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Retired 27 yrs 180A/DOL/RLTW…… former addict of Toxic BS….Don’t send me hate, I don’t have the bandwidth to channel it…We Can Do Better…. You Are Not Alone!…..KEXP Amplifier
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Amazon MUST APOLOGIZE for telling the truth about Trump’s tariffs!

My column:

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Amazon accidentally told the truth about what Trump's tariffs are costing us | Opinion
Online retailer Amazon just committed one of the worst crimes imaginable under the Trump administration: It told the truth about the cost of tariffs.
www.usatoday.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Pete Hegseth installed Signal on a secure Pentagon computer—then used it to leak strike plans straight from a classified system.

This isn’t a “glitch.” This is deliberate, dangerous, and disqualifying.

He’s a severe national security threat. Fire him.

MORE: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
April 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
apple.news/AB-sJRVS2SrG...

This really hits….. I mean really!!
Opinion | MAGA Maoism is spreading through the populist right — The Washington Post
A new conservative strain dreams of sending the bourgeoise to work the factories.
apple.news
April 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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An impassioned marathon speech by Sen. Cory Booker protesting the Trump administration’s gutting of federal agencies and court-defying deportation of migrants broke the record for the longest floor speech in Senate history on Tuesday night.

Read more: bit.ly/3YccSa8
April 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The hits keep coming….
It gets better. Not only did these incompetent, clueless idiots do an obviously reckless, illegal thing using Signal to talk about highly secret stuff, but the DOD had WARNED everyone in a Department-wide email a week before not to . . . .
March 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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“This isn’t about party—it’s about country.” - Rep. Pat Ryan

Democratic Veterans are demanding answers after Trump’s SecDef mishandled sensitive military info.

American lives are at risk. We need accountability. We need a hearing.
March 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Secretary Pete keeping it real and explaining the real gravity of this situation.
The lives of American troops - and every American life - depends on the people in charge of our government taking their responsibilities seriously. But again and again, including with the incompetence that came to light today, they are demonstrating the opposite.

My full interview here:
Pete Responds Live to Trump Admin’s Major Security Failure
YouTube video by Pete Buttigieg
www.youtube.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with
@freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
wrd.cm
March 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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March 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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NEW: The Trump administration cited “performance” failures to justify its mass firing of IRS workers.

But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the administration had not conducted any such performance assessment.

By @andykroll.bsky.social
Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courts
The Trump administration cited “performance” failures to justify its mass firing of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the administration had…
propub.li
March 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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There's a reason #Seattle's community #radio station KEXP is so key to the joy that fuels my #ClimateInfluence work - human DJs, human connection, incredible listener #community, social impact x infinity. Great @bhay.bsky.social SPIN piece: www.spin.com/2025/03/left... #music #JoyAsAnActOfResistance
Left of the Dial: Seattle’s KEXP Heals What Ails Its Listeners
SERIES INTRO: In this series, we highlight independent radio stations across America that are keeping alive the dream of human DJs, unpredictable playlists, and
www.spin.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule with a soft splashdown off Florida's coast, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a week-long stay on the International Space Station reut.rs/4iAuHaZ
NASA astronauts 'Butch and Suni' return to Earth after drawn-out mission in space
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Tuesday with a soft splashdown off Florida's coast, nine months after their faulty Boeing BA.N Starliner craft upended what was to be a week-long stay on the International Space Station.
reut.rs
March 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Punk don’t drink the Orange KoolAide!!!

www.reddit.com/r/punk/s/w0k...
From the punk community on Reddit: Dropkick murphys against MAGA hats
Explore this post and more from the punk community
www.reddit.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Worth noting, Canada will not go lightly, nor should they!

apple.news/Awoc21JFORDO...
Invading Canada Is Not Advisable — The Atlantic
We’ve tried before. It didn’t work out.
apple.news
March 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Breaking news: A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to offer jobs back to all probationary employees who were fired last month from the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, Treasury and Veterans Affairs.
Judge orders Trump officials to offer jobs back to fired probationary workers
Judge William Alsup directed the Trump administration to extend the offer to probationary workers fired last month across several agencies.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Robert Morris—the televangelist who “spiritually advised” Trump during his 2016 campaign—has been indicted by an Oklahoma grand jury for indecent acts with a 12-year-old girl beginning in the 1980s.
Trump’s Former Spiritual Adviser Indicted for Lewd Acts With a Child
The Gateway megachurch founder was indicted for sexual misconduct with a 12-year-old girl.
buff.ly
March 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM