Pete Zakel
@pzakel.bsky.social
Former software engineer, sometime pianist, love science fiction. 🎹🐈☮️💙BlueCrew, BLM, 🚫DMs🚫MAGA🚫, lifelong Democrat, unabashed liberal, LGBTQIA+ ally, 🇺🇸🏳️🌈🇺🇦
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Pete Zakel
@pzakel.bsky.social
· Jan 21
I’m following #BlueCrew #Dem #LGBTQI #Resistance #BLM and similar, as well as cats, dogs, cute animals, and other good vibes. Will block MAGA, Trumpers, camgirls, crypto, money requests, DMs, hate, AI chatbots (!), or accounts that confuse me.
Truth Social’s new AI chatbot actually tells the truth! www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Truth Social just installed an AI chatbot that actually exposes Trump's lies
Why Trump’s Truth Social AI chatbot feels oddly out of place in the MAGA-verse.
www.msnbc.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Truth Social’s new AI chatbot actually tells the truth! www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Release the Epstein files! www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump's Calendar Girls Party Had Only One Other Guest: Jeffrey Epstein
As Trump faces pressure to release more information regarding Epstein, reports are coming out that the two men knew each other well.
www.huffpost.com
July 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Release the Epstein files! www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Released on a $3,000 bond Narciso Barranco is still wearing the same clothes now covered in blood stains after being severely beaten by ICE almost 3 weeks ago.
The Barranco family is taking their father directly to a physician.
The Barranco family is taking their father directly to a physician.
UPDATE: Narisco Barranco, the landscaper father of 3 U.S. marines who was viciously beaten by Trump’s Gestapo, was just released
July 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Released on a $3,000 bond Narciso Barranco is still wearing the same clothes now covered in blood stains after being severely beaten by ICE almost 3 weeks ago.
The Barranco family is taking their father directly to a physician.
The Barranco family is taking their father directly to a physician.
Release the Epstein files! www.huffpost.com/entry/epstei...
Epstein’s Ex Says He And Trump Had A ‘Very Close’ Friendship And Were ‘Up To No Good’
“They were best friends,” said former model Stacey Williams of Jeffrey Epstein and President Donald Trump.
www.huffpost.com
July 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Release the Epstein files! www.huffpost.com/entry/epstei...
Trump is losing support due to ICE’s handling of non-criminal immigrants. www.huffpost.com/entry/cnn-ha...
CNN Data Chief Says Americans Have 'Turned' Against Trump Over This Key Issue
Harry Enten flagged how the president is doing "bad to downright terrible" in the polls on this issue.
www.huffpost.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Trump is losing support due to ICE’s handling of non-criminal immigrants. www.huffpost.com/entry/cnn-ha...
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A reminder that Brazil arrested and charged their former dictator Bolsonaro with planning a coup and trying to overturn the 2022 elections in their country.
If only the United States had done the same instead of giving the plotter of a coup full totalitarian power of the govt
#FuckMAGA #FuckTrump
If only the United States had done the same instead of giving the plotter of a coup full totalitarian power of the govt
#FuckMAGA #FuckTrump
July 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A reminder that Brazil arrested and charged their former dictator Bolsonaro with planning a coup and trying to overturn the 2022 elections in their country.
If only the United States had done the same instead of giving the plotter of a coup full totalitarian power of the govt
#FuckMAGA #FuckTrump
If only the United States had done the same instead of giving the plotter of a coup full totalitarian power of the govt
#FuckMAGA #FuckTrump
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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
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JD Vance has done nothing but talk shit about California and how ICE needs to clean up this crime ridden state.
Yet it's safe enough to take his family on vacation to Disneyland. Hypocrite much?
#ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #ICERaids
Yet it's safe enough to take his family on vacation to Disneyland. Hypocrite much?
#ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #ICERaids
July 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
JD Vance has done nothing but talk shit about California and how ICE needs to clean up this crime ridden state.
Yet it's safe enough to take his family on vacation to Disneyland. Hypocrite much?
#ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #ICERaids
Yet it's safe enough to take his family on vacation to Disneyland. Hypocrite much?
#ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #ICERaids
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ICE GOONS hanging out in the lobby of Glendale Memorial Hospital
July 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
ICE GOONS hanging out in the lobby of Glendale Memorial Hospital
Totally disgusting. 🤮 www.huffpost.com/entry/nrcc-a...
Republicans Fundraise Off Of Disgusting Joke On T-Shirts
“Alligator Alcatraz is officially open, and we are excited about it!!” reads a fundraising email from the NRCC that hawks “ICE with a bite” T-shirts.
www.huffpost.com
July 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Totally disgusting. 🤮 www.huffpost.com/entry/nrcc-a...
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BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Republican Senator James Lankford admits that President Biden’s border bill would have been far more successful than anything Trump has done on the border. Even Republicans are bashing Trump now. substack.com/@demwinsmedi...
Democratic Wins Media on Substack
BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Republican Senator James Lankford admits that President Biden’s border bill would have been far more successful than anything Trump has done on the border. Even Republi...
substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Republican Senator James Lankford admits that President Biden’s border bill would have been far more successful than anything Trump has done on the border. Even Republicans are bashing Trump now. substack.com/@demwinsmedi...
SCOTUS deals another blow to trans youths. Shame on them! www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
Supreme Court Deals Another Major Blow To Transgender Rights
This decision could set a precedent for other challenges to laws barring transgender people from participating in sports, using bathrooms and accessing health care.
www.huffpost.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
SCOTUS deals another blow to trans youths. Shame on them! www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
Here’s something I agree with MTG on. www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Fox News And New York Post ‘Propaganda’ Supporting ‘Foreign Wars’
The Republican accused the right-wing news outlets of brainwashing Americans into believing they need to engage in foreign wars to survive.
www.huffpost.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Here’s something I agree with MTG on. www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
Trump gets slapped down again, with the judge calling out Trump’s racial and LGBTQ discrimination. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Judge Rules Some NIH Grant Cuts Illegal, Saying He's Never Seen Such Discrimination In 40 Years
A federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health.
www.huffpost.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Trump gets slapped down again, with the judge calling out Trump’s racial and LGBTQ discrimination. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
June 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
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"The HHS document says that another paper it cites found 'an increase in placental blood clotting in pregnant mothers who took the vaccine.'
But the paper doesn't contain any reference to placental blood clots or to pregnant women."
www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
But the paper doesn't contain any reference to placental blood clots or to pregnant women."
www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
RFK Jr. sent Congress 'medical disinformation' to defend COVID vaccine schedule change
A document circulated to members of Congress misinterprets studies and cites debunked research, scientists say. It could influence congressional perceptions of vaccine safety.
www.npr.org
June 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"The HHS document says that another paper it cites found 'an increase in placental blood clotting in pregnant mothers who took the vaccine.'
But the paper doesn't contain any reference to placental blood clots or to pregnant women."
www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
But the paper doesn't contain any reference to placental blood clots or to pregnant women."
www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
RFK Jr’s document used to support his COVID vaccine schedule change is riddled with disinformation and absolutely does not support his decision. www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
RFK Jr. sent Congress 'medical disinformation' to defend COVID vaccine schedule change
A document circulated to members of Congress misinterprets studies and cites debunked research, scientists say. It could influence congressional perceptions of vaccine safety.
www.npr.org
June 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
RFK Jr’s document used to support his COVID vaccine schedule change is riddled with disinformation and absolutely does not support his decision. www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
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"If Trump is successful in LA, he will export his tactics everywhere. Trump doesn't only want to be authoritarian in the eyes of Angelinos. Autocrats aren’t in the business of imposing limits on their own power. He wants to be an autocrat everywhere. LA is where he’ll start but not where he’ll end."
Trump finds the ultimate distraction in LA
Trump needed to reclaim the narrative, so he found a shiny object right out of Central Casting.
plus.briantylercohen.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"If Trump is successful in LA, he will export his tactics everywhere. Trump doesn't only want to be authoritarian in the eyes of Angelinos. Autocrats aren’t in the business of imposing limits on their own power. He wants to be an autocrat everywhere. LA is where he’ll start but not where he’ll end."
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“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.”
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
June 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
“What Senator Alex Padilla did today was political theater.”
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
--Kristi Noem, the Head of Costuming, Hair, and Makeup at Political Theater
Kristi Noem blatantly lies about Sen. Alex Padilla incident. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Administration Downplays Alex Padilla Incident With Misleading Characterizations
The senator is clearly heard giving his name as "Sen. Alex Padilla" at a distance of just a few feet away.
www.huffpost.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Kristi Noem blatantly lies about Sen. Alex Padilla incident. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Palmer: Charges should be brought against each one of you
AOC: Raising the prospect of charges against witnesses is a form of intimidation is it not?
Palmer: I strike those words
AOC: Raising the prospect of charges against witnesses is a form of intimidation is it not?
Palmer: I strike those words
June 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Palmer: Charges should be brought against each one of you
AOC: Raising the prospect of charges against witnesses is a form of intimidation is it not?
Palmer: I strike those words
AOC: Raising the prospect of charges against witnesses is a form of intimidation is it not?
Palmer: I strike those words