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Charles Burns

@grandimagineer.bsky.social

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Retired truck driver On the road for 42 years, lifetime member of OOIDA. Growing things has become a passion. It helps to ease my mind from thinking about all the hatred that surrounds us. Immigrants are human too. No DM’s. 💙💙 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽 🇺🇦

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Charles Burns @grandimagineer.bsky.social · Dec 21

I’m woke AF

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Charles Burns @grandimagineer.bsky.social · 7d

In case you’re wondering. Covid is still out and about.

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Charles Burns @grandimagineer.bsky.social · 13d

These are some brave people.

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What to know about the international flotilla seeking to break Israel's blockade of Gaza

Spain and Italy have said they are sending navy ships to where a flotilla of dozens of boats carrying activists seeking to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza is sailing.

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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 18d

Forced to improvise due to a failed United Nations teleprompter, Donald Trump opened his drool-spattered lie hole and sent Doritos-scented approximations of human speech flying like shrapnel from a shit grenade.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19d

Documented truck driver kidnapped by ICE

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DERRINGER @thederringer.bsky.social · 19d

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19d

Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t reinstated because Disney executives had a change of heart. He’s back on air because those executives got a wakeup call from the American public. People all over the country showed up, canceling subscriptions, and protesting outside ABC and Disney, Nexstar, and more. 🧵

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19d

No wannabe king can match the power we wield when millions of us take action together.

(below an image of the Star Wars cast on Endor) “Disney says ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ will return to ABC on Tuesday”

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Charles Burns @grandimagineer.bsky.social · 19d

Sorry to hear that.

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Euronews @euronews.com · 19d

The US tech giants Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Google employ thousands of people through the H-1B visa.

Here are the companies most affected by Trump’s H-1B visa change

The US tech giants Amazon, Meta, Apple, and Google employ thousands of people through the H-1B visa.

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Charles Burns @grandimagineer.bsky.social · 19d

See Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker

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Charles Burns @grandimagineer.bsky.social · Sep 10

One of my friends drives for one of the largest LTL carriers
He said it’s so slow they are looking for volunteers to take the night off and it could be a daily occurrence. Trump’s
tariffs being felt.

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Charles Burns @grandimagineer.bsky.social · Sep 9

Charles Burns @grandimagineer.bsky.social · Sep 5

He’s fired

Charles Burns @grandimagineer.bsky.social · Sep 5

Why can’t we be like Germany?

SteveSleeve @stevie547.bsky.social · Sep 4

Germany was BAD, now is Good🙏 The USA is Bad now👹

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Charles Burns @grandimagineer.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Charles Burns @grandimagineer.bsky.social · Aug 11

Came home after being gone for 10 days to this. My first #purplesunflower

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Aug 10

I think about this all the time.

David Nir @davidnir.com · Aug 9

Nine years ago today:

“Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that his wife will hold a news conference ‘over the next couple of weeks’ to address reports that she violated immigration laws when she first came to the U.S.”

Still waiting.