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1984-obrien.bsky.social
Ex wildland fire, ex politico. Community minded Back Country prospector. California is the Golden State.
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David Attenborough [whispering]: “The dual-finned Canadian land shark surfaces briefly, scouting the area for signs of potential prey.”

submitted 7 days ago • 217 comments

Shadow tanker FALCON has no flag, no insurance, 13 deficiencies including structural ones. Turns off her AIS to hide the fact that she slings LPG from Russia. Entered Baltic Sea an hour ago. Src: equasis.org, marinetraffic.com, @maritimekiwi.bsky.social

submitted 12 days ago • 31 comments

View from this morning

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

This reflects the depth of support by the commonwealth for a member nation threatened by Trump, Musk and MAGA.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

“I will end that war in 24 hours. I’ll stop all those lives from being lost. There will be no more bombing of Ukraine and everyone will be happy. It wouldn’t even be tough because I know just what to say to each of them. It may not even take 24 hours.”

submitted 11 days ago • 468 comments

The World at War Episode 1 - A New Germany (1933-1939) - video Dailymotion www.dailymotion.com/video/x3p7d1n

submitted 11 days ago • 96 comments

Some former DOJ attorneys are concerned Martin will use his new posts to spread disinformation, delegitimize future elections, and target leading Democrats and prosecutors who have pursued Trump. Indeed, it may already be happening. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

submitted 13 days ago • 84 comments

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

Law Student spreadsheet tracking Lawfirms that support Trump Autocracy and brutalization of American citizenry. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

www.the-downballot.com/p/democrats-...

submitted 21 days ago • 369 comments

🇩🇪 Germany has shifted its policy on weapons transparency: Government spokesman Stefan Kornelius says Berlin will no longer publicly confirm details of missile aid, including Taurus, - Bild 🚀 "We can’t disclose how cruise missile support currently looks," he said.

submitted 23 days ago • 17 comments

Black woman born during segregation was never issued a birth certificate and can't get a Real ID.

submitted 28 days ago • 14 comments

Given that most, if not all MAGA merch is made in China, I'll be really curious to see what happens to their pricing and availability 😁

submitted 31 days ago • 1958 comments

Socialism is what they called public power.  Socialism is what they called social security.    Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.   Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

submitted 34 days ago • 448 comments

My son told me that the Trump Admin will gut any and all Federal loan programs as they make America the land with no opportunity but for 99% of us to serve indentured for life to the oligarchs.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments