jdubya16.bsky.social
@jdubya16.bsky.social
Just a dude in the Midwest that cares about ppl
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Interesting read. Intelligence prevailed over haphazard military action aimed at incorrect targets just to satisfy a base.
Sudden drop in fentanyl overdose deaths linked to Biden-era global supply shock (PsyPost)
For more than a decade, the United States has faced a relentless and heartbreaking increase in fatal drug overdoses driven by synthetic opioids. A new analys...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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This is what the world thinks of us.

"America isn't the way it is because he's president, he's president because America is the way it is."

-Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 2026.
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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Don’t ask Trump why we need Greenland, we just do
January 8, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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In the Los Angeles case, also from October, ICE shot a Tik Tok streamer in his vehicle, and yet again ICE claimed he tried to ram them. And yet again, the story fell apart and the charges were dismissed.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/u...
US marshal and undocumented immigrant, a popular TikTok streamer, injured in shooting during ICE stop in Los Angeles | CNN
A federal marshal and an undocumented immigrant were injured Tuesday after an agent opened fire during an immigration enforcement operation in Los Angeles, officials said.
www.cnn.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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In Chicago last October, ICE shot a woman in her vehicle claiming she tried to ram them. Their story later changed to "boxed in" and the judge ultimately dismissed the case.
news.wttw.com/2025/11/20/f...
Feds Dismiss Charges Against Woman Shot by Border Patrol Agent in Brighton Park
Texts from the Border Patrol agent who fired at Martinez revealed he apparently bragged about the shooting to others, stating in one message that he’d “fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in ...
news.wttw.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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January 5, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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HALLELUJAH!! Their attempt to brainwash the country into a Christofascist cult is backfiring.

‘The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide.’
www.axios.com/2025/12/26/g...
The great unchurching of America
A seismic shift in religion is upon U.S.
www.axios.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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But now she has 175 million dollars worth of private jets so problem solved.
Yet in 2010, Noem—then a congressional candidate—had “20 speeding tickets, three stop-sign violations, two seat-belt violations and a citation for driving with no driver’s license.” She had six court notices for failing to appear, and had two warrants out for her arrest. trib.al/uQSDaqR
ICE Barbie Says Immigrants Are Too Dumb to Drive Semitrucks
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the inane claim while bragging about arresting immigrant truck drivers.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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May the odds be ever in your favor
November 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Imagine that
October 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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it’s all just a grift
October 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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It’s a fact. Data from three decades of political violence reveals that right-wing terror attacks outnumber attacks from the left.

And it’s not even close!
September 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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It's no justification for his murder but it appears this guy was rather a twat.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Charlie Kirk in his own words: ‘prowling Blacks’ and ‘the great replacement strategy’
The far-right commentator didn’t pull his punches when discussing his bigoted views on current events
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Oh, so guns *do* kill people? Gotcha.
September 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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When even Rand Paul thinks you’re despicable.
September 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
August 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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The newly ousted director of the CDC refused to fire top agency leaders or approve changes to vaccines from RFK Jr.’s hand-picked panel of advisers.
Monarez refused to fire top CDC leaders, ‘rubber-stamp’ vaccine changes, confidante says
The former CDC director was ousted late Wednesday after refusing to resign despite pressure from Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
www.politico.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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From "highly CONFLICTED" to "Highly Respected" in just weeks — and all it took was for him to give away 10% of his company
August 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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This is your reminder that no one in Congress should be trading stocks. Who’s with me?
August 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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SICKENING!

Trump has quietly purchased over $100M in bonds since January.

FACT: When rates fall, bond values rise

So Trump isn’t just demanding Fed rate cuts for “the economy," he stands to personally profit. His intimidation of the Fed and calls for resignations suddenly make a lot more sense.
August 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM