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US Army Retired SFC, (20 years). My motto: FiDO - Forget it Drive On, Forgive it, Finesse it, F* it, the F is interchangeable. Stay optimistic! Laughter (medicine for the soul), Sci-fi, Chess, books, strong beer and a smooth mellow Scotch is how l roll.

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · Mar 25

Here’s the key to happiness: Mind yo own mf business and stop imagining what the F my business is. 😼

steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 2h

The slow moving Mystics from the “Dark Crystal” should be the Dems new symbol. Get rid of that Donkey. 😼

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 7h

Yes to going on the offense. Too bad it takes so long though.

"...but they may get prosecuted after the Trump administration because the statute of limitations would not have run out."

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 7h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

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JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 4h

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"I understand the message he's trying to do. But there are so many ways you could do that message without pointing a weapon at your members," he said. And one unstable person runs with that and blasts a room of so called unbelievers with lead. 😾

Church says pastor pointed gun at congregation to encourage ‘spiritual violence against unbelief’

Leaders at Legacy Faith Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, are now defending their founding pastor, Philip Thornton, after he came under fire for repeatedly pointing an unloaded gun at congregants

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 4h

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You will not be a hero. You will not spark change. You will end up in an 8-by-10 cell, surrounded by people you despise, and you will spend every hour wondering why you gave everything up for nothing.

Ex KKK member says he lost freedom due to extremism. He now denounces political violence

I fell in with the most radical wing of the Ku Klux Klan. I believed their tirades, followed their orders, and thought I was serving some greater cause.

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 4h

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What did you expect from a member of the “Mo Tea Sa” tribe? He’s just trying to please his Massa. Man up and go after Drumpf’s constant hate speech. Stinking sunken place lap dog. 🐕 😾

Rep. Jasmine Crockett Blasts Stephen A. Smith’s Critique of Outspoken Black Women Via Retweets

After Smith's commentary, colleagues pushed back on his hot takes, rallying around Crockett for expressing her take on the demise of U.S. leadership.

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 4h

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..the agents wrote him a $130 ticket for not having his papers, which all registered foreign nationals must carry with them at all times, according to federal law. However, before Donald Trump's second term, the law was rarely enforced. Who said you was free boy? 😾

ICE now targeting legal residents and fining them $130 for not having papers

The Trump administration continues to rain down on undocumented immigrants all across the U.S., but particularly in major cities, including Chicago and its suburbs, known as Operation Midway Blitz

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 4h

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Veteran WGN-TV producer Deborah Brockman was slammed to the ground as mask-wearing Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers cuffed her.

Her legal team stated she was simply walking to the bus stop when she was assaulted by the federal agents.

Producer lawyers up after ICE agents arrest her with pants pulled down

Veteran WGN-TV producer Deborah Brockman was slammed to the ground as mask-wearing CBP officers cuffed her in the Chicago suburb of Lincoln Square on Friday.

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 4h

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I’ll wear a MAGA hat 🎩 when you release the Epstein files. 😼

Trump calls 'The View' co-host who promised to wear MAGA hat 'a joke'

President Donald Trump called "The View" co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin a "joke" Tuesday after being told about her earlier promise to wear a MAGA hat if he got the Israeli hostages home.

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 4h

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Grifters are gonna grift. 😼

Trump overheard on 'hot mic' apparently talking business with Indonesian leader

President Trump was apparently overheard discussing what seemed to be a Trump family business venture with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 4h

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Say hello to the vampire virus. Just stop! Between scientists and AI I don’t know which one is going to doom us all. 😼

Scientists Create Lab-Grown Blood Cells Using 'Hematoids'

University of Cambridge researchers have developed three-dimensional embryo-like structures called hematoids using human stem cells that replicate early developmental processes and produce blood stem ...

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 4h

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This is exactly what we need, more winning! But to be frank, I’m so tired of all of this winning. 😼

Trump's Wood Tariffs Take Effect, Raising Home Costs

President Trump's tariffs on imported wood products officially took effect on Tuesday at 12:01 AM (ET), imposing a 10% duty on softwood timber and lumber and 25% tariffs on upholstered wooden furnitur...

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 4h

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Some faced a 200% tariff — the rate for Russian aluminum — on shipments that didn't contain the metal. Ha! Smells of Drumpf’s crooked shenanigans. 😼

UPS customers say they're being charged the wrong tariff rates and can't get answers from the shipping service

UPS is applying the wrong tariff rates, including a 200% charge for Russian aluminum, to some US-bound shipments, customers say.

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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 5h

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Portland Invasion! | The Daily Show | Comedy Central Africa

YouTube video by Comedy Central Africa

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 5h

Man! We need her here in our Congress right away! 😸

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 5h

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Their defense attorneys have argued that there was no fraud at all and that they merely outsmarted some "predatory" automated trading bots. Dear Leader will surely pardon them if convicted. 😼

Opening statements are set for MIT-educated brothers charged with swiping $25M in crypto in just 12 seconds

The Peraire-Buenos are accused of fraud and conspiracy for allegedly diverting $25M in cryptocurrency in just 12 seconds. Openings are Tuesday in NYC.

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 5h

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 11h

omfg

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 5h

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The six foreigners who had their visas revoked were from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Paraguay and South Africa. They were not identified. Don’t talk bad about the patron saint of racist. 😼

US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last m...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

🔥 COUNTRY SINGER @bryanandrewsmusic.bsky.social : "You don't get to call yourself a Christian and laugh when families are torn apart — and think it's okay that the highest court in the land just gave a green light to ICE agents to target people because they’re brown or speaking Spanish.”

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 5h

Smells like that Nazi genetics BS. Soon, RFK Jr will be recommending sterilization for folks with disabilities in their families. 😼

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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 5h

Herr Drumpf is so proud of them. 😼

steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 6h

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

They referred to Black people as monkeys and “the watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. 😾

‘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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steampunk62.bsky.social @steampunk62.bsky.social · 7h

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…remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters over the weekend that swept some homes away, authorities said. More than 50 people had been rescued — some plucked from rooftops. Where’s FEMA? 😾

1 dead, 2 missing after severe Alaska flooding Coast Guard official says left "absolute devastation"

One person was dead and two missing in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters to the region.

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