Makyn
@clapman7.bsky.social
Interested in #defense and #solarpunk- Yes, I know that's a weird combination.
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I don’t think anyone acquainted with the Epstein files can deny that the Republican Party is sincerely committed to putting children to work.
Florida AG James Uthmeier: "We need to focus on getting people into the workforce even earlier. We passed legislation last year to help high school students get their hands dirty and get on job sites more quickly."
February 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I don’t think anyone acquainted with the Epstein files can deny that the Republican Party is sincerely committed to putting children to work.
DHS needs to be obliterated
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 4:08 PM
DHS needs to be obliterated
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How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Then you’re actions are illegal and will be stopped
Rep. Buddy Carter: "Some of the demands that the Democrats have put forth, we're not gonna be able to obtain that. We can't have a warrant every time."
February 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Then you’re actions are illegal and will be stopped
Well, the first issue is treating Europe like an issue and not like our allies
NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker claims America has "bigger issues to deal with" than Europe
February 17, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Well, the first issue is treating Europe like an issue and not like our allies
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In an effort to win this contest, China is building hegemony by exporting not just its green products but also in a structural shift exporting its technology, engineering, supply chains, and financing.
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
China is building 74% of all current solar and wind projects, report says
Beijing is dominating construction of renewable energy sources, according to Global Energy Monitor
www.ft.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In an effort to win this contest, China is building hegemony by exporting not just its green products but also in a structural shift exporting its technology, engineering, supply chains, and financing.
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri...
www.ft.com/content/e517...
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Rep. Buddy Carter: "Just yesterday in my district we had a terrible tragedy where one of our beloved school teachers was killed by an illegal immigrant who was trying to resist arrest and fleeing from ICE"
(the immigrant had no criminal history but ICE got into a high speed chase with him anyway)
(the immigrant had no criminal history but ICE got into a high speed chase with him anyway)
February 17, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Rep. Buddy Carter: "Just yesterday in my district we had a terrible tragedy where one of our beloved school teachers was killed by an illegal immigrant who was trying to resist arrest and fleeing from ICE"
(the immigrant had no criminal history but ICE got into a high speed chase with him anyway)
(the immigrant had no criminal history but ICE got into a high speed chase with him anyway)
Play this in a locked room with him on repeat 24/7
Rep. Buddy Carter on a teacher who was killed when ICE got into a high-speed chase with a man who had no criminal record: "She is a victim of Jon Ossoff, Chuck Schumer, and the Democrats ... they've got blood on their hands"
February 17, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Play this in a locked room with him on repeat 24/7
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Rep. Buddy Carter on a teacher who was killed when ICE got into a high-speed chase with a man who had no criminal record: "She is a victim of Jon Ossoff, Chuck Schumer, and the Democrats ... they've got blood on their hands"
February 17, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Rep. Buddy Carter on a teacher who was killed when ICE got into a high-speed chase with a man who had no criminal record: "She is a victim of Jon Ossoff, Chuck Schumer, and the Democrats ... they've got blood on their hands"
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The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
February 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
I’m ready for an entire days worth of smug “oh, so you just want politics to end, huh?”
Hope that Democrats aren't relying on the enthusiasm of their base to win in November www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
February 17, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I’m ready for an entire days worth of smug “oh, so you just want politics to end, huh?”
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gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
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ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE
According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.
www.wtoc.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM
ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
Yeah, uh, hm
Trump: I have nothing to hide. I have been exonerated. I have nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. I have been totally exonerated on Epstein.
February 17, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Yeah, uh, hm
“It’s a moral panic”
YEAH HAVING GOOD MORALS VS HAVING BAD PEDOPHILIC MORALS
YEAH HAVING GOOD MORALS VS HAVING BAD PEDOPHILIC MORALS
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 16, 2026 at 11:28 PM
“It’s a moral panic”
YEAH HAVING GOOD MORALS VS HAVING BAD PEDOPHILIC MORALS
YEAH HAVING GOOD MORALS VS HAVING BAD PEDOPHILIC MORALS
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My god do we need UBI
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
Middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet
Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:16 AM
My god do we need UBI
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
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I'd support her on that basis alone.
AOC leading in the polls in a primary will cause a level of elite lib derangement which will make the response to mamdani seem mild mannered and good natured
February 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I'd support her on that basis alone.
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Goldman: "If Trump wants to put his name on everything, as he does, then let's start calling this the Trump-Epstein files"
February 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Goldman: "If Trump wants to put his name on everything, as he does, then let's start calling this the Trump-Epstein files"
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Imagine having so much diarrhea between your ears that you think this is a clever point.
Emmer: "Another reform they claim they want is they want ICE agents to identify themselves, to show identification. But they don't want identification for voters in elections. I mean, this stuff is just intellectually inconsistent."
February 16, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Imagine having so much diarrhea between your ears that you think this is a clever point.
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A prominent Bluesky elder already hosts Jeopardy
How many followers for a prominent Bluesky elder to host Jeopardy
February 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
A prominent Bluesky elder already hosts Jeopardy
Taking with a grain of salt, but holy shit huge if true
❗️US and Dutch veteran pilots on F-16s have begun shooting down Russian missiles and UAVs in Ukraine, – Intelligence Online.
According to the publication, they serve in a unit alongside Ukrainian pilots.
According to the publication, they serve in a unit alongside Ukrainian pilots.
February 16, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Taking with a grain of salt, but holy shit huge if true
I hate republicans so much
Emmer: "Another reform they claim they want is they want ICE agents to identify themselves, to show identification. But they don't want identification for voters in elections. I mean, this stuff is just intellectually inconsistent."
February 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I hate republicans so much
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Obama: "At some point, you age out. You're not connected directly to the immediate struggles that folks are going through. I'm not making a hard and fast rule here, but I think Democrats do well when we have candidates who are plugged into the moment. To the zeitgeist. To the times."
February 16, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Obama: "At some point, you age out. You're not connected directly to the immediate struggles that folks are going through. I'm not making a hard and fast rule here, but I think Democrats do well when we have candidates who are plugged into the moment. To the zeitgeist. To the times."
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thank you, algorithm
February 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
thank you, algorithm
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AOC’s biggest problem if she runs for president is that the white men who control our media ecosystem will not so much put a finger on the scale to stop her as an entire hand
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
AOC’s biggest problem if she runs for president is that the white men who control our media ecosystem will not so much put a finger on the scale to stop her as an entire hand
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating
it can be done (see: Zohran) but it’s going to be blatant and it’s going to be infuriating