maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 5hAre conflicts of interests not a thing anymore? 010
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 6hCan’t believe I’m agreeing w/ this: “President Donald Trump, in a rare defense of the benefits of immigration, has ignited debate by insisting that America lacks the “talent” needed to remain competitive on the world stage.” bloustein.rutgers.edu/does-america...bloustein.rutgers.eduDoes America Have a Talent Shortage? | Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy 100
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 8hMaking executions public is the stuff of authoritarianism & 3rd world countries. Last time US did this was in 1936. Never thought US would decline to this level and so quickly… 0154
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 8hPublic executions have historically been powerful tools for totalitarian & authoritarian regimes to keep their people in check. Appears 🍊 is wanting the 🇺🇸 to join their ranks…🤦🏻♀️🇺🇸 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 12hNo other POTUS/commander-in-chief has ever invited a foreign power to bomb any American city. In his case, he cavalierly did just that by placing targets on the people & 8 primary major military installations across SoCal. 010
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 12hWhat a waste of an Ivy League education…🤦🏻♀️ 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 12hBecause it’s like when a dog marking his territory…in naming things, he feels he owns them. Remember his signature on that lewd Epstein birthday card? 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 13hHe’s listing and back lower flap is lifted. Not a picture of good health. 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 13hDid Iran promise back? Because he dud invite them to attack LA and San Diego the other day. 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 13hRetribution is at the heart of this administration. There are tapes, photos, recordings, & testimony. We watched the J6 attacks on TV. They’ll never be able to fully replace Americans’ collective memory of the underhanded, violent & deadly way 🍊tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election. 020
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 13hIrony is not dead: “Vance’s announcement comes on the same day President Donald Trump is expected to award Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation during a White House summit on “Science: A New Golden Age.”🤦🏻♀️politico.comTrump admin bars 8 tech companies from sponsoring H-1B workers for green cardsThe vice president announced the move in a Thursday press conference where he said Microsoft is discriminating against Americans by prioritizing foreign workers. 010
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 13hThe very things they pushed became their undoing. Karma is very powerful. 010
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 13hI’d take Pres. Biden any time. He inherited a mess. His may not have been a perfect presidency—none ever are—but his presidency was sane, didn’t tear down institutions, didn’t self-deal, didn’t embarrass the US on the world stage, didn’t betray our allies, didn’t put targets on America cities, etc. 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 14hWho’s listening to him in the wee hours of the night? 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 14hMarco’s trifecta: shooting the messenger, denial, deflection. 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 14hSeems these apples do not fall far from the tree. 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 15hWho’s going to replace many of the US healthcare and nursing home staffs from abroad? How many of his boss’ golf clubs are staffed by holders of H-2B visas? 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 16hTough to imagine he’s an Ivy League graduate. “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”® —The Negro College Fund 1972 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 16hLots of nurses, orderlies, attendants in US hospitals/nursing homes are from abroad. Thank God not every immigrant is an Elon Musk…he gives immigrants a bad name. 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 16hWonder how his in-laws feel when they hear him talk like that? They’re very accomplished individuals who happen to be immigrants. 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 16h“A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”® —The Negro College Fund 1972 010
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 16h“A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”® —The Negro College Fund 1972 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Quite a slip of the tongue there, Ken!🤭 050
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This could backfire “biggly” for Americans. This administration is not known for its careful planning & execution. Where’s Congress in all this???? 061
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sounds like the behavior of someone with something to hide. 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I believe Canada has already moved on. It is leading from the front, forging new relationships and building relationships to forge a new realm w/other middle powers. 110
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Supply lines are already at risk w/his tariffs and Iran War and climbing gas prices…if you think things are scarce & expensive now, hold on as this ride’ll get even bumpier.🤦🏻♀️ 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Toddler-in-chief still does not know—or understand—the political sandbox…🤦🏻♀️ 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Clearly, he still knows nothing about interdependencies. 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026His MO is pay-to-play: “a September analysis by Forbes — which has been tracking the holdings of the super-wealthy for decades — found that Trump “is an estimated $2.7 billion richer than when he won the 2024 election.” The Forbes analysis runs through 2026.” politifact.com/factchecks/2...politifact.comDonald Trump has gained wealth in office, not lost itHomeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said that for President Donald Trump, “There's no financial gain like the past presidents have had. It's cost him to be in office." Trump’s financial discl... 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026From the 1942 classic film “Casablanca”: • “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on here!” – Captain Renault And: • “Round up the usual suspects.” – Captain Renault 🎥🎬🎞️ 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Like an animal who’s cornered with their fangs out… 010
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🍊put a target on two CA metro areas w/combined population of 16M+ out of total CA pop. of 39M. San Diego’s home to 4 military bases. CA’s ranked as the world’s 4th largest economy by GDP, ahead of Japan, & is a donor state, paying nearly 16% of all US taxes. 25A or impeachment time? 010
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Retribution? Vengeance? He’s always settling scores. Deep down inside, he doesn’t measure up to the likes of Presidents Obama and Biden nor Senator Hilary Clinton, and he knows it. 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Retribution is such an ugly trait in a POTUS. 010
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The apples don’t fall far from the trees. 🍊’s sons’ corruption go way beyond what Hunter did. 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I’d take Pres. Biden any time. He inherited a mess. His may not have been a perfect presidency—none ever are—but his presidency was sane, didn’t tear down institutions, didn’t self-deal, didn’t embarrass the US on the world stage, didn’t betray our allies, didn’t put targets on America cities, etc. 040
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Most non-US citizens know it’s a crime to vote in US elections if not a legal US citizen. To do so would jeopardize their legal status in the US, bring criminal charges & eventual expulsion from the US. 000
maverick72.bsky.social @maverick72.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Immigrants are the underpinning of the US economic engine and always have been. Imagine a house of cards where cards are removed from its lowest support levels. If so, that house comes tumbling down when its supports are removed. 221
