Doug Comstock
@douglascomstock.bsky.social
Indigenous/mixed. Married to the love of my life. 10+ Year Veteran, Active Duty Navy. Ally, defender, protector.
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gravedigger of american democracy. a more malign influence than john c calhoun.
BREAKING: Sen. Mitch McConnell says he won't seek re-election in 2026, ending a 40-year Senate career. nbcnews.to/4i5uZ9p
February 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
gravedigger of american democracy. a more malign influence than john c calhoun.
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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
I seem to be escaping from reality by reviewing #books, now. I reviewed The Name of the Wind on #fable fable.co/review/352f3...
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February 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I seem to be escaping from reality by reviewing #books, now. I reviewed The Name of the Wind on #fable fable.co/review/352f3...
This man has been vocal on our behalf for such a long time, and it is important that we don't let his voice be long. Activate your local communities, support local food banks, support unions, get workers protections on the ballot, And boycott anyone who lobbies against human rights.
Working class Americans live 6 years shorter lives than the wealthy. Doctors believe economic stress is a major factor in that disparity.
I asked Americans to describe how stress impacts their lives & well-being. The responses were heartbreaking.
Here are some of them:
I asked Americans to describe how stress impacts their lives & well-being. The responses were heartbreaking.
Here are some of them:
February 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This man has been vocal on our behalf for such a long time, and it is important that we don't let his voice be long. Activate your local communities, support local food banks, support unions, get workers protections on the ballot, And boycott anyone who lobbies against human rights.
The reality of our social, political and, economic system is that they are shared mythology - and mythologies can be rewritten. Concepts which would equitably benefit all exist, and those who oppose them do so only for the sake of personal gain.
We must speak with our money, and with our ballots.
We must speak with our money, and with our ballots.
In the wealthiest nation on earth, 25% of seniors should not be living on $15,000 a year or less.
We should EXPAND Social Security, not cut it. I will soon be introducing legislation to significantly raise Social Security benefits and extend the solvency of the program.
We should EXPAND Social Security, not cut it. I will soon be introducing legislation to significantly raise Social Security benefits and extend the solvency of the program.
February 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The reality of our social, political and, economic system is that they are shared mythology - and mythologies can be rewritten. Concepts which would equitably benefit all exist, and those who oppose them do so only for the sake of personal gain.
We must speak with our money, and with our ballots.
We must speak with our money, and with our ballots.
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In the wealthiest nation on earth, 25% of seniors should not be living on $15,000 a year or less.
We should EXPAND Social Security, not cut it. I will soon be introducing legislation to significantly raise Social Security benefits and extend the solvency of the program.
We should EXPAND Social Security, not cut it. I will soon be introducing legislation to significantly raise Social Security benefits and extend the solvency of the program.
February 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In the wealthiest nation on earth, 25% of seniors should not be living on $15,000 a year or less.
We should EXPAND Social Security, not cut it. I will soon be introducing legislation to significantly raise Social Security benefits and extend the solvency of the program.
We should EXPAND Social Security, not cut it. I will soon be introducing legislation to significantly raise Social Security benefits and extend the solvency of the program.
If you're looking to make a little sense of the world we live in today, I can't recommend the Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, enough. Find my brief review and share your book recommendations with me on Fable fable.co/review/02d32...
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February 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If you're looking to make a little sense of the world we live in today, I can't recommend the Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, enough. Find my brief review and share your book recommendations with me on Fable fable.co/review/02d32...
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We might have figured out a way to get Trump to shut up
February 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We might have figured out a way to get Trump to shut up
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Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
February 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Hey NYTimes — *now* you’re lighting the beacons? NOW?!? After months of “Sauron: Avatar Of Evil… Or Extreme Uniter?” thumbsucker reporting you’re screaming what we’ve known since 2015? Fuck all the way off.
#Community starts with sharing. I am indigenous, mixed, and proud to say that I have spent the last ten years of my life serving my country and all those who live in it. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere - that includes injustice here. You are not alone, nó:ronhkwe (Love, all).
February 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
#Community starts with sharing. I am indigenous, mixed, and proud to say that I have spent the last ten years of my life serving my country and all those who live in it. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere - that includes injustice here. You are not alone, nó:ronhkwe (Love, all).