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Over 40yrs service to the country, retired senior naval officer, retired federal service. Former director of State Dept passport agency, advanced degrees in meteorology and oceanography.
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The USA is barely recognizable after 4 months; if you think you can sit on the sidelines and it will be handed back to you in four years you are out of your mind.

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decades-long manhunt finally ends

submitted 29 days ago • 440 comments

Trump gets bullied by Wall st, Elon ran for the hills, Stephen Miller’s wife ditched the White House, Bongino is a shell of himself, and Hegseth is anxiously wiretapping his own office. All while Putin and Xi eat our lunch. MAGA’s “Alpha Men” are nothing more than a pack of cowardly sissies.

submitted 29 days ago • 295 comments

How do you tell the gender of an ant? Put it in water. If it sinks, girl ant. If it floats...

submitted 30 days ago • 133 comments

Here’s the thing, if they are picking up folks working in the country illegally, I’m going to need to see some white guys also being arrested for employing people working illegally in the country. Otherwise, it’s just racism.

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If they are actually going to enforce deportations in FL at job sites then the construction industry in FL will grind to a halt. Until they can replace those employees with US-born workers willing to work outside in the summer in 100 degree heat & humidity. Should be no problem.

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Of course

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Waaa waaaaaa

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Which hurricane models should you trust in 2025? yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/05/whic... In the process of reviewing. As a retired meteorologist with worldwide experience including forecasting tropical systems I'm extremely interested given Trump cuts to NOAA and FEMA (I live in LA).

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I will never forget that the week Qatar decided to bribe the president of the United States with a plane, CNN decided to focus on the age and health of an ex-president. Shame.

submitted 44 days ago • 1480 comments

We collected well over 180,000 signatures to put it on the ballot. It passed by 57%. These assholes don’t care about us. STOP VOTING FOR THEM.

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But they’re third in unsolved homicides. www.nbc4i.com/news/data-de...

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There is still beauty in the world. (Seattle Japanese Garden, Photographer LP)

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So true.

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Soooo Qatar funds Hamas. Pam Bondi was funded by Qatar. Trump to get a palace in the sky plane from Qatar. This is some EMOLUMENTAL shit on a level we’ve never seen before.

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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

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It’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...

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This.

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Dear Trump, maga and the American People, If you don't BREAK IT, you don't have to FIX IT. And if you BREAK IT ON PURPOSE, you don't get to do a victory lap for FIXING IT. This is not leadership. It's the playbook of a weak weak weak and very sick man.

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Why do so many Americans not have empathy for anyone? Do they think this makes them look cool? It makes them look weak.

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Defend public health now has a website. It's packed with resources and ways to get involved. If you care about public health and are appalled by the efforts to dismantle it, there's always something you can do to raise awareness and support the cause. Check it out. www.defendpublichealth.org

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Guess which is going wind up killing more Americans.

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No commentary needed—the images say it all.

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If all he had to do was sign a piece of paper, why didn’t he do it nine years ago?

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We need WAY MORE HARVARD And WAY LESS Donald Trump Or else we're FUCKED. Pass it on... @harvard.edu

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The Maple Leafs win the Battle of Ontario in six games 🍁 Toronto moves to 5-0 against the Ottawa Senators in playoff series.

submitted 57 days ago • 41 comments

👊🇺🇸🔥

submitted 57 days ago • 424 comments

“Hegseth Crossing the Delaware” By @knecessary.bsky.social For more Kevin’s cartoons, go here: open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

submitted 66 days ago • 140 comments

Circling back on this…

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Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks… “The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government. 🧵

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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." —FDR, 1937

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Map Shows Countries Issuing US Travel Warnings This Week https://twp.ai/1VrWPO

submitted 98 days ago • 3 comments

Truer words were never spoken.

submitted 98 days ago • 1672 comments

Just a reminder that NO ONE VOTED FOR ELROY MONK.

submitted 99 days ago • 1 comment

#resist

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It's that simple

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I’ve heard people say you don’t need champagne to have a good time. You also don’t need a parachute to skydive; but it helps! Cheers to Friday 🥂

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Can’t make this up.

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This is insane

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Last night,Russia launched a very deliberate&demonstrative massive strike on Odesa: that's the ceasefire you get. This is very usual for prison culture:to beat up& kill demonstratively. I will repeat the facts once more: Russia is a terrorist state. Putin is a war criminal

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Schoolchildren are routinely slaughtered by AR-15s. Hundreds die. [*crickets* "Thoughts and prayers" *crickets*] A couple unoccupied cars are set on fire. No one is hurt. ["THIS HORROR WILL NOT STAND!!! We MUST act to STOP it from ever happening AGAIN!!!!" We will pass new LAWS BANNING IT!!!]

submitted 99 days ago • 1094 comments

Over 100,000 seats are up for grabs in 2025 — governors, mayors, city councils, state representatives, judges, school boards, and more. Taking back our power starts now.

submitted 101 days ago • 1088 comments

Ask yourself: Why would anyone who wasn’t an asset of the Russian government do this? Why would any decent human being do this?

submitted 101 days ago • 2659 comments

Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space. Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.

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