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Associate Professor of Chinese, language, oral traditions, foodways, folklore. U.S. Army veteran
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When DOGE accidentally fires the head of Defense Nuclear Safety, it’s dangerous incompetence that puts all of our lives at risk. When their response after it’s pointed out who they fired is “we only fired nonessential personnel,” they are lying. That’s even more dangerous for us.

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People are fleeing Florida and Texas. As of Jan. 2025, those states collectively accounted for over 30% of ALL homes for sale in the US. Florida had 157,221 active listings—the highest in the country—followed by Texas with 102,552. Repressive state governments and rising insurance are to blame.

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Whitehouse: "Remember Trump-Russia? The Mueller report said there was Trump-Russia. The bipartisan Senate intelligence report said there was Trump-Russia. Repeated trials brought in evidence showing Trump-Russia. There was, is, and forever shall be Trump-Russia."

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"The US was on the verge of major anti-corruption reform. Then Trump took office." from Casey Michel www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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The waste is coming from the White House. 👇

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If all the cuts Elon Musk has led at DOGE are legal and beneficial to Americans, why don’t Musk and Trump own them? If you think you’re right and doing nothing wrong, say it, under oath, in court and defend your positions. Don’t run and hide like little cowards, when asked in court who is in charge.

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bsky.app/profile/madd... The incompetence of the Trump administration is staggering. Accidentally fired nuclear safety experts. Accidentally fired bird flu experts. How many Americans are going to die because of their recklessness?

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I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.

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bsky.app/profile/vote... Tell me again that Trump cares about the military and our veterans…

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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

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Maybe by destroying every part of govt that helps Americans and keeps them safe, President Musk and his lapdog Trump will show the 70 million idiots cheering along how critical govt agencies and their civil servants actually are to us. I just hope it doesn’t take millions of people dying first.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that China will "play along to the end" if the United States is bent on suppressing the country even though Beijing does not wish to be in conflict with Washington. www.reuters.com/world/china-...

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President Trump vowed to destroy Mexican cartels and end the US fentanyl epidemic, but his sweeping foreign-aid freeze has temporarily stopped US-funded anti-narcotics programs in Mexico that for years have been working to curb the drug's flow into the US reut.rs/42Pab1w

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www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02...

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www.sixthtone.com/news/1016645

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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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bsky.app/profile/marc... Would someone who hasn’t or didn’t plan to cheat in elections get rid of election staff who keep elections secure?

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Only someone (or his kids) who planned to bribe foreign governments would write and sign an executive order stopping the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which forbids companies in the US from bribing foreign governments.

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“No American can be proud of a govt that carries out change in this way. Neither can these actions be rationalized by discussion of past grievances or appeals to efficiency. Everything can be more efficient, but adherence to the rule of law is paramount” www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

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bsky.app/profile/reps... Is a white male Vice President who got the job without knowing or understanding the US Constitution a DEI hire or a DEI candidate?

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