Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 5hJust imagine a small town police force that needs a new patrol car, or new body armor, or cameras, or even some renovations to their building. All they gotta’ do is partner up with ICE and go round up a couple of easy targets: law-abiding immigrants who have simply overstayed their visa.s 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 5hDHS payments to local police forces for rounding up immigrants drives the absolute wrong behavior. Local police will begin relying on fed funds for their budget needs, essentially being paid to hunt for ICE. We really need to tighten the rules for deputizing local cops. apple.news/AlQxULbBtTCS...apple.newsHow Local Police Get Paid Big Money for Just a Few Immigration Arrests — The Wall Street JournalDepartment of Homeland Security gives local agencies as much as $2 million for each arrest in a nationwide task force 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 5hTrump takes a shit in Europe’s house and demands they clean it up. BONKERS. apple.news/A8dDKGMvgSMu...apple.newsU.S. calls on Europe to ‘immediately’ release diesel reserves — CNBCEU countries are set for crisis talks on soaring diesel prices, with officials warning a U.S. export ban could hurt Europe’s economic outlook. 010
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If this Trump Arch actually gets built, I propose a D.C. tourist boycott. apple.news/A8BTAemSYSEm...apple.newsTrump says planned 250-foot arch will be ‘military complex’ for drones, snipers — The Washington PostThe president’s post about the 250-foot arch planned near Arlington National Cemetery comes as veterans groups, historic preservationists and others attempt to stop the project. 010
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Ahem… Just as a reminder, Trump promised he would end this war over 20 months ago. apple.news/AqNhBs5TBTcq...apple.newsUkraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds launched at Moscow — The Associated PressRussian officials say Ukrainian forces launched over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds targeting Moscow. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Trump ignited this fire. IMPEACH NOW! apple.news/AlgJPti7wTUe...apple.newsUS fears rapid escalation in Mideast after Houthis attack Riyadh — AFP NewsThe United States warned Saturday that hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could "escalate rapidly" after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen confl... 020
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 19/09/2026In October 1933, at the beginning of Germany’s Third Reich, Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels instituted a policy of “Schriftleitergesetz.” Sound familiar? apple.news/AWHkbzJLAQJa...apple.newsMS NOW journalists denied entry to White House one day after Trump bans them in First Amendment test — MS NOWThe move could pose another First Amendment test for the Trump administration, which has faced legal challenges over efforts to restrict press access based on an outlet’s coverage. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Trump declared that “the United States will FOREVER have the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland…” I don’t know why Greenland, Denmark, or even NATO and the EU don’t smell rotten fish in this “deal.” Trump cannot be trusted. apple.news/A45GjqlCGT8W...apple.newsTrump hails Greenland security deal that falls short of takeover — The Washington PostThe agreement, which Danish officials said is not final, stops far short of Trump's often-stated goal of taking possession of the territory. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Hmmmm… If only all the MAGA Republicans in our Federal Government could be zip tied and duct taped to their seats… apple.news/AzjuvHvFZRkq...apple.newsUS real estate agent duct-taped and zip-tied to plane seat after ‘racial slurs’ is fired — Guardian USThe man, also accused of homophobic slurs on American Airlines flight, faces assault and disorderly conduct charges 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The American healthcare system needs a complete overhaul. Private equity firms invest in a vertical integration scheme (from doctors to hospitals to insurers) that serves to only build a self-feeding wealth economy for financiers, while patient healthcare suffers. apple.news/AGg_QnS1FT2O...apple.newsThe market forces quietly adding thousands to patient bills — CBS NewsThe true cost of "vertical integration": Patients directed to a higher-priced location for procedures. Or forced to buy from their insurer's wholly owned pharmacy, which may not stock the drug prescri... 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 10/09/2026OH MY GOD. Trump pledged to pay you if you vote to keep Republicans in office in November. If I get a $5K check from him, I’ll buy a one-way plane ticket out of Gilead. He can stick the rest of the money straight up his fascist ass - a quarter at a time. apple.news/Ax_Lb3V4HQJK...apple.newsFive Takeaways From Day One of the Republican Convention — The Wall Street JournalTrump caps off convention’s first day with pledge to pay American adults $5,000 each if GOP keeps control of Congress 100
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Reminds me more of the Spaceballs Empire uniform… apple.news/A7rITdtkQRWe...apple.news'Are We The Baddies?': Critics Trash Trump's New 'Space Nazi' Military Uniforms — HuffPostThe president’s image of “next generation” Space Force uniforms contains a very troubling “design inspiration.” 010
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The rise of far right extremism in Europe is very troubling. The outbreak of WWII was inevitable largely because of a growing German discontent about their living conditions (a result of their loss in WWI), and violence fanned by a sinister view of national identity. apple.news/AYlbAMDIrQam...apple.newsFar-right AfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majority — Guardian USAlternative für Deutschland surges to victory in Saxony-Anhalt as Friedrich Merz’s CDU slumps to disastrous result 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This is CLEARLY nothing more than a racist purge being executed by our fascist government. apple.news/ADF4In_COS3S...apple.newsICE is arresting soaring numbers of immigrants with no criminal record — The Washington PostFederal immigration officers are shifting their targets and tactics to increase arrests. More than half of those detained last month did not have a criminal record. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I sure as hell don’t want any of my tax dollars to fund a financial bail-out program for deputized ICE officers who violate human rights. But my MAGA bootlicker representatives in Congress will of course turn a blind eye to this despicably shifty move by DHS/ICE. apple.news/AnfIxovlsQB2...apple.newsICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests — The Associated PressU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty miscon... 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 15/08/2026This DOJ ruling is simply meant to allow the US military to be used as an extensionn of ICE and Border Patrol, in terms of both manpower and lethal resources. While Congress sleeps, the Executive branch is moving ever closer to dictatorial power. apple.news/AVDTJJnstTX-...apple.newsJustice Department expands military's power to detain migrants near border — CBS NewsThe Justice Department issued a legal opinion giving the U.S. military broader powers to detain migrants near certain areas along the southern border. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 27/07/2026ONCE AGAIN… Is this really what Americans want their government spending time and money on while simultaneously we bear the brunt of a deteriorating and high cost economy? apple.news/A1J-LKWFbTYS...apple.news'Holy F**king Cringe': Trump White House Ripped Over 'Weird Embarrassing Crap' Video — HuffPostThe White House’s latest attempt at creating a meme isn’t going over well. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Trump’s Iran War/naval blockade quagmire has far reaching consequences. The M/T Lavine is a Comoros flagged ship operated by a small maritime company based in the Marshall Islands. Comoros and the Marshall Islands are friendly nations with the U.S… … but maybe not now. apple.news/AzGerwX2BSCK...apple.newsUS military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports — The Associated PressThe U.S. military says it has fired on a merchant vessel attempting to breach its blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran targeted American strongholds around the Persian Gulf. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 23/07/2026According to reporting on this deal, “the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have agreed to safeguards, but that it would be overseen by the two countries and not the IAEA.” This is like Hitler and Mussolini agreeing to oversee safequards on the use of Panzers in Poland and France. apple.news/AjkM7qDRKTE6...apple.newsUS-Saudi nuclear deal faces swift backlash on multiple fronts — The HillThe Trump administration faced immediate backlash from non-proliferation advocates and supporters of Israel on Wednesday after news broke of a nuclear cooperation deal signed between the United States... 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 23/07/2026This is what happens when you don’t have competent government leadership. And I’m appalled that our military has evidently not been more forceful in warning that punk-ass Hegseth what all the possible negative consequences could arise from starting this war with Iran. apple.news/AZeRXXy0RT7G...apple.newsHouthis attack 2 Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to open a new front in the Iran war — The Associated PressYemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said early Thursday they had attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, and the U.S. military conducted a 12th night of strikes against Iran. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 18/07/2026To anyone living in Kentucky near prominent cemetaries: Have you seen any recent “activity”? apple.news/AUUic5vgsSSK...apple.newsElected officials continue to ask for transparency about McConnell's health — The Courier-JournalGov. Andy Beshear says health transparency from Sen. Mitch McConnell "comes with the territory" when representing the people of Kentucky. 011
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 18/07/2026DANGER WILL ROBINSON! Because psycho Trump controls all branches of government, you will only need to be labelled as an alien terrorist for this “special court” to accelerate the process of being kidnapped and shipped off into oblivion. This is 1939 Germany, folks. apple.news/AyF_Y3GWcSm6...apple.newsTrump administration activates never-before-used ‘alien terrorist’ deportation court — POLITICOThe court has been dormant since it was created in 1996. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Trump is like the Queen of Hearts in Wonderland - “Off with their heads!” Next he’ll tariff Singapore for El Niño. He’s clearly gone completely insane and is making a mockery of our country. He’s dangerous. IMPEACH NOW!!! apple.news/AmHgnVLhjR5S...apple.newsTrump threatens Canada with tariffs over wildfire smoke: 'Unacceptable!' — USA TODAYPresident Donald Trump is threatening to charge tariffs to Canada over record levels of hazardous air drifting into the U.S. from hundreds of wildfires burning in the north. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Sen. Eric Schmitt - like so many MAGAnut Republicans - is simply a bag of loose screws. If we follow his logic about why the U.S.A. should take over Greenland, then we should also annex Iran and all the other middle east countries run by “radial mullahs.” apple.news/ABnIjy3E1Q2O...apple.newsMAGA Senator Says Greenland Needs to Be Saved From “Radical Mullahs” — The New RepublicApparently, without Donald Trump’s intervention, radical mullahs will take over Denmark. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Our current MAGA cult government is just a giant rectal prolapse. Is this really where you want your FBI tax money spent? Investigating pool damage??? C’mon, man. apple.news/Aj3HHMxIySdy...apple.newsNYT Spots 1 Wild Detail About People Investigating Now-Drained Reflecting Pool — HuffPostThe New York Times snapped a pretty interesting on-site photo just days after Trump insisted yet again that vandals were responsible for the damage. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Trump is a deranged lunatic. His increased rhetoric claiming pervasive election fraud in our country is simply his attempt to set a pretext for the upcoming elections. His “evidence” is manufactured and non-applicable to our voting systems. Don’t believe his lies. apple.news/A1AyePOQsQUG...lunatic.is 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Trump’s following his bullying playbook to meddle into things that don’t go his way: elections, World Cup refereeing, withholding FEMA aid for Democrat led states, ending trade with Spain, and now Supreme Court decisions. All interventions of a Dictator. IMPEACH! apple.news/A6fXubd-tQ2i...apple.newsTrump says he'll ask Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case — The HillPresident Trump said Wednesday he will ask the Supreme Court to rehear a case on the legality of his executive order restricting birthright citizenship, after the high court struck down the policy las... 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 09/07/2026What??? FEDERAL gas stations? Is this not communism (I mean, socialism), Mr. Trump? apple.news/Agn_JUuTCTLy...apple.newsHere's what's happening at Trump-backed Freedom Fuel gas stations — USA TODAYThe White House promoted "Freedom Fuel" stations with $3.47 gas in the Philadelphia region. Customers said they just want cheap gas. 010
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 06/07/2026This is F’d up on so many levels. Trump believes birthright citizenship should end, yet he wants Balogun (a birthright citizen) to play tonight to give the U.S. men’s team the best chance to win the cup - and give our Dear Leader another boy scout badge. Shame on FIFA. apple.news/AIUJLbLGfSM2...apple.newsFIFA rejects Belgium challenge over Balogun eligibility, Trump calls red card U-turn 'brilliant' — ReutersFIFA President Gianni Infantino defended world soccer’s disciplinary process on Monday amid an international wave of criticism after U.S. President Donald Trump praised FIFA’s decision to suspend Fol... 021
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 28/06/2026At the end of Trump’s 16-day Great State Fair commemorating America’s 250th anniversary, he will claim it had drawn the largest attendance of any event in the history of the world. By way of comparison, the 11-day Iowa State Fair typically draws over a million people. apple.news/AqU2DDxjbQou...apple.newsIt’s a ghost town at Trump’s great state fair as Melania gets an unusual honor — The IndependentAnother day of sparse crowds follows Trump’s claim that 45,000 attended his opening-night speech 121
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Here’s what’s kinda’ F’d up in our American style of democracy when you get an extremist trifecta in government: Decades old laws enacted by the Legislative branch are too easily nullified by the Executive branch via policy that is backed by a Judiciary that is in the President’s pocket. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 26/06/2026WTF? Found this headline in my news feed from Fox News: "Norway coach's touching moment with wife after World Cup win naturally opens door for his hot daughter” Why anyone would rely on Fox as their singular source of “news” is beyond me. Fox “News” is just tabloid garbage. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 24/06/2026With their $1M “free” offer to repair the White House Lawn, I’m sure ScottsMiracle-Gro is just trying to steer no-bid contracts to maintain all the golf courses on DoD installations world-wide. Another taxpayer funded grift in the making. No more Scotts products for me. apple.news/AbeKUANrYRi6...apple.newsLawn care company pledges $1M repair damage to the White House South Lawn from the UFC fight — The HillA private Ohio-based company run by a longtime supporter of President Trump has reportedly pledged $1 million to restore the South Lawn of the White House after the UFC Freedom 250 event held on Trump... 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 24/06/2026THIS is the stuff that MAGA stiffs want their President to spend time on? Treating his day job as just boring administrivial crap (with included naps) while reserving his nights laying in bed with soiled diaper jabbing at people from behind a cell phone app? Pathetic. apple.news/AGBaH3a6KQVi...apple.newsTrump Summons Odd Fictional Characters To Attack Ossoff And Talarico — HuffPostThe president took personal insults to childish new lows in a Truth Social post. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 24/06/2026While lawful (and normal) for the U.S. Marshal Service to deputize out-of-state and federal law enforcement officers for securing large national public events, Trump’s frequent and quantitative use of this protocol during his second term smacks of a police state build-up. apple.news/AMjjCvd0BR0m...apple.newsMan arrested near Trump’s reflecting pool plans to fight obscenity charge — Guardian USChristian Miles berated Oklahoma state troopers near Washington DC landmark subject to botched renovation 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Trump’s disastrous vanity projects at the White House and in D.C. at large is wasting hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer money. And Congressional Republicans are allowing it. The only way to stop the madness is to vote out the Republicans in November! apple.news/AOKNmhWcOQam...apple.newsTrump likely to drain Reflecting Pool again, following peeling paint and algae — The Washington PostThe president blamed “disgraceful Vandalism” for the damage and peeling paint, which emerged after workers spent days treating algae. 010
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 13/06/2026I bet the MOU between the U.S. and Iran is much like the MOU signed between the DoS and the UFC: Trump will personally get richer at the expense of everyone else. apple.news/AagcaLkfUSfO...apple.newsRubio Signs New Deal With UFC Ensuring Trump Gets Even Richer — The New RepublicTrump has invested in the UFC’s parent company. That’s why this “cage fights for diplomacy” deal happened. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 13/06/2026What goes up, must come down. So, too, does fascism. Keep up the good fight, America! apple.news/ANLNtQOeuSki...apple.newsWorkers begin removing Trump’s name from Kennedy Center — The Washington PostAfter courts knocked down attempts to delay the signage change, crews built scaffolding but failed to remove President Donald Trump’s name by midnight. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 13/06/2026The US Navy disabled the MT Marivex in the Gulf of Oman. Marivex is a Palau flagged ship, meaning it is considered a floating territory of Palau. Palau’s defense is guaranteed by the U.S. under a Compact of Free Association with the U.S. Did we just attack a country we are required to defend? 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Trump’s UFC birthday octagon event means he has officially red-necked the White House. Next I bet he’ll build a dirt race track around the Reflecting Pool and replace the White House with a golden double-wide trailer. 020
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I don’t care that the cheesy junk merchant hack Trump sells crap to his weak-minded MAGA base, but using his role as POTUS as a marketing platform and the White House grounds as the venue is illegal. Would you stand for someone doing the same thing in your own house? apple.news/AK967u1UiT3i...apple.newsAnderson Cooper Struggles To Keep A Straight Face Over Trump Merch Claim — HuffPost"I don't know what that means," admitted the CNN anchor. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Anyone who experiences a cut in their social security payments should sue the US government for the amount that is cut,and all the interest Uncle Sam benefited over the lifetime of us paying into the fund. I’m all for significantly raising the income cap on payroll tax. apple.news/A4aUfxpZAQqi...apple.newsSocial Security's insolvency date is projected for end of 2032 — CBS NewsMedicare's hospital insurance trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits in 2033, which could lead to higher health care costs for Americans over 65. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I should feel humbly proud and extremely lucky to be alive to experience the quarter millenium milestone that is quickly approaching the U.S.A. But with the bigotry, racism, and hatred embodied by our current government, I cannot celebrate. I’ll have to let the birthday quietly slip by. So sad. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 27/05/2026This is the Adoration meeting where everyone says everything is going great. apple.news/AwIiJ2NZgRTK...apple.newsTrump to hold Cabinet meeting amid declining approval on Iran, economy — The Washington PostPresident Donald Trump will hold a Cabinet meeting at the White House, canceling a plan for a session at Camp David. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 22/05/2026All the top and mid-level cabinet resignations (voluntarily or otherwise) under Trump is making the country weak and putting Americans at significant risk. Our adversaries are watching this and see a country on a fast track to irrelevancy. apple.news/AFrmKaekJRCW...apple.newsEXCLUSIVE: Tulsi Gabbard resigns from Trump Cabinet — Fox NewsTulsi Gabbard notified President Trump she is resigning as DNI, citing her husband Abraham's diagnosis with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Trump’s strategy of taking power over the Americas is patently tyrannical: THREATEN, INDICT, ATTACK, then EXPLOIT. Happened to Venezuela and now starting for Cuba. Greenland, Canada and Panama have already been test targets in various forms and volumes. WAKE THE HELL UP U.S.A. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Trump is such a skilled motivator - the basic message to ordinary Iranians is “Change your government, or we will kill you all.” Imagine telling your kids “Hey, stop playing so many video games or I’ll cut your arms off.” We have fucking morons running our country. apple.news/Aif6rNujcRpG...apple.newsTrump warns Iran ‘clock is ticking’ as new drone attacks hit U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia — NBC NewsIran’s foreign ministry said Monday that Tehran was not “intimidated by the enemy’s threats” but that talks to end the war remained ongoing. 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Trump and his administration are war-mongering tyrants. Iran, Venezuela, threats to Denmark/Greenland, Canada… and now Cuba, using an incident from two decades ago as pretext to town the island. All clear indications Trump wants to be King of the Western Hemisphere. apple.news/A1_47qAytQXO...apple.newsUS plans to indict Raul Castro raise Cubans' fears of force — ReutersU.S. plans to indict Cuba`s former leader Raul Castro over the downing of humanitarian planes two decades ago further increased tensions on the island on Friday, as the country struggles with its wor... 000
Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 15/05/2026It’s sickening that the country has devolved into abusing every possible system for political power. Voting districts are designed to ensure its residents needs are adequately represented in state and federal governments; NOT used as a power cheat. MAGA started this. apple.news/A3nizfjIWQFW...apple.newsDemocrats are losing the redistricting wars. Now what? — USA TODAYOn the heels of a stinging gerrymandering loss, three Virginia Democrats told USA TODAY they're still optimistic about their party's midterm chances. 000