Rich Fraser
@carolinarich.bsky.social
I never thought that believing that humans should be treated as humans made me some kind of liberal idealogue. But here we are.
Father. Patriot. Pilot. FHNSAB
Formerly known in other places as @richmanwisco
Father. Patriot. Pilot. FHNSAB
Formerly known in other places as @richmanwisco
Seems like we still have the ability to use traditional, non-lethal interdiction methods.
A law enforcement crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach seized approximately 3,715 pounds of cocaine last week from a suspected smuggling vessel. www.stripes.com/branches/coa...
A law enforcement crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach seized approximately 3,715 pounds of cocaine last week from a suspected smuggling vessel. www.stripes.com/branches/coa...
December 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Seems like we still have the ability to use traditional, non-lethal interdiction methods.
A law enforcement crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach seized approximately 3,715 pounds of cocaine last week from a suspected smuggling vessel. www.stripes.com/branches/coa...
A law enforcement crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach seized approximately 3,715 pounds of cocaine last week from a suspected smuggling vessel. www.stripes.com/branches/coa...
In front is a worldwide audience, a fair number of whom may be hearing him speak for the first time.
Bravo.
Bravo.
Trump: "When you look at football in the US, soccer -- we seem to never call it that, because we have a little bit of a conflict with another thing that's called football. But when you think about it, shouldn't it really be called football? We have to come up with another name for the NFL stuff."
December 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
In front is a worldwide audience, a fair number of whom may be hearing him speak for the first time.
Bravo.
Bravo.
What a way to start a week. David Byrne is a national treasure.
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime." n.pr/4pFYoun
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime."
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
What a way to start a week. David Byrne is a national treasure.
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Remember Thomas Jacob Sanford, the Iraq veteran who burned up a Mormon Church in September? Remember Nigel Edge, the Iraq veteran sniper who shot up a bar from his boat in Cape Fear, also in September?
Keep track of how differently we speak of them than Rahmanullah Lakanwal.
Keep track of how differently we speak of them than Rahmanullah Lakanwal.
November 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Remember Thomas Jacob Sanford, the Iraq veteran who burned up a Mormon Church in September? Remember Nigel Edge, the Iraq veteran sniper who shot up a bar from his boat in Cape Fear, also in September?
Keep track of how differently we speak of them than Rahmanullah Lakanwal.
Keep track of how differently we speak of them than Rahmanullah Lakanwal.
Coming soon: Whiskey Pete in front of the SASC, pocket square, flop sweat and all, tap dancing as if his life depends on it, trying to convince the committee that what he did was legal.
Because otherwise he will have to either admit he issued the order or he was ordered to do it.
Because otherwise he will have to either admit he issued the order or he was ordered to do it.
November 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Coming soon: Whiskey Pete in front of the SASC, pocket square, flop sweat and all, tap dancing as if his life depends on it, trying to convince the committee that what he did was legal.
Because otherwise he will have to either admit he issued the order or he was ordered to do it.
Because otherwise he will have to either admit he issued the order or he was ordered to do it.
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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Many have paid thousands of dollars, completed harrowing paperwork, & reported to gov regularly on a trusted path to citizenship. Worked & paid taxes.
Then thugs threw them into a gulag, chained them, then put them on one-way flight to another country.
Not even a chance to kiss family goodbye.
Then thugs threw them into a gulag, chained them, then put them on one-way flight to another country.
Not even a chance to kiss family goodbye.
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Many have paid thousands of dollars, completed harrowing paperwork, & reported to gov regularly on a trusted path to citizenship. Worked & paid taxes.
Then thugs threw them into a gulag, chained them, then put them on one-way flight to another country.
Not even a chance to kiss family goodbye.
Then thugs threw them into a gulag, chained them, then put them on one-way flight to another country.
Not even a chance to kiss family goodbye.
There's hubris,
then there's WHATEVER this is:
then there's WHATEVER this is:
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
There's hubris,
then there's WHATEVER this is:
then there's WHATEVER this is:
An entire industry knows this. But the mainstream hasn't a clue. So frustrating.
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
An entire industry knows this. But the mainstream hasn't a clue. So frustrating.
Yep. About sums it up.
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Yep. About sums it up.
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McCRORY: “.. they’re losing the upper hand on that issue .. for the first time, immigration is maybe having a negative impact on my party.”
@politico.com #Charlotte
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com #Charlotte
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
McCRORY: “.. they’re losing the upper hand on that issue .. for the first time, immigration is maybe having a negative impact on my party.”
@politico.com #Charlotte
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com #Charlotte
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
This actually highlights the laziness of the current regime. They could have used this and actually take some credit for it but no, they had to run with the first thing they could find, the Walmart version which was highly flawed. Lazy lazy lazy.
This post is going to make people INCANDESCENTLY mad but here we go: the annual Farm Bureau survey of a Thanksgiving meal (using the same basket of goods over time) priced out at $55.18 for 10 people this year, -5% YoY. In real terms (delf w/ CPI) it's the cheapest Thanksgiving meal ever.
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This actually highlights the laziness of the current regime. They could have used this and actually take some credit for it but no, they had to run with the first thing they could find, the Walmart version which was highly flawed. Lazy lazy lazy.
My city.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
My city.
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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
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Dang - how bad was the Border Patrol invasion in North Carolina?
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Dang - how bad was the Border Patrol invasion in North Carolina?
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
It's open mike night.
Trump: "I met with two pollsters the day before I got the news about covid because we were starting to think about the next election. They said, 'Sir, if George Washington and Abraham Lincoln came back from the dead and they aligned, you'd be beating them by 25 points.'"
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
It's open mike night.
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“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:
An Insider’s View of the Immigration System
A former senior immigration policy official offers insight into how the system works and highlights urgent problems that must be addressed.
www.brennancenter.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“I think most don’t realize how hard it is to immigrate legally to the United States,” says former senior policy official @margyoh.bsky.social. She explains other surprising facts about the immigration system in a wide-ranging new Q&A:
Terrorism in my city.
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Terrorism in my city.
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the only thing democrats should be saying today is “the entire republican party is engaged in a coverup of the most notorious child sex trafficking ring in world history”
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
the only thing democrats should be saying today is “the entire republican party is engaged in a coverup of the most notorious child sex trafficking ring in world history”
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We only rate dogs. This is a family of Suburban Gold Fairies. It's rare for them to travel together like this. Very magical but please only send dogs. Thank you... 13/10 for all (TT: hdbrosriley)
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We only rate dogs. This is a family of Suburban Gold Fairies. It's rare for them to travel together like this. Very magical but please only send dogs. Thank you... 13/10 for all (TT: hdbrosriley)
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instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
This right here. It's become very clear that Republicans don't care how many people die. Instead, liberals want to point fingers.
This seems like the most straightforward and also basically accurate message.
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This right here. It's become very clear that Republicans don't care how many people die. Instead, liberals want to point fingers.
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
The doomerism around here today is tiresome. Reflexive, knee jerk stuff.
Calling senators cowards in this situation is irrational and unreasonable. They have constituents going hungry. They're hearing from them. They have at least an ounce of humanity in a very difficult situation.
Calling senators cowards in this situation is irrational and unreasonable. They have constituents going hungry. They're hearing from them. They have at least an ounce of humanity in a very difficult situation.
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The doomerism around here today is tiresome. Reflexive, knee jerk stuff.
Calling senators cowards in this situation is irrational and unreasonable. They have constituents going hungry. They're hearing from them. They have at least an ounce of humanity in a very difficult situation.
Calling senators cowards in this situation is irrational and unreasonable. They have constituents going hungry. They're hearing from them. They have at least an ounce of humanity in a very difficult situation.
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I feel like this needs to be said, bc some big accounts are missing it.
The people feeling the pain of shutdown:
Govt workers furloughed or working for free (Lots in VA)
Flights (note fight over private v. commercial @katieporteroc.bsky.social won)
40M losing SNAP
v
20M on ACA subsidies
The people feeling the pain of shutdown:
Govt workers furloughed or working for free (Lots in VA)
Flights (note fight over private v. commercial @katieporteroc.bsky.social won)
40M losing SNAP
v
20M on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I feel like this needs to be said, bc some big accounts are missing it.
The people feeling the pain of shutdown:
Govt workers furloughed or working for free (Lots in VA)
Flights (note fight over private v. commercial @katieporteroc.bsky.social won)
40M losing SNAP
v
20M on ACA subsidies
The people feeling the pain of shutdown:
Govt workers furloughed or working for free (Lots in VA)
Flights (note fight over private v. commercial @katieporteroc.bsky.social won)
40M losing SNAP
v
20M on ACA subsidies