Vince
@vinceguy.bsky.social
I am guy who enjoys movies, sports and music. I am a firm believer in democracy and the law. Not here for relationships or scams. Happy where I am at.
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The reactions to the Minnesota shooting have been unhinged and insane. There is no room for violence…. It only gets worse:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=POY9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=POY9...
Political Violence in America - A Warning for Democracy
YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger
www.youtube.com
June 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The reactions to the Minnesota shooting have been unhinged and insane. There is no room for violence…. It only gets worse:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=POY9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=POY9...
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"Maybe it's time for us to be a little bit meaner. Maybe it's time for us to be a little more fierce."
June 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Maybe it's time for us to be a little bit meaner. Maybe it's time for us to be a little more fierce."
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Listen everyone. I’ve see classified stuff before. This in the Atlantic is the kind of stuff that gets the highest classification.
I had to have TS clearance to hear the names of the people we targeted in Iraq when i was with TF16 and 17. And still some names were withheld until op was over….
I had to have TS clearance to hear the names of the people we targeted in Iraq when i was with TF16 and 17. And still some names were withheld until op was over….
March 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Listen everyone. I’ve see classified stuff before. This in the Atlantic is the kind of stuff that gets the highest classification.
I had to have TS clearance to hear the names of the people we targeted in Iraq when i was with TF16 and 17. And still some names were withheld until op was over….
I had to have TS clearance to hear the names of the people we targeted in Iraq when i was with TF16 and 17. And still some names were withheld until op was over….
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Duckworth: "Hegseth is the most unqualified sec def in history & this is further demonstrating his incompetence. He's literally leaking classified war plans via group chat...if you're our allies, I'd be thinking twice about sharing classified information...All these people need to lose their jobs"
March 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Duckworth: "Hegseth is the most unqualified sec def in history & this is further demonstrating his incompetence. He's literally leaking classified war plans via group chat...if you're our allies, I'd be thinking twice about sharing classified information...All these people need to lose their jobs"
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Well deserved! He should be National Coach of the Year too. Huge month ahead. Let’s go #RedStorm.🗽🏀 redstormsports.com/news/2025/3/...
Rick Pitino Named BIG EAST Coach of the Year - St. John's University Athletics
NEW YORK– After returning the No. 6/5 St. John's men's basketball team to national prominence with a historic 2024-25 regular season, Hall of Fame Head Coach...
redstormsports.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Well deserved! He should be National Coach of the Year too. Huge month ahead. Let’s go #RedStorm.🗽🏀 redstormsports.com/news/2025/3/...
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@sykescharlie.bsky.social and I are often in TV together but never get time to go deeper. On his podcast, I dig into the Trump strategy for Defense and foreign policy & how it’s all going to plan, Hegseth’s plans for DoD, VA layoffs, @indyvetsofamerica.bsky.social:
open.spotify.com/episode/2Nm4...
open.spotify.com/episode/2Nm4...
Paul Rieckhoff: Trump’s Assault on the Military
To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
@sykescharlie.bsky.social and I are often in TV together but never get time to go deeper. On his podcast, I dig into the Trump strategy for Defense and foreign policy & how it’s all going to plan, Hegseth’s plans for DoD, VA layoffs, @indyvetsofamerica.bsky.social:
open.spotify.com/episode/2Nm4...
open.spotify.com/episode/2Nm4...
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For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
edition.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
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What would Musk’s AI say about the productivity of Donald Trump?
February 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
What would Musk’s AI say about the productivity of Donald Trump?
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Exactly right
Crockett: "Down in Alabama, who's broke. Down in Louisiana, who's broke. I can go through pretty much the entire south and tell you that they're broke and rely on a lot of welfare from the government. To be perfectly honest, it is tax dollars from these big blue states...we're in the find out phase"
February 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Exactly right
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Facts are hard www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Fact-checking Trump and Musk's claims that they are cutting government 'fraud and abuse'
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump say they have uncovered massive "fraud" in the federal government. But the projects the White House points to are largely ones that the administration disagrees wi...
www.pbs.org
February 19, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Facts are hard www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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President Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday that seeks greater authority over regulatory agencies that Congress established as independent from direct White House control, part of a broader bid to centralize a president’s power over the government www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump Order Seeks More Power Over Agencies Congress Made Independent
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
President Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday that seeks greater authority over regulatory agencies that Congress established as independent from direct White House control, part of a broader bid to centralize a president’s power over the government www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
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Oh, look! Another plane crash in Arizona, shortly after Trump fired a bunch of FAA employees, who were already stretched thin. Will people ever wake up? This wanna be dictator has destroyed every safety net in this country, along with his Doggie Boys.
February 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Oh, look! Another plane crash in Arizona, shortly after Trump fired a bunch of FAA employees, who were already stretched thin. Will people ever wake up? This wanna be dictator has destroyed every safety net in this country, along with his Doggie Boys.
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Democrats must make clear that, of course, we believe in changing government for the better - and show how different that is from Trump's destruction of government's capacity to protect workers, consumers, and families.
February 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Democrats must make clear that, of course, we believe in changing government for the better - and show how different that is from Trump's destruction of government's capacity to protect workers, consumers, and families.
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"51 employees at CIA and the Office of Director of National Intelligence received calls Friday from their human resources office telling them to report to the visitors center at CIA headquarters in Virginia at 8AM on Tuesday with their badges and without lawyers..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
A federal judge temporarily halted the firing of 11 U.S. intelligence officers
The officers are among 51 employees at the CIA and the Office of Director of National Intelligence who were told to report to work today with their badges and without lawyers.
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"51 employees at CIA and the Office of Director of National Intelligence received calls Friday from their human resources office telling them to report to the visitors center at CIA headquarters in Virginia at 8AM on Tuesday with their badges and without lawyers..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Yes. But they are missing that much of this has to be performative. That’s what Trump is great at and Dems are awful at.
You can’t just tell voters , you have to know how to sell voters.
Trump gives sales pitches, Dems show charts. One goes viral. The other is ignored and forgotten
You can’t just tell voters , you have to know how to sell voters.
Trump gives sales pitches, Dems show charts. One goes viral. The other is ignored and forgotten
February 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Yes. But they are missing that much of this has to be performative. That’s what Trump is great at and Dems are awful at.
You can’t just tell voters , you have to know how to sell voters.
Trump gives sales pitches, Dems show charts. One goes viral. The other is ignored and forgotten
You can’t just tell voters , you have to know how to sell voters.
Trump gives sales pitches, Dems show charts. One goes viral. The other is ignored and forgotten
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FEMA has decided to stop enforcing rules designed to prevent flood damage to schools, libraries, fire stations and other public buildings. Experts say the move, which has not been announced, could endanger public safety and may be in violation of federal law. nyti.ms/41e87yR Christopher Flavelle
FEMA Quietly Eases Rules Meant to Protect Buildings in Flood Zones (Gift Article)
The agency issued an internal memo saying it would “pause” a regulation directing that schools, libraries and other public facilities damaged by disasters be rebuilt safely.
nyti.ms
February 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
FEMA has decided to stop enforcing rules designed to prevent flood damage to schools, libraries, fire stations and other public buildings. Experts say the move, which has not been announced, could endanger public safety and may be in violation of federal law. nyti.ms/41e87yR Christopher Flavelle
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Take a few minutes to listen to this letter from an FBI agent that is believed to express the feelings of many FBI agents. Thank you @nicollewallace.bsky.social on #DeadlineWhiteHouse on 02-06-2025
#WeThePeople
youtu.be/hOyMpQHiCVA?...
#WeThePeople
youtu.be/hOyMpQHiCVA?...
Nicolle Wallace: FBI internal letter is 'an urgent warning for every American'
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
February 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Take a few minutes to listen to this letter from an FBI agent that is believed to express the feelings of many FBI agents. Thank you @nicollewallace.bsky.social on #DeadlineWhiteHouse on 02-06-2025
#WeThePeople
youtu.be/hOyMpQHiCVA?...
#WeThePeople
youtu.be/hOyMpQHiCVA?...
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An important piece for the FBI ⬇️
Know your rights.
I'm aware #FBI and #DOJ officials and litigators etc are following this account for updates and analysis.
I can't recommend highly enough this careful expert analysis by my (brilliant) colleague @rickhills.bsky.social
I'm aware #FBI and #DOJ officials and litigators etc are following this account for updates and analysis.
I can't recommend highly enough this careful expert analysis by my (brilliant) colleague @rickhills.bsky.social
What Just Happened: Purges at the DOJ and FBI — How Do and Don’t the Civil Service Laws Apply
Expert Backgrounder on how civil service laws do or do not protect DOJ and FBI officials from retaliation.
www.justsecurity.org
February 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
An important piece for the FBI ⬇️
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Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork
February 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork
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Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
February 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
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WASHPOST: The Trump administration has directed agency heads to fire most trial period and probationary staff within two days, taking aim at many of the roughly 200,000 people hired by the federal government within the last two years www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Trump administration directs agency heads to fire most probationary staff
Terminations should happen within two days, according to four people familiar with internal conversations.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
WASHPOST: The Trump administration has directed agency heads to fire most trial period and probationary staff within two days, taking aim at many of the roughly 200,000 people hired by the federal government within the last two years www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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After SecDef Hegseth's comments on Ukraine and reporting on Trump's call with Putin, one thing is clear: This Administration is ready and willing to throw Ukraine under the Bus. At Country First, we stand with Ukraine.
www.country1st.com/ukraine
www.country1st.com/ukraine
Stand with Ukraine
America must stand firmly with the people of Ukraine in their fight for sovereignty, freedom, and democracy. Russia’s illegal war is a direct assault on international law and the values that America h...
www.country1st.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
After SecDef Hegseth's comments on Ukraine and reporting on Trump's call with Putin, one thing is clear: This Administration is ready and willing to throw Ukraine under the Bus. At Country First, we stand with Ukraine.
www.country1st.com/ukraine
www.country1st.com/ukraine