Sam Bethune
@sambethune.bsky.social
🧢⚓️US Navy Mustang, retired⚓️🧢
➡️doing my best to remain positive
🔵 restore democracy, the rule of law and basic human decency 🔵
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Sam Bethune
@sambethune.bsky.social
· Nov 21
It would be nice to go back to when “do not obey in advance” was not a concern.
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Aliens are real, and so is this post from the White House account. Here's what you missed last week in under 10 minutes (ok, 11...but close!) Thanks for watching!
Yes, It's Real: DHS Surveillance, Shutdown Chaos, and What You Missed Last Week
YouTube video by Maya May
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February 17, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Aliens are real, and so is this post from the White House account. Here's what you missed last week in under 10 minutes (ok, 11...but close!) Thanks for watching!
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I was initially not the biggest fan of Spanberger but it turns out she has the heart of a world class hater and that is 100% the kind of energy we need right now
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I was initially not the biggest fan of Spanberger but it turns out she has the heart of a world class hater and that is 100% the kind of energy we need right now
I totally missed the total exoneration
February 17, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I totally missed the total exoneration
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Sarah Longwell on the Epstein files: "The voters are genuinely confused as to why this guy, who they thought was going to be their advocate to uncover all the unseemly business of these global elites, now seems to be engaged in a cover-up."
February 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Sarah Longwell on the Epstein files: "The voters are genuinely confused as to why this guy, who they thought was going to be their advocate to uncover all the unseemly business of these global elites, now seems to be engaged in a cover-up."
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This whole Epstein File episode has really brought home how much we’ve lost our empathy on a massive scale. There is actual evidence both documented and verified by survivors of horrific crimes. Committed by people at the highest levels. Yet not one of them has been punished.
February 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
This whole Epstein File episode has really brought home how much we’ve lost our empathy on a massive scale. There is actual evidence both documented and verified by survivors of horrific crimes. Committed by people at the highest levels. Yet not one of them has been punished.
the democrats demands are all things we should expect of law enforcement in a free and fair society. anything less must not be allowed. DO NOT cave on any of these. this is the bare minimum and it’s an abomination that we even have to ask.
MINNESOTA Rep. @angiecraigmn.bsky.social : “They are still racially profiling… Dems need to hold the line. The senate needs to hold the line. I will not forgive anyone who doesn’t stand their ground at this moment in time, and I don’t think the 🇺🇸 people will either.”
(From @atrupar.com
(From @atrupar.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
the democrats demands are all things we should expect of law enforcement in a free and fair society. anything less must not be allowed. DO NOT cave on any of these. this is the bare minimum and it’s an abomination that we even have to ask.
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The reason these people have been attacking scholars and universities is that they stand in the way of the ahistorical bullshit they need to spew in order to construct white Christian nationalism
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
www.state.gov/releases/off...
February 15, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The reason these people have been attacking scholars and universities is that they stand in the way of the ahistorical bullshit they need to spew in order to construct white Christian nationalism
they’re all greedy liars
We came in with a full proposal, fully prepared to bargain, and they started off with a presentation of telling us how bad we were doing,” said UAW Local 2359 president and plant worker Robert Hines. “To go publicly on CNBC to support the Trump administration’s positive views …..
Billionaire Trump Donor Closing U.S. Plant and Moving Work to China newrepublic.com/post/206603/... via @newrepublic.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:14 AM
they’re all greedy liars
dude is a total moron
Waiting for ONE member of the press to ask "Mr President, WTF did you just say?"
February 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
dude is a total moron
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Newsom responds to Marsha…
February 16, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Newsom responds to Marsha…
the tide is turning. keep up the pressure!
"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
Warehouse owner won’t sell Dallas County property to ICE for migrant detention center
The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or...
www.dallasnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:11 PM
the tide is turning. keep up the pressure!
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CNN’s Harry Enten: “Some talk about Trump's floor of support...I'm not sure he has a floor! His net approval is at a term 2 low across a number of pollsters. Trump's now in worse shape than he was at this point in term 1 or where Biden was at this point in his one term. He's way underwater.”
February 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
CNN’s Harry Enten: “Some talk about Trump's floor of support...I'm not sure he has a floor! His net approval is at a term 2 low across a number of pollsters. Trump's now in worse shape than he was at this point in term 1 or where Biden was at this point in his one term. He's way underwater.”
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"Official ICE policy says 'ICE should not detain, arrest, or take into custody for an administrative violation of the immigration laws individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursing” except in exceptional circumstances.
reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
February 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
"Official ICE policy says 'ICE should not detain, arrest, or take into custody for an administrative violation of the immigration laws individuals known to be pregnant, postpartum, or nursing” except in exceptional circumstances.
reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
reproductiverights.org/news/pregnan...
hello America… are you there?
Europe is sending a message in every language it speaks.
From Copenhagen to Paris, the numbers are brutal for Donald Trump.
When 76–94% view you unfavorably, that’s not a PR problem.
It’s a legitimacy problem.
Allies are watching. And they’re not impressed.
From Copenhagen to Paris, the numbers are brutal for Donald Trump.
When 76–94% view you unfavorably, that’s not a PR problem.
It’s a legitimacy problem.
Allies are watching. And they’re not impressed.
February 16, 2026 at 6:33 PM
hello America… are you there?
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Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
February 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
all of this 👇👇👇👇
All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
February 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM
all of this 👇👇👇👇
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This is not the type of development you would normally expect a pharmaceutical company to broadcast. But that’s because there’s nothing normal about the way the federal government is behaving.
The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4694wEk
The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4694wEk
February 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This is not the type of development you would normally expect a pharmaceutical company to broadcast. But that’s because there’s nothing normal about the way the federal government is behaving.
The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4694wEk
The latest edition of The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4694wEk
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February 15, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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REP. @aoc.bsky.social : “It’s important to remember there’s more of us than them — every one of us can be sand in the gears of an injustice.”
February 16, 2026 at 3:42 AM
REP. @aoc.bsky.social : “It’s important to remember there’s more of us than them — every one of us can be sand in the gears of an injustice.”
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As we see presently in the increasingly measles outbreak ✊✊✊✊✊✊✊
February 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
As we see presently in the increasingly measles outbreak ✊✊✊✊✊✊✊
yes!!! this right here…
February 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
yes!!! this right here…
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The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23.
What does “Dow 50,000” actually tell you—anything about the economy, or just that a number got bigger?
Dow 50,000 is a milestone, not a measurement. The level of the Dow is basically arbitrary: it’s…
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
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Definitely support!
This is retired Army Brigadier General Leela Gray. Serving over 30 years in the military, she just announced her campaign for Congress against Florida GOP Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna.
RETWEET if you support Leela J Gray as she runs to flip this seat Blue!
RETWEET if you support Leela J Gray as she runs to flip this seat Blue!
February 7, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Definitely support!