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Rusty

@russlings.bsky.social
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Woke, chest-beating, off-exhibit hiker, hubby & proud Pops.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026
This corruption must be investigated.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
International lawyer: “Stop pretending silence is moral… Silence makes this possible… say the word: Genocide.” From @DiegoParrhesia 🧵
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CSPAN: “We should mention that Senator Schmitt was supposed to appear on this program with Sen. Coons but he pulled out the day after that hearing.”
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Amazing news! MLB has dropped its proposal for a baseball game in Grand Teton National Park! Thank you to everyone who pushed back and stood up for our parks!
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The U.S. President is an adjudicated rapist & has paid a huge fine to his victim.
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... “as the war w/ Iran dragged into its 7th month, gas prices shot up to an average of $4.50 & polling showed Trump about twice as far underwater as he was at this point in 2018, Republicans determined the time had come to discuss…: “Girls sports are for girls”
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The GOP’s Culture-War Hail Mary
Will it work?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“we’ve normalized having an insane president”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
25th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president.
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
“Two-thirds of Americans are in favor of birthright citizenship” - PBS NewsHour
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
- Affordability - Sleep ability - Pleasurability - Health Afflicted by Trump regime
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July Women lost 32,000 jobs in July Trump regime hurts women… again
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
“it’s hard to believe how much damage has been done in the past decade. With a dramatic acceleration, of course, in the past 18 months. “It’s hard 4 many of us… to believe this is the situation we face. But it’s time to believe it. Only then might we rise to the occasion.” - Bill Kristol, Bulwark
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
“The Pentagon is pretending there have been two Iran wars separated by a brief cease-fire.” - Rep. Thomas Massie
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
“United States of America now gets 50% of the Profit” - Trump drops in post on Gordie Howe bridge Canada entirely paid for ($6.4 billion) The lazy emperor has spoken At that cost, it will not generate a profit in Trump’s lifetime
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... “Senators elected this November will be in office when America’s most popular federal program is on track to run out of money.” Another reason to Vote Blue
theatlantic.com
The Social Security Reckoning Is Finally Coming
Senators elected this November will be in office when America’s most popular federal program is on track to run out of money.
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Trump & Netanyahu put an end to international waters. It’s getting worse.
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Our Treasury Secretary announcing a $1 “gold coin” when gold is selling at over $4,030 an ounce is very Trump regime, n’est pas?
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Another endless war.
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
”their cruelty & arrogance are only matched by their incompetence." - Jon Ossoff
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“The collapse of an interim ceasefire leaves no clear end in sight for the war the U.S. & Israel began more than 4 months ago.” - NPR
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“A democracy is not measured by how loudly we celebrate our leaders. It is measured by how safely we can question them.” - mudrikakavdia, Threads
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
“President Trump gave a primetime speech raising claims of voting vulnerabilities but offered no new evidence.” - NPR
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“JD Vance stripped away the humanitarian pretense & said the quiet part in the language of empire: remove the government, seize control of the resources & call it national interest.” - a_dare55, on Vance on Venezuela
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“"loud, opportunistic collaborator"” - Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, on Lindsey Graham
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
“If Trump ever had any control over the war he started w/Iran, he’s lost it. The Iranians are setting the terms of this conflict & routinely humiliating the American president. The “cease-fire” Trump declared last month… never really existed… neither side ever ceased” - Tom Nichols, The Atlantic
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
“Rahm Emanuel in Tel Aviv: Netanyahu is driving Israel toward ‘a dead end’” - The Times of Israel
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
“Americans may not wish to acknowledge what Trump has done to their standing in the world. Such denial does not change reality.” “Americans have not clung to their dream nearly desperately… [&] are now enfolded in something dark & diminished.” - David Frum, The Atlantic
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The Strait is again closed.
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Gutless Republicans can’t do anything right for 24 straight hours.
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Donald’s Ducks. 😵😢
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Is our National Guard still guarding algae & floating paint?
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
“Come and listen to a story about a man named Don A rich New Yorker, carrying on his family con Then one day he was shootin’ at a fix When up through the pool come a bubblin’ mix Blue paint & algae, that is… wrong!” - apologies to Flatt & Scruggs… and the affected National Guard reservists
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Good Morning, Americans. Your National Guard is guarding floating pieces of blue paint.
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
“Iran retains 70% of its missiles & launchers, & has restored 30 of its 33 missile sites.” - Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic So much for GOP argument that, while Iran’s regime remains, its ballistics are “in ruins”.
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
“If Only Trump Knew What Vance Is Doing” “If the president is infallible, there must be some other explanation for his Iran defeat.” - Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, head & sub-head, trolling Trump
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
“Tehran… warns the U.S. will face an “even harder slap” if the U.S. violates the emerging agreement.” - FOX “News”
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
“decadence, rot & weakness… behind macho kitsch… unable to create much besides spectacle.” - NY Times, on Trump admin
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Mayor Mamdani spoke at the graduation ceremony at Riker’s Island where 57 completed their high school education, modeling his belief in rehabilitation over punishment.
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The Reflecting Pool mirrors MAGA stupidities.
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“Trump’s war of choice has been an enormous strategic loss for our country and only emboldens Iran.” - Senator Adam Schiff
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
“it’s vulgar, it’s violent, it’s commercial, it’s grandiose, it’s tacky & it dishonors a place once thought worthy of care & respect. In other words, it’s Donald Trump.” - Bill Kristol, on UFC/WH event
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
If my math is right, Elon could give every human $125. He’d prob have a few $millions left to get by on. I’d be happy to give my share to someone better served by $125.
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
West Point cadets will be studying Ukrainian strategies from here forward.
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
“U.S. trade deficit widens by the most in nearly 34 years” - “flex” post by POTUS who still thinks tariffs aren’t paid by you and me
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
“I will be a senator for the people who can’t afford to buy a senator.” - Graham Platner
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
In Iran they say Trump has gone so high up the tree he can’t climb back down.
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Rusty @russlings.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
He can no longer hide the real Donald.
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