Eric "ERG" Garbos
@ergarbos.bsky.social
"History is speaking in rhymes to us today."
"The Ghosts of America Past and Present have already paid us wee hour visits, and they have revealed to us plainly how we are getting it so very wrong again."
- Jay Kuo
"The Ghosts of America Past and Present have already paid us wee hour visits, and they have revealed to us plainly how we are getting it so very wrong again."
- Jay Kuo
March 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"History is speaking in rhymes to us today."
"The Ghosts of America Past and Present have already paid us wee hour visits, and they have revealed to us plainly how we are getting it so very wrong again."
- Jay Kuo
"The Ghosts of America Past and Present have already paid us wee hour visits, and they have revealed to us plainly how we are getting it so very wrong again."
- Jay Kuo
Just think about it. Isn't this the *exact* sort of devious "winning the war without having to fight a War" approach the Kremlin would take? This *reeks* of KGB/FSB style manipulation. The more you look, the scarier it gets... but the more plausible all the same. 😬
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March 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Just think about it. Isn't this the *exact* sort of devious "winning the war without having to fight a War" approach the Kremlin would take? This *reeks* of KGB/FSB style manipulation. The more you look, the scarier it gets... but the more plausible all the same. 😬
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Will try to keep cross-posting these to boost the signal.
February 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Will try to keep cross-posting these to boost the signal.
Advocate. Educate. Communicate.
They made a mistake, but many of them are starting to realize it. We need to help them back up from whence they went, over the cliff edge. It's the only way to heal the rift in our society.
They made a mistake, but many of them are starting to realize it. We need to help them back up from whence they went, over the cliff edge. It's the only way to heal the rift in our society.
This is really smart by @sanders.senate.gov Go to republican districts and push voters to pressure their republican reps.
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Thousands in Midwestern GOP Districts Attend Sanders' First Stops on Tour to Fight Oligarchy | Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders is on a mission to fight oligarchy and empower the people. With a powerful message against Trumpism and billionaire influence, he's rallying Americans to stand up for democracy....
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February 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Advocate. Educate. Communicate.
They made a mistake, but many of them are starting to realize it. We need to help them back up from whence they went, over the cliff edge. It's the only way to heal the rift in our society.
They made a mistake, but many of them are starting to realize it. We need to help them back up from whence they went, over the cliff edge. It's the only way to heal the rift in our society.
Why fire the guardians? To steal the treasure, of course.
“We fired all the guards at the bank so they’re not roadblocks to anything that happens.”
Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."
February 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Why fire the guardians? To steal the treasure, of course.
As if Russian disinformation campaigns tearing apart the fabric of our society aren't bad enough, we're running them on ourselves now from the inside. 🤦♂️
Elon Musk's claim that federal workers who ignore a mass email will lose their job isn't supported by the email's request — or OPM guidance that says responses to its mass emails are "voluntary."
'What did you do last week?' email stokes confusion and anger among federal workers
Elon Musk's claim that federal workers who ignore a mass email will lose their job isn't supported by the email's request — or OPM guidance that says responses to its mass emails are "voluntary."
www.npr.org
February 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
As if Russian disinformation campaigns tearing apart the fabric of our society aren't bad enough, we're running them on ourselves now from the inside. 🤦♂️
Can we give the brain worm a chance instead? I can only imagine it's more competent.
It just remains very weird that a former heroin abuser is now trying to determine drug policy for your kids
RFK Jr’s views are dangerous, misguided, and deeply disturbing. Frankly, his policies will hurt people. I will push back on any attempts to disrupt the health and safety of Illinoisans.
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abcnews.go.com/Politics/rfk...
February 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Can we give the brain worm a chance instead? I can only imagine it's more competent.
The only people gullible enough to fall for it is us. So, we are sicker and weaker and our adversary wins this new type of warfare.
russia's Internet Research Agency has been doing disinfo on vaxing since at east 10 years ago. A BBC piece showing IRA posts done in 2018. Our govt has been mostly silent on this.
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
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Russia trolls 'spreading vaccination misinformation' to create discord
Troll accounts that tried to influence the US election also tweeted about vaccines, a study says.
www.bbc.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The only people gullible enough to fall for it is us. So, we are sicker and weaker and our adversary wins this new type of warfare.
Unless the courts stop this insanity... 🤞
USAID to lay off about 2,000 employees Sunday and put most remaining staff on administrative leave, according to email sent to workers.
USAID to lay off 2,000 employees and put most remaining staff on administrative leave | CNN Politics
Approximately 2,000 employees at the US Agency for International Development will be laid off Sunday and a majority of the remaining full-time staff will be put on administrative leave overnight, work...
www.cnn.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Unless the courts stop this insanity... 🤞
Oh but those voters just have different opinions. They have a different perspective. That's democracy. Really?
No, they've been deliberately manipulated and misled, and never got off their duffs to learn any better.
Reap what you sow. Sadly, though, we're ALL paying the price for your folly.
No, they've been deliberately manipulated and misled, and never got off their duffs to learn any better.
Reap what you sow. Sadly, though, we're ALL paying the price for your folly.
February 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Oh but those voters just have different opinions. They have a different perspective. That's democracy. Really?
No, they've been deliberately manipulated and misled, and never got off their duffs to learn any better.
Reap what you sow. Sadly, though, we're ALL paying the price for your folly.
No, they've been deliberately manipulated and misled, and never got off their duffs to learn any better.
Reap what you sow. Sadly, though, we're ALL paying the price for your folly.
IT'S A COUP.
February 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
IT'S A COUP.
The only reason to can watchdogs is so you can do things watchdogs would raise objections to. 😡
#DeathOfGovernmentTransparency
#DeathOfGovernmentTransparency
President Trump is removing the head of the Office of Government Ethics — his administration's latest action against a government watchdog.
Trump removes top government ethics czar | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is removing the head of the Office of Government Ethics from his post, the agency said Monday – the latest example of Trump acting against a government watchdog.
www.cnn.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The only reason to can watchdogs is so you can do things watchdogs would raise objections to. 😡
#DeathOfGovernmentTransparency
#DeathOfGovernmentTransparency
Hells yeah.
Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.
February 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Hells yeah.
BLATANT RACISM.
"For the Army now, it's 'Blacks need not apply' and it breaks my heart."
that's a quote from an ACTIVE DUTY U.S. ARMY GENERAL.
that's a quote from an ACTIVE DUTY U.S. ARMY GENERAL.
SCOOP: The military has started making deliberate efforts to scale back the recruiting of Black Americans. www.military.com/daily-news/2...
February 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
BLATANT RACISM.
Buckle up buttercup, sh*t's getting expensive. #TrumpsEgoTax
JUST IN: President Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States, with no exceptions or exemptions.
Trump imposes 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Monday imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States with no exceptions or exemptions.
www.cnn.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Buckle up buttercup, sh*t's getting expensive. #TrumpsEgoTax
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Trump & Musk are making massive cuts to the National Institutes of Health.
I know there is a lot going on right now, but this is one of worst things they have done so far, will affect cancer research and trials, the search for cures, innovation and competitiveness, our universities. Your lives.
I know there is a lot going on right now, but this is one of worst things they have done so far, will affect cancer research and trials, the search for cures, innovation and competitiveness, our universities. Your lives.
February 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Here we go again... #savetheFAA
At least one person is dead and several injured after a midsized business jet crashed into another jet as it arrived at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona on Monday afternoon.
At least one dead and several injured after a private jet crashed into another upon arrival in Arizona | CNN
At least one person is dead and several injured after a midsized business jet crashed into another jet as it arrived at Scottsdale Municipal Airport in Arizona Monday afternoon.
www.cnn.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Here we go again... #savetheFAA
Reposted by Eric "ERG" Garbos
February 10, 2025
February 10, 2025
As soon as President Donald Trump took office, his administration froze great swaths of government funding, apparently to test the theory popular with Project 2025 authors that the 1974 law forbidding...
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February 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
February 10, 2025
So the politicians are like some elite protected class now, is it? While they're busy stripping rights away from everyday americans? 🤬
This might be the most nakedly corrupt document I’ve seen on DOJ letterhead — and I wrote a history of Watergate!
“You are directed … to dismiss the pending charges in United States v. Adams, No. 24 Cr. 556 (SDNY)…. The Justice Department has reached this conclusion without assessing the strength of the evidence or the legal theories on which the case is based”
February 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
So the politicians are like some elite protected class now, is it? While they're busy stripping rights away from everyday americans? 🤬
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This is — literally — unheard of in federal prosecutions.
We can’t prosecute him because he’s a candidate for office? Wow.
We can’t prosecute him because he’s a candidate for office? Wow.
Justice officials tell prosecutors to drop charges against N.Y. Mayor Eric Adams
A top Justice official said New York Mayor Eric Adams should not have to face trial given his reelection campaign and the fight against crime and illegal immigration.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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