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Boomer from the age of vacuum tubes, slide rules, and carbon paper. Lifelong Democrat/socialist/antifascist, military veteran, scientist, naturalist, and atheist. Dogs are my friends. No DMs - spooks, bots, AI, scammers, and Trumpers.

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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 30m
I think so, for a long time. But out of desperation its become blatantly obvious. Its not going to end well for him or for Putin.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 1h
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More proof that Trump is a Russian asset
17 days to the midterms
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 4h
Trump may or may not be a Russian asset. It doesn’t really matter: he acts like a Russian asset.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 13h
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 1h
Trump joins the Axis of Evil Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest apnews.com/article/russ...
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Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest.
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💙💙~Patty~💙💙 @pattyger.bsky.social · 10h
#FridayNightParties 🥳🎉🍕🎶💃🕺🎵🍻 @lisalisa-bobisa.bsky.social @roseisqueen86.bsky.social @privatpaula.bsky.social @denyszz.bsky.social @glynisma.bsky.social @pattyger.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @drrenemd.bsky.social @coko.bsky.social @clareraynor.bsky.social @iamfreetobeme.bsky.social
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 3h
🇺🇸 US Congress wants to block diesel deal with Russia The bipartisan bill would ban investments in Russian energy, cancel existing licenses, and ban the issuance of new ones. The Trump administration would also be required to impose sanctions on Russia's energy sector.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 4h
⚡️ Update: Trump sides with ‘bloodthirsty thug’ by Russia sanctions waiver, Senator Blumenthal says.
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Trump waives latest Russia sanctions amid growing Ukraine-US tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a broad waiver of sanctions under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act on Oct. 16.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 16h
Not even half a Scaramucci. www.rawstory.com/katie-zachar...
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'5 days lol': Laughter erupts as Trump sends 'toast' Katie Zacharia packing
Katie Zacharia is already on her way out as White House press secretary after less than a week on the job.The conservative media commentator took over Monday for Karoline Leavitt, who left in August t...
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 16h
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Judge loses patience and threatens sanctions as Trump crosses the line in BBC lawsuit
A federal judge warned President Donald Trump that he will face sanctions if he continues to disregard her orders in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC.U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjolique Lett issued...
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 17h
Live updates: Trump signals his embattled press secretary is on the way out apnews.com/live/trump-m...
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Live updates: Trump signals his embattled press secretary is on the way out
Trump will rally Georgia Republicans, New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia defends her legal background, Alaska’s Sullivan and Peltola clash over in testy Senate debate
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 18h
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The great betrayal
PLUS: “Fighting Americans:” Play to Win with Adam Mockler TODAY at 12 pm ET
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 18h
robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-mor...
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Trump’s Moral Squalor
Affordability is important but we must also demand common decency from our president
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 18h
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The party’s over, Donald: here’s how Democrats take back power
Winning is not enough. The next Congress must be ready to investigate corruption, enforce accountability, restore constitutional authority, and begin rebuilding America.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 18h
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Donald Trump Is a Traitor
And in a sane world, he would be removed from office now
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 18h
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ne...
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The Bad News on Inflation Just Keeps Coming
And it’s all about Trump
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 18h
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The US economy is facing 2 hot wars heating up at a bad time for the White House
The wars in Iran and Ukraine are heating up at a bad moment for the US economy and the White House.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Trump wants the midterms to be all about himself. Judging by the ads, Democrats are happy to oblige apnews.com/article/midt...
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Trump wants the midterms to be all about himself. Judging by the ads, Democrats are happy to oblige
President Donald Trump says he wants voters to pretend that he's on the ballot in this year’s midterm elections. His rivals are doing their best to help his case.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The White House won’t even try to explain Trump’s fictional inflation numbers www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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The White House won’t even try to explain Trump’s fictional inflation numbers
The actual inflation numbers aren’t good for President Donald Trump and his party. So Trump has come up with something of a solution: just use fake inflation numbers.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Pentagon Plans to Withhold Report on US Massacre of Iranian Kids Until After Midterms www.commondreams.org/news/pentago...
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Pentagon Plans to Withhold Report on US Massacre of Iranian Kids Until After Midterms | Common Dreams
One policy analyst wrote sardonically that the administration doesn't "want to remind voters before the midterms of the mass killing of schoolchildren on the first day of Trump's glorious war."
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Ilhan Omar’s Office Slams Trump Deportation Plot as ‘Authoritarian Move to Silence an Opponent’ www.commondreams.org/news/ilhan-o...
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Ilhan Omar’s Office Slams Trump Deportation Plot as ‘Authoritarian Move to Silence an Opponent’ | Common Dreams
Rep. Ilhan Omar's office slams reported plot by Trump admin to strip her of citizenship.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Mike Rogers' Wife Hands Out $10 Gas Cards, Begging Michiganders to Vote for Her Husband www.commondreams.org/news/rogers-...
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Mike Rogers' Wife Hands Out $10 Gas Cards, Begging Michiganders to Vote for Her Husband | Common Dreams
One commentator called it "a cheap-ass bribe"—since Trump's Iran War caused prices to soar, $10 is now barely enough to buy two gallons of gas in Michigan.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Trump’s deal with Putin
Not only is Trump a loser, he’s a traitor
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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What would a REAL “America First” Agenda Look Like?
Just about the opposite of Trump’s
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Used to be five but now only two.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
You can run but you can't hide Matt Gaetz www.rawstory.com/matt-gaetz-2...
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Disgraced ex-GOP congressman faces explosive new sex trafficking lawsuit
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz is facing a federal lawsuit from two women who accuse the one-time Trump nominee of participating in a sex trafficking operation while serving in Congress, the Miami Herald repo...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"The Republican Party in particular must finally loose the chains of its practical & moral enslavement to Donald Trump & separate itself from the MAGA political party cult" A MUST-READ. It may be frightening, but it's crucial we are all prepared for the inevitable! shorturl.at/US1eU
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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Usually its two.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
As a veteran I have always been disgusted and ashamed of the dishonor Trump has brought upon this great country. A traitor and convicted felon whose days are numbered. With anger spreading over Iran war, Democrats hope to flip Republican seats with veterans' help apnews.com/article/mili...
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With anger spreading over Iran war, Democrats hope to flip Republican seats with veterans' help
Veteran Jessica Killin is challenging first-term Republican Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, a conservative stronghold that includes five military facilities.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Trump’s Wretched Hive of Villainy Turns on Itself
Plus: Ukraine -- Trump’s Great Betrayal
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Trump’s Sick Plan for Ilhan Omar Exposed newrepublic.com/post/216657/... via @newrepublic.com
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Trump’s Sick Plan for Ilhan Omar Exposed
Trump is determined to punish the Democratic representative just for being an immigrant.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Everything he touches turns to sh*t. Trump Uses Nuclear Option to Hide Kennedy Center Docs From Judge newrepublic.com/post/216664/... via @newrepublic.com
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Trump Uses Nuclear Option to Hide Kennedy Center Docs From Judge
Donald Trump wants to hide the true extent of his Kennedy Center takeover.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
www.the-sun.com/news/1714914...
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Trump BETRAYED us & people will die after Starshield cut, Zelensky slams
VOLODYMYR Zelensky has accused Donald Trump of betraying Ukraine as he warned Kyiv is “losing” the US to a scheming Vladimir Putin. The embattled Ukrainian president hit out at Washingt…
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
New Numbers Show Just How Badly Trump Wrecked the Economy www.yahoo.com/finance/econ...
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New Numbers Show Just How Badly Trump Wrecked the Economy
Inflation and gas prices are up — and they're not coming down anytime soon
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Never give up, never surrender. Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries, officials say, as US relations teeter apnews.com/article/russ...
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Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian oil refineries, officials say, as US relations teeter
Officials say Ukraine has launched a drone and missile attack on a Russian oil refinery. The strikes came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a brief energy infrastructure tr...
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The current crisis is not proof that Biden was wrong. It’s proof that Biden was right. Bidenomics was working but then Trump screwed up by ending it. www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/t...
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Trump Blames Biden for High Prices Hours After News of Rising Inflation
Despite voters’ affordability concerns, Trump tells crowd at Arizona rally the economy is hot and high oil costs are making the country “more money” than ever.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The US continued assistance to Russia in the war against Ukraine. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/w...
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Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates (Gift Article)
A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite internet program appeared to be curbed without warning.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Iranian woman handed death sentence for ‘blasphemy’ in social media post
Rights groups warn of Tehran regime’s increasing use of executions to suppress dissent, with at least 600 this year
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/b...
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Surging Inflation Complicates Trump’s Final Push to Sell Voters on Strong Economy (Gift Article)
The final inflation report before the 2026 election — showing price increases and stagnant wages — spelled bad political news for the White House.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Not amused. www.mediaite.com/online/his-b...
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‘His Brain is Cooked’: Media World Appalled By Trump Parodying Fatal Tiger Mauling Video
Trump sparked a wave backlash after posting an AI-generated video of himself wrestling and cuddling a tiger, hours after sharing real footage of the killing.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
MAGA Supporters Clap 'Like Seals' as Trump Yet Again Promises Secret Healthcare Fix www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s...
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MAGA Supporters Clap 'Like Seals' as Trump Yet Again Promises Secret Healthcare Fix | Common Dreams
"He’s so completely full of shit, and voters across the country know it," said one patient advocate.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Inflation Hits Highest Level in Months as Costs From Trump's Illegal War Eat Workers' Paychecks www.commondreams.org/news/septemb...
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Inflation Hits Highest Level in Months as Costs From Trump's Illegal War Eat Workers' Paychecks | Common Dreams
US inflation spikes in September due to Trump's Iran war costs. Energy prices surge, wages fall. Experts warn of affordability crisis.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
COLA Lift for Social Security Not Enough, Say Critics, as Trump Economy Makes Life Harder for Seniors www.commondreams.org/news/social-...
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COLA Lift for Social Security Not Enough, Say Critics, as Trump Economy Makes Life Harder for Seniors | Common Dreams
The rising cost of healthcare and essentials means the modest Social Security COLA increase won't make a big difference for struggling seniors. Will billionaires step up to ensure fair benefits for al...
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Nuremberg 2.0 www.rawstory.com/stephen-mill...
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Stephen Miller privately fears ‘prison cell’ awaits him despite Trump pardons: reports
Stephen Miller has privately voiced a fear that pardon power won't be enough to protect him once President Donald Trump leaves office.A new Zeteo profile of the White House deputy chief of staff, high...
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
A rotting, stinking carcass with legs. dearlstephens.substack.com/p/pain?utm_s...
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PAIN
The Campaign Killer is torturing his party right now, and nobody should stop him ...
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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BREAKING: The Numbers Just Came In and MAGA Is Already Dead
Record corruption numbers, six months of shrinking paycheques, a 30% president and a Senate map turning blue. November is a wake.
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Calgacus @armstrong2025.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
That's the plan!
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