CaptainKDog
@capnkdog.bsky.social
Artist, dog-lover, and avid reader. Formerly CaptainKDog on X. http://universeodon.com/@CaptainKdog, still have a Mastodon account, may use eventually as I try BlueSky out.
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CaptainKDog
@capnkdog.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Former FBI AD for Counterintelligence says that if Trump doesn't want the bureau to vet his ridiculous Cabinet picks, then President Biden should go ahead and order the investigations anyways.
This is actually an ingenious idea!
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
This is actually an ingenious idea!
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Biden should order background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picks
The FBI has conducted background investigations of White House nominees since at least the tenure of President Dwight Eisenhower’s time in office.
www.msnbc.com
It also protects the nation's security. Just because Trump doesn't care about that doesn't mean by shouldn't.
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The House Reconciliation Agriculture bill - while cutting and decrying welfare for poor people - reportedly gives big farm agribusinesses their own $60 billion hike in farm subsidies - on top of $20B annually plus $10B in December..
So more corporate welfare, less individual welfare. Of course.
So more corporate welfare, less individual welfare. Of course.
Reviewing the House Agriculture Committee’s Reconciliation Bill - farmdoc daily
Jonathan Coppess, Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Nick Paulson, and Bruce Sherrick -
farmdocdaily.illinois.edu
May 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The House Reconciliation Agriculture bill - while cutting and decrying welfare for poor people - reportedly gives big farm agribusinesses their own $60 billion hike in farm subsidies - on top of $20B annually plus $10B in December..
So more corporate welfare, less individual welfare. Of course.
So more corporate welfare, less individual welfare. Of course.
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Rahm/Newsom/Cuomo: Dems spend too much time talking about what bathroom people use or what sport team they play on
The GOP:
The GOP:
May 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Rahm/Newsom/Cuomo: Dems spend too much time talking about what bathroom people use or what sport team they play on
The GOP:
The GOP:
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The biggest story few are talking about: CBO projects that the government's interest rate never exceeds 3.6% over 30 years. If rates remain at 4.5%, that adds $40 trillion more to interest costs over 30 years - as much as adding a second Defense Department.
May 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The biggest story few are talking about: CBO projects that the government's interest rate never exceeds 3.6% over 30 years. If rates remain at 4.5%, that adds $40 trillion more to interest costs over 30 years - as much as adding a second Defense Department.
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Go anti-woke, go broke
It’s pretty remarkable just how thoroughly Target got its shit wrecked for the anti-DEI stuff
www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/t...
May 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Go anti-woke, go broke
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Jessica: When I hear Republicans out there talking about their plan for education in America, I don't hear them talking about making sure disabled kids have access to a public education.
Greg: Because we're against it.
Greg: Because we're against it.
March 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Jessica: When I hear Republicans out there talking about their plan for education in America, I don't hear them talking about making sure disabled kids have access to a public education.
Greg: Because we're against it.
Greg: Because we're against it.
Nice, but one wonders if she would have written this if only her coworkers were fired, not her. Too often Trump Republicans have to feel the consequences personally. Ultimate example: Mike Pence. It took him until he realized Trump was willing to get him killed to abandon the cult.
"Die-Hard Republican's Stunning Betrayal: Former Loyalist Turns Against Party, Citing 'Appalling' Hypocrisy, Regretting Vote in Last Presidential Election, and Joining Growing Ranks of Disillusioned Conservatives Abandoning Ship"
March 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Nice, but one wonders if she would have written this if only her coworkers were fired, not her. Too often Trump Republicans have to feel the consequences personally. Ultimate example: Mike Pence. It took him until he realized Trump was willing to get him killed to abandon the cult.
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Being an asshole has consequences.
March 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Being an asshole has consequences.
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"I've never been more ashamed to be an American." Marci Shore on America's weak, feckless, amoral appeasement of Putin's unspeakable atrocities during his senseless, insane war. Dead-on appraisal of Trump's character, also.
youtu.be/GHJIwBGcbR8?...
youtu.be/GHJIwBGcbR8?...
Marci Shore - America has Fallen under Russian Influence and Manipulation to the Detriment of the US
YouTube video by Silicon Curtain
youtu.be
March 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"I've never been more ashamed to be an American." Marci Shore on America's weak, feckless, amoral appeasement of Putin's unspeakable atrocities during his senseless, insane war. Dead-on appraisal of Trump's character, also.
youtu.be/GHJIwBGcbR8?...
youtu.be/GHJIwBGcbR8?...
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One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ?
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
March 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
One of my companies informed me they cancelled a $2m conference in Florida. Why ?
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
They didn’t feel they could pass on the incremental cost of tariffs. So they are cutting expenses.
That’s a city that lost a ton of tourism revenue.
The cost of tariffs isn’t just the cost of the tariff
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Some 21 million Americans don’t have ready access to a passport, birth certificate, or naturalization papers. And the SAVE Act would require these documents to register to vote.
SAVE Act Would Undermine Voter Registration for All Americans
Congress should reject this antidemocratic and ill-conceived bill.
www.brennancenter.org
March 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Some 21 million Americans don’t have ready access to a passport, birth certificate, or naturalization papers. And the SAVE Act would require these documents to register to vote.
Houses are headed towards being a luxury only for the rich. As for the rest, there are plenty of bridges they can live under.
youtube.com/shorts/Ay7J4...
youtube.com/shorts/Ay7J4...
Why you need to own a home
YouTube video by Garys Economics
youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Houses are headed towards being a luxury only for the rich. As for the rest, there are plenty of bridges they can live under.
youtube.com/shorts/Ay7J4...
youtube.com/shorts/Ay7J4...
GOP: "Life begins at conception, and ends at birth."
March 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
GOP: "Life begins at conception, and ends at birth."
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This is performative nonsense of “hardcore” tech nincompoops. They could put people in nearby hotels or Airbnbs for a lot less. It’s all cosplaying intense workaholism for the cheap seats and all for PR. Sleeping bags at work is simply dumb www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
IKEA beds? Dressers? Inside the ‘exceedingly odd’ DOGE office setup
Details of the arrangements at GSA offer a window into the lifestyle of DOGE workers.
www.politico.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is performative nonsense of “hardcore” tech nincompoops. They could put people in nearby hotels or Airbnbs for a lot less. It’s all cosplaying intense workaholism for the cheap seats and all for PR. Sleeping bags at work is simply dumb www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Every time I read a story like this I recommit to be louder and more defiant.
March 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Every time I read a story like this I recommit to be louder and more defiant.
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Tell me again how brilliant he is: www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...
SpaceX again loses its Starship rocket on test flight after explosion during previous attempt
A little over 8 minutes into the flight, live video showed the upper-stage vehicle spinning in space before all communication was lost.
www.nbcnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Tell me again how brilliant he is: www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...
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We are all in the debris field of a SpaceX mishap
March 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We are all in the debris field of a SpaceX mishap
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One day he’s telling us that tariffs are amazing because they will bring lots of new jobs to the US and raise so much money we won’t have to pay income tax, then the next day he’s telling us we aren’t doing them because people were nice to him on the phone.
March 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
One day he’s telling us that tariffs are amazing because they will bring lots of new jobs to the US and raise so much money we won’t have to pay income tax, then the next day he’s telling us we aren’t doing them because people were nice to him on the phone.
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Few US sources standing up for democracy against #USA fascism:
Lincoln Project
Jack Cocchiarella
Kyle Kulinski
Brian Tyler Cohen
Meidas touch
Chris Norlund
Democracy Docket
David Pakman
Harry Litman
Harry Shannon
Robert Reich
Rebel HQ
Contrarian
Damage Report
Bulwark
Occupy Democrats
Lincoln Project
Jack Cocchiarella
Kyle Kulinski
Brian Tyler Cohen
Meidas touch
Chris Norlund
Democracy Docket
David Pakman
Harry Litman
Harry Shannon
Robert Reich
Rebel HQ
Contrarian
Damage Report
Bulwark
Occupy Democrats
February 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Few US sources standing up for democracy against #USA fascism:
Lincoln Project
Jack Cocchiarella
Kyle Kulinski
Brian Tyler Cohen
Meidas touch
Chris Norlund
Democracy Docket
David Pakman
Harry Litman
Harry Shannon
Robert Reich
Rebel HQ
Contrarian
Damage Report
Bulwark
Occupy Democrats
Lincoln Project
Jack Cocchiarella
Kyle Kulinski
Brian Tyler Cohen
Meidas touch
Chris Norlund
Democracy Docket
David Pakman
Harry Litman
Harry Shannon
Robert Reich
Rebel HQ
Contrarian
Damage Report
Bulwark
Occupy Democrats
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We are going backwards..
March 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
We are going backwards..
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White House adviser Alina Habba is questioning whether veterans who were fired from their federal jobs are “fit" to work.
Habba said that military veterans affected by the DOGE-driven terminations of federal workers may not be "fit to have a job at this moment."
"We are going to care for…
Habba said that military veterans affected by the DOGE-driven terminations of federal workers may not be "fit to have a job at this moment."
"We are going to care for…
March 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
White House adviser Alina Habba is questioning whether veterans who were fired from their federal jobs are “fit" to work.
Habba said that military veterans affected by the DOGE-driven terminations of federal workers may not be "fit to have a job at this moment."
"We are going to care for…
Habba said that military veterans affected by the DOGE-driven terminations of federal workers may not be "fit to have a job at this moment."
"We are going to care for…
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Romanian authorities detained 6 individuals connected with Russia on treason charges, Romanian media report.
The Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism says the criminal group, established in 2023, had plans to undermine Romania's sovereignty and stage a coup d'etat.
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The Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism says the criminal group, established in 2023, had plans to undermine Romania's sovereignty and stage a coup d'etat.
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March 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Romanian authorities detained 6 individuals connected with Russia on treason charges, Romanian media report.
The Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism says the criminal group, established in 2023, had plans to undermine Romania's sovereignty and stage a coup d'etat.
📸HotNews
The Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism says the criminal group, established in 2023, had plans to undermine Romania's sovereignty and stage a coup d'etat.
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