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Monterey Jack

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If you want to find me I'll be out in the sandbox. #TTRPG #Tabletop #Music #Horror #Scifi
Games are for everyone. Science not Superstition.


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L O L G O P's avatar L O L G O P @lolgop.bsky.social
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IT'S NOT THE NEW YORK TIMES JOB TO MAKE SURE THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IS ELECTABLE. NO, SIR! IT'S THE NEW YORK TIMES JOB TO MAKE SURE THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IS ELECTABLE!

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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I just can't go from the worst Supreme Court ruling in the history of the country to watching fireworks celebrating the country.

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Nina Metz's avatar Nina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social
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Wallace Shawn on Gaza: “The Anger of the Palestinians Cannot Be Ended by Killing Their Children” The playwright, actor, and member of Jewish Voice for Peace challenges the notion that all Jews support Israel's actions Via THR

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Chuck Schumer: "I think if we bring back Blue Slips you'll see how quickly the GOP will be willing to work across the aisle."

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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"Competitive Salary" is a meaningless term and everyone should stop applying for any position that lists that under salary.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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I've lost my tolerance for shaming people for their despair.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Oh hey, y'all going around shaming people for their despair. STOP IT

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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LOL people getting on board with expanding the court now. Hey, the horse escaped can you guys go out and shut the barn door?

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Oh that dastardly 3-3-3 court again.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Welp, I guess we are going full fascism because Biden had a cold.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Those bribes have really paid off.

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Django Wexler's avatar Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social
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Every morning I check the news and it's like -SCOTUS Eliminates Three More Basic Rights, Only Six Remain -President Mispronounces a Word, Will Now Lose Election to Senile Hitler -New AI Company Uses Artist Blood to Let Billionaires and Racists Live Forever, Gets $45 Billion Valuation

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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2 years ago I posted on my socials that the Bad Guys Won. No one believed me.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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So which SCOTUS justice is the most cost effective? Who gives the biggest bang for your bribery buck?

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Corporations don't commit crimes Corporations don't commit crimes Corporations don't commit crimes Corporations don't commit crimes Corporations don't commit crimes Corporations don't commit crimes

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Nations scumbag C Suite goblins afraid they may be held accountable for harming people.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Well, apparently the bunnies think you did good work.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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It is only Bribery if it comes from the Bribery district of Washington D.C. Otherwise it is just a sparkling tip for a job well done

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SCOTUS: the founding fathers felt that bribes were an essential part of a functioning democracy

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hilzoy's avatar hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social
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"If the top 1 percent of income earners in America just paid all the federal income taxes they owed, we could raise an additional $175 billion a year. That’s 38 times what it would cost to provide a bed to every person experiencing unsheltered homelessness in America."

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Hemant Mehta's avatar Hemant Mehta @hemantmehta.bsky.social
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In 2015, Mark Janny was released from prison.

He was sent back after refusing to go to Christian worship services like his parole officer demanded.

He sued. The case just settled. Janny will receive $100,000 in damages.

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/atheist-pa...

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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You won't have to look very far to find out who created this perception (Hint: it is not religion, literature, or art)

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Micah's avatar Micah @rincewind.run
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the fact that we can look at most major problems with our lives and guess "this is the fault of private equity" - and have that actually be correct a shockingly large percentage of the time - is an excellent reason to regulate the industry into the ground

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Wendy Sparrow's avatar Wendy Sparrow @wendysparrow.bsky.social
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Dell gave employees an ultimatum to return to office some of the week or accept they were never eligible for a promotion ever again. Half the employees shrugged and stayed remote.

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024...

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Sure why should pumping up your stock price by endangering the public be a crime?

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Persiflage 🏳‍🌈🌲🌍's avatar Persiflage 🏳‍🌈🌲🌍 @persiflage.bsky.social
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I fucking love David Tennant SO MUCH! (Source: Georgia Tennant's IG)

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Prufrock451's avatar Prufrock451 @prufrock451.bsky.social
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We have been using sticks in warfare for a million years and nuclear warheads for only 80 years. Are nukes stronger than sticks? We only have intriguing initial data

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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How do you write like a Supreme Court Justice? Easy, I just remove logic and reason and keep everything else.

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Popehat's avatar Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social
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Roberts: wait Bruen says WHAT? Fuck fuck fuck I gotta stop voting on shit when I’m drunk. Okay. You can do this Johnny. You went to Harvard. Let’s parse our way out of this mess. Fuckin’ Thomas, I should have known better.

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Corey Pein's avatar Corey Pein @coreypein.bsky.social
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Most of the obits I've seen neglect to mention that Donald Sutherland was "deeply involved with Hollywood's left wing, throwing benefits for the Black Panthers" and protesting the war in Vietnam. www.theguardian.com/world/2005/s...

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The Serfs's avatar The Serfs @theserfstv.bsky.social
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Donald Sutherland at occupy Vancouver. RIP to the legend.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Can't help but notice none of the Ten Commandments talk about harassing Pride Festivals.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Feeling 49th in education rankings, might put up the Ten Commandments later.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Every pol who declares their love for the Ten Commandments should be asked two questions: Which version? Can you tell me what they are?

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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My superpower is identifying narcissistic toxic flaming assholes while everyone else is worshiping them.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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If the press was competent, they would ask Trump what the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act was at every presser. They won't. They know he has no idea.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Look, no DEA agent ever lied to Clarence Thomas.

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Popehat's avatar Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social
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SCOTUS protects religious freedom of DEA agents by allowing them to offer expert testimony of their belief that there’s no such thing as a blind mule

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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SCOTUS: We just can't decide if George Washington thought he was above the law.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Well, the rest of the movie is basically AM's co-stars (the ones who would talk to him) taking the piss out of his whining.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Democrats who invited Netenyahu should be deeply embarrassed.

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Peter's avatar Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social
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if you think this is definitely going to be held unconstitutional, please note that in 2019 the Supreme Court held that a giant cross on public land did not violate the Constitution

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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No one in the press ever asks if C Suite salaries, grotesque benefits, and bonuses are driving up the cost of your fast food.

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Robert Reich's avatar Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social
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The Biden FTC is on a roll. It banned noncompete clauses. It blocked the Kroger/Albertsons merger that would send grocery bills skyrocketing. Now it's taking action against Adobe for allegedly trapping users in pricey subscriptions. This is government working for the people.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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I have to live in a country where a SCOTUS Justice looks me square in the eye and tells me a bump stock doesn't change a weapon in any significant way.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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The message from Netanyahu is clear: he feels entitled to our military aid. Not grateful. Entitled. This is not a partnership at all.

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The job of making a LARP for the general population and not nerds is mind boggling. I don't even know if it can be done.

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Monterey Jack's avatar Monterey Jack @mjack.bsky.social
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Police Unions spend big bucks for 'training,' but none of those trainings include a basic understanding of the law and the constitution.

youtu.be/Bh_llqrKJC8?...

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Ed Burmila's avatar Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social
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Check out my new NYT column, “How Could An Alternative Exist to a Thing That Was Made Up Five Years Ago and Quickly Revealed Itself to be a Massive Scam?”

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