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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Idea…Abolish DHS and realign its core missions: 1. Restore INS as it’s own agency focused on administration, not enforcement 2. Broaden US Coast Guard mission to include border patrol, customs, TSA 3. Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity as a single agency 4. Give FEMA to National Guard Bureau

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I can’t imagine any scenario more F’d up than this one, where Trump is making petroleum deals with the Russian aggressor in one war (vs Ukraine) to bail us out of the mess Trump created in another war (vs. Russian-backed Iran). What the bloody F___??? apple.news/APDEkd52CTH6...

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Trump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets — CNBC

President Donald Trump has few options to reduce diesel prices given the destruction done to refineries by the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hasan’s murder of those soldiers at Fort Hood was sick and evil, rooted in religious extremism. Hegseth’s desire to livestream Hasan’s execution is also sick and evil, and based on religious extremism. apple.news/A_2o8Ay5WSne...

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Fort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says — The Washington Post

“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

SPOT ON! Close the holes in our Constitution that allowed this to happen. And all those “norms” and rules that exist in how elected leaders operate - make those laws.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It floors me that there is a not insignificant number of Americans who are OK with a President who deliberately and outwardly wants to denegrate, defile, and disown specific groups of citizens. With Trump, those groups add up to the majority of Americans. apple.news/ACLLEB1H0Toa...

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Trump uses anti-trans slur against Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina — NBC News

Annie Andrews is a physician running against Sen. Darline Graham.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Our “fighting” is limited to our vote and continued protest (via public discourse like this and through physical presence). Was just pointing out that hope alone (in the candidates) is insufficient to overcome the racist and fascist movement in this country. We also need persistent vigilance.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I am inspired, too, as I was in 2024. But am also fearful that we as individual voters have little to no means of preventing our entrenched MAGA government (all three branches) from cheating the system or outright defying the constitution at the mid-terms.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The IRGC will become increasingly desperate in this war we started with Iran, and so another 911-like event is entirely possible here. Trump knows it, and if it happens in a blue state, he’s messaging that he’d be OK with it. That’s criminal! Trump must be imprisoned! apple.news/AR5gl9WS4Ram...

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Trump suggests letting Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego at campaign event — ABC7 Los Angeles

California leaders condemned Trump’s remarks about Los Angeles and San Diego.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Agree - Hegseth believes he is running a new Christian crusade. It’s all fake, anyway, as is the case with Trump and others.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

While there are conflicting news articles about this particular case, non-U.S. citizens are not allowed to vote in Federal elections, as it should be. But why is it OK for U.S. political office candidates to take campaign donations from non-U.S. citizens? WTF, Over? apple.news/A30rDbfW_S8G...

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‘Activist judge’ rules Congress cannot bar noncitizens from voting in federal elections — Fox News

A Biden-appointed federal judge ruled the law criminalizing noncitizen voting is unconstitutional, dismissing charges against a woman who voted in 2020.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

As a retired military officer, I’m OK with leader who wants to state publicly that his/her religious beliefs drive their personal conduct and morality. But I’m not OK if they basically demand - as Hegseth does - that their beliefs should drive your conduct and behavior. apple.news/Azu0PfL5YTb6...

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Opinion | Pete Hegseth just took his personal crusade to a new level — Guardian US

The US defense secretary who hates ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’ has announced an Office of Religious Affairs at the Pentagon

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A shameful epitaph to the American character. The oldest natural history museum in the U.S. is closing due to lack of funds. American billionaires together are worth over $8 Trillion, yet guys like Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg would rather buy political favor with Trump. apple.news/AvLwdql8oSCe...

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Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down — NPR

Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia’s storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by local residents, politicians and scientists to save it.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Just 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

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

DHS 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...

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How Local Police Get Paid Big Money for Just a Few Immigration Arrests — The Wall Street Journal

Department of Homeland Security gives local agencies as much as $2 million for each arrest in a nationwide task force

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s much more than lawlessness; it’s targeted cruelty applied with grossly negligent wild west, thug tactics. Under Trump, ICE specifically recruits a kind of expendable “posse soldiers” they can let loose on society to expel the country of non-whites; a modern version of NAZI Brown Shirts.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Trump 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...

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Trump hails Greenland security deal that falls short of takeover — The Washington Post

The agreement, which Danish officials said is not final, stops far short of Trump's often-stated goal of taking possession of the territory.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The 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...

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The market forces quietly adding thousands to patient bills — CBS News

The 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...

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

He should go ahead now and switch to the Republican Nazi party… come November, he’ll be among the eunuch minority.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

OH 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...

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Five Takeaways From Day One of the Republican Convention — The Wall Street Journal

Trump caps off convention’s first day with pledge to pay American adults $5,000 each if GOP keeps control of Congress

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The 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...

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Far-right AfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majority — Guardian US

Alternative für Deutschland surges to victory in Saxony-Anhalt as Friedrich Merz’s CDU slumps to disastrous result

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I 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...

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ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests — The Associated Press

U.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...

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This 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-...

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Justice Department expands military's power to detain migrants near border — CBS News

The Justice Department issued a legal opinion giving the U.S. military broader powers to detain migrants near certain areas along the southern border.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

ONCE 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...

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'Holy F**king Cringe': Trump White House Ripped Over 'Weird Embarrassing Crap' Video — HuffPost

The White House’s latest attempt at creating a meme isn’t going over well.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Trump’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...

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US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports — The Associated Press

The 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.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

According 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...

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US-Saudi nuclear deal faces swift backlash on multiple fronts — The Hill

The 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...

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This 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...

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Houthis attack 2 Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to open a new front in the Iran war — The Associated Press

Yemen’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.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

DANGER 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...

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Trump administration activates never-before-used ‘alien terrorist’ deportation court — POLITICO

The court has been dormant since it was created in 1996.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Trump 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...

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Trump threatens Canada with tariffs over wildfire smoke: 'Unacceptable!' — USA TODAY

President 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.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Sen. 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...

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MAGA Senator Says Greenland Needs to Be Saved From “Radical Mullahs” — The New Republic

Apparently, without Donald Trump’s intervention, radical mullahs will take over Denmark.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Trump 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...

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Trump’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...

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Trump says he'll ask Supreme Court to rehear birthright citizenship case — The Hill

President 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...

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This 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...

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FIFA rejects Belgium challenge over Balogun eligibility, Trump calls red card U-turn 'brilliant' — Reuters

FIFA 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...

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

At 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...

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It’s a ghost town at Trump’s great state fair as Melania gets an unusual honor — The Independent

Another day of sparse crowds follows Trump’s claim that 45,000 attended his opening-night speech

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Here’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.

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Rich Moon @moonbeam1964.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

WTF? 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.

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