🚨 KNOW BEFORE YOU VOTE! 🚨 THE BIG BEAUTIFUL DELAY Why You're Not Feeling the Bill--Yet H.R.1 (The "Big Beautiful Bill") was designed to delay the damage until after the 2026 midterms. Here's what's coming--but not just yet: CUTS COMING AFTER THE ELECTION:

SEEN ON "X" (C'mon @bsky.app--be better!) "came here to tweet that bluesky is way better than twitter which I really did not expect but before I could even start typing a giant ad for x premium took up my entire screen and I had to manually click out of it."

What happens the day AFTER you "push yourself"? 🤔 m.facebook.com/story.php?st...

As for affordability, THAT'S an issue to take up with our ECONOMIC SYSTEM! Everyone who works, or is unable to work (full time or at all) should have an income that covers necessities. And the necessities include whatever transportation works best for each of us and our unique needs and challenges.

And coincidentally, guess what percentage of eligible American voters actually voted for Trump in 2024?

WTAF? What does "some kind of issue occurred when contacting the feed server" mean, here on Bluesky? Anybody know?

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TRUMP: "A whole civilization will die tonight...." STORY TIME: King Croesus of Lydia asked the Oracle at Delphi whether he should attack the Persian Empire. The Oracle said "If you cross the Halys River, a great empire will fall." Croesus attacked--and his OWN empire fell.

We MUST flip the House--and preferably the Senate too, but at least the House--this year. That will happen only if we vote in numbers big enough to counteract any cheating. And if--this time--we #VoteBlue even if the Democratic candidate isn't perfect. And THEN we can talk about what happens next.

🚨 NEW STUDENT LOAN SCHEME reduces amount students can borrow to prep for careers in certain fields--closing those fields to all but the rich! PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ENDS MARCH 2 GO TO regulations.gov Search: ED-2025-OPE-0944-0001 Click "Comment" About: "Federal Agency"

🚨 NEW STUDENT LOAN SCHEME Reduces amount students can borrow to prep for careers in certain fields--closing those fields to all but the rich! PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ENDS MARCH 2 GO TO regulations.gov Search: ED-2025-OPE-0944-0001 Click "Comment" About: "Federal Agency" Type/paste comments in box

You send it this photo and type: "@____app describe this photo, including all words, in text form:" --and it responds, IN TEXT FORM: "A little girl watches a house burn and smiles. Caption: ME WATCHING OPENAI LOSE $14 BILLION IN 2026" --then you can copypaste that text (as below) as "Alt Text".

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OTOH, there's a case to be made for keeping an account there and checking in occasionally, to educate those who ARE still there (for whatever reason--business, networking, etc.) and give them antidotes to the right wing propaganda they get there. (And also, to plug this place in subtle ways. 😉🦋)

His name is PUTSCH? REALLY?

This one is good, too!

Happy Birthday (anyway)!

LIT COMMUNITY: It's not over unless we assume it's over. We CAN make it happen here! Reach out to friends and contacts who've migrated...wherever, and invite them to establish a presence here too!

Great minds think alike!

For one, certain people--who seem to be afraid of a vigorous dialogue.

Some of them refused to "settle" because neither major party candidate was perfect. But how could they not have known that--on every issue--Trump is MUCH worse?