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James M

@dotrat47.bsky.social

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Dot-born, Aussie living love on Boonwarrung land. USN Viet vet. Stage 4 C survivor. Career in org change, now garden, fam, spirit growth, pets, politics (US and Aus), BBQ, Boston sports and the Carlton Blues. Left as and 420. Red Sox fan for 70 years. ❤️

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James M @dotrat47.bsky.social · Apr 3

Rest in peace son.
We'll miss you dearly. 😢💔

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 16h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

The corruption and self-dealing is staring you in the face. Hello?

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 15h

Just felt like sharing this today. No reason.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16h

THIS!! 👇👇

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James M @dotrat47.bsky.social · 7h

Not the first serendipity I've had working at the convent. 😊

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 13h

Oh, sure, let's have Qatar set up its military bases on American soil--because we're all about America First, amirite?

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James M @dotrat47.bsky.social · 7h

I had just downloaded it the day before, remembering that time and people in my life. Granted he was 82, but it was a shock coincidence.

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James M @dotrat47.bsky.social · 8h

Spent yesterday afternoon at the convent garden listening to 'Days of Future Passed'. 'Tuesday Afternoon' was on my mind all day. Rip John 🙏

BallouLD @ballould.bsky.social · 17h

RIP John Lodge. Lead singer for the Moody Blues

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 9h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 9h

This is what ice is doing

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10h

Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 14h

Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10h

Fewer than 1 in 10 of our Congressional races are considered competitive - in a country that's politically more or less 50-50.

This is madness. And it doesn't have to be this way.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

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COIndependent1 💙💛💙 ⬜️ 🟦 @coindependent1.bsky.social · 1d

These ICE OFFICERS can COVER their FACES, refuse to divulge their IDENTITY. But guess what? There’s a GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE DATABASE that generates their PAYROLL, which can be accessed once this REGIME is REMOVED & JUSTICE is restored to AMERICA. No amount of MONEY would ever make me SURRENDER my own

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Joe 👻 BOO! 👻 dek @joedudekjd.bsky.social · 13h

I have found Justice Kavanaugh’s “brief encounter.”

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

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Jersey Craig @jerseycraig.bsky.social · 1d

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.

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Gekko @gekko.bsky.social · 1d

You think it's crap this nonsense about a Duopoly holding us back?

Have a look at this insight into politicians, from Crikey. You think YOUR vote is respected, that they're fighting for US?

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐍𝐏 𝐈𝐏𝐀 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬

PAY ATTENTION!

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James M @dotrat47.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting that Lord Dampnut is at Walter Reed tomorrow and then a trip to the Middle East.
One way trip, could we hope? 😂

James M @dotrat47.bsky.social · 1d

Duopoly rules. 🙄

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Teresa @teresa48.bsky.social · 1d

Yes 👇👇👇👇

AnthropoceneMPG 🌊 @anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 1d

#RumpianOverreach #ABridgeTooFar

#DoJIndictsLetitiaJamesNYAG

#2024Pic. #RumpLostHisCase

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 1d

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 3d

Great to see our research being used in Parliament!

Australia Institute research shows that the proposed changes to Freedom of Information laws would make a repeat of the Robodebt coverup more likely, not less.

@davidshoebridge.bsky.social #auspol

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