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Paul Bates
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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.
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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...
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
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March 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Musk is a dangerous megalomaniac
March 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We are in an unimaginable situation. Hold fast.
February 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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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.
January 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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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.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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I love this
January 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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The GOP is now a party of groveling boot-lickers and yes-men
December 17, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Yep.
November 26, 2024 at 6:17 PM