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How you use your time & money shows what you love. Educated, raised on dairy farm, worked hourly in corporate environment, two years in Army, worked for multinational corporation in leadership roles. Follow politics, very independent.
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Front page of today’s NY Post

I’ve been saying for almost a decade now that trump was recruited when he went to Moscow in 1987. He was $10 billion in debt at the time. An easy target. Over the next few years, his debts magically disappeared. Not coincidence. It was a plan. The plan has now come to fruition. Know the enemy.

NEW: Trump appointees running USAID have just fired about 400 employees who help deliver urgent humanitarian aid in disaster and war zones around the world. This raises more doubts about whether Rubio supports lifesaving aid. Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

Republicans are very definitely going to try to end Social Security as we know it. What I imagine that means is everyone under ~55 is out, something like that. The good news is, this is such a wild overplaying of their hand, it might help jump start the pushback to them ending democracy.

Diplomacy is not about money. Period. Diplomacy is about what is good for people around the world. All businesses are not good for people. Treating diplomacy, like a business contract is not a successful remedy for peace.

US officials are reportedly threatening to revoke Starlink access for Ukraine if they don’t give us 50% of their mineral rights. That’s not diplomacy, it’s extortion. We’re also pushing them to kill a UN Resolution that blames Russia for starting the war. Facts matter.

So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

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Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on? A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.

The poster child for white male mediocrity, Pete Hegseth, is firing qualified Black men and women from the military.

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Side note. There are eight members of the joint chiefs. the chair is black. the CNO (navy) is a woman. the other six are white guys. chair and the cno got fired tonight.

In 2020, the military was adamant about refusing to get involved in the election. That's why Trump hates General Mark Milley so much. Now, Trump is transforming the military into one that will back him up in 2029. We need to figure out how to prepare for that eventuality.

If you design a tv to be hung on a wall, can you put the hdmi, etc sockets near the outer edge rather than the middle of the back please!?

Brown had to go - he was serving his country while black.

For those at the back…

I’m not a federal government employee but here are my ‘five bullets’ of what I ‘accomplished’ last week: 1. Pissed off JD Vance 2. Pissed off Elon Musk 3. Taped a hilarious convo with Hasan Minhaj (out next month) 4. Taped a great convo with Jemele Hill 5. Drank more than one chocolate milkshake.

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

🫡🇺🇸 "Americans do not swear an oath to a king, a tyrant or a dictator. We swear an oath to the Constitution and the idea of ​​America, for which we are willing to die," — Mark Milley ❗️He said that every US military member gives his life to protect the Constitution, not to individuals.

I am very politically active and write/call my congressman often. I have lived in his district for almost 2 decades. I have never seen him in person and it’s not for a lack of trying. No town halls. No visiting his district. I’ve never seen hide nor hair of Sam Graves.

I concur!!!

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Make it make sense! 🤦🏻‍♀️

The unqualified Pete Hegseth fires a Black four-star general with a deep record of service. As if Gen. Charles Brown was just some D.E.I. hire. As if Hegseth is not some white hire, lacking in merit.

Listen to @radiofreetom.bsky.social! "Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government."

Where are tRump and FEMA now? They.Don't.Care. That's where Helene-ravaged Communities in North Carolina Still Looking for Help as Temperatures Drop "Many people are still living in tents and lighting campfires to stay warm as temperatures drop" www.foxweather.com/watch/fmc-um...

Amen to that.

From United Humanists on FB

This gets my vote for tweet/post of the year. This is a RED ALERT post. This is exactly why he’s doing it.

This is how you do it. Other news agencies like Axios and CBS, stop rolling over! Grow a spine, stand up straight and fight!