Mike Martin
@eastex-sparky.bsky.social
Former master electrician / present day happy homestead farmer, husband, and father. A blue voter in deep red East Texas.
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I speak my mind, but don't argue. I vote in the interest of the poor, underprivileged, and underpaid.
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I speak my mind, but don't argue. I vote in the interest of the poor, underprivileged, and underpaid.
Yet another massive failure of the trump administration. They did nothing but create chaos and cost lives.
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Exclusive-DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Yet another massive failure of the trump administration. They did nothing but create chaos and cost lives.
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Kristi and Kash’s taxpayer-funded travel adventures continue.
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Kristi and Kash’s taxpayer-funded travel adventures continue.
Trump blasted the subsidies as a handout to “BIG, FAT, RICH INSURANCE COMPANIES.”
Then why don't we get the PUBLIC OPTION that we wanted to begin with? Instead of shoving tax dollars towards insurance companies with Medicare advantage, make them compete with Medicare.
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Then why don't we get the PUBLIC OPTION that we wanted to begin with? Instead of shoving tax dollars towards insurance companies with Medicare advantage, make them compete with Medicare.
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Obamacare premiums are skyrocketing. Republicans can’t figure out what to do.
GOP lawmakers knew subsidies were expiring and premiums would spike, but no clear, conservative alternative emerged.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Trump blasted the subsidies as a handout to “BIG, FAT, RICH INSURANCE COMPANIES.”
Then why don't we get the PUBLIC OPTION that we wanted to begin with? Instead of shoving tax dollars towards insurance companies with Medicare advantage, make them compete with Medicare.
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Then why don't we get the PUBLIC OPTION that we wanted to begin with? Instead of shoving tax dollars towards insurance companies with Medicare advantage, make them compete with Medicare.
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The importance the issue of how AI is regulated stands on par with Colonial America's decision to create a standing armed forces. Only now, the US government fights for the corporate overlords, instead of against them.
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From Steve Bannon to Elizabeth Warren, bipartisan backlash erupts over push to block states from regulating AI
New efforts this week in Washington to effectively ban individual states from governing artificial intelligence have provoked bipartisan backlash.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The importance the issue of how AI is regulated stands on par with Colonial America's decision to create a standing armed forces. Only now, the US government fights for the corporate overlords, instead of against them.
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Want a reason to shut down any META accounts you may have? How about a 17 strike policy for sex trafficking? They were aware that their platform promoted products that were dangerous to kids. But they allowed it, because "more usage meant more money!"
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7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Want a reason to shut down any META accounts you may have? How about a 17 strike policy for sex trafficking? They were aware that their platform promoted products that were dangerous to kids. But they allowed it, because "more usage meant more money!"
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It's amazing how much control one convicted sex offender can have while serving out a sentence. Its almost like she's hiding secrets that powerful people want kept secret. Besides, another mysterious death in connection with the case might look suspicious.
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House committee unlikely to interview Ghislaine Maxwell after her lawyer said she wouldn't answer questions
The House Oversight Committee has shelved plans to depose convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
It's amazing how much control one convicted sex offender can have while serving out a sentence. Its almost like she's hiding secrets that powerful people want kept secret. Besides, another mysterious death in connection with the case might look suspicious.
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"neither President Donald Trump nor Vice President JD Vance were invited to Cheney’s funeral,"
Now that's satisfying!
Now that's satisfying!
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"neither President Donald Trump nor Vice President JD Vance were invited to Cheney’s funeral,"
Now that's satisfying!
Now that's satisfying!
Bovino and his band of goons are responsible for the violent push back they're seeing. There are laws that govern use of force for even ICE.
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Border Patrol chief blames North Carolina governor for violent rhetoric toward agents
"Governor Stein, you caused this," said CBP Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Bovino and his band of goons are responsible for the violent push back they're seeing. There are laws that govern use of force for even ICE.
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Republicans have never had a healthcare plan. Their only idea to date has been "allowing insurance to be sold across state lines.", which is a horrible idea. It would allow insurance companies to act more like credit card companies.
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Obamacare tax credits look likely to expire as Trump rules out an extension
Republicans are unlikely to renew Affordable Care Act subsidies before year-end deadline, as Obamacare health insurance premiums soar.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Republicans have never had a healthcare plan. Their only idea to date has been "allowing insurance to be sold across state lines.", which is a horrible idea. It would allow insurance companies to act more like credit card companies.
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Methinks Lindsey Halligan's Law career is taking an abrupt turn for the worse. And it was only her first case!
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November 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Methinks Lindsey Halligan's Law career is taking an abrupt turn for the worse. And it was only her first case!
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Wow! I didn't think there was anything they'd ever vote in this sort of unison for.
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House votes to release the Epstein files
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill that would require the Justice Department to release all of its files related to the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Wow! I didn't think there was anything they'd ever vote in this sort of unison for.
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Yeah! I'd be worried that they'd come in and start bustin' heads and ripping the place apart, looking for smuggled immigrants.
I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Yeah! I'd be worried that they'd come in and start bustin' heads and ripping the place apart, looking for smuggled immigrants.
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This needs to get more attention before the midterms!!!!!!
This needs to get more attention before the midterms!!!!!!
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November 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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This needs to get more attention before the midterms!!!!!!
This needs to get more attention before the midterms!!!!!!
Because he now has the files tied up in an investigation, and Bondi will be able to refuse the release order.
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In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files
President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in ...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Because he now has the files tied up in an investigation, and Bondi will be able to refuse the release order.
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Massie: "The president has been saying this is a hoax. Well, he's just now decided to investigate a hoax, if it's a hoax. And I have another concern about these investigations he's announced. If they have ongoing investigations, those documents can't be released. So this might be a big smokescreen."
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Let me get this straight! House Republicans are mad at being excluded from a provision that cheats the American taxpayers out of a minimum of $500,000 each over being investigated for an attempt to cheat the American people out of an election. Is that about right?
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Republicans clash over surprise phone records provision that could enrich senators
Republicans are at odds over an effort to unwind a controversial provision tucked into the bill to reopen the government that would allow senators to sue for substantial sums if they aren’t notified w...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Let me get this straight! House Republicans are mad at being excluded from a provision that cheats the American taxpayers out of a minimum of $500,000 each over being investigated for an attempt to cheat the American people out of an election. Is that about right?
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“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
Here they go again! Just like with the social security security rolls,where they first claimed that "dead people are getting checks!" And it turned out to be completely false. They just don't have another script.
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USDA head says ‘everyone’ on SNAP will now have to reapply
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Thursday said the Trump administration is planning to have all Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries reapply for the program due to a...
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November 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Here they go again! Just like with the social security security rolls,where they first claimed that "dead people are getting checks!" And it turned out to be completely false. They just don't have another script.
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Trumps response to the heat over the Epstein files? Investigate democrats, of course! Even though, as per Alyssa Farah Griffin, Boebert's trip to the situation room is highly unusual.
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Trump Calls for Investigation Into Democrats Named in Epstein Emails
The president said he would ask the Justice Department and FBI to probe Epstein’s relationships with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers and Reid Hoffman.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Trumps response to the heat over the Epstein files? Investigate democrats, of course! Even though, as per Alyssa Farah Griffin, Boebert's trip to the situation room is highly unusual.
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