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LarryZ50

@larryz50.bsky.social
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Happily retired after 42 years at the same company as a chemist and IT designer. Father of 5 and husband of one amazing woman. Lifelong Dem currently owned by a pair of Boston Terrier siblings.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Yemen’s Houthis have announced they’ll be joining the war in support of Iran shortly. Analysts expect them to shut down another strait, Bab El-Mandeb, which will close the Suez Canal. The global economy hangs by a thread.
Map of the ME showing the two straits
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Cinjaa @cinjaa.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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DOJ admits 47,635 Epstein files — including Trump allegations — were removed (The Independent)
The Department of Justice has withheld from the public nearly 48,000 files stemming from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein,after publishing more than 2 mil...
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Joanne ✌️💙🗽 📎 @happychick3.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The video shows a US military veteran protesting the Iran War and being violently assaulted by Sen Sheehy, who broke his arm in several places. Sheehy is a violent thug, little more. bsky.app/profile/juan...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 04/03/2026
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) was accused of breaking the hand of Marine veteran and anti-war activist Brian McGinnis.
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GOP lawmaker injures anti-war Marine during hearing scuffle: 'The senator broke his hand!'
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) was accused of breaking the hand of Marine veteran and anti-war activist Brian McGinnis.During a break in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, McGinnis put his hand through a hole in the wall to prevent Capitol Police from removing him from the room.A video ...
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 04/03/2026
Canada is reportedly gearing up for a U.S. invasion. While 🇨🇦 & the 🇺🇸 are allies, reports suggest 🇨🇦 military planners are examining hypothetical scenarios to strengthen national defenses. Not because war is expected, but because no nation ignores potential threats! #SheShed #DefendersOfDemocracy
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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Senate votes down war powers resolution. What is the biggest difference between Susan Collins and John Fetterman? Collins has more hair. What is the biggest similarity? You can count on both to complain about Trump…but always vote with him when it matters. #RadioFreeAmerica
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erin mccann @mccanner.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her. Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...
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No Help and Few Options for Travelers Stranded by Mideast Conflict
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Hegseth knows that playing a tough guy on TV and gratuitously abusing reporters will make the Audience of One happy, but what he actually said in substantive terms was just word vomit. Trump himself was buffoonishly incoherent in interviews with reporters. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2072...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Pete Hegseth's crazed rants at reporters reveal that Trump's rationales for attacking Iran are incoherent, confused, and based on lies. Dems don't have to take refuge in criticizing Trump's war on purely procedural grounds. They can go much harder. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2072...
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Pete Hegseth’s Crazed, Angry Tirades on Iran Give Dems a Big Opening
It’s not enough for Democrats to say Trump’s war rationales haven’t been fully explained. The problem is that they are patently false.
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rds-level-10.bsky.social @rds-level-10.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Groucho Marx scene:

I BELIEVE DONALD
J. TRUMP WAS SENT BY GOD.

WHY? DID HE RUN OUT OF LOCUSTS?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/03/2026
CNN put together a montage of the regime's incoherent talking points about Trump's war on Iran
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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MikeM3 @mikeg80.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
21% @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...
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🌊 Negative Tendencies (Neg Ten) 🎸 @negativetendencies.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
MAGAs have all been groomed to believe mentally-incapacitated Trump is brilliant, then whenever he goes off, their only thought is to compliment him basically cause they already decided in their heads that everything he does is wonderful. Critical thinking is not on their palette you might say.
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Dr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran’s regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely theconversation.com/trump-and-ne...
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Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran’s regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely
A public uprising might not be enough to topple a deeply entrenched political system backed by armed paramilitary groups.
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nitasha tiku @nitasha.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
WSJ reporting that the U.S. used Claude for the air strikes in Iran. Centcom has been using Claude "for intelligence assessments, target identification and simulating battle scenarios" www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
NEW: X Is *drowning* in disinformation following US and Israel’s attack on Iran. WIRED has reviewed hundreds of posts on X that promote misleading claims about the locations and scale of the attack. read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
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X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israel’s Attack on Iran
WIRED has reviewed hundreds of posts on X that promote misleading claims about the locations and scale of the attack.
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💙 MaryH 💙 @maryh58.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA04): "These latest strikes in Iran without Congressional approval risk throwing the region into chaos and put our servicemembers in harm’s way without a clear long-term strategy." bluevirginia.us/2026/02/sen-...
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA04):

"Without evidence of an imminent threat, the Trump Administration should refrain from major military action.

These latest strikes in Iran without Congressional approval risk throwing the region into chaos and put our servicemembers in harm’s way without a clear long-term strategy. 

Under no circumstances should Iran have nuclear weapon capabilities. This regime has inflamed and extended conflicts throughout the region through its state-sponsored terrorism and proxies and brutally suppressed the Iranian people.

However, the Trump Administration’s erratic military actions could have profound consequences for our national security and the international community.

Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA04): "This escalation of force could further destabilize the Middle East, pull the United States into another long-term conflict in the region and threaten American lives. The next few days will be pivotal in determining the stability and future of the region and its people.

I call on the Administration to immediately hold a Congressional briefing to provide a clear justification for the strikes, de-escalate the situation and return to the negotiating table to reach an agreement that will ensure peace and keep our servicemembers safe.

My prayers are with our servicemembers and diplomatic staff serving in the Middle East."
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Kieran Meadows @kieranbluesky.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
In the past, sometimes presidents have said it’s just a military operation or limited airstrikes to skirt Congress. Trump has unilaterally launched major combat operations, declaring war with the goal of regime change. A major violation of the U.S. Constitution, also illegal under international law
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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I realize that "Orwellian" is over used but come on.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
JD Vance's 2023 commentary in the WSJ didn't age well. "He has my support in 2024 because I know he won’t recklessly send Americans to fight overseas." archive.today/3Pkwb #Pinks
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Opinion | Trump’s Best Foreign Policy? Not Starting Any Wars
He has my support in 2024 because I know he won’t recklessly send Americans to fight overseas.
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The prohibition against the use of force has no selective interpretation, they say; the logic of regime change is contrary to international law regardless of where it’s applied. They strongly condemn reported attacks against civilians, and point to violations of the IHL principle of distinction
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Jesus Christ they're running the war from Mar-a-Lago www.reuters.com/world/us/top...
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine are monitoring the U.S. operation in Iran from President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where Trump is currently located, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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jilly2017.bsky.social @jilly2017.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Makes a mess with everything he touches..no plan to begin ,no plan to end,any situation.just reacts...so glad a little war didn't disrupt his golfing this weekend...
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 12/01/2026
Person in the march holding up a sign reading "IT'S A GOOD THING CONGRESS ISN'T ALIVE TO SEE THIS." Big crowd stretching behind them.
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed and his body has been retrieved. -Kann News
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Rex Frederick Estell @taosastrologer.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
This is Trump's war — and he will own all that comes next www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2...
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This is Trump's war — and he will own all that comes next
The United States is now at war with Iran.A single person — Donald J. Trump — has released the dogs of war on one of the most dangerous countries in the world, and done it without the consent of Congr...
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steve jlord @lordboise.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The look you have when you realize that all your ideological judicial pronouncements about the value of a unitary executive came to fruition in Donald Trump
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/02/2026
NEW: The SAVE America and MEGA Acts could steer voter registration drives into a ditch by preventing civic organizations from collecting and submitting registration forms. And who would get hit the hardest? Black and Latino Americans who rely on these initiatives. bit.ly/4tXfYgw
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
A United States senator from the president's own party, one who serves on the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, has no idea what's going on as America goes to war with Iran.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 28/02/2026
Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump's military attack on Iran unless the administration wins their approval. to.pbs.org/4l5hYPR
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Members of Congress demand swift vote on war powers resolution after Trump orders Iran strike without congressional approval
Both the House and Senate, where the president's Republican Party has a slim majority, had already drafted such resolutions long before the strikes Saturday.
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Eric Schmeltzer @ericschmeltzer.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Struck a deal to contain Iran's nuclear program forever. Didn't go to war in Iran. DID IT ALL IN A TAN SUIT.
Obama in his tan suit
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I voted for Obama, Clinton, Biden, and Harris, and I have zero fucking regrets. None of them were perfect, but they were all better than these greedy, warmongering Republicans like Trump.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 28/02/2026
EU urges 'maximum restraint'; mediator Oman warns US 'not to get sucked in' further into conflict aje.news/vsic3b
EU urges 'maximum restraint'; mediator Oman warns US 'not to get sucked in' further into conflict
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Iraq was supposed to teach us the cost of lies, hubris, and endless war. Instead, we put the same mindset back in charge.👇
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Honor your oath of office or resign. @trialrun2024.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
#Epstein.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
So we’re just going to spend billions in bombs, kill the Ayatollah, temporarily degrade their military, then walk away and hope they learned their lesson? That’s the plan?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/02/2026
NEW: Several high-ranking federal election officials attended a summit last week at which prominent activists who worked to overturn Trump’s loss in the 2020 election pressed for the president to declare a national emergency to take over the midterms.
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Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms
The meeting’s participants included Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer charged with reinvestigating the 2020 election, and Heather Honey, the Department of Homeland Security official in charge of electi...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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LarryZ50 @larryz50.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Trump wants regime change…according to the polls so do most Americans.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Ahem. @vp.govpeeps.us what say you now? #OperationEpsteinFury
Commentary by then Sen JD Vance in 2023. 

"TRUMP'S BEST FOREIGN POLICY? NOT STARTING ANY WARS" 

By JD Vance, Jan 31, 2023
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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