Bob Ballentine

@raballentine.bsky.social

Retired. Amateur classical pianist. Liberal. Mystery Science Theater 3000. ADHD. No damned Trump! No damned MAGA! No damned Elon! No damned Republicans!! Please, no DMs. And FUCK ICE!!

53 years ago today, 10/10/73, VP Spiro Agnew was forced to resign the Vice Presidency after he was caught grifting& extorting *$200,000* during his time as city manager of Baltimore, Gov. of Maryland and while Vice President. Trump and his kids & son-in-law now grift OVER $200,000 an hour easily.

Let me see if I understand this . . . 1. The U.S. is at war with Iran. 2. Russia is helping Iran in that war. 3. The U.S. is now giving Russia money that it can use to help Iran destroy U.S. bases and kill U.S. troops. Donald is smart & patriotic like that.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 2d ago

The first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October.

Map of tanker’s route

More than 100 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody over the past three years, as prisoners' rights organisations warn of systematic torture, starvation, medical neglect and increasingly harsh detention conditions.

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