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flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · Aug 18

Interesting map published by Daily Kos before the election last year.
Notice what happens when you equalize Districts by population each has (700+ K per district):
The Red states were already gerrymandered to limit Democratic Districts.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 16h

Dr. Oz flunked math..... They all flunked math......
Stupidity, just like who pays the tariffs ?....

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Action Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 1h

#NOKINGS
October 18

Map of NOKINGS events in the United States

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flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · 31m

Congress doesn't vote to pay me.
I don't "swap" money for a treasury bond, I buy a bond, and get paid interest- IF I want to invest in bonds. It is a form of savings, if you let interest accumulate by buying more bonds. It is an income source when they pay interest.
It is a loan to the govt. always.

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flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · 37m

OLD news, and not updated to reflect that the Arizona courts DROPPED THE CASE, months ago.
STOP SHARING FALSE INFORMATION.

flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · 43m

Banks create money by making loans. They don't have to have those funds in the bank to make that loan.
The government INSURES deposits so that a bank that makes bad loans doesn't cost its depositors that money.
Government does create money by borrowing - via bond sales. They pay interest on those.

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flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · 51m

Taxes pay for government services provided by federal workers. <1% of Americans work for all the rest of us. None of them get rich doing it. They spend their paychecks in their local communities the same as workers in for-profit businesses.
Untaxed wealth is money removed from the economy.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 7h

Sending strength to Joe Biden as he begins radiation and hormone therapy for prostate cancer. Few people have given more of themselves in service to this country. Wishing him comfort and healing surrounded by family and love.

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flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · 1h

The White House personnel office only hires people who work for the executive staff IN the white house and adjacent buildings, right? They aren't the federal office of personnel management for the entire administration.

flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · 1h

too easy.
clothing: put on, sport, don, wear
streets: way, alley, court, lane
firstnames: bill, bob, etc
etc

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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 1h

I’m sure many of those cops are saying to themselves, WE SHOULD NOT BE DOING HERE DOING THIS‼️

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

A First Lady who lied about having a college degree on her immigration application, who is married to someone who rapes children and arrests his political opponents, and has a "back door channel" to an evil despot who kidnaps children and assassinates his political opponents.

Incredible.

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 12h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h

This Is Fascism

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flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · 1h

They're already using AI to develop (false) profiles of people to arrest. AI is unable to sort facts so Citizens are included in those fake amalgamated profiles:
"Is this your photo, and your name? You overstayed a visa once."
"Visa? That is my photo and name but I was BORN IN CALIFORNIA."

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onion person @junlper.beer · 7h

we need to abolish this shit

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

Next Saturday is #NoKings Day.

Stand up for democracy before it's too late.

Find a protest near you at nokings.org.

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flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · 1h

That is ridiculous. Are these judges so afraid of Trump that they won't limit his illegal acts, or what?

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 11h

The RIFs that began Friday will reportedly cut 65% of CISA’s 2,540 employees, one of the dumbest and most dangerous moves imaginable. CISA defends the nation’s cyber and critical infrastructure. Destroying it now only makes sense if you’re afraid of election integrity.

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flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · 1h

She was fine with it until her own workers got hit.

flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · 12h

The ICE agent who manhandled her is Black.

flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · 13h

"Office of Refugee Resettlement" DOES NOT HAVE DETAINMENT facilities. Refugees are LEGAL immigrants.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13h

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · 13h

SUE them for EXCESSIVE FORCE, CHILD ABUSE, and KIDNAPPING.
Notice they also grabbed the man who came down the street.

flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · 13h

@govandybeshear.bsky.social !! #Kentucky

flyovercountry76.bsky.social @flyovercountry76.bsky.social · 13h

The grift that keeps on grifting...