

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My two favorite audiobooks are 11/22/63 by Stephen King and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. I've listened to them both multiple times.

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I want to print out this post, frame it and hang it on my wall. I don't know you, but consider me an instant fan. Thank you for loving your sweet dog so much.

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My wife and I both have COVID, so we'll have a quiet Xmas at home with chicken soup for dinner. Maybe we'll watch what we consider the best of the Christmas Carol movies, the one starring Alastair Sim as Scrooge. Wishing you a joyous 2024.

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Andy Weir accomplished this quite nicely in The Martian. Not exactly protagonist vs. antagonist, but Mark Watney (the "Martian") was first person POV while the people on Earth trying to rescue him was in third person.

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