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Rod Duffield

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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
John Fetterman is truly an idiot. He gave a virtual speech at that midterm Republican convention praising Trump for "supporting steelworkers." Meanwhile, the reality perspective is here. usw.org/trump-stabs-...
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Trump Stabs Workers in the Back - United Steelworkers
By David McCallUSW International President Federal officials, then-Gov. Eric Holcomb, union leaders, company representatives and dozens of guests assembled at Heidelberg Materials in Mitchell, Ind., l...
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Nothing to see here...just our lawless regime in charge of our country cozying up to another dictator and infuriating our allies again...
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"Oh, we got a bargain with Venezuelan oil"...uh, no - it's "heavy, extra thick and (with) high sulfur," making it difficult and costly 2 extract and refine when compared 2 lighter crude oils (also, Venezuela's aging, decrepit refining infrastructure is a mess). crooksandliars.com/2026/08/fox-...
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Fox Flacks Gush Over Trump's Venezuelan Oil Grab
The propagandists on Fox were all-in with Trump's announcement that the US has reached a deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of the country's oil reserves.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It's going to be awhile before I eat anything other than locally raised beef again. Yet another way this utterly lawless regime is endangering our lives. crooksandliars.com/2026/08/why-...
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Why Is Trump Hiding Which Country He’s Importing Beef From?
There’s something rotten about Trump’s deal besides how it’s betraying American ranchers.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Trumpist Jon Husted plummets to the gutter once again. www.huffpost.com/entry/jon-hu...
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Grieving Family Asks Republicans To Take Down Ad Blaming Sherrod Brown For Fatal Car Wreck
The brother of a woman killed in a car crash this year says the lack of empathy toward her family has been shocking.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
So our PA-01 U.S. House Rep Brian Fitzpatrick is scared 2 debate Dem challenger Bob Harvie unless Harvie releases files on an investigation in2 Falls Township where Harvie was a supervisor (Harvie was never the target of an investigation or charged w/a crime)...typical chicken move by Fitzpatrick.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Brian Fitzpatrick recently supported a bill 2 ban foreign money in elections (as part of his “election reform leadership,” 2 quote his website). If he cares so much about election integrity, then why did he vote against the John Lews 4 The People Act five years ago? www.congress.gov/votes/house/...
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Anybody have any idea how many heads would have exploded on Fox “News,” OAN, etc. if a Democrat had met with Hamas? To say nothing of the fact that Jared Kushner doesn’t officially represent our government, of course? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Kushner Meets Hamas Officials in Push for Gaza Plan
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I'll keep waiting for Max Miller to get the Graham Platner treatment from the New York Times, even though what Miller is accused of is arguably worse. And i'm sure I'll keep waiting. crooksandliars.com/2026/08/max-...
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Max Miller: Trump Faced Dozens Of 'Allegations' And Stayed In — So I’m Staying Too
Imagine comparing yourself to an adjudicated rapist and thinking it's a flex.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Vic Fangio is a terrific NFL defensive coordinator. When it comes to political commentary, however, he should shut the hell up. Vic Fangio jokes about Anthony Fauci taking Fifth to dodge Eagles question share.google/1v4bhojSbGU1...
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NFL coach jabs at Fauci while taking questions from reporters
Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio took a couple of shots at Dr. Anthony Fauci over his repeated use of the Fifth Amendment during a Senate hearing on Wednesday. “I’m gonna be lik…
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
IMO, Dr. Anthony Fauci is a patriot for doing his part 2 get this country through COVID (against which Trump refused 2 commit the resources we needed). He doesn’t need the aggravation, but it would be worth it if Fauci sued Megyn Kelly 4 this (h/t to Eschaton). www.mediamatters.org/megyn-kelly/...
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Megyn Kelly: "Fauci hurt a lot more people than Epstein did. A lot more, amazingly."
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
So "Both Sides Brian" votes to fund the Iran war one day, but then votes for a toothless resolution the next telling Trump to get congressional support in order to continue fighting it (which #47 will ignore if he hasn't done so already). www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
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House Rebukes Trump on Iran in War Powers Vote as Senate Blocks Debate
For the second time, a few House Republicans joined Democrats to back a measure calling on the president to seek authorization for the war.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Brian Fitzpatrick voted today in favor of Trump's idiotic, disastrous war against Iran and the SAVE Act, which would disenfranchise millions. clerk.house.gov/Votes/2026281
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Roll Call 281 Roll Call 281, Bill Number: H. Con. Res. 113, 119th Congress, 2nd Session
VOTE QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Resolution, DESCRIPTION: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary level...
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
You paying attention, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick?
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Bye, you traitor. Don't threaten us with a good time. www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Putting aside the question of Mitch McConnell’s current state, can someone name another occupation where the worker can take unscheduled time off from the job 4 weeks w/o a doctor’s note or medical explanation concerning the worker’s health? That’s another level of entitlement 2 this whole thing.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Not defending Platner who should drop out at this point (and if you want to blame me for supporting him, go ahead), but I think it’s telling that the Times has no problem with the “R” word in a headline when a certain 47th president isn’t involved.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The only winner from this utterly boneheaded decision is China. crooksandliars.com/2026/07/us-e...
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Energy Secretary Applauds The End Of Federal Wind And Solar Subsidies
"I'm thrilled to report that after 35 years, on July 4th, we will end the subsidies for new wind and solar projects, thanks to President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cut," said Chris Wright.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Brian Fitzpatrick must be scared. He's got these ridiculous, grainy-looking, black and white ads all over the place saying that Bob Harvie is the subject of a criminal FBI investigation, or something. You mean the FBI run by this guy?
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
"Emoluments Clause"? What stinking "Emoluments Clause"?
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Note to Dems - if overhauling our utterly broken SCOTUS isn't at least part of the reason why a candidate is running for either the U.S. House or Senate, then don't imagine wasting my time by asking for a campaign contribution. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/u...
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Supreme Court Overturns Hawaii Gun Law
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Every damn word of what Markos says here. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Why Democrats need their own Trump
Donald Trump is the most effective president in my lifetime. There, I said it.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
There's a chance that Graham Platner will be serving in the U.S. Senate (and yes, I know it will be a fight against Susan Collins). That's more than I can say for John Fetterman after '28. www.google.com/amp/s/thehil...
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Redirect Notice
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
You want to ensure the solvency of Social Security? Then get rid of the cap on earnings subject to Social Security withholding. crooksandliars.com/2026/06/here...
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Here We Go Again With This Social Security Bullsh*t
It's inevitable. Republicans run up the deficit, then use it as a pretext for cutting programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
So MAGA Mike Johnson complains about Dems for not getting FISA reauthorized. Try getting your own caucus straightened out - you had 19 No votes from Republicans. crooksandliars.com/2026/06/repu...
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Republican Led House Fails In Passing FISA
It's the first time FISA has failed to be reauthorized.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
So shrieking harpie Maria Bartiromo is carrying on about gender-neutral pronouns. You know what I care about? The Big Horrible Bill which cut Medicare/Medicaid to put hospitals/assisted living facilities out of business, like Chandler Hall in Bucks County, PA. www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-ne...
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‘That’s Disgusting!’: Fox News Host Scolds Dems Over Bill Replacing 'Mother' And 'Father' With Gender-Neutral Terms
Maria Bartiromo unleashed on New York Democrats over the pending legislation.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
More evidence that Section 224 of the '27 NDAA is an absolutely terrible idea. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/u...
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Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Roberts, Alito, Thomas and the other 3 Philistines on our bought-and-paid-for SCOTUS are letting their wingnut freak flag fly for the whole world to see. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/u...
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Supreme Court Clears the Way for Republican-Friendly Map in Alabama
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Everybody who went nuts over Biden’s bad debate & “Scary DEI Brown Lady” Kamala Harris should be happy now...you’ve doomed future generations 2 a ruined climate & detrimental health impacts all over the world, 2 say nothing of species extinction like we’ve never seen. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...
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Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
4 the first time in my lifetime, our debt has exceeded gdp. Of course, that means that we need 2 rescind the tax cuts 4 the billionaire class & cut defense spending 2 "balance the books," but good luck getting corporate media 2 cover that since a Dem isn't president. www.google.com/amp/s/www.cb...
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
If U want 2 know the biggest threat to our democracy, it’s idiot Americans like the ones in Louisiana and Kentucky who just voted out Bill Cassidy and Thomas Massie 4 standing up to Dear Leader Trump. Have fun trying 2 explain your mistake 2 your kids/grandkids who will inherit our ruin.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Actually, in a typically twisted and demented way, "Human Capital Stock" Kevin Hassett is correct about claims of a "golden age," though the problem is that the "us" in his statement is the one percent and will NEVER include the majority of this country. crooksandliars.com/2026/05/kevi...
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Kevin Hassett: Don't You Understand That 'The Golden Age Is Upon Us'
A decent jobs report is not lowering grocery, fuel, or rent prices.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Utah Repug U.S. Senator Mike Lee is truly a guttural slug for the ages. Somehow he managed to combine racism, misogyny and murder into a typically foul tweet blaming Elizabeth Warren for the end of Spirit Airlines (the CEO said the company went under from high fuel prices).
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Hey John Fetterman, if it’s not too much trouble, forget about Maine and try paying more attention to your constituents in PA who you’re supposed to represent. crooksandliars.com/2026/05/fett...
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Fetterman Pissed At Graham Platner As Maine Senate Nominee
“If Maine wants an asshole with a Nazi tattoo on his chest, they get him," Fetterman said.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
So Republican U.S. House Rep Rick Crawford thinks Bernie Sanders is a “communist” because he once visited Russia. Well then, what does that make Ron Johnson, John N. Kennedy, Jerry Moran, and John Thune, because they visited Russia too? And on July 4th, no less. crooksandliars.com/2026/04/hous...
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House Intelligence Chair Calls Bernie Sanders A 'Threat To National Security'
Are all the voters who keep electing him a threat, too, Rick?
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The Big, Horrible Bill makes huge cuts 2 Medicaid, ACA coverage & SNAP, and will make it much harder 4 people 2 afford groceries also. But Don The Con attends a swanky D.C. dinner, hears gunshots, and as a result, he needs 2 have a $400 million ballroom? Whatever. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/u...
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Republicans Push for Trump’s White House Ballroom After Gala Attack
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The incompetent bungling monsters behind this tragedy need to be charged, tried, convicted, and sentenced to serious jail time. However, this took place in Florida, so I’m not getting my hopes up. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Sloth World: 31 sloths die before opening of Florida attraction
Many died due to conditions at a warehouse they'd been shipped to, while others arrived dead, authorities say.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
OK...so “Dersh,” then, is a fan of genocidal slaughter, not just in Gaza but in Lebanon & Iran? And that also means chasing Palestinians out of the West Bank (and 2 Palestinians were killed there today). I wonder if “Dersh” will then continue 2 be rightly ostracized on Martha’s Vineyard? Hope so.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
IMO, Russ Vought should be removed as OMB head and prosecuted for impounding funds allocated by Congress. However, if the Dems as a party (besides AOC) had bothered 2 run on the damage planned by Project 2025, none of this would have been a mystery. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/he-just...
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‘He Just Lied to America’: Russ Vought Denies Violating Impoundment Laws, Prompting Sharp Response
Despite his central role in the Trump administration, Office of Management and...
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
As if anybody needs further proof of Spray-Tan Satan's desire to wreck the world in order to cover his ample butt, we recently learned that Europe has about 6 weeks of jet fuel left, all because of our *president and his war of choice in Iran. apnews.com/article/iran...
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AP Exclusive: Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head warns
The head of the International Energy Agency has warned that Europe has about six weeks of jet fuel left.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Just to remind everyone, Rehl was convicted of spraying a chemical agent in the face of a Capitol police officer on January 6th. And despite that, Don The Con wants to clear Rehl's record.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Trump's "Extinction Committee" for the Gulf of Mexico (its proper title) is living up to its name. www.facebook.com/share/p/1Db6...
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Looks like the NYT is “sane washing” more Trumpist garbage...“the U.S.” is making the decision to let a Russian oil tanker get to Cuba? Not our wartime *president getting praised by this publication as some kind of decisive leader? I’m part of “the U.S.” & I think the Iran war is illegal as hell.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This will be a "shot in the arm" for Cash App, Venmo and card payments (and no, I don't think our *president is smart enough to come up with a plan to make that happen by design). www.wonkette.com/p/trump-putt...
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Trump Putting His Stupid Ugly Name On Our Money
Luckily, no one has any money anymore.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Apparently, a soulless automaton incapable of feeling or empathy made an appearance at the White House 2day at some technology symposium masquerading as an opportunity 4 elementary school kids 2 become familiar with 21st-century technology. An AI robot was there 2. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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White House graced by weird android devoid of human emotion—and a robot
Melania Trump’s newest fake job started this week when she hosted the “Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit.” The new initiative is supposed to be For The Children, but looks ...
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I was planning 2 move funds from Vanguard anyway, but the fact that they’re hiring in the Asia-Pacific rim like this & apparently abandoning job creation in this country will move our plans along a little faster (I reposted this 2 remove the AIPAC reference). www.threads.com/@phillyinqui...
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The Philadelphia Inquirer (@phillyinquirer) on Threads
Malvern-based Vanguard plans to hire 2,000 workers at new India office
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I don’t know what’s more insulting in this "Bretbug" NYT screed (a commercial 4 the Iran war): not noting the US/Israel bombing of the Minab school killing 168 people (w/100 girls), or his description of WWII (fought by my father & millions of others) as a “fiasco.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/o...
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Opinion | The War Is Going Better Than You Think
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
For some historical context, Charles "Chuck" Robb, Lyndon Johnson's son-in-law (and later Virginia governor) served as a Marine in Vietnam. x.com/i/status/203...
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Oh, so you want your SCOTUS to be above criticism, Chief Justice J.R.? Then stop ruling that corporations can fund political campaigns without limit, that gun rights are enshrined in the 2nd Amendment, and that the Voting Rights Act should be destroyed.
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Rod Duffield @rduff0519.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I’m surprised “Bibi” didn’t say, in the awful event that we have “troops on the ground” in Iran, that our military would be “greeted as liberators.”
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