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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...
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In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members (Gift Article)
About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that comes in the wake of news reports about the war with Iran and the U.S. military’s diminished stocks of munitions.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mail-in ballot restrictions
The question of whether President Donald Trump’s restrictions can move forward in time for November’s midterm elections has been the subject of a dizzying legal battle in recent weeks.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks wtop.com/national/202...
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AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks - WTOP News
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
El-Sayed said on CNN: "I'm not a socialist, I'm a scientist" when asked whether he'll need to moderate his message given the closeness of his primary win. There's 100 days to win over the black and blue coalitions. Piker needs to go, tho.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Norway has made England step up its game significantly, do you agree?
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
FIFA in US = heat dome. Is it unfair some games are played in AC and most are not? What do you think?
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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Key Health Care Panel Is Again Blocked From Meeting
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
www.facebook.com/share/r/1CuP... Drumpf has been barred by the estate of Leonard Cohen from using Hallelujah during his big July 4 celebration, er major political rally and grievance airing. Thank goodness.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
“This is a victory for 🇺🇸— because our goal from day one was for Iran to open the strait that wasn’t closed until after we attacked…” 🤣 (H/T @waltermasterson.bsky.social )
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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“Higher Ground”
A Reason To Smile
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p... Thanks, Dan Rather for putting this fiasco in clear terms.
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Trump Lost
And so did we
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The Bulwark www.thebulwark.com?r=mxy1e&utm_... The supposed deal with Iran and what it means, really.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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Sentinels at the Bacchanal
Military participation in the spectacle in D.C. is a reminder that trust in our armed forces depends on them standing apart.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Very Low-IQ Trump Too Stoopid to Win War open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Very Low-IQ Trump Too Stoopid to Win War
There’s a revolution in military affairs and America is on the wrong side of it.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/o... This is a scary scenario but would all fed law enforcement agencies and the military back such a blatant takeover?
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Opinion | ‘When You Think of It, We Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
SCOTUS's Brazen Power Grab Guts Voting Rights open.substack.com/pub/contrari... The Roberts Supreme Court is the worst ever. If Alito retires, another right-winger will be enrobed. Could we stand that?
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SCOTUS's Brazen Power Grab Guts Voting Rights
The renegade Supreme Court exhibits an over-exercise of power, open contempt for the laws Congress passes, and a heavy partisan tilt. It doesn't have to be this way
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Chip Roy’s Deportation Nation open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa.... Yes, America. He's running for AG of the state I unfortunately live in, Texas.
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Chip Roy’s Deportation Nation
Banishing ideas, one immigrant at a time.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A Strategic Defeat of Historic Proportions open.substack.com/pub/contrari... Insightful piece from the Contrarian's Jen Rubin on the strategic disaster from an unnecessary and undeclared war.
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A Strategic Defeat of Historic Proportions
No amount of self-delusion can change that
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
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This Was the Moment Donald Trump Lost His Mojo
He’s forgotten the thing that first got him elected.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u.... $73 billion proposed in cuts or elimination of domestic climate, housing, education programs so more missiles to bomb Iran in an undeclared war and keep the Pentagon in lobster tails.
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White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense in New Budget Request
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Drumpf made a Pearl Harbor joke seated next to Japan's Prime Minister today. What an appalling racist he is, also dumb as a post.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
x.com/govpressoffi... Newsom press office does it again after Trump called Newsom the president! Brilliant reposte.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Historian tells NYT: “The lack of discipline and lack of clarity strongly suggest that the administration was simply unprepared for the messaging aspects of this conflict. The likelihood is that the demands are ambiguous because the administration does not know what its goals are beyond winning.”
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I checked DOD and other sources for on-the-ground images of the Iran War. The images. Mostly satellite images. Will This sanitized view stay when boots hit the ground? DOD also downplays extent of TBIs and burns suffered by those US troops caught without warning in the early drone strikes.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
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RFK Jr. to Undergo Surgery
HHS secretary out all week, plans to return next Monday, spokesperson tells MedPage Today
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
www.medpagetoday.com/surgery/orth... So much for pull-ups in jeans for a while, Bobby Jr.
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RFK Jr. to Undergo Surgery
HHS secretary out all week, plans to return next Monday, spokesperson tells MedPage Today
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
SOURCE: Common Health Coalition, news release, Feb. 26, 2026 www.healthday.com/health-news/... Thanks to Bobby Jr and his antivaxxers, costs for measles hospitalizations will rise a lot.
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Small Drop In Measles Vaccinations Tied to Big Jump In Cases
MONDAY, March 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Even a slight decrease in measles vaccinations could spark a seven-fold increase in new cases, a new report says.Just a
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
www.aarp.org/health/condi... Hmm, perhaps this is dear leader's dementia problem. Would go with the canl;es.
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What is Vascular Dementia?
When blood flow to the brain is choked off, vascular dementia can occur, causing problems with thinking and motor skills.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
NYT article you can read without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/u... Cannon bootlicks Trump again. She should be tossed out as a judge.
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Judge Bars Release of Special Counsel Report on Trump’s Mishandling of Documents
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
taskandpurpose.com/news/working... How could military working dogs be left in outside kennels in the heat of Texas summers? The Inspector General's Office finds unsatisfactory health conditions at 12 MWD sites. Credit to Task & Purpose.
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Conditions in kennels for military working dogs led to 4 deaths, IG says
A Defense Department Inspector General review of kennels across the military revealed unsafe and unsanitary conditions for working dogs.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... Musk and Bobby Jr. What a pair of sickos. Grok is not an accurate source of healthy food information, and should NEVER be the source from an HHS allegedly educational resource. Conflict of interest much or just no more firewalls?
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Want to put food up your ass? RFK Jr.'s chatbot can help!
If you were weirded out by the extreme close-up convicted rapist Mike Tyson Real Food Super Bowl ad, prepare yourself for new heights—or perhaps depths?—of unpleasant feelings about the whole ...
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Hegseth saying it loud to defense leaders from 34 Western countries on Feb. 11. We will "achieve a permanent peace in this hemisphere." The U.S. “is asserting, reestablishing and enforcing the Trump corollary of the Monroe Doctrine," Hegseth explained, in case no one got the hegemony threat.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Thank you, DC grand jury for rebuffing the administration's attempts to charge Sens. Kelly et al. for asserting their rights by reminding service members and govt. officials they need not follow illegal orders.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... First, the administration removed all references to T in LGBTQIA+. On Feb. 9, feds took Stonewall's rainbow flag. Petty, cheap, and why are they so scared of the trans community? Leave Stonewall alone.
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Feds remove pride flag from Stonewall, iconic site in LGBTQ+ movement
The move came after a directive from the Trump administration to remove certain flags from national historic sites.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Explore this NYT gift article without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Highly interesting first-hand accounts of how Patel is ruining the FBI.
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Inside Kash Patel’s F.B.I.: Meltdowns, Chaos, Vendettas (Gift Article)
Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Why isn't NBC identifying the team ice skating music? How can I find that info?
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Explore this NYT gift article for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u... This is not "fake outrage," Karoline Leavitt. This is racism in your face straight from the White House in 2026.
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Trump Posts Video Portraying Obamas as Apes
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Undaunted from the Bench open.substack.com/pub/contrari... We should all support this federal judge's strong stance against racism via manipulation of TPS status and the Noem denigration of good people from other countries.
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Undaunted from the Bench
Judge Ana Reyes calls out Trump regime racism
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
www.facebook.com/share/v/1DMG... Love this Drumpf satire guy, but this video hits too close a nerve about Epstein Island and consent age.
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Redirecting...
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
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Fearing ICE crackdown, immigrants nationally are avoiding treatment, sometimes with dire consequences
Doctors nationally are describing harrowing consequences for patients who put off medical care because of fears of ICE.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
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Trump Repeats Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, as White House Walks It Back
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o... Your phone could be your downfall cuz of its wealth of data about you, and DHS knows this.
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Opinion | ICE Is Watching You
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
wapo.st/4rtfCw8 Who needs actual legal judicial warrant when a piece of paper will do that's basically an administrative memo or email from DHS? I should probably watch my SM but refuse to knuckle under.
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Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
So sorry. Don Lemon is on Jimmy Kimmel, not Stephen Colbert. Please watch!
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Rread free article from Feb. 2 NYT evening update You can read free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u... We all knew this was coming, didn't we?
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Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Read this New York Times article for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u... This is so very wrong. Congressional Democrats better look into this pronto. Trump fixation/obsession/distraction.
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Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search
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Ken @handymanken.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
When you don't vote you voted for this. When you don't stand up against fascism, you gave away your democracy. When you sit still when the government murders citizens, don't expect anyone to stand up for you. The only one's left will be the ones that are okay with this.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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Trump plans to close Kennedy Center for about two years, starting in July
Under a proposal by President Donald Trump, the closure could begin July 4, with construction beginning immediately.
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akerj.bsky.social @akerj.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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A Government Shutdown Caused by One Man’s Ego
Graham stalled funding for DHS because he didn’t get a legal loophole made just for him.
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