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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 12h

It’s always all about him. And not a speech is delivered without insulting Biden and/or Obama. Insecurity on display.

independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 17h

He dares to lecture on supporting law enforcement?? What about the police that got pummeled and beat sprayed on J6? He refuses to hang the commemorative plaque for them that was passed by Congress in 2022. It’s currently in storage. Sit down, Mike.

independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 21h

Nothing telegraphs a hate for this country more than spewing propaganda.

independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 22h

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 1d

And we’re paying these clowns too. Security issues aside, was the Federal Records Act repealed?

White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland

Anthony Salisbury displayed chat about deployment of 82nd airborne division on cell phone while in Minnesota

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 1d

Why are the senior advisor to Sec of Defense and top deputy to deputy WH Chief of Staff using Signal to discuss troop movements and POTUS with publicly visible screens? And Records Retention Act??

October 5, 2025

On Friday the Minnesota Star Tribune reported a conversation on the messaging app Signal between one of Stephen Miller’s top deputies, Anthony Salisbury, and a senior advisor to Secretary of Defense P...

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 1d

Come on, techies. Break out those tools to isolate the background noise.

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 1d

There’s no escaping the grief you feel now. Just try to hang on and it will subside. 30 yrs later the grief still grips me in random moments. But not for days, weeks, months anymore.

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact: Orban attended Oxford on a George Soros funded scholarship.

Viktor Orban’s ‘Propaganda State’ Is Starting to Show Cracks

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s talk about the reported $M’s of soybean and corn farmland in North Dakota that Bessent still has not divested. Is he waiting for the proposed bailout to increase the value?

independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 1d

Boss: The CEO just announced a major operational change to areas you are responsible for. What is your plan?

Manager: I’m not aware of it.

Boss: You’re fired.

independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 1d

I see a sycophantic Secretary of State surrounded by real estate developers salivating over no bid contracts to develop Gaza for their designated chosen ones.

independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 1d

“I was the apple of his (Putin) eye”. He actually said that.

independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 1d

“Featuring a guest appearance from Measles”. 😂

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 2d

“Numerous insurrectionists sprung from prison by the president either had criminal records or pending criminal charges for offenses “including rape, sexual abuse of a minor, domestic violence, manslaughter, production of child sexual abuse material and drug trafficking,” according to NPR.

The Gray Zone

When crimes aren’t punished and noncrimes are.

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 2d

“Merit based” hiring MAGA style. Reckless incompetence on display.

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 2d

This is how MAGA “merit based” hires operate. Hundreds fired on Friday, reinstated Friday & Saturday. Can you imagine if any other administration was this reckless, impulsive and incompetent?

More than half of CDC staffers recently fired by Trump administration have been reinstated — CNN

Hundreds of staff fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday have been reinstated, according to the American Federation of Government Employees.

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 2d

“Who’s Charlie Kirk?” asked Milagros Garcia, 56, sitting on the grass with a plate of chicken on Saturday at the Charlie Kirk memorial in Lima.

“I’ve never seen him,” when shown the event’s flier — a photo of Mr. Kirk in front of the Peruvian and American flags. Three women around her concurred.

Thousands of Miles From the U.S., Charlie Kirk Becomes a Political Tool

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 2d

“He didn’t violate a crime.” Huh? Yes but he apparently violated the law. I’ve been paid $50k in my career too. But never in a paper bag. Vance utterly embarrassed himself.

independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 2d

Yikes!

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 2d

“Already, in the hours following the ceasefire announcement, Trump announced his administration would lift sanctions brought by the Biden administration against violent Israeli settlers.”

As Ceasefire Nears, Jared Kushner’s New Investments Could Boost Israeli Settlements

Just before the Israel-Hamas war ceasefire deal, Donald Trump’s son-in-law doubled his stake in an Israeli firm that stands to gain from expanding Israeli settlements.

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 3d

Trumpworld's Least Favorite Cabinet Secretaries

“Worst, Bondi,” they begin. “2.) Bondi. 3.) Bondi. 4.) Bondi. 5.) HegsethRFKTulsiNoem.”

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 3d

Trump amplifying Putin’s declaration that the Nobel committee has lost credibility is not the flex he thinks it is. How embarrassing.

independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 3d

Gov Phil Scott (R-VT) re: administration’s deployment of federalized Nat Guard troops: “I don’t think the military should be used against our own people. In fact, it’s unconstitutional,” Scott said. “Unless, of course, there’s an insurrection, much like we saw January 6 a few years ago.”

October 10, 2025

All of President Donald J.

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independent56.bsky.social @independent56.bsky.social · 3d

I took Tylenol for autism and my son was born pregnant!