Dwain S
@dwains.bsky.social
Retired IT manager, Navy veteran, amateur photographer, music and art lover witnessing the disintegration of American democracy. I have a low tolerance for BS so if you have trouble being civil don't engage.🚫crypto,🚫porn, accounts with vanity pics = block
This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early. As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.
Time for a nature break ... The first time I can recall hearing Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite was a Walt Disney short film in 1958.
Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail by Ferde Grofe
YouTube video by Ms.Music1234
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In Puerto Vallarta at least, Mexicans are buying Chinese (non EV) vehicles like, Geely, MG Motors and BYD. Chinese-made vehicles account for roughly 15% to 20% of total new car sales in Mexico.
Mexico unveils $8,500 Olinia EV to challenge market dominated by Chinese-made cars
Mexico is aiming to carve out a place in one of the fastest-growing segments of its auto market with a tiny, low-cost electric vehicle designed for crowded city streets.
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Starting Saturday, August 1, 2026, for a fee of up to $100,000 a month, trading firms can access "Truth API" to get a glimpse of the president's often market-moving announcements about economic policy and global affairs before the rest of the world.
Ranking Member Raskin Launches Investigation into Trump Scheme to Sell Insider Access to His Own Truth Social Posts
Washington, D.C. (July 31, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, launched an investigation into Trump Media & Technology Group’s plan to sell Wall Street firms earl...
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Capital One bank has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the Trump Organization over the closure of hundreds of bank accounts back in 2021, arguing in new papers that the shutdowns were the product of a monthslong anti-money-laundering review. Article includes a link to the motion.
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns
The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d...
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As long as people continue to vote for conservative leadership at state, local and at federal levels, women’s rights will continue to erode. I’m reminded of the 81 y/o Georgia woman who voted for the first time ever in the 2024 election because her longtime husband discouraged it.
A Film About American Motherhood | Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Moms First
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youtube.com/shorts/Uu9ei... Hey, yall, you deserve a laugh today and start making plans on how you plan to vote!
The Living Presidents' Call to Vote
YouTube video by Michael Kryton
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Some white evangelical Christians view Donald Trump through an apocalyptic lens, believing his actions in the Middle East could help fulfill biblical end-times prophecies. Seems fitting that the "be careful what you wish for" concept applies here to their belief.
Iran War Expert REVEALS Trump's CATASTROPHIC FAILURE
YouTube video by Legal AF
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The Odyssey cost $250 million to make. Guess who got a tax break worth more than 30x that last year? Amazon—after firing 30,000 workers.
Got the chance to see these talented players in action today! It was great having the @wnba.com at Home Court at the Obama Presidential Center for All-Star Weekend. 🏀
mjmd @tooblue.bsky.social Eye opening! 👀 This man has a perspective on Data Centers construction and the scamming(?) that surrounds it that I've not been aware of. I'm astonished. Listen and repost if you agree.
jaguarr 🐆@the-jaguarr.bsky.social · 2w ago👇🏼
Fox News insists racism doesn't exist, unless a Black actor plays a white character
“Trump’s reputation for belligerence will continue to hinder his dealmaking ambitions for the remainder of his presidency,” write @reidpauly.bsky.social and @matthewcebul.bsky.social. “Trust is hard to gain and easy to lose, and the U.S. president has surely lost much of it around the world.”
The Lost Art of Coercion
Why Trump’s belligerence is a sign of weakness.
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"As the Trump administration sought to ramp up immigration arrests, it changed the nature of American life turning sites of daily life into danger zones. Everyday locations such as neighborhood streets, bus stops, gas stations, grocery stores, malls, wildlife reserves, and roads and highways."
Trump Poll Numbers PLUMMET as ICE CAUGHT Abusing Hundreds of Children!!!
YouTube video by Legal AF
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We need to keep Major Watson’s message alive Excellent article and video coverage of our friend and hero #MajorJasonWatson Call Congress 202-224-3121 Demand they invoke #RuleIX #Impeach #Convict #Remove
Xplisset@xplisset.bsky.social · 4w agoDon’t Do It. Don’t scroll past Major Jason Watson. He took the oath literally. The misdemeanor vanished. The Air Force investigation did not. The full Reader’s Cut is live. Share it until Congress has to look. BYe. open.substack.com/pub/xplisset...
The grasshopper gets it — divide and conquer. Today's oligarchs use the same playbook. But together, we have all the power. Watch.
ME: It's a Superman movie where he comes to earth during prehistoric times PRODUCER: Keep talking ME: called Jurassic Clark HIM: Get out
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt. ~ Abraham Lincoln
A 3-year-old girl watched ICE murder her father yesterday. We all watched Sebastian Guerrero’s final moments through our phones. We can scroll away — but Sebastian’s 3-year-old daughter cannot.
@ejeancarroll.bsky.social: "I don't understand how people can be afraid of a fat elderly man who wears apricot makeup, his hair done up like Tippi Hedren in The Birds and sits in a court room and moans and groans and complains”
a few other thoughts about lindsey graham
Why did Lindsey Graham go from Trump critic to MAGA loyalist?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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