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RJLohman

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I'm a technologist by trade. I like astrophotography, playing guitar, and I especially enjoy hiking and being out in nature.

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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I think it's in the rules. If you start a war, that's pretty much it. Now if Nobel had a WAR prize... Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Hopes Get a Brutal Reality Check flip.it/ETn8sK
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Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Hopes Get a Brutal Reality Check
Trump’s big beg looks set to fail again.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Doing a search on the gilded age, I came across this characteristic of the period: "a large part of the working class lived in poverty." Not a large part of the poor, a large part of the "working class." That's us. This is what we are fighting against. In November, and EVERY two years after that.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I need a republican... After Trump held back weapons, ambushed Zelensky in the oval office, etc., what exactly does he expect from Ukraine? Lay down their arms so WE can have cheap oil? Art of the Deal my Trump’s Desperate Plea to World Leader Is Leaked as His Crisis Hits New Record flip.it/Rypnpa
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Trump’s Desperate Plea to World Leader Is Leaked as His Crisis Hits New Record
The president doesn’t want diesel prices to rise further ahead of the midterms.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Author's argument just parrots Trump's B.S. In academic circles, Lonnie is a well-respected historian. Shame the author resorts to hit pieces. Smithsonian CEO Resigns. He Should Have Been Fired flip.it/zlMeyD
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Smithsonian CEO Resigns. He Should Have Been Fired | RealClearPolitics
The Smithsonian Institution has long claimed a special place in American life as a repository of the nation’s accomplishments and a source of inspiration for...
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I wonder... Has there been so much violent criminal activity in the National Mall that we need snipers? What news have I been missing of the state of wonton violence in our capital? Trump says triumphal arch will also serve as 'military complex' with snipers flip.it/AcKA1v
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Trump says triumphal arch will also serve as 'military complex' with snipers
President Donald Trump vowed that his triumphal arch, which is already part of a pending lawsuit, will also house a "military complex."
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Republicans are destructing in front of our eyes. HCR was right - there's a big realignment coming. With the inevitable change comes incredible opportunity. We all know what is right and decent, and what is fair. To hell with the world Trump is trying to create, we'll do better starting in November.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Glad to see this. I stopped shopping at WalMart because they replaced all cashier stations with kiosks. Those things just reduce human interaction that we all need. The humans are rejecting the machines that were supposed to help them flip.it/xm7MBq
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The humans are rejecting the machines that were supposed to help them | CNN Business
Touchscreens and self-checkout machines were designed to help customers. But restaurants and retailers are ditching them to humanize stores and attract workers.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Netanyahu is wanted by the International criminal court for his actions in Gaza. Why are we selling arms to this guy again? Trump Is Reportedly Sending Israel $2.8 Billion in Bombs. You're Paying for Them flip.it/c4bkOb
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Trump Is Reportedly Sending Israel $2.8 Billion in Bombs. You're Paying for Them
Donald Trump is preparing to supply $2.8 billion worth of bombs to Israel, The Washington Post reports. U.S. taxpayers will foot the bill.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Hope is not a strategy. Republicans just sat there through years of Trump's B.S. and said nothing. They let him run wild hoping something or someone else would stop him so THEY wouldn't be that guy. Enjoy! As Midterms Approach, Republicans Find There Is No Escape From Trump flip.it/SQlt9f
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As Midterms Approach, Republicans Find There Is No Escape From Trump
The president’s strategy, message and spending have left the G.O.P. in a difficult spot as lawmakers try to outrun his sagging approval ratings.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Another example of Christians and their bullshit. They were not booted for "being Christian." They were booted for proselytizing. Not the same thing. Jesus camp booted from Burning Man in wild culture clash as group accused of breaking festival rules: ‘Wicked and sad’ flip.it/dy1YFt
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Jesus camp booted from Burning Man in wild culture clash as group accused of breaking festival rules: ‘Wicked and sad’
“Burning Man knows they’re wrong. God will have the last say.”
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So what, Iran will be too busy playing the game to fight a war? (Yeah, so that's dumb as he'll, but...) Official White House website launches arcade games where users arrest immigrants and build a border wall flip.it/6uPmFl
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Official White House website launches arcade games where users arrest immigrants and build a border wall | CNN Politics
The Trump administration launched a series of arcade-style games on the official White House website Thursday to tout its priorities — the latest turn in its aggressive online effort to troll Democrat...
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Whatever he does, we'll undo it once we throw Republicans out of office. Stupid and childish, to be sure, but not permanent. --- Donald Trump Wants To Rename One Of The Great Lakes To Something “Viciously Stupid” flip.it/4a0qCy
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Donald Trump Wants To Rename One Of The Great Lakes To Something "Viciously Stupid"
At this point, I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Just popped in to say we still want the Epstein Files. Release the files as the law requires. The public has a right to know if our leaders are engaging in sexual relations with minors.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
So, Republican congressmen handing over all their power to Trump didn't work out? If only it were possible to know in advance that this was both cowardly and just fucking stupid. Trump admin 'power struggle' prompts bitter attacks from fuming GOP lawmakers flip.it/NZ_E99
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Trump admin 'power struggle'  prompts bitter attacks from fuming GOP lawmakers
House Republicans have reached their limit with President Donald Trump overriding their funding decisions and now they are openly challenging the administration.According to Politico, there is a "powe...
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Hooray for the 9th Circuit! This is why people withhold critical healthcare information from their doctors. That's fascism 1, Healthcare 0. Court allows Trump administration to access trans patients’ records www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/cour...
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Court allows Trump administration to access trans patients' records - LGBTQ Nation
“As judges, our duty is to follow the law, not ignore it,” one justice wrote in dissent.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Gaming requires fast reflexes. Air traffic control requires good judgement under stress. This should work out well. Facing a decadeslong shortage, the FAA has now hired more than 2,000 air traffic controllers after its campaign recruiting Gen Z video gamers flip.it/nbt6E-
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Facing a decadeslong shortage, the FAA has now hired more than 2,000 air traffic controllers after its campaign recruiting Gen Z video gamers | Fortune
With the U.S. still 3,500 controllers short of its staffing target, the federal government is turning to Fortnite fans and Roblox players to fill the gap.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This from "The Department of Revenge" by Devlin Barrett: "...federal law prohibits armed federal personnel at any location where an election is being held, including facilities actively receiving ballots." The more you know...
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The reason the left is talking about socialism is because the old Corporate Democrats have left the lower and middle classes behind. Under their watch, the country has moved horribly to the right. Either lead, or get out of the way. Begala: ‘I can’t stand’ socialists flip.it/P1EBgG
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Begala: ‘I can’t stand’ socialists
Former President Clinton’s White House strategist Paul Begala said he despises socialists, as the democratic socialist movement racks up wins in recent primaries. “Abdul won a narrow victory, and m…
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The obvious response: Those who trade liberty for security deserve neither. America hates these cameras because they move us closer to a police state. Again, any person who destroys a Flock camera does this nation a patriotic service. In Defense of Flock flip.it/.c-BcC
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In Defense of Flock
Police cameras can help make the criminal-justice system both fairer and less punitive—if we let them.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Stay tuned... I hear they're putting a shark in the pool, and Fonzi is going to jump it on his motorcycle. Trump drags former FBI director James Comey into Reflecting Pool debacle flip.it/bU54y3
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Trump drags former FBI director James Comey into Reflecting Pool debacle - AOL
President Donald Trump says Lincoln Memorial vandals ‘probably’ took inspiration for graffiti from ex-FBI director’s ‘86 47’ seashell picture, which the Department of Justice has alleged was meant as ...
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The DSA, in news of late, isn't of interest. I read their position page but disagree. There was something unique in how the framers made our Constitution, and I don't think you need to scrap it just to have a more just society. We just need to get our government back from the rich.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
One cannot be compelled to testify against themselves. This is such a foundation in America, it gets its own amendment. Yet Rand Paul seems to think that's fine until it comes to what *he* thinks is important. Not buying any of your right-wing propaganda. Leave Fauci alone.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Why was the Left so upset at Trump's tariffs, NATO, and the litany of insults to our allies? Right here: He isolated us from our allies and shortened our munitions stock piles. In walks Iran to say they can run the Strait WITHOUT the U.S. Iran Sees an Opening to Kick the U.S. Out... flip.it/Yfhvf3
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Iran Sees an Opening to Kick the U.S. Out of the Gulf
In talks on the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran has vowed to block U.S. Navy ships from using the waterway.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
$4 Billion dollars. Turns out, that could have bought healthcare for the sick, food for the hungry, and shelter for people with no homes. Donald Trump spent our taxes on a grudge. GOP senator goes off at Todd Blanche hearing as scorched-earth tirade demands firing flip.it/9WCU2v
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GOP senator goes off at Todd Blanche hearing as scorched-earth tirade demands firing
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) launched a scorched-earth tirade at acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing Tuesday, demanding a federal prosecutor's firing.Tillis and Sen. John Cornyn (R-...
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Thank Republicans. They decided 1.5% was a mandate and decided to reshape America. Well, America ain't interested, and we have been pushed a little too far. This is the result. Socialists are trying to take hold of the Democratic Party—and they're winning flip.it/mmLI2G
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Socialists are trying to take hold of the Democratic Party—and they're winning
The democratic socialists taking over the Democratic Party often say they just want affordable healthcare. They actually want to end America's constitutional system as we know it.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
It's a "pretty big win" when people come off SNAP -AND are still able to eat. When you end the benefit program and people go hungry, you're just a bitch that doesn't give a shit. Change my mind. Trump USDA Chief Calls Kicking 5 Million People Off Food Aid 'A Pretty Big Win' flip.it/i_e3zp
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Trump USDA Chief Calls Kicking 5 Million People Off Food Aid 'A Pretty Big Win' | Common Dreams
"The immense hardship these families are now facing is not, in fact, 'a pretty big win,'" said one policy expert.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The president: "There may have been some contractor difficulty, but the major damage was caused by VANDALS!" Me: And these vandals... Are they here in the room with us right now?
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
So now the court is sending Kagan on a PR tour? And her advice, stop pushing for change? Sorry, but her saying the court isn't a rubber stamp for Trump is caramelized bullshit. It's an activist court that has gone rogue. Time to yank the leash. Elena Kagan's warning to progressives flip.it/aPYDEZ
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Elena Kagan's warning to progressives
The liberal justice wants the Supreme Court’s harshest progressive critics to chill out.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
No, not scorched earth or even close. Tillis just sat there bitching about Blanche, knowing full well the fund is still not dead, and voted on party lines to put Blanche in as the head of the DOJ. GOP senator goes off at Todd Blanche hearing as scorched-earth tirade demands firing flip.it/9WCU2v
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GOP senator goes off at Todd Blanche hearing as scorched-earth tirade demands firing
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) launched a scorched-earth tirade at acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing Tuesday, demanding a federal prosecutor's firing.Tillis and Sen. John Cornyn (R-...
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Yep. All of it is conjecture. Problem is, where there's smoke, there's fire and the smoke is the incredible effort going in to hiding the truth from people. Something's up and Republicans are hiding it. The latest Mitch McConnell rumor is just too wacko to be believed flip.it/GWWStk
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The latest Mitch McConnell rumor is just too wacko to be believed
I'll admit for a few days last week, I started to believe it too.Today is Aug. 3, the deadline for Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear to call a special election to fill Mitch McConnell's Senate seat if it...
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Apologies. I didn't realize cheating douchebag was spelled T-A-L-E-N-T. Guess it's back to the books. ‘For the Love Of God’: Trump Brags ‘It’s Called Talent’ After Golf Championship Win—While Critics Expose ‘Cheating’ Caddies, and Him ‘Kicking Balls’ flip.it/C-a7Vd
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‘For the Love Of God’: Trump Brags 'It’s Called Talent' After Golf Championship Win—While Critics Expose 'Cheating' Caddies, and Him 'Kicking Balls'
Donald Trump spent the weekend doing one of his favorite pastimes: golfing. The president enjoys his days on the green and collecting victories that come
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The same anti-weaponization fund that the courts already blocked? Yeah, that ain't the flex he thinks it is. Trump threatens anti-weaponization fund returns if Blanche not confirmed flip.it/-sFfV8
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Trump threatens anti-weaponization fund returns if Blanche not confirmed
Trump posted on Truth Social that if Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis do not confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, the anti-weaponization fund returns.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Ok, I know we all want to stick it to this hyperpartisan court, but hear me out... what does 2 more justices get us in the long run? We'll be right back here when the next corrupt administration shows up, No? Kamala Harris says the US Supreme Court should expand to 13 justices flip.it/6BpEKR
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Kamala Harris says the US Supreme Court should expand to 13 justices | CNN Politics
Former Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that the United States should consider expanding the Supreme Court to be made up of 13 justices, a popular idea among Democrats who have increasingly pu...
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Hmmm. Not sure why this is a story... Anyone doing Genealogy can point to this happening quite frequently throughout history. Particularly on the frontier where populations of pioneers were sparse. Candidate Had Two Children With Second Cousin flip.it/kHouF6
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Candidate Had Two Children With Second Cousin
Genealogy records show that the Maine Senate candidate and his longtime partner share the same great-grandparents... and two kids.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
What a horrific idea for America. If our citizenship can be taken away at the whim of the government, the social contract is broken. This invites rebellion. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Citizenship revoked? Trump administration ramps up controversial plan.
The Trump administration says it is targeting criminals and fraudsters who should not have become citizens in the first place.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
While I'm no fan of conspiracy theories, I am concerned that the condition of Sen. McConnell has been such a mystery. The image has been called into doubt, and other than Jennings' alleged phone call, it seems eerily quiet. Is it me, or does this feel like there's more than we're being told?
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This is the biggest story since Trump launched his failed forever war. Courts don't dust go around giving the Supreme Court the finger. This is effectively, secession. 'Sees only white': Hawaii Supreme Court burns down John Roberts for 'naked racism' www.rawstory.com/hawaii-supre...
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'Sees only white': Hawaii Supreme Court burns down John Roberts for 'naked racism'
Hawaii's highest Court launched a rare attack on the U.S. Supreme Court, accusing the John Roberts-led bench of enabling "naked racism" and bending the Constitution to "whatever the Court needs it to ...
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Some Musings on my blog about what might be behind Thursday night's speech. (And as usual, it's worth every penny you paid for it ;) ) blogarithmicfunction.blogspot.com/2026/07/if-a...
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If at first you don't succeed...
I've written HERE on the facts that demonstrate Trump's claims of election fraud in the 2020 General election are without merit. With the N...
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Collins will be very concerned. She will say very encouraging and empathetic things to her constituents. Then she'll vote exactly the way Trump tells her to. Republicans are Republicans, doesn't matter the mask they wear. ICE shooting...puts a spotlight on GOP Sen. Susan Collins flip.it/M.4Uu2
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ICE shooting in Maine sparks uproar and puts a spotlight on GOP Sen. Susan Collins
Democratic candidates for the expedited Senate primary are pointing to Collins’ vote to fund the deportation agency without policy changes, with some calling to “abolish” ICE.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
So we're doing extortion now. We're doing it bigger than the other guys, Capone, Gotti... Nobody has done it like we're doing it. I got my lawyer, Todd over here. C'mon over, Todd, say something about the extortion... Trump’s Hormuz Demand Implies Fee of $30 Million Per Supertanker flip.it/LeiC0L
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Trump’s Hormuz Demand Implies Fee of $30 Million Per Supertanker
President Donald Trump just threw out a demand of a 20% reimbursement on cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, or roughly $30 million on full supertankers carrying oil.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
PolitiFact - Social media users spread conspiracy theories about Mitch McConnell after photo release www.politifact.com/factchecks/2... I might point out that this wouldn't be more than a 2nd page story if we weren't in the midst of an administration that has so much trouble with the truth.
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No, Mitch McConnell photo is not AI or from 2023
Social media users claimed a photo of Mitch McConnell released on July 12 was AI-generated or recycled from his 2023 hospitalization. Forensic experts found no evidence of AI generation, and no earlie...
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Yes, we are! And if we get the Senate, we're gonna yank that fat white ass right out of the Oval Office, too. He flew too close to the sun, come January, he's gonna burn. ‘They’re gonna impeach!’ RNC chair panics over potential GOP midterm shellacking www.rawstory.com/midterm-elec...
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‘They’re gonna impeach!’ RNC chair panics over potential GOP midterm shellacking
Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters made an impassioned plea to Fox Business viewers Friday to visit the GOP’s official website over fears of what a midterm election loss could mean for...
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This from Newsmax. Also from Newsmax: reporter thinks Patriot Front demonstrors aren't racist because they are all very fit and movies usually depict racist people as overweight. The Evidence is Clear: The Left Hates Children and Mothers flip.it/taI4zH
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
It's not left versus right. It's top versus bottom.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Gotta love Newsmax. Their first argument: Allowing ballots postmarked on Monday to be accepted through Friday. Yep. The author says democracy is actually socialism. Can't make this shit up. We're Sliding to Socialism flip.it/3zuch9
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Jeffries and Schumer just don't connect with people. The whole Corporate Democrat thing starting with the Clintons and including every Dem President since is old and boring. No creativity, no vision, just wet rags. Something Is Happening in the Democratic Base flip.it/Bf_57y
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Something Is Happening in the Democratic Base
Voters are over moderates and incumbents.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I won't help, but I also won't shed a tear. America deserves better. Iranian clerics call for assassination of Trump, Netanyahu: 'Send them to hell' flip.it/0uY9_B
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Iranian clerics call for assassination of Trump, Netanyahu: 'Send them to hell' | Flipboard
Iran's most senior clerics have called for the assassinations of President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring the leaders "mahdour al-dam" — or deservin…
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We have a rogue court that makes up law as they go to support right-wing extremist policy. We need: 1. 11 justices 2) 14-year term limits 3) Ethics rules with Congressional Oversight 4) shadow docket limits 5) serve once Shapiro says Supreme Court needs ‘radical reform’ on MSNOW flip.it/DR1Y2U
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Shapiro slams Trump’s ‘chaos,’ says Supreme Court needs ‘radical reform’ on MSNOW
“I think everything needs to be on the table," Shapiro said when asked about reforming the U.S. Supreme Court.
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RJLohman @rjlohman.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Happy Wednesday! Thought I'd just mention how wonderful it is to see CBS's ratings falling through the floor. Americans deserve a press that is committed to facts, not trying to secure regulatory wins.
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