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Corporal_Spectre

@j-saumo.bsky.social
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Dog dad, husband, aspiring writer, retired Army NCO… Misfit. I went to Iraq to oust a dictator and all i got was this lousy dictatorship.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
Fellas, we have to talk to our sons while they’re still young. This foundation👇🏽 is the way…
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Refrigeration failures have again struck U.S. military commissaries, this time at four stores in Germany and England. The issues are unrelated to the outages that affected up to a dozen stores in the U.S. in late August. From Stars and Stripes' Jennifer H. Svan:
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Refrigeration failures affect 4 military commissaries in Europe
Some coolers at four stores in Germany and England are out of service due to ongoing repairs and maintenance, according to the Defense Commissary Agency.
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Sassy0210 @sassy0210.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🎯 'A man raped her' instead of 'she was raped.' Have you ever read a headline that reads "A bank was robbed by a suspect?" Nope. It's "A suspect robbed a bank."
Christina Ricci in front of a patterned wall with the text: Maybe we should start talking about how many men out of 3 will sexually assault someone... instead of how many women out of 3 will be assaulted. Lets shift the ownership..
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
this is why i never speak ill of someone's ex. you never know if they might get back together.
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I don't care if the polls say the Democrats are leading by 35%, you get your ass out there and vote
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i still don't even understand how the'gotcha' would've meant anything? he met with her the day after she announced having an affair.🫤 like don't even explain this to me. it might push out a different trivial fact that could actually come in handy someday.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
this on the heels of kicking out 3 news agencies from the WH press pool. timing is not a coincidence. 🙄
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Trump administration is not setting a timeline for ending the war with Iran, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said on Sunday, arguing that continued economic pressure favors Washington.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ohio’s only national forest is being opened back up to fracking. The federal government just leased oil and gas rights beneath nearly 2,800 acres of Wayne National Forest for about $11 million, the first competitive lease sale there since 2017.
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Yo! Legseth is the only guy who mad he didn't get to be a meat gazer during UAs.
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
y'know, greenland probably saw the rusted ships and dwindling arms supply and was like, "sure, go ahead and 'protect' us." (behind closed doors: they don't have the resources to shift anything up here. wankers.) 🙄
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
that sounds like the defense of someone who DEFINITELY fucked an animal.
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
i'll have what he's having 🤤
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
it's their fault! not mine. 🤥
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“ICE agents were caught on video pulling one teen from the car and punching him repeatedly in the face while he lay on the ground. The other teen, Luis Ochoa, said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, ‘I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.’”
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.” According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
that picture says it all.
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
if you asked him a question about north and south carolina or the dakotas, he'd probably say the same dumb thing. 😂
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you are dumb enough to vote for Republicans because you think Donald Trump is going to give you $5000 you were already dumb enough to vote for Republicans.
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
more like Trump-a-loser
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Therefore Horror 📀🎃🍿 @thereforereview.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Pearce was exactly the actor you called when you needed a specific role filled with complete authority." 🎬
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Guy Pearce, the leading man who made a career out of not being the lead
For two decades, Guy Pearce was cinema's most improbable absence — the actor who gave Memento and L.A. Confidential their nerve centres, then somehow failed to
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 08/09/2026
For years, New Yorkers have demanded access to City records about the lasting health impacts of the horrific September 11th attacks. For years, they have been denied and ignored. That ends today. nyc.gov/sept11docs
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September 11 Docs
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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 08/09/2026
Acclaimed TV show “South Park” is preparing to return to the airwaves next week fresh off an Emmy win and sporting a new name . Both allude to where the show’s plot will go next.
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‘South Park’ creators continue to needle Trump Administration with ‘South America’ rebrand
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
anyone else notice the photo with trump is the only one with an odd price and "86" is hidden in there. they don't like him either. 🤣
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
he just wants someone in the senate with less charisma and than him. 🤣
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Thomas Austin Jr. @taustin17.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Funny thing about this is this is correct. Everything he does is just a construct of his mind; and it’s gone once he’s done thinking about it.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 07/09/2026
Black text on white page that reads:

In 1882, 10,000 workers marched up Broadway in the first-ever Labor Day parade. Led by democratic socialists and organized by New York’s unions, they rallied the movement that went on to win us weekends, safety standards, overtime pay, a minimum wage, and social security.

None of those victories were guaranteed. And none are permanent.

We created the first-in-the-nation Office of Worker Power to put the full weight of City Hall behind the people who keep New York running. On Labor Day, we honor the workers who came before us by fighting for the workers who come next.

Happy Labor Day, New York. The future of worker power is ours to build. Learn more at nyc.gov/workerpower.
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
yooooo!! where my gen x-ers getting on the hard rock app because they saw teen hearthrob matthew broderick shilling for it?
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
i read @charlotteclymer.bsky.social article in Substack and followed up with the Daily Beast article. while i don't have a Ranger or "long" tab, i can comment on the fact that Pete is a dirty, nasty leg. 🦵 i'll just call him Pete Legseth. 🤣🫡
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Republicans: "Joe Biden keeps making Donald Trump fall asleep."
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
the irony that an article about the high cost of college and ways to mitigate those costs are locked behind a pay wall on an oligarch controlled newspaper. 😑
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🧵i have a friend who has genuine care for people of all walks of life— as long as he personally knows them. it only extends to the types of people he's met so gender fluid is something he just doesn't believe in. i remember these conversations because in a few years he'll have met someone 1/
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In honor of Uber shutting down in Nigeria this week, here’s my favorite story about Uber in Nigeria.
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
i think there's a subtext hear that one or both suspect the other of having an affair. 🤭
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
why don't we just change it to the united states of trump? i mean, who's gonna push back?
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
i'm gonna keep selecting "show less like this" on every one of these lame, boomer, ai trump cartoons that show up in my feed. Family Circus is the only cartoon that makes me angrier after reading one. 🙄
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"The idea that this hub, built over decades, was significantly degraded in the space of a few days by a regional player is unimaginable. "That the US could not prevent and defend against a predictable attack on a Fleet Headquarters is quite startling." www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2026...
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The devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warning
Opinion: If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes.
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
so RS said upfront that if you have an amazon show or a "media empire" they didn't get counted. but # 1 on the list does commercials for everything from amazon and amex to meta and gambling sites. i'm sure those deals don't have anything to do with his influential reach. 🙄
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
this sounds like this alien-looking father fucker knows it's his last time he's going to get to talk to trumple foreskin. "you've had a great life", now you can be at peace. 🤣
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Can we just lock them all in there now?
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Health First in Florida has a mandatory question about which country you were born. as a middle-aged, white, cisgender male veteran, i chose Haiti, of course. hope i meet some ice thugs. 😎
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
i'm not even going to show this to my wife and i hope she doesn't stumble across it. she works as a hospice nurse and we've each had parents pass gracefully with dignity thanks thanks to hospice. he says people don't die fast enough while we don't allow physician assisted death. fuck this guy. 🤟
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
hot take: if you're an elected official with an opion on hassan piker, maybe keep it to yourself for a few months. i don't even know who he is but saying anything about him one-way-or-another doesn't seem help anyone's cause. 🤐
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
awww... look at the chart this little boy made ranking himself among his classmates. sad little guy needs a friend.
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Corporal_Spectre @j-saumo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
hey, internet, i've got an assignment for you. this guy tried to scam me. almost seemed legit since AmEx showed up on my caller id. feel free to call or text him any time of day.
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