@obxpirate.bsky.social
Long time resident of the Outer Banks of NC.
Protested in the 70s against the Vietnam war and here I am in my 70s still protesting, this time for my granddaughters and our country’s democracy!
Anti-fascist
Protested in the 70s against the Vietnam war and here I am in my 70s still protesting, this time for my granddaughters and our country’s democracy!
Anti-fascist
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So the progressive income tax would be replaced with a regressive consumption tax, enriching Trump's friends and impoverishing the remaining 99.9% of America? Is there a reason Reuters cannot report this story in that way, given that it's wholly factual and exactly what Trump is proposing right now?
Trump says he may cut income tax 'completely' because of tariff income reut.rs/4p65j0l
Trump says he may cut income tax 'completely' because of tariff income
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may slash income tax completely over the next couple of years because of government revenue generated from tariffs.
reut.rs
November 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
So the progressive income tax would be replaced with a regressive consumption tax, enriching Trump's friends and impoverishing the remaining 99.9% of America? Is there a reason Reuters cannot report this story in that way, given that it's wholly factual and exactly what Trump is proposing right now?
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So he was "homegrown" + trained by the CIA, working for the Zero Unit in Afghanistan, which had a reputation for the following:
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
Here’s a Look at the D.C. Shooting Suspect’s C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan
The units were backed by the C.I.A. and trained to conduct missions in Afghanistan during the U.S. war in the country.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
So he was "homegrown" + trained by the CIA, working for the Zero Unit in Afghanistan, which had a reputation for the following:
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
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Trump has nothing.
No plan.
No strategy.
No vision.
Just abuse, hate and division.
No plan.
No strategy.
No vision.
Just abuse, hate and division.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Trump has nothing.
No plan.
No strategy.
No vision.
Just abuse, hate and division.
No plan.
No strategy.
No vision.
Just abuse, hate and division.
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Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
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Just to understand the concept of a trillion.
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
November 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Just to understand the concept of a trillion.
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
1 million minutes ago it was October 21, 2023.
A billion minutes ago it was
114 CE.
A trillion minutes ago it was
1,900,114 BCE
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Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
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I want to say we deserve so much better... but do we?
Did any of her colleagues defend her after this?
Did any of her colleagues defend her after this?
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I want to say we deserve so much better... but do we?
Did any of her colleagues defend her after this?
Did any of her colleagues defend her after this?
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Bondi seeks death penalty for the shooter if the troops do not survive the attack.
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Bondi seeks death penalty for the shooter if the troops do not survive the attack.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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A REMINDER.
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING.
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING.
November 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A REMINDER.
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING.
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING.
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The park service has already shared how they’re cleaning the reflecting pool and refilling it.
It’s something that happens a couple times a year. Why Trump wants to take credit for it is beyond me
It’s something that happens a couple times a year. Why Trump wants to take credit for it is beyond me
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The park service has already shared how they’re cleaning the reflecting pool and refilling it.
It’s something that happens a couple times a year. Why Trump wants to take credit for it is beyond me
It’s something that happens a couple times a year. Why Trump wants to take credit for it is beyond me
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The average American has no idea how outlandish this is.
Shooting someone point-blank in the face with pepper spray is just..
Shooting someone point-blank in the face with pepper spray is just..
ICE attacked another disabled protester today, spraying chemical munitions right in the face of someone walking with a cane.
They claim they were conducting a targeted enforcement and she was “in the way”.
They’re bullies & their enforcement is becoming a mass disabling event.
They claim they were conducting a targeted enforcement and she was “in the way”.
They’re bullies & their enforcement is becoming a mass disabling event.
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The average American has no idea how outlandish this is.
Shooting someone point-blank in the face with pepper spray is just..
Shooting someone point-blank in the face with pepper spray is just..
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Things online are often not as they appear.
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Things online are often not as they appear.
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No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
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Sigh
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Sigh
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
Listen.
Vote for democrats.
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Pick pick pick your lie!
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Pick pick pick your lie!
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A victim of Trump's ICE Gestapo speaks out.
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
A victim of Trump's ICE Gestapo speaks out.
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I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
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🚨🚨HOLY SHIT‼️Robert De Niro just went scorched earth on “Dirty Donald” and his administration and it is delicious to watch. This is how you pushback on this fascist regime. Thank you calling out these anti-American fools for the invasive species that they are. Must watch🔥💥🔥
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🚨🚨HOLY SHIT‼️Robert De Niro just went scorched earth on “Dirty Donald” and his administration and it is delicious to watch. This is how you pushback on this fascist regime. Thank you calling out these anti-American fools for the invasive species that they are. Must watch🔥💥🔥
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Astronaut. Navy captain. Combat veteran. Public servant. If Mark Kelly isn't your definition of an American hero, it's time to get a new dictionary.
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Astronaut. Navy captain. Combat veteran. Public servant. If Mark Kelly isn't your definition of an American hero, it's time to get a new dictionary.
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Can this administration get any more Racist?
Do you need any more proof that they are Nazis?
I don’t care what your heritage is, these are Americans & removing reports on missing/murdered Americans is absolutely despicable & unconscionable.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #OneV1
www.bia.gov/service/mmu
Do you need any more proof that they are Nazis?
I don’t care what your heritage is, these are Americans & removing reports on missing/murdered Americans is absolutely despicable & unconscionable.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #OneV1
www.bia.gov/service/mmu
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Can this administration get any more Racist?
Do you need any more proof that they are Nazis?
I don’t care what your heritage is, these are Americans & removing reports on missing/murdered Americans is absolutely despicable & unconscionable.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #OneV1
www.bia.gov/service/mmu
Do you need any more proof that they are Nazis?
I don’t care what your heritage is, these are Americans & removing reports on missing/murdered Americans is absolutely despicable & unconscionable.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #OneV1
www.bia.gov/service/mmu
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A reminder that Trump's "peace plan" for Ukraine came from Russia going back to 2016. From the Mueller Report:
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A reminder that Trump's "peace plan" for Ukraine came from Russia going back to 2016. From the Mueller Report: