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A Democrat in Rural Missouri. Retired Healthcare toiler and a life-long STL Cardinal fan. Twitter 2009-24.

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Ossoff: "The WH put out a video depicting this war as a video game. When service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, & even more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this WH treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to a moral rot."

13.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 39530 πŸ” 12237 πŸ’¬ 891 πŸ“Œ 674

As much as I love space exploration, now is not the time..

13.03.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hope im making sense. I may delete some later for clarification. But I am partial Borg with this contraption.

13.03.2026 09:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So yes that's the kind of incarcerated hernia that still has me here a week later eating ice chips only. Common post op complications of illieus. Small bowel loops involved as well. On my 2nd NG tube. I feel like partial a Borg

13.03.2026 09:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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All women over 65 should be checked for the quiet but likely presence of a Femoral Hernia. They goes unnoticed until incarceration takes place with no warning. Read these warning signs, ladies.
www.google.com/search?q=fem...

13.03.2026 09:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

"For the next phase of my career, I look forward to some independence and finding new spaces to share my work in line with my personal goals."

Another CBS News journalist leaving and talking about independence. Bit of a not-so-subtle hint at what's happening over there.

09.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 4189 πŸ” 893 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 0

Alls well. Stuck here til Wed. tho. The dogs will have given up on me by then. Wonder if I'm making sense.

08.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. I like this surgeon, and that's not always the case. One hour away. Hope your trip went well. You're travels are what my retirement was supposed to look more like. Maybe it can still happen..

08.03.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Boy, was I wrong about a kidney stone. Went to the er friday morning. Surgery the am for incarcerated hernia/small bowel obstruction. I finally know wtf is wrong with at least one part of my old body. No fun.

08.03.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're screwed

07.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 393 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 4
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Cartoon: The downward spiral As always, if οΏ½ you find value in this work I do, please consider helping me keep it sustainable by joining my weekly newsletter, οΏ½ Sparky’s List! οΏ½ You can get it in your inbox or read it on ...

in which I attempt to summarize the current moment

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02.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 531 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone else see this Biden speech a few days ago? Yeah, he's old, but I'd trade him for trump anyday.
Biden seizes on Trump's sinking favorability in a combative speech in South Carolina share.google/hwti8R8WrdRB...

02.03.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

for those of you who werent adults during iraq, its hard to overstate how much the media loves war porn. they salivate over pentagon spin briefings. they love stories about all the bombs and how supposedly infallible they are. they love the notion of the commander in chief, in the situation room etc

02.03.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 10163 πŸ” 2172 πŸ’¬ 440 πŸ“Œ 161

the first Gulf War/Desert Storm in the 90s is tied, in my brain at least, to the emergence of CNN as a household name - the young Wolf Blitzer reporting from Kuwait with rockets streaming overhead, etc.

02.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 94 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1
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01.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 28858 πŸ” 7851 πŸ’¬ 1021 πŸ“Œ 516

I'm just learning of our war on Iran. I've been holed up with a kidney stone since Thursday. Now I just want to go hide some more.

02.03.2026 05:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Ellie Aghayeva

Ellie Aghayeva

this is the columbia student DHS abducted today by pretending to be nypd looking for a "missing person." she's a neuroscience major + influencer w 104k followers who promotes content about studying and neuro stuff.

she is one of the scary people that trump says he is protecting us from.

26.02.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 265 πŸ” 119 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5

I can see why standard poodles are good for apt dwellers. She is the laziest 3 yr old dog ever. She enjoys her daily walk in the woods, but is not at all enthusiastic about playing ball or much of anything else. Some of this may be due to her first 2 yrs being locked up in a filthy ourdoor kennel.

26.02.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is nothing more impractical than a poodle in the woods. She would never have been our choice, but she is a far cooler dog than we expected. That constantly growing coat, though! We've mostly had GSDs and mutts. They couldn't be more different.

26.02.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Todd the terrier mix and Tohru a black standard poodle in the front yard sun without leashes.

Todd the terrier mix and Tohru a black standard poodle in the front yard sun without leashes.

It's really great to finally have them both off leash. Tohru had to get over chasing the large modot trucks that use our street and Todd was just that jerk that would just take off every chance he got. Something finally clicked in his 10 yr old brain that he can run free if he just sticks around.

26.02.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
1 out of 10 men. 1 makes a sexual joke at a woman, 2 laugh, 3 fake a chuckle to fit in and 4 stay silent. None of them speak up. Later nine of them still believe they're the "good guys" But from the woman's perspective the laughter, the silence, the looking away, it all creates the same environment. So when women say "most men are the same" this is what they mean: not that every man harasses women, but that most men help protect the system that does.

1 out of 10 men. 1 makes a sexual joke at a woman, 2 laugh, 3 fake a chuckle to fit in and 4 stay silent. None of them speak up. Later nine of them still believe they're the "good guys" But from the woman's perspective the laughter, the silence, the looking away, it all creates the same environment. So when women say "most men are the same" this is what they mean: not that every man harasses women, but that most men help protect the system that does.

26.02.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 135 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
Doc Burnside's house also known as the Warner mansion. Taylor Ave in kirkwood, it was across the street from Mary's house. Was torn down several years ago with the same lame excuses.

Doc Burnside's house also known as the Warner mansion. Taylor Ave in kirkwood, it was across the street from Mary's house. Was torn down several years ago with the same lame excuses.

I'll never forgive gibbons for his hand gun betrayal. Not surprised his wife is mayor now. Sorry, but they suck. That house is 1/2 block from our ramshackle historic house
that will be torn down as soon as we sell it. Can't wait to see how everyone reacts. This should not have been torn down either.

26.02.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More Than 150 Years Old, Historic Kirkwood Home Faces Demolition Unless its owners have a quick change of heart, a historic home in Kirkwood will be demolished come March.

Webster is beating the crap out of kirkwood in the historic home preservation game, tho.
www.timesnewspapers.com/webster-kirk...

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26.02.2026 11:40 πŸ‘ 10207 πŸ” 3141 πŸ’¬ 413 πŸ“Œ 162

i repeat: if blue maga types could redirect half the energy they expend being mad at progressives for suggesting things could be better and instead direct that energy at democrats and demand the party actually do things to make this country better we would be way ahead

26.02.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

They found him. He died.

Another murder by our immigration goon squads

25.02.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 11833 πŸ” 5320 πŸ’¬ 386 πŸ“Œ 294

I have saved them all.

25.02.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm 69. I grew up surrounded by dozens of kind men. I live on 40 acres. I have run into both strange men and what I suspected was a bear. I was much less frightened of a prospective bear than the stranger. Bears are predictable. Creepy men in my woods are too. They don't belong there.

25.02.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S men’s hockey team can take those gold medals and shove em’ deep.. @usahockey.bsky.social #olympics #menshockey #teamusa #trump #epstein

23.02.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 680 πŸ” 253 πŸ’¬ 101 πŸ“Œ 62

It’s the reason we choose the bear

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