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Kip Opperman

@kipopp.bsky.social
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Husband, Father, Grandfather, Teacher, Interpreter, Musician, Photographer, & Macroeconomics Junky.

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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The illegality being exhibited by our modern day gestapo is appalling. These unqualified, incompetent, ill trained, thugs need to be disbanded and charged with felonies.
propublica.org
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Folks, don’t be surprised if Felon Drumpf gets Maduro to lie that Venezuala was involved in “rigging”the 2020 presidential election. Manduro will most likely get a pardon from Felon Drumpf if Maduro lies for him.
youtu.be
BREAKING: Marc Elias drops BOMBSHELL Trump exposé
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Felon Drumpf will be going to jail after he leaves his second term. Here is the video, just released by The House Judiciary Committee, of the Jack Smith deposition. I linked the transcript in the comments.
youtu.be
Jack Smith Deposition
YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
There’s a lot of fishy financial sh$t goin’ on at The NY Fed with their infusion of billions of dollars into “The Big Banks”. Add to that the short selling of Silver that JP Morgan got itself caught up in and we’ve got the recipe for economic disaster. Stay tuned.
dcreport.org
Big Banks Enjoy Stealth Bailouts - A DCReport Exclusive
The NYFed has quietly injected tens of billions into major banks—now with no limit. Unreported policy changes raise fears of another Wall Street bailout.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Here is the link to the 60 Minute CECOT segment. It was axed by Barry Weiss, the unqualified and MAGA flunky who is now running CBS News. archive.org/details/60-m...
archive.org
60 Minutes Inside CECOT : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Full video of the 60 Minutes Inside CECOT episode that CBS pulled.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
The criminality and complete disregard of the law, that has been exhibited by AG Bondi and Deputy AG Blanche, as directed by Felon Drumpf, continues. Today, as if we wouldn’t notice, at least 16 files from The Epstein Files disappeared off of the DOJ website.
apnews.com
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Felon Drumpf and his criminal AG Bondi will eventually pay for this.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Prof. Keen provides an explanation of how banks create dollars, similar to our Monetarily Sovereign Federal Gov't, and how actual debt in the private sector is the issue we need to focus on not the so called "Federal Debt" (it's not)!
youtu.be
“Banks are HIDING something from us” Top Economist Warns
YouTube video by ProfSteveKeen
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Felon Drumpf needs to be removed, ASAP!
lincolnsquare.media
Ex-Trump Lawyer: 'The Constitution Is Not Adequate to Contain a President as Evil as Trump'
Ty Cobb warns Trump is not merely incompetent but, in his words, ‘evil,’ and driven by a desire to accumulate and abuse power.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
These buffoons continue to rack up future felony convictions.
wired.com
Brendan Carr Isn't Going to Stop Until Someone Makes Him
In the wake of Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, experts say the FCC commissioner's conduct is flatly unconstitutional. They also expect him to keep going.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Eventually the lawless, incompetent, fascists in Felon Drumpf’s regime will end up in jail.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
In Utah, it is perfectly legal to open carry a gun on a college campus. What could go wrong?
attheu.utah.edu
New rules for firearms on campus - @theU
In order to carry a firearm on campus, a person must obtain a Concealed Carry Permit (CCP) from the State of Utah.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Kirk’s assassin is involved with the alt-right Groyper movement (link in comments). The assassin, Tyler Robinson is a white male from Utah, whose father is a cop & grew up in a conservative family.The Groypers, lead by Felon Drumpf darling, Nick Fuentes, hated Kirk because he wasn’t hateful enough.
socialitelife.com
Charlie Kirk shooting suspect in custody, who seems to have been an alt-right groyper
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
With all the chaos, incompetence and diversions being caused by Felon Drumpf and his woeful unqualified administration, it’s easy to miss the increasing and economy killing inflation numbers they’re causing. Here’s the latest inflation numbers along with an increase in unemployment.
cnbc.com
Consumer prices rose at annual rate of 2.9% in August, as weekly jobless claims jump
The consumer price index was expected to increase 0.3% in August, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Not surprising to hear the Utah Governor warning us that the Russians and Chinese are feeding the MAGA world lies and disinformation to foment violence with their bots. They’re also calling in fake bomb threats and shooter threats to colleges and Universities throughout our country.
newsweek.com
Russia, China "bots" want violence after Charlie Kirk killing: Governor
Governor Cox said people can put their phones down.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
This is absolutely brilliant. 👏🏼👍🏼 California Gov. Gavin Newsom just stuck it to felon, rapist, pedophile, and wanna be dick tater Drumpf for one of his many illegal acts. Using the caps lock and verbiage ol’ Felon Drumpf would use to spank his ass is just brilliant. Read them below.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
The supposed anti-gov’t nazis are completely into expanding gov’t violence against our resistance.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
As we all know, Felon Drumpf is petulant little child who is completely clueless when it comes to economics. He’s just pulling his chaotic economic policies out of his very large ass.
bls.gov
Employment Situation Summary - 2025 M07 Results
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
As I’ve mentioned in the past, right wing faux Christians completely ignore the teachings of Jesus. In this Joe Rogan episode, James Talarico (A Christian Pastor who follows the teaching of Jesus and a Dem Rep. from Texas) wows Joe to the point where Joe says James should run for President.
youtu.be
Joe Rogan Experience #2352 - James Talarico
YouTube video by PowerfulJRE
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The pathological liar and his butt kisser Hannity, keeps lying, and lying, and lying, and lying. The chaos and cluelessness continues unabated. We wasted a dozen 30,000 lbs. bombs, there’s still uranium in Iran, and Israel & Iran keep lobbing missles at each other.
wired.com
Donald Trump and Sean Hannity Set Off a Wave of Disinformation After Iran Bombing
Trumpworld has been trying to spin the US military’s bombing of Iran as a complete and total victory, even as independent experts and MAGA loyalists object.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
At least 2000 in attendance today at Indivisible Tompkins “No King’s” protest, Washington Park, Ithaca, NY. Resist!
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
“No King’s” Protest, Indivisible Tompkins, Washington Park, Ithaca, NY.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
This Saturday! “No Kings National Day of Defiance” Sign up for your local protest.
drive.google.com
no-kings-flyer.pdf
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Resist this Sat.!! It'll be happening all over the country. The map below show where the resistance will be on Sat., 6/14. Contact your local Indivisible group for location and time. indivisible.org/statements/i...
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The MAGA’s, like their cult leader Felon Drumpf, are very stupid.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Yep, ol’ Felon Drumpf is so predictable (just like his breakup with Drug Addled Muskrat). When you see Felon Drumpf using shiny things to divert his cult followers, you know he in deep doo-doo. Here’s what he doesn’t want his MAGA cultists to see. His 78 yr. old ass falling up the stairs.
youtu.be
Donald Trump's Chief Enemy: Stairs
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The Federal Gov’t is understaffed and underfunded. Despite that, it is very efficient and in many cases provides services and research that only it can provide. www.npr.org/2025/06/02/n...
npr.org
Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
The MAGA repub’s are doing what they do best - lie.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
This is getting good! Making the popcorn now! 🤣🍿
thehill.com
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Making the popcorn. So predictable. www.foxnews.com/politics/mus...
foxnews.com
Musk says Trump would have lost 2024 election without him as 'Big, Beautiful Bill' feud continues
President Donald Trump said he was "very disappointed" by Elon Musk's criticisms of the "Big. Beautiful Bill." The billionaire fired back in a series of posts on X, claiming in one of them that the pr...
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Yes, DOGE is and has always been illegal. Wouldn’t expect anything else from Felon Drumpf. Of course Congressional repubs are trying to put into law their complete capitulation to their cult leader by giving away their Article II powers. These MFers are as anti-American as you can get.
rollingstone.com
GOP Bill Would Legalize DOGE and Let Trump Dismantle Everything
Donald Trump’s DOGE team is on dubious legal footing. Republicans have an efficiency bill to let him tear apart the federal government.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
I’ll say it again. There isn’t a National Debt crisis. The debt is merely the total number of dollars left in our economy after taxes were removed. Every single dollar was placed in our economy via Federal spending. There isn’t any reason whatsoever for the Federal Gov’t to pay itself back.
fiscaldata.treasury.gov
Historical Debt Outstanding | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data
Historical summary of the U.S. government’s total outstanding debt at the beginning of each fiscal year.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
After two months of crude oil prices hovering around $60 a barrel, companies are shutting down drilling rigs and laying off workers as they pare spending. It now appears very likely that U.S. oil production will not grow much this year, if at all. All because of OPEC+ increased production.
nytimes.com
U.S. Oil Companies Are ‘Battening Down the Hatches’
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Drug addled Muskrat getting even for the story Felon Drumpf leaked to The NY Times regarding his drug addledness. 😂🤣
cnbc.com
Musk torches Trump budget bill: 'Disgusting abomination'
Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO who spend over $250 million backing Trump's presidential bid, led the president's DOGE group until last week.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Felon Drumpf continues to show us how unhinged he really is. This is totally bizarre sh!t. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
rollingstone.com
Trump Spreads Bizarre Conspiracy Theory That Biden Was Executed and Replaced by a Robot Clone
President Donald Trump shared a post by a user on Truth Social that falsely alleged Joe Biden was executed in 2020 replaced by a robot.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The penguins were partying their asses off last night!! 😂🤣
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I said months ago t that Drug addled Muskrat would eventually go to jail. Well, what do ya know … What a great day for our country!! First no more illegal tariffs and now Muskrat being taken to court!
democracydocket.com
Judge Says Musk Must Face Lawsuit Over His Role In DOGE
Read more here.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I said months ago that Felon Drumpf’s tariffs were illegal. Today they were declared illegal! It looks like the tariffs already paid will be returned too. Good thing, because those taxes were starting to drain our economy of growth dollars. All Federal taxes removed dollars from the economy.
apnews.com
Federal court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law
A federal court is blocking President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
More lawlessness being halted by the Judiciary. F&ck you Felon Drumpf.
democracydocket.com
Federal Judge Stops Trump from Dissolving Education Department, Deals Blow to Executive Overreach
Read more here.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
SCOTUS declines to hear GOP case against Michigan’s pro-voter reforms. This week, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Republicans’ request to hear their challenge to pro-voter amendments to the Michigan Constitution, approved by voters in 2018 and 2022.
democracydocket.com
🚨 Lindsey v. Whitmer
Read more.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Folks, there isn’t a “debt crisis”. The Federal Gov’t doesn’t borrow. Why would it borrow the currency it is the monopoly issuer of? Not a single Treasury Bond/Security sold is used for spending. Every single Bond/Security is placed in an account at The Treasury and is returned, with the (1/2)
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Thank you Bruce for telling the truth about Felon Drumpf, his corrupt, lawless and incompetent cabinet, as well as the spineless republican run congress. Our country is being ruined.
youtu.be
Bruce Springsteen’s Message to America: A Protest. A Prayer. A Wake-Up Call.
YouTube video by The Seneca Project
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
It is the lack of supply that always, ALWAYS causes inflation. This is where we are headed.
cbsnews.com
Fed chief Jerome Powell warns that U.S. could face "supply shocks"
The Fed's warning echoes that of analysts who say U.S. companies could face inventory shortfalls as a result of tariff-induced supply chain issues.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
It’s been two weeks since the drain (tax collection) It looks like we’re starting to see a reduction in the year over year transfers (deficit spending). As I mentioned a few weeks back, Dep’t of Ed is way down, mostly because of the freezing of spending. Still headed to a recession and inflation.
fiscaldata.treasury.gov
Daily Treasury Statement (DTS) | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data
Daily cash and debt operations of the U.S. Treasury, including cash balance, deposits, and withdrawals; tax deposits and refunds; and debt transactions.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
This isn’t a breakthrough.These past few weeks have been a complete waste of time and money. Felon Drumpf and his lap dog Bessent are clueless macroeconomic morons. They only care about the grift they’re involved with. All illegal, of course.
cnbc.com
U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in major trade breakthrough
The U.S. and China on Monday agreed to suspend most tariffs on each other's goods in a move that shows a thawing of trade tensions.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Got the “Kip & Richy 2025 Tour - Southern Leg” off to a great start this morning at the Haile Farmers Market. Always a good time in Gainesville playin’ with Richy Stano!! ✌🏼❤️🎶🎸
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Me, my guitar, and a cup of Coffee. 5:00 AM. On my way to Fla for some gigs.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
WTF is clueless Felon Drumpf doing? The U.S. has had a trade surplus with the UK for years. That means we’ve been selling more of our resources to the UK than the UK sells to us. The UK gets more of our real resources and we get numbers from them. I thought Drumpf said we’re getting screwed?
npr.org
Trump announces trade deal with the U.K., first since his tariffs sent markets reeling
Trump said this would boost U.S. exports of beef, ethanol and other goods — though details on food standards still need to be worked out. The 10% U.S. tariff on imports of most British goods remains.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Just more economic cruelty from Felon Drumpf. Instead of allowing the loans, which have already paid off the principle, to expire, he’s just sucking more dollars out of the economy. This will add more fuel to the soon to be official recession.
marketwatch.com
Debt collection on defaulted student loans has started. Here’s what happens next.
Borrowers who are roughly a year behind on their loans could face harsh consequences such as having their Social Security benefits taken and their wages garnished.
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Kip Opperman @kipopp.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
I said months ago, the Federal Gov’t is underfunded and woefully understaffed. Incompetent and clueless Felon Drumpf is making things worse.
nj.com
United Airlines urges people to consider avoiding Newark, find a different airport
By mid-day on Monday, more than 150 flights were canceled and more than 250 flights were delayed at Newark Liberty International Airport.
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