R L B
@rlb-21.bsky.social
Lifelong civil libertarian, protester, and campaigner for justice and freedom. Veteran, father, citizen, musician, poet, pet lover, volunteer. The opinions expressed are my own. No if's, ands, or bots.
No DMs, please. I'm tired of the scammers
No DMs, please. I'm tired of the scammers
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R L B
@rlb-21.bsky.social
· Nov 25
I would like to call your attention to a fundraising effort for a village in Gambia. We are trying to raise around $1,600 AU to put a solar powered pump and a storage tank on the village well. Please visit the Instagram site we set up:
jiboroh_kuta14. You will see the whole story.
jiboroh_kuta14. You will see the whole story.
NYT: How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch
"Kayseh Magan, a Somali American who formerly worked as a fraud investigator for the Minnesota attorney general’s office" sounds like the ideal candidate to head up a task force and clean up the corruption.
"Kayseh Magan, a Somali American who formerly worked as a fraud investigator for the Minnesota attorney general’s office" sounds like the ideal candidate to head up a task force and clean up the corruption.
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
NYT: How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch
"Kayseh Magan, a Somali American who formerly worked as a fraud investigator for the Minnesota attorney general’s office" sounds like the ideal candidate to head up a task force and clean up the corruption.
"Kayseh Magan, a Somali American who formerly worked as a fraud investigator for the Minnesota attorney general’s office" sounds like the ideal candidate to head up a task force and clean up the corruption.
No. They would be home enjoying Thanksgiving Dinner with their families, as would all the other National Guard troops.
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
No. They would be home enjoying Thanksgiving Dinner with their families, as would all the other National Guard troops.
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I’m still enjoying how MAGA Twitter will never live down that they’re all troll farms from Russia and Bangladesh. The whole MAGA ‘movement’ has been fake bullshit from top to bottom from the very beginning.
Musk Accidentally Proves Most MAGA Accounts On Twitter Live In Russia
Whoops!
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I’m still enjoying how MAGA Twitter will never live down that they’re all troll farms from Russia and Bangladesh. The whole MAGA ‘movement’ has been fake bullshit from top to bottom from the very beginning.
NYT: Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan
Taking dictation is not the same as authoring.
Taking dictation is not the same as authoring.
November 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
NYT: Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan
Taking dictation is not the same as authoring.
Taking dictation is not the same as authoring.
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Do me a favor and forward this post.This needs to get out to everyone. We need to be unified.
Congress, pay attention. We the People decide where our money goes — not the President. And we are demanding full support for Ukraine, with everything they need to win. Trump does not hold the power of the purse. The American people do. Act accordingly.
November 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Do me a favor and forward this post.This needs to get out to everyone. We need to be unified.
So if the DOJ needs to withhold any Epstein files related to an ongoing investigation, does that mean we won't be seeing anything of the Democrats Trump has ordered Bondi to reopen the investigation for?
November 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
So if the DOJ needs to withhold any Epstein files related to an ongoing investigation, does that mean we won't be seeing anything of the Democrats Trump has ordered Bondi to reopen the investigation for?
The discussions around the "AI boom" seem to focus more on the spending on AI than the results it provides. Until it starts showing payback, the spending level looks unsustainable. What is may very well be doing is sucking all the venture capital out of the markets.
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The discussions around the "AI boom" seem to focus more on the spending on AI than the results it provides. Until it starts showing payback, the spending level looks unsustainable. What is may very well be doing is sucking all the venture capital out of the markets.
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Hahahaha! 😂😂😂 I'm game!🤣🤣🤣
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Hahahaha! 😂😂😂 I'm game!🤣🤣🤣
NYT: In Major Breakthrough, U.N. Security Council Adopts U.S. Peace Plan for Gaza
Once again the UN tries to decide what's best for Palestinians without giving them a voice in the decision. Look how well Resolution 181 has worked out...well, half of it.
Once again the UN tries to decide what's best for Palestinians without giving them a voice in the decision. Look how well Resolution 181 has worked out...well, half of it.
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
NYT: In Major Breakthrough, U.N. Security Council Adopts U.S. Peace Plan for Gaza
Once again the UN tries to decide what's best for Palestinians without giving them a voice in the decision. Look how well Resolution 181 has worked out...well, half of it.
Once again the UN tries to decide what's best for Palestinians without giving them a voice in the decision. Look how well Resolution 181 has worked out...well, half of it.
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Powerful.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Powerful.
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📢🚨🚨 Why You're Not Feeling "The Big Ugly Bill"—Yet
Greedy #Felon47 & #MAGAGOP #Fascist leaders designed H.R.1 (The "Big Beautiful Bill") to delay the damage until AFTER the 2026 midterms.
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WATCH what's Delayed—not just what's announced.
SPREAD THE WORD, KNOW WHAT'S COMING!
Greedy #Felon47 & #MAGAGOP #Fascist leaders designed H.R.1 (The "Big Beautiful Bill") to delay the damage until AFTER the 2026 midterms.
⬇️⬇️
WATCH what's Delayed—not just what's announced.
SPREAD THE WORD, KNOW WHAT'S COMING!
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
ABC AU: Sergey Lavrov was one of Vladimir Putin's top allies on the world stage. And then, he was gone
A draft is the second greatest threat for Russians when sitting by an open window.
A draft is the second greatest threat for Russians when sitting by an open window.
November 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
ABC AU: Sergey Lavrov was one of Vladimir Putin's top allies on the world stage. And then, he was gone
A draft is the second greatest threat for Russians when sitting by an open window.
A draft is the second greatest threat for Russians when sitting by an open window.
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Please repost if you agree that the BBC is institutionally biased in favour of Nigel Farage.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Please repost if you agree that the BBC is institutionally biased in favour of Nigel Farage.
How about Elizabeth Warren for Senate Minority Leader?
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
How about Elizabeth Warren for Senate Minority Leader?
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CNN: Senators near deal to reopen government as key Democrats signal willingness to back plan
Since when does the Senate pass a bill, then amend it? Isn't the normal procedure to make amendments, pass that bill, then send it back to the House for reconciliation?
Since when does the Senate pass a bill, then amend it? Isn't the normal procedure to make amendments, pass that bill, then send it back to the House for reconciliation?
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
CNN: Senators near deal to reopen government as key Democrats signal willingness to back plan
Since when does the Senate pass a bill, then amend it? Isn't the normal procedure to make amendments, pass that bill, then send it back to the House for reconciliation?
Since when does the Senate pass a bill, then amend it? Isn't the normal procedure to make amendments, pass that bill, then send it back to the House for reconciliation?
NYT: Trump Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamp Benefits
"Don't get in the way when we are trying to punish people for leverage in our fight to take away their health insurance"
"Don't get in the way when we are trying to punish people for leverage in our fight to take away their health insurance"
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
NYT: Trump Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamp Benefits
"Don't get in the way when we are trying to punish people for leverage in our fight to take away their health insurance"
"Don't get in the way when we are trying to punish people for leverage in our fight to take away their health insurance"
NYT: Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
Stop pretending to care about African Christians, at least the ones who aren't white South Africans you claim are being "slaughtered".
Stop pretending to care about African Christians, at least the ones who aren't white South Africans you claim are being "slaughtered".
November 9, 2025 at 1:04 AM
NYT: Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
Stop pretending to care about African Christians, at least the ones who aren't white South Africans you claim are being "slaughtered".
Stop pretending to care about African Christians, at least the ones who aren't white South Africans you claim are being "slaughtered".
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THIS IS SO GOOD
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
THIS IS SO GOOD
BBC News: Political communications expert Andrew Koneschusky suggested Democrats needed to field candidates who reflect the specific electorate, rather than taking a "one-size-fits-all" approach.
It's a crazy idea, but it just might work.
It's a crazy idea, but it just might work.
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
BBC News: Political communications expert Andrew Koneschusky suggested Democrats needed to field candidates who reflect the specific electorate, rather than taking a "one-size-fits-all" approach.
It's a crazy idea, but it just might work.
It's a crazy idea, but it just might work.
If there is one consistent message the Dems should take away from the successes across the country on Tuesday it's this: Put forward positive candidates that match the constituency in terms of their politics and the issues. Stop falling back on "we know what works - look at where we are, you don't.
November 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
If there is one consistent message the Dems should take away from the successes across the country on Tuesday it's this: Put forward positive candidates that match the constituency in terms of their politics and the issues. Stop falling back on "we know what works - look at where we are, you don't.
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I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
For an outsider view on American politics, go to Australian ABC's i-View (free sign up) and look at episodes of Planet America. Some excellent analysis of current political events coupled with some serious fact checking.
iview.abc.net.au/show/planet-...
iview.abc.net.au/show/planet-...
Planet America
Coming to you from the Situation Room, John Barron and Chas Licciardello cut through the spin as they discuss the people, policies and politics from the week in Donald Trump's second term in the White...
iview.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
For an outsider view on American politics, go to Australian ABC's i-View (free sign up) and look at episodes of Planet America. Some excellent analysis of current political events coupled with some serious fact checking.
iview.abc.net.au/show/planet-...
iview.abc.net.au/show/planet-...