Rick F. Paragua
rickfparagua.bsky.social
Rick F. Paragua
@rickfparagua.bsky.social
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Trump names Chris Wright, head of a Denver-based oilfield service company who has disputed the role of climate change in causing extreme weather, to head the Energy Department.
Trump taps Chris Wright as Energy secretary
The oil executive and GOP fundraiser disputes the need to fight against climate change.
www.politico.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:25 PM
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Why do I get the feeling we are going to hold Trump accountable by documenting every broken campaign promise while the people he made the promises to won’t care?
November 17, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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When the media calls Bluesky a “liberal” platform they are missing the point. It’s not about politics. It’s about decency. Putting this into a left/right dichotomy is just further normalizing the behavior of deranged MAGA trolls.
November 17, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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So true
Twitter has gone from a website of respectful discourse with pockets of horrible people to a website of primarily horrible people w/pockets of respectful discourse
November 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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I’ve seen enough to make a call: Bluesky is going to be a legit competitor to Twitter.

Sweet.
November 17, 2024 at 1:59 AM
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Oh man, this I get
November 17, 2024 at 12:31 AM
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🚨 Gaetz can’t stop an Ethics Committee witness from coming forward & testifying that he raped a child. Watch for my video breakdown tomorrow on Legal AF youtube.com/@legalafmtn?... flip.it/a7hnhb
Woman Told House Ethics She Saw Matt Gaetz Have Sex With a Minor, Says Lawyer
A woman told the House Ethics Committee she witnessed Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's AG nominee, having sex with a minor, according to her lawyer
flip.it
November 17, 2024 at 7:02 AM
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When I was in Congress the GOP went ape over Michelle Obama trying to have healthy school lunches.

Now they’re RFKing America.

The old GOP is dead fyi. Trump wants big govt
November 17, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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President Joe Biden has for the first time authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia, according to one U.S. official and three people familiar with the matter, reports The Associated Press.
AP sources: Biden for the first time OKs Ukraine's use of US-supplied long-range missiles in Russia
President Joe Biden has for the first time authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia.
apnews.com
November 17, 2024 at 7:20 PM
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Wow. Just noticed we’ve crossed 300,000 followers on Bluesky. Thank you for joining us here and for this incredible new pro-democracy community you are creating. Let’s keep building!
November 18, 2024 at 12:14 AM
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I’ll keep this short, folks. I have some great news: the weekend Playboard charts, which track YouTube views and engagement, have just been released, and the MeidasTouch Network is crushing Ben Shapiro and Charlie Kirk in ratings. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
MeidasTouch Ratings Crush Ben Shapiro and Charlie Kirk
Written by Ben Meiselas
open.substack.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:07 AM
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Big news
I’ll keep this short, folks. I have some great news: the weekend Playboard charts, which track YouTube views and engagement, have just been released, and the MeidasTouch Network is crushing Ben Shapiro and Charlie Kirk in ratings. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
MeidasTouch Ratings Crush Ben Shapiro and Charlie Kirk
Written by Ben Meiselas
open.substack.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:53 AM