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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 2h
Pete Hegseth wants THIS guy involved in the DOD? Someone is on the take.
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 5h
shoutout to Senator Jack Reed (@reed.senate.gov) who was briefed on this a week ago but hasn't bothered to tell us plebes!
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 5h
Falling demand has prompted the Pentagon to reduce Patriot Express service to Japan and eliminate several routes from airlift hub Yokota Air Base starting in October. From Stars and Stripes' Seth Robson:
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Pentagon slashes Patriot Express service to Japan as military passenger demand falls
Fewer military passengers are flying the Patriot Express, prompting the Pentagon to reduce service to Japan and eliminate several routes starting in October.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 5h
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newmexicanextexan.bsky.social @newmexicanextexan.bsky.social · 9h
"Don't ever say anything you don't want played back to you someday." ---John Gotti, US organized crime stereotype
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Buffalo Temple of Music, Sports, and Whatever @sethfromthe716.bsky.social · 20h
Eric Schmitt is going to lose his shit when they tell him about the Chicago Blackhawks, Seattle Seahawks, Miami RedHawks, or the Kansas Jayhawks.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 14h
Kennedy doesn't do much but he's always there when the circus is short a clown.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 15h
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Anyone else wake each morning and frusted there's now obit? Then immediately grateful there's also no news that he's used nukes yet.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
Homeland Security taps $20M in taxpayer funds for pro-Trump ads
DHS has tapped $20 million to pay for campaign-style ads glorifying President Donald Trump.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“It’s not the child’s responsibility to teach the parent who they are; it’s the parent’s responsibility to learn who their child is.” ~ Tig Notaro One of the best quotes I’ve ever heard.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Dammit. He says he’s coming back to Missouri. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Andrew Bailey, co-deputy director of the FBI, is departing his job
The former attorney general of Missouri is leaving his role as co-deputy director of the FBI after a year in the job.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Pentagon never disclosed that eight US Marines were injured when an Iranian cruise missile hit their vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on September 14, NBC reports. Injuries were eventually added to the casualty record with no announcement ten days later.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Remember how the Nazi party was always cash strapped until they took power and got their grubbies on the nation's treasury to fund their nefarious bullshit? www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
yahoo.com
White House airs another government-funded ad, this time with Trump warning of ‘final battle’
The Trump administration is set to launch another overtly political campaign ad funded by taxpayer dollars, attacking the “fake news media” and “the sick political class that hates our country.”
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Did the Trump mystery meat land on store shelves yet?
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“$50 is $50.” - Roger Marshall
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When this whizzed by, Germans were like “Who TF is running a leaf blower at this time of night?”
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You know that thing where he says one thing then does another? Taiwan is on the barter table.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pete Hegseth getting rich off the backs of our military while pulling shit like this... newrepublic.com/post/215106/...
newrepublic.com
Widow of Airman Killed in Iran War Says She Was Denied Benefits
Libby Klinner claims Trump’s “it’s not a war” excuse is hurting families like hers.
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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
She went with the Big Larry look. www.the-express.com/entertainmen...
the-express.com
Fox News host Bret Baier's wife sparks backlash with 'Mar-a-Lago makeover'
Bret Baier's wife, Amy Baier, sparked a social media frenzy at President Donald Trump's White House state dinner for China's President Xi Jinping.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's a PSA. Surprised they didn't go with National Security again. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
nbcnews.com
White House says new pro-Trump ad funded by the ‘U.S. government’ is a ‘public service announcement’
The ad praises Trump and plays a song with the words “love me” repeated over and over. The administration hasn’t disclosed more details about its funding source.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wait, didn't he say that we have more bombs and missiles than we could ever need? Yup, it's even in the article: "Claims of U.S. munition shortages are false" www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/se...
arkansasonline.com
Defense companies ramp up missile production, boosting employment and economic growth around Camden | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and L3Harris are ramping up missile production with major investments in Camden and East Camden facilities, creating hundreds of new jobs and boosting the econ...
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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newrepublic.com
Hegseth Issues Veiled Order to Military to Vote Republican in Midterms
The Defense secretary pointed out that the number of service members unregistered to vote would outnumber the populations of multiple blue cities.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sixty-nine years to the day after President Eisenhower deployed the 101st Airborne to escort the Little Rock 9 to class. newrepublic.com/post/215867/...
newrepublic.com
Trump’s Justice Department Gives Up on Desegregation
The DOJ is no longer bothering to enforce racial desegregation of schools..
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Who would have guessed? www.alternet.org/tommy-tuberv...
alternet.org
Tuberville says he avoids reading to maintain his 'own opinion'
Capitol Hill reporter Matt Laslo had a conversation with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in which the gubernatorial candidate revealed he doesn't
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
He'll have to take US troops to roll out his own red carpet.
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Skeletired @skeletired.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I always thought somebody, a clever reporter, would discover whatever method Trump and the GOP use to orchestrate things with Russia. A server, a back channel on the web, a secret satellite, encoded apps.... you know they talk all the time but it's not clear how. A pulitzer waiting for somebody.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Had to wait in line to have a whiz at Buc-ee’s. First time for everything.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"... the way we choose to speak about others often says far more about our own character than it ever will about theirs.” AMEN www.advocate.com/alyssa-edwar...
advocate.com
Drag queen Alyssa Edwards responds to Ken Paxton's obsession with her: 'Texas is big enough for all of us'
​The ​‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’​ star has unexpectedly found herself at the center of a heated Texas Senate race.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
moving on up... www.ibtimes.sg/who-turhan-m...
ibtimes.sg
Who Is Turhan Mildon? Trump Lawyer Alina Habba to Marry Turkish Billionaire Eight Months After Second Divorce
Mildon, who divorced his wife in 2024, is the president and CEO of Miller Holding, a Turkish conglomerate involved in construction, mining, energy and international trade.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
WASHINGTON—Reflecting on the past fling and remarking how time had flown by, local golden retriever Daisy told reporters Thursday that she could not believe the guy she hooked up with 10 years ago was...
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"...he’s breaking faith with the men and women who’ve volunteered to serve." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | What Hegseth Is Hiding (Gift Article)
Soldiers want to tell their stories, and we need to hear them.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Didn't we used to have people to guard against this kind of thing? www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
militarytimes.com
Military personnel data exposed in breach, agency warns
Unauthorized users accessed files containing the personal information of U.S. military personnel, a new breach notification letter warns.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Definitely part of the plan... www.kshb.com/news/local-n...
kshb.com
Election boards advise absentee voters that they can't vote again if Missouri congressional maps change
Election boards in Kansas City and Jackson County published notices on the first day of absentee voting that U.S. congressional maps could change after someone votes, and they won't get to vote again.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When whatever his name is/was was discharged, he tossed all of the values that the USMC instilled in him and drove out the gate with only his DD-214.
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Missouri Democrats @missouridemocrats.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Reminder, that this whole map fiasco is only because of corrupt Republican politicians in Jefferson City and DC that care more about power than they do the needs of Missouri families.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If making the sound of an animal makes them a furry character of the animal, then Tommy is a full-blown jackass every time he opens his mouth.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
These Missouri squirrels are something else. That’s at least 4 cans of biscuits to make dumplings.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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ozarksfirst.com
NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip steps away from public life due to progressive brain disease
The 79-year-old Waltrip was one of NASCAR’s storied characters, one of the first to build a brand around his supersized personality, and he served for decades as one of the sport’s strongest ambass…
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shelby @thetrueshelby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sarah Huckabee in 2022: $4 gas is a complete failure of an administration. Sarah Huckabee in 2026: everybody shut the fuck up about gas prices.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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newrepublic.com
Massive Error Affects Unknown Number of Texas Voter Registrations
The state Department of Public Safety wouldn’t say how many voters are affected.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I remember my elders saying "nothing surprises me anymore". I did not expect it to be like this when I got to the elder level. Damn.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mitch McConnell is still smarter than this guy. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/sena...
lgbtqnation.com
Senator says "furry" pilots are taking over airlines because of trans people: "We're sitting ducks!" - LGBTQ Nation
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) claimed doctors are performing secret surgeries on trans kids & that furry aviation workers are endangering us all.
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rickbritt.bsky.social @rickbritt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
He gave it a Spanish name? Si.
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