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Becky
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Animal lover. Foodie. Coffee fanatic. Being good is easy, it's being evil that takes effort
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9/9 If you want the receipts, the piece includes a full works-cited section and primary docs. Read it here: medium.com/@brian.ragle... #Venezuela #Argentina #Honduras #CITGO
Narco Pardons, Peso Lifelines, and Seized Oil: The New Monetized Foreign Policy
The Privatization of the Monroe Doctrine: How Donors Ate the State Department
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December 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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1/9 New piece: “Narco Pardons, Peso Lifelines, and Seized Oil.” Subtitle: “The Privatization of the Monroe Doctrine.” medium.com/@brian.ragle...
Narco Pardons, Peso Lifelines, and Seized Oil: The New Monetized Foreign Policy
The Privatization of the Monroe Doctrine: How Donors Ate the State Department
medium.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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New piece up. The Pentagon keeps posting splashy videos of “drug boats” they blew up in the Caribbean. Turns out they’re hitting the most disposable part of the trafficking chain while the real infrastructure sits untouched.
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The U.S. Keeps Blowing Up Go-Fast Boats in the Caribbean.
A sourced, detailed analysis of why interdicting couriers does nothing to stop the drug trade.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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My latest piece is up. The U.S. military may have crossed a line in the Caribbean, and the evidence piling up is ugly. Survivors in the water. A second strike. Conflicting orders. Congressional investigations.
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The United States Military May Have Committed a War Crime in the Caribbean.
The United States military has conducted more than twenty lethal strikes on small boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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A little help can mean so much. Commit random acts of kindness & generosity. #AGoodPlace

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November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Me and my partner's "Bronze" health insurance plan with Florida Blue is increasing from $511.22 a month to $1,711.75 a month next year. Not quite sure how to fit "$20,541 a year in health insurance premiums" into the budget.
October 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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12/13 It was a cacophony of honking horns from the supportive drivers around the square.

#NoKings #NoKingsIUC #ProtestPhotography #DissentIsPatriotic #Photography #StreetPhotography #Photojournalism #CookevilleTN #UpperCumberland #Alt-Text
Woman leaning from driver's window of green pickup truck making peace signs while driving; industrial building and metal fence visible in background on sunny day. Large crowd of diverse protesters on brick plaza in front of brick buildings holding various signs including "HONK IF YOU'RE NOT IN THE EPSTEIN FILES" and "LOYALTY TO THE CONSTITUTION NOT THE PRESIDENT" with blue banner visible. Two young people holding signs reading "HUMAN LIVES OVER AMERICAN DOLLARS" and "SAVE OUR PARKS" with animal illustrations during outdoor rally under trees. Wide view of downtown street rally with protesters gathered near large oak tree; crosswalk visible, brick buildings in background, person holding flag visible among crowd.
October 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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2/13 I had the great pleasure to exercise my free press rights at this gather, without hassle by police or onlookers.

#NoKings #NoKingsIUC #ProtestPhotography #DissentIsPatriotic #Photography #StreetPhotography #Photojournalism #CookevilleTN #UpperCumberland #Alt-Text
Woman in denim shirt holding a tall sign with American flag that reads "TRUMP'S SHUTDOWN Began January 20th" and "SHUT HIM DOWN" in front of a brick building. Man in yellow and blue shirt holding a handmade sign reading "NO f*** KING president" with an image, standing at an outdoor rally with memorial flowers and flag visible. Two people on a street holding protest signs; one reads "SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA FLUSH TWICE" with an image, the other reads "MILITARY VETERAN I SERVED FOR FREEDOM NOT FASCISM." Person kneeling on pavement holding a sign reading "We the People... Support the Constitution" with text "CONGRESS is NOT Doing its Job! VOTE THEM OUT!" with American flag decoration.
October 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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1/13 From yesterday's rally in Cookeville TN, a day marked by peace, laughter, and cheers.

#NoKings #NoKingsIUC #ProtestPhotography #DissentIsPatriotic #Photography #StreetPhotography #Photojournalism #CookevilleTN #UpperCumberland #Alt-Text
Person in neon yellow safety vest and banana costume holding American flag at outdoor event, standing in front of barrier with military seals. Older man wearing yellow and green checkered tie and yellow cap holding a sign that reads "NO KINGS Freedom Justice One Love TENNESSEE" while standing next to an American flag. Person sitting on a bench holding a handmade sign with multicolored text reading "THIS ALL ENDS WHEN ENOUGH OF US SAY NO!!" with American flag visible in background. Two people holding political signs at a public gathering on a tree-lined street; one sign reads "PRO-AMERICA ANTI-TRUMP" and the other reads "HATE WON'T MAKE AMERICA GREAT."
October 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Sure seems that way. 😕 🇺🇸
September 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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vagabondvisions.studio VagabondVisions @vagabondvisions.studio · Sep 8
🚨 New longform drop 🚨
America’s labor shortages are colliding with the Constitution’s ugliest loophole: “except as punishment for crime.” Trump’s farm crisis “solution” is prison labor...slavery with patriotic branding.

🧵 A thread:
When "Except" Becomes the Rule: Prison Labor, Food Security, and the 13th Amendment's Shadow
How Trump’s labor crisis, ICE raids, and a 19th-century loophole could put prisoners back in America’s fields—and maybe your living room
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September 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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This was never about babies. It was never about “life.” It’s about power. Contraception gave women independence. Now the right wants to claw it back.
#Feminism #WomensHealth #Democracy

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The War on Birth Control: White Replacement, Musk's Pseudoscience, and the GOP's Obsession with Women's Wombs
How the right wing’s white fertility panic turned birth control into enemy number one
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September 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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“They’re not even trying to hide it anymore. Orbán says ‘we need Hungarian children.’ Musk warns about ‘civilizational collapse.’ Same hymnal, same agenda.”
#Pronatalism #Authoritarianism #GlobalRight
September 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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RFK Jr. told Congress he’ll do whatever Trump says on contraception. The man running America’s health policy is literally outsourcing women’s rights to Trump’s moods.
#RFKJr #Trump #Contraception
September 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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2/5
Musk’s “civilization collapse” panic isn’t science. It’s the Great Replacement theory with a Silicon Valley accent and a side of techno-narcissism
#ElonMusk #GreatReplacement
September 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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1/6 The war on abortion was just the beginning. The war on contraception is the real prize: controlling the very conditions of women’s independence.
#BirthControl #Politics

New deep dive: The War on Birth Control: White Replacement, Musk’s Pseudoscience, and the GOP’s Obsession with Women’s Wombs.
The War on Birth Control: White Replacement, Musk's Pseudoscience, and the GOP's Obsession with Women's Wombs
How the right wing’s white fertility panic turned birth control into enemy number one
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September 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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vagabondvisions.studio VagabondVisions @vagabondvisions.studio · Sep 2
1/4 Why does the right love screaming ‘cuck’? Short version: it’s racist, porn-soaked, and explains Donald Trump’s decade-long meltdown over #Obama. Long version: I wrote the essay:

The Cuck Complex: How One Gross Internet Slur Explains Trump's Entire Political Career
The Cuck Complex: How One Gross Internet Slur Explains Trump's Entire Political Career
Why Donald Trump Can't Stop Thinking About Barack Obama in the Bedroom of His Mind
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September 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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#Trump claimed he is going to hold a #UFC fight at the White House. We are officially in #Idiocracy for real now.

#WhiteTrashWhiteHouse #WTWH #WeAreAllGoingToDie #WhiteHouse #GOP #EndStageCapitalism #SoundOn #Mullets #SUNDAYSUNDAYSUNDAY #Wrastlin #Rednecks
July 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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How long before #Trump has jacked up trucks on the front lawn and a pack of meth-addicted pregnant teenagers to attend his #UFC fights?

#WhiteTrash
#WhiteHouse
#Hillbilly
#ThisIsWhyWeMakeFunOfYou
A satirical, digitally altered image titled "White Trash White House" shows the White House in disrepair, with blue tarps on the roof and rundown vehicles parked outside. In the foreground, shirtless men are fighting in a makeshift cage surrounded by cheering onlookers, some seated on worn-out furniture with red solo cups nearby. The scene mimics a backyard brawl setting. Above, bold text reads, "From the producers of 'Duck Dynasty' and 'I Slept With My Sister'." The image includes a website link at the bottom.
July 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Mourning Dove or melodramatic sky potato? You decide.
Flies like chaos, poses like Vogue.
#birds #BirdsofBluesky #FlapFlopRepeat #DramaFeathers #DoveModeActivated

(Zenaida macroura)
A mourning dove in mid-flight with wings fully extended, approaching a bird feeder hanging in front of a red metal-roofed structure, surrounded by a green, wooded background.
May 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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#Birds #muskovyducks
ragle.vagabondvisions.studio Brian Antifa Ragle @ragle.vagabondvisions.studio · Apr 29
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)

Photographed at Dillon Pond in Livingston TN.

Large, close to goose-sized, distinctive red facial features. Dark plumage with green and purple hues.

#Birds
#BirdsofBluesky
Shot with a #Canon #R6MkII and 75-300 mm lens.
Two Muscovy ducks with red, textured facial skin are seen foraging in the grass next to a wooden border, with one duck’s head slightly turned and the other duck in partial view behind it.
April 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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April 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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It’s been a long day, but in short, bullies ain’t shit! I don’t care what title you hold! This isn’t some long gone reality tv show or failed casino; it is war!

How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally & berate a brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!
March 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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February 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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If you truly cast your ballot based on the price of eggs, just wait until you see what happens to your grocery bill over the next few weeks.
February 2, 2025 at 4:55 AM