David Combest
@decombest.bsky.social
Retired. Resisting. Father of 2, Grandfather of 10, Great-grandfather of 8. Want a better world for the 8, the 2 and 10 are helping.
NO DM, NO Crypto, NO Porn, NO "just want to chat".
NO DM, NO Crypto, NO Porn, NO "just want to chat".
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Australia: "Fuck off Bozo 🤡"
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Australia: "Fuck off Bozo 🤡"
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As a former Navy JAG, I would have NEVER approved blowing boats full of civilians out of the water on thin intel about drug smuggling,
which under no definition of the term, constitutes sufficient “imminent threat to the United States” to justify lethal action.
Even if the boats were full of
which under no definition of the term, constitutes sufficient “imminent threat to the United States” to justify lethal action.
Even if the boats were full of
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
As a former Navy JAG, I would have NEVER approved blowing boats full of civilians out of the water on thin intel about drug smuggling,
which under no definition of the term, constitutes sufficient “imminent threat to the United States” to justify lethal action.
Even if the boats were full of
which under no definition of the term, constitutes sufficient “imminent threat to the United States” to justify lethal action.
Even if the boats were full of
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This is totally unfair. Witkoff and Kushner had extensive help from the Russian foreign ministry, and they are trying to hog all the credit. SMH.
One man -- Marco Rubio -- serves this country as both National Security Adviser and Secretary of State.
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is totally unfair. Witkoff and Kushner had extensive help from the Russian foreign ministry, and they are trying to hog all the credit. SMH.
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RELEASE "ALL" THE EPSTEIN FILES!
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
RELEASE "ALL" THE EPSTEIN FILES!
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Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
It would be nice for him to experience some accountability before he takes all his meals through a straw and calls Ivanka "mommy."
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
But if he gets the 25th amendment or dies, I'll call it a win.
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
It would be nice for him to experience some accountability before he takes all his meals through a straw and calls Ivanka "mommy."
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
But if he gets the 25th amendment or dies, I'll call it a win.
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
It would be nice for him to experience some accountability before he takes all his meals through a straw and calls Ivanka "mommy."
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
But if he gets the 25th amendment or dies, I'll call it a win.
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
It would be nice for him to experience some accountability before he takes all his meals through a straw and calls Ivanka "mommy."
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
But if he gets the 25th amendment or dies, I'll call it a win.
Epstein
Epstein
Epstein
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stay diligent
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
stay diligent
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Fox is now claiming that Rep. Slotkin is a CIA asset in a “destabilization op,” controlled by “deep state handlers,” because she reminded service members to follow the law. They even suggest she’s unwitting of her own “mission,”
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Fox is now claiming that Rep. Slotkin is a CIA asset in a “destabilization op,” controlled by “deep state handlers,” because she reminded service members to follow the law. They even suggest she’s unwitting of her own “mission,”
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NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker admits "there's some truth" to the criticism that Putin hasn't made a single concession during negotiations
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker admits "there's some truth" to the criticism that Putin hasn't made a single concession during negotiations
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Not only are there serious conflicts of interest, but it’s also a major national security issue that someone like Jared Kushner, who has no official role, is allowed to negotiate such matters
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Not only are there serious conflicts of interest, but it’s also a major national security issue that someone like Jared Kushner, who has no official role, is allowed to negotiate such matters
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"Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump, Feeling Emboldened, Pushes Agenda Into Higher Gear
Recent moves by the president reflect a commander in chief who has seemingly faced little resistance to his agenda.
www.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial."
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Don't kill people.
Don't lie, cheat, or steal.
Don't be an a-hole.
Don't betray your oath to the Constitution or The People.
Don't follow illegal orders.
These are pretty standard things we should all be able to say, and also know inherently, without being charged with sedition.
Carry on.
Don't lie, cheat, or steal.
Don't be an a-hole.
Don't betray your oath to the Constitution or The People.
Don't follow illegal orders.
These are pretty standard things we should all be able to say, and also know inherently, without being charged with sedition.
Carry on.
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Don't kill people.
Don't lie, cheat, or steal.
Don't be an a-hole.
Don't betray your oath to the Constitution or The People.
Don't follow illegal orders.
These are pretty standard things we should all be able to say, and also know inherently, without being charged with sedition.
Carry on.
Don't lie, cheat, or steal.
Don't be an a-hole.
Don't betray your oath to the Constitution or The People.
Don't follow illegal orders.
These are pretty standard things we should all be able to say, and also know inherently, without being charged with sedition.
Carry on.
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"No matter how hard I work, every year it seems more difficult to get by"
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 18%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 18%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"No matter how hard I work, every year it seems more difficult to get by"
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 18%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
Agree: 64%
Neutral: 18%
Disagree: 15%
Innovative / Nov 18, 2025 / n=1500 / Online
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And just WHERE ARE the Epstein files? I was promised…by the President of the United States, no less.
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
And just WHERE ARE the Epstein files? I was promised…by the President of the United States, no less.
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Trump is not a real Republican. But that’s okay, because the MAGA people are not real Republicans either. They are the former Southern Democrats. And they are beginning to realize that Trump is a Yankee.
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Trump is not a real Republican. But that’s okay, because the MAGA people are not real Republicans either. They are the former Southern Democrats. And they are beginning to realize that Trump is a Yankee.
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Fred Kaplan's analysis here echos pretty much exactly what I have heard from diplomats in the US, UK and Germany. It is indeed a clown show. But if the clowns are depraved killers, is there anything to laugh about? slate.com/news-and-pol...
This Weekend Made Trump’s Foreign Policy Look Like a Real Circus
When will the president learn he can’t vibe his way through diplomacy?
slate.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Fred Kaplan's analysis here echos pretty much exactly what I have heard from diplomats in the US, UK and Germany. It is indeed a clown show. But if the clowns are depraved killers, is there anything to laugh about? slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Trump works for the enemy of the world, Putin.
'Does not serve American interests': Ex-ambassador bashes Trump's 'egregious' peace plan www.rawstory.com/ukraine-war-...
'Does not serve American interests': Ex-ambassador bashes Trump's 'egregious' peace plan www.rawstory.com/ukraine-war-...
'Does not serve American interests': Ex-ambassador bashes Trump's 'egregious' peace plan
A former U.S. ambassador to Russia bashed the latest peace plan for Russia's war in Ukraine offered by President Donald Trump, arguing that it "reveals American weakness" and does not serve the countr...
www.rawstory.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Trump works for the enemy of the world, Putin.
'Does not serve American interests': Ex-ambassador bashes Trump's 'egregious' peace plan www.rawstory.com/ukraine-war-...
'Does not serve American interests': Ex-ambassador bashes Trump's 'egregious' peace plan www.rawstory.com/ukraine-war-...
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The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
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November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM