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skippyoz

@skippyoz.bsky.social

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Democratic Socialist, artist, graphic and creative, fighting fascism and helping to save our planet. Retired....no DMs. 'The time has come the Walrus said to talk of many things...exposing abuse of power & greed The Walrus & the Carpenter..Lewis Carroll.

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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 8h

Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity newrepublic.com/article/2157... via @newrepublic.com

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Trump Personifies the Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

How a 50-year-old treatise by an Italian economic historian makes sense of our utterly senseless moment

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault newrepublic.com/article/2160... via @newrepublic.com

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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault

Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

Trump Makes Delusional Claim About Iran War’s Effect on Midterms newrepublic.com/post/216124/... via @newrepublic.com

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Trump Makes Delusional Claim About Iran War’s Effect on Midterms

Donald Trump is totally detached from the reality of how his war is viewed by Americans.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

More scams….. Trump Is Spending Millions on America250 Repairs newrepublic.com/post/216144/... via @newrepublic.com

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Trump Is Spending Millions on America250 Repairs

The president had previously blamed the damage to the National Mall on “vandals.”

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

Just How Bad Will Trump’s New Labor Secretary Be? newrepublic.com/post/216121/... via @newrepublic.com

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Just How Bad Will Trump’s New Labor Secretary Be?

Following a 47–41 party line vote, Keith Sonderling will take the job on a permanent basis. Dems aren’t wild about his tepid response to AI concerns or the broader “anti-worker” agenda he represents.

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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

Trump Just Pledged to Let AI Companies Do Whatever They Want newrepublic.com/article/2161... via @newrepublic.com

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Trump Just Pledged to Let AI Companies Do Whatever They Want

Trump and the tech CEOs have a lot in common—not least their sense of total impunity.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

Blue-State Governors Are Rolling Over for Trump’s FBI newrepublic.com/article/2159... via @newrepublic.com

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Blue-State Governors Are Rolling Over for Trump’s FBI

We asked Democratic leaders what they’re doing to prevent the president’s Orwellian attacks on political speech. Their answers were not heartening.

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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

The W.H. has planned for the Liar in Chief to travel to 17 states before the election to spread his bs. Are taxpayers goin to front these bills like his ugly tv ads?

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

Have just had Covid again, got it the 1st year without vaccine, got vaccinated every year never got it except this year, I never got vaccinated, wish I did….. Florida announces Oct. 8 hearing on plan to end rules for 4 vaccines www.cfpublic.org/health/2026-...

Florida announces Oct. 8 hearing on plan to end rules for 4 vaccines

As part of the state surgeon general's push for "medical freedom," Florida wants to change rules that require four vaccines for schools, daycare and adult education programs.

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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

Renee Good family lawyers invoke anti-KKK law in suing U.S., federal agents www.mprnews.org/story/2026/1...

Renee Good family lawyers invoke anti-KKK law in suing U.S., federal agents

“The day of accountability has arrived for our own U.S. government and its governmental agencies,” attorney Antonio Romanucci told reporters Thursday after filing the lawsuits. “Our government is kill...

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MingTheMerciless @mingthemercyless.bsky.social · 10h

And he didn't do it alone.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

Pentagon spent millions on migrant detention supplies that were never used, watchdog says www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

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Pentagon spent millions on migrant detention supplies that were never used, watchdog says

The Pentagon spent $2.85 million assembling tents at Guantanamo Bay that were never used to house detained noncitizens, a government watchdog reported.

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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

Pentagon launches Office of Religious Affairs, will report directly to Hegseth www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

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Pentagon launches Office of Religious Affairs, will report directly to Hegseth

The Pentagon intends to address what Hegseth calls a loss of religious community within the military after an era of “political correctness.”

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

Swiss glaciers are vanishing: 20% gone in 5 years www.courthousenews.com/swiss-glacie...

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Swiss glaciers are vanishing: 20% gone in 5 years

Switzerland's iconic glaciers are quickly melting as climate change heats the planet. This year, they shed about four times as much water Swiss households consume a year.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

States sue Trump over his commandeering of federal purse strings www.courthousenews.com/states-sue-t...

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States sue Trump over his commandeering of federal purse strings

The California attorney general called the president's move unconstitutional.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

Judge issues final ruling against ICE immigration court arrest policy in Manhattan www.courthousenews.com/judge-issues...

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Judge issues final ruling against ICE immigration court arrest policy in Manhattan

The U.S. district judge found the agency’s arrests of migrants at routine court appearances throughout Manhattan arbitrary and capricious.

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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 9h

Who Has the Best Words, Trump or Obama? Time (Magazine) Will Tell whowhatwhy.org/culture/jour...

Who Has the Best Words, Trump or Obama? Time (Magazine) Will Tell

Donald Trump's interview with Time magazine was pretty standard for the president: He told a lot of lies and didn't answer a lot of questions. What struck us, however, was that he talks like a 2nd gra...

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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 10h

“A Massive Power Grab”: White House Proposal Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote www.propublica.org/article/disa...

This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote

A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 10h

@bsky.app Could you please explain why my posts aren’t getting out to my followers? Lately there are no likes, maybe one or two from 14,800 followers. The math’s don’t add up.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 10h

A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It. www.propublica.org/article/cali...

A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.

California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...

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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 10h

Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing. www.propublica.org/article/idah...

Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.

An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...

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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 10h

Is Bluesky censoring comments & only letting a few go to the rest of the members? As I have nearly 15,000 followers, one would think there would be be more replies or likes, as I used to get hundreds, now 1 or two maybe. Or is there a bug in my phone sending them elsewhere?

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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 10h

Note in today’s US press conference run by the fat pig, he now has his suckholes walking around with microphones who look at him to see if that journalist can ask him a question. Selective propaganda.

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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 10h

Like many fallen regimes, US will be brought down by it’s excesses.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 10h

Is the Lying Rapist in Chief the new W.H. press secretary?

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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 10h

Every week the Lying Thief in Chief brags he will take out Iran & today he said they are way ahead of schedule. Then the following week he states they are negotiating & it won’t be long the war will be over soon. He is obviously playing the markets at the expense of people’s lives, sick.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 10h

'Your Struggle Is Our Struggle' Says Hasidic Anti-Zionist Rabbi Facing ICE Deportation Over Pro-Palestinian Protest www.commondreams.org/news/rabbi-d...

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'Your Struggle Is Our Struggle' Says Hasidic Anti-Zionist Rabbi Facing ICE Deportation Over Pro-Palestinian Protest | Common Dreams

A lawyer for 35-year-old Yehonatan Ovadia said his arrest by ICE demonstrates how "equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism produces absurd results."

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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 10h

Conservation Groups Ramp Up Fight Against 'Despicable' Trump Assault on Endangered Species www.commondreams.org/news/changes...

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Conservation Groups Ramp Up Fight Against 'Despicable' Trump Assault on Endangered Species | Common Dreams

Conservation groups updated their legal challenge to the Trump administration's recent harmful changes to the Endangered Species Act.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 10h

'Looks Like They're Firing Whistleblowers': Alarm as OpenAI Reportedly Ousts Safety Experts www.commondreams.org/news/openai-...

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'Looks Like They're Firing Whistleblowers': Alarm as OpenAI Reportedly Ousts Safety Experts | Common Dreams

"Sam Altman says we need to slow down development to ensure the safety of humanity," one campaigner said of OpenAI's CEO. "Yet he is allegedly firing the very people hired to keep us safe."

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 10h

As Iran War Drags On, Trump Plans to Send Third Aircraft Carrier and Thousands More Troops to Middle East www.commondreams.org/news/trump-p...

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As Iran War Drags On, Trump Plans to Send Third Aircraft Carrier and Thousands More Troops to Middle East | Common Dreams

"Either they'll do something very proper and smart, or they won't be around very long," Trump said of Iran's government.

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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h

Your children are much safer in the company of drag queens than: 1. Pastors or priests; 2. Republican men; 3. Billionares; and 3. Frat boys.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 12h

Waiving human rights restrictions & helps support Iran….. apnews.com/article/rubi... waives human rights restrictions to release $320 million in military aid to Egypt

Rubio waives human rights restrictions to release $320 million in military aid to Egypt

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has waived a restriction on $320 million in military aid to Egypt that had been previously withheld over human rights concerns.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 12h

Get rid of the lying thief ….. apnews.com/article/trum... Americans blame Trump for high prices as his economic approval hits new low, AP-NORC poll shows

Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as his economic approval hits new low, AP-NORC poll shows

A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans blame President Donald Trump for persistently high prices, while only about 2 in 10 approve of his handling of the cost of living.

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skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 12h

Just in time for the midterms . Get rid of this egomaniac loser…. apnews.com/article/iran... aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes

Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes

The U.S. military is moving roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 15h

Republican Senator Greenlights Russ Vought’s Latest Impoundment talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/re...

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Republican Senator Greenlights Russ Vought’s Latest Impoundment

A Republican Gives a Thumbs Up to White House Effort to Seize...

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 15h

Russ Vought Insists He Has a Neat Trick to Override Congress. It’s More ‘a Confession,’ Experts Say talkingpointsmemo.com/news/russ-vo...

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Russ Vought Insists He Has a Neat Trick to Override Congress. It’s More ‘a Confession,’ Experts Say

Following a failed bid by Senate Democrats to block it, President Donald...

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 15h

DOJ promoting anarchy?….. Trump DOJ Doubles Down on Attacking Judges talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

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Trump DOJ Doubles Down on Attacking Judges

Blanche Targets Minnesota Judges Under the pretext of an ethics complaint against...

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 15h

Old-School Republicans Are Responsible for Trump’s Attempts to End American Democracy talkingpointsmemo.com/the-franchis...

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Old-School Republicans Are Responsible for Trump’s Attempts to End American Democracy

Hello, and welcome back to The Franchise The Missouri gerrymandering fight felt...

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 15h

Calls for Investigations Into Trump’s Narcissistic Midterm Ads Pile Up talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...

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Calls for Investigations Into Trump’s Narcissistic Midterm Ads Pile Up

‘Nearly Every Claim Uttered in These Ads Is False’ Rep. Jamie Raskin...

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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 15h

Maybe he’ll bomb the shit out of Iran & declare martial law….. A Real October Surprise Would Be If Trump Didn’t Interfere in the Midterms whowhatwhy.org/politics/ele...

A Real October Surprise Would Be If Trump Didn’t Interfere in the Midterms

Donald Trump has shown that he is willing to go to great lengths to win (or overturn) elections. Therefore, we would not be shocked if he tried to engineer an October surprise — from fudging economic ...

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 17h

US is deploying a third aircraft carrier to the mid east due to arrive by end of this month, just in time for mid terms They will bombard Iran & trumps illegal ‘little excursion’ will become a war so he can declare martial law in the US This may be the plan, the slimy thieves want to control votes

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 17h

Make Earth Great Again….not trump.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 17h

Trump's Bombastic UN Diatribe Marked a New Low for US Leadership www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

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Trump's Bombastic UN Diatribe Marked a New Low for US Leadership | Common Dreams

In directly challenging an international system that is arguably dead, his diatribe puts front and center the state of American decline on the global stage.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 17h

If the Voice of Voters Is Muffled This Year, Blame the Roberts Court www.commondreams.org/opinion/robe...

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If the Voice of Voters Is Muffled This Year, Blame the Roberts Court | Common Dreams

Daunting structural obstacles will make it harder for voters to be heard during the upcoming midterms, and we can trace many of these back to the Supreme Court and its destructive rulings on democracy...

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 17h

How Much Is Trump's Senseless Iran War Costing You Personally? www.commondreams.org/opinion/cost...

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How Much Is Trump's Senseless Iran War Costing You Personally? | Common Dreams

To be clear, this isn’t the cost of the weapons and soldiers fighting the war, which the Pentagon estimates to be around $44 billion. This is the higher cost you’re paying to fill up your gas tank and...

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 17h

'Just Despicable': MS NOW and CNN Air Trump's Illegal Taxpayer-Funded Ads www.commondreams.org/news/ms-now-...

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'Just Despicable': MS NOW and CNN Air Trump's Illegal Taxpayer-Funded Ads | Common Dreams

CNN and MS NOW under fire for airing taxpayer-funded pro-Trump ads despite legal concerns. Government watchdogs demand action.

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 17h

'Nebraska Is the Canary in the Coal Mine': Trump-GOP Medicaid Cuts Spark Mass Chaos, Coverage Loss www.commondreams.org/news/nebrask...

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'Nebraska Is the Canary in the Coal Mine': Trump-GOP Medicaid Cuts Spark Mass Chaos, Coverage Loss | Common Dreams

"Medicaid work reporting requirements are a flawed policy if the goal really is to incentivize work, but they are very effective at taking Medicaid coverage away by tangling folks up in red tape," sai...

skippyoz @skippyoz.bsky.social · 17h

Days After Rubio Pulls Visa, Agents in Bolivia 'Kidnap' Attorney General Who Charged 'MAGA's Man in LatAm' www.commondreams.org/news/roger-m...

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Days After Rubio Pulls Visa, Agents in Bolivia 'Kidnap' Attorney General Who Charged 'MAGA's Man in LatAm' | Common Dreams

The Bolivia Public Prosecutor's Office denounced the "kidnapping" of their attorney general, Roger Mariaca, after he was detained at the airport. Is this a political move by the US government to silen...