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Mosenfelder

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Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired).

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12h
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 03/10/2026
Rubio broke the machinery. Now GAO says State lacks complete and accurate award data, comprehensive workforce data, and documented guidance for consistent foreign assistance decisions. The promised efficiency produced administrative chaos. It is a shit show.
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State Department Lacks Data On Decision Process For USAID Programs | Legis1
A GAO audit says State lacks documented guidance for managing $52.1 billion in active USAID awards. See what the GAO found about the transition today.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 03/10/2026
After inspectors turned the lens back on him, the Federal Housing Finance Agency head moved to slash their budget.
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Bill Pulte said he was cracking down on fraud. Now he’s firing the investigators.
After inspectors turned the lens back on him, the Federal Housing Finance Agency head moved to slash their budget.
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Exhibit A for why Musk and other tech company leaders cannot be trusted to self regulate in the manner Trump advocates AI companies should self regulate. Profit first puts the environment and our well being out of consideration www.autonocion.com/us/tesla-lit...
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A Texas Drainage District Walked Its Ditch on a Routine Inspection. They Found a Pipe They Didn't Recognize Discharging Black Liquid From Tesla's $1 Billion Lithium Refinery
The pipe belonged to Tesla. The dark liquid was wastewater from the company's nearly $1 billion lithium refinery, which began operations in December 2024 and
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
SecDef Hegseth appointed Musk as a Pentagon advisor for weapons development. This despite Musk’s numerous financial conflicts of interest, exaggerated technical prowess, track record of self before service, and a ketamine addiction that would exclude him from military service.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 29/09/2026
You can always count on Susan Collins to be "troubled" by the policies her votes have enabled
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Par for the Trump course.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
There's a criminal in the White House and only a Democratic majority will hold him accountable.
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Ambassador Greg Delawie @gregdelawie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republicans, including Republican SCOTUS justices, want to keep American citizens from voting, and are perfectly happy to lie about evidence to achieve that goal.
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Ambassador (ret.) Janet Sanderson @jastucaz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The State Department’s job was never really about diplomats. It was about you – markets that stay open, wars that get prevented, diseases contained before they reach us, Americans overseas who get help in trouble.” Important piece by my colleague Marc Ostfield @thesteadystate.org #holdfast
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We Built It for 80 Years. We’re Dismantling It in Months.
Diplomatic power took generations to build. The damage being done now could take generations to repair.
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks
Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The simple reality is that in every country that’s slid from democracy into strongman rule over the past half-century, the first step was capture of the media by friends of the regime. www.commondreams.org/opinion/davi...
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Why the Ellison Takeover of CNN Is Such Bad News for US Democracy | Common Dreams
​The simple reality is that in every country that’s slid from democracy into strongman rule over the past half-century, the first step was capture of the media by friends of the regime.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026
To truly understand the scope and origins of the disaster that the Roberts court has unleashed by destroying the Voting Rights Act, you have to return to one of the darkest periods of our history.
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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.
The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 22/09/2026
Desi disguised herself as one of Trump's golden cherubs to get the inside scoop on his media ban
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 20/09/2026
The Pentagon has been caught in two separate scandals this week: undercounting casualties and hiding the extent of our destroyed infrastructure in the Middle East. Both are what Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton (Ret.) would describe as "military malpractice." Watch his full analysis now.
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 18/09/2026
Why is the government giving so much money to Trump’s kids? In this episode of The Steady State's The Daily Swamp, former astronaut @astroterry.bsky.social reveals how Trump’s sons secured hefty government contracts, rather arbitrarily… Like, share, follow & tune in tomorrow for another episode!🐊
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 17/09/2026
Kash Patel getting grilled about bestiality? Did @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social miss an episode?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/09/2026
Colin Kaepernick on Trump: “I have not seen a leader show up this way and whine and complain and cry about so much.” Kaepernick says real leaders take responsibility when they lose: “Own your actions, own the losses.” “What we see right now is a lack of integrity.”
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 16/09/2026
Donald Trump and Republicans passed massive tax breaks for giant AI companies that don't need the extra help. And they cut health care for regular Americans. That is the exact opposite of what Congress should be doing.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 14/09/2026
This is more than autocracy: it is a direct threat to American democracy. Steady State member Bill Piekney calls on Americans to get involved, protect the 2026 elections, and remember that they are not alone. Read more: zurl.co/DmQYI
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THIS IS MORE THAN AUTOCRACY: WHAT CAN WE DO? GET UP, GET INVOLVED, KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
The Steady State | William R. Piekney
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Isn’t it interesting though that Mike Johnson shrugs all this off as just provocative things said just to create a “persona online” from one of his ACTUAL NOMINEES FOR CONGRESS, but Hasan Piker, who isn’t running for anything, supposedly represents the entire Democratic Party.
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
September camping in Washington
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump is so scared that @jamestalarico.bsky.social is going to flip a Texas Senate seat blue, he had his FCC abuse its power and block Talarico's interview on TV with Jimmy Kimmell. Talarico lives up to the hype. He's an amazing find. Hope Texans figure that out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
They just got back from 5 more weeks off, after multiple other very long vacations. They never work.
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Colin Kaepernick is among my heroes. He risked and lost a lucrative NFL career to peacefully protest for social justice. Shame on elected Republicans afraid to risk their careers by opposing Trump’s corruption. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
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Colin Kaepernick knelt 10 years ago. America responded with a clear warning to Black people | Howard Bryant
A decade after Kaepernick’s quiet protest shook the NFL, his exile looks less like an aberration than a blueprint for the culture war that followed
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
How did we teach the point of a cult controlling the US government ? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Life after Maga: the group offering an ‘exit ramp’ for rightwingers questioning Trumpism
The non-profit Leaving Maga is built on the premise that abandoning the Trump-built movement is like fighting a disease or breaking an addiction
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I am retired from Navy Intelligence. Trump is either willfully ill-informed about Iran’s residual capabilities, or he is lying about it. Either way, Trump’s leadership is woeful and costly.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 31/08/2026
Speak up NOW to help SAVE Head Start. Trump is pushing a new rule that would shred basic standards that keep kids safe and advance their education. It's not final yet, so it's more important than ever that everyone speak out and fight back.
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A visitor to my garden reminding me to occasionally shift focus from the political and societal events that weigh heavily on my mental health.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
With 75,000+ Americans sick due to cyclospora outbreak that was made worse when the White House intervened to stop a recall of infected lettuce grown by a major MAGA donor, Trump is now cancelling research projects on how to detect and treat the disease.
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USDA cyclospora research projects shelved amid funding cuts and relocations
The shuttering of three projects is expected to hinder vital research at a time when consumers are increasingly worried about the safety of the food supply.
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 30/08/2026
Google Maps shows something called "Lake America" among the Great Lakes -- please help them fix this error: support.google.com/maps/answer/... #holdfast #signalboost
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Report data or content errors on Google Maps - Google Maps Help
This article can help you find solutions to errors you may encounter in Maps. Important: You can only help us correct an error in Maps in some countries and regions. Add or edit information about pl
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Lake Ontario has been relabeled Lake America on Google Maps. Likewise, Google has for some time identified The Gulf of Mexico as The Gulf of America. Appeasement of a dictator is shameful.
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 27/08/2026
"I cannot remember even one flag officer during the Afghan conflict resigning in protest in order to tell the truth publicly-that victory was beyond our grasp...we should be better than this." Read Robert Bruce Adolph's article: steadystate1.substack.com/p/honor
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
What a circus. 🤡
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I am a resident of Washington state where all election ballots are distributed by US Postal Service mail. Concern that the Trump Administration may succeed in obstructing mail in voting led me to research contingencies for obtaining and submitting my ballot.
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Truth is alien to Trump and his cabinet members. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate
Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Welp — we’ll let Republican Rep. Massie handle this one 👀
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Good news. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds
Researchers say benefits of two-dose Shingrix vaccine could be comparable to taking daily blood pressure medication
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Mosenfelder @mosenfelder.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Transparency in Government Trump style.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 26/08/2026
Oh ya do you guys remember the USMCA? Thats the trade deal Trump says is so bad. It was his trade deal he negotiated and bragged about
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
It's striking (though not surprising given the normal course of authoritarian movements), that the whole Trump/MAGA/GOP message is now simply hatred of the other--of transgender people, of immigrants, and of "communists" as a catchall for everyone else. There's no pretense of a policy argument left.
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Lauren C Anderson @lcandersonintl.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Reflections on the use of force - it's a last resort. In 29 years in the #FBI sometimes the most powerful decision we could make was not to use force. @thesteadystate.org @spytalker.bsky.social @justiceconnection.bsky.social @thebulwark.com @smerconish.bsky.social
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
“The Trump administration and Elon Musk have joined forces against a state law designed to combat deepfake pornography. The Trump DOJ is supporting a lawsuit filed by Musk’s company xAI opposing Minnesota’s “nudification” ban…passed with nearly unanimous support.” open.substack.com/pub/allrisen...
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Saturday Rewind: Trump, Musk and ‘nudification’
Elon Musk’s company is fighting Minnesota’s ban targeting deepfake porn, and Trump is helping him in court.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/08/2026
In Wisconsin alone, there were 39 private schools where every student used tuition vouchers during the most recent school year. Together, these schools educated 7,923 children and took in roughly $87 million from the voucher program.
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At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.
Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve...
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Lauren C Anderson @lcandersonintl.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Is it okay that the Dept of Defense fired the top people at #StarsandStripes? They started by firing the ombudsman, a congressionally designated role to safeguard the paper's independence. A move I've seen in authoritarian countries. @thesteadystate.org www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leaders who criticized DOD’s interference
The Defense Department earlier this year railed against the publication, which has long enjoyed editorial independence, as “woke.”
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“During WWII, Eisenhower famously defended the paper’s independence. “Stars and Stripes is the soldiers’ newspaper. We will not interfere.” That became policy: Congress and DOD established protections requiring the newspaper to operate as an independent publication.” www.status.news/p/stars-and-...
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The Pentagon’s Truth Purge
Pete Hegseth’s purge of Stars and Stripes leadership shows that the anti-press defense secretary is trying to turn the independent newspaper into another propaganda organ for the Trump administration.
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