Paul Hempel
@orebudjd.bsky.social
Retired corporate lawyer living on the south Oregon coast. Gardening, cooking, traveling. Unapologetic progressive Buddhist thinker. Gay and happily married to the man I love.
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Odd that the DoJ is opening an investigation into the Epstein files since they said in July that there was no client list and nothing to release.
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Odd that the DoJ is opening an investigation into the Epstein files since they said in July that there was no client list and nothing to release.
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Amazing how Andrew, formerly known as Prince, was stripped from his title including military rank, and exiled by his own brother, the King of England, over a hoax.
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Amazing how Andrew, formerly known as Prince, was stripped from his title including military rank, and exiled by his own brother, the King of England, over a hoax.
This is just disgusting the way he uses Twitter to openly demand politicization from the A G and the way she grovels.
Count the ways they’re corrupting DOJ: Presidents don’t direct AG’s to open criminal cases, especially ones designating only Dems for investigation when POTUS himself is involved. DOJ doesn’t publicize criminal investigations & the AG definitely doesn’t assign them on Twitter.
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This is just disgusting the way he uses Twitter to openly demand politicization from the A G and the way she grovels.
Good day not to patronize Starbucks!
Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Good day not to patronize Starbucks!
Interesting and plausible argument looks more on point every day.
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Interesting and plausible argument looks more on point every day.
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Bacon: "If we're gonna go to war with Venezuela, the president needs to make his case. And they've done 0 on this. He needs to come to Congress."
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Bacon: "If we're gonna go to war with Venezuela, the president needs to make his case. And they've done 0 on this. He needs to come to Congress."
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The DOJ is suing to stop California’s redistricting map. Apparently vote approved maps are a problem, but partisan gerrymanders done without public input are just democracy working as intended?
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The DOJ is suing to stop California’s redistricting map. Apparently vote approved maps are a problem, but partisan gerrymanders done without public input are just democracy working as intended?
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It's ONLY been 65 years since six year old Ruby Bridges walked through the halls of William Frantz Elementary as the first Black child to attend an all white school. Met with mobs and hate, her bravery and courage helped change the course of history for this nation.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It's ONLY been 65 years since six year old Ruby Bridges walked through the halls of William Frantz Elementary as the first Black child to attend an all white school. Met with mobs and hate, her bravery and courage helped change the course of history for this nation.
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
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Not that it matters anymore, but it’s important to point out that the White House did more to try and stop the release of the Epstein Files than to try and end the shutdown.
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Not that it matters anymore, but it’s important to point out that the White House did more to try and stop the release of the Epstein Files than to try and end the shutdown.
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Spot On! 💯%
Trump & Epstein #lastweektonight
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Spot On! 💯%
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If there’s nothing more harmful to DJT and his cronies than what the GOP already released, why march Boebert into the situation room for a good browbeating?
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 AM
If there’s nothing more harmful to DJT and his cronies than what the GOP already released, why march Boebert into the situation room for a good browbeating?
Note well:
This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Note well:
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"That experience makes them witnesses to a truth our country needs to understand: Service is not a transaction. It is a way of living." www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
Who We Choose to Be: A Reflection on the Character of Veterans
A shared culture of service.
www.thebulwark.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"That experience makes them witnesses to a truth our country needs to understand: Service is not a transaction. It is a way of living." www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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Uh, the massive damage came from you refusing to engage and viciously attacking the American public to put pressure on the Dems to capitulate. The Epstein thing is just beginning - your crows are coming home to roost.
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Uh, the massive damage came from you refusing to engage and viciously attacking the American public to put pressure on the Dems to capitulate. The Epstein thing is just beginning - your crows are coming home to roost.
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
Such disdain for America and Americans and particularly for MAGA! Implosion!
November 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Such disdain for America and Americans and particularly for MAGA! Implosion!
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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So proud of my friend and fellow Welsh Pembroke Corgi owner @andrewfeinberg.com for asking this question:
“What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
“What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
So proud of my friend and fellow Welsh Pembroke Corgi owner @andrewfeinberg.com for asking this question:
“What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
“What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
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RUMI 💙
(Meme credit: IG @rumiverses)
(Meme credit: IG @rumiverses)
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
RUMI 💙
(Meme credit: IG @rumiverses)
(Meme credit: IG @rumiverses)
Wow! Just Wow! This goes even beyond pedophile! Way beyond!
If **Jeffrey Epstein** thinks you're a evil and demented sociopath, the odds are overwhelming that you are, in fact, an evil and demented sociopath.
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Wow! Just Wow! This goes even beyond pedophile! Way beyond!