Paul Bates
@pbates-801.bsky.social
Bon vivant and a generally swell guy. Classically trained botanist and I dabble in Ham Radio.
I strive to publish peace and lift all around me. Comments are my own.
I strive to publish peace and lift all around me. Comments are my own.
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“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
www.thebulwark.com
August 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
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Reposted by Paul Bates
Musk is a dangerous megalomaniac
March 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Musk is a dangerous megalomaniac
We are in an unimaginable situation. Hold fast.
I want to see needed reform in national security institutions. But I do not want this chaos, that ultimately makes America less safe. This is not the way…My comments today…. www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...
‘Institutional knowledge walking out the door’: Buyouts for intel workers ‘dangerous’
Some employees at the NSA and CIA have been offered the buyout plan for federal workers. Meanwhile, a top Trump DOJ official is blasting the FBI’s leadership for “insubordination.” Former CIA officer ...
www.msnbc.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We are in an unimaginable situation. Hold fast.
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Here's a clip from 2009, when President Obama spoke about the Continental Airlines crash -- the LAST time we had an airline crash with fatalities in America.
He didn't blame Bush.
He didn't blame Reagan.
He just consoled America.
A REAL Commander in Chief.
He didn't blame Bush.
He didn't blame Reagan.
He just consoled America.
A REAL Commander in Chief.
January 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Here's a clip from 2009, when President Obama spoke about the Continental Airlines crash -- the LAST time we had an airline crash with fatalities in America.
He didn't blame Bush.
He didn't blame Reagan.
He just consoled America.
A REAL Commander in Chief.
He didn't blame Bush.
He didn't blame Reagan.
He just consoled America.
A REAL Commander in Chief.
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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
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Reposted by Paul Bates
The GOP is now a party of groveling boot-lickers and yes-men
December 17, 2024 at 1:44 AM
The GOP is now a party of groveling boot-lickers and yes-men
Yep.
November 26, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Yep.