Jeff 💙
@ash1987.bsky.social
Retired GM, Iowa Democrat. Optimist. Outdoor adventures. Geography. Environmental issues. Proud father to an independent daughter. Machinist, woodworker, 30 yrs in Logistics/Mfg. Veteran, Army. Reading is a passion. Love my cat, miss my dog. 🚫crypto, 🚫OF
In the past week, this Trump regime has shown its racist underbelly; its hatred of 1st, 2nd and 4th Amendment rights; its contempt for female reporters and women in general; it's hatred of children growing up healthy. This isn't a government we have. It's a catastrophe.
February 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
In the past week, this Trump regime has shown its racist underbelly; its hatred of 1st, 2nd and 4th Amendment rights; its contempt for female reporters and women in general; it's hatred of children growing up healthy. This isn't a government we have. It's a catastrophe.
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The incompetence keeps going. Regime change? Who was dumb enough to believe that would actually happen in Venezuela. It's Afghanistan once again without troops. How soon until we deploy to there?
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White House frustrations with Venezuela’s Machado grow after elections comments (Politico)
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado told POLITICO “we believe that a real transparent process with manual voting, total audit throughout the pr...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The incompetence keeps going. Regime change? Who was dumb enough to believe that would actually happen in Venezuela. It's Afghanistan once again without troops. How soon until we deploy to there?
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True statement.
February 6, 2026 at 4:28 AM
True statement.
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IT'S COMING ...
FASCISM IS IN CONTROL ...
JUST LIKE PUTIN ...
tRUMPSTEIN WILL GIVE HIMSELF 95% OF OUR VOTES ... 🤬🤬🤬
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN???
FASCISM IS IN CONTROL ...
JUST LIKE PUTIN ...
tRUMPSTEIN WILL GIVE HIMSELF 95% OF OUR VOTES ... 🤬🤬🤬
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN???
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
IT'S COMING ...
FASCISM IS IN CONTROL ...
JUST LIKE PUTIN ...
tRUMPSTEIN WILL GIVE HIMSELF 95% OF OUR VOTES ... 🤬🤬🤬
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN???
FASCISM IS IN CONTROL ...
JUST LIKE PUTIN ...
tRUMPSTEIN WILL GIVE HIMSELF 95% OF OUR VOTES ... 🤬🤬🤬
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN???
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Fuck that Nazi Child Molesting Monkey.
February 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Fuck that Nazi Child Molesting Monkey.
I fail to see how these folks are a threat? Stop making immigrants the villains! They are victims of a century of bad US policy. Fix the economies there and help produce opportunities there. Reduce the pressure to migrate. These aren't criminals, they're human beings
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Trump administration wants ICE to quickly deport five-year-old Minneapolis boy and dad days after release (The Independent)
Donald Trump’s administration is moving to deport the family of a five-year-old Minneapolis boywhose now-viral image capturing him in the snow as federal off...
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February 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I fail to see how these folks are a threat? Stop making immigrants the villains! They are victims of a century of bad US policy. Fix the economies there and help produce opportunities there. Reduce the pressure to migrate. These aren't criminals, they're human beings
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Every president from Nixon on released their tax returns, but Trump -- who insisted he would follow that custom -- repeatedly refused to do that. So finally they were leaked, showing he paid only $750 in 2016 and nothing in 2017.
He's now demanding all of us, who *did* pay our full taxes, pay him.
He's now demanding all of us, who *did* pay our full taxes, pay him.
Donald Trump’s frivolous $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns, if he were to win or get a settlement, would be paid entirely by U.S. taxpayers. trib.al/eiYvT8m
February 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Every president from Nixon on released their tax returns, but Trump -- who insisted he would follow that custom -- repeatedly refused to do that. So finally they were leaked, showing he paid only $750 in 2016 and nothing in 2017.
He's now demanding all of us, who *did* pay our full taxes, pay him.
He's now demanding all of us, who *did* pay our full taxes, pay him.
More blackmail and extortion! Isn't this kind of thing illegal?
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Trump demands airport be named after him in exchange for federal funding (AlterNet)
President Donald Trump is now saying he'll allow several billion dollars to flow to New York on one condition — that he be able to add his name to major land...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:16 AM
More blackmail and extortion! Isn't this kind of thing illegal?
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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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He seems so willing to do this to others.
February 5, 2026 at 6:39 PM
He seems so willing to do this to others.
Sounds more like a proposal to keep low income people poor. Raise taxes on the rich and leave mass transit issues to cities! Let Billionaires fund mass transit!
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Pete Buttigieg’s replacement wants to ban cities from making buses free to ride (LGBTQ Nation)
As several cities consider offering free rides on city buses, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is pushing Congress to shut down the practice.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Sounds more like a proposal to keep low income people poor. Raise taxes on the rich and leave mass transit issues to cities! Let Billionaires fund mass transit!
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Of course he did.
I'm becoming more and more convinced that he also rigged the 2024 election...
February 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Of course he did.
Steve Bannon and Elon Musk are in the Epstein files. Trump, too. Why is anyone listening to them? Investigate, and if warranted, charge them. DOJ/FBI sitting on the allegations shows how corrupt this regime has become.
February 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Steve Bannon and Elon Musk are in the Epstein files. Trump, too. Why is anyone listening to them? Investigate, and if warranted, charge them. DOJ/FBI sitting on the allegations shows how corrupt this regime has become.
Now, this would be a huge poke at Trump! When contracts are canceled, businesses wake up. They then pressure Trump.
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Mark Carney urged to drop Canada’s F-35 fighter jet contract with US despite Trump threats (The Independent)
Mark Carney is facing calls to cancel contracts to purchase US-made F-35 jets, despite warnings from Washington that such a decision could see its planes sen...
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February 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Now, this would be a huge poke at Trump! When contracts are canceled, businesses wake up. They then pressure Trump.
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I agree that stations should be able to express political desent as can any business. They have the right to refuse service as the right-wing anti-LGBTQ+ crowd feels they do. You can't have your cake and eat it too! Let them bring in their own fuel or pull ICE out!
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A Gas Station Said 'No Gas for ICE.' Now, The Entire Fuel Industry Is Grappling with the Fallout (Guessing Headlights)
A routine fuel stop turned into a national political flashpoint after a gas station employee refused service to federal immigration agents, ignit...
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February 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I agree that stations should be able to express political desent as can any business. They have the right to refuse service as the right-wing anti-LGBTQ+ crowd feels they do. You can't have your cake and eat it too! Let them bring in their own fuel or pull ICE out!
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I learned to use a compass, a sextant, and read a map as a young man. I've navigated in the mountains, forests, and 9n the ocean. I taught my kids to do land navigation. I get concerned about the military's increased use of GPS and satellites and wonder if we're still teaching them the basic skills.
February 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I learned to use a compass, a sextant, and read a map as a young man. I've navigated in the mountains, forests, and 9n the ocean. I taught my kids to do land navigation. I get concerned about the military's increased use of GPS and satellites and wonder if we're still teaching them the basic skills.
Just watching The American President. Wouldn't it be nice to have a President who wasn't a great big whiny baby with the morals of a predator.
February 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Just watching The American President. Wouldn't it be nice to have a President who wasn't a great big whiny baby with the morals of a predator.
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Keep taking about the Epstein files which have STILL not been released in entirety. I'm tapping my foot in exasperation.
February 4, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Keep taking about the Epstein files which have STILL not been released in entirety. I'm tapping my foot in exasperation.
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If ICE agents didn't wear masks, they would be FAMOUS for all the wrong reasons. So if you wanna see mass resignations, prevent them from wearing masks.
That said, abolishing ICE is the only way to truly prevent more violence, harm and murder.
That said, abolishing ICE is the only way to truly prevent more violence, harm and murder.
February 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
If ICE agents didn't wear masks, they would be FAMOUS for all the wrong reasons. So if you wanna see mass resignations, prevent them from wearing masks.
That said, abolishing ICE is the only way to truly prevent more violence, harm and murder.
That said, abolishing ICE is the only way to truly prevent more violence, harm and murder.
I'm curious why the Whitehouse Press corps doesn't just walk out of the Press briefings when Trump gets nasty?
February 4, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I'm curious why the Whitehouse Press corps doesn't just walk out of the Press briefings when Trump gets nasty?
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I think that religious leaders of all faiths should call a news conference to condemn Trump’s actions.
February 2, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I think that religious leaders of all faiths should call a news conference to condemn Trump’s actions.