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Concerned American. Former CIA officer. 🇺🇸

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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We are not in a holy war. And our troops our not holy warriors on a crusade. This is deeply un-American, unacceptable, and unlawful. Who in Washington beyond Massie will speak out and stop him?🚨🇺🇸
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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
He is ALWAYS jamming in his form of religion. Always. Without reservation. Or accountability. This is not how any leader should EVER speak to our dedicated and diverse troops of all (and no) religious backgrounds.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wow, things are really getting bad when even the hardcore cultists don’t want to even mention Trump.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 25/08/2026
Measles killing Pennsylvanians again
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 16/09/2026
🗳️ HEADS UP DELAWARE: A Republican challenge to a law that allows some voters to automatically receive an absentee ballot each election cycle will be heard by the state Supreme Court today. It's the latest example of Republican efforts to restrict access to mail voting ahead of the midterms.
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Delaware Supreme Court to hear GOP challenge to absentee voting rules
“Tens of thousands of veterans, senior citizens, and Delawareans with disabilities rely on permanent absentee voting,” state Attorney General Kathy Jennings said.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
So not only must universities host speakers who are hostile to their mission and members, but they've got to guarantee their safety while doing so? Kirk made a career off the Professor Watchlist, leading many academics to fear for their safety. Do they get to send TPUSA a bill for their troubles?
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lcstem @lcstem.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I remain shocked that this ignorant conduct is the norm for these people.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If I had a reporter covering the State Department, I’d ask that person to find out what Marco Rubio does all day, outside of cutting foreign aid.
US Envoys Due in Kyiv After Putin Says Ending War 'Not
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets US enovys Steve Witkoff, second left, and Jared Kushner prior to talks at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, in this photograph distributed by the Russian state news agency Sputnik on Sept. 5. Photographer: Gavriil Grigorov/ Sputnik/Pool/AP Photo
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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
And to nobody’s surprise in Ukraine, fascist Russia has broken the ceasefire - the air raid alarm sounded at 0222 (ended 0244, though Russian Banderol cruise missiles are still menacing the Ukrainian capital).
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/09/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com JD Vance’s view of what it means to be an American “does not apply, for example, to the Haitians of Springfield,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes. “They can be smeared and libeled and hounded and hunted. They can be treated as less than human.”
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Opinion | Pierre Damas Bel Should Still Be Alive
The price of unprotected status can be very high.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The overriding motivation of this administration is fear. Fear of questions, fear of transparency, fear of the American people.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The US munitions shortage is not entirely new, nor wholly Trump's fault. Defense analysts and strategists have raised concerns about US production for some time. But if anything, that makes Trump and Hegseth using up so much of America's advanced missile stockpiles on failing wars of choice worse.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Why would the Pentagon have addressed the munitions shortage when official US policy is the military was decimated by Biden but then turned into the strongest ever by Trump, and the key to war is straight white men doing pushups, saying "warrior" a lot, changing the name of DoD, and posting online?
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 05/09/2026
The above Hope Florida story is behind a paywall but I was able to stage the opening paragraphs that break down the essence of this new development. Ron DeSantis, James Ulthmeier, Ashley Moody and a host of other Florida Republicans are up to their neck in this.
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 05/09/2026
The Hope Florida scandal gets worse. Not only did $10M in FL taxpayer money designated for sick kids get laundered into GOP PACs…but apparently an additional $800K meant to be reimbursed to the state was never returned. Search their pockets, folks. www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/09/05/i...
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In Hope Florida scandal, Florida shorted $800,000, grand jury says
The money, “owed to Florida’s taxpayers,” was never paid, the grand jury’s report says.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Mr. Stolen valor does it again.👇
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Carron J. Phillips @carronjphillips.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
My latest
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
2/ "The latest data shows Democrats with a 10-percentage-point advantage over Republicans when voters are asked which party they identify with and when independent voters are asked which party they lean toward." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...
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Gallup Polls Show Democrats Outnumber Republicans Ahead of 2026 Midterm Elections (Gift Article)
Data from Gallup shows that Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents have their largest advantage over Republicans since 2008.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
It's about 10 years too late but maybe just maybe msm news outlets could do some "Democratic voters" stories- Not the coffee shop/ pilates sterotype but talk to seniors worried about medicare & medicaid cuts; parents struggling to buy groceries & Black voters- the backbone of the Democratic party.
More Americans Are Identifying as Democrats Ahead of Midterms

Data from Gallup shows that Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents have their largest advantage over Republicans since 2008.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There’s no legitimate purpose for ICE to have this information. There are a ton of nefarious ones, though.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“The gulf between employers and the employed is constantly widening, and classes are rapidly forming…Corporations, which should be the creatures of the law and the servants of the people, are fast becoming the people’s masters.” — Grover Cleveland heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
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September 4, 2026
On September 5, 1882, workers in New York City celebrated the first Labor Day holiday with a parade.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
For reference: When I had my background check it was held up because I had a speeding ticket from when I went home sophomore year in college that I forgot to put on my SF-86. I got grilled about why I didn’t disclose it (they eventually believed it was mistake). The FBI as we knew it is gone.
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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STEADY STATE FILES CRIMINAL REFERRAL OVER ALTERED IRAN WAR CASUALTY COUNT
PDF VERSION AVAILABLE HERE
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/08/2026
Nazi Germany also pillaged the natural resources of countries it conquered
BREAKING NEWS: The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY! At my direction, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, working closely with Highly Respected Interim President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, and, through a partnership with private business, have secured majority U.S. control of more than 65 BILLION BARRELS of proven Oil Reserves in Venezuela, at no cost to the American Taxpayer. This Historic Transaction MORE THAN DOUBLES American Oil Reserves, greatly increases our Oil Supply, and will substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans, long into the future, while helping to continue to set Venezuela on a course toward Tremendous Success and Great Prosperity. This Transaction will greatly strengthen the already growing relationship between Venezuela and the United States! Thank you for your attention to this groundbreaking matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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lcstem @lcstem.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
She’s got a Fatal Attraction vibe
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
And the sealant on the Reflecting Pool is peeling again.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Iran that included George W. Bush & Iraq. A GOP Rep. banned Jelly Roll from his district because he made a fat joke about Trump.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Just to review today: The Dept of Ed made a post saying they were just like Hitler. Ted Cruz had a retweet of an account named ‘Ted Cruz’s Tiny Penis’ The WH posted a screen shot of an eagle on top of a Canadian goose but in the video the goose wins. Trump made a ‘Mission Accomplished’ post on
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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 19/08/2026
Real liberalism has been tried. First it created the Constitution. Then it abolished slavery. Then it ended segregation. Then it created the greatest surge of prosperity in history. Our problems today are not because liberalism failed. They are because we failed liberalism.
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lcstem @lcstem.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
No one remembers Kushner I guess
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Tom Tell @thomastell.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"This [Hegseth's wife's role] is a deeply weird, deeply unprofessional, damaging to the defense dept. arrangement. It shouldn't be happening but it tells you something, not just about Pete Hegseth but about this circus that seems to be operating in the Administration." - @radiofreetom.bsky.social
Tom Nichols, Alicia Menendez, and Mark Hertling on MSNOW.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Great job from the president yesterday, basically telling Iran "yes, you should get a nuke ASAP, so you can get the same treatment I give my friends in North Korea." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Donald Trump Just Explained Why Iran Should Have a Nuclear Weapon
He may also have blurted out classified information about North Korea.
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Here is a fun clip of Sean Duffy and his wife explaining to their daughter that Harvard, a top tier American university, is too woke and scary for her. This was brought to us by our own tax dollars, as part of a reality show purporting to be about a road trip across America.
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Gail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Every university in East Tennessee is in shock and mourning today. This is unfathomable.
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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I remember when Bill Clinton—a FORMER president—met Obama’s sitting AG on an airplane and it was a massive scandal. Now, here’s Trump’s new AG just doing Trump political rallies like it’s NBD.
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
White collar crime is legal now www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...
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Treasury Scales Back Scrutiny of U.S. Shell Companies
The Trump administration will not enforce reporting requirements of the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act, which was intended to crack down on money laundering.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/08/2026
Taylor Farms has recalled a wide range of prepared foods containing jalapeños, including dips, salsa and guacamole, as a multistate salmonella outbreak linked to peppers grown in Mexico expands through the U.S. food supply.
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Taylor Farms recalls foods made with jalapeños over salmonella concerns
The company had separately recalled iceberg lettuce connected to the largest cyclospora outbreak in the United States.
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Cody Ziglar @ NYCC AA-E38 @yayforzig.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
They're calling it super Hindenburg
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Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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Garak's 'Fuck Yeah!' in Star Trek DS9
ALT: Garak's 'Fuck Yeah!' in Star Trek DS9
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I can't compete with this. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...
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In Texas’ Most Eligible Senate Race, It’s Bachelor vs. Divorcé-to-Be
Ken Paxton is divorcing. James Talarico is dating a onetime staffer. Both have had their romantic lives scrutinized as part of their high-stakes campaigns.
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Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I really don't know how to deal with someone who takes medical advice from Mel Gibson. Strike 'em from the walk sheet, delete 'em from the call sheet, done.
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Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Literally no one is "ineligible" for birthright citizenship
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Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
That clacking sound you hear is two dozen Democratic attorneys general editing their previous birthright lawsuit -- which they won at SCOTUS -- to file against this new, also obviously unconstitutional trash www.cnn.com/2026/08/06/p...
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Trump again tries to curb birthright citizenship and ‘birth tourism’ through executive action | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is taking another swing at so-called birth tourism and birthright citizenship, citing a “very unfortunate decision” in the Supreme Court this year.
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lcstem @lcstem.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
An embarrassment
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Resist Trump 🤬 🤦🏽‍♂️🇺🇸 💜💙💪🏽 @resist-trumps-rule.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🚨America Today🚨
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
An important point from the former chief strategist for the Bush–Cheney 2004 campaign:
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
They don’t dare.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 07/08/2026
A Spokane County detective who interviewed the man accused of starting one of the city's wildfires said the man confessed, described his planning process and explained how he created a device to ignite the blaze. to.pbs.org/4xtFPOc
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Man charged with arson in Spokane told police he planned to spark wildfire for weeks
A Spokane County detective who interviewed the man accused of starting one of the city’s wildfires said the man confessed, described his planning process and explained how he created a device to ignit...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
There are few things more crudely authoritarian than a corrupt “leader” using taxpayers’ own money to punish them for not voting for that corrupt leader.
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