AF
@afrentz.bsky.social
Global business development strategist with focus on emerging economies. I choose kindness every damn time ... and know in my heart that democracy dies in darkness, but has been mortally wounded in broad daylight. Choose courage, not fear.
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New on @indicator.media:
I asked 53 experts of digital deception from 15 countries to rate the key figures and moments of 2025.
I asked 53 experts of digital deception from 15 countries to rate the key figures and moments of 2025.
Elon Musk is this year’s King of Digital Deception
And some more serious findings – including a great reading list – from our survey of 53 experts
indicator.media
December 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New on @indicator.media:
I asked 53 experts of digital deception from 15 countries to rate the key figures and moments of 2025.
I asked 53 experts of digital deception from 15 countries to rate the key figures and moments of 2025.
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Australia shows us there is another way for democracies to function. Perpetual slaughter of our children is a choice—one no civilized country should make.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Two Countries
Two responses to gun massacres
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Australia shows us there is another way for democracies to function. Perpetual slaughter of our children is a choice—one no civilized country should make.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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What does Congress - the keeper of the purse strings - have to say about FELON-47's [further] illegal acts on THIS particular issue?
December 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
What does Congress - the keeper of the purse strings - have to say about FELON-47's [further] illegal acts on THIS particular issue?
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"Maybe you'll pay a dollar or two more but you'll be supporting your fellow Americans" 🤔 Isn't that the argument for raising the minimum wage that rightwingers are vehemently opposed too?!?
December 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"Maybe you'll pay a dollar or two more but you'll be supporting your fellow Americans" 🤔 Isn't that the argument for raising the minimum wage that rightwingers are vehemently opposed too?!?
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60% of South Carolinians say it's time for someone new.
This is winnable.
This is winnable.
December 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
60% of South Carolinians say it's time for someone new.
This is winnable.
This is winnable.
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Lindsey Graham voted to confirm RFK Jr.
The people of South Carolina should vote for @drannieandrews.com.
The people of South Carolina should vote for @drannieandrews.com.
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials say.
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
nbcnews.to
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Lindsey Graham voted to confirm RFK Jr.
The people of South Carolina should vote for @drannieandrews.com.
The people of South Carolina should vote for @drannieandrews.com.
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It’s against international law!!!!
December 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It’s against international law!!!!
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James Talarico: The only minority destroying America is the billionaires.
Trans people aren't taking away our healthcare.
Muslims aren't defunding our schools.
Immigrants aren't cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends.
We are focused on the wrong 1%.
Trans people aren't taking away our healthcare.
Muslims aren't defunding our schools.
Immigrants aren't cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends.
We are focused on the wrong 1%.
December 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
James Talarico: The only minority destroying America is the billionaires.
Trans people aren't taking away our healthcare.
Muslims aren't defunding our schools.
Immigrants aren't cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends.
We are focused on the wrong 1%.
Trans people aren't taking away our healthcare.
Muslims aren't defunding our schools.
Immigrants aren't cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends.
We are focused on the wrong 1%.
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When the regime collapses, we will hold each and every one accountable. The courts will make an example of them. ICE will be abolished, all benefits, including retirement will be cancelled and every agent banned from ever being in law enforcement again. Every one, no exceptions.
December 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
When the regime collapses, we will hold each and every one accountable. The courts will make an example of them. ICE will be abolished, all benefits, including retirement will be cancelled and every agent banned from ever being in law enforcement again. Every one, no exceptions.
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Typical CEO In Chumplandia......
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Typical CEO In Chumplandia......
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
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Congress used to have the power of the purse and the power to declare war.
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Congress used to have the power of the purse and the power to declare war.
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RELEASE THE UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES
December 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
RELEASE THE UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES
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Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
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Thomas Paine and the Founders were worried about this.
We need radical tax reform to reverse this corporate feudalism.
We need radical tax reform to reverse this corporate feudalism.
December 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Thomas Paine and the Founders were worried about this.
We need radical tax reform to reverse this corporate feudalism.
We need radical tax reform to reverse this corporate feudalism.
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Bonnie Raitt - Something To Talk About
YouTube video by BonnieRaittVEVO
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December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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A forthcoming inspector general report finds that had intel shared by Hegseth been intercepted by an adversary, it would have endangered servicemembers, according to a source who viewed the findings. n.pr/3KGzegt
Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth risked the safety of U.S. forces with use of Signal
A forthcoming inspector general report finds that had intel shared by Hegseth been intercepted by an adversary, it would have endangered servicemembers, according to a source who viewed the findings.
n.pr
December 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A forthcoming inspector general report finds that had intel shared by Hegseth been intercepted by an adversary, it would have endangered servicemembers, according to a source who viewed the findings. n.pr/3KGzegt
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Only in the Trump admin is archival footage of someone saying “don’t do illegal things” considered embarrassing
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/u...
(Another good find from @kfile.bsky.social nonetheless)
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/u...
(Another good find from @kfile.bsky.social nonetheless)
2016 video shows Hegseth saying the military cannot carry out unlawful orders | CNN
Hegseth described the refusal of illegal commands as part of the military’s ethos — a message he now condemns Democrats for spreading.
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Only in the Trump admin is archival footage of someone saying “don’t do illegal things” considered embarrassing
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/u...
(Another good find from @kfile.bsky.social nonetheless)
www.cnn.com/2025/12/02/u...
(Another good find from @kfile.bsky.social nonetheless)
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Without accountability, lawlessness is rewarded by granting the offenders their successful erosion of the democratic foundation and, in fact, only encourages the next attempt to gain further ground.
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Without accountability, lawlessness is rewarded by granting the offenders their successful erosion of the democratic foundation and, in fact, only encourages the next attempt to gain further ground.
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Trump pardoned the ex-president of Honduras who shoveled hundreds of tons of cocaine into the U.S.
He pardoned the founder of a black market who imported fentanyl from China.
These men poisoned America.
Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
He pardoned the founder of a black market who imported fentanyl from China.
These men poisoned America.
Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
December 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Trump pardoned the ex-president of Honduras who shoveled hundreds of tons of cocaine into the U.S.
He pardoned the founder of a black market who imported fentanyl from China.
These men poisoned America.
Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
He pardoned the founder of a black market who imported fentanyl from China.
These men poisoned America.
Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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So we're threatening war with Venezuela over fentanyl that they're not smuggling into the US (most likely cocaine instead), yet at the same exact time, we pardon a ringleader of one of the largest cocaine drug smuggling rings in history? Trump's own DEA started the investigation that he's trashing!
It’s now official: Trump has pardoned one of the world’s most notorious drug traffickers. Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted of drug trafficking last year in the U.S. and sentenced to 45 years in prison. 1/
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
So we're threatening war with Venezuela over fentanyl that they're not smuggling into the US (most likely cocaine instead), yet at the same exact time, we pardon a ringleader of one of the largest cocaine drug smuggling rings in history? Trump's own DEA started the investigation that he's trashing!
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Costco is one of the largest companies to sue for possible refunds if the Supreme Court strikes down the new import duties. n.pr/3KD0Piy
Costco sues the Trump administration over tariffs, joining a refund queue
Costco is one of the largest companies to sue for possible refunds if the Supreme Court strikes down the new import duties.
n.pr
December 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Costco is one of the largest companies to sue for possible refunds if the Supreme Court strikes down the new import duties. n.pr/3KD0Piy