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Pete Kotz

@petekotz.bsky.social
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Still searching for my redeeming quality, which got lost at the airport in 2019.

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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"A Russian missile strike on one of the adjacent apartment buildings ripped open the church’s walls, roof and upper dome and hollowed out its interior. The golden onion cupola and spire somehow stayed upright, defying gravity in a manner that a person of faith might attribute to the hand of God."
martinkuz.substack.com
Lost sanctuary
Russia’s war of annihilation guts another church as Kramatorsk is slowly ground to dust
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Listening to the drone that sounded like a swarm of hornets outside the kitchen window, she wanted to believe that its unseen operator would ignore a 73-year-old babushka. But nearly all of her friends and neighbors had died in drone or missile strikes, drowned, or succumbed to disease."
martinkuz.substack.com
Droning on and on
As Russia terrorizes Ukraine with faster, deadlier drones, the Trump regime pays lip service to ending the war
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It's hard to believe that Andy Ogles, star of the hit drama "Jesus' Heavily Armed Christmas," would be betrayed by his apostles.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Ohio, following the Trump corruption playbook in the most bumbling Ohio way.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
JobsOhio chairman lobbies for Intel, a company that got millions from JobsOhio • Ohio Capital Journal
JobsOhio said it avoids conflicts. But the chairman of its board is a paid lobbyist for Intel, which has gotten millions from JobsOhio.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Susan Collins will test drive new morals for the next 100 days to see what it's like.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Say what you will about Katie Miller, but she's been critical to the resurrection of the Eva Braun joke. I for one am grateful.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Reminder: The 2008 primary. Democratic establishment said to pick Hillary Clinton...or else. The people chose Barack Obama. It was ugly, nasty, and vicious. Obama won. What happened? He crushed McCain, turned around and asked Clinton to be his Sec of State, and then beat Romney as well.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Sam Altman isn't offering much in exchange for the eco nightmare he's about to inflict upon us.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I just had a gyro. Here's what Christopher Nolan gets wrong about Greek culture.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The latest version of trickle down economics is going to be way more fabulous than the original! It's hard to believe no one thought of this before!
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Helpful volunteers offer directions to the annual Cuyahoga County Republican Picnic here in Cleveland so no one accidentally stumbles into a non-pedophile protector picnic.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"Their willingness to fill the streets even in wartime — even at risk of missile attacks — shows a devotion to and belief in democratic principles that should shame the older, allegedly democratic nations that persist in lecturing Ukraine about its unworthiness."
martinkuz.substack.com
This is what democracy looks like
For the second time in a year, street protests have forced Ukraine’s president to backpedal
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Sarah Huckabee Sanders takes a bold stance against non-existent threats. A leader for our times.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“He was trying to make us more modern and less Soviet. With him gone, Putin is clapping.”
martinkuz.substack.com
Wartime is a bad time for a turf war
Political infighting forced out Ukraine’s popular, drone-savvy defense minister. The move risks undercutting the military’s momentum and troop morale.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
If only Pete Hegseth would have stuck to fronting a boy band that was huge on the tween birthday party circuit.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Ohio Republicans want to recreate a MAGA version of a Maoist reeducation camp.
news5cleveland.com
The GOP-created university civics centers aren't popular. They want to require attendance.
Ohio universities' new centers to combat "liberal bias" aren't popular with students, so a Republican leader wants to require attendance.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"Stalin unleashed his secret police to quell support for Ukrainian nationalism with waves of arrests. My father recounted that neighbors started disappearing. Classmates whispered about the arrests of parents and teachers, artists and priests. Before long, students, too, went missing."
martinkuz.substack.com
The lost fathers of Ukraine
On Father’s Day, recalling a WWII soldier from Lviv killed by the Red Army as Russia once again deprives Ukraine of its future ‘tatos'
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
JD Vance has turned debasement into the highest form of performance art. He is the Rembrandt of ass kissing.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Russia has killed 16,000 Ukrainian civilians and wounded 45,000 during more than four years of war, adding that the true toll “is likely considerably higher.” Only Israel slaughters civilians — including infants — with greater frequency and in greater numbers than Russia.
martinkuz.substack.com
War and faith
In Russia's invasion, I see the absence of the Almighty. But in Ukrainians, I find hope that man’s inhumanity to man need not be the epitaph of our species.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Move this to the roof of the new White House ballroom and the world would whimper with envy.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"Astonishing levels of loser incel" could be the official slogan of the Freedom Caucus.
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Maggie Serota @maggieserota.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
If I were an action hero, this is what I’d say to the bad guy before the kill shot.
Screenshot from the paywall on a Wired article that reads: “You’ve read your last free article.”
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
It would have been ultimate MAGA to have Air Force One land in the Bahamas with Trump immediately deported.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
In the fevered race between corruption and incompetence, Kristi Noem is still near the top of the leader board.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Shapiro should volunteer to go out with a roofing crew in FL this July to help them out for a few days to get an introduction to reality. Or work the overnight shift in a hospital emergency room. Or teach 8th graders.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
DEAR RESTAURANTS: Your servers are not volunteers. If you can't afford to pay them more than 2.13% of what you charge, you can't afford to run a business. Thank you!
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Arguably the most savage part of America right now: Doctors playing roulette with mothers' lives out of fear they'll go to prison for performing an emergency abortion.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
As someone who doesn't even play a professional decorator on TV, I must admit the artificial hue captures the essence of the Trump administration.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Ohio Congressman Max Miller, another shining moral light of MAGA family values.
people.com
MAGA Rep. Max Miller Accuses His Ex-Father-in-Law, Sen. Bernie Moreno, of Funding 'Campaign to Ruin My Life' After Abuse Claims: Reports
The custody battle between Ohio Rep. Max Miller and ex-wife Emily Moreno, the daughter of Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno, is playing out publicly after Miller accused his fellow Republican of funding 'a mali...
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
At the Minnesota Lynx WNBA game. If only men's leagues used their powers for good and not just money.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
America's Congress would ban he singing of Ode to Joy after pushback from the sizeable anti-joy caucus and lobbying from the health insurance industry.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Making severely injured veterans wait months to see a doctor doesn't feel like we're making America very great again.
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bertin.bsky.social @bertin.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Really wish some person or org could make 17-year-old 5-star football recruits understand the potential political power they hold by simply refusing to go play In states that disenfranchise black voters.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Years after losing its testicles, Disney/ABC finds them under the baby's crib, decides to see if they're still operative by fighting back against the FCC and convenience store villain Brendan Carr.
nytimes.com
ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Donald Trump is a lock to win a Daytime Emmy in the Best Male Drama Queen category.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Todd Blanche has to show ID because he looks suspiciously like the D.C. Dine & Dash Bandit.
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Amish Super Model @amishsupermodel.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Oh, look… it’s Jim Crow and Uncle Tom…
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
To the guy in the White House who conceived this: St. Peter awaits you with a broken piece of rebar and Old Testament vengeance on his mind.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
During these trying times, what the country needs most is an opulent ballroom the country will be barred from ever setting foot in. Thanks, Mr. President!
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Breaking News: "Long Thought Dead, Ted Cruz's Balls Reemerge, Emaciated But Alive, Say Detectives."
variety.com
Ted Cruz Rips FCC Over ABC Broadcast License Review Following Kimmel Joke: ‘It Is Not Government’s Job to Censor Speech’
Ted Cruz thinks the FCC stepped over the line in ordering Disney's ABC to file for an accelerated renewal of broadcast licenses of its eight local TV stations -- seemingly in response to a joke Jimmy ...
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Leading financial advisors offer counsel on how to excel today's economy.
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The most American store ever. Starks Liquor in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, where the guns are conveniently located above the liquor for your shopping pleasure.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
$400M for Trump's ballroom? On top of: -$1.5T for the Pentagon -$170B for ICE and Border Patrol -$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet -$496M to send National Guard into cities -$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation" -$100M for Trump's golf outings But nothing for working people.
commondreams.org
GOP Senators Unveil Plan to Pay for $400 Million White House Ballroom With Taxpayer Funds | Common Dreams
As midterm elections approach and gas prices soar, Republican senators prioritize a $400 million ballroom at the White H
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Breaking news: "Satan Announces Layoffs of Entire Research and Developing Team, Saying He'll Just Copy Whatever UnitedHealthcare is Doing."
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Pete Kotz @petekotz.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Elon Musk, putting the "welfare" in "welfare queen."
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 24/04/2026
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss: 🇦🇺 0 🇨🇦 0 🇩🇰 0 🇫🇮 0 🇫🇷 0 🇩🇪 0 🇮🇸 0 🇮🇪 0 🇮🇹 0 🇯🇵 0 🇳🇱 0 🇳🇴 0 🇵🇹 0 🇪🇸 0 🇸🇪 0 🇬🇧 0 🇺🇸 530,000 There’s a lesson there.
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