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highplainsdem

(64,053 posts) Thu Jul 16, 2026, 11:20 AM 23 hrs ago

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NY Times Pitchbot: I can't breathe the air, I can't eat lettuce, I can't afford gas, and my kids have measles. But at [View all]

least now our soldiers will have enough testosterone.

I can't breathe the air, I can't eat lettuce, I can't afford gas, and my kids have measles. But at least now our soldiers will have enough testosterone.
— NY Times Pitchbot (@nytpitchbot.bsky.social) 2026-07-16T12:43:56.701Z

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NY Times Pitchbot: I can't breathe the air, I can't eat lettuce, I can't afford gas, and my kids have measles. But at [View all] highplainsdem 23 hrs ago OP

Kick dalton99a 23 hrs ago #1

Apparently they need "gender affirming care". SharonAnn 19 hrs ago #22

Can't help but wonder if Hegseth is projecting. Raven123 23 hrs ago #2

I think he's trying to prove he is a bigger dick UpInArms 23 hrs ago #3

Long-term alcohol use Pinback 20 hrs ago #17

Every accusation is a confession. Hugin 23 hrs ago #4

I don't think that's his reason, but it is a political move FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #9

Wait until he finds out about Alexander the Great Lucky Luciano 10 hrs ago #30

Pretty good guess... Hugin 1 hr ago #31

IKR?! sheshe2 22 hrs ago #10

Maybe, but it's still a serious medical issue ... Munu 22 hrs ago #13

alcoholism makes it soft. mopinko 21 hrs ago #15

That's known as "Whiskey Dick" FoxNewsSucks 18 hrs ago #23

Looks like Low-T Trump got the results from his recent blood work. sop 20 hrs ago #18

TBH, doesn't sound like a NYT headline. maxsolomon 22 hrs ago #5

NY Times Pitchbot is parody. CaptainTruth 22 hrs ago #11

Yes, I was aware. maxsolomon 22 hrs ago #12

Further down that thread... irisblue 22 hrs ago #6

Modern version of resistance to fascism -- make friends with wnylib 20 hrs ago #20

It's good to keep our priorities straight. Biophilic 22 hrs ago #7

My eternal frustration in life- relogic 22 hrs ago #8

Well, we're told that empathy is the enemy so there is that problem. Biophilic 21 hrs ago #16

Yeah, poor things relogic 15 hrs ago #28

So this is Pervitin in another form for the troops. hadEnuf 21 hrs ago #14

LOL!!! Beacool 20 hrs ago #19

Yeah the smoke in the air here is so heavy today. Figarosmom 20 hrs ago #21

Thx kraznov. SheltieLover 18 hrs ago #24

Are they planning to spend more $ for veteran medical care when prostate cancers rates soar? Attilatheblond 18 hrs ago #25

Why not do the Tucker Carlson "Sun on the Testicles" thing he was hawking a few years ago. Marie Marie 18 hrs ago #26

I hope some good data will come out from the testing of such a large group of men. LiberalArkie 16 hrs ago #27

Take your T, warmfeet 15 hrs ago #29