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Retired Army CW3 (28 years)

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10h
Max Miller is complaining about retirees who have paid into Social Security their entire lives. It’s not an “entitlement.” You paid for it. It’s your money.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 8h
More evidence of the alliance between Tech Bros & Theo Bros. Joshua Abbottoy — Founder of Ridge Runner, which is building Christian communities in Appalachia—will attend Balaji’s “network state” conference. (Abbottoy is also Managing Director of New Founding—backed by Thiel ally Marc Andreeessen) 1/
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Excited to be traveling to Singapore for @balajis's Network School conference next week.
If friends on here will be in the area, let me know!
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Looking forward to this!
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See you there, @curtis_yarvin
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I'll be debating Balaji Srinivasan at the Network State conference in Singapore on October 9
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h
I really hope whatever is happening in Russia stays in Russia, because the Trump admin isn’t equipped for a public health emergency. 📌 A worker at an anti-plague research institute in Siberia died after developing pneumonia of unknown origin. Nearly 200 people are reportedly under observation
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snaxlight.bsky.social @snaxlight.bsky.social · 19h
Back in 1994, I lived on campus in a sorority, and I can recall VERY CLEARLY at least 3 examples of being awoken in the middle of the night by sisters asking me to go get some girl out of a frat house party & finding her passed out, men on top of her & standing around waiting for their turn.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 21h
Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h
Election Day is 30 days away, and the fight for free and fair elections is here. In some states, early voting has already begun, and nearly every state has sent out mail-in ballots. newsletters.democracydocket.com/youve-stood-...
newsletters.democracydocket.com
You've stood with me. Here's what's next.
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𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗱 @photoframd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Number One Thing That Terrifies Donald Trump: Author #TrumpIsStupid www.thedailybeast.com/the-number-o... via @thedailybeast
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The Number One Thing That Terrifies Donald Trump: Author
The president’s biographer says one thing keeps the president up at night.
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Proudly Blue @proudlyblue.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Imagine if Biden illegally used taxpayer-funded ads to promote himself ahead of a critical midterm election. What would Watters, Ingraham, & Hannity say about that?
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 04/10/2026
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We are aware of information indicating that U.S. military personnel have been detained in connection with the incident in Okinawa
Prefecture involving the death of a Japanese national. On behalf of the United States Government, we extend our deepest condolences to the bereaved family of the deceased. At present, an investigation is underway to clarify the facts, and the United States Government continues to cooperate closely with the Government of Japan and local authorities. @IIIMEF_jp
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! They are here! Well they been here all summer, but mostly in Seattle. Now they are branching out to the suburbs! Fuck! These fuckers are kidnapping folks in my neighborhood! Good folks, hard working folks. Folks need to get organized. Seattle, you know what to do. #ICEoutofSEATTLE
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well, this is awkward. Kegsbreath is giving troops a day to make sure they can vote…including by absentee ballot while Trump has been attacking mail in voting. Apparently mail voting is just fine when his own Pentagon needs it. The hypocrisy writes itself. #USDemocracy apple.news/ALEe-uitnRrq...
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Pentagon Pete Unveils Desperate Plot to Save Trump’s Skin — The Daily Beast
The GOP is trying to pick up votes wherever it can in November.
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Caolan Robertson @caolanrob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump just invited the people who bombed this hospital to the G20 in Miami. Quoting @CrimeanVoyager: "Kyiv. This is fucking horrific. russians have struck a Dobrobut hospital. Several floors have been completely torn apart. People were inside." x.com/CrimeanVoyager/status/2104552……
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Rod @retiredcw3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
No surprise either. Clowns will ultimately provide you the well expected circus.
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Minka @minkab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Steven Axelrod @stevenaxelrod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So, do nothing, let catastrophe happen, blame Biden. Yahoo Finance: Trump floats AI 'self-regulation' after meeting with tech CEOs President Trump doubled down on his opposition to any government intervention.
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Ann 🦋💙🗳️💙 @annokla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
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Jess Piper Fan Page 💙 📚 @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Ukraine is making War Ships, Tanks , Artillery, Etc. Obsolete... They are rewriting the book on Modern Warfare...
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Alex True @interpolusa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hell on earth’: last residents eat weeds to survive in Russian-occupied Oleshky www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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‘Hell on earth’: last residents eat weeds to survive in Russian-occupied Oleshky
Ukrainian forces airdrop supplies to city where bodies are left to be eaten by dogs because of deadly risk from drones
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🧵 NEW: Interfaith clergy to protest new ICE facility for kids this Thursday, Oct. 1, in Alexandria, Louisiana. New ICE detention facility is within an airport to speed deportations of unaccompanied migrant kids. ICE will pack kids onto planes to unknown countries, put them at risk of trafficking.
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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 28/09/2026
With this administration, there’s never enough money for food or healthcare. But somehow, there’s always plenty for war and Trump’s vanity projects.
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Deb @sailebed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Update: abcnews.com/US/district-...
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District attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'
Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026
Whoa. Fetterman accidentally admits he’s a Republican—before he caught himself. QUESTION: “Why not become an independent?” FETTERMAN: “Because I’m a lifelong, uh, Republican.”
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 26/09/2026
We’ve paid down more than $12 billion in debt, eliminated the old bill backlog, and grown our Rainy Day Fund from near zero to more than $2.5 billion. We have given Illinois a stronger financial cushion to protect taxpayers, invest, and grow even during hard times.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
Staggering staff losses at the CDC have left the agency "zombified'—and unable to address a series of escalating health crises
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Union: CDC Lost a Third of Its Workforce In One Year
Under Trump 2.0, the country's premier public health agency has been "zombified."
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Feisty1 @fiesty1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#GoodTroubleSquadron #ProudBlue #DemVoice1 The sabotage of the Midtrens doesn't end on 11/03. Expect challenges to ballots, counts and results where Dems win. Even after that Speaker Mike Johnson can pull a fast one, a Rogue Clerk! We need to win too big to rig! youtu.be/gP3xtBIljpA
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Speaker Mike Is Planning To Steal The House From Hakeem Jeffries, Here's How
YouTube video by David Feldman
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Well, it’s only fair. Because I’m sure most Minnesotans are embarrassed that Michele Tafoya lives in their state
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oath lists Dems who pulled their races onto the battleground map on the strength of grassroots support, but whose opponents closed Q2 with several times the cash in the bank. A dollar goes further here than in a race where the Dem is already funded. #BlueWaveIn40Days app.oath.vote/donate?ref=H...
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US House AZ-01
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Mary Peltola
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Just Jack @jackhealy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Kinda funny yet kinda sad...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Zelenskyy at the UN: "Ukrainians understand that this winter could be very harsh for us, but in response we will have no choice but to make it harsh for Russia too"
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Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Meta glasses are being used for covert harassment and group stalking. Women and girls are being secretly filmed in streets, schools, restaurants and on dates, then uploaded for millions of strangers. Police inquiries now span worldwide. #OpDeathEaters
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Meta glasses used to film women and girls without consent from Seoul to Barcelona as police cases mount worldwide
Police and prosecutors across France, Spain, South Korea, Japan and the U.S. have opened cases against men accused of secretly filming women and girls with Meta glasses. The only warning victims have ...
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Jess Piper Fan Page 💙 📚 @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Jessica P. Rural students and our small communities count on public schools. But we're in danger right now of our school going 4 days a week. Kids are missing out, the parents are struggling. And if this doesn't make every single person angry, I don't know what would. @piperformissouri.bsky.social
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 24/09/2026
NEW: Emergency motion asks First Circuit if its decision overturning DHS's third-country removal policy is effective immediately or not. They cite my reporting, and reveal tomorrow's ICE flight to make TCR stops in Central African Republic, Rwanda and Burundi. www.courtlistener.com/docket/72347...
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Motion (other) – #00108513219 in D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (1st Cir., 26-1212) – CourtListener.com
EMERGENCY MOTION to Clarify the Effectiveness of this Court's Decision or, In the Alternative, Confirm the Stay is Lifted or Issue the Mandate filed by Appellees D.V.D., E.F.D., M.M. and O.C.G.. Serve...
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
HuffPost: Trump's nephew suggested that his uncle may have found the one thing the media can take away from him, attention, and pondered on what would happen if the media simply stopped giving him the attention he craves. It would be about fucking time. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
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CoCo ✌🏼💛🕊️ @coco.sheshed.rocks · 23/09/2026
Early voting in #Illinois begins Thursday, September 24. Under #Pritzker, Illinois has invested in K–12 schools, early childhood education & college affordability while strengthening protections for civil rights, reproductive healthcare and the environment. #Sheshed #VivaHeralliance #VoteBlue 🗳️🇺🇸
EARLY VOTING
IN ILLINOIS STARTS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH
Your Vote Builds a Stronger
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WHERE COMMUNITY COUNTS
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Donald Trump getting up in front of the UN, bragging about how great America and Trump are with lies, and telling them their countries are going to Hell—What an excellent way to dispel the USA's international reputation for being a nation of loud, poorly mannered, aggressive braggarts.
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Mack Butterfield @mack2114.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
An FBI corruption investigation. A defense contractor. $150,000 routed to a Collins-aligned super PAC. Emails about millions in Navy contracts. Then the investigation disappeared after Trump returned to office. But I’m sure Susan Collins is very concerned. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-bad-tues...
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A Bad Tuesday in Maine if Your Name is Susan Collins
And a new order in Katie Phang’s Epstein Files case
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“We are in the midst of a psychiatric emergency…It is not acceptable to address every issue that spews forth from Trump’s Oval Office with the time-worn framing of a real president conducting actual policymaking. “ www.americaamerica.news/p/america-we...
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We Are Facing a Psychiatric Emergency
The media needs to step up. Donald Trump needs to be removed from office.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
MARKS: “.. you can’t ignore the laws of economics .. .. I don’t think the U.S. can perpetually spend more than it takes in and not expect its creditworthiness to be questioned and its IOUs – its currency and Treasury securities – to be disrespected.” www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/mem...
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Fllics @fllics.com · 21/09/2026
30 indicted in Haiti president assassination plot Haitian President Jovenel Moise was killed in an attack at his home early on July 7, 2021, after a group raided his private residence in Port-au-Prince. Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: ABC News is your daily source of breaking national and world…
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30 indicted in Haiti president assassination plot
Haitian President Jovenel Moise was killed in an attack at his home early on July 7, 2021, after a group raided his private residence in Port-au-Prince. Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: ABC News is your daily source of breaking national and world news, exclusive interviews and 24/7 live streaming coverage. Download the ABC News app for the latest headlines and alerts:
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
In Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro will PROTECT your vote if you chose to vote by mail or in person! If we had a Republican Governor, like Stacy Garrity, the election denier, you can best believe that would NOT be the case! Make sure you VOTE BLUE IN PA! Flip the Pa Senate Blue! We need a TRIFECTA!
Governor Josh Shapiro @GovernorShapiro
I've got news for Donald Trump: You can't just change the rules about our elections to get the results you want.
Make no mistake: the disinformation the President is putting out there to confuse
Pennsylvanians ahead of the upcoming election is intentional.
I want every voter to know that Pennsylvania law has not changed. You can vote safely and securely by mail this November. 
PENNSYLVANIA.GOV
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Blue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
(The Atlantic) Fascinating review of the current Trump War versus history and his inability to know what he is doing... www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Don’t Ask How This War Ends
It is, unfortunately, the wrong question.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/09/2026
She’s not running on sending money to Israel. Did you read my thread? Reducing a candidate to ONE issue while pretending the rest of her record doesn’t exist is exactly the problem.
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Owen From Ohio @owenfromohio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Now that the Russian elections have ended, the next few months will show if mass mobilsation will happen before or after 2026 and then a country reveal for who gets invaded next.
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South Carolina Democratic Party @scdemocrats.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Conservative columnist George F. Will is backing Dr. Annie Andrews in the Washington Post. 👀💙 Will highlights her experience, knowledge & respect for the Constitution. This seat belongs to the people of South Carolina, not one family or politicians in Washington.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
US military strikes alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing 4 'narco-terrorists' #TheHill
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US military strikes alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing 4 ‘narco-terrorists’
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Mary David Teater @dteater.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w... It’s called crimes against humanity.
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A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees
Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.
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Mary David Teater @dteater.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
You know insurance companies take our money and invest in oil and gas. That’s how they make the $40 billion profit. So it’s not just oil and gas. It’s also the health care system that is attacking us. We need to invest in green energy to combat climate change. Instead we have data centers. No EPA!
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