Paul Racko
@paulracko.bsky.social
NorCal digital marketing agency owner. Photographer, flâneur, family guy into travel, music, radio & mountain adventure. Metal, punk, post-punk, jazz, Grateful Dead aficionado. Former host of Manic Metal @ KZSC 88.1 FM. Photos at https://paulracko.com
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"Gone is the language of collective responsibility and rules-based international order. In its place is a blunt hierarchy of interests: Americans first, American territory first, American leverage first — and everything else is conditional."
America First = America Alone.
We are not better off.
America First = America Alone.
We are not better off.
Deep Dive: The Pentagon’s 2026 National Defense Strategy: What It Signals — and Why the World Should Be Alarmed
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Deep Dive: The Pentagon’s 2026 National Defense Strategy: What It Signals — and Why the World Should Be Alarmed
The Pentagon’s 2026 National Defense Strategy marks a sharp break from the post-Cold War global order. This ONEST deep dive examines what the U.S. is promising, what it is enforcing, and how condition...
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January 25, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"Gone is the language of collective responsibility and rules-based international order. In its place is a blunt hierarchy of interests: Americans first, American territory first, American leverage first — and everything else is conditional."
America First = America Alone.
We are not better off.
America First = America Alone.
We are not better off.
Statements like this by @barackobama.bsky.social are entirely INADEQUATE.
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Statements like this by @barackobama.bsky.social are entirely INADEQUATE.
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FEDWATCH: “.. natural gas is up 68 percent this week .. If the shutdown happens while the economy snarls under a piece of ice, and Powell may signal an extended hold .., the stagflationary sentiment of higher inflation/slower growth could return quickly.”
January 25, 2026 at 8:23 PM
FEDWATCH: “.. natural gas is up 68 percent this week .. If the shutdown happens while the economy snarls under a piece of ice, and Powell may signal an extended hold .., the stagflationary sentiment of higher inflation/slower growth could return quickly.”
YES! Go Seahawks!
Hey, so. The team made this thing. It's a “Live Event” on Discover and Explore for the NFL games. It’s on a predetermined schedule. If you're not in the mood for it, you can dismiss it. It’ll go up later today.
January 25, 2026 at 10:17 PM
YES! Go Seahawks!
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The same people in charge of the Epstein files are in charge of ICE
January 25, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The same people in charge of the Epstein files are in charge of ICE
On to the next Epstein Files distraction!
🛳️🇺🇸 The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, - Channel 13
January 25, 2026 at 10:10 PM
On to the next Epstein Files distraction!
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VOTE ALL CONGRESS OUT OF OFFICE.
January 25, 2026 at 8:22 PM
VOTE ALL CONGRESS OUT OF OFFICE.
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Ellison: "They're coming after our state because we voted 3 times for somebody who's not Donald Trump, which he has said he resents deeply and believes is not even true. I can tell you it's not about fraud ... He's sending armed, masked men. This is a pretext"
January 25, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Ellison: "They're coming after our state because we voted 3 times for somebody who's not Donald Trump, which he has said he resents deeply and believes is not even true. I can tell you it's not about fraud ... He's sending armed, masked men. This is a pretext"
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⚡️🇷🇺 Russian Telegram users ask, “Where’s the heat in Moscow? Why no power in Murmansk?” Well, they backed a war that burned billions on destroying Ukraine instead of fixing their own infrastructure. Now Russian cities freeze, and no one bombed them—just their own bad choices. Russia’s collapsing.
January 25, 2026 at 8:33 PM
⚡️🇷🇺 Russian Telegram users ask, “Where’s the heat in Moscow? Why no power in Murmansk?” Well, they backed a war that burned billions on destroying Ukraine instead of fixing their own infrastructure. Now Russian cities freeze, and no one bombed them—just their own bad choices. Russia’s collapsing.
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Keith Ellison: "It is in the DNA of American history that the federal government cannot trample over the prerogatives of the state. That's exactly what's happening here and that's exactly why we're going to court."
January 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Keith Ellison: "It is in the DNA of American history that the federal government cannot trample over the prerogatives of the state. That's exactly what's happening here and that's exactly why we're going to court."
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Walz: "I don't care if you are conservative are flying a Donald Trump flag, a libertarian 'Don't Treat on Me,' a Democratic Socialist -- this an inflection point. If we cannot all agree that the smearing of a citizen and besmirching everything they stood for -- someone has to be accountable."
January 25, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Walz: "I don't care if you are conservative are flying a Donald Trump flag, a libertarian 'Don't Treat on Me,' a Democratic Socialist -- this an inflection point. If we cannot all agree that the smearing of a citizen and besmirching everything they stood for -- someone has to be accountable."
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Now I’m convinced the Epstein files contain snuff films.
January 25, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Now I’m convinced the Epstein files contain snuff films.
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CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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Trump is really taking a toll on the US economy. There was a report out this week from IW Koln which showed German investments in the US dropped by 45% between February and November and exports fell by 8.6%, the steepest decline since 2010.
Driven by trade uncertainty and threats of higher tariffs.
Driven by trade uncertainty and threats of higher tariffs.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Trump is really taking a toll on the US economy. There was a report out this week from IW Koln which showed German investments in the US dropped by 45% between February and November and exports fell by 8.6%, the steepest decline since 2010.
Driven by trade uncertainty and threats of higher tariffs.
Driven by trade uncertainty and threats of higher tariffs.
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“The notion that these masked enforcers are legitimate law enforcement is a fiction. They are paramilitary operatives. They are thugs in the service of a regime.”
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January 25, 2026 at 8:58 PM
“The notion that these masked enforcers are legitimate law enforcement is a fiction. They are paramilitary operatives. They are thugs in the service of a regime.”
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Protest at Mike Johnson's house
Enough Dems have made the funding bill dead in the water. Now we need Noem impeached and ICE dismantled.
Are there any folks outside Mike Johnson’s house?
Are there any folks outside Mike Johnson’s house?
There are about 100 protesters outside Schumer’s building in the middle of the blizzard urging him to whip Dem votes against any more ICE/CBP funding.
January 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Protest at Mike Johnson's house
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![• Cruz says he told Trump: "Mr. President, if we get to November of [2026] and people's 401(k)s are down 30% and prices are up 10-20% at the supermarket, we're going to go into Election Day, face a bloodbath."
• 'You're going to lose the House, you're going to lose the Senate, you're going to spend the next two years being impeached every single week."
Trump's response, according to Cruz:
"F**k you, Ted."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ux34natbhxube3xgdu3rhf45/bafkreigcu6eh2bqb2dyzxuwmwzaeqafrdtnaraj4fvwxd4dfmobe7nitra@jpeg)
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This? This is cope. This is cope for the White House, which is watching its self lose control of its big propaganda project, and its cope for the 30-something percent of the country who still support Trump and are watching their numbers dwindle. You think they can’t see their friends change?
January 25, 2026 at 3:32 PM
This? This is cope. This is cope for the White House, which is watching its self lose control of its big propaganda project, and its cope for the 30-something percent of the country who still support Trump and are watching their numbers dwindle. You think they can’t see their friends change?
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Wow. They even got Amy Klobuchar to stop talking about prices and affordability.
Klobuchar: "Somehow 50,000 peaceful protesters in 10 below weather were able to march without any problems, and then the next day half a dozen ICE and CBP agents couldn't handle a guy with a cell phone taking video of them and shot him. I think it's pretty obvious what's going on here."
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Wow. They even got Amy Klobuchar to stop talking about prices and affordability.
Wow. They even got Amy Klobuchar to stop talking about prices and affordability.
Klobuchar: "Somehow 50,000 peaceful protesters in 10 below weather were able to march without any problems, and then the next day half a dozen ICE and CBP agents couldn't handle a guy with a cell phone taking video of them and shot him. I think it's pretty obvious what's going on here."
January 25, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Sounds crazy, but the notion that this would 'punish' Minnesotans might actually work on a mental defect like Donald Trump.
Comer on Fox right now urging Trump to pull ICE out of Minneapolis to *punish* Minnesotans — will prove to the state how good it was to have ICE there! This is really some 5-D chess
January 25, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Sounds crazy, but the notion that this would 'punish' Minnesotans might actually work on a mental defect like Donald Trump.
You know the country has gone completely off the tracks when a former President has to issue a statement like this. Trump and Noem should tender their resignations immediately.
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:49 PM
You know the country has gone completely off the tracks when a former President has to issue a statement like this. Trump and Noem should tender their resignations immediately.
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We should all be outraged and we should be shutting down the country.
Republicans love their money. Work stoppages will hurt their stock market and their bank accounts.
Only way to hurt them short of violence
Republicans love their money. Work stoppages will hurt their stock market and their bank accounts.
Only way to hurt them short of violence
January 25, 2026 at 12:38 AM
We should all be outraged and we should be shutting down the country.
Republicans love their money. Work stoppages will hurt their stock market and their bank accounts.
Only way to hurt them short of violence
Republicans love their money. Work stoppages will hurt their stock market and their bank accounts.
Only way to hurt them short of violence