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Capt USN (RET); BSChE; ICAF; former naval aviator; ski, scuba, cycle, motorcycle, golf. Actually read news and books, form opinions.
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This is the blue wave!
April 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is the blue wave!
As we watch in horror the abuse of law in El Salvadoran prison, it appears to move the eye. Ukraine. The illegality of Trump’s broad tariffs. Insider trading, MTG. Rape of our government. Weaponization of DoJ. 1st Amendment, college, law firms. Politicization of the military. Disclosure of our info.
April 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
As we watch in horror the abuse of law in El Salvadoran prison, it appears to move the eye. Ukraine. The illegality of Trump’s broad tariffs. Insider trading, MTG. Rape of our government. Weaponization of DoJ. 1st Amendment, college, law firms. Politicization of the military. Disclosure of our info.
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"But unlike Waltz and Hegseth, who both remain in their jobs, the career DHS employee was put on administrative leave and told late last week that the agency intends to revoke her security clearance..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
A DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding a reporter to a group email
The episode, which has not been previously reported, raises questions about unequal punishment for inadvertent leakers in the Trump administration.
www.nbcnews.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"But unlike Waltz and Hegseth, who both remain in their jobs, the career DHS employee was put on administrative leave and told late last week that the agency intends to revoke her security clearance..."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Dear Governors of all states:
Please allow all federal employees to transfer all of our years of federal service to the state system. Let us buy back our service if that's needed. Let us maintain dignity for all the years we provided to our country.
Please allow all federal employees to transfer all of our years of federal service to the state system. Let us buy back our service if that's needed. Let us maintain dignity for all the years we provided to our country.
March 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Dear Governors of all states:
Please allow all federal employees to transfer all of our years of federal service to the state system. Let us buy back our service if that's needed. Let us maintain dignity for all the years we provided to our country.
Please allow all federal employees to transfer all of our years of federal service to the state system. Let us buy back our service if that's needed. Let us maintain dignity for all the years we provided to our country.
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Last night MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said Trump was the first U.S. president to “switch sides during a war.” That aptly describes Trump’s betrayal but it can’t begin to convey the depravity of what Trump did in throwing our ally overboard and lying about every facet of Putin’s criminal aggression.
February 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Last night MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said Trump was the first U.S. president to “switch sides during a war.” That aptly describes Trump’s betrayal but it can’t begin to convey the depravity of what Trump did in throwing our ally overboard and lying about every facet of Putin’s criminal aggression.
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🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
February 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot.
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
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European Parliament member 👇🏽
February 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
European Parliament member 👇🏽
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Dark Pence is back.
February 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Dark Pence is back.
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I need people to read this and understand the immediate human suffering being experienced by Americans at USAID. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69619... Terry Doe’s situation is horrific and painful and should be unconscionable for any one to support.
Exhibit Declaration of Terry Doe – #36, Att. #2 in AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00352) – CourtListener.com
MOTION for Leave to File Supplement to the Record by OXFAM AMERICA, INC., AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Third Declaration...
www.courtlistener.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I need people to read this and understand the immediate human suffering being experienced by Americans at USAID. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69619... Terry Doe’s situation is horrific and painful and should be unconscionable for any one to support.
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seriously, fuck this guy
February 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
seriously, fuck this guy
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This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
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Folks, no matter who or where you are, check on your federally employed friends. We are not ok right now. We swore to serve and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic and we meant it. And mean it still. #savedemocracy
#saveusaid
#saveeducation
#savedol
#savefbi
#saveusaid
#saveeducation
#savedol
#savefbi
February 6, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Folks, no matter who or where you are, check on your federally employed friends. We are not ok right now. We swore to serve and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic and we meant it. And mean it still. #savedemocracy
#saveusaid
#saveeducation
#savedol
#savefbi
#saveusaid
#saveeducation
#savedol
#savefbi
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Without treatment, millions of people with H.I.V. would be at risk of severe illness and premature death. The loss of treatment also threatens the emergence of drug-resistant strains of H.I.V.; both outcomes could have a global impact, including in the United States.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without H.I.V. Treatment
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Without treatment, millions of people with H.I.V. would be at risk of severe illness and premature death. The loss of treatment also threatens the emergence of drug-resistant strains of H.I.V.; both outcomes could have a global impact, including in the United States.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
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Good morning and happy Wednesday to everyone except Marco Rubio’s new undersecretary of state for public diplomacy.
February 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Good morning and happy Wednesday to everyone except Marco Rubio’s new undersecretary of state for public diplomacy.
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“The Harvard Medical School physician received a stop-work order for a program designing treatment plans for people with the most drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis.
Infectious diseases do not know borders, she pointed out. 'It’s terrifying'...”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Infectious diseases do not know borders, she pointed out. 'It’s terrifying'...”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“People Will Die”: The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban on Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. “I’ve never seen anything that sca...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“The Harvard Medical School physician received a stop-work order for a program designing treatment plans for people with the most drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis.
Infectious diseases do not know borders, she pointed out. 'It’s terrifying'...”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Infectious diseases do not know borders, she pointed out. 'It’s terrifying'...”
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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USAID’s website has been deleted, all that is left is a note saying all personnel are now on administrative leave and personnel outside the US are to be brought home. Completely illegal, no act of congress or even executive order was signed to dismantle the agency
February 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
USAID’s website has been deleted, all that is left is a note saying all personnel are now on administrative leave and personnel outside the US are to be brought home. Completely illegal, no act of congress or even executive order was signed to dismantle the agency
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here's today's post: "incompetent imbecile sabotages California’s water supply" — millions of gallons gone, for a pointless photo-op.
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incompetent imbecile sabotages California’s water supply
millions of gallons gone, for a pointless photo-op
bit.ly
February 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
here's today's post: "incompetent imbecile sabotages California’s water supply" — millions of gallons gone, for a pointless photo-op.
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I am beginning my protest with a proposal. Let us declare January 21st as “Remember the Gulf of MEXICO Day” or (Mt. Denali Day). Geography by Sharpie is for the lame.
February 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I am beginning my protest with a proposal. Let us declare January 21st as “Remember the Gulf of MEXICO Day” or (Mt. Denali Day). Geography by Sharpie is for the lame.
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In a stunning move, Trump’s Office of Management and Budget has frozen much of federal financial assistance. The consequences could be catastrophic—jeopardizing vulnerable communities and disrupting the economy. The Big Picture breaks down the decision and what’s at stake once it goes into effect.
Mass Impoundment Shakes Our Government to the Core
The repercussions from the OMB’s freezing of all federal grants and assistance are raising alarms and already inviting lawsuits
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
In a stunning move, Trump’s Office of Management and Budget has frozen much of federal financial assistance. The consequences could be catastrophic—jeopardizing vulnerable communities and disrupting the economy. The Big Picture breaks down the decision and what’s at stake once it goes into effect.
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The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
Because cruelty is the fucking point.
Because cruelty is the fucking point.
January 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
Because cruelty is the fucking point.
Because cruelty is the fucking point.