@rnwright999.bsky.social
Author of Orlo's Orbits and other works.
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www.blueamp.co/p/trump-got-... Remember how "Curveball" got us into Iraq? Happening AGAIN:
"Trump’s lawyers supercharged claims in 2020 w/ a witness who said Venezuela rigged voting machines. The men behind the witness are feeding Trump intel that’s brought the U.S. to the brink of war w Venezuela"
"Trump’s lawyers supercharged claims in 2020 w/ a witness who said Venezuela rigged voting machines. The men behind the witness are feeding Trump intel that’s brought the U.S. to the brink of war w Venezuela"
Trump Got Venezuela Intel from Team Behind 2020 Election-Theft “Witness”
As the lies of the right-wing Iraqi "Curveball," let Bush take us into Iraq, Trump is using his own intel feed to do the same in Venezuela
www.blueamp.co
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
www.blueamp.co/p/trump-got-... Remember how "Curveball" got us into Iraq? Happening AGAIN:
"Trump’s lawyers supercharged claims in 2020 w/ a witness who said Venezuela rigged voting machines. The men behind the witness are feeding Trump intel that’s brought the U.S. to the brink of war w Venezuela"
"Trump’s lawyers supercharged claims in 2020 w/ a witness who said Venezuela rigged voting machines. The men behind the witness are feeding Trump intel that’s brought the U.S. to the brink of war w Venezuela"
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Making Argentina Great Again
October 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Making Argentina Great Again
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Steve Jobs reimagined the future. Tim Cook has to reimagine supply chains based on presidential whims. This isn't the story of Apple, but rather a metaphor for the ways crony capitalism is distorting the priorities of American business.
July 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Steve Jobs reimagined the future. Tim Cook has to reimagine supply chains based on presidential whims. This isn't the story of Apple, but rather a metaphor for the ways crony capitalism is distorting the priorities of American business.
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Dozens of people died in the Texas floods because of DOGE restrictions and Kristi Noem's incompetence. Here's why that's bad news for Democrats.
July 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Dozens of people died in the Texas floods because of DOGE restrictions and Kristi Noem's incompetence. Here's why that's bad news for Democrats.
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President Trump's MAGA movement has gone over 48 hours without stalking and killing any Democratic lawmakers. But of course the media doesn't acknowledge this.
by Hugh Hewitt
by Hugh Hewitt
June 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
President Trump's MAGA movement has gone over 48 hours without stalking and killing any Democratic lawmakers. But of course the media doesn't acknowledge this.
by Hugh Hewitt
by Hugh Hewitt
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Has anyone else noticed that the national mood is better today?
June 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Has anyone else noticed that the national mood is better today?
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The Roy Cohn Playbook we should all know.
1. Attack, Don’t Defend
2. Never Admit Fault
3. Frame the Narrative
4. Use the Law as a Weapon
5. Create Loyalty Through Fear
6. Embrace Media Controversy
7. Discredit Opponents Aggressively
8. Cultivate a Public Persona
www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-d...
1. Attack, Don’t Defend
2. Never Admit Fault
3. Frame the Narrative
4. Use the Law as a Weapon
5. Create Loyalty Through Fear
6. Embrace Media Controversy
7. Discredit Opponents Aggressively
8. Cultivate a Public Persona
www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-d...
What Donald Trump Learned from Roy Cohn
Donald Trump learned a great deal about the dynamics of communication and manipulation from Roy Cohn, who was his lawyer and mentor in the 1970s and 1980s. Cohn, a key former aide to Senator Joseph Mc...
www.linkedin.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The Roy Cohn Playbook we should all know.
1. Attack, Don’t Defend
2. Never Admit Fault
3. Frame the Narrative
4. Use the Law as a Weapon
5. Create Loyalty Through Fear
6. Embrace Media Controversy
7. Discredit Opponents Aggressively
8. Cultivate a Public Persona
www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-d...
1. Attack, Don’t Defend
2. Never Admit Fault
3. Frame the Narrative
4. Use the Law as a Weapon
5. Create Loyalty Through Fear
6. Embrace Media Controversy
7. Discredit Opponents Aggressively
8. Cultivate a Public Persona
www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-d...
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I still think it's amusing that the maga masculinity is to wear makeup, girdles, lifts
April 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I still think it's amusing that the maga masculinity is to wear makeup, girdles, lifts
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“.. Trump’s Cosplay Cabinet, in which his underlings perform near-daily tone poems to a certain type of MAGA masculinity, publicly pantomiming their professional responsibilities.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
April 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
“.. Trump’s Cosplay Cabinet, in which his underlings perform near-daily tone poems to a certain type of MAGA masculinity, publicly pantomiming their professional responsibilities.”
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
@theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Trump is very skilled at taking credit for other people's work. I'll give him credit for that. Most people can't lie like Trump can.
and the administration is out there taking credit for BIDENS WORK! good job, guy!
April 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Trump is very skilled at taking credit for other people's work. I'll give him credit for that. Most people can't lie like Trump can.
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EARLY MORNING TANTRUM
Trump, predictably, posts an angry message about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after Powell told the truth about the impact of Trump’s reckless tariffs on the economy, saying his “termination cannot come fast enough.”
Trump, predictably, posts an angry message about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after Powell told the truth about the impact of Trump’s reckless tariffs on the economy, saying his “termination cannot come fast enough.”
April 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
EARLY MORNING TANTRUM
Trump, predictably, posts an angry message about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after Powell told the truth about the impact of Trump’s reckless tariffs on the economy, saying his “termination cannot come fast enough.”
Trump, predictably, posts an angry message about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after Powell told the truth about the impact of Trump’s reckless tariffs on the economy, saying his “termination cannot come fast enough.”
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Contrary to what the New York Times tells you, the trade deficit was not $1.2 trillion last year and it was not a record cepr.net/publications...
Why Can’t the New York Times Get Basic Numbers on Trade Right?
The New York Times presents faulty numbers on the trade deficit -- continuing a pattern of misreporting on the Biden-Harris economy.
cepr.net
April 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Contrary to what the New York Times tells you, the trade deficit was not $1.2 trillion last year and it was not a record cepr.net/publications...
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Atul Gawande, former USAID official (and one of 50+ leading officials at USAID who were ousted), had this to say (in a FOX interview) about the devastating effects resulting from that which Trump and Musk illegally did to the vital agency (H/T @beyerstein.bsky.social):
February 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Atul Gawande, former USAID official (and one of 50+ leading officials at USAID who were ousted), had this to say (in a FOX interview) about the devastating effects resulting from that which Trump and Musk illegally did to the vital agency (H/T @beyerstein.bsky.social):
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A few of his quotes should suffice! (I have not read the larger body of his writing, but appreciate his tart, accurate barbs, especially regarding sacred cows like our leaders).
April 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A few of his quotes should suffice! (I have not read the larger body of his writing, but appreciate his tart, accurate barbs, especially regarding sacred cows like our leaders).
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Alex Lawson: The billionaires have learned they can't get their greedy little hands directly on our money. So they've given the richest man in the world, Elon Musk and his DOGE goons, a chainsaw and they've carved right through the heart of the Social Security Administration. @alaw202.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Alex Lawson: The billionaires have learned they can't get their greedy little hands directly on our money. So they've given the richest man in the world, Elon Musk and his DOGE goons, a chainsaw and they've carved right through the heart of the Social Security Administration. @alaw202.bsky.social
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great piece on Trump's immigrant gang hoax theintercept.com/2025/03/27/t...
How a Landlord and a Florida PR Firm Helped Trump Kick Off the Tren de Aragua Gang Panic
Trump’s “Operation Aurora” swept up only one suspected Tren de Aragua gang member — but set the stage for a radical expansion of government power.
theintercept.com
March 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
great piece on Trump's immigrant gang hoax theintercept.com/2025/03/27/t...
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Guess who's to blame for Social Security not being secure forever? At DCReport one of the most insightful economists in the world explains the culprit (and his pals) are probably not who you imagine:
www.dcreport.org/2025/03/03/e...
www.dcreport.org/2025/03/03/e...
Elon Musk Is the Reason Social Security Is "Running Out of Money"
Renowned economist, Stephanie Kelton, examines myths surrounding Social Security insolvency, and the real reason behind the threat.
www.dcreport.org
March 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Guess who's to blame for Social Security not being secure forever? At DCReport one of the most insightful economists in the world explains the culprit (and his pals) are probably not who you imagine:
www.dcreport.org/2025/03/03/e...
www.dcreport.org/2025/03/03/e...
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“Transitioning” from 50 straight months of job growth, a 400% rise in manufacturing construction and the best back-to-back years for the stock market in a quarter century. 🤡
Mike Johnson: "We're transitioning from Bidenomics and the terrible economy that was delivered by the last administration. It takes a while to turn that ship around."
March 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“Transitioning” from 50 straight months of job growth, a 400% rise in manufacturing construction and the best back-to-back years for the stock market in a quarter century. 🤡
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Because the first question shifts the blame to the desperate, making their morality the focus, while the second question demands accountability from the powerful. It's easier to question survival than to challenge greed.
January 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Because the first question shifts the blame to the desperate, making their morality the focus, while the second question demands accountability from the powerful. It's easier to question survival than to challenge greed.
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There is "no holding back" in this opinion piece by Jonathan Freedland: "Donald Trump is turning America into a mafia state": www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Donald Trump is turning America into a mafia state | Jonathan Freedland
The pattern is inescapable – with just one caveat: organised crime bosses occasionally display more honour, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
There is "no holding back" in this opinion piece by Jonathan Freedland: "Donald Trump is turning America into a mafia state": www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Trump is a disgrace to the United States and the human race.
February 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Trump is a disgrace to the United States and the human race.
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It's amazing what can be accomplished when a government is working for the best interest of its people!
February 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
It's amazing what can be accomplished when a government is working for the best interest of its people!
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The measles vax wasn’t available in England when I was 4.
It was a ghastly illness—I remember.
I was lucky (obvs).
Now, antivaxxers like RFK jr—& unbalanced celebs w/big platforms—have caused outbreaks of the virus modern medicine once eradicated!
Blood is on their hands.
apple.news/AV0zGFfxgRYW...
It was a ghastly illness—I remember.
I was lucky (obvs).
Now, antivaxxers like RFK jr—& unbalanced celebs w/big platforms—have caused outbreaks of the virus modern medicine once eradicated!
Blood is on their hands.
apple.news/AV0zGFfxgRYW...
Texas measles outbreak marks first fatality as more cases reported — STAT
This story will be updated.
apple.news
February 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The measles vax wasn’t available in England when I was 4.
It was a ghastly illness—I remember.
I was lucky (obvs).
Now, antivaxxers like RFK jr—& unbalanced celebs w/big platforms—have caused outbreaks of the virus modern medicine once eradicated!
Blood is on their hands.
apple.news/AV0zGFfxgRYW...
It was a ghastly illness—I remember.
I was lucky (obvs).
Now, antivaxxers like RFK jr—& unbalanced celebs w/big platforms—have caused outbreaks of the virus modern medicine once eradicated!
Blood is on their hands.
apple.news/AV0zGFfxgRYW...
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