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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · Jan 25

For everyone on active duty: under 10 USC 1034, the Military Whistleblower Protection Act, it is illegal for anyone to take any adverse action or withhold a positive personnel action for communicating or preparing to communicate, with an IG or Congress. Executive Orders have no effect on this law.

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 10h

Nobody wants it as a story but I have multiple NYPD sources who voted for Mamdani, are eager for his win in November, and who say their colleagues quietly feel the same.

They like that he wants NYPD to focus on crime, not quality of life enforcement.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 9h

This is awesome

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 12h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 12h

You should write another book about how great Lance Armstrong is

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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 13h

www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...

The Underrated Power of ‘Glue Employees’ Who Hold Everything Together

Successful teams aren’t necessarily about star talent, but more often depend on the quiet leaders who hold organizations together.

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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 14h

FWIW this appears to be entirely on Twitter. I haven’t seen any “Centrist Dems” posting on Bluesky which just makes it look more manufactured

Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 15h

Democratic Party funded influencers out in force to rerun their Biden 2024 talking points. According to centrist Dems, running 80 year old candidates is a plus and we should be doing it more.

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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 15h

Add to this Israel’s constant efforts to interfere in US domestic politics and punish US people it views as opponents which are not the actions of an ally.

Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 15h

A liberal democracy that maintains indefinite control of millions of people it affords no rights and allows its most extreme citizens to brutalize and kill with no reaction is not a liberal democracy. Liberal democracies also at least attempt to discipline their troops for war crimes.

Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 15h

Interesting how Israelis view collapsing US public support as a PR problem, not something they could fix by changing their actions. The way to persuade Americans Israel is a liberal democracy and not an ethnonationalist apartheid state is to act like a liberal democracy.

A Test Now for Israel: Can It Repair Its Ties to Americans?

www.nytimes.com

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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 1d

The Supreme Court uses the shadow docket so it can rule for Trump without creating principles that will prevent it from ruling against a Democratic President. It’s that simple. They have abandoned law and just rule in favor of Republicans or whatever billionaire bribed them most recently.

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

I think it would be a huge public service if major media outlets interviewed people given RIF notices and let them explain in detail what their jobs are so that people can judge for themselves whether these positions are wasteful like Trump and Vought claim or whether they help the country prosper.

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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 2d

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Pete Hegseth wages war on his wrinkles with Botox

The Secretary of War, 45, underwent a round of cosmetic injections in September, with photos taken a month apart showing Hegseth with noticeably smoother, youthful skin.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 2d

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Explosion Hits Serbian Arms Factory One Day After Russia Alleges Weapons Supply to Ukraine

Explosion at the Krušik arms factory in Serbia injures five workers, following accusations of supplying arms to Ukraine amid ongoing tensions with Russia.

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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 2d

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Massive Explosion at Czech Ammo Factory Producing Artillery Shells for Ukraine

Blast at Policka facility injures one as emergency services respond; cause under investigation

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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 2d

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Spain: Explosion at Rheinmetall munitions factory injures 6 – DW – 01/31/2025

A fire had to be extinguished, and six men were injured after an explosion at a Rheinmetall ammunition factory in Spain. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 2d

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Vr...

2014 Vrbětice ammunition warehouse explosions - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Vrbětice_ammunition_warehouse_explosions

Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 2d

Worth noting that Russia has a well-documented track record of blowing up NATO and Ukrainian ammunition plants.

Live Updates: 19 Missing After Blast Tears Through Tennessee Munitions Plant

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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 2d

I’d like to add: retasking the FBI away from counterintelligence, especially Russian-focused counterintelligence.

Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 2d

Our military is led by a vengeful 12 year old

Inside Hegseth’s Effort to Limit Press Access at the Pentagon

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Paul Gowder @gowder.io · 2d

Waiting for someone to come out with a line of goofy animal costumes with built in helmets and tear gas filtration. There's money just sitting on the table here

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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 2d

The frog protest is a sophisticated resistance tactic because it combines the ability to communicate profound contempt for the object of the protest with indisputable non-violent intent. It thoroughly destroys Trump’s claims about protest violence in 5 seconds of video.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 2d

This has always been an issue with Bernie, who I don’t think has the same practicality and appreciation for detail. Even though he is unquestionably had a very positive impact on America, it was mostly through symbolic leadership not actually getting things done or managing effectively.

Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 2d

I think this is an indication he will be an excellent mayor, not just a symbol. He wills make mistakes and have problems but he seems to have a commitment to learning about the details you need to understand to get things done.

Mamdani Courts the Cops

He is doing a lot better than you might think.

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Angry Porcupine @angryporc123.bsky.social · 2d

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

What Zohran Mamdani Knows About Power

The thirty-three-year-old socialist is rewriting the rules of New York politics. Can he transform the city as mayor?