@samfrodder.bsky.social
Interested & active in politics & government since ‘70’s. Still fighting the good fight. Retired now so more time for fun things like photography, cooking and genealogy.
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"We are going to have some people who finally stand up. And there may be a bunch of them run over by tanks before suddenly it resonates with the American people and people go, that's not acceptable."
Stanley McChrystal discusses that and more with @johnavlon.bsky.social:
Stanley McChrystal discusses that and more with @johnavlon.bsky.social:
August 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"We are going to have some people who finally stand up. And there may be a bunch of them run over by tanks before suddenly it resonates with the American people and people go, that's not acceptable."
Stanley McChrystal discusses that and more with @johnavlon.bsky.social:
Stanley McChrystal discusses that and more with @johnavlon.bsky.social:
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Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."
August 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."
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The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume fast-track deportations of migrants to countries other than their own, suspending, for now, a lower court’s requirement that they be given a chance to challenge their removal.
June 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume fast-track deportations of migrants to countries other than their own, suspending, for now, a lower court’s requirement that they be given a chance to challenge their removal.
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June 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Juneteenth during the anti-DEI wave from @tennesseelookout.com : tennesseelookout.com/2025/06/19/b... .
Black historians find ways to celebrate Juneteenth amid Tennessee crackdowns on DEI • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee has passed laws restricting teaching of diverse concepts but Black historians find ways to continue teaching about Juneteenth.
tennesseelookout.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Juneteenth during the anti-DEI wave from @tennesseelookout.com : tennesseelookout.com/2025/06/19/b... .
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With everything LA has gone through in the last few months (and couple of years), let's celebrate the hatching of:
TEN CALIFORNIA CONDORS!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to the team at the Los Angeles Zoo!!!
TEN CALIFORNIA CONDORS!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to the team at the Los Angeles Zoo!!!
June 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
With everything LA has gone through in the last few months (and couple of years), let's celebrate the hatching of:
TEN CALIFORNIA CONDORS!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to the team at the Los Angeles Zoo!!!
TEN CALIFORNIA CONDORS!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to the team at the Los Angeles Zoo!!!
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“There is a vast chasm between the concept of freedom inscribed on paper and the reality of freedom in our lives.” Revisit Jelani Cobb‘s piece, from 2020, on Juneteenth and the meaning of freedom.
Juneteenth and the Meaning of Freedom
Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones.
www.newyorker.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“There is a vast chasm between the concept of freedom inscribed on paper and the reality of freedom in our lives.” Revisit Jelani Cobb‘s piece, from 2020, on Juneteenth and the meaning of freedom.
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Juneteenth went uncelebrated by the White House. That alone says everything you need to know about this regime.
June 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Juneteenth went uncelebrated by the White House. That alone says everything you need to know about this regime.
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Lankford: "People are screaming & saying, 'It's kicking people off Medicaid.' It's not kicking people off Medicaid. It's transitioning from Medicaid to employer-provided healthcare. So yes, we've got 10 mil ppl that are not gonna be on Medicaid, but they are gonna be on employer-provided healthcare"
June 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Lankford: "People are screaming & saying, 'It's kicking people off Medicaid.' It's not kicking people off Medicaid. It's transitioning from Medicaid to employer-provided healthcare. So yes, we've got 10 mil ppl that are not gonna be on Medicaid, but they are gonna be on employer-provided healthcare"
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And this is why having American aviation communications rely on Starlink was always a terrifying idea
June 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
And this is why having American aviation communications rely on Starlink was always a terrifying idea
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This is f*cked up!
Stories of ICE luring immigrants to hearings just to arrest them keep coming—now they’re going after kids.
Martir Garcia Lara, a fourth grader from Southern California, went to a hearing in Houston with his dad. Instead of an update, they were both detained and separated by ICE.
Stories of ICE luring immigrants to hearings just to arrest them keep coming—now they’re going after kids.
Martir Garcia Lara, a fourth grader from Southern California, went to a hearing in Houston with his dad. Instead of an update, they were both detained and separated by ICE.
June 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This is f*cked up!
Stories of ICE luring immigrants to hearings just to arrest them keep coming—now they’re going after kids.
Martir Garcia Lara, a fourth grader from Southern California, went to a hearing in Houston with his dad. Instead of an update, they were both detained and separated by ICE.
Stories of ICE luring immigrants to hearings just to arrest them keep coming—now they’re going after kids.
Martir Garcia Lara, a fourth grader from Southern California, went to a hearing in Houston with his dad. Instead of an update, they were both detained and separated by ICE.
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The US briefly broke 50% clean power this spring.
June 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The US briefly broke 50% clean power this spring.
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Linda McMahon, the Secretary of Education, was asked some very basic questions in Congress today about math and reading and U.S. history — and she could not answer them. This makes sense because she is actually, quite literally, unqualified to do this job. She should be fired.
June 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Linda McMahon, the Secretary of Education, was asked some very basic questions in Congress today about math and reading and U.S. history — and she could not answer them. This makes sense because she is actually, quite literally, unqualified to do this job. She should be fired.
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Very good question.
June 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Very good question.
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“I’m surprised Biden didn’t act on this great idea that I am somehow powerless to act on🤷♂️”
June 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“I’m surprised Biden didn’t act on this great idea that I am somehow powerless to act on🤷♂️”
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Really shocked that an admin filled with podcasters, social media influencers, reality TV participants, indicted felons, crypto bros, drunks, Fox hosts, drug addicts, weirdos, and unqualified ass kissing toadies can’t keep their shit together for 24 consecutive hours.
June 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Really shocked that an admin filled with podcasters, social media influencers, reality TV participants, indicted felons, crypto bros, drunks, Fox hosts, drug addicts, weirdos, and unqualified ass kissing toadies can’t keep their shit together for 24 consecutive hours.
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Scientists report a major breakthrough in the search for an HIV cure, leaving researchers “overwhelmed” by the potential. This advance could mark a turning point in the decades-long fight against HIV/AIDS.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#HIV #AIDS #HIVcure #Medicine #Science #ScienceNews
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#HIV #AIDS #HIVcure #Medicine #Science #ScienceNews
Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’
Exclusive: Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body
www.theguardian.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Scientists report a major breakthrough in the search for an HIV cure, leaving researchers “overwhelmed” by the potential. This advance could mark a turning point in the decades-long fight against HIV/AIDS.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#HIV #AIDS #HIVcure #Medicine #Science #ScienceNews
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#HIV #AIDS #HIVcure #Medicine #Science #ScienceNews
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