Jose Merced
@josemerced.bsky.social
Puerto-Rican Veteran USAF Nato Boy and DOD weather Geek. Autism Dad. Not DEM, Not GOP. NEVER Trump. AZ Wildcat. Go Mets, Yanks, Jets, GMen, Knicks, Ipswich. I Beat Cancer: Twice.
Why is any question being raised here?
No matter how his Brave and Honorable Military Service was, he FORFEITED his potential Citizenship and/or Permanent Residence when he was 'convicted' of attempted murder and served 15 years.
No matter how his Brave and Honorable Military Service was, he FORFEITED his potential Citizenship and/or Permanent Residence when he was 'convicted' of attempted murder and served 15 years.
José Barco, a Purple Heart recipient who served 15 years in prison for attempted murder, was deported from the U.S., marking the latest chapter in a case that has raised questions over the rights of noncitizen veterans who have committed a crime.
Purple Heart recipient who served prison sentence deported, lawyer says
José Barco had served 15 years in prison following a conviction for attempted murder and had been detained by ICE officials in January.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Why is any question being raised here?
No matter how his Brave and Honorable Military Service was, he FORFEITED his potential Citizenship and/or Permanent Residence when he was 'convicted' of attempted murder and served 15 years.
No matter how his Brave and Honorable Military Service was, he FORFEITED his potential Citizenship and/or Permanent Residence when he was 'convicted' of attempted murder and served 15 years.
Further evidence of T.A.C.O.
(Trump Always Chickens Out)
(Trump Always Chickens Out)
President Trump signed an executive order Friday cutting tariffs on scores of products in a bid to lower some grocery prices following frustration from voters over exceedingly higher costs. The pro… #YourMoney
Trump cuts tariffs on scores of products in bid to lower prices
President Trump signed an executive order Friday cutting tariffs on scores of products in a bid to lower some grocery prices following frustration from voters over exceedingly higher costs. The pro…
www.newsnationnow.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Further evidence of T.A.C.O.
(Trump Always Chickens Out)
(Trump Always Chickens Out)
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@raeoflion.bsky.social also followed them around with a camera for a day to document it! Watch her incredible report here:
This Is What Disabled Adults Could Lose in Trump's Medicaid Cuts
YouTube video by Mother Jones
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
@raeoflion.bsky.social also followed them around with a camera for a day to document it! Watch her incredible report here:
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“It’s a stab in the back to deport any veteran, but especially a combat veteran who stood in harm's way for this nation while others stayed home — while others got a doctor’s note claiming they have bone spurs.”
story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
Purple Heart Iraq veteran deported to unknown location | Arizona Mirror
Deported veteran José Barco, Purple Heart recipient from Arizona, sent to unknown location as advocates decry removals
azmirror.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“It’s a stab in the back to deport any veteran, but especially a combat veteran who stood in harm's way for this nation while others stayed home — while others got a doctor’s note claiming they have bone spurs.”
story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
story via @glorihuh.bsky.social
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ICYMI: Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, the Air Force officer whose return home after 5½ years as a POW in Vietnam was captured in the iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph "Burst of Joy," reportedly died this week at the age of 92.
Read more about Stirm here: bit.ly/4peSiBk
Read more about Stirm here: bit.ly/4peSiBk
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
ICYMI: Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, the Air Force officer whose return home after 5½ years as a POW in Vietnam was captured in the iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph "Burst of Joy," reportedly died this week at the age of 92.
Read more about Stirm here: bit.ly/4peSiBk
Read more about Stirm here: bit.ly/4peSiBk
Trump's Tarriff Tactics are COLLAPSING all around him
November 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Trump's Tarriff Tactics are COLLAPSING all around him
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BREAKING: A judge has decided to approve a $7 billion settlement with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma that requires the Sacklers to pay victims.
Judge says he'll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family
A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
BREAKING: A judge has decided to approve a $7 billion settlement with OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma that requires the Sacklers to pay victims.
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Shareholders of Union Pacific, Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern support $85 billion rail merger
Shareholders of Union Pacific, Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern support $85 billion rail merger
Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads’ proposed $85 billion merger to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast rail network.
www.atlantanewsfirst.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Shareholders of Union Pacific, Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern support $85 billion rail merger
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Both parties should support this. Using AI to generate a video of a candidate saying something he didn’t say should be illegal. Especially since many voters think it is real. I will condemn any candidate from either party who does this.
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Both parties should support this. Using AI to generate a video of a candidate saying something he didn’t say should be illegal. Especially since many voters think it is real. I will condemn any candidate from either party who does this.
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The DOT also reportedly plans to rescind requirements that airlines disclose junk fees. It's also planning to redefine what flight cancellations would require refunds for passengers.
Both Delta and United gave $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund.
Everything is for sale.
Both Delta and United gave $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund.
Everything is for sale.
BREAKING: The Trump administration is officially withdrawing a Biden-era plan to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when flight disruptions are caused by the airlines.
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The DOT also reportedly plans to rescind requirements that airlines disclose junk fees. It's also planning to redefine what flight cancellations would require refunds for passengers.
Both Delta and United gave $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund.
Everything is for sale.
Both Delta and United gave $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund.
Everything is for sale.
The price of ground beef is up to $6.32, and the price of a pound of ground coffee reached $9.14 in September.
The Tangerine Turd is so full of shit that he has created a higher category of gaslighting
The Tangerine Turd is so full of shit that he has created a higher category of gaslighting
He is used to lying about things repeatedly for months & months until, with the help of Fox, Newsmax, & right-wing podcasters and propagandists, eventually 45% of the country believes the lie. But this has been one subject he hasn’t been able to lie through because everyone knows the truth.
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The price of ground beef is up to $6.32, and the price of a pound of ground coffee reached $9.14 in September.
The Tangerine Turd is so full of shit that he has created a higher category of gaslighting
The Tangerine Turd is so full of shit that he has created a higher category of gaslighting
400 years ago, William Shakespeare was WAY AHEAD of his time:
he said: "First thing we do, Kill ALL the Lawyers"
This is Judge (and also Lawyer) has just condemned innocent immigration children to death in their former countries
he said: "First thing we do, Kill ALL the Lawyers"
This is Judge (and also Lawyer) has just condemned innocent immigration children to death in their former countries
Gary Malphrus strikes again: the Board of Immigration Appeals rules that immigration judges should generally NOT grant administrative closure to children who are eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, simply because the backlogs are lengthy and it might take 4-5 years to get the visa.
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
400 years ago, William Shakespeare was WAY AHEAD of his time:
he said: "First thing we do, Kill ALL the Lawyers"
This is Judge (and also Lawyer) has just condemned innocent immigration children to death in their former countries
he said: "First thing we do, Kill ALL the Lawyers"
This is Judge (and also Lawyer) has just condemned innocent immigration children to death in their former countries
Sorry, Dude, But, YOU ARE GETTING OLD
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Sorry, Dude, But, YOU ARE GETTING OLD
I kinda like Vehicles with parts that DO NOT just 'Fall Off" their frames.
But, it IS an Elon Musk product, so.
msn.com/en-us/autos/news/tesla-is-recalling-cybertrucks-again-yep-more-pieces-are-falling-off/ar-AA1QnhGw?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=69164f7b7689448d81de916c7bdfe6e3&ei=43
But, it IS an Elon Musk product, so.
msn.com/en-us/autos/news/tesla-is-recalling-cybertrucks-again-yep-more-pieces-are-falling-off/ar-AA1QnhGw?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=69164f7b7689448d81de916c7bdfe6e3&ei=43
MSN
msn.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I kinda like Vehicles with parts that DO NOT just 'Fall Off" their frames.
But, it IS an Elon Musk product, so.
msn.com/en-us/autos/news/tesla-is-recalling-cybertrucks-again-yep-more-pieces-are-falling-off/ar-AA1QnhGw?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=69164f7b7689448d81de916c7bdfe6e3&ei=43
But, it IS an Elon Musk product, so.
msn.com/en-us/autos/news/tesla-is-recalling-cybertrucks-again-yep-more-pieces-are-falling-off/ar-AA1QnhGw?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=69164f7b7689448d81de916c7bdfe6e3&ei=43
who is paying for all these 'bonuses'?
TSA has approximately 64,000 employees, so, even if only 50% of them didnt miss a single day, that comes out to at least $320 million dollars in 'bonus' money.
We are, my friend, WE are paying for this fiasco
TSA has approximately 64,000 employees, so, even if only 50% of them didnt miss a single day, that comes out to at least $320 million dollars in 'bonus' money.
We are, my friend, WE are paying for this fiasco
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
who is paying for all these 'bonuses'?
TSA has approximately 64,000 employees, so, even if only 50% of them didnt miss a single day, that comes out to at least $320 million dollars in 'bonus' money.
We are, my friend, WE are paying for this fiasco
TSA has approximately 64,000 employees, so, even if only 50% of them didnt miss a single day, that comes out to at least $320 million dollars in 'bonus' money.
We are, my friend, WE are paying for this fiasco
Ok, so... who "faked" their way through their contract better:
Kawhi Leonard, or, Zion Williamson?
Kawhi Leonard, or, Zion Williamson?
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Ok, so... who "faked" their way through their contract better:
Kawhi Leonard, or, Zion Williamson?
Kawhi Leonard, or, Zion Williamson?
Time now for your WEEKLY Tesla dangerous safety violation announcement
Tesla recalls 10,500 Powerwall 2 battery systems due to overheating, fire risk
Tesla recalls 10,500 Powerwall 2 battery systems due to overheating, fire risk
Elon Musk's autos and energy business said it will replace all affected units for Powerwall 2 customers in the U.S.
cnb.cx
November 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Time now for your WEEKLY Tesla dangerous safety violation announcement
Trump could save himself lots of time by simply naming EVERY white Collar Wall Street scumbag crook with a 'blanket pardon', since he has already pardoned about half of the business world.
UK billionaire Joe Lewis receives pardon from President Trump
UK billionaire Joe Lewis receives pardon from President Trump
The businessman, whose family trust owns Tottenham Hotspur, pleaded guilty in 2024 to insider trading as part of a deal with prosecutors.
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Trump could save himself lots of time by simply naming EVERY white Collar Wall Street scumbag crook with a 'blanket pardon', since he has already pardoned about half of the business world.
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Estonia has canceled a planned Limp Bizkit concert in Tallinn because frontman Fred Durst publicly backed Putin and Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Foreign Ministry said there is “no place in Estonia or its cultural space for supporters of an aggressor state,”👇
The Foreign Ministry said there is “no place in Estonia or its cultural space for supporters of an aggressor state,”👇
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Estonia has canceled a planned Limp Bizkit concert in Tallinn because frontman Fred Durst publicly backed Putin and Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Foreign Ministry said there is “no place in Estonia or its cultural space for supporters of an aggressor state,”👇
The Foreign Ministry said there is “no place in Estonia or its cultural space for supporters of an aggressor state,”👇