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thegoobsy.bsky.social
@thegoobsy.bsky.social
Just a regular guy, living in a small town, wanting to fight for Democracy.
They also started blocking 'democratic hashtags' on Instagram.
January 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
To all of you that feel discouraged, try to remember that as the final election results are tallied we have a clearer picture which shows that the majority of voters voted AGAINST Trump.

Don't fall for any messaging that Trump has a mandate, and that the majority of Americans agree with it.
November 20, 2024 at 6:03 PM
As does the information here:
tradingeconomics.com/united-kingd...
November 18, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Very sad if true.

I haven't been able to dissect the report but the Department for Business & Trade's Trade and Investments Factsheet for Kyrgyzstan, seems to support what you've laid out:
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67220d...
November 18, 2024 at 2:09 AM
It's scarier imagery when you realize, in his own words, the crusades involve the "categorical defeat of the Left".
November 18, 2024 at 12:15 AM
This is why RFK's appointment would be so terrifying to me, especially in the current anti-vax, post-science landscape.

Source:
Orenstein, Walter. (2007). The Role of Measles Elimination in Development of a National Immunization Program. The Pediatric infectious disease journal. 25. 1093-101.
November 17, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Absolutely, Christine. I don't trust my own memory or understanding a lot of the time. I also try to question any single source, for potential bias. Derrell Huff's book outlines how statistics can be utilized to tell a specific narrative, and information can be presented in "not-so-honest ways".
November 17, 2024 at 11:22 PM
This is a topic I think a lot about. I believe one of the reasons most of us have flocked to BlueSky, is largely due to the proliferation of disinformation on other social media platforms. I will be trying to do my part to address this issue by trying to ensure I cite my sources on shared stories.
November 17, 2024 at 10:57 PM
He doesn't want to resign, because this may be his one opportunity to get into a position of high enough power, to achieve his stated desires to ensure "the categorical defeat of the Left".
November 16, 2024 at 11:53 PM
I wouldn't put it past him to start committing actual war crimes against US citizens. Based on his own words, from his book, he wants to ensure "the categorical defeat of the Left".

Terrifying, Eric.
November 16, 2024 at 11:52 PM
One of those issues is that, in his own words, wants to ensure "the categorical defeat of the Left".

Absolutely terrifying.
November 16, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Potentially more chilling when you start to read some of the passages from his book:
November 16, 2024 at 11:50 PM
And if his book is anything to go by, the use of the position to ensure the "categorical defeat of the Left".
November 16, 2024 at 11:47 PM
And the passages in his book paint a pretty grim picture of what he would want to do in the role....
November 16, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Ron have you seen these passages from Pete Hegseth's book?

That has to be disqualifying, right?
November 16, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Never mind, I found it.

Page 15 of the ebook:
November 16, 2024 at 11:34 PM
This appears to be from the Hardcover Version of his novel, American Crusade: Our Fight to Stay Free.

I can't find the specific passage in the ebook version, though am still looking.

Makes me wonder if he took out some of the more unsatisfactory passages in an update.

That's pure speculation.
November 16, 2024 at 11:27 PM
This appears to be from the Hardcover Version of his novel, American Crusade: Our Fight to Stay Free.

I can't find the specific passage in the ebook version, though am still looking.

Makes me wonder if he took out some of the more unsatisfactory passages in an update.

That's pure speculation.
November 16, 2024 at 11:26 PM
What's with all these fascist wannabees looking the same:

Will Scharf and Stephen Miller:
November 16, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Tommy "Trump was elected by an enormous vote" Tuberville.

Didn't even get 50% there Tommy......

Source: The Cook Political Report
www.cookpolitical.com/vote-tracker...
November 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM
SMALL WIN:
Regardless of the final count. The electoral landscape is slightly better now than it was during Trump's 2016 victory, particularly related to the House. Can it stave off some of the disastrous changes that have been proposed?

2016: 194D - 241R
2024: 211D - 218R (current)
Source:CNN
November 16, 2024 at 6:03 PM
You just earned Propublica a recurring $10 donation Chris! ;)
November 15, 2024 at 3:06 AM