Gerbring

Gerbring

@gerbring.bsky.social

It's not what GER-bring, it's what GER-brought. He / Him Scuba, D&D, travel, Bay Area sports. My therapist says to try new things so I'm going to shit post, not just shit-reply-guy. Wish me luck.

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Maybe we should stop using the word "trifecta". If one Political Party controls the House of Reps, Senate and the Presidency, that is only two out of the three branches of government. Calling it a trifecta gives the wrong impression that party would have full control to implement its agenda.

Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social

Do folks genuinely not realize as soon as Democrats pass term limits and-or any ethics bill the Roberts Court will immediately move to neuter those bills? If the Dems get trifecta only way to mitigate the threat of Roberts Ct will be through power - expansion.

I was trying not to laugh at this complete horror story but "bro this bus isn't even taking us to another place on the tarmac" is too much 😂

sarah jeong@sarahjeong.bsky.social

bro this bus isn't even taking us to another place on the tarmac. we're on what appears to be an actual highway through rolling pastures

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#otd 2023 — a spectacular FAFO in Alabama that created one of the greatest days ever in social media history. It remains unrivaled in scope. “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring in a folding chair.” — Shirley Chisholm #history #MontgomeryBrawl

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This is Loki, our Maine Coon and the cat of our hearts, and he went missing today. We have no idea how he got out, but he’s an elder, indoor cat, the whole region’s in an intense heat wave, and we’re really scared. I doubt I have any followers here in Martinez, CA, but if so, help? It’s SO hot

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Free agent guard Pat Spencer has agreed to a two-way NBA contract with the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN. Spencer's role grew across three seasons in Golden State, where he averaged 7.2 points and 18.6 minutes last season.

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It's Trans Day of Visibility today. If you're trans and are raising money for something (I don't care what it is), reply to this thread and I will boost you. If you are a cis person, take a look and find someone to support if you can. Everyone give this a share after.

Not the biggest thing but it feels kinda shitty to be spending this morning with my tax advisor, giving thousands of dollars to the US government.

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I strongly condemn President Trump’s unlawful military action against Iran. Americans do not want to see us plunged into another endless foreign war and the President does not have the authority to do so (1/2).

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The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

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Replying to @djbyrnes1.bsky.social

It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall. But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"

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Replying to @jamellebouie.net

we should want to make it undeniable that there is no choice but to end ICE, prosecute its officers for lawbreaking, and fundamentally rethink immigration enforcement.

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I used to manage wine programs for movie theaters and I am in the extremely unique position to say with professional certainty that the answer here is a crisp Albariño.

fright-chael 👻@radplanets.com

asking the sommelier which wine pairs best with swedish fish

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This is the message of a failed, feckless, and leaderless party. We need a party with backbone, and the only path to it is through a cleansing primary season. If your Dem is up for reelection, and you aren't damn sure they're fighting the fascists with everything they've got, primary the bastard.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Sen. Angus King: "Standing up to Donald Trump didn't work"

@repmarkdesaulnier.bsky.social How come it is always *other* Congresspeople speaking like this? Your consituents do not want you support anything that funds this lawless, corrupt government. Do not settle for anything less than concrete, actionable consequences, or make them shut it all down.

Rep. Dan Goldman@repdangoldman.bsky.social

No “clean CR” exists when Trump defies Congress and unilaterally guts programs—from law enforcement to pediatric cancer research to clean energy projects.   Republicans want Democratic cover to keep breaking the law. Democrats won’t play along.

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You need to know it's not "crazy" for experiences you endured decades ago to still affect you so much that you need to work a recovery today. The passage of time doesn't heal anything on its own. If anything, it deepens wounds that are not properly understood or acknowledged.

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Political violence is abhorrent. I have not celebrated Kirk's death. But Newsom calling for his followers to "continue Charlie Kirk's work," someone who praised stoning gay people as "god's perfect law," who called for men to "take care of" trans people like they did in the 50s and 60s, is not it.

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Musk’s Wealth 2012: $2 billion 2025: $436.3 billion Bezos’ Wealth 2012: $18.4 billion 2025: $244.2 billion Zuckerberg’s Wealth 2012: $17.5 billion 2025: $257.8 billion Federal Minimum Wage 2012: $7.25 2025: $7.25 It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.

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Replying to @rincewind.run

the redistricting is (very) good and the trolling is good and I think it’s useful to have him utilizing his ambition to actually fight back; I actually wrote a whole thread on this the other day but it is also important to remember that this is not a man who should be trusted when the dust settles

Philo of Alexan@philoof.bsky.social

Can we agree that Newsom is an ally against Trump or is Newsom so tainted that we shouldn’t support his redistricting effort?

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This is a war funding bill, but the enemy isn't Iran or Russia or China, it's you, the American people

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029: - $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion - $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million - $8 billion for hiring/retention - Billions more.

@repmarkdesaulnier.bsky.social Your constituents expect no less from you. It is time to do your job and represent us.

Sean Casten@seancasten.bsky.social

This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.