VTAlt
@old67n20.bsky.social
RVN Vet, lib, reader, somewhat handy, committed partner, aspiring square dancer. I'm also currently ambivalent about follower count, as I’m just interested in being informed. Recommend Democracy Docket, MeidasTouch, (Tiedrich for grins).
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❤️ if you want Trump removed directly from office to prison
December 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
❤️ if you want Trump removed directly from office to prison
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The issue about killing the last 2 survivors is secondary: Trump and Hegseth have ordered *83* murders, not 2.
None of these people were ‘enemy combatants’.
They were suspected drug smugglers until proven to be guilty in a fair trial.
Without that, they were murdered.
That is all.
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None of these people were ‘enemy combatants’.
They were suspected drug smugglers until proven to be guilty in a fair trial.
Without that, they were murdered.
That is all.
🙄🇺🇸🙄
December 2, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The issue about killing the last 2 survivors is secondary: Trump and Hegseth have ordered *83* murders, not 2.
None of these people were ‘enemy combatants’.
They were suspected drug smugglers until proven to be guilty in a fair trial.
Without that, they were murdered.
That is all.
🙄🇺🇸🙄
None of these people were ‘enemy combatants’.
They were suspected drug smugglers until proven to be guilty in a fair trial.
Without that, they were murdered.
That is all.
🙄🇺🇸🙄
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An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
An easy way to explain luddites:
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand.
And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before.
That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.
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As a veteran who served in intelligence, I want to introduce you to EXORDS: the execute order from the President to SecDef. This allows 60 days operations under the War Powers Act. The President must advise Congress and gain approval to continue.
No EXORD was sent to Congress. This is illegal
No EXORD was sent to Congress. This is illegal
December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
As a veteran who served in intelligence, I want to introduce you to EXORDS: the execute order from the President to SecDef. This allows 60 days operations under the War Powers Act. The President must advise Congress and gain approval to continue.
No EXORD was sent to Congress. This is illegal
No EXORD was sent to Congress. This is illegal
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Nah Kristi, slaves and immigrants built this nation. You know.... non white people. 😑
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Nah Kristi, slaves and immigrants built this nation. You know.... non white people. 😑
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The Trump administration's strikes in Venezuela were ordered without Congress, without transparency, and without any justification to the public. These actions are reckless, unconstitutional, and dangerous for our national security.
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The Trump administration's strikes in Venezuela were ordered without Congress, without transparency, and without any justification to the public. These actions are reckless, unconstitutional, and dangerous for our national security.
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Chartres cathedral in France during the annual Chartres en Lumières light show
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Chartres cathedral in France during the annual Chartres en Lumières light show
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Listen, if you tell me that “taxation is theft” I’m going to need you to quit driving on highways or walking on sidewalks or attending a public school or using police or fire services or city snow removal.
I would mention libraries, but…
I would mention libraries, but…
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Listen, if you tell me that “taxation is theft” I’m going to need you to quit driving on highways or walking on sidewalks or attending a public school or using police or fire services or city snow removal.
I would mention libraries, but…
I would mention libraries, but…
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dɯnɹʇ's an Epic, (twice in our country's history-level,) Fückup.
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
dɯnɹʇ's an Epic, (twice in our country's history-level,) Fückup.
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@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
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Abolish ICE
I’ve never been a “defund the police” type of guy. I believe that police are necessary, despite their flaws.
But ICE is different. I am 100% behind ending their existence and prosecuting every single one of them.
ICE must go. End of discussion.
But ICE is different. I am 100% behind ending their existence and prosecuting every single one of them.
ICE must go. End of discussion.
December 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Abolish ICE
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Today I want to share with you a statement by former federal judge Mark L. Wolf explaining why he resigned from the federal bench in early November. I found it sobering and troubling. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/winner-of-this-weeks-joseph-welch
December 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Today I want to share with you a statement by former federal judge Mark L. Wolf explaining why he resigned from the federal bench in early November. I found it sobering and troubling. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/winner-of-this-weeks-joseph-welch
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Trump needs to be imprisoned
November 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Trump needs to be imprisoned
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Today is World AIDS Day, a day that reminds me of the decades-long fight for dignity, science, and compassion. We’ve come so far because activists, researchers, and communities refused to be ignored.
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Today is World AIDS Day, a day that reminds me of the decades-long fight for dignity, science, and compassion. We’ve come so far because activists, researchers, and communities refused to be ignored.
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Sadly relevant today.
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sadly relevant today.
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Things won’t change for the better in America until more White folks begin to tell the truth about how-
“White” is not always right,
the Trump administration has made things @ home & abroad,
unsafe all Americans are w/ Trump in office
Trump et.al need to be impeached/prosecuted for their deeds.
“White” is not always right,
the Trump administration has made things @ home & abroad,
unsafe all Americans are w/ Trump in office
Trump et.al need to be impeached/prosecuted for their deeds.
November 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Things won’t change for the better in America until more White folks begin to tell the truth about how-
“White” is not always right,
the Trump administration has made things @ home & abroad,
unsafe all Americans are w/ Trump in office
Trump et.al need to be impeached/prosecuted for their deeds.
“White” is not always right,
the Trump administration has made things @ home & abroad,
unsafe all Americans are w/ Trump in office
Trump et.al need to be impeached/prosecuted for their deeds.
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It is important to stand up to election conspiracy theorists because nothing destroys a democracy quite as quickly as the belief that elections are fake and pointless.
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It is important to stand up to election conspiracy theorists because nothing destroys a democracy quite as quickly as the belief that elections are fake and pointless.
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.