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Captain Twinkie Bucket

@phimius.bsky.social

I would buy this album in a heartbeat

(@fakemusic_br instagram)

#funk #acdc

August 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM

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Mark Cuban

@mcuban.bsky.social

There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.

Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.

April 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM

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Mark Cuban

@mcuban.bsky.social

“The Bureau employs some 2,000 people in the city of 29,000.”

The Red Rural Recession.

www.thedailybeast.com/maga-junkie-...

‘MAGA Junkie’ Fired in DOGE Cuts Now Regrets Voting for Trump: ‘I Expected Better’

“I was a MAGA junkie, a MAGA junkie who thought her government job would be safe with Donald Trump in office,” says West Virginia woman fired from the Bureau of Fiscal Service.

www.thedailybeast.com

March 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM

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MS Kohut

@mskohut.bsky.social

In the Regime, when people fuck up the propagandists just create any story they want about it. Idiots don’t get fired because the Regime has even more shit to hold over their heads. The test is LOYALTY. Nothing more.

March 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM

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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲

@altspaceforce.altgov.info

The Defense Dept has deleted references to Black, Hispanic & female service members as well as topics such as the Civil War from its website in order to remove all references to diversity, equity, & inclusion.
Sgt William H. Carney, a former slave, is the first black man to get the Medal of Honor.

Of the 3,498 service members who have received the Medal of Honor throughout U.S. history, only 88 have been black. The first, pictured here in a black and white photo is Sgt William Carney shown wearing a 3 piece suit and his medal of honor pinned to his left chest pocket area.
On July 18, 1863, the soldiers of Carney's regiment led the charge on Fort Wagner. During the battle, the unit's color guard was shot. Carney, who was just a few feet away, saw the dying man stumble, and he scrambled to catch the falling flag.

Despite suffering several serious gunshot wounds himself, Carney kept the symbol of the Union held high as he crawled up the hill to the walls of Fort Wagner, urging his fellow troops to follow him. He planted the flag in the sand at the base of the fort and held it upright until his near-lifeless body was rescued.

Even then, though, he didn't give it up. Many witnesses said Carney refused to give the flag to his rescuers, holding onto it tighter until, with assistance, he made it to the Union's temporary barracks.

Promoted for His Actions
Carney lost a lot of blood and nearly lost his life, but not once did he allow the flag to touch the ground. His heroics inspired other soldiers that day and were crucial to the North securing victory at Fort Wagner. Carney was promoted to the rank of sergeant for his actions.

For his bravery, Carney was awarded the Medal of Honor on May 23, 1900.

March 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM

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Mark Cuban

@mcuban.bsky.social

If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.

It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.

They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.

I’m happy to invest and/or help

March 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM