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Foreign policy/intl affairs. Likes and reposts do not necessarily equal agreement

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PlatypusRex @platypusrex.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Just a friendly reminder that disco legends Boney-M of “Rasputin” fame did a cover of Roger Miller’s “King of the Road” on the same album.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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PlatypusRex @platypusrex.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Literally a terrorist state
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 25/08/2026
Dolly spent decades redistributing her wealth so she was pre-marinated in good karma.
Dolly was charitable.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/07/2026
When Justice is blind, bad guys take the fifth. When justice is corrupt, good guys take the fifth. Feel free to share.
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Kristy Greenberg @kristygreenberg.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Hurling F-bombs at an 85-year-old scientist who won’t fight back doesn’t make you tough. Staying silent after your own daughter accused Rep. Max Miller of holding a gun to her head, pushing her against a wall, and fracturing your granddaughter’s collarbone makes you a coward.
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PlatypusRex @platypusrex.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Struggling to express how I feel now bc I can’t claim to be a Hansard superfan (only having two CDs); however, Once really moved me. Devastated me, much like this news although in a positive way, of course. But nonetheless wrecked my emotions by digging out love and hope. RIP Glen. Legend!
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PlatypusRex @platypusrex.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What song did The Sirens sing in The Odyssey? Wrong answers only.
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Electric Six Gay Bar - Abraham Lincoln Meme
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Kettering Foundation @kettering.org · 17/07/2026
Read our statement on yesterday’s presidential address.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 30/06/2026
Still on the hunt for the answer: How many childrens hospitals, or anything like that, has Elon Musk funded and built since he is now the richest man in the world? I mean, he's an immigrant, and should be grateful for the opportunity we gave him, and want to give back. Right?
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PlatypusRex @platypusrex.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Who’s your favorite movie dad?
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Hutch Mansell: I'm Nobody
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Father's Day 🖤
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PlatypusRex @platypusrex.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
“When professionals conclude that their advancement depends less on rigor than on ideological obedience, the best people leave, the cautious self-censor, the ambitious learn the wrong lessons, and the sycophantic losers rise to the top.”
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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 04/06/2026
NEW: A stunning new project from @lawfaremedia.org's @katherinepomps.bsky.social finds that 97 Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the Capitol riot then got arrested, charged, and/or convicted with subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported.
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 31/05/2026
Project 2025 wasn’t a “liberal hoax.” It was the governing blueprint. They proposed 1,913 recommendations. They say Trump has already implemented 1,055.
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PlatypusRex @platypusrex.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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Oleg Burov: I Work Only For Mother Russia
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PlatypusRex @platypusrex.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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Matt Damon Sings 'Scotty Doesn't Know' in Eurotrip
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
America's chief Middle East negotiator - Jared Kushner - is almost completely dependent on Middle East government investment in his chief business. It's probably the biggest conflict of interest in American diplomatic history and we should be talking about this way more.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 09/05/2026
Your Saturday FYI: Russia is getting its ass handed to it, by Ukraine. Ukraine has “the cards.” Slava Ukrainii
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Riker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
why doesn't darth vader remember c3po
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PlatypusRex @platypusrex.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
@radiofreetom.bsky.social justice finished chp3 of the updated Death of Expertise. As a former academic advisor (17 years ago) I agree with most of your assertions and conclusions. I would only critique one thing.
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
in 2016 a group of strangers in Kazakhstan saved a dog from drowning by forming a human chain to reach him. they just unveiled a statue commemorating the event and I'm genuinely about to start sobbing
photo showing the rescuers saving the dog, next to the statue commemorating themcloseup on the base of the statue, showing a dog and a man in a ball cap the top of the statue, where the person at the top of the slope has his hand outstretched so the viewer can "help" pull him up
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
1. I keep seeing people say "if the war itself is illegal, then no act committed in that war can be legal, so why bother to distinguish between legal and illegal acts." This is profoundly mistaken, and let me explain why.
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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
60 Minutes has uncovered new information about a device that may be linked to Havana Syndrome, mysterious brain injuries reported by U.S. government and military officials. 60 Minutes has new details about what sources say is a weapon built by a foreign adversary. Sunday. 60Minutes.com
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
If America still had the rule of law, this would be the easiest prosecution ever, but we all know absolutely nothing will happen.
Six accounts on Polymarket made around $1 million in profit by betting on the US to strike Iran by Feb. 28, according to analytics firm Bubblemaps SA. The accounts were all freshly created in February and had only ever placed bets on when US strikes might occur. Some of their shares were purchased, in some cases at roughly a dime apiece, hours before the first explosions were reported in Tehran.
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Maria Drutska @mariadrutska.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
You cannot “deal-make” your way out of imperial ambition. Peace is not blocked by Ukraine. It is blocked by a Kremlin that cannot accept the existence of a free, sovereign Ukraine choosing its own path.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
These words by Supreme Justice Gorsuch should be printed, in full, on tomorrow’s front pages.
For those who think it important for the Nation to impose more tariffs, I understand that today's decision will be dis-appointing. All I can offer them is that most major decisions affecting the rights and responsibilities of the American people (including the duty to pay taxes and tariffs) are funneled through the legislative process for a reason. Yes, legislating can be hard and take time. And, yes, it can be tempting to bypass Congress when some pressing problem arises. But the deliberative nature of the legislative process was the whole point of its design. Through that process, the Nation can tap the combined wisdom of the people's elected representatives, not just that of one faction or man. There, deliberation tempers impulse, and compromise hammers disagreements into workable solutions. And because laws must earn such broad support to survive the legislative pro-cess, they tend to endure, allowing ordinary people to plan their lives in ways they cannot when the rules shift from day to day. In all, the legislative process helps ensure each of us has a stake in the laws that govern us and in the Nation's future. For some today, the weight of those virtues is apparent. For others, it may not seem so obvious. But if history is any guide, the tables will turn and the day will come when those disappointed by today's result will appreciate the legislative process for the bulwark of liberty it is.
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PlatypusRex @platypusrex.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Almost important to remember that “protect and serve” has always meant protect and serve authority or the state - not the citizens.
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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency. She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
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PlatypusRex @platypusrex.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Ah, Roma…
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
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Machine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
This quote sums it all up. This is why we fight.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Noticing that CNN is calling Jan. 6 a “riot,” not an “insurrection.” PSA: It was an insurrection.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I watched a news segment of J6ers “retracing their steps” and placing flowers “in honor of” Ashli Babbit at the Capitol. Reminded of how the Nazis mythologized the Beer Hall Putsch and turned the 16 people who died into martyrs who were ritually honored on the attempted coup’s anniversary each year
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
The Constitution of the United States is not optional, and it does not apply selectively. Its protections extend to everyone on U.S. soil, citizens and non-citizens alike.
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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
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Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/12/2025
Read @markhertling.bsky.social's assessment of Trump's new National Security Strategy, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-nation...
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New National Security Strategy Is Heavy on Rhetoric, Light on Detail
Without explaining how national means can be used to achieve desired ends, the strategy is just empty rhetoric.
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
The only time Article 5 of the NATO Treaty was invoked was to defend us, not for us to defend Europe. European soldiers and civilians died fighting with us and working next to us in Afghanistan. Europe was not attacked on September 11, 2001.
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Charles Ray @charlesray45.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Destroying American Diplomacy: Pulling Down our First Line of Defense open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
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Destroying American Diplomacy: Pulling Down our First Line of Defense
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PlatypusRex @platypusrex.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Stay strong Ukraine
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a man with glasses says we shall never surrender in front of a crowd of people
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PlatypusRex @platypusrex.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Perfect description
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states. Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
What causes WW3 as per my tankies: 🇹🇷Shooting 🇷🇺jet down 🇺🇸Killing 🇷🇺troops in🇸🇾 🇺🇸bombing Assad 🇺🇦Defending itself Giving🇺🇦: Training Javelins 155mm shells Patriots Tanks F-16s HIMARS ATACMS Tomahawks 🇺🇦striking crimea 🇺🇦Deep striking🇷🇺 🇺🇦Occupying🇷🇺 Cutting🇷🇺off swift What doesn't cause WW3: 🇷🇺attacking places
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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking? Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but
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PlatypusRex @platypusrex.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
I just opened Instagram and almost every single ad as for some right-wing group, pro-Israel lobby, or mega church. What the fuck? Not my algorithm!
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 08/10/2025
We at The Steady State have studied the indicators of authoritarianism for decades — usually dry words in intelligence reports. But sometimes, a single photograph says it all. Authoritarianism doesn’t arrive all at once. It creeps in under cover of “order,” cloaked in uniforms, justified by fear.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The First Amendment explicitly guarantees: -the right of the people peaceably to assemble -to petition the Government for a redress of grievances -the free exercise of religion -freedom of speech If this priest had also been press, ICE would have violated all five 1A freedoms at once.
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