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The Final Draft

@thefinaldraft.bsky.social
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Proud father & happy husband. #USMC veteran & #news junkie. #Communications & #PublicAffairs professional. Former federal employee. Opinions expressed are my own.

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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Just completed my move back “home.” After 20 years away. First thing that stood out to me from DC to where I am now is reverse sticker price. Took the family out and had a few beers, wine and food for all. Was like $60. In DC it would be $175
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
😳😳😳 Oh for fuck sakes #Politics
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
This is too concerning & too plausible with this administration to ignore. I hope I am wrong, but this needs to be investigated. They will not come clean & would love to keep the story where it is. Which is enough to make most vomit but it may be soooo much worse. #Politics #RussiaHasUsByTheBalls
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 25/03/2025
I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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Pm Private GIF
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 24/03/2025
Top intelligence committees need to begin an investigation into Pete Hegseth's epic Signal chat mishap. ASAP. There should be televised hearings so all Americans have transparency on how such an enormous breach of national security could take place in first place.
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Brett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Something special is happening, people. Ignore it or downplay it at your own peril…
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
How about that for a thought, huh? 🤔 …”Representative Delia Ramirez told Axios her constituents have “passionately” said they’re unhappy with Democratic leadership.” No shit. #Politics
aol.com
‘They hate us’: Democrats now fear midterms could result in their ouster as voters want candidates to take on Trump
Democrat voters are frustrated with the results of the 2024 election and growing angry with Democrat leaders for rolling over to Republicans
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Oh, that caption… #Politics
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
What could go wrong? At least Musk isn’t a money first prick who would sell it to China, right? Oh fuck, maybe? #Politics #Unreal
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Maybe it’s only me, CNN, but something about the self-proclaimed carrying out “extensive strikes” does a little more than “throw doubt” on a ceasefire. #Politics
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
It’s hard to watch what is going on in this nation & with the federal government right now. Words don’t begin to describe what I & so many have felt & in some cases seen. I left home in 2006 to join the #USMC. I served on active duty for over 8 years. When an injury sustained in Afghanistan…
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
For all those people who think “the left got more radical,” this is what the evolution of the GOP has looked like over the past few years.
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The Snarky One (TSO) @snarky1.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
I've never been a big Bernie fan but I have to give him credit for being one of the few members of the Democratic party who are not playing dead as Trump ransacks our country. Respect.
newrepublic.com
Bernie Sanders Is Showing Democrats How It’s Done
The Vermont senator is taking his anti-Trump tour to red America—and it’s a smash hit.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
“After Chuck Schumer helped pass Trump’s spending bill, some Dems have finally had enough of their leadership’s powerlessness act.” #Politics #FightLikeYouGiveaShit
rollingstone.com
'Righteous Revolt': Are Democrats Finally Tired of Surrendering?
After Chuck Schumer helped pass Trump’s spending bill, some Democrats have finally had enough of their party leadership’s powerlessness act.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
I grew up poor. I am white. I got help along the way because I am white. I got the benefit of the doubt that others don’t but deserve. I proved it’s the right thing to do based on my life & giving back when afforded the ability to do so. Invest in those “below” us. It’ll help you!
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
“Half the population's just waiting to see me fail. Yeah, right, you're better off tryna freeze hell…”
youtu.be
Gym Class Heroes: The Fighter ft. Ryan Tedder [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
YouTube video by Fueled By Ramen
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
“Behind Trump’s fog bank and pretexts, he and his un-elected co-president Musk are simply stealing from the American people to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. It’s gangster government.” #Bingo #Politics
epw.senate.gov
Whitehouse Opening Statement at Spotlight Hearing on Trump’s Funding Freeze: “It’s Gangster Government”
“Behind Trump’s fog bank and pretexts, he and his un-elected co-president Musk are simply stealing from the American people to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy,” said the EPW R...
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
“Mr. Sanders said the bill “moves our country toward authoritarianism by usurping Congress’ constitutional responsibility to determine how federal funds are spent & creates at the same time a slush fund for Elon Musk & Donald Trump to continue their war against the working families of our country.”
washingtontimes.com
‘Dereliction of duty’: Sanders dings Schumer for relenting on shutdown fight
Senate Democrats are so far resisting outside pressure to turn against their longtime leader Charles E. Schumer after he abandoned a party fight in favor of preventing a government shutdown, but the l...
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
“Nasruddin Amer, deputy head of the Houthi media office, said the airstrikes won’t deter them and they would retaliate against the U.S. “Sanaa will remain Gaza’s shield and support and will not abandon it no matter the challenges,” he added on social media.” #Politics
apnews.com
Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say a series of airstrikes have hit the capital, Sanaa, on Saturday evening. U.S.
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💫Foxy💫 @getyourfoxyback.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Tonight please join us at 8 PM I will be doing a MEGA BOOST post In honor of our friends, Brittney and Donk In her absence, she asked me to do a post so we are going to celebrate them and ask that the moderation team bring them back #StrongerTogether
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CNN @cnn.com · 15/03/2025
"We are paralyzed": Current and former IRS officials describe an atmosphere of intimidation inside DOGE's takeover of America's tax collection agency cnn.it/4kwHWLy
cnn.it
‘Delete’ is one of their favorite terms: Inside DOGE’s IRS takeover ahead of tax season | CNN Politics
The chaos at the Internal Revenue Service began almost immediately after the first envoy from the Department of Government Efficiency arrived last month at the agency’s Washington, DC, headquarters.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
It does leave us/leftist at a disagreement/crossroads (for some of us). But let’s not get distracted from the real goal & purpose of what we believe. As I tell my kids “our disagreement now is a small thing, stay focused on the big things.” We can’t fracture. It makes their mission easier.
washingtonpost.com
Senate averts shutdown, but vote leaves Democrats bitterly divided
Dozens of House Democrats sent a letter to Schumer on Friday to express their “strong opposition” to his plan to back the Republican measure
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Ok, I admit, the democrats were in a tough spot here. Being a #Bernie supporter from day 1, I believe it’s of their own doing. That doesn’t mean the decision here was easy. IDK how I would vote even now. Living in & working at the Pentagon, a shutdown kills those who already paid a steep price.
usatoday.com
Democratic anger boils over as Schumer, 9 other Dem senators vote to avoid shutdown
House Democrats and activists are railing against Senate Democrats as they advance GOP funding bill.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
“We’re focused on the real economy: Can we create an environment where there are long-term gains in the market and long-term gains for the American people?” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on CNBC Thursday. “I’m not concerned about a little bit of volatility over three weeks.” #Idiot
nbcnews.com
Trump's 'America First' policies are boosting stock markets overseas
U.S. friction with Ukraine has NATO leaders raising military spending, fueling shares of weapons makers and helping power European stocks to their strongest start to any year since 1998.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Let me spell this out for you… F-u-c-k… y-o-u…T-r-u-m-p.
cbsnews.com
Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in cases challenging birthright citizenship order
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to limit the scope of three lower court orders that blocked enforcement of his birthright citizenship executive order nationwide.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The incompetent jackass is going to kill us all. #Politics
motherjones.com
The Trump EPA's baffling new agenda consists of throttling major environmental rules
It may be time for the agency to remove the word "protection" from its name.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
We need to support them now. Do what you can.
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Jen🇺🇸🏴‍☠️ @jen.sheshed.rocks · 09/03/2025
I think that’s fair 🤭🤣 #SheShed
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Nothing makes this federal purge feel more real & inhumane than watching your co-workers be escorted out of the Pentagon for something DOGE saw they didn’t like. #UnAmerican
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
This is just fucking insane & cruel. I was working at the VA (VBA to be specific) when the PACT Act was passed into law. That brought nearly 1 million veterans in to the VA system for their earned benefits. Cutting staff like this at a time of increased work aligns with their mental bandwidth.
thehill.com
‘Gut punch’: Democrats decry Trump’s plan to cut 80,000 at Veterans Affairs
Democrat lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) plans to cut roughly 80,000 employees in the coming months, decrying the lack of transpa…
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
This just screams “I am a weak man.”
theguardian.com
Trump threatens to pull federal funds for US schools allowing ‘illegal protests’
US president also claims he will imprison ‘agitators’ a day after administration called for review at Columbia University
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
I’ll just leave this here.
m.youtube.com
Eminence Front
YouTube video by The Who - Topic
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
"...President Trump said during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the Environmental Protection Agency is planning to slash 65% of its workforce, or nearly 11,000 employees." #FuckThisMoron #Asshole #Climate
govexec.com
Agencies to deliver large-scale RIF plans in two weeks
The Trump administration is directing federal agencies to move swiftly to lay off broad swaths of their workforces.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
I don’t like fighting. However, the USMC trained me. So bring it on. If we have to fight over the freedom of America, I’m a trained and willing combatant.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
When do we have to fight? When is discussion not enough?
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
O say, can you see, through the perilous blight, What once was a beacon, now dimmed in the night. With leaders who trample on rights we hold dear, Their greed and corruption sow discord and fear
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Why don’t I believe him?
news.va.gov
VA Secretary Doug Collins addresses Veterans' benefits in new video - VA News
In a recent video, SECVA Doug Collins addressed concerns circulating in the media regarding Veterans' benefits and DOGE's access to personal information.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Watching these two destroy our federal governments ability to perform its functions reminds me of watching my kids arbitrarily remove pieces from their Lego bridges & getting mad when the whole thing implodes.
media.tenor.com
a man in a tuxedo is dancing in a crowd
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
I use to work at the Department of Veterans Affairs. More specifically, the Veterans Benefits Administration. What has gone on recently at the VA is horseshit. Many friends & former colleagues were let go for no good reason. Some with 19 years on staff. This will not help veterans.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Ironic given today’s “leaders.” Lyrics from Jonny Lang’s song “Darker Side”… “Look at the people, they learn how to lie so easy They learn how to lie to get what they need And after they got what they needed It turns into a simple case of greed…”
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
America was given a choice between a lawless, amoral monster and a qualified, intelligent, joyful woman of color—and it chose the monster. We need to reckon with the reality of what that says about so many of us here. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-ch...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
America Chose the Monster
We all make mistakes.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I hope I am wrong, but it’s feels like America & Americans have gone from too brave, too bold & too ambitious to fail to too dumb, too numb & too lazy to succeed. Not all of us, but maybe too many to change whatever course we are on. #Politics #WhatIsNext #ThisIsNotTest #ThisCounts
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Oh, and fuck this guy.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
“Democrats haven’t treated their constituents decently of late… & tensions are mounting.” #Politics
newrepublic.com
The Democrats Have More Power Than They Realize. Here’s How to Use It.
They can’t just wait for Trump’s screw-ups to bring him down.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I am frustrated with what I hear a lot of people saying. “It’s scary out there but every time I talk to people I’m filled with hope.” I don’t disagree. But, “hope” doesn’t do shit to stop or improve what is going on in reality & in real time. We need actions & we need answers to hard questions.
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The Final Draft @thefinaldraft.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
“Democrats increasingly say that President Donald Trump's moves to reshape the federal government without congressional input, including the DOGE-led slashing of USAID and the short-lived federal grant freeze, make it nearly impossible to reach a deal, unless it stops.” #Politics
businessinsider.com
A government shutdown could be coming on March 14— and DOGE is a key factor
Democrats say the Trump administration's moves to reshape the federal government without congressional input make reaching a deal nearly impossible.
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