Vito’s Dad
@rocco1963.bsky.social
Part of the Twitter diaspora, 3rd rock, PNW.
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“As the US military chases Trump’s ever-changing Sharpie lines across the world’s maps, the West’s enemies will be tempted to take advantage of the fact that the US has obliterated the most powerful alliance in history while scattering American forces around the globe in showpiece operations.”
Trump’s Most Dangerous Obsession
His irrational fixation with Greenland could lead to global conflict.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
“As the US military chases Trump’s ever-changing Sharpie lines across the world’s maps, the West’s enemies will be tempted to take advantage of the fact that the US has obliterated the most powerful alliance in history while scattering American forces around the globe in showpiece operations.”
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Jesse Ventura, accurately comparing the fascist authoritarian Trump regime to Hitler's Nazi regime of 1930s Germany. 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯👇
January 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Jesse Ventura, accurately comparing the fascist authoritarian Trump regime to Hitler's Nazi regime of 1930s Germany. 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯👇
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Please take 5 minutes to read or listen to this post from Heather Cox Richardson.
During WW2, the US Army made a pamphlet explaining to soldiers what fascism was, and why we had to guard against it here in America.
It’s like they were describing 2026.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
During WW2, the US Army made a pamphlet explaining to soldiers what fascism was, and why we had to guard against it here in America.
It’s like they were describing 2026.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
January 9, 2026
Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Please take 5 minutes to read or listen to this post from Heather Cox Richardson.
During WW2, the US Army made a pamphlet explaining to soldiers what fascism was, and why we had to guard against it here in America.
It’s like they were describing 2026.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
During WW2, the US Army made a pamphlet explaining to soldiers what fascism was, and why we had to guard against it here in America.
It’s like they were describing 2026.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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The murder of Renee Good by ICE has shocked the nation.
The President is deploying his own personal armed thugs into the streets of America.
In all my years, I've never seen anything like it. (ft. W. Kamau Bell)
The President is deploying his own personal armed thugs into the streets of America.
In all my years, I've never seen anything like it. (ft. W. Kamau Bell)
January 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The murder of Renee Good by ICE has shocked the nation.
The President is deploying his own personal armed thugs into the streets of America.
In all my years, I've never seen anything like it. (ft. W. Kamau Bell)
The President is deploying his own personal armed thugs into the streets of America.
In all my years, I've never seen anything like it. (ft. W. Kamau Bell)
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For the 384th day in a row, Georgians are protesting in 8+ cities against an illegitimate, Russia-backed, repressive regime.
December 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
For the 384th day in a row, Georgians are protesting in 8+ cities against an illegitimate, Russia-backed, repressive regime.
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Howling about BIG news! A generous donor is now matching all donations up to $50k through year-end! That means every dollar you give to the WCC between now and Dec. 31 will have twice the power to protect wolves.🐺
🔗to donate: https://bit.ly/48xwATu
🔗to donate: https://bit.ly/48xwATu
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Howling about BIG news! A generous donor is now matching all donations up to $50k through year-end! That means every dollar you give to the WCC between now and Dec. 31 will have twice the power to protect wolves.🐺
🔗to donate: https://bit.ly/48xwATu
🔗to donate: https://bit.ly/48xwATu
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Orphaned elephants grieve just like we do. When two-month-old Kaikai lost her mother, she paced through the nights, calling out. But with love, traumatised babies can pull through. Once Kaikai realized Keepers like Mishak would always be there, she began to turn the page: swt.bio/kaikai
December 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Orphaned elephants grieve just like we do. When two-month-old Kaikai lost her mother, she paced through the nights, calling out. But with love, traumatised babies can pull through. Once Kaikai realized Keepers like Mishak would always be there, she began to turn the page: swt.bio/kaikai
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Up to 1 million people live in Odesa, and Russia attacks the city a lot.
Russia wants to make Ukrainian cities unlivable. This is genocide and a war crime. Millions of people without electricity, water, heating, elevators - in winter.
Russia wants to make Ukrainian cities unlivable. This is genocide and a war crime. Millions of people without electricity, water, heating, elevators - in winter.
December 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Up to 1 million people live in Odesa, and Russia attacks the city a lot.
Russia wants to make Ukrainian cities unlivable. This is genocide and a war crime. Millions of people without electricity, water, heating, elevators - in winter.
Russia wants to make Ukrainian cities unlivable. This is genocide and a war crime. Millions of people without electricity, water, heating, elevators - in winter.
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Dermatologist Recommends Not Caring So Much What Other People Think https://theonion.com/dermatologist-recommends-not-caring-so-much-what-other-1828995941/
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Dermatologist Recommends Not Caring So Much What Other People Think https://theonion.com/dermatologist-recommends-not-caring-so-much-what-other-1828995941/
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"We're defending your freedom 400 kilometers east of Warsaw. While you avoid calling this a war, we are dying in your stead."
Oleksandr Yakovenko, Ukrainian defense tech founder, has a message for Europe:
Oleksandr Yakovenko, Ukrainian defense tech founder, has a message for Europe:
December 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"We're defending your freedom 400 kilometers east of Warsaw. While you avoid calling this a war, we are dying in your stead."
Oleksandr Yakovenko, Ukrainian defense tech founder, has a message for Europe:
Oleksandr Yakovenko, Ukrainian defense tech founder, has a message for Europe:
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"The conflict in Ukraine is a test of our commitment to freedom, and we must not falter."
- Petr Pavel, president of The Czech Republic 🇨🇿
- Petr Pavel, president of The Czech Republic 🇨🇿
November 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"The conflict in Ukraine is a test of our commitment to freedom, and we must not falter."
- Petr Pavel, president of The Czech Republic 🇨🇿
- Petr Pavel, president of The Czech Republic 🇨🇿
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Russia’s Rosneft reports a 70 % drop in net income for the first 9 months of 2025, down to 277 billion roubles (~$3.57 billion). The company cited high interest rates, lower oil prices, a stronger rouble, and rising “anti‑terror security” costs as major pressures.
Real reason: Ukrainian sanctions.
Real reason: Ukrainian sanctions.
November 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Russia’s Rosneft reports a 70 % drop in net income for the first 9 months of 2025, down to 277 billion roubles (~$3.57 billion). The company cited high interest rates, lower oil prices, a stronger rouble, and rising “anti‑terror security” costs as major pressures.
Real reason: Ukrainian sanctions.
Real reason: Ukrainian sanctions.
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Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Why do you appreciate unions?
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
I’ll start:
Weekends off
Paid vacations
Work breaks
Sick leave
Paid holidays
No child labor
Safer working conditions
Health care and retirement benefits
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Welcome to the world, Mica – our newest Voi grandson! Mweya led her ex-orphan herd back to the stockades after an eight-month absence, with great pomp and ceremony. The reason for all the fanfare? Mbirikani had given birth to a beautiful little boy!
Read Mica's full debut story: t.co/GWT05guvHR
Read Mica's full debut story: t.co/GWT05guvHR
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Welcome to the world, Mica – our newest Voi grandson! Mweya led her ex-orphan herd back to the stockades after an eight-month absence, with great pomp and ceremony. The reason for all the fanfare? Mbirikani had given birth to a beautiful little boy!
Read Mica's full debut story: t.co/GWT05guvHR
Read Mica's full debut story: t.co/GWT05guvHR
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Every single word of this. Read it, repeat it, scream it, live it, insist on it.
November 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Every single word of this. Read it, repeat it, scream it, live it, insist on it.
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As a baby, Mzinga struggled to grasp the whole bottle drinking business. Today, she’s a total pro! We rescued Mzinga three years ago, when she was just a month old. It was a real fight to save her life. Today, Mzinga is known as a mini matriarch and a friend to everyone - even the resident rhinos!
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
As a baby, Mzinga struggled to grasp the whole bottle drinking business. Today, she’s a total pro! We rescued Mzinga three years ago, when she was just a month old. It was a real fight to save her life. Today, Mzinga is known as a mini matriarch and a friend to everyone - even the resident rhinos!
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"I Want You to Understand Chicago"
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I Want You to Understand Chicago
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November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"I Want You to Understand Chicago"
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“Independence is a concept fundamental to the health of any democracy—and it has been systematically dismantled in Hungary…What’s left is a poor country subsumed with politics, propaganda, and polarization; a state that stomps out independence while feigning conservatism.”
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time.com/7332003/vikt...
Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump’s Attacks on Independence
Independence is "fundamental to the health of any democracy—and it has been systematically dismantled in Hungary."
time.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“Independence is a concept fundamental to the health of any democracy—and it has been systematically dismantled in Hungary…What’s left is a poor country subsumed with politics, propaganda, and polarization; a state that stomps out independence while feigning conservatism.”
time.com/7332003/vikt...
time.com/7332003/vikt...
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Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]