TXRick
@rick1541.bsky.social
Retired Texan. Blue dot in a red state. 🚫MAGA, no DM’s
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Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday and there’s a lot to know about what the stakes are. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Jack Smith Testifies Before The House Judiciary Committee
Making sense of the circus
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday and there’s a lot to know about what the stakes are. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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While the stock market is a tough item to figure out, the jobs market, number laid off, number who have stopped looking, companies laying off people This is all setting up for the disaster January and February with health care cost, more layoffs, and people in food lines. Just tragic & Trump made.
#GVerse #Attention
Jessica Tarlov delivers brutal reality check on #Shit4Brain’s economy: just 17,000 jobs added per month, 700,000 more Americans out of work than last year, and youth unemployment soaring past 10%.
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Jessica Tarlov delivers brutal reality check on #Shit4Brain’s economy: just 17,000 jobs added per month, 700,000 more Americans out of work than last year, and youth unemployment soaring past 10%.
Share widely.
December 17, 2025 at 5:42 AM
While the stock market is a tough item to figure out, the jobs market, number laid off, number who have stopped looking, companies laying off people This is all setting up for the disaster January and February with health care cost, more layoffs, and people in food lines. Just tragic & Trump made.
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💥💥BOOM💥💥
"Sen. Chris Murphy after the boat strike briefing: There’s ‘no fentanyl’ and ‘no legal justification’"
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"Sen. Chris Murphy after the boat strike briefing: There’s ‘no fentanyl’ and ‘no legal justification’"
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Sen. Chris Murphy after boat strike briefing: There’s ‘no fentanyl’ and ‘no legal justification’ (The Hill)
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Tuesday’s classified briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms the Trump admi...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:41 AM
💥💥BOOM💥💥
"Sen. Chris Murphy after the boat strike briefing: There’s ‘no fentanyl’ and ‘no legal justification’"
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"Sen. Chris Murphy after the boat strike briefing: There’s ‘no fentanyl’ and ‘no legal justification’"
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U.S. employers added 64k jobs in November but the unemployment rate rose to 4.6 percent.
Payroll employment fell by 105k in October, mostly as a result of the federal government's deferred-resignation program.
Data: www.bls.gov/news.release...
Live coverage: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Payroll employment fell by 105k in October, mostly as a result of the federal government's deferred-resignation program.
Data: www.bls.gov/news.release...
Live coverage: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Employment Situation Summary
- 2025 M11 Results
www.bls.gov
December 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
U.S. employers added 64k jobs in November but the unemployment rate rose to 4.6 percent.
Payroll employment fell by 105k in October, mostly as a result of the federal government's deferred-resignation program.
Data: www.bls.gov/news.release...
Live coverage: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Payroll employment fell by 105k in October, mostly as a result of the federal government's deferred-resignation program.
Data: www.bls.gov/news.release...
Live coverage: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
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At least 75 school shootings in the U.S. so far this year and it's highly doubtful year through.
It's the guns, you turnip- stupid knuckle-dragging, slack-jawed pukes.
It's the guns, you turnip- stupid knuckle-dragging, slack-jawed pukes.
December 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
At least 75 school shootings in the U.S. so far this year and it's highly doubtful year through.
It's the guns, you turnip- stupid knuckle-dragging, slack-jawed pukes.
It's the guns, you turnip- stupid knuckle-dragging, slack-jawed pukes.
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He'll start a war to:
1. Distract from the Epstein Files
2. Steal oil
3. Justify emergency powers
4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment
5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned
1. Distract from the Epstein Files
2. Steal oil
3. Justify emergency powers
4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment
5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
He'll start a war to:
1. Distract from the Epstein Files
2. Steal oil
3. Justify emergency powers
4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment
5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned
1. Distract from the Epstein Files
2. Steal oil
3. Justify emergency powers
4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment
5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned
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The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels Maduro regime a "terrorist" group
The escalation exerts unprecedented pressure on the Maduro regime, threatening to bankrupt Venezuela's already struggling economy.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
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Elon Musk is back to funding Republicans.
Earlier this year the oligarch said he was starting a third party.
But now he's cutting checks for Republicans again, even after Trump's chief of staff said he's an avowed drug user who is not a rational person.
Earlier this year the oligarch said he was starting a third party.
But now he's cutting checks for Republicans again, even after Trump's chief of staff said he's an avowed drug user who is not a rational person.
December 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Elon Musk is back to funding Republicans.
Earlier this year the oligarch said he was starting a third party.
But now he's cutting checks for Republicans again, even after Trump's chief of staff said he's an avowed drug user who is not a rational person.
Earlier this year the oligarch said he was starting a third party.
But now he's cutting checks for Republicans again, even after Trump's chief of staff said he's an avowed drug user who is not a rational person.
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Today, I reviewed some of the classified Epstein files.
They were disturbing & hard to review—but even harder for survivors to have experienced.
The DOJ must follow the law & release the files, with protections for survivors.
Our march towards healing, transparency, & accountability continues.
They were disturbing & hard to review—but even harder for survivors to have experienced.
The DOJ must follow the law & release the files, with protections for survivors.
Our march towards healing, transparency, & accountability continues.
December 17, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Today, I reviewed some of the classified Epstein files.
They were disturbing & hard to review—but even harder for survivors to have experienced.
The DOJ must follow the law & release the files, with protections for survivors.
Our march towards healing, transparency, & accountability continues.
They were disturbing & hard to review—but even harder for survivors to have experienced.
The DOJ must follow the law & release the files, with protections for survivors.
Our march towards healing, transparency, & accountability continues.
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#GVerse via @captmarkkelly.bsky.social
"Tonight, we learned the Pentagon is escalating its review of me into "an official command investigation."
If #Shit4Brains or #WhiskyLeaks think they can stop me from doing my job and serving the American people, they've got the wrong guy."
"Tonight, we learned the Pentagon is escalating its review of me into "an official command investigation."
If #Shit4Brains or #WhiskyLeaks think they can stop me from doing my job and serving the American people, they've got the wrong guy."
December 16, 2025 at 5:54 AM
#GVerse via @captmarkkelly.bsky.social
"Tonight, we learned the Pentagon is escalating its review of me into "an official command investigation."
If #Shit4Brains or #WhiskyLeaks think they can stop me from doing my job and serving the American people, they've got the wrong guy."
"Tonight, we learned the Pentagon is escalating its review of me into "an official command investigation."
If #Shit4Brains or #WhiskyLeaks think they can stop me from doing my job and serving the American people, they've got the wrong guy."
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So, what did we actually learn yesterday about the soul of the man who sits in the Oval Office?
I apologize for the trick question, because the answer is: Nothing.
We learned absolutely nothing.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
I apologize for the trick question, because the answer is: Nothing.
We learned absolutely nothing.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
What Did We Really Learn About Donald Trump Yesterday?
(Warning: It's a trick question.)
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
So, what did we actually learn yesterday about the soul of the man who sits in the Oval Office?
I apologize for the trick question, because the answer is: Nothing.
We learned absolutely nothing.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
I apologize for the trick question, because the answer is: Nothing.
We learned absolutely nothing.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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Lindsey Graham: "The least of my concerns is this frickin' video. Release it, make your own decisions. This is lawful. I have every confidence that what they're doing is no different than what Bush did."
December 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Lindsey Graham: "The least of my concerns is this frickin' video. Release it, make your own decisions. This is lawful. I have every confidence that what they're doing is no different than what Bush did."
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Trump's Cognitive Dysfunction
Trump’s horrid smear and shallow attack of Rob Reiner and his wife after their horrific murders left many Trump supporters agog.
Some who have been steadfastly loyal, were unable to explain or excuse his behavior.
open.substack.com/pub/jimstewa...
Trump’s horrid smear and shallow attack of Rob Reiner and his wife after their horrific murders left many Trump supporters agog.
Some who have been steadfastly loyal, were unable to explain or excuse his behavior.
open.substack.com/pub/jimstewa...
Trump’s Colonized Mind: The Cognitive Dysfunction Destabilizing the Planet
The neurological, psychological, and political breakdown of the American president—and the people taking full advantage of it.
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Trump's Cognitive Dysfunction
Trump’s horrid smear and shallow attack of Rob Reiner and his wife after their horrific murders left many Trump supporters agog.
Some who have been steadfastly loyal, were unable to explain or excuse his behavior.
open.substack.com/pub/jimstewa...
Trump’s horrid smear and shallow attack of Rob Reiner and his wife after their horrific murders left many Trump supporters agog.
Some who have been steadfastly loyal, were unable to explain or excuse his behavior.
open.substack.com/pub/jimstewa...
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1. A blockade is an act of war
2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨
3. It’s always about oil.
2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨
3. It’s always about oil.
December 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
1. A blockade is an act of war
2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨
3. It’s always about oil.
2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨
3. It’s always about oil.
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When you're on tape, how can you claim that you were taken out of context?
Bad news for Suzie Trump: Vanity Fair reporter played some of the tapes for NYT reporters.
Ooops!
Bad news for Suzie Trump: Vanity Fair reporter played some of the tapes for NYT reporters.
Ooops!
December 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
When you're on tape, how can you claim that you were taken out of context?
Bad news for Suzie Trump: Vanity Fair reporter played some of the tapes for NYT reporters.
Ooops!
Bad news for Suzie Trump: Vanity Fair reporter played some of the tapes for NYT reporters.
Ooops!
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She interviewed with Vanity Fair 11 times and they quoted her extensively from those interviews.
December 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
She interviewed with Vanity Fair 11 times and they quoted her extensively from those interviews.
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social: I think that overwhelmingly, Americans are opposed to this reckless interventionism—People are sick of these endless wars, and every time we wind one down in one area, there seems to be an excuse to start hostilities in another.
December 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social: I think that overwhelmingly, Americans are opposed to this reckless interventionism—People are sick of these endless wars, and every time we wind one down in one area, there seems to be an excuse to start hostilities in another.
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It seems that Friday we will be at war, to keep the EPSTEIN files hidden.
December 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It seems that Friday we will be at war, to keep the EPSTEIN files hidden.
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Does Trump have to give back the FIFA Peace Prize after he invades Venezuela, or does the FIFA guy really not care what he does because he needs a lot of favors for the World Cup and the whole thing is a ridiculous corrupt charade?
December 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Does Trump have to give back the FIFA Peace Prize after he invades Venezuela, or does the FIFA guy really not care what he does because he needs a lot of favors for the World Cup and the whole thing is a ridiculous corrupt charade?
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Embarrassing and shameful response from an American President. This is sick stuff.
Speaker Johnson, will you condemn these comments or just say you have not seen or heard them?
Speaker Johnson, will you condemn these comments or just say you have not seen or heard them?
December 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Embarrassing and shameful response from an American President. This is sick stuff.
Speaker Johnson, will you condemn these comments or just say you have not seen or heard them?
Speaker Johnson, will you condemn these comments or just say you have not seen or heard them?
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social: It is the responsibility of Congress to declare and authorize the use of military force. Congress has not authorized a military use of force. There has not been a case made, and I think the absence of one really speaks volumes.
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social: It is the responsibility of Congress to declare and authorize the use of military force. Congress has not authorized a military use of force. There has not been a case made, and I think the absence of one really speaks volumes.