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Retired U.S Army, former Federal Employee, Environmental activist Chatter Social: @oldparatroop 🚫DMs #veterans #military #dogs #ncpol #politics #ukraine #chatter

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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#NCpol
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BREAKING NYT: The top super PAC for Senate Republicans is canceling all the remaining ads it had booked in North Carolina as of Friday — shifting away tens of millions of dollars in a move that signals that Republicans no longer see a path to winning the state this fall.
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Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects Dim
The Senate Leadership Fund is diverting money to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party as it seeks to hold its majority.
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BOOM! 😂 #NCpol x.com/kylegriffin1...
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Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) on X
BREAKING NYT: The top super PAC for Senate Republicans is canceling all the remaining ads it had booked in North Carolina as of Friday — shifting away tens of millions of dollars in a move that signa...
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Help clean up NC! We spend millions a year cleaning up garbage in this state. Our lawmakers need to take action! @ncgovernor.bsky.social @nchousedems.com @ncdp.org @ncgop.bsky.social www.change.org/p/support-a-...
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Sign the Petition
Support a Bottle Deposit for North Carolina!
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Help clean up NC! We spend millions a year cleaning up garbage in this state. Our lawmakers need to take action! @ncgovernor.bsky.social @nchousedems.com @ncdp.org @ncgop.bsky.social www.change.org/p/support-a-...
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Sign the Petition
Support a Bottle Deposit for North Carolina!
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
NEW: California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Reports - The Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation met in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss the regional situation and cooperation in the international arena.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Netherlands developing high-energy laser weapon to counter drone swarms—setting a goal to turn the current prototype into a fully operational military air defense system. english.nv.ua/nation/dutch...
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Netherlands developing high-energy laser weapon to counter drone swarms
The Netherlands is partnering with Australian defense technology company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) to develop a high-energy laser weapon designed to destroy drones and counter large-scale aerial att...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mike Rogers has the audacity to lie to you about his plan like he didn't vote 4 times to stop you from getting cheaper medication from Canada, take $1M from Big Pharma, and vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices higher. GTFOH.
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TCarlson @tcw123.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#Volunteer #PhoneBank #Florida Virtual Phone Bank with Team Bale Virtual event Join from anywhere Thursdays through Oct 29 5:30 – 7pm EDT www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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Virtual Phone Bank with Team Bale · Mobilize
Ready to make a difference in Central Florida? Join Team Bale for a phone bank and help elect Navy Reserve Captain, combat veteran, and public servant Bale Dalton to Congress. Every call helps us con...
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“94% of total U.S. domestic freight activity (by ton-mile or overall dependent supply chains) relies on diesel.”
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The good news: “the U.S. power grid does not run off of oil. Petroleum (oil) accounts for less than 1% (about 0.7%)” The bad news: “200,000 to 300,000 medium-and heavy-duty utility vehicles servicing the U.S. electrical infrastructure, the vast majority of which run on diesel.”
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
😲 WHITE HOUSE BANS MEDIA deemed hostile from the grounds, including CNN, MSNOW & Politico. Obama briefly excluded FOX News from some briefings in 2009, was (rightfully) pilloried for the move, and backed off. He was wrong then, and Trump is wrong now.
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Obama Administration Takes On Fox News
The White House is taking direct aim at Fox News, the news organization that is the home to the most potent collection of its conservative critics. The network also happens to be the nation's top-rate...
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“There are around 630 individual freight railroad companies operating across nearly 140,000 miles of track in the United States” “Virtually all major U.S. freight trains run on diesel” “An average fully loaded U.S. freight train burns roughly 5 to 20 gals of diesel per mile.”
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“The U.S. has about 480,000 to 483,000 yellow school buses and approximately 133,000 total active public transit vehicles (including transit buses, railcars, and vans tracked by the APTA Fact Book).” More than 90% run on diesel.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
BREAKING: Judge Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, D.C., has *blocked* the administraiton's mail-in ballot plan, saying USPS lacked the authority to issue it. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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Andy Behrman @electroboyusa.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🚨 5.4 MILLION views. And counting. Trump doesn’t want you watching this interview. So naturally, we should get it to 10 MILLION. Let’s make sure Trump sees just how many people are watching. 10 million views. One Texas Senate seat. Let's fucking go Texas. Let’s fucking go, Texas.
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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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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Had AI generate a graphic comparing petroleum costs now & 2 years ago. #fuel
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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This Is How Germany’s Customs Criminal Investigation Office Reads Your WhatsApp and Signal Messages by Secretly Adding Itself as Your Second Device
WhatsApp and Telegram encryption is supposed to be a fortress. It is meant to keep anyone from reading along between sender and recipient. Germany’s Customs Criminal Investigation Office leaves the en...
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 In the 1930s Great Depression, a violent splinter group broke away from the Ku Klux Klan. They called themselves The Black Legion — America’s hidden white supremacist army. Pull up a seat🪑 my friends.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A pastor for Michael Whatley, the North Carolina GOP Senate nominee, opened with a prayer asking God to bestow "integrity and honesty." It was delivered by Pastor Daimon King, a registered sex offender twice imprisoned for convictions involving children. apnews.com/article/what...
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Sarah E. Minnis, PhD 🏔️ @saraheminnisphd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Be like a panda 🐼
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Sarah E. Minnis, PhD 🏔️ @saraheminnisphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Today is Suicide Prevention Day. Please let someone help you. You Matter. ♥️
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Never Forget! The day the world changed.
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NYCBlueLady @newyorkcitygirl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem, lodestar of the modern women's movement, dies at 92 "In my heart, I think a woman has two choices," she said. "Either she's a feminist or a masochist." My sincerest condolences 💐 to family and friends. May she rest in peace, and continue to live in her loved ones hearts? ♥️🕊️✨
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
As we were saying… youtu.be/BIvL14nkjYc?...
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It's Time to Overturn Citizens United!
YouTube video by Lisa Guerrero
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
👇 Energy companies will have to spend billions to find new suppliers & retrofit existing equipment. Guess who will pay that cost? www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-d...
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Trump declares emergency, moves to block some foreign-made equipment from grid
Grid equipment manufacturers say more clarity will be needed, particularly around rules for software and digital products where the country of origin may be difficult to determine.
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 27/08/2026
A U.S. Air Force judge ordered Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants to go on trial before a military tribunal in June 2028.
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Trial for accused mastermind of 9/11 attacks set for June 2028
A U.S. Air Force judge ordered Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants to go on trial before a military tribunal in June 2028.
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Great tool. Tracks all surveillance contracts down to municipalities. Let’s us know how they have been spending our tax $ without our knowledge. Fayetteville NC has been using ALPR technology since 2013. Hope Mills, NC has over 35 flock systems. www.atlasofsurveillance.org/search?locat...
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Fayetteville, NC
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The U.S. military killed two people in a strike Sunday against a suspected drug boat in the Eastern Pacific. The death toll from the campaign of bombing boats off Latin America’s Caribbean coast and in the Eastern Pacific now exceeds 210 after more than 60 strikes.
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US military strikes suspected drug boat in Eastern Pacific, killing 2
The death toll from the campaign of bombing boats off Latin America’s Caribbean coast and in the Eastern Pacific now exceeds 210.
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Hakeem Jeffries meeting with Jared Kushner to find common ground? WTF? The @democrats.org are making it harder & harder to defend the party. Why is he speaking to a civilian that has no official capacity in the government other than grifting.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Trump has destroyed US credibility to the point that no one can make a deal with America even if they think the terms sound good, because they can’t trust the US to honor it. The U.S.-Canada trade arrangement Trump now claims is unacceptable was the one he negotiated and signed in his first term.
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Marijuana Records @marijuanarecords.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Every state in the United States should legalize marijuana legalize it completely plus marijuana should be legal to grow smoke eat or sell as we choose like this post if you agree, all 50 states should legalize marijuana 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲 www.ziplok.net #MusicSky #blueskymusic #marijuana #ziplok
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Liberty for the People! ✊ #deflock
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
👇Are your State representatives actually doing their jobs? #NCpol www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
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Which N.C. Lawmakers Showed Up to Vote?
Seven of 170 members haven’t missed a vote since 2025. Several others, however, have been frequently absent.
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
👇Are your State representatives actually doing their jobs? #NCpol www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
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Which N.C. Lawmakers Showed Up to Vote?
Seven of 170 members haven’t missed a vote since 2025. Several others, however, have been frequently absent.
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
My Brother just texted me. “Mitch McConnell is the only vegetable the FDA hasn’t recalled.”😜
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Every single day, it’s some new disgusting vanity project. Naming a ship after a 5 time draft dodger is a stain on the storied History of our Navy. www.cnn.com/2026/08/20/p...
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Exclusive: Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump | CNN Politics
The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor, three sources familiar wit...
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Sunday voting is out in some NC counties. There is absolutely no justification for this other than suppress the vote. #NCpol x.com/abc11_wtvd/s...
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ABC11 EyewitnessNews (@ABC11_WTVD) on X
Some NC counties drop Sunday voting under approved plans https://t.co/Y9S4y7yl3i
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
ICE just arrested a 5-year-old on his way to a soccer game in Austin. His name is Liam, just like the little boy from Minnesota. He should be in kindergarten this week. Instead he's in a trailer prison in the desert. Release Liam. Release these kids. Close the Dilley children’s prison.
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🇺🇸🫡 RIP Air Force personnel were on this flight. 😔 apnews.com/article/alas...
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Charter plane crash kills 8 near remote radar site in western Alaska, military says
The U.S. military says a charter aircraft carrying eight people crashed at a remote radar site in western Alaska on Thursday, killing all on board.
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I believe a large part as to why folks stayed home & did not vote is because @democrats.org had 4 years to hold these criminals accountable & failed so they gave up.🤷‍♂️ How will anything be different if Dems take Congress? Especially with Schumer & Jeffries, both shill for Israel.
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
With all the water contamination issues we have in Cumberland County, NC our Democrat led County Commissions decided Flock Cameras were more important than clean water. No money was allocated in the latest budget for drinking water problems. @ncdp.org @ncgovernor.bsky.social
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Kushner’s Dad is now 1 of the owners of the Lakers. Do you think folks will boycott the team?
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Among the outlets where the eggs were available were Kroger stores in Texas and Louisiana; Brookshire Grocery stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Mississippi, “and other smaller retail outlets,” according to the initial recall alert. thehill.com/policy/healt...
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
👇 #milsky www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
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Asbestos, mold and crumbling walls: The US military’s Pacific bases are falling apart
Mold, asbestos and crumbling walls are only some of the issues plaguing the U.S. military's Pacific bases, a government watchdog found.
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My take, DOGE was a Trojan horse to steal data not save taxpayers money. www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
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DOGE said it saved $1.7 billion by terminating a military health IT contract. GAO found the contract was never terminated.
DOGE reported $1.76 billion in savings from terminating a contract, but GAO found that the contract was never terminated and no funds were deobligated.
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OldParatroop @oldparatrp.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
“More than 142,000 post-9/11 veterans who screened positive for a possible deployment-related traumatic brain injury and agreed to a comprehensive VA evaluation did not ultimately receive one, according to a new Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) watchdog report.” www.military.com/va-failed-to...
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142,000 Veterans Left Without Critical Brain Injury Care: VA OIG
Uncover the hidden failure that left 142,000 veterans without vital evaluations for potential brain injuries. How did this happen?
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Joyce @joyces1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Despicable www.npr.org/2026/08/08/n...
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Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb
That revenue does not include net proceeds of $1.6 billion made by CoreCivic after the recent sale of four of their facilities to the Department of Homeland Security.
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