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dratcl767

@dratcl.bsky.social
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Married 41 years with an amazing family. Retired after 28 years of USAF service as a fighter pilot and combat veteran. Flew 33 years for American Airlines, International Captain. Went from Republican to Independent to Democrat with 67 rotations around Sol.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 1h
Billionaire political spending was about $16 million in 2008. In 2026, it could reach $2–3 billion. Whatever your politics, that’s a staggering shift in who has the financial power to shape American elections.
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dratcl767 @dratcl.bsky.social · 1h
This is exactly what should have been done by Cornell University. Protecting and supporting women, and aggressively prosecuting rapists is morally right. Shame on the fraternity men, the university administration and law enforcement.
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dratcl767 @dratcl.bsky.social · 11h
Does Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville, who’s running for Governor there, live in Alabama or Florida? www.wbhm.org/local-news/2...
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dratcl767 @dratcl.bsky.social · 12h
It is an attack on our country and society, led by a vain and vulgar self-centered man trying to re-write the history we all saw.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h
This keeps happening.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pathological liars just can’t stop lying. Trump: “I’m the only president that donated his salary. They pay me $550,000 a year.” The presidential salary is $400,000. JFK and Hoover donated their salaries and didn’t rob the country blind.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 13h
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Pete Hegseth Cites Scripture to Justify War. But The Scriptures Have Something Else to Say.
My view as a man of faith
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Doug Aoki 青木定夫 @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 13h
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 13h
Trump announced a $50 billion South Korean investment in Alaska's LNG pipeline to applause at the White House. But South Korea's industry minister said, "The announcement went far beyond what was agreed."
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US ally shoots down Trump's $50 billion investment boast: 'Far beyond what was agreed'
A $50 billion investment deal touted by President Donald Trump during a Wednesday Oval Office event is running into pushback from the ally he says agreed to it.Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters South Korea would invest more than $50 billion in the long-stalled Alaska LNG pipeline proj...
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dratcl767 @dratcl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Love how red Schmitt’s face is at the end!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 30/09/2026
Could things get worse with another 2 years of Republicans in control? You do the math.
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dratcl767 @dratcl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Senator Schmitt is an ignorant disgrace.
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Tamela Ehlinger 🇩🇰🇨🇦🇵🇦🇲🇽🇳🇴🇸🇪🇬🇧🇺🇦 @tamela.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Everyone please listen to @marcelias.bsky.social PLEASE He is absolutely right about this. Do not give in to fear, but be prepared. 👇
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Whyzayker @whyzayker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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🐸 Empathy1st ❌👑 @empathy1st.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"3 flights carrying U.S. deportees have arrived [in Africa] since June, according to human rights groups...Many complain that U.S. immigration agents confiscated their identity document... and never returned them, making it all but impossible to leave the country." www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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‘I’d rather die here than in Africa’: Migrants describe violent deportation flight
More than 25,000 people have been expelled to "third countries" under Trump, including to dangerous and conflict-ridden nations such as the Central Africa Republic.
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jeanie31199.bsky.social @jeanie31199.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The criminals who decided to commit these atrocious, violent crimes are the ones who ruined their own futures—when they decided the future of this young woman didn’t matter.
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groku.bsky.social @groku.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How embarrassing for the Fools behind him. They have no shame.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is true: I look at Labour's neglect of higher ed in the UK - a complete own goal that made the country worse off and undermined a major export industry.
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carpenter22.bsky.social @carpenter22.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
AI discovery? Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/s...
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Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)
An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.
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dratcl767 @dratcl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I was naive in thinking our nation was essentially smart, that was until Trump was re-elected. These are big concepts for the majority of our citizens.
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BellaRossa @bellarossa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
True👇, I've tested this out by asking those who I know identify as conservative to define both socialism and communism. They get flustered and irritated every.single.time. They do not know what these political and economic philosophies are.
via atlcworker: conservatives don't know what socialism is so they call it communism because they don't know what that is either.
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🍂k a r e n🍂 @andthenisleep.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It all should’ve ended the day the orange felon mocked and insulted a disabled reporter a decade ago.
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Zelenskyy’s UN speech hit the nail on the head: "Something always seems to stop Putin from simply saying that’s it, enough, peace. He is always looking for someone who can help take another country instead of stopping and running his own country." Dictators don't want peace; they want empire. 🇺🇦
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A trashy MAGA gathering featuring far right lunatic Kid Rock has been canceled over extremely poor VIP ticket sales, selling less than 10. Love that for him.
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 23/09/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by ICE agents after working in the U.S. for 35 years. His sons, Ronaldo and Lorenzo Jr., testified before Congress and reminded us that this rogue agency MUST be held accountable for its horrific actions.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/09/2026
Trump is considering a 90-day ban on U.S. diesel exports as fuel prices surge. There’s one big problem: Trump’s own energy secretary is warning the plan could actually send gasoline prices even higher. Here’s why:
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Trump Floats Diesel Ban His Own Energy Chief Said Could Jack Up Gas Prices
As Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent assesses whether a full or partial restriction is feasible, refinery operators could face a choice between filling storage tanks and cutting fuel output.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Absofreakinlutely 💯% True.......
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I know we're all* numb to this by now, but it really needs to be said that any one of the batshit insane tyrant tweets from our special little boy would've led to swift efforts to remove any other previous president.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is not normal. It’s straight out of an authoritarian playbook. We change this come November. #Midterms 🌊
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
They hate the Bill of Rights because freedom is a threat to people in government who want to hide the truth about what they are doing from the American people. So they behave like tyrants because that is what they are. Vote this party out of power.
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#BlueStormComin1🌪️🦋🇺🇸 #Resistance 🦋🙌🏻 #Blues @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy #TacoTuesday #Blues Good morning ☕️ There will be parties tonight so join us! 🌮🎉 If you want your account boosted by me and are a follower of mine repost this post and leave a comment Have a great day ❤️☮️🌮 #BlueStormComin1 #BlueStormConnects
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Taco Tuesday & Tequila: What Makes It Better?
ALT: Taco Tuesday & Tequila: What Makes It Better?
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Watching a sunrise and catching a whale & her calf breech: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Fishermen rescue a newborn elephant calf swept away in the Teesta River. Forest department later reunites the calf with its mother: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/HumansBein...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Republican senator from Utah (who always backs down and does nothing after his initial public criticism).
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
UPDATE: Judge Sullivan has DENIED Todd Blanche's Motion for Partial Stay (of the foreign-language documents). He has instead entered a temporary stay so Blanche can try, on an expedited basis, to get the appeals court to enter a stay pending appeal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Order on Motion to Stay – #49 in PHANG v. BLANCHE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01417) – CourtListener.com
ORDER denying 46 Motion to Stay. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 9/21/2026. (lcegs1) (Entered: 09/21/2026)
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M 💓🇺🇸🗽🌊🌈✨🧘‍♀️ @liveadivinelife.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wilber’s treatment is a message to the rest of us. Ice will do whatever they like to anyone they want.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Yikes — @propublica reports MAINE Sen. Susan Collins (R) was ensnared in a bribery probe - “steered government contracts worth millions toward the company while her campaign pumped Kao and his network for donations” — until Trump intervened. 🤔
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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dratcl767 @dratcl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thank you Ian! go.bsky.app/AYhmKj2
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
The handle has changed, but hopefully you'll find me to be the same person: lots of posts about health and science (especially Alzheimer's and other diseases that cause dementia) along with social justice, occasional attempts at humor, and abundant love for our Bluesky family. Tikkun Olam.
I'm still me. Please keep finding me at the new handle: @wolverinebear.bsky.social (which replaces @leadcoalition).
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
‘Clear retribution’: dismay as key Alzheimer’s study cancelled amid Trump attacks on science www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #Project2025 #OMB #NIH #Alzheimers #dementia #science
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‘Clear retribution’: dismay as key Alzheimer’s study cancelled amid Trump attacks on science
Participants in Pittsburgh may never learn the results of their cognitive tests – and funding cuts that target ‘DEI’ have the potential to delay vital diagnoses
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 20/09/2026
Trump knows his 250-foot arch is a political disaster, so just like his monstrous ballroom he's now pitching it as a military installation chock full of drones and snipers. He's lost the American people on this issue and he knows it, so now he's panicking.
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Snagz @snagzsong.com · 20/09/2026
No. 1. - an E.O. isn't law, nor can POTUS direct funding - that's the House's job 2. - This is an obvious play to choke off funding for vital work (like a cure for my cancer) by shifting funding decisions to an "external panel". 3. Fuck Yam Tits www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
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White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Just like with the ballroom, another scam by Trump to turn this into a “military complex” to prevent the courts from intervening by using “national security” as his excuse for vanity projects.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This clip is so unexpected it leaves you speechless before you can even say "damn
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump and Vance to Zelenskyy 18 months ago: You are losing this war. You have no cards. Meanwhile, while Ukraine is kicking a much larger country’s ass who invaded it, Trump and Vance are losing to Iran.
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