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The Iron Railing

@theironrailing.bsky.social
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Retired. Never joined a party. Always voted. Spent a career solving hard problems with good tools. Lucky to have more great mentors than I could possibly thank. Got to team up with great folks along the way. Sun Tzu had a lot to say beyond warfare.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h
He knew. He intentionally stiffed them because he’s an arrogant prick who sues his OB/GYN patients. They repeatedly tried to get the bill paid. Then someone posted their pleas on social media. A bunch of us retweeted it. It went viral. ONLY THEN did this scumbag pay.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 3h
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 4h
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 21h
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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dc2daylight.bsky.social @dc2daylight.bsky.social · 2h
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 5h
It’s that simple, it isn’t rocket science….
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Maria Drutska @mariadrutska.bsky.social · 13h
General Keith Kellogg: “The Russians are trying to tell the Ukrainians and Americans: stop attacking our oil refineries. The Ukrainians aren’t going to do that. They’re going to keep striking them, as they should. This is a military operation. This is war. And they’re attacking correctly.”
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 17h
Count on it 👇
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Beth Humphreys 🌺 @producrgrl.bsky.social · 17h
🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ Vote EARLY & BLUE! Up & down the ballot! 🌊 #nokings
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side
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Kodiak149 @kodiak149.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 20h
It's important to recognise is that this *isn't* about the US getting "back" to business with Russia, because there's never been much US-Russia business of any kind beyond arms control. What the Trump admin is pushing for is an unprecedented alignment of the US with Russia.
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 20h
I'll be someone on the remaining Five Eyes nations will be happy to provide what they can.
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Lynn Miclea @lynnmiclea.bsky.social · 21h
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Senator who was in office when the bank account was invented shares thoughts on digital records.
Social media post:
Chuck Grassley @ChuckGra ... . 21h
Jack Smith should apologize for taking the bank
records of 42 lowans & 4,782 Americans
Just Jack @7Veritas4
This is rich coming from a guy who let Elon Musk
ransack the federal government and steal
sensitive information on millions of Americans.
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
No notes.
The White House @WhiteHouse
America will establish a permanent presence
on the moon.
Dylan Williams @dylanotes
You guys fucked up painting the bottom of a
pool.
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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Pew Research poll: Trump approval 30% approve 68% disapprove That's the lowest approval of his second term.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This 👇
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
And the blind eye Gym has been credibly accused of having for what happened to his athletes.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Banned Books Week is almost over! The Trump administration had at least 596 books removed from schools serving military families. Don’t forget to get out there and read some of the books they tried to keep off the shelves. Happy Banned Books Week!
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 09/10/2026
Russia recently bought diesel from South Korea because it has been running out of it.
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What good is it to have surrogates on your payroll if they don't get out there and defend your "honor"?
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Hedy Lamarr @chudonew.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Animal Crackers @animalcrackerstoo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Border Patrol 'untrained and unskilled' for policing in urban areas, ex-CBP head says www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Border Patrol 'untrained and unskilled' for policing in urban areas, ex-CBP head says
The crackdown in Minnesota and the deadly shootings of two U.S. citizens are raising questions about the tactics used by federal immigration agents. Amna Nawaz discussed that with former U.S. Customs ...
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🎯🎯🎯
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh, oh, me too. Sign me up. Do you have a sign-up sheet going?
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
An open letter to the President:
Pale blue portrait graphic with large, dark navy serif text arranged as an open letter:

“Thanks for your magnanimous gesture of paying for half of one month's 2027 Medicare Part B premium.

I'm sure this will make a life-or-death difference to our household finances after the damage your disastrous presidency has caused.

You must think all seniors possess limited intelligence.

Let me disabuse you of that notion, here and now.”
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Maybe faux-science has an explanation:
Illustration of the Trump Drag Coefficient and Trump Velocity Separation in political physics
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Who could’ve have foreseen Kim Guilfoyle would go on a grifting and crime spree after Trump named her as Ambassador to Greece to get her out of the country after Junior hooked up with a younger woman?
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CatWoman @catwomanresists.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
😂😂😂
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Listening to Tillis is like hearing a guy describe a lightbulb from inside it. He’s a “real” profile in courage, defying gravity, able to stand without a backbone.
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Doug Urner (he/they) 🏳️‍⚧️ @douglasurner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thom Tillis: boldly leading the charge of the new "we were always against him" Rs proudly waving their white flags & asking "Is it safe to come out now?". If Tillis & the Rs he claims privately opposed Trump had had a spine we wouldn't be here today, & he'd have had a much better book to write.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hilarious. Mike Rogers is now running against … Donald Trump.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BILELLO: “.. Tariffs were pitched as the fix for America’s trade deficit. Instead, .. The deficit didn’t shrink. It increased 8%.”
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Aussies3 @aussies3.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Like Trump told us about COVID?
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
But he is moronically inclined so we have that to consider.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
JD Vance is sizing up a $9 million Virginia estate while preaching to the rest of us that housing is more affordable than ever. No one believes him.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 07/10/2026
Senate Banking just launched the Trumpflation Tracker. The affordability crisis is not a “hoax” like Donald Trump says. See for yourself how much more you’re paying because of Trump’s failed economic agenda
Trumpflation Tracker. Cumulative inflation since Dec. 2024: 5.2%, approximately $3,388 more for the average household. Real wage growth since start of Iran War: -0.7%. Wages aren’t keeping up with Trump’s inflation. 30-year mortgage rate up from 5.99% before the war to 7.6%, or $4,330 more per year for a typical household. Household debt, Q1 ’25 to Q2 ’26: +$56B. Families going into more debt just to get by. Total cost to American borrowers of Trump’s broken promise to cap credit card interest rates: $94.9B. Share of each extra dollar of income going to household debt: 52¢. Take-home income up $109/month since 2022; debt payments up $57. Cost of Living Basket Since Dec. 2024: Electricity +12.7%, approximately $222 more for the average household. Rent +5.1%, approximately $256 more. Gasoline +43.7%, approximately $758 more. Groceries +3.7%, approximately $211 more. Child Care +7.6%, approximately $852 more. Health Care +14.6%, approximately $929 more for average family coverage.
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Apparently we bought Hegseth the Magic Mirror for his makeup and wardrobe studio. It keeps telling him he’s the fittest warrior of them all.
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Abbott and Paxton don’t seem all that excited about Trump coming to Texas to “help” their campaigns. Maybe they found their reasons in physics.
Satirical political graphic titled “POLITICAL PHYSICS — Two ways to measure candidate performance,” in a bright yellow-orange scientific-poster style. The first equation is “Trump Drag Coefficient”: C₍DT₎ = (Chaos + Scandal + Baggage) / Forward Momentum, with the note “Higher C₍DT₎ = more electoral drag.” An aerodynamic wedge trails a turbulent wake filled with papers and briefcases. The second equation is “Trump Velocity Separation”: V₍ST₎ = Base Enthusiasm − Swing Voter Retention. A red “Base Enthusiasm” trajectory rises sharply while a dashed “Swing Voter Retention” path falls away. Caption at bottom: “Illustrative values only. Wind tunnel testing ongoing.”
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Pete: Don’t like being called a Nazi? Stop looking like you’re auditioning for the part.
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Somehow this makes me picture a disheveled, exhausted Trump emerging from a shallow hidey-hole, hands raised: “I’m the President of the United States, and I’m prepared to negotiate.”
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Abbott and Paxton don’t seem all that excited about Trump coming to Texas to “help” their campaigns. Maybe they found their reasons in physics.
Satirical political graphic titled “POLITICAL PHYSICS — Two ways to measure candidate performance,” in a bright yellow-orange scientific-poster style. The first equation is “Trump Drag Coefficient”: C₍DT₎ = (Chaos + Scandal + Baggage) / Forward Momentum, with the note “Higher C₍DT₎ = more electoral drag.” An aerodynamic wedge trails a turbulent wake filled with papers and briefcases. The second equation is “Trump Velocity Separation”: V₍ST₎ = Base Enthusiasm − Swing Voter Retention. A red “Base Enthusiasm” trajectory rises sharply while a dashed “Swing Voter Retention” path falls away. Caption at bottom: “Illustrative values only. Wind tunnel testing ongoing.”
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Chelle ✊🌻 *fElon hacked the election* @blueallylove.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Freudian slip of the century 😂
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The Iron Railing @theironrailing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I like to call what Paxton is describing the Trump Drag Coefficient, which is also often found in nature alongside Trump Separation Velocity.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Leaked audio of Ken Paxton saying the Iran war is dragging down his campaign: "It's the war, it's gas prices, it's diesel ... That drives the food prices up and everything else ... I don't know what's behind some of the decisions."
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What a comically out of touch response. Maine, please vote this idiot out.
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