Eric Zarate
@zarate-eric.bsky.social
Contributor: @SportsDayHS @dallasnews and fortworthreport.bsky.social
Former @USArmy cavalry officer. Ex-@startelegram @Trinity_U graduate Opinions are mine. 🇺🇸🇲🇽
Former @USArmy cavalry officer. Ex-@startelegram @Trinity_U graduate Opinions are mine. 🇺🇸🇲🇽
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Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! I hope you all have a wonderful, politics-free day.
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! I hope you all have a wonderful, politics-free day.
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Huh.
Trump dropped the tariffs on coffee, beef, and tropical fruit to LOWER PRICES.
I thought other countries paid for those?
Trump dropped the tariffs on coffee, beef, and tropical fruit to LOWER PRICES.
I thought other countries paid for those?
November 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Huh.
Trump dropped the tariffs on coffee, beef, and tropical fruit to LOWER PRICES.
I thought other countries paid for those?
Trump dropped the tariffs on coffee, beef, and tropical fruit to LOWER PRICES.
I thought other countries paid for those?
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
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When authoritarianism is on the rise, you can count on the richest, least vulnerable men on the planet to be the biggest cowards.
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
When authoritarianism is on the rise, you can count on the richest, least vulnerable men on the planet to be the biggest cowards.
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I’m definitely warming up to getting older
I’m watching so much PBS the Viking Cruises are starting to look good to me
I’m watching so much PBS the Viking Cruises are starting to look good to me
September 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I’m definitely warming up to getting older
I’m watching so much PBS the Viking Cruises are starting to look good to me
I’m watching so much PBS the Viking Cruises are starting to look good to me
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This is Parker. He will not eat until he receives a forehead kiss. 13/10 would give him so many smooches (TT: parkerthegoldenboy)
August 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This is Parker. He will not eat until he receives a forehead kiss. 13/10 would give him so many smooches (TT: parkerthegoldenboy)
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For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
August 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
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This is Archibald. He's been holding in a sneeze since last September. Finally let it loose. 13/10 bless you buddy
August 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This is Archibald. He's been holding in a sneeze since last September. Finally let it loose. 13/10 bless you buddy
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The last six months will be defined by the GOP’s crusade to eliminate health care access and protect Jeffrey Epstein.
The American people are paying attention.
The American people are paying attention.
July 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The last six months will be defined by the GOP’s crusade to eliminate health care access and protect Jeffrey Epstein.
The American people are paying attention.
The American people are paying attention.
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Actor Jeff Daniels on Donald Trump’s 2nd term: “We’ve lost decency. We’ve lost civility. We’ve lost respect for the rule of law. We’ve normalized verbal abuse. We’re supposed to elect the best of us, not the worst of us. He’s everything that’s wrong with not just America but being a human being.”
July 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Actor Jeff Daniels on Donald Trump’s 2nd term: “We’ve lost decency. We’ve lost civility. We’ve lost respect for the rule of law. We’ve normalized verbal abuse. We’re supposed to elect the best of us, not the worst of us. He’s everything that’s wrong with not just America but being a human being.”
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The GOP is hoping this will just go away.
Spoiler alert: it’s not going away
Spoiler alert: it’s not going away
July 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The GOP is hoping this will just go away.
Spoiler alert: it’s not going away
Spoiler alert: it’s not going away
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Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social,
Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,
Your fan, Mar🐫
Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,
Your fan, Mar🐫
July 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social,
Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,
Your fan, Mar🐫
Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,
Your fan, Mar🐫
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CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
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Stephen Colbert is a profoundly good and deeply talented man with a great staff and an excellent show. They all deserve better.
July 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Stephen Colbert is a profoundly good and deeply talented man with a great staff and an excellent show. They all deserve better.
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The economy got half a percentage point smaller last quarter
July 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The economy got half a percentage point smaller last quarter
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Trump is calling a bill that he doesn’t understand the only way to save America, and 50 people who mostly DO understand it - and hate it - just voted for it because the guy who doesn’t know what’s in it told them to.
What a clusterfuck.
What a clusterfuck.
July 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Trump is calling a bill that he doesn’t understand the only way to save America, and 50 people who mostly DO understand it - and hate it - just voted for it because the guy who doesn’t know what’s in it told them to.
What a clusterfuck.
What a clusterfuck.
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Important to know that these cuts kick in right after the 2026 midterms. That’s how you know they know it’s bad.
July 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Important to know that these cuts kick in right after the 2026 midterms. That’s how you know they know it’s bad.
M*A*S*H is always worth a viewing. Watching this scene from the Camp Garry Owen 4/7 Cavalry officers club while stationed in the ROK, was met with a chorus of “Fine, you effing go!! Ship my ass home!” Other comments were even more creative.
June 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
M*A*S*H is always worth a viewing. Watching this scene from the Camp Garry Owen 4/7 Cavalry officers club while stationed in the ROK, was met with a chorus of “Fine, you effing go!! Ship my ass home!” Other comments were even more creative.
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Pup cup compilation to nourish your soul
June 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Pup cup compilation to nourish your soul
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Lawmakers in Congress should not be buying, trading, and owning individual stocks. Period.
It’s long past time to BAN Congressional stock trading.
It’s long past time to BAN Congressional stock trading.
June 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Lawmakers in Congress should not be buying, trading, and owning individual stocks. Period.
It’s long past time to BAN Congressional stock trading.
It’s long past time to BAN Congressional stock trading.
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I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.
June 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.
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Thinking of a hero I knew and admired.
June 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Thinking of a hero I knew and admired.
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I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
June 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
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