Andz
@andz.bsky.social
Dad. Too multidisciplinary engineer. Central Jersey exists. He/him.
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No one likes when I say this, but the Obama admin really is responsible for a lot of what is happening now with Ukraine, and even Trump, since weakness towards russia enabled them to manipulate the 2016 elections. If their economy had been smashed via sanctions or military force, we may not be here.
💥Blast from the past: On March 6, 2009, Hillary Clinton handed Sergey Lavrov a symbolic “reset” button—emblematic of the Obama administration’s naive Russia reset policy. It signaled weakness to Moscow and alarmed Eastern Europe, which saw the US pull back and Putin quickly step in.
February 7, 2026 at 4:53 PM
No one likes when I say this, but the Obama admin really is responsible for a lot of what is happening now with Ukraine, and even Trump, since weakness towards russia enabled them to manipulate the 2016 elections. If their economy had been smashed via sanctions or military force, we may not be here.
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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it's kind of depressing that no one on the Democratic side of Congress has written to the state department to ask about the meeting with AB seperatists
February 7, 2026 at 2:26 PM
it's kind of depressing that no one on the Democratic side of Congress has written to the state department to ask about the meeting with AB seperatists
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Trump negotiators don’t approach Russia-Ukraine talks as “if we can get Russia to stop attacking, then there will be peace.” They approach it as “if we can get Ukraine to surrender, then we can make a lot of money.”
⚡️Zelensky says Russia presented $12 trillion economic plan to US, called 'Dmitriev package.'
President Volodymyr Zelensky described it as a proposed framework for large-scale U.S.-Russia economic cooperation.
President Volodymyr Zelensky described it as a proposed framework for large-scale U.S.-Russia economic cooperation.
Zelensky warns of 'risk' US, Russia could strike bilateral deals on Ukraine without Kyiv
"We clearly state that Ukraine will not support even potential agreements about us without us," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
kyivindependent.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Trump negotiators don’t approach Russia-Ukraine talks as “if we can get Russia to stop attacking, then there will be peace.” They approach it as “if we can get Ukraine to surrender, then we can make a lot of money.”
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SASC and HASC, where are you?
The worst part is that when someone debunks the exaggerated version, the actual story dies with it. "Trump Jr. didn't personally get $600M" becomes "nothing to see here" and a 30-employee rare earth magnet startup getting the largest OSC loan in history disappears into the noise.
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
SASC and HASC, where are you?
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In one of our signal chats, a neighbor calls these “fuckaroundabouts”
Minneapolis residents are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods. Called filter blockades, they’re pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets, and they’ve already earned the ire of Trump border czar Tom Homan (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Neighbors: Blockades are pop-up parties that also slow down ICE agents
Organizers are trying a new tactic to slow and deter federal agents from entering city neighborhoods: pop-up block parties in the middle of city streets. Tom Homan, the Trump administration border cza...
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
In one of our signal chats, a neighbor calls these “fuckaroundabouts”
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this kinda shit from incumbents republicans is so funny BRO YOU COULD PASS A NATIONAL GERRYMANDERING BAN RIGHT NOW but they don't want that, they want republicans to gerrymander and democrats to roll over
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 AM
this kinda shit from incumbents republicans is so funny BRO YOU COULD PASS A NATIONAL GERRYMANDERING BAN RIGHT NOW but they don't want that, they want republicans to gerrymander and democrats to roll over
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This is actually a hilarious trap and the orange boy just sort of wandered right into it.
Reporter: You frequently criticized Biden for not knowing what was going on in his name, this racist video that was posted on your social media—
Trump: You don’t know what’s going on. I know what’s going on. We know everything.
Trump: You don’t know what’s going on. I know what’s going on. We know everything.
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 AM
This is actually a hilarious trap and the orange boy just sort of wandered right into it.
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It really pays to remind ourselves frequently that this whole immigration "crisis" is made up out of whole cloth. There was no emergency,danger or problem, only a demagogue stirring up racist grievances for political advantage.
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
It really pays to remind ourselves frequently that this whole immigration "crisis" is made up out of whole cloth. There was no emergency,danger or problem, only a demagogue stirring up racist grievances for political advantage.
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This is an immensely significant document that continues to get virtually no attention in US media—but lots abroad. In Jul 2015, Epstein arranged a meeting between a known highest-level Russian intel operative, Sergey Belyakov and Peter Thiel,
February 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This is an immensely significant document that continues to get virtually no attention in US media—but lots abroad. In Jul 2015, Epstein arranged a meeting between a known highest-level Russian intel operative, Sergey Belyakov and Peter Thiel,
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No matter how much you hate these people, it isn't nearly enough
February 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
No matter how much you hate these people, it isn't nearly enough
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Those bribes worked well.
In related news about the Washington Post and the state of journalism today, Amazon "ran a $1.2 billion tax bill last year, down from $9 billion the previous year, even as its profits jumped by 45% to nearly $90 billion."
That's in the wake of the 2025 tax bill
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
That's in the wake of the 2025 tax bill
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Amazon's tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts
The 87 percent drop is largely due to a more generous depreciation break in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.'
www.politico.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Those bribes worked well.
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yeah, this is the other thing—Malinowski has friends in both chambers on the Hill, generally moderate at best on Israel/Palestine issues, and they just watched AIPAC nuke him over basically nothing *and lose anyway to someone even less favorable*
did they think this through at ALL
did they think this through at ALL
I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
February 6, 2026 at 2:58 PM
yeah, this is the other thing—Malinowski has friends in both chambers on the Hill, generally moderate at best on Israel/Palestine issues, and they just watched AIPAC nuke him over basically nothing *and lose anyway to someone even less favorable*
did they think this through at ALL
did they think this through at ALL
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joe biden would get the names of foreign heads of state
mixed up when talking extemporaneously - and angrily - and it would be a 4 day news cycle.
trump wants to rename everything after himself, claims the polls are a hoax, is launching wars of aggression with little explanation: dog bites man
mixed up when talking extemporaneously - and angrily - and it would be a 4 day news cycle.
trump wants to rename everything after himself, claims the polls are a hoax, is launching wars of aggression with little explanation: dog bites man
February 6, 2026 at 2:23 PM
joe biden would get the names of foreign heads of state
mixed up when talking extemporaneously - and angrily - and it would be a 4 day news cycle.
trump wants to rename everything after himself, claims the polls are a hoax, is launching wars of aggression with little explanation: dog bites man
mixed up when talking extemporaneously - and angrily - and it would be a 4 day news cycle.
trump wants to rename everything after himself, claims the polls are a hoax, is launching wars of aggression with little explanation: dog bites man
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can't help but think there is probably a corrosive effect of having sex trafficker-elite emails unveiled for months on end as one of the biggest cultural/news stories of the last year— unearthing an inexcusable moral rot in the upper echelons of power—but without any real accountability/justice
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
can't help but think there is probably a corrosive effect of having sex trafficker-elite emails unveiled for months on end as one of the biggest cultural/news stories of the last year— unearthing an inexcusable moral rot in the upper echelons of power—but without any real accountability/justice
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Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
February 6, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
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They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
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this regime is unrelentingly evil
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:52 AM
this regime is unrelentingly evil
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There is no justification whatsoever for redacting a complaint before transmitting it to the Gang of Eight. The redaction should be taken as evidence of bad faith and failure to comply with the law, and should be challenged. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Congress Receives Redacted Version of Whistleblower Complaint Against Gabbard
Significant portions of the document had been blacked out for executive privilege.
www.wsj.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM
There is no justification whatsoever for redacting a complaint before transmitting it to the Gang of Eight. The redaction should be taken as evidence of bad faith and failure to comply with the law, and should be challenged. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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i've been thinking about this in re the coming program of delousing the federal government. in particular, i've been dwelling on the program of denazification pursued in west germany.
after victory, we committed to excluding all nazis from government. this... did not happen
after victory, we committed to excluding all nazis from government. this... did not happen
Garland's Broken (Capitol) Windows policy just made it entirely about the damage done by a bunch of chuds, not the role it played in trying to steal an election
February 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
i've been thinking about this in re the coming program of delousing the federal government. in particular, i've been dwelling on the program of denazification pursued in west germany.
after victory, we committed to excluding all nazis from government. this... did not happen
after victory, we committed to excluding all nazis from government. this... did not happen
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RFK is using his position to push things that have never shown any benefit in autism & have shown serious harms, including numerous dead kids thru the years. Why push for things known to harm instead of looking for things that could actually provide benefit? Because the harmful things are profitable
February 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
RFK is using his position to push things that have never shown any benefit in autism & have shown serious harms, including numerous dead kids thru the years. Why push for things known to harm instead of looking for things that could actually provide benefit? Because the harmful things are profitable
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I'd like to know DOJ's reason for redacting who Epstein was emailing after the 2016 election, including "Holy hell! Is this good or bad??" and "By the way - do you think my long ago invitation to come to Mar a Lago 'whenever you want' still stands?? Hee hee"
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I'd like to know DOJ's reason for redacting who Epstein was emailing after the 2016 election, including "Holy hell! Is this good or bad??" and "By the way - do you think my long ago invitation to come to Mar a Lago 'whenever you want' still stands?? Hee hee"
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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They have made clear that it was never just about illegal immigration: they hate all immigrants.
The Small Business Administration said in a policy note that green card holders won't be allowed to apply for SBA loans, effective March 1.
SBA to bar green card holders from applying for small business loans
The Small Business Administration said in a policy note that green card holders won't be allowed to apply for SBA loans, effective March 1.
www.10news.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
They have made clear that it was never just about illegal immigration: they hate all immigrants.
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wow -- with Trump standing behind him, a man (not sure who he is) offers this prayer: "We pray that he would be mindful of the poor and that he would be invested in the alleviation of suffering happening in the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis."
February 5, 2026 at 3:24 PM
wow -- with Trump standing behind him, a man (not sure who he is) offers this prayer: "We pray that he would be mindful of the poor and that he would be invested in the alleviation of suffering happening in the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis."
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As a cyclist, I have a particular axe to grind with motorcyclists somehow being the masculine-coded side of people who ride two wheeled contraptions.
February 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
As a cyclist, I have a particular axe to grind with motorcyclists somehow being the masculine-coded side of people who ride two wheeled contraptions.