You notice that the criminal-in-charge who sues everyone for everything is drop dead quiet about this. Says a lot.
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Had 27K followers on X, rebuilding over here. Retired 21-yr Army veteran; MH/addiction counselor later in life. Dem. Precinct captain 4+ years. RP = agree. Democracy dies in the midterms - Get Involved - volunteer.
I've been off social media for quite awhile; it's kind of a black hole IMO (especially Facebook). My wife had a knee replacement in January and I've been taking care of her. I'm on Blue Sky now due to a new effort by Heather Cox Richardson. Check it out at @hcrichardson.bsky.social.
Inside CECOT - The banned 60 minutes special youtube.com/watch?v=VKz9...
Inside CECOT (the banned 60 minutes special)
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Trump, once again, shows that he is all bullshit. While he claims that he is negotiating a peace deal with Iran, Israel acts on their own to attack Iran today, while completely ignoring whatever it was Trump was claiming he was doing.
Katherine@wordwatcher.bsky.social · last yr.Israeli carried out a major strike against Iran intending to cripple the country’s nuclear program. Iran retaliation expected www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Where was DOGE when it came to eliminating billions from the DoD, whose innovative technological thinking is suppressed by the military/industrial complex, which give them millions in campaign donations (i.e., bribes). The $500 future of war is already here. open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...
The $500 future of war is already here
While the United States of America is busy with its plans for the next generation F-47 fighter, which will cost somewhere in the vicinity of $300 million a pop, Ukraine launched its remote-controlled ...
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Here's something most Democrats know. Why? Because we pay attention and don't buy Republican lies. Trump’s Out-of-Control Debt Is Not a Bug. To the GOP, It’s a Feature. newrepublic.com/article/1959... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Out-of-Control Debt Is Not a Bug. To the GOP, It’s a Feature.
Which presidents have added the most to the national debt? Those free-spending liberal Democrats? Think again, and think about the reason why.
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Stunningly accurate description of D. Trump's craven, cruel and corrupt administration so far by iconic journalist Dan Rather. open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Shameful
Mike Johnson pushes Trump’s policy bill through the House
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The common drumbeat on Trump's tariffs is that most everything will be more expensive for consumers. More important is that American dominance in the global marketplace will be permanently lost to China. Gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o...
Opinion | In the Future, China Will Be Dominant. The U.S. Will Be Irrelevant.
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If a typical picture is worth a thousand words, this reaction by the leader of Italy to sitting next to an obvious madman is worth several trillion
Has Trump paid any of the judgements against him yet?
Time to bring this one up again. This chart shows the damage Trump's 2018 tariffs did to farmers.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...
Maine Governor, Staring Down Trump, Says She Is Unfazed by ‘Loud Men’ (Gift Article)
Observers of her political rise — and some who have sparred with her — say Gov. Janet Mills’s refusal to bow to President Trump is right in character.
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They will sweep up agricultural land when they bankrupt independent farmers.
From The Bulwark.com, a perceptive, historical view of how Trump, in just 71 days, has destroyed the American-led world order that has existed for over 80 years. Yesterday, April 3rd, was day "the age of American empire... ended." The Lamps Are Going Out Around Us open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The Lamps Are Going Out Around Us
We may want to believe that this is a glitch or a temporary fall. But we must be open to the likelihood that this is the end of the American-led world order.
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Here's a thought: Trump tanks the markets so he and his uber-wealthy buddies can buy up loads of cheap stocks and see billions in profits when he eases up. Plausible?
#BlueStormComin1🌪️🦋🇺🇸 #Resistance 🦋🙌🏻 #Blues@bluestormcomin1.bsky.social · last yr.www.cnbc.com/2025/04/03/s... Maga tears yet?
What's going on with the deconstruction of our Federal government? Here is an excellent description from renowned American historian H. C. Richardson. It is the President's implementation of Project 2025 as the basis for many of of these measures. March 27, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
March 27, 2025
Today, Wired reported that it had found four more Venmo accounts associated with the Trump administration officials who participated in the now-infamous Signal chat about a planned military attack on ...
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Lucian Truscott on the destruction of the Federal government and most of it's people-oriented functions. John Roberts’ nap rudely interrupted open.substack.com/pub/luciantr...
John Roberts’ nap rudely interrupted
Let's go for a drive through Washington D.C.
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Well, this article says that Judges can appoint individuals to carry out their judgments and not solely rely on US marshals which is extremely comforting to hear, now put it into practice!
A Press Secretary who doesn’t know anything about anything except a handful of talking points, doesn’t prepare for briefings, whose reflex when she doesn’t know about a subject is always to attack the media outlet. At least Kayleigh did her homework, despite lying a lot.
The Finns could be in St Petersburg by Monday morning. The EU + UK population is 3x that of Russia. The Russian economy is a fraction of the EU’s. Russia is not a superpower.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2y agoTrump asks Starmer if the UK could take on Russia on its own
He is not just appeasing Putin, he is aligned with him. And every single client journalist, political shill & public/online cheerleader on both sides of the Atlantic is too. Against Zelensky. Against Ukraine. Against freedom. Against the most basic tenets of decency.
From today's Opinion pages of the @nytimes.com, an on-point description of Trump. "Where America Stands: "Trump smeared the founding fathers in Week 5 by declaring himself “king” — of the United States? The world? His narcissism knows no bounds — as he grasped for godlike power to pronounce...
Trump: “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.” BREAKING: US inflation heats up to 3%, higher than expected.
