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\n\"AALT\n
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\n\"AALT\n
: effinbirds.com","summary":"","url":"https://effinbirds.com/post/813259669103624192","date_published":"2026-04-07T18:00:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Effin' Birds","url":"https://effinbirds.social/activitypub/birdfeed","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2022%2F176191.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"effinbirds"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 18:00","date_timestamp":1775584858,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@effinbirds/116366282318922240","https://www.threads.com/@effinbirds/post/DW2cyupEcmO"]}},{"id":"87727539","content_html":"
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\n\"AALT\n
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I need your motherfucking votes \"\" : effinbirds.social

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@jean Ha! Swear Trek is basically discontinued at this point. It’s expensive to run and generates no income, and is less popular than other things of mine that pay their own bills. If Twitter goes, so goes Swear Trek.

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