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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 12h

Former Nellis nuclear security guard details anomalous events at base's Area 2 | Reality Check

In this episode of "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart sits down with Yoshua Shelton, a man who provided nuclear security at Area 2 on Nellis Air Force Base. Together, they discuss disturbing paranormal UAP happenings at Area 2, including shadowy humanoid figures, a bright light that Shelton suspects wa

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 13h

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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 13h

Take a good look, America.

Leaked YR messages reveal racist rot and Nazi worship. Leaders joked about gas chambers, slavery, rape, and hurled slurs while chasing Trump favor. Jobs rescinded, GOP figures condemn, thousands of vile posts preserved as evidence.
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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 13h

A lot of MAGA folks are about to learn what "Democratic programs" are in Trump's world:

Trump threatens to close 'Democrat programs' by Friday: 'They're never going to come back'

President Donald Trump threatened to close "Democrat programs" by Friday if the government shutdown continues, and he said it's unlikely that the closed program will return, according to a new report. Politico reported on Tuesday that Trump plans to announce which programs he is cutting by Friday, b...

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 13h

Complains his body isn’t beach ready while his administration pushes a $20 billion rescue for Argentina. Vanity eclipses policy as he riffs beside Milei. Power obsessed showman fixated on flesh while real money moves offstage.

Trump Complains That His Body Isn’t Beach Ready

Trump was airing his insecurities while his administration handed Argentina a $20 billion rescue package.

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 13h

Donald Trump is a failure even while his sycophants sukhimoff.

Explosions light up Gaza skyline

(9 Oct 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Southern Israel, overlooking Gaza Strip - 9 October 2025 ++NIGHT SHOTS++ ++MUTE++ 1. Two explosions seen in distance STORYLINE: Explosions were seen on the Gaza skyline late on Thursday after Israel and Hamas agreed to implement the first

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 13h

Time touts his Gaza deal; he fixates on the cover, ranting about vanished hair and a tiny crown. Kari Lake circulates a counterfeit version to flatter him.

Trump finally realizes he’s really f-cking ugly

On Monday, Time magazine published another cover story of President Donald Trump—but this time it’s celebrating his role in the Israel and Hamas peace deal. “His Triumph,” the cover reads alongside a photo angled up at Trump in a blue suit and red tie....

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 13h

High Court poised to arm Trump with a tool to lock in 27 safe GOP seats by gutting Section 2, warping maps against Black and Latino voters. Reargument in Louisiana v. Callais signals a project to recast fixing discrimination as discrimination.

Supreme Court could hand Trump 'powerful tool' that guarantees GOP 27 safe House seats

The Supreme Court is set to hear Louisiana v. Callais on Wednesday, marking a rare re-argument in a voting rights dispute that could undermine one of the last protections against racial vote dilution in the U.S. The case centers on whether the court will allow Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, whi...

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 13h

Johnson faces a stern AG threat for stalling a duly elected Democrat’s oath, weaponizing the shutdown to silence Arizona voters. Kris Mayes warns of litigation. Seating Adelita Grijalva narrows the GOP margin and could force a vote on the Epstein files.

Mike Johnson hit with stern legal threat from AG for stalling new lawmaker's swearing in

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was hit with a stern legal threat from Arizona's attorney general for stalling a Democrat's swearing-in amid the government shutdown.Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on Tuesday threatened legal action and accused Johnson of dragging his feet on seating Rep.-elect...

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 14h

Republicans panic over No Kings, hurling lurid smears. Johnson brands it pro Hamas and Antifa. Emmer calls it hate America. Indivisible maps nonviolent mass protests. Sanders rebukes the spin as constitutional resistance.

‘No Kings’ Has Republicans in Disarray

Why GOP lawmakers are spreading fear about the upcoming rally.

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 15h

Biden body quip anchors a chaotic presser: Trump berates ABC over the Vance interview, scolds Stephanopoulos, jokes about beaches and weight, pledges support for Argentina, flatters Milei as a very great leader, touts bailout and swap talks.

'My body is a little bit larger than' Biden’s: Here are 5 wild moments from Trump’s presser

U.S. President Donald Trump's schedule, on Tuesday afternoon, October 14, included a meeting with visiting Argentine President Javier Milei in the White House.The Trump Administration is giving Argentina, whose currency, the peso argentino, has suffered major problems in recent years, a $20 million ...

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 15h

White House ramps shutdown brinkmanship as Vought’s OMB fires 4,000 and threatens more, eyes paying troops from other funds. Budget experts and Democrats say the layoffs lack legal authority and function as retaliatory leverage.

'Batten down the hatches': White House issues ominous new shutdown threat

After firing thousands of federal government workers on Friday, the Trump White House Office of Management and Budget is threatening even more layoffs, which some experts and Democratic lawmakers say could be unlawful.The Office of Management and Budget last week fired about 4,000 federal employees ...

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 15h

#ETTD

JPMorgan’s David Kelly warns the U.S. is edging toward insolvency under Trump. Tariffs behave like a stealth tax, inflating prices, swelling deficits, and ballooning interest costs, shredding the fantasy that duties would pay down debt.

Key Analyst Says U.S. is ‘Going Broke’ Under Trump

JPMorgan’s David Kelly cited Trump’s tariffs as a reason the U.S. debt could balloon further.

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 15h

Aides admit Fox grips the Oval Office like a hypnotist, steering Guard deployments and policy lurches. Zeteo reports cable cues shape life or death decisions. Trump acknowledges he mainlines the network’s propaganda stream.

Even Trump Aides Are Alarmed by Fox’s ‘Scary’ Grip on Boss

Top Trump aides say the president’s favorite network holds even more sway than previously known.

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 15h

At a White House presser, Trump jokes about giving Tomahawks to Milei for use on opposition, boasts the US has plenty, labels Democrats sick, and fields Ukraine weapons questions while flirting with rhetoric of state violence.

Trump jokes about giving missiles to right-wing foreign leader 'for your opposition'

President Donald Trump offered Argentina's right-wing president Tomahawk missiles to use on his "opposition" in an apparent joke.During a news conference with President Javier Milei on Tuesday, Trump was asked if he would discuss providing weapons to Ukraine when he met with Ukrainian President Volo...

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 15h

Yet another whiny orange baby temper tantrum.

Trump rips ABC over cut-off Vance interview with Stephanopoulos

President Trump ripped ABC News after a contentious interview with Vice President Vance over the weekend. “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos abruptly ended an interview with Vance o…

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 15h

I posted earlier about strikes in Gaza and then took it down because I couldn't find the source.

The source:

Infina Alerts (@infinaalerts) on Threads

BREAKING – Several civilian injuries with an Israeli drone strike in southern Gaza Strip.

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 16h

General George S. Patton was ANTIFA.

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 16h

Anti-fascists hate pedophiles and pedophiles hate anti-fascists. Generally, that's where we are, even though there is always overlap; no absolutes.

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 16h

It never ends. These Freedom shirts are NAMBLA shirts.

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 18h

Beck bragged that the FBI tapped his antifa intel, revealing a hollow crusade built on podcast gossip. The hunt is gasping for evidence, and Trump lacks the authority to label antifa terrorists without Congress.

Glenn Beck boast accidentally exposes failure of Trump's antifa crusade: analyst

President Donald Trump has moved to designate "antifa," or the broadly-defined collective of activists fighting against what they perceive to be fascism in America, as a terrorist organization — but an intended boast by far-right podcaster Glenn Beck accidentally revealed the effort is already "fall...

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tomwellborn3rd @patriotprogressive.bsky.social · 18h

Faster, please.

RFK Jr.’s adviser warns Trump’s treatment may shorten his life, elevating an anti vax, anti statin campaigner’s theory. Medical experts and the British Heart Foundation say the claims are misleading and wrong.

RFK Jr. adviser warns Trump 'likely shortening his lifespan' with medical treatment

A top aide to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared a theory about what he thinks is causing President Donald Trump's alleged "dementia" and swollen cankles — and how his current medical treatment could be "likely shortening his lifespan."Dr. Aseem Malhotra, an advisor for...

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