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birdy123.bsky.social
Retired teacher, shepherd, dog and cat owner, mandolin player, lover of Lake Superior and the Boundary Waters. Oh - and a Dem. No DM's.
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submitted 14 hours ago • 600 comments

The Pentagon is now pausing their mass firing of civilian employees in order to evaluate potential impacts on military readiness. I’m just spitballing here, but maybe a readiness assessment should have been the first step. 🤦‍♂️

submitted 17 hours ago • 339 comments

Feels timely to reshare this from from the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation. World leaders lay candles, in silence until spontaneous applause greeted Zelenskyy. Those there knew he is fighting the 21st century’s Nazis. 20 days on, a US regime has sided with them. What utter darkness.

submitted 18 hours ago • 4 comments

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), which oversees the most secretive and elite military units in the country, has confirmed to The New Republic that some of its soldiers are currently training Mexican troops on Mexican soil.

submitted 18 hours ago • 13 comments

— Accidentally fired workers trying to contain bird flu — Accidentally fired workers overseeing our nuclear stockpile — Accidentally fired workers providing health care to Native Americans “Accidentally.” More like gross incompetence and mismanagement. Opposite of efficient.

submitted 1 day ago • 1111 comments

Kamala was right. And it only took him less than 30 days to roll over for Putin.

submitted 2 days ago • 2177 comments

REPOST if you stand with AOC!

submitted 4 days ago • 440 comments

@briantylercohen.bsky.social They’ve already created one.

submitted 3 days ago • 43 comments

Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

submitted 3 days ago • 1922 comments

"working to swiftly rectify the situation..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

submitted 3 days ago • 2923 comments

What kind of man takes programs like cancer research and abolish them? Donald Trump youtube.com/@heavymontae...

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

The top Social Security official stepped down after Elon Musk’s team sought access to the agency’s sensitive data about millions of Americans.

submitted 4 days ago • 86 comments

Ever.

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

In other words, we are fucked.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

the rage I felt reading this as the parent of a disabled 14yo

submitted 5 days ago • 68 comments