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Calming Influence

@calminginfluence.bsky.social

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Puget Sound (on a dry spot) Laborer, scientist, builder, artist, general life enthusiast. Despite it all, I like to smile. USAF, PSD, 9th SRW, Beale AFB, 75-79 Pro-democracy, Anti-authoritarian, Peace-loving veteran.

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Or this reality:

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Yeah, the East Coast has it's weather problems right now, but the Pacific Northwest is suffering too!

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

But low taxes!

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Yeah sure, but low taxes!

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Brilliant

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Two men sitting in a library; one is saying, "Those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it. Yet those who do study history are doomed to stand by helplessly while everyone else repeats it."

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Shells on a beach spelling out "TRUMP RAPED KIDS"

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Check WA:

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We're getting mugged in WA:

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

People may not know this, but back when she was in Epstein's stable, Melania's porn star name was "Eve of Destruction". Makes sense now.

Photo of Jeffrey Epstein on a cell phone, with his arm wrapped around Melania, holding her to his chest while she's standing in front of him.

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Tigerlilly meditating.

Tigerlily cat settling down for a snooze.

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Lol

A cartoon showing Donald Trump holding a trophy in one arm with a dog biting at his sleeve on the other arm and a caption that says: "Donald Trump decides that he also needs the Westminster Kennel Club trophy to feel whole." (Brendan Loper is the cartoonist)

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Dana Rohrabacher was friends with Maria Butina

ABC News story titled "From Russia to Bistro Bis: The Calif. congressman who dined with alleged Russian agent"
Text of article:
When FBI counterintelligence agents plowed through the emails of alleged Russian agent Maria Butina’s networking around Washington, they discovered her plan to arrange “friendship and dialogue dinners" with influential Americans.

At one dinner, ABC News has learned, in February 2017 at the tony French eaterie, Bistro Bis, one guest who dined with the then-28-year-old Russian was a California Republican congressman on the House Foreign Relations committee, Dana Rohrabacher. Rohrabacher’s office confirmed he attended.

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Remember Maria Butina?

The Incident: In July 2015, at a FreedomFest event in Las Vegas, Butina (then 27) asked then-candidate Trump a question about his views on U.S. sanctions against Russia, to which he replied that he did not believe sanctions would be necessary because he thought he would get along well with Vladimir Putin.
Background: Butina was a Russian national who was living in Washington, D.C., on a student visa at American University. She used the cover of a gun rights activist to infiltrate influential conservative groups, including the National Rifle Association (NRA), to build back-channel lines of communication between Russia and the American conservative movement/Trump campaign.
Conviction and Return: In December 2018, Butina pleaded guilty to conspiracy to act as an unregistered foreign agent of the Russian state. She was sentenced to 18 months in prison, released in October 2019, and deported to Russia.
Current Status: Following her return to Russia, she was elected to the State Duma (the Russian Parliament) in 2021.

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

If the only Constitutional Amendment you care about is the Second Amendment, you may not actually be a patriot.

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I think it's time in America to Chuck the term "Peace Officer" right out the fucking window. Today in this country, you must immediately submit to anyone wearing a uniform or risk being beaten, arrested or killed.

The term "peace officer" historically describes the fundamental role of law enforcement—maintaining public tranquility—and is rooted in the English tradition of "constables of peace" or "bobbies," evolving from watchmen to modern officers responsible for preserving the peace through enforcement and community service. While often used interchangeably with "police officer," "peace officer" is a broader legal designation in many U.S. states, encompassing various officials (sheriffs, deputies, even some security) vested with state power to enforce laws and protect citizens, emphasizing their duty to restore order and protect life and property.

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

If a drunk teenager drove Elon Musk all around Austin and they didn't crash, he would recommend lowering the drinking age and eliminating drunk driving laws.

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Love this

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

www.mississippifreepress.org/trump-calls-...

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

If you interacted with Epstein after, say, 2006, you got some splainin' to do. Maybe you were naive, maybe you didn't care? But you aren't gonna be able to hide...

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

This just tickles me :) It's like a more elaborate version of

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Calming Influence @calminginfluence.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Many of our MAGA uncles and cousins will be struggling with their faith in Trump this holiday season, what with tarrif inflation, Epstein files, Trump blowing Bill Clinton, etc. To help them escape the darkness, gently tell them (using a Yoda accent, of course):