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DeFitz

@d3nnis4.bsky.social
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Pragmatic lefty, pro-science, free thinker, Linux advocate, cat daddy, bookworm, cheerfully sober for decades, plant-based, blue dot in Houston. ❤️🇲🇽 ❤️🇨🇦 ✅️ Nat'l parks ✅️ Meditation/mindfulness 🕉✨️

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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Research shows that Faux News is debilitating America substack.com/@lucasbean/n...
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Fox News Is Making You Dumber
In 2012, a research team at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind poll set out to answer a straightforward question: how well do Americans who consume different news sources understand basic cur...
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Focusing on any one of tRump's destructive policies distracts us from seeing the big picture. Lucas Bean provides the most concise and clear explanation of tRump's game plan in this video. substack.com/@lucasbean/n...
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Is This Fascism? Yes
The Ten Tactics of Fascism: A Yale Professor’s Checklist for How Fascism Takes Power
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The silver lining here is they've made it crystal clear whose side they're on, erasing any pretense that they care about democracy.
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The Oligarchs are Doubling Down on Republicans
And Democrats should make the most of it
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Father David's clear vision of the current situation. substack.com/@frdavidgier...
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David Gierlach (@frdavidgierlach)
Hypocrisy and fascism
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
China once again leaves America in the dust. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world’s fastest
China’s LineShine debuts at number one in Top500 – a list sometimes viewed as a national measure of global tech prowess
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Yes, Virginia, the current Guilded Age is far worse than the first one. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Meet the New Bosses, Worse Than the Old Bosses
The second Gilded Age is much uglier than the first
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
A Killdeer nested in my flowerbed and laid four eggs. These two youngsters are now out and about while the parent is covering two more little hatchlings.
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Chump has destroyed America's standing in the world far more than we thought. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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No, America is Not Respected
Thanks to Trump, we’re held in contempt even by our closest allies
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
There are many more casualties than what they've announced, I guarantee. substack.com/@1stcavalryg...
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1stCavalryGal (@1stcavalrygal)
650 American Soldiers unalived in retaliatory strikes: As per International News! Germany closes the largest U.S. Medical Hospital due to hospital's primary objective #news #germany #landstuhl #milita...
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Carl Sagan had prescient insight about "the combustible mix of ignorance and power" years ago. Today we see firsthand what he warned us about. youtube.com/shorts/X8qR4...
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Carl Sagan And The Dangers We Face
YouTube video by Saganism
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Chump’s whole tarrif scheme was pre-planned to help repubs in the midterms. Check this out. substack.com/@angrymaleve...
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Tariffs overturned
And the rich get richer
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Krugman calls put thuggish threats made to Fed Reserve economists over study showing tarrifs are paid by Americans. youtu.be/lzZdxmSmBaM?...
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Now Trumpists Are Menacing Economists
YouTube video by Paul Krugman
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
If Pam Bondi was a waitress. substack.com/@aprilajoy/n...
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If Pam Bondi was a Waitress
This is a comedic sketch based on Pam Bondi's absolute crash out at her Epstein hearing today.
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The cynic in me says this is for an ICE military operation or preparation for one. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US officials abruptly close airspace in El Paso, Texas, for 10 days in unusual move
FAA cited ‘special security reasons’ for shutting off skies around El Paso airport in area along border with Mexico
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
This is how they plan to end vaccines. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
Moderna requests meeting to discuss refusal as decision could have implications for all new and updated vaccines
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Wall Street put Chump in office, and now they're doing very well. If Chump meddles in the 2026 election, we are obliged to grind the economy to a halt. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Grind the country to a halt’: Democrat urges national strike if Trump meddles in midterms
In wake of Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to ‘take over’ voting, senator Ruben Gallego urges citizens to take a stand and give the ‘ultimate response’
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
"The most radical act of resistance in a capitalist society is non-participation." Listen to Scott Galloway in the first part if this interview about the upcoming national strike(s). youtu.be/RNpiJErSFxg?...
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Something Has Broken In The U.S. | Prof G Markets
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The EU has more leverage than the Rumpers acknowledge. They hold a lot of US T-bills that they can dump, and this.
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Mr Global - Matt Randolph (@mrglobal)
The EU Could Decimate US LNG
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
"Arithmetic" is the reason Venezuela’s oil will likely stay in the ground. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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The Ignominious Death of Drill, Baby, Drill
U.S. economic and foreign policy is now based on Trump’s crude delusions
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Some political Irish music to brighten your day.
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Point of View. Blind Reaction. After giving us a brilliant New Year song, the Irish band, Sligo Bandits are back with a follow up. This time they're taking on politics and the state of the USA. These ...
TikTok video by Gen ❌️ Dino
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The most truthful speech tRump has ever given. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh8gJAMV/
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#ForYou #Fyp
TikTok video by Lyndsey Parker
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The purpose of taking Venezuela’s oil is to keep it in the ground. There's an oil glut right now, too much supply. Plugging Venezuela’s wells will increase oil prices and thereby help oil companies.
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Mr Global - Matt Randolph (@mrglobal)
Another reason why big oil will say no to Venezuela.
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The Constitution depends on the honor system to work. Guess what.
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The U.S. Constitution is Dead
Blame President Trump and the Honor System
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Y'all better check your upcoming health insurance rates. Insurance companies are taking advantage of the expiring ACA subsidies to raise everyone's rates.
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Mr Global - Matt Randolph (@mrglobal)
Insurance
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Leaked images of the new tRump battleship. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrc5oH3G/
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🚨🚨 Breaking news 🚨🚨 Bilder av det nye krigsskipet til Trump har lekket ut! USS TRUMPSHIP 🚢⚓️🤡 #trump #trumpship #battleship #clown #fyp
TikTok video by Markus
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
John Fugelsang's new book, Separation of Church and Hate, helps explain this man's experience.
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Tomball Texas churches not no good #shorts
YouTube video by Snarvio
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Geezzzusss, this 83 year old film clip spells out exactly what tRump and his cult are trying to do now.
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David Ddraig Goch (@oldreddragon)
Sound familiar? This was from a 1942 movie, Keeper of the Flame. 83 fucking years ago, and we have learned NOTHING!
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
You are probably not registered to vote anymore. If you're in a red state, you better check because the repubs are scrubbing voter rolls. Watch this.
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You're probably not registered to vote
Please check and spread the word
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Why the right wing never pushes to have Jesus quotes posted on buildings or in classrooms - everything he said was "inconveniently woke."
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Author John Fugelsang reflects on how progressive values are in sync with the teachings of Jesus
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Y'all better pay attention to the AI bubble. It truly is one, it's huge, and the consequences will be severe when it bursts. This Krugman interview is long and wonky, but it clearly explains the economic perils the AI bubble poses.
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Talking With Paul Kedrosky
So, about this AI thing ...
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
ICE is using Uber stickers in order to disguise themselves and kidnap people. Spread this for awareness!
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
If these repugs follow through and resign, as they are threatening, the Dems could take the House in early 2026.
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More Republican reps are considering following MTG out the door, report says
‘More explosive early resignations are coming,’ one unnamed senior House Republican said.
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
This ought to be reason enough to close all your Meta accounts, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
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Mark Zuckerberg has more in common with Jeffrey Epstein than you might expect
Is Meta complicit in a massive transnational human trafficking trade?
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
A mental health expert explains how tRump's advancing dementia will soon end his second term. youtu.be/9OtO-cypKmY?...
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'Trump will not make it to the end of this term compos mentis' | Psychologist analyses Trump
YouTube video by Times Radio
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The Guardian is reporting that a good number of prominent MAGA influencers are actually located outside the US. I wouldn't be surprised if Putin were financing this activity. That would explain why MAGA is so destructive to our country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Many prominent Maga personalities on X are based outside US, new tool reveals
Users posing as rightwing Americans are operating internationally, per the platform’s transparency feature
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
“THIS IS A SEWER… A SCAM… Congress has been enriching itself for too dadgum long.” We are highly critical of @RepTimBurchett but he & @repjayapal are right — Congress should be BANNED from trading stocks, as @unusualwhales calls out. Make your reps & senators back this.
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Bernie lays the truth bare. We need a progressive tsunami in the 2026 primaries to replace Dem leadership.
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The Dangerous Ones (@thedangerousones)
Daaaaaamn, Bernie. 🔥🔥🔥
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Right the fuck now, people need to sign up to primary corporate Dems all over America. Do not let any Dem in office feel safe. We need agitators everywhere.
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Wresting control away from the corporate Dems is gonna be bloody, but it has to be done for our country to survive.
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
This is a page from Greg Abbott's reforms to the Texas school testing standards.
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
With this guy now casting such an immense shadow over all of Maga, you can bet Maga will do everything they can to block, suppress, or cancel the 2028 presidential election.
Gavin Newsom for president.
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
There's still time to stop the train, though the effort required is probably more than what the Dems can muster.
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LindaVistaLinda @lindavistalinda.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
🤣🤣🤣
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Man @gavinnewsom’s team doesn’t mess around
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
I've thought for some time that China had surpassed the US, both economically and even socially (think universal healthcare and support for starting a business). If Maga succeeds at establishing an autocracy here, we won't even be able to claim "freedom" as an advantage here. Just sayin'.
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We’re Number Two!
How Trump ceded the future to China
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Repugs believe their own propaganda and lies, to their own peril.
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Too Cruel Too Soon
How Republicans messed up on Project 2025
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Obviously California has issues but this defense of their policies by Newsom is worth watching. TN is a low tax state - for the top. regressive for the bottom. our services and laws punish working people also (bottom in infant & maternal mortality, poverty, school spending, violent crime, etc..)
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DeFitz @d3nnis4.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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The Hunger Games Begin
40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps
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