Procyon Lotor
@rev-lotor.bsky.social
OIF veteran, public servant (both professionally and voluntarily), and concerned citizen located in Western Oregon.
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This is a great point on why we need to unapologetically teach our children about this country's history - both the good and the bad.
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is a great point on why we need to unapologetically teach our children about this country's history - both the good and the bad.
Actually, that person is just a journalist doing their job. Your mother is the provider of bad news for republicans.
Q: At the end of this year, those extended Obamacare subsidies expire. What's your message to those 24m Americans who will see their premiums go up?
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
TRUMP: Don't make it sound so bad. Obviously you're a sycophant for Democrats. You're obviously a provider of bad news for Republicans.
December 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Actually, that person is just a journalist doing their job. Your mother is the provider of bad news for republicans.
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
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Two Swiss lawmakers are calling for a bribery investigation into gifts Trump got from a delegation seeking lower tariffs. The group gave Trump an engraved gold bar and a Rolex table clock. Around a week and a half later, Trump lowered the tariffs.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3XTmypB
Read more: https://bit.ly/3XTmypB
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Two Swiss lawmakers are calling for a bribery investigation into gifts Trump got from a delegation seeking lower tariffs. The group gave Trump an engraved gold bar and a Rolex table clock. Around a week and a half later, Trump lowered the tariffs.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3XTmypB
Read more: https://bit.ly/3XTmypB
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Before the disastrous Citizens United decision, about 25% of the money spent in elections was undisclosed. Now, only about 25% of the money spent in elections is fully disclosed.
Undisclosed political donations, otherwise known as dark money, are a scourge on our democracy.
Undisclosed political donations, otherwise known as dark money, are a scourge on our democracy.
December 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Before the disastrous Citizens United decision, about 25% of the money spent in elections was undisclosed. Now, only about 25% of the money spent in elections is fully disclosed.
Undisclosed political donations, otherwise known as dark money, are a scourge on our democracy.
Undisclosed political donations, otherwise known as dark money, are a scourge on our democracy.
Possibly the best fundraiser name ever.
Tatas for Toys has evolved from a small charity show to a major fundraiser that collected $38,000 last year.
How exotic dancers became some of the biggest donors of toys to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Tatas for Toys has evolved from a small charity show to a major fundraiser that collected $38,000 last year.
www.oregonlive.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Possibly the best fundraiser name ever.
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Wow: 13 Republicans just joined all Democrats to force action on a plan from Rep. Jared Golden D-ME to nullify a Trump executive order that stripped labor rights from federal workers. “You don't see that kind of vote every day in the House.”
December 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Wow: 13 Republicans just joined all Democrats to force action on a plan from Rep. Jared Golden D-ME to nullify a Trump executive order that stripped labor rights from federal workers. “You don't see that kind of vote every day in the House.”
Some good news in the news
This is Brenda and Linda. They were brought into the shelter together, and Brenda had no interest in being separated from her friend. She jumped the kennel wall to get to Linda, and made sure everyone knew they're a package deal. The best news? It worked: They were adopted together. 14/10 for both
December 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Some good news in the news
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This is a truly remarkable moment. Simultaneously debunking Kristi Noem’s lie in real-time and elevating the story of a veteran who was deported under Trump & Noem’s dehumanizing, belligerent deportation policy.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This is a truly remarkable moment. Simultaneously debunking Kristi Noem’s lie in real-time and elevating the story of a veteran who was deported under Trump & Noem’s dehumanizing, belligerent deportation policy.
And my dog got "The World's Bestest Bird Scarer!" award from ETSY.
Trump: "Boeing gave me the award for the greatest salesman in the history of Boeing, which was a nice little award."
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
And my dog got "The World's Bestest Bird Scarer!" award from ETSY.
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Mark Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana that will use 3x more electricity than all of New Orleans.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Mark Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana that will use 3x more electricity than all of New Orleans.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
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Brett Kavanaugh's "minor inconvience" now includes beating people up and cutting off their wedding rings for [checks notes] "observing ICE from a distance."
Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Brett Kavanaugh's "minor inconvience" now includes beating people up and cutting off their wedding rings for [checks notes] "observing ICE from a distance."
Dude, the guy is bonkers! I'm not surprised when a dog barks or a cat meows, and I'm not surprised when Captain Applesauce says crazy s**t..
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Dude, the guy is bonkers! I'm not surprised when a dog barks or a cat meows, and I'm not surprised when Captain Applesauce says crazy s**t..
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LYING: It's the Lord's work!
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
LYING: It's the Lord's work!
Is Val Hoyle perfect? No. No one is, but at least I'm not embarrassed every time our representative is in the news.
I'd feel bad for the people in Boebert's district if they didn't keep voting for her.
I'd feel bad for the people in Boebert's district if they didn't keep voting for her.
December 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Is Val Hoyle perfect? No. No one is, but at least I'm not embarrassed every time our representative is in the news.
I'd feel bad for the people in Boebert's district if they didn't keep voting for her.
I'd feel bad for the people in Boebert's district if they didn't keep voting for her.
Translation, "We're never replacing it, but we are going to take the opportunity to squeeze every last penny out of the American people that we possibly can."
Roger Marshall on Republicans replacing the ACA: "It's gonna take us a while to figure out the right way to do it"
December 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Translation, "We're never replacing it, but we are going to take the opportunity to squeeze every last penny out of the American people that we possibly can."
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There is still time to extend the Obamacare credits before premiums spike next year.
To my colleagues on the other side of the aisle: Put partisan politics aside and do the right thing.
To my colleagues on the other side of the aisle: Put partisan politics aside and do the right thing.
December 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
There is still time to extend the Obamacare credits before premiums spike next year.
To my colleagues on the other side of the aisle: Put partisan politics aside and do the right thing.
To my colleagues on the other side of the aisle: Put partisan politics aside and do the right thing.
"We all have podcasts to record and ICE jobs to get to, so let's keep a fast pace today, okay? Also, no tiki torches this time!"
December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"We all have podcasts to record and ICE jobs to get to, so let's keep a fast pace today, okay? Also, no tiki torches this time!"
What a F***ING douche!
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
What a F***ING douche!
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In Chicago, Illinois, a U.S. citizen was filming in public when their car door was ripped open and their phone was smashed to the ground.
December 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
In Chicago, Illinois, a U.S. citizen was filming in public when their car door was ripped open and their phone was smashed to the ground.
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Systemic racism continues to plague America.
December 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Systemic racism continues to plague America.
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WATCH: An ICE agent pushes away a home security camera as she approaches a house.
This is what a police state looks like.
This is what a police state looks like.
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
WATCH: An ICE agent pushes away a home security camera as she approaches a house.
This is what a police state looks like.
This is what a police state looks like.
3 year olds are defending themselves in court?
Is this where we are now as a country?
Is this where we are now as a country?
"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat.
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..."
coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
December 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
3 year olds are defending themselves in court?
Is this where we are now as a country?
Is this where we are now as a country?
"As the agents exited their vehicle, they encountered a female matching the description of the target."
Matching the description? So, brown?
Matching the description? So, brown?
"She said she repeatedly told the agents she’s a U.S. citizen.
“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”
She screamed “Leave me alone...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”
She screamed “Leave me alone...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Video shows masked Border Patrol agent chasing woman back to her Louisiana home
Jacelynn Guzman said she is a U.S.-born citizen. The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it "determined the individual in question was not the target."
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"As the agents exited their vehicle, they encountered a female matching the description of the target."
Matching the description? So, brown?
Matching the description? So, brown?
Deplorable
WELKER: Lawmakers say the 2 men appeared to raise their arms potentially to surrender. Why did Admiral Bradley interpret these actions as anything other than them trying to survive?
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Deplorable